Tucson Rising Stars ID: TrackMan Pitching Leaders

May 9, 2023
Cam Black-Araujo
PBR Arizona Operations

On Saturday, May 6th the PBR Arizona staff headed south to continue its Rising Stars ID series with an event in Tucson at the University of Arizona. Rising Stars showcases are for the 2027-2028 classes and serve as identifiers for PBR Arizona's team at the PBR Jr. Future Games.

The event was heavy on 2027 prospects and gave our staff a look at some interesting incoming freshman who will be on the high school scene for several years to come.

All players ran through our series of tech partners including TrackMan for both bullpens and batting practice, Blast Motion during BP, Swift Performance for 60-yard times and splits and Vizual Edge for visual testing.

Below, we continue our post-event coverage with a look at the top TrackMan pitching data from the showcase.

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TUCSON RISING STARS ID | TRACKMAN PITCHING LEADERBOARDS

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Top Pitching Statistical Performers in each pitching category tracked by TrackMan

Peak Fastball Velocity - 80.6 MPH | 3B/C Lincoln Demmons - 2027, Basha
Peak Fastball Spin Rate - 2145 RPM | 3B/C Lincoln Demmons - 2027, Basha
Avg. Fastball Spin Rate - 2077 RPM | 3B/C Lincoln Demmons - 2027, Basha
Avg. Fastball Hor. Break - 15.3 in. | SS/RHP Tanner Sultan - 2028, Catalina Foothills
Avg. Fastball Ind. Vertical Break - 20.9 in. | OF/LHP Tate Clarkson - 2027, ALA Gilbert North
Peak Curveball Spin Rate - 2074 RPM | 3B/C Lincoln Demmons - 2027, Basha
Avg. Curveball Spin Rate - 1999 RPM | 3B/C Lincoln Demmons - 2027, Basha
Peak Slider Spin Rate - 2137 RPM | 3B/C Lincoln Demmons - 2027, Basha
Avg. Slider Spin Rate - 1986 RPM | 3B/RHP Diego Garcia - 2027, Salpointe Catholic
Avg. Changeup Hor. Break - 17.5 in. | SS/RHP Tanner Sultan - 2028, Catalina Foothills

PEAK FASTBALL VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Lincoln Demmons	AZ	Basha	2027	3B	80.6 mph
2	Xavier Silvas	AZ	Salpointe	2028	1B	73.9 mph
3	Tate Clarkson	AZ	ALA Gilbert North	2027	OF	73.5 mph
4	Diego Garcia	AZ	Salpointe	2027	3B	72.5 mph
5	Tanner Sultan	AZ	Catalina Foothills High School	2028	SS	69.0 mph

PEAK FASTBALL SPIN

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Lincoln Demmons	AZ	Basha	2027	3B	2145 rpm
2	Diego Garcia	AZ	Salpointe	2027	3B	1973 rpm
3	Tate Clarkson	AZ	ALA Gilbert North	2027	OF	1904 rpm
4	Marco Serrano	AZ	Nogales	2027	1B	1889 rpm
5	Tanner Sultan	AZ	Catalina Foothills High School	2028	SS	1838 rpm

AVG FASTBALL SPIN

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (avg)
1	Lincoln Demmons	AZ	Basha	2027	3B	2077 rpm
2	Diego Garcia	AZ	Salpointe	2027	3B	1917 rpm
3	Marco Serrano	AZ	Nogales	2027	1B	1820 rpm
4	Tate Clarkson	AZ	ALA Gilbert North	2027	OF	1811 rpm
5	Tanner Sultan	AZ	Catalina Foothills High School	2028	SS	1663 rpm

AVG FB HORIZONTAL BREAK

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	HM (avg)
1	Tanner Sultan	AZ	Catalina Foothills High School	2028	SS	15.3
2	Diego Garcia	AZ	Salpointe	2027	3B	14.0
3	Tate Clarkson	AZ	ALA Gilbert North	2027	OF	-8.3
4	Marco Serrano	AZ	Nogales	2027	1B	7.8
5	Xavier Silvas	AZ	Salpointe	2028	1B	-3.5

AVG FB INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	IVB (avg)
1	Tate Clarkson	AZ	ALA Gilbert North	2027	OF	20.9 in
2	Marco Serrano	AZ	Nogales	2027	1B	17.0 in
3	Tanner Sultan	AZ	Catalina Foothills High School	2028	SS	16.6 in
4	Xavier Silvas	AZ	Salpointe	2028	1B	16.5 in
5	Lincoln Demmons	AZ	Basha	2027	3B	16.1 in

PEAK CURVEBALL SPIN RATE

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Lincoln Demmons	AZ	Basha	2027	3B	2074 rpm

AVG CURVEBALL SPIN RATE

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (avg)
1	Lincoln Demmons	AZ	Basha	2027	3B	1999 rpm

PEAK SLIDER SPIN RATE

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Lincoln Demmons	AZ	Basha	2027	3B	2137 rpm
2	Diego Garcia	AZ	Salpointe	2027	3B	2135 rpm
3	Tate Clarkson	AZ	ALA Gilbert North	2027	OF	1938 rpm
4	Marco Serrano	AZ	Nogales	2027	1B	1902 rpm
5	Tanner Sultan	AZ	Catalina Foothills High School	2028	SS	1711 rpm

AVG SLIDER SPIN RATE

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (avg)
1	Diego Garcia	AZ	Salpointe	2027	3B	1986
2	Lincoln Demmons	AZ	Basha	2027	3B	1977
3	Marco Serrano	AZ	Nogales	2027	1B	1812
4	Tate Clarkson	AZ	ALA Gilbert North	2027	OF	1808
5	Tanner Sultan	AZ	Catalina Foothills High School	2028	SS	1634

AVG CH HORIZONTAL BREAK

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	HM (avg)
1	Tanner Sultan	AZ	Catalina Foothills High School	2028	SS	17.5
2	Tate Clarkson	AZ	ALA Gilbert North	2027	OF	-12.1
3	Marco Serrano	AZ	Nogales	2027	1B	11.9
4	Lincoln Demmons	AZ	Basha	2027	3B	8.4
5	Diego Garcia	AZ	Salpointe	2027	3B	6.0

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE	STATE	DATE	LOCATION
2023 PBR CA-NV-AZ-UT ProCase (Invite Only)	AZ	06/04	University of Southern California - Dedeaux Field
Top Prospect Games: Class of 2026 & 2027	AZ	06/06	Legacy Sports Complex
Top Prospect Games: Class of 2025	AZ	06/12	Brewers Spring Training Fields - Phoenix, AZ
Top Prospect Games: Class of 2024	AZ	06/13	Brewers Spring Training Fields - Phoenix, AZ
Scottsdale Open	AZ	07/11	Scottsdale Stadium - Scottsdale, AZ
PBR Junior Future Games	NATIONAL	07/25	LakePoint
2023 PBR Future Games (Arizona Invite)	AZ	07/26	LakePoint Sports - Cartersville, GA
Tempe Open	AZ	08/27	Arizona State University - Phoenix Municipal Stadium