Georgia Senior Games: TrackMan Files
September 13, 2023
On September 2nd, we hosted Class of 2024 grads at the Georgia Senior Games. This event featured some of the top uncommitted 2024 players in the state, and it provided our staff with an in-depth look at some high-follow players into the fall and next spring.
Inside today’s TrackMan Files we will highlight the players with top metrics per Trackman.
Earlier we broke down the stat leaders from the more traditional categories in our statistical analysis. Today, we will take an even closer look at some of the top performers in attendance with the help of our tech partners, broken down by the categories and leaderboards below.
MAX FASTBALL & AVERAGE SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Brycen Horne | GA | Mary Persons | 2024 | RHP | 88.9 mph |
2 | Sebastian Haggard | GA | Ringgold | 2024 | RHP | 87.8 mph |
3 | Tommy Dowd | GA | Cambridge High School | 2024 | RHP | 87.4 mph |
4 | Dozier Swain | GA | Terrell Academy | 2024 | OF | 87.0 mph |
5 | Sawyer Wilson | GA | Cartersville High School | 2024 | RHP | 86.2 mph |
6 | Foster Currie | GA | Sprayberry | 2024 | OF | 85.4 mph |
7 | Lucas Hurd | GA | Lakeside | 2024 | SS | 85.1 mph |
8 | Elias (Eli) Hanna | GA | Greater Atlanta Christian | 2024 | RHP | 84.6 mph |
9 | Landon Estes | GA | North Paulding | 2024 | RHP | 84.6 mph |
10 | Andrew Bernard | GA | Norcross | 2024 | SS | 84.3 mph |
11 | Landon Tankersley | GA | Houston County | 2024 | RHP | 83.9 mph |
12 | Brooks Gresehover | GA | Marietta | 2024 | SS | 83.0 mph |
13 | Sebi Nastase | GA | Blessed trinity Catholic | 2024 | RHP | 82.5 mph |
14 | Virgil Heath | GA | Brookwood | 2024 | 3B | 82.2 mph |
15 | Eli Gardenhire | TN | Boyd Buchanan | 2024 | LHP | 82.1 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Joshua Gray Emmett | GA | Apalachee | 2024 | LHP | 2207 rpm |
2 | Landon Estes | GA | North Paulding | 2024 | RHP | 2197 rpm |
3 | Dozier Swain | GA | Terrell Academy | 2024 | OF | 2151 rpm |
4 | Sawyer Wilson | GA | Cartersville High School | 2024 | RHP | 2127 rpm |
5 | Lucas Hurd | GA | Lakeside | 2024 | SS | 2091 rpm |
6 | Sebastian Haggard | GA | Ringgold | 2024 | RHP | 2079 rpm |
7 | Elias (Eli) Hanna | GA | Greater Atlanta Christian | 2024 | RHP | 2078 rpm |
8 | Andrew Bernard | GA | Norcross | 2024 | SS | 2037 rpm |
9 | Tommy Dowd | GA | Cambridge High School | 2024 | RHP | 1996 rpm |
10 | Brycen Horne | GA | Mary Persons | 2024 | RHP | 1949 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 | Tommy Dowd | GA | Cambridge High School | 2024 | RHP | 17.6 |
2 | Sebi Nastase | GA | Blessed trinity Catholic | 2024 | RHP | 15.3 |
3 | Sawyer Wilson | GA | Cartersville High School | 2024 | RHP | 14.5 |
4 | Gavin Wein | GA | Cambridge | 2024 | RHP | 12.1 |
5 | Heath Henley | GA | Alexander | 2024 | RHP | 12.0 |
6 | Eli Gardenhire | TN | Boyd Buchanan | 2024 | LHP | -11.2 |
7 | William Alexander | GA | Victory Baptist School | 2024 | SS | 10.4 |
8 | Foster Currie | GA | Sprayberry | 2024 | OF | 10.1 |
9 | Virgil Heath | GA | Brookwood | 2024 | 3B | 10.0 |
10 | Ross Ducey | GA | Benedictine military school | 2024 | SS | 9.9 |
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 | Joshua Gray Emmett | GA | Apalachee | 2024 | LHP | 2431 |
2 | Elias (Eli) Hanna | GA | Greater Atlanta Christian | 2024 | RHP | 2390 |
3 | Landon Tankersley | GA | Houston County | 2024 | RHP | 2296 |
4 | Lucas Hurd | GA | Lakeside | 2024 | SS | 2278 |
5 | Brycen Horne | GA | Mary Persons | 2024 | RHP | 2199 |
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 CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Landon Tankersley | GA | Houston County | 2024 | RHP | 2597 rpm |
2 | Virgil Heath | GA | Brookwood | 2024 | 3B | 2380 rpm |
3 | Dozier Swain | GA | Terrell Academy | 2024 | OF | 2367 rpm |
4 | Joshua Gray Emmett | GA | Apalachee | 2024 | LHP | 2353 rpm |
5 | Sawyer Wilson | GA | Cartersville High School | 2024 | RHP | 2322 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 | Gavin Wein | GA | Cambridge | 2024 | RHP | 15.5 |
2 | Foster Currie | GA | Sprayberry | 2024 | OF | 14.5 |
3 | Eli Gardenhire | TN | Boyd Buchanan | 2024 | LHP | -14.4 |
4 | Lucas Hurd | GA | Lakeside | 2024 | SS | 13.7 |
5 | Sawyer Wilson | GA | Cartersville High School | 2024 | RHP | 13.5 |
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 | Dozier Swain | GA | Terrell Academy | 2024 | OF | 102.7 mph |
2 | Elias (Eli) Hanna | GA | Greater Atlanta Christian | 2024 | RHP | 101.0 mph |
3 | Austin Nipper | GA | Brantley County | 2024 | C | 97.6 mph |
4 | Tyler Walling | GA | Wayne County | 2024 | C | 95.4 mph |
5 | Griffin Hedrick | GA | Lakeside | 2024 | C | 94.7 mph |
6 | Virgil Heath | GA | Brookwood | 2024 | 3B | 94.5 mph |
7 | Emil Nastase | GA | Blessed Trinity Catholic | 2024 | OF | 94.4 mph |
8 | Foster Currie | GA | Sprayberry | 2024 | OF | 94.4 mph |
9 | David Kile | GA | Terrell Academy | 2024 | SS | 94.1 mph |
10 | Brian Rivera | GA | Kennesaw Mountain | 2024 | 2B | 92.8 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 | Dozier Swain | GA | Terrell Academy | 2024 | OF | 369 ft |
2 | David Kile | GA | Terrell Academy | 2024 | SS | 358 ft |
3 | Talan Born | GA | West Forsyth | 2024 | SS | 347 ft |
4 | Benen Fernandez | GA | Islands | 2024 | 1B | 346 ft |
5 | Foster Currie | GA | Sprayberry | 2024 | OF | 343 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.