KC Royals Scout Day: Trackman Pitching Leaders
July 19, 2023
On Tuesdays July 11th PBR or South Carolina was on hand at Charleston Southern University for a Scout Day with players from KC Royals. The Scout Day featured players from the 2024-2028 Grad Classes.
The day began with players going through a rotation that involved running a laser timed 60 and taking batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After batting practice, position players went through a defensive evaluation. The scout day concluded with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman gathering information on each pitch.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days.
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Statistical Breakdown
Fastball Stats
Peak Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Aiden Vorlick | SC | Summerville | 2025 | RHP | 88.8 mph |
2 | Tyler Stephenson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | RHP | 85.7 mph |
3 | Riley Waters | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 84.3 mph |
4 | Jayce Stone | SC | Summerville | 2025 | LHP | 82.4 mph |
5 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 82.3 mph |
6 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 80.5 mph |
7 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 79.0 mph |
8 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 78.6 mph |
9 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | 78.4 mph |
10 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 76.7 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 | Aiden Vorlick | SC | Summerville | 2025 | RHP | 84.3 mph |
2 | Tyler Stephenson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | RHP | 83.0 mph |
3 | Riley Waters | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 82.8 mph |
4 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 78.9 mph |
5 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 77.0 mph |
6 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 76.4 mph |
7 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 75.4 mph |
8 | Jayce Stone | SC | Summerville | 2025 | LHP | 75.3 mph |
9 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 75.2 mph |
10 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | 72.7 mph |
Peak Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Jayce Stone | SC | Summerville | 2025 | LHP | 2193 rpm |
2 | Riley Waters | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 2174 rpm |
3 | Tyler Stephenson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | RHP | 2170 rpm |
4 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 2152 rpm |
5 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 2125 rpm |
6 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 2048 rpm |
7 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | 1987 rpm |
8 | Aiden Vorlick | SC | Summerville | 2025 | RHP | 1970 rpm |
9 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 1942 rpm |
10 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 1806 rpm |
Average Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Riley Waters | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 2134 rpm |
2 | Jayce Stone | SC | Summerville | 2025 | LHP | 2122 rpm |
3 | Tyler Stephenson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | RHP | 2072 rpm |
4 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 2051 rpm |
5 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 2011 rpm |
6 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 1983 rpm |
7 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 1877 rpm |
8 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | 1876 rpm |
9 | Aiden Vorlick | SC | Summerville | 2025 | RHP | 1849 rpm |
10 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 1703 rpm |
Average Induced Vertical Movement
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Tyler Stephenson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | RHP | 23.0 in |
2 | Riley Waters | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 20.9 in |
3 | Jayce Stone | SC | Summerville | 2025 | LHP | 20.4 in |
4 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 20.1 in |
5 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 19.3 in |
6 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 17.2 in |
7 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 16.6 in |
8 | Aiden Vorlick | SC | Summerville | 2025 | RHP | 16.6 in |
9 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | 16.5 in |
10 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 11.6 in |
Average Horizontal Movement
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 24.0 |
2 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | 17.2 |
3 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 16.7 |
4 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 14.3 |
5 | Aiden Vorlick | SC | Summerville | 2025 | RHP | 12.2 |
6 | Jayce Stone | SC | Summerville | 2025 | LHP | -10.0 |
7 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 9.5 |
8 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 8.4 |
9 | Riley Waters | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 3.8 |
10 | Tyler Stephenson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | RHP | 1.4 |
Peak Spin Score
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Score (max) |
1 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 27 |
2 | Jayce Stone | SC | Summerville | 2025 | LHP | 27 |
3 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 26 |
4 | Riley Waters | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 26 |
5 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | 26 |
6 | Tyler Stephenson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | RHP | 25 |
7 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 24 |
8 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 24 |
9 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 24 |
10 | Aiden Vorlick | SC | Summerville | 2025 | RHP | 22 |
Curveball Stats
Peak Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 71.6 mph |
2 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 70.1 mph |
3 | Tyler Stephenson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | RHP | 69.9 mph |
4 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 69.6 mph |
5 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 68.9 mph |
6 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | 68.5 mph |
7 | Jayce Stone | SC | Summerville | 2025 | LHP | 66.7 mph |
8 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 62.6 mph |
Peak Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 2593 rpm |
2 | Jayce Stone | SC | Summerville | 2025 | LHP | 2333 rpm |
3 | Tyler Stephenson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | RHP | 2265 rpm |
4 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 2211 rpm |
5 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | 1990 rpm |
6 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 1891 rpm |
7 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 1672 rpm |
8 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 1432 rpm |
Average Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 2499 rpm |
2 | Jayce Stone | SC | Summerville | 2025 | LHP | 2288 rpm |
3 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 2190 rpm |
4 | Tyler Stephenson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | RHP | 2153 rpm |
5 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | 1876 rpm |
6 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 1847 rpm |
7 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 1590 rpm |
8 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 1399 rpm |
Average Induced Vertical Break
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 20.9 in |
2 | Tyler Stephenson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | RHP | -19.3 in |
3 | Jayce Stone | SC | Summerville | 2025 | LHP | -13.3 in |
4 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | -6.3 in |
5 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | -5.7 in |
6 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | -2.7 in |
7 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | 2.6 in |
8 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 1.8 in |
Average Horizontal Break
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | -23.5 |
2 | Jayce Stone | SC | Summerville | 2025 | LHP | 13.6 |
3 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 9.5 |
4 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | -8.8 |
5 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | -8.7 |
6 | Tyler Stephenson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | RHP | -4.0 |
7 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | -2.7 |
8 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | -0.3 |
Peak Spin Score
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Score (max) |
1 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 36 |
2 | Jayce Stone | SC | Summerville | 2025 | LHP | 35 |
3 | Tyler Stephenson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | RHP | 33 |
4 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 31 |
5 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | 29 |
6 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 27 |
7 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 24 |
8 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 22 |
Slider Stats
Peak Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Aiden Vorlick | SC | Summerville | 2025 | RHP | 74.8 mph |
2 | Riley Waters | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 73.8 mph |
3 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 71.6 mph |
4 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 70.7 mph |
5 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 70.2 mph |
Peak Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 2555 rpm |
2 | Aiden Vorlick | SC | Summerville | 2025 | RHP | 2502 rpm |
3 | Riley Waters | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 2303 rpm |
4 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 2147 rpm |
5 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 1792 rpm |
Average Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 2555 |
2 | Aiden Vorlick | SC | Summerville | 2025 | RHP | 2422 |
3 | Riley Waters | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 2255 |
4 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 2115 |
5 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 1783 |
Average Induced Vertical Break
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Aiden Vorlick | SC | Summerville | 2025 | RHP | -12.0 in |
2 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | -6.1 in |
3 | Riley Waters | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 3.4 in |
Average Horizontal Break
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | -22.9 |
2 | Aiden Vorlick | SC | Summerville | 2025 | RHP | -17.5 |
3 | Riley Waters | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2026 | RHP | -7.4 |
Peak Spin Score
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Score (max) |
1 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 35 |
2 | Aiden Vorlick | SC | Summerville | 2025 | RHP | 33 |
3 | Riley Waters | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 31 |
4 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 30 |
5 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 25 |
Change Up Stats
Peak Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Aiden Vorlick | SC | Summerville | 2025 | RHP | 79.2 mph |
2 | Riley Waters | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 78.2 mph |
3 | Tyler Stephenson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | RHP | 78.0 mph |
4 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 75.4 mph |
5 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 75.1 mph |
6 | Jayce Stone | SC | Summerville | 2025 | LHP | 75.0 mph |
7 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 73.3 mph |
8 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 70.1 mph |
9 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 69.0 mph |
10 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | 67.6 mph |
Peak Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Score (max) |
1 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 26 |
2 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | 25 |
3 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 25 |
4 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 24 |
5 | Jayce Stone | SC | Summerville | 2025 | LHP | 24 |
6 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 22 |
7 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 21 |
8 | Tyler Stephenson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | RHP | 21 |
9 | Aiden Vorlick | SC | Summerville | 2025 | RHP | 19 |
10 | Riley Waters | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 17 |
Average Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 1812 rpm |
2 | Jayce Stone | SC | Summerville | 2025 | LHP | 1722 rpm |
3 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 1709 rpm |
4 | Tyler Stephenson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | RHP | 1643 rpm |
5 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | 1642 rpm |
6 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 1637 rpm |
7 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 1512 rpm |
8 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 1487 rpm |
9 | Aiden Vorlick | SC | Summerville | 2025 | RHP | 1459 rpm |
10 | Riley Waters | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 1328 rpm |
Average Induced Vertical Break
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Aiden Vorlick | SC | Summerville | 2025 | RHP | 17.9 in |
2 | Tyler Stephenson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | RHP | 17.0 in |
3 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 15.7 in |
4 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 15.6 in |
5 | Jayce Stone | SC | Summerville | 2025 | LHP | 14.9 in |
6 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 12.3 in |
7 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 11.3 in |
8 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 11.2 in |
9 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | 8.6 in |
10 | Riley Waters | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 8.0 in |
Average Horizontal Break
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 21.4 |
2 | Riley Waters | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 13.8 |
3 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 13.7 |
4 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | 13.4 |
5 | Tyler Stephenson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | RHP | 13.2 |
6 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 13.1 |
7 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 12.1 |
8 | Aiden Vorlick | SC | Summerville | 2025 | RHP | 12.1 |
9 | Jayce Stone | SC | Summerville | 2025 | LHP | -11.9 |
10 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 3.4 |
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