Prep Baseball Report

TrackMan Leaders: American Dream Pitchers


Brandon Hall
Mid-Atlantic Scouting Director

On Sunday November 20th PBR of North Carolina was on hand at Fuquay Varina High School for a Scout Day with American Dream Baseball. The Scout Day featured players from the 2024-2028 grad classes.

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days. 

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Trackman Leaders - Pitchers

 

FASTBALL STATS


Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Noah Genna NC Apex Friendship High 2025 OF 77.5 mph
2 Kason Brown NC Triton 2026 RHP 76.1 mph
3 Peter Hoffman NC CARDINAL GIBBONS HIGH SCHOOL 2026 RHP 75.9 mph
4 Henry Russin NC Cardinal Gibbons 2024 RHP 75.9 mph
5 Gavin Jackson NC Cleveland High 2026 3B 74.4 mph


Average Effective Velocity

Effective velocity is taking into account the velocity of each pitch, its release distance, the pitches time to the plate / hitting area, and the pitches movement.  With all of this information, Effective Velocity is allowing coaches and scouts to more accurately compare how a pitch is affecting a hitter.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Eff Velocity (avg)
1 Noah Genna NC Apex Friendship High 2025 OF 73.8 mph
2 Henry Russin NC Cardinal Gibbons 2024 RHP 73.2 mph
3 Kason Brown NC Triton 2026 RHP 73.0 mph
4 Peter Hoffman NC CARDINAL GIBBONS HIGH SCHOOL 2026 RHP 72.9 mph
5 Gavin Jackson NC Cleveland High 2026 3B 71.9 mph


Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Andrew Mohler NC Cary 2026 3B 2161 rpm
2 Michael O'Briant NC Falls Lake Academy 2026 SS 2094 rpm
3 Gabe Schellinger NC Clayton 2026 LHP 2013 rpm
4 Peter Hoffman NC CARDINAL GIBBONS HIGH SCHOOL 2026 RHP 1993 rpm
5 Henry Russin NC Cardinal Gibbons 2024 RHP 1950 rpm


Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Michael O'Briant NC Falls Lake Academy 2026 SS 2044 rpm
2 Andrew Mohler NC Cary 2026 3B 2022 rpm
3 Peter Hoffman NC CARDINAL GIBBONS HIGH SCHOOL 2026 RHP 1914 rpm
4 Henry Russin NC Cardinal Gibbons 2024 RHP 1901 rpm
5 Kason Brown NC Triton 2026 RHP 1849 rpm


Average Induced Vertical Movement

Induced vertical movement tracks how the ball rides through the zone, or sinks through the zone.  For the purpose of this board we are tracking which fastballs showed the most ride, typically leading to more swing and miss opportunities

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Gabe Schellinger NC Clayton 2026 LHP 23.2 in
2 William Fansler NC Willow Spring High 2028 RHP 21.2 in
3 Ethan Jackson NC West Johnston 2028 LHP 19.6 in
4 William Stanley NC Fuquay Varina 2027 RHP 19.2 in
5 Michael O'Briant NC Falls Lake Academy 2026 SS 18.1 in


Average Horizontal Movement

Horizontal movement is often referred to as run.  This measurement does not distinguish between early and late movement, just the overall amount the ball tracks to the arm side out of the hand.

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Ashton Davis NC West Bladen 2027 RHP 18.0
2 Noah Genna NC Apex Friendship High 2025 OF 18.0
3 William Fansler NC Willow Spring High 2028 RHP 17.2
4 Cassius Grimsley NC Fuquay-Varina High 2026 OF 14.9
5 Henry Russin NC Cardinal Gibbons 2024 RHP 13.7


Peak Spin Score

The Spin Score is a measurement linking velocity and spin.  It is calculated by dividing the spin rate by the velocity of each pitch.  

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Andrew Mohler NC Cary 2026 3B 30
2 Hunter Lanning NC West Johnston 2027 2B 30
3 Gabe Schellinger NC Clayton 2026 LHP 29
4 Michael O'Briant NC Falls Lake Academy 2026 SS 29
5 Zachary Blackwell NC Northern Nash 2028 OF 27


CURVEBALL STATS

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Noah Genna NC Apex Friendship High 2025 OF 72.7 mph
2 Henry Russin NC Cardinal Gibbons 2024 RHP 64.6 mph
3 Kason Brown NC Triton 2026 RHP 63.7 mph
4 Peter Hoffman NC CARDINAL GIBBONS HIGH SCHOOL 2026 RHP 63.3 mph
5 Gavin Jackson NC Cleveland High 2026 3B 63.2 mph


Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Peter Hoffman NC CARDINAL GIBBONS HIGH SCHOOL 2026 RHP 2340 rpm
2 Andrew Mohler NC Cary 2026 3B 2178 rpm
3 Cassius Grimsley NC Fuquay-Varina High 2026 OF 2172 rpm
4 Michael O'Briant NC Falls Lake Academy 2026 SS 2100 rpm
5 William Stanley NC Fuquay Varina 2027 RHP 2097 rpm


Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Peter Hoffman NC CARDINAL GIBBONS HIGH SCHOOL 2026 RHP 2223 rpm
2 Cassius Grimsley NC Fuquay-Varina High 2026 OF 2121 rpm
3 Andrew Mohler NC Cary 2026 3B 2108 rpm
4 Michael O'Briant NC Falls Lake Academy 2026 SS 2021 rpm
5 William Stanley NC Fuquay Varina 2027 RHP 1989 rpm


Average Induced Vertical Movement

This is a measurement of how much the ball drops from its original position and trajectory.  It does not measure how late the movement happens.  This can be referred to as depth on a breaking ball.

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Peter Hoffman NC CARDINAL GIBBONS HIGH SCHOOL 2026 RHP -13.3 in
2 Andrew Mohler NC Cary 2026 3B -12.9 in
3 Henry Russin NC Cardinal Gibbons 2024 RHP -11.8 in
4 Noah Genna NC Apex Friendship High 2025 OF 11.7 in
5 Zachary Blackwell NC Northern Nash 2028 OF 8.8 in


Average Horizontal Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Cassius Grimsley NC Fuquay-Varina High 2026 OF -22.4
2 Gabe Schellinger NC Clayton 2026 LHP 19.4
3 William Stanley NC Fuquay Varina 2027 RHP -18.6
4 Kason Brown NC Triton 2026 RHP -18.4
5 Michael O'Briant NC Falls Lake Academy 2026 SS -17.6


Peak Spin Score

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Peter Hoffman NC CARDINAL GIBBONS HIGH SCHOOL 2026 RHP 36
2 Cassius Grimsley NC Fuquay-Varina High 2026 OF 36
3 Michael O'Briant NC Falls Lake Academy 2026 SS 35
4 William Stanley NC Fuquay Varina 2027 RHP 35
5 Andrew Mohler NC Cary 2026 3B 35



SLIDER STATS

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Michael O'Briant NC Falls Lake Academy 2026 SS 65.5 mph


Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Michael O'Briant NC Falls Lake Academy 2026 SS 2277 rpm


Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Michael O'Briant NC Falls Lake Academy 2026 SS 2190


Average Induced Vertical Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Michael O'Briant NC Falls Lake Academy 2026 SS 0.3 in


Average Horizontal Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Michael O'Briant NC Falls Lake Academy 2026 SS -14.5


Peak Spin Score

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Michael O'Briant NC Falls Lake Academy 2026 SS 34



CHANGEUP STATS

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Noah Genna NC Apex Friendship High 2025 OF 73.2 mph
2 Kason Brown NC Triton 2026 RHP 71.8 mph
3 Peter Hoffman NC CARDINAL GIBBONS HIGH SCHOOL 2026 RHP 70.3 mph
4 Cassius Grimsley NC Fuquay-Varina High 2026 OF 68.9 mph
5 Henry Russin NC Cardinal Gibbons 2024 RHP 68.1 mph


Average Induced Vertical Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Ethan Jackson NC West Johnston 2028 LHP 19.5 in
2 Gavin Jackson NC Cleveland High 2026 3B 18.8 in
3 Gabe Schellinger NC Clayton 2026 LHP 17.9 in
4 Noah Genna NC Apex Friendship High 2025 OF 17.7 in
5 Hunter Lanning NC West Johnston 2027 2B 17.1 in


Average Horizontal Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 William Fansler NC Willow Spring High 2028 RHP 20.7
2 Peter Hoffman NC CARDINAL GIBBONS HIGH SCHOOL 2026 RHP 19.7
3 Sam Boswell NC Holly Springs 2026 1B 18.8
4 Noah Genna NC Apex Friendship High 2025 OF 18.8
5 Ashton Davis NC West Bladen 2027 RHP 18.8