Chattanooga Open: TrackMan Files
July 17, 2023
CHATTANOOGA, TN - The Chattanooga Open was held on Wednesday July 12th at Chattanooga State CC in Chattanooga, TN. This event was an open event that consisted of players from the 2024-2027 classes from Volunteer state. Players went through an extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman, ran the 60-yard dash using Swift Performance, and much more. Pitchers were able to get numbers and metrics on TrackMan. 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 Wednesday.
Kicking off our post-event coverage for this event, we take a look back at some of the top performers and standouts from Wednesday. Continuing over the course of the next week or so, we will release different statistical leaderboards for the event along with other pieces of content.
Click HERE to view all position stats from the event.
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY & AVERAGE SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Braiden Meredith | TN | Farragut High School | 2027 | OF | 80.6 mph |
2 | Graham King | TN | BAYLOR SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 79.6 mph |
3 | Thomas Butler | TN | Boyd Buchanon | 2025 | SS | 79.2 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Thomas Butler | TN | Boyd Buchanon | 2025 | SS | 2097 rpm |
2 | Cash Carteng | TN | Cookeville | 2024 | RHP | 2094 rpm |
3 | Moxon Montieth | TN | Silverdale Baptist | 2027 | SS | 2075 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 | Braiden Meredith | TN | Farragut High School | 2027 | OF | -14.7 |
2 | Graham King | TN | BAYLOR SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 11.7 |
3 | Thomas Butler | TN | Boyd Buchanon | 2025 | 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 CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Thomas Butler | TN | Boyd Buchanon | 2025 | SS | 2345 rpm |
2 | Graham King | TN | BAYLOR SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 1975 rpm |
3 | Cash Carteng | TN | Cookeville | 2024 | RHP | 1837 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 | Braiden Meredith | TN | Farragut High School | 2027 | OF | -15.5 |
2 | Graham King | TN | BAYLOR SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 13.0 |
3 | Thomas Butler | TN | Boyd Buchanon | 2025 | SS | 12.8 |
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 | Gabriel Byrd | GA | Homeschool (GA) | 2025 | OF | 93.7 mph |
2 | Jon Yeager | TN | Christian Academy of Knoxville | 2025 | 3B | 90.7 mph |
3 | Devin Dobson | TN | CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 90.3 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 | Gabriel Byrd | GA | Homeschool (GA) | 2025 | OF | 338 ft |
2 | Jon Yeager | TN | Christian Academy of Knoxville | 2025 | 3B | 313 ft |
3 | Braiden Meredith | TN | Farragut High School | 2027 | OF | 311 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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