Music City Saints Scout Day: TrackMan Files
August 19, 2022
On August 14th the PBR Tennessee staff hosted the Music City Saints Scout Day event at Ezell Harding in Antioch, TN, featuring many of the state’s top players inside the 2023-2027 classes. Inside today’s TrackMan Files, we’re highlighting the top performers from this event from the data and metrics from our TrackMan unit.
Earlier this week we published our Statistical Leaderboard pointing out the top recorded stats by category.
Now we'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan unit. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch metric data.
MAX FASTBALL
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Sanders Lucas | KY | Central Hardin | 2024 | UTILITY | 86.1 mph |
2 | Kellen Brandenburg | KY | Central Hardin | 2025 | 1B | 85.3 mph |
3 | Fox Connor | IL | Herrin | 2023 | RHP | 84.9 mph |
4 | Ryan Grubbs | KY | Taylor County | 2024 | RHP | 82.5 mph |
5 | Harrison Zgonina | IL | Nashville Community | 2024 | RHP | 81.3 mph |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
PEAK SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Tyler Bartley | KY | Na | 2027 | SS | 2261 rpm |
2 | Zach Smith | TN | Pope John Paul II Prep | 2024 | RHP | 2251 rpm |
3 | Aidan Carr | TN | Father Ryan | 2024 | RHP | 2216 rpm |
4 | Kolton Hudson | KY | Butler Co | 2023 | MIF | 2178 rpm |
5 | Sanders Lucas | KY | Central Hardin | 2024 | UTILITY | 2177 rpm |
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 | Bryce Russell | KY | Adair County | 2026 | 3B | 14.1 |
2 | Zach Smith | TN | Pope John Paul II Prep | 2024 | RHP | 11.7 |
3 | Harrison Zgonina | IL | Nashville Community | 2024 | RHP | 11.5 |
4 | Andrew Walker | TN | UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE | 2026 | OF | 8.9 |
5 | Aidan Carr | TN | Father Ryan | 2024 | RHP | 7.5 |
Average Curveball Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Sanders Lucas | KY | Central Hardin | 2024 | UTILITY | 2318 rpm |
2 | Hayden Campbell | TN | Father Ryan | 2025 | 3B | 2223 rpm |
3 | Kolton Hudson | KY | Butler Co | 2023 | MIF | 2193 rpm |
4 | Tyler Bartley | KY | Na | 2027 | SS | 2150 rpm |
5 | Ryan Grubbs | KY | Taylor County | 2024 | RHP | 2136 rpm |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Harrison Zgonina | IL | Nashville Community | 2024 | RHP | 14.4 |
2 | Bryce Russell | KY | Adair County | 2026 | 3B | 11.0 |
3 | Zach Smith | TN | Pope John Paul II Prep | 2024 | RHP | 10.1 |
4 | Joseph Derrick | TN | FATHER RYAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 9.0 |
5 | Sanders Lucas | KY | Central Hardin | 2024 | UTILITY | 8.4 |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Konner Forbis | KY | Campbellsville | 2024 | C | 88.9 mph |
2 | Kellen Brandenburg | KY | Central Hardin | 2025 | 1B | 88.8 mph |
3 | Samuel Sanders | KY | Bardstown | 2024 | C | 84.5 mph |
4 | Jack Ellis | KY | Campbellsville | 2025 | 1B | 84.1 mph |
5 | Bryce Russell | KY | Adair County | 2026 | 3B | 84.1 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 | Kellen Brandenburg | KY | Central Hardin | 2025 | 1B | 94.9 mph |
2 | Konner Forbis | KY | Campbellsville | 2024 | C | 93.9 mph |
3 | Kolton Hudson | KY | Butler Co | 2023 | MIF | 93.8 mph |
4 | Cruz Harlan | IL | Centralia | 2024 | SS | 93.4 mph |
5 | Samuel Sanders | KY | Bardstown | 2024 | C | 93.1 mph |
6 | Bryce Russell | KY | Adair County | 2026 | 3B | 90.8 mph |
7 | Jack Ellis | KY | Campbellsville | 2025 | 1B | 90.8 mph |
8 | Sanders Lucas | KY | Central Hardin | 2024 | UTILITY | 90.0 mph |
9 | Fox Connor | IL | Herrin | 2023 | RHP | 88.7 mph |
10 | Ethan Stout | TN | Jefferson County | 2025 | SS | 86.9 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Kolton Hudson | KY | Butler Co | 2023 | MIF | 357 ft |
2 | Bryce Russell | KY | Adair County | 2026 | 3B | 345 ft |
3 | Samuel Sanders | KY | Bardstown | 2024 | C | 339 ft |
4 | Cruz Harlan | IL | Centralia | 2024 | SS | 339 ft |
5 | Kellen Brandenburg | KY | Central Hardin | 2025 | 1B | 337 ft |
6 | Harry Fitzgibbon | TN | University School of Nashville | 2023 | OF | 323 ft |
7 | Konner Forbis | KY | Campbellsville | 2024 | C | 319 ft |
8 | Caleb Riffle | KY | North Hardin | 2024 | OF | 317 ft |
9 | Ethan Stout | TN | Jefferson County | 2025 | SS | 317 ft |
10 | Chase Niemeyer | IL | Marion | 2025 | C | 314 ft |
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