TrackMan Leaders: Dirtbags Pitchers
November 13, 2023
PBR of North Carolina went just across the border to Danville, VA to run a PBR Scout Day with the Dirtbags. A small group of Dirtbag players attended but it gave PBR scouts a chance to know the players in attendance and walk many of them through their first PBR Event.
Below we will highlight players that attended the event. For the full roster and stat package you can click HERE.
TrackMan Pitching Leaders
FASTBALL STATS
Peak Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Joshua Anderson II | NC | Willow Spring | 2025 | RHP | 83.1 mph |
2 | Cooper Partin | NC | Southern Alamance | 2027 | 1B | 82.7 mph |
3 | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | 82.6 mph |
4 | Thomas Smith | NC | Cannon | 2027 | RHP | 79.9 mph |
5 | Nicholas Young | NC | Person | 2025 | SS | 79.1 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 | Joshua Anderson II | NC | Willow Spring | 2025 | RHP | 81.7 mph |
2 | Cooper Partin | NC | Southern Alamance | 2027 | 1B | 80.5 mph |
3 | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | 80.1 mph |
4 | Thomas Smith | NC | Cannon | 2027 | RHP | 77.5 mph |
5 | Nicholas Young | NC | Person | 2025 | SS | 76.2 mph |
Peak Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | 2076 rpm |
2 | Cooper Partin | NC | Southern Alamance | 2027 | 1B | 2076 rpm |
3 | Nicholas Young | NC | Person | 2025 | SS | 1941 rpm |
4 | Joshua Anderson II | NC | Willow Spring | 2025 | RHP | 1937 rpm |
5 | Thomas Smith | NC | Cannon | 2027 | RHP | 1884 rpm |
Average Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | 1988 rpm |
2 | Cooper Partin | NC | Southern Alamance | 2027 | 1B | 1969 rpm |
3 | Nicholas Young | NC | Person | 2025 | SS | 1889 rpm |
4 | Joshua Anderson II | NC | Willow Spring | 2025 | RHP | 1848 rpm |
5 | Thomas Smith | NC | Cannon | 2027 | RHP | 1650 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 | Nicholas Young | NC | Person | 2025 | SS | 16.4 in |
2 | Cooper Partin | NC | Southern Alamance | 2027 | 1B | 16.2 in |
3 | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | 15.3 in |
4 | Thomas Smith | NC | Cannon | 2027 | RHP | 12.9 in |
5 | Joshua Anderson II | NC | Willow Spring | 2025 | RHP | 10.9 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 | Nicholas Young | NC | Person | 2025 | SS | -13.2 |
2 | Thomas Smith | NC | Cannon | 2027 | RHP | -11.4 |
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 | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | 25 |
2 | Cooper Partin | NC | Southern Alamance | 2027 | 1B | 25 |
3 | Nicholas Young | NC | Person | 2025 | SS | 24 |
4 | Thomas Smith | NC | Cannon | 2027 | RHP | 23 |
5 | Joshua Anderson II | NC | Willow Spring | 2025 | RHP | 23 |
CURVEBALL STATS
Peak Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Thomas Smith | NC | Cannon | 2027 | RHP | 68.4 mph |
2 | Nicholas Young | NC | Person | 2025 | SS | 63.9 mph |
Peak Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Nicholas Young | NC | Person | 2025 | SS | 1719 rpm |
2 | Thomas Smith | NC | Cannon | 2027 | RHP | 1689 rpm |
Average Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Nicholas Young | NC | Person | 2025 | SS | 1719 rpm |
2 | Thomas Smith | NC | Cannon | 2027 | RHP | 1594 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 | Thomas Smith | NC | Cannon | 2027 | RHP | -6.1 in |
2 | Nicholas Young | NC | Person | 2025 | SS | 0.7 in |
Average Horizontal Movement
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Nicholas Young | NC | Person | 2025 | SS | -13.2 |
2 | Thomas Smith | NC | Cannon | 2027 | RHP | -11.4 |
Peak Spin Score
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Score (max) |
1 | Nicholas Young | NC | Person | 2025 | SS | 26 |
2 | Thomas Smith | NC | Cannon | 2027 | RHP | 24 |
SLIDER STATS
Peak Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Cooper Partin | NC | Southern Alamance | 2027 | 1B | 71.2 mph |
2 | Joshua Anderson II | NC | Willow Spring | 2025 | RHP | 70.5 mph |
3 | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | 68.4 mph |
Peak Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | 2220 rpm |
2 | Joshua Anderson II | NC | Willow Spring | 2025 | RHP | 2127 rpm |
3 | Nicholas Young | NC | Person | 2025 | SS | 2072 rpm |
Average Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | 2147 |
2 | Joshua Anderson II | NC | Willow Spring | 2025 | RHP | 2100 |
3 | Nicholas Young | NC | Person | 2025 | SS | 2059 |
Average Induced Vertical Movement
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Cooper Partin | NC | Southern Alamance | 2027 | 1B | -10.0 in |
2 | Joshua Anderson II | NC | Willow Spring | 2025 | RHP | -4.3 in |
3 | Nicholas Young | NC | Person | 2025 | SS | 1.0 in |
Average Horizontal Movement
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | -20.0 |
2 | Nicholas Young | NC | Person | 2025 | SS | -15.1 |
3 | Joshua Anderson II | NC | Willow Spring | 2025 | RHP | -15.0 |
Peak Spin Score
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Score (max) |
1 | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | 32 |
2 | Nicholas Young | NC | Person | 2025 | SS | 31 |
3 | Joshua Anderson II | NC | Willow Spring | 2025 | RHP | 30 |
CHANGEUP STATS
Peak Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Cooper Partin | NC | Southern Alamance | 2027 | 1B | 76.5 mph |
2 | Joshua Anderson II | NC | Willow Spring | 2025 | RHP | 75.5 mph |
3 | Nicholas Young | NC | Person | 2025 | SS | 74.4 mph |
4 | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | 74.3 mph |
5 | Thomas Smith | NC | Cannon | 2027 | RHP | 71.9 mph |
Average Induced Vertical Movement
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Cooper Partin | NC | Southern Alamance | 2027 | 1B | 16.4 in |
2 | Thomas Smith | NC | Cannon | 2027 | RHP | 15.1 in |
3 | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | 11.9 in |
4 | Nicholas Young | NC | Person | 2025 | SS | 11.0 in |
5 | Joshua Anderson II | NC | Willow Spring | 2025 | RHP | 7.2 in |
Average Horizontal Movement
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | 18.4 |
2 | Thomas Smith | NC | Cannon | 2027 | RHP | 18.1 |
3 | Joshua Anderson II | NC | Willow Spring | 2025 | RHP | 18.1 |
4 | Nicholas Young | NC | Person | 2025 | SS | 15.5 |
5 | Cooper Partin | NC | Southern Alamance | 2027 | 1B | 10.1 |