Dallas Preseason ID: TrackMan Files
January 21, 2023
DALLAS, TX - On Saturday, January 15th, the PBR TX staff traveled to Lake Dallas High School to host the Dallas Preseason ID. The event consisted of players from all high school classes participating in a pro style workout.
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 | Drew Devillier | TX | Plano East | 2024 | RHP | 87.8 mph |
2 | Brady Coe | TX | Allen | 2024 | SS | 87.3 mph |
3 | Nicholas Bowman | TX | Rains ISD | 2024 | RHP | 86.5 mph |
4 | Gabriel Winans | TX | Birdville | 2025 | RHP | 86.5 mph |
5 | Kade Davis | TX | Cedar Park | 2024 | LHP | 85.9 mph |
6 | Donnie Edgar | TX | Saginaw | 2024 | RHP | 85.2 mph |
7 | Hunter Bulin | TX | Rockwall-Heath | 2026 | 3B | 84.2 mph |
8 | Zachary Pearrow | TX | Waxahachie | 2024 | OF | 84.0 mph |
9 | Cole Koeninger | TX | Keller | 2026 | SS | 84.0 mph |
10 | Garrett Hutchins | TX | Lovejoy High School | 2025 | 1B | 82.9 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Drew Devillier | TX | Plano East | 2024 | RHP | 2615 rpm |
2 | Jack Jones | TX | Walnut Grove | 2025 | RHP | 2601 rpm |
3 | Brady Coe | TX | Allen | 2024 | SS | 2399 rpm |
4 | Nicholas Bowman | TX | Rains ISD | 2024 | RHP | 2282 rpm |
5 | Kade Davis | TX | Cedar Park | 2024 | LHP | 2259 rpm |
6 | Braden Beene | TX | Coppell | 2024 | 3B | 2231 rpm |
7 | Gabriel Winans | TX | Birdville | 2025 | RHP | 2223 rpm |
8 | Shawn Robertson | TX | Rains | 2024 | LHP | 2196 rpm |
9 | Garrett Hutchins | TX | Lovejoy High School | 2025 | 1B | 2188 rpm |
10 | Zachary Pearrow | TX | Waxahachie | 2024 | OF | 2163 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 | Brendan Burton | TX | Frisco Wakeland | 2024 | RHP | 17.4 |
2 | Mitchell Deans | TX | Plano East | 2025 | RHP | 16.7 |
3 | Hunter Bulin | TX | Rockwall-Heath | 2026 | 3B | 15.6 |
4 | Cole Koeninger | TX | Keller | 2026 | SS | 15.4 |
5 | Parker Heagy | TX | Rock Hill | 2024 | OF | 15.3 |
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 SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Kade Davis | TX | Cedar Park | 2024 | LHP | 2519 |
2 | Brady Coe | TX | Allen | 2024 | SS | 2428 |
3 | Jack Jones | TX | Walnut Grove | 2025 | RHP | 2409 |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Kade Davis | TX | Cedar Park | 2024 | LHP | 2445 rpm |
2 | Donnie Edgar | TX | Saginaw | 2024 | RHP | 2349 rpm |
3 | Nicholas Bowman | TX | Rains ISD | 2024 | RHP | 2230 rpm |
4 | Braden Beene | TX | Coppell | 2024 | 3B | 2200 rpm |
5 | Zachary Pearrow | TX | Waxahachie | 2024 | OF | 2126 rpm |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Chase Pockrus | TX | Boswell | 2024 | OF | 19.4 |
2 | Mitchell Deans | TX | Plano East | 2025 | RHP | 18.7 |
3 | Drew Devillier | TX | Plano East | 2024 | RHP | 18.5 |
4 | Luke Nielsen | TX | Prosper | 2024 | RHP | 17.3 |
5 | Braden Beene | TX | Coppell | 2024 | 3B | 17.0 |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Garrett Hayes | TX | Whitehouse | 2024 | OF | 92.4 mph |
2 | Kade Davis | TX | Cedar Park | 2024 | LHP | 89.4 mph |
3 | Grady Emerson | TX | Argyle | 2026 | SS | 88.7 mph |
4 | Jaxson Jester | TX | Pottsboro | 2024 | 1B | 88.3 mph |
5 | Drew Devillier | TX | Plano East | 2024 | RHP | 87.5 mph |
6 | Bach Hartwig | TX | Keller | 2025 | SS | 86.3 mph |
7 | Mason Hamilton | TX | Gracewood Academy | 2024 | 3B | 86.2 mph |
8 | Nick Nava | TX | Prosper | 2024 | OF | 85.9 mph |
9 | Nicholas Bowman | TX | Rains ISD | 2024 | RHP | 85.1 mph |
10 | Logan Brown | TX | Keller | 2026 | 3B | 83.5 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 | Mason Hamilton | TX | Gracewood Academy | 2024 | 3B | 99.6 mph |
2 | Garrett Hutchins | TX | Lovejoy High School | 2025 | 1B | 97.1 mph |
3 | Jace Patton | TX | Frisco Centennial | 2024 | SS | 96.3 mph |
4 | Nicholas Bowman | TX | Rains ISD | 2024 | RHP | 96.2 mph |
5 | Drew Devillier | TX | Plano East | 2024 | RHP | 95.8 mph |
6 | Grady Emerson | TX | Argyle | 2026 | SS | 95.6 mph |
7 | Garrett Hayes | TX | Whitehouse | 2024 | OF | 95.5 mph |
8 | Jake Overstreet | TX | Rockwall | 2024 | C | 94.9 mph |
9 | Reese Ogden | TX | Lovejoy High School | 2025 | C | 94.5 mph |
10 | Jaxson Jester | TX | Pottsboro | 2024 | 1B | 94.4 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Mason Hamilton | TX | Gracewood Academy | 2024 | 3B | 398 ft |
2 | Drew Devillier | TX | Plano East | 2024 | RHP | 368 ft |
3 | Garrett Hayes | TX | Whitehouse | 2024 | OF | 363 ft |
4 | Caden Young | TX | Allen | 2024 | C | 346 ft |
5 | Bach Hartwig | TX | Keller | 2025 | SS | 344 ft |
6 | Jake Overstreet | TX | Rockwall | 2024 | C | 341 ft |
7 | Garrett Hutchins | TX | Lovejoy High School | 2025 | 1B | 339 ft |
8 | Nicholas Bowman | TX | Rains ISD | 2024 | RHP | 338 ft |
9 | Grady Emerson | TX | Argyle | 2026 | SS | 336 ft |
10 | Brady Coe | TX | Allen | 2024 | SS | 336 ft |
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.
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