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Top Tier NorCal Scout Day 2023: TrackMan Pitching


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SAN RAMON, CALIF. - Our third ever scout day with Top Tier NorCal took place on Saturday 1/28/23 at Dougherty Valley HS in San Ramon. On a cool morning we saw an enthusiastic group ranging from the 2024-2026 classes, with a handful taking the mound to show their wares.

Players were put through the traditional showcase workout that included the 60-yard dash (w/10 & 30-yard splits as well), hitting session, defensive session, concluded with pitchers throwing a 15-20 pitch pen session.

Today you can peruse the pitching data, provided by TrackMan B1 unit. The final post will highlight the athletic testing from Swift Performance.

(Note: All showcase videos have been added to profiles)

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At the event all pitchers pitches were monitored through the portable Trackman B1 unit. Each player threw their complete arsenal of pitches allowing us to collect metrics such as release velocity, spin rate, vertical & horizontal movement and much more.

This data goes directly into the player profiles allowing the PBR Staff, college coaches and professional scouts alike to evaluate and compare prospects on a national scale.

Some of the advanced metrics gathered, available for subscribers to PBR Plus: effective velocity, max & avg IVB, max & avg horizontal movement, extension avg, release height avg, zone %

Spin Rate is defined as how fast the ball is spinning as it leaves the pitcher's hand, measured in "Revolutions per Minute or RPM"

PEAK FASTBALL VELO

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Brayden Gijbels CA California 2025 RHP 84.7 mph
2 Jake Belloni CA Hillsdale 2025 LHP 80.7 mph
3 Connor Murphy CA Newark Memorial 2026 RHP 79.3 mph
4 Nolan Jess CA California 2025 C 75.8 mph
5 Jason Balmy CA St. Ignatius College Prep 2026 1B 69.3 mph

FASTBALL PEAK SPIN

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Connor Murphy CA Newark Memorial 2026 RHP 2166 rpm
2 Brayden Gijbels CA California 2025 RHP 2052 rpm
3 Nolan Jess CA California 2025 C 1988 rpm
4 Jake Belloni CA Hillsdale 2025 LHP 1973 rpm
5 Jason Balmy CA St. Ignatius College Prep 2026 1B 1910 rpm

FASTBALL SPIN (AVG)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Connor Murphy CA Newark Memorial 2026 RHP 2057 rpm
2 Brayden Gijbels CA California 2025 RHP 1993 rpm
3 Nolan Jess CA California 2025 C 1940 rpm
4 Jake Belloni CA Hillsdale 2025 LHP 1912 rpm
5 Jason Balmy CA St. Ignatius College Prep 2026 1B 1748 rpm

CURVEBALL VELO

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velo Range
1 Nolan Jess CA California 2025 C 66.3-68.8 mph
2 Connor Murphy CA Newark Memorial 2026 RHP 64.7-66.7 mph
3 Brayden Gijbels CA California 2025 RHP 62.0-62.9 mph
4 Jason Balmy CA St. Ignatius College Prep 2026 1B 58.4-59.9 mph

CURVEBALL SPIN (AVG)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Connor Murphy CA Newark Memorial 2026 RHP 2197 rpm
2 Nolan Jess CA California 2025 C 2147 rpm
3 Jason Balmy CA St. Ignatius College Prep 2026 1B 1658 rpm
4 Brayden Gijbels CA California 2025 RHP 1656 rpm

SLIDER VELO

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velo Range
1 Jake Belloni CA Hillsdale 2025 LHP 72.3-72.8 mph

SLIDER SPIN (AVG)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Jake Belloni CA Hillsdale 2025 LHP 1901

CHANGE-UP VELO

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Brayden Gijbels CA California 2025 RHP 74.3 mph
2 Nolan Jess CA California 2025 C 69.9 mph
3 Connor Murphy CA Newark Memorial 2026 RHP 68.2 mph
4 Jason Balmy CA St. Ignatius College Prep 2026 1B 67.1 mph

CHANGE-UP SPIN (AVG)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Connor Murphy CA Newark Memorial 2026 RHP 1835 rpm
2 Jason Balmy CA St. Ignatius College Prep 2026 1B 1558 rpm
3 Nolan Jess CA California 2025 C 1549 rpm
4 Brayden Gijbels CA California 2025 RHP 1487 rpm

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
East Bay Preseason ID CA 2/05 Chabot College - Hayward
Rising Stars ID: Sacramento CA 3/12 McBean Stadium - Lincoln
Rising Stars ID: Bay Area CA 4/23 Chabot College - Hayward