Prep Baseball Report

GPA Games: Trackman Files


Kevin Cronin
Area Scout

On Sunday, August 8, the PBR Illinois scouting staff hosted the annual GPA Games at Lee Pfund Stadium in Carol Stream, IL. This open event to all current high school classes featured both a workout portion and gameplay setting, allowing those in attendance to show off their skills in multiple different facets. All participants that attended were of high academic standing, as verified through registering their standardized test scores and GPAs.

Shortly after the event's conclusion we published our Quick Hits piece - a rapid analysis of those who stood out at the event. You can find that by clicking HERE.

Today, we’re continuing our post-event analysis by examining the data measured by our TrackMan units. The technology is able to capture information that’s difficult to capture by the naked eye, like pitch-by-pitch metrics and batted-ball data. We’ll explain more below:

MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Xander Siodlarz IL Waubonsie Valley 2022 SS 82.3 mph
2 Joseph Pieper IL Palatine 2023 RHP 81.3 mph
3 Joey Scaravalle IL Crystal Lake Central 2022 OF 80.4 mph
4 Brayden Schimmel WI Whitnall 2024 OF 80.2 mph
5 Harout Meyer IL Huntley 2022 RHP 80.0 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Joseph Pieper IL Palatine 2023 RHP 2196 rpm
2 Brayden Schimmel WI Whitnall 2024 OF 1994 rpm
3 Alexander Clark IL New Trier 2024 OF 1975 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 Max Scaravalle IL Crystal Lake Central 2022 2B 14.8
2 Joseph Pieper IL Palatine 2023 RHP 13.8
3 Xander Siodlarz IL Waubonsie Valley 2022 SS 12.9

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 Alexander Clark IL New Trier 2024 OF 1720
2 Julian Silva IL Plainfield Central 2023 2B 1706

Average Curveball Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Joseph Pieper IL Palatine 2023 RHP 1968 rpm
2 Julian Silva IL Plainfield Central 2023 2B 1847 rpm
3 Brayden Schimmel WI Whitnall 2024 OF 1843 rpm

Average Changeup Horizontal Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Harout Meyer IL Huntley 2022 RHP 18.3
2 Joseph Pieper IL Palatine 2023 RHP 17.7

Average Exit Velocity (Hitting)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Zander Tubbs IL Plainfield South 2022 OF 86.6 mph
2 Isaiah Hernandez IL De La Salle 2022 C 84.2 mph
3 Tyler Hofmann WI Germantown 2022 C 83.8 mph
4 Joey Scaravalle IL Crystal Lake Central 2022 OF 83.3 mph
5 Ethan Chance IL Plainfield South 2022 OF 80.4 mph

Exit Speed: Also according to TrackMan’s own website: “The speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.”

Peak Exit Velocity (Hitting)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Zander Tubbs IL Plainfield South 2022 OF 95.2 mph
2 Joey Scaravalle IL Crystal Lake Central 2022 OF 95.1 mph
3 Calvin Keesler WI Xavier 2022 OF 92.0 mph
4 Ethan Chance IL Plainfield South 2022 OF 91.6 mph
5 Tyler Hofmann WI Germantown 2022 C 91.6 mph
6 Ray Jesse IL Lockport 2023 C 91.1 mph
7 Isaiah Hernandez IL De La Salle 2022 C 91.1 mph
8 Ryan Procajlo IL York 2023 3B 90.3 mph

Peak Estimated Batted Distance (Hitting)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Isaiah Hernandez IL De La Salle 2022 C 331 ft
2 Joey Scaravalle IL Crystal Lake Central 2022 OF 325 ft
3 Tyler Hofmann WI Germantown 2022 C 320 ft
4 Zander Tubbs IL Plainfield South 2022 OF 317 ft
5 Ryan Procajlo IL York 2023 3B 312 ft
6 Jerome Pawlak WI Germantown 2022 OF 311 ft

For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.

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