Prep Baseball Report

Fall Campus Tour: UGA - TrackMan Files


Phil Kerber
Georgia Scouting Director

The Fall Campus Tour: University of Georgia was held on Sunday, November 6th at the University of Georgia. 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 Sunday.

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 Noah Thigpen GA Lowndes 2024 RHP 91.1 mph
2 Adam McKelvey GA Roswell 2024 LHP 87.3 mph
3 Peyton Robidoux GA WHITEFIELD ACADEMY 2025 RHP 86.2 mph
4 Reed Thursby GA Centennial 2024 RHP 85.4 mph
5 Jackson Sammons GA Savannah Country Day 2025 RHP 85.3 mph
6 Patrick Hassan GA North Oconee 2027 SS 85.2 mph
7 Parker Bryant GA West Laurens 2025 RHP 83.1 mph
8 Adam Lafontaine GA Oconee County 2025 RHP 83.1 mph
9 Tommy Dowd GA Cambridge 2024 RHP 82.9 mph
10 Jared Glenn GA Dacula 2025 3B 81.6 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Jackson Sammons GA Savannah Country Day 2025 RHP 2459 rpm
2 Adam McKelvey GA Roswell 2024 LHP 2409 rpm
3 Parker Bryant GA West Laurens 2025 RHP 2392 rpm
4 Wyatt Brown GA North Oconee 2024 RHP 2305 rpm
5 Noah Thigpen GA Lowndes 2024 RHP 2291 rpm
6 Tommy Dowd GA Cambridge 2024 RHP 2245 rpm
7 Reed Thursby GA Centennial 2024 RHP 2245 rpm
8 Adam Lafontaine GA Oconee County 2025 RHP 2226 rpm
9 Tyler Rothell GA Gainesville High School 2026 1B 2202 rpm
10 Branson Blalock GA Walnut Grove 2026 RHP 2148 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 Nolan Jones GA North Paulding 2026 1B 16.1
2 Parker Bryant GA West Laurens 2025 RHP 15.0
3 Brenden Morrison GA Harlem 2026 3B 13.6
4 Scott Miller GA Dalton 2025 RHP 13.1
5 Wyatt Brown GA North Oconee 2024 RHP 12.8
6 Chase Alonso GA Rabun County 2028 SS 12.6
7 Tommy Dowd GA Cambridge 2024 RHP 12.4
8 Peyton Robidoux GA WHITEFIELD ACADEMY 2025 RHP 11.8
9 Adam McKelvey GA Roswell 2024 LHP -11.5
10 Patrick Hassan GA North Oconee 2027 SS 11.3

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 Tommy Dowd GA Cambridge 2024 RHP 2646
2 Adam McKelvey GA Roswell 2024 LHP 2378
3 Dalton Gergen GA Thomson 2025 LHP 2231
4 Peyton Robidoux GA WHITEFIELD ACADEMY 2025 RHP 2199
5 Patrick Hassan GA North Oconee 2027 SS 2197
6 Adam Lafontaine GA Oconee County 2025 RHP 2074
7 Zaelyn Smith GA Coffee County 2024 OF 1924
8 Scott Miller GA Dalton 2025 RHP 1900
9 Will Maier GA Grayson 2024 RHP 1864
10 Brenden Morrison GA Harlem 2026 3B 1855

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 Parker Bryant GA West Laurens 2025 RHP 2679 rpm
2 Landon Kemp GA Cherokee Bluff 2025 SS 2612 rpm
3 Tyler Rothell GA Gainesville High School 2026 1B 2384 rpm
4 Branson Blalock GA Walnut Grove 2026 RHP 2363 rpm
5 Tommy Dowd GA Cambridge 2024 RHP 2319 rpm
6 Peyton Robidoux GA WHITEFIELD ACADEMY 2025 RHP 2205 rpm
7 Michael Hunter Stonecipher GA East Cobb Baseball Academy 2025 C 2196 rpm
8 Adam McKelvey GA Roswell 2024 LHP 2133 rpm
9 Dalton Gergen GA Thomson 2025 LHP 2126 rpm
10 Luke Clanahan GA Peachtree Ridge 2025 LHP 2096 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 Nolan Jones GA North Paulding 2026 1B 19.5
2 Parker Bryant GA West Laurens 2025 RHP 15.2
3 Adam McKelvey GA Roswell 2024 LHP -15.1
4 Jared Glenn GA Dacula 2025 3B 14.3
5 Chase Alonso GA Rabun County 2028 SS 13.9
6 Noah Thigpen GA Lowndes 2024 RHP 12.9
7 Wyatt Brown GA North Oconee 2024 RHP 12.1
8 Branson Blalock GA Walnut Grove 2026 RHP 12.0
9 Mason Moore GA Colquitt County 2024 OF -11.7
10 Landon Kemp GA Cherokee Bluff 2025 SS 11.5

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 97.2 mph
2 Alec Waller GA Tucker 2025 OF 93.9 mph
3 Karson Wheeler GA Jackson County 2024 C 93.5 mph
4 Parker Bryant GA West Laurens 2025 RHP 92.8 mph
5 Dalton Gergen GA Thomson 2025 LHP 92.6 mph
6 Jake Zehner GA Etowah 2024 OF 92.1 mph
7 Owen Primm GA Jefferson 2024 OF 91.8 mph
8 Julian Wright GA Woodland 2023 OF 91.5 mph
9 Jared Glenn GA Dacula 2025 3B 91.5 mph
10 Joseph Reed GA Colquitt County 2023 1B 91.3 mph
11 Brock Holcombe GA Lakeside High School 2027 OF 90.9 mph
12 Mason Moore GA Colquitt County 2024 OF 90.8 mph
13 Jackson Sammons GA Savannah Country Day 2025 RHP 90.2 mph
14 Cameron Kenney GA Denmark 2024 3B 89.9 mph
15 Tyler Kennedy GA Harris County 2023 OF 89.8 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 385 ft
2 Jackson Sammons GA Savannah Country Day 2025 RHP 352 ft
3 Owen Primm GA Jefferson 2024 OF 348 ft
4 Julian Wright GA Woodland 2023 OF 348 ft
5 Jake Zehner GA Etowah 2024 OF 348 ft
6 Parker Bryant GA West Laurens 2025 RHP 344 ft
7 Jared Glenn GA Dacula 2025 3B 340 ft
8 Karson Wheeler GA Jackson County 2024 C 339 ft
9 Michael Hunter Stonecipher GA East Cobb Baseball Academy 2025 C 330 ft
10 Troy Ford GA Homeschool 2025 OF 330 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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