GBA Scout Day: Statistical & Data Analysis
February 26, 2025
This past Sunday, February 23rd, the Prep Baseball Illinois team traveled down to the Sports Barn East in Wood River, IL hosted the GBA Scout Day. The event was for all high school classes (2026-2028), serving as an early opportunity to experience a showcase and be seen by Prep Baseball Illinois staff.
More than 80 players made their way to the Sports Barn East this past Sunday and participated in a pro-style workout, gathering unrivaled access to data through our state-of-the-art tech partners, as well as in-depth scouting analysis from our Prep Baseball Illinois staff.
Today, we will be looking at the top statistical performers from the event, found below.
POSITIONAL TOOLS
TOP 60-TIMES
MAX INF VELOCITY
MAX OF VELOCITY
MAX C VELOCITY
TOP POP-TIMES
TRACKMAN
We'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan units. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch data.
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY & AVERAGE SPIN RATE
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
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 CURVEBALL & SLIDER SPIN RATE
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
MAX & AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
MAX DISTANCE (HITTING)
+ CLICK HERE for a look at the complete statistics from the event.