Prep Baseball Report

Fall Campus Tour: Mercer - TrackMan Files


Phil Kerber
Georgia Scouting Director

The Fall Campus Tour: Mercer was held on Saturday, November 19th at Mercer. This event was an open event that consisted of prospects from the 2023-2027 classes. These players went through extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman and Blast Motion, ran the 60 yard dash using Swift Performance, and much more. Pitchers were able to throw in simulated bullpens during the workout and were able to get numbers and metrics off of our Trackman unit, such as pitch velocity, spin rate, horizontal & vertical movement & much more. There were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing on Saturday.

Continuing off our post-event coverage for this event, we take a look back at some of the leaders from each statistical category recorded on the Trackman B1 unit. Please continue to check back over the next week, as we will release individual scouting reports on each player present at the event. 

View entire event stats HERE

MAX FASTBALL & AVERAGE SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Keon Johnson GA First Presbyterian Day 2026 SS 88.8 mph
2 Oakley Willingham GA Tattnall Square Academy 2025 C 85.4 mph
3 Jake Grant GA Mary Persons 2024 RHP 82.5 mph
4 Trace Hodges GA Crawford County 2023 OF 81.5 mph
5 Jack Corrigan GA Academy for Classical Education 2024 UTILITY 79.8 mph
6 Luke Burnett GA North Oconee 2026 OF 78.1 mph
7 Tate Shiflett GA Rock Springs Christian Academy 2024 OF 77.9 mph
8 Perry Freeman GA Riverwood 2024 LHP 75.2 mph
9 Jordan Jones GA Strong Rock Christian 2027 1B 74.1 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Jake Grant GA Mary Persons 2024 RHP 2191 rpm
2 Oakley Willingham GA Tattnall Square Academy 2025 C 2160 rpm
3 Jack Corrigan GA Academy for Classical Education 2024 UTILITY 2049 rpm
4 Keon Johnson GA First Presbyterian Day 2026 SS 2043 rpm
5 Luke Burnett GA North Oconee 2026 OF 1941 rpm
6 Perry Freeman GA Riverwood 2024 LHP 1926 rpm
7 Tate Shiflett GA Rock Springs Christian Academy 2024 OF 1827 rpm
8 Jordan Jones GA Strong Rock Christian 2027 1B 1824 rpm
9 Trace Hodges GA Crawford County 2023 OF 1789 rpm

Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.

Spin Rate: This metric calculates the rate of spin on the baseball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm). Historical data shows that high-spin fastballs lessen the impact of gravity, allowing for more ‘rise’ (or less fall, in other words) as it carries through the zone. Low-spin fastballs typically indicate the pitch has greater horizontal action, often making it tougher to square up, but generally easier to make contact with, leading to more ground balls, while high-spin fastballs show a correlation with swings and misses.

AVERAGE FASTBALL HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Oakley Willingham GA Tattnall Square Academy 2025 C 10.7
2 Jake Grant GA Mary Persons 2024 RHP 10.6
3 Luke Burnett GA North Oconee 2026 OF 10.3
4 Trace Hodges GA Crawford County 2023 OF 10.2
5 Perry Freeman GA Riverwood 2024 LHP -10.0
6 Tate Shiflett GA Rock Springs Christian Academy 2024 OF 9.8
7 Keon Johnson GA First Presbyterian Day 2026 SS 7.9
8 Jordan Jones GA Strong Rock Christian 2027 1B 7.2
9 Jack Corrigan GA Academy for Classical Education 2024 UTILITY 4.6

Horizontal Break: Outlined on TrackMan’s own website: “... horizontal movement is measured in inches between where the pitch actually crosses the front of home plate side-wise, and where it would have crossed home plate side-wise if had it traveled in a perfectly straight line from release. A positive number means the break was to the right from the pitcher’s perspective, while a negative number means the break was to the left from the pitcher’s perspective.”

AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Jordan Jones GA Strong Rock Christian 2027 1B 2123

Spin Rate: The metric calculates how fast the ball is spinning as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, reported in the number of times the pitched ball would spin per minute (“revolutions per minute” or “rpm”).

AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Jake Grant GA Mary Persons 2024 RHP 2217 rpm
2 Jordan Jones GA Strong Rock Christian 2027 1B 2105 rpm
3 Oakley Willingham GA Tattnall Square Academy 2025 C 2089 rpm
4 Jack Corrigan GA Academy for Classical Education 2024 UTILITY 2030 rpm
5 Keon Johnson GA First Presbyterian Day 2026 SS 1971 rpm
6 Tate Shiflett GA Rock Springs Christian Academy 2024 OF 1900 rpm
7 Trace Hodges GA Crawford County 2023 OF 1890 rpm
8 Luke Burnett GA North Oconee 2026 OF 1869 rpm
9 Perry Freeman GA Riverwood 2024 LHP 1574 rpm

Spin Rate: The metric calculates how fast the ball is spinning as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, reported in the number of times the pitched ball would spin per minute (“revolutions per minute” or “rpm”).

AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Jake Grant GA Mary Persons 2024 RHP 16.1
2 Luke Burnett GA North Oconee 2026 OF 15.6
3 Keon Johnson GA First Presbyterian Day 2026 SS 14.1
4 Perry Freeman GA Riverwood 2024 LHP -10.8
5 Oakley Willingham GA Tattnall Square Academy 2025 C 10.8
6 Jack Corrigan GA Academy for Classical Education 2024 UTILITY 10.7
7 Jordan Jones GA Strong Rock Christian 2027 1B 5.4

Horizontal Break: This metric measures the distance, measured in inches, between where the pitch actually crosses the front of home plate side-wise, and where it would have crossed home plate side-wise if had it traveled in a perfectly straight line from release. A positive number means the break was to the right from the pitcher’s perspective, while a negative number means the break was to the left from the pitcher’s perspective.

PEAK EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Judd Puckett GA Crawford County 2023 3B 102.5 mph
2 Keon Johnson GA First Presbyterian Day 2026 SS 95.9 mph
3 Tyler Cantaline GA South Effingham 2024 OF 95.3 mph
4 JJ Howe GA East Cobb Academy 2024 OF 95.0 mph
5 Vick Gann GA Houston County 2025 OF 94.9 mph
6 Oakley Willingham GA Tattnall Square Academy 2025 C 92.8 mph
7 Joshua Williams GA Academy of Classical Education (ACE) 2024 OF 92.6 mph
8 Trace Hodges GA Crawford County 2023 OF 92.4 mph
9 Luke Burnett GA North Oconee 2026 OF 89.2 mph
10 Jordan Jones GA Strong Rock Christian 2027 1B 86.4 mph
11 Jack Corrigan GA Academy for Classical Education 2024 UTILITY 85.3 mph
12 Tate Shiflett GA Rock Springs Christian Academy 2024 OF 83.2 mph
13 Perry Freeman GA Riverwood 2024 LHP 82.0 mph

Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.

PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Judd Puckett GA Crawford County 2023 3B 377 ft
2 Keon Johnson GA First Presbyterian Day 2026 SS 347 ft
3 Vick Gann GA Houston County 2025 OF 341 ft
4 Luke Burnett GA North Oconee 2026 OF 340 ft
5 JJ Howe GA East Cobb Academy 2024 OF 338 ft
6 Oakley Willingham GA Tattnall Square Academy 2025 C 322 ft
7 Joshua Williams GA Academy of Classical Education (ACE) 2024 OF 315 ft
8 Tyler Cantaline GA South Effingham 2024 OF 313 ft
9 Jack Corrigan GA Academy for Classical Education 2024 UTILITY 305 ft
10 Jordan Jones GA Strong Rock Christian 2027 1B 303 ft

Distance: This metric measures the estimated “carry flat” distance, measured in feet, meaning the distance that the ball travels before it lands, or would have landed if it were not caught or obstructed.

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