NC Fall Review: TrackMan's Top Breaking Balls
December 30, 2021
Throughout the fall, PBR Scouts were working to continue our coverage of the players and teams in the Palmetto State. This included covering events, practices, games, and PBR's own events. During PBR Events, players run through a modified pro-style workout. The position player portion of the workout includes a laser timed 60, offensive workout, and defensive workout. PBR uses TrackMan to track ball flight during BP. Pitchers throw controlled bullpens, again with TrackMan gathering information on each pitch.
Information gathered by PBR Scouts is added to each players' PBR Profile. With over 900 colleges and every MLB organization subscribed to PBR, the information is easily accessible as teams are searching for their future players. In 2021, PBR Player Profiles averaged over 1 million hits per month. A full player profile will include stats, advanced analytics from TrackMan and Blast, video, and scouting evaluations. By housing all of the information in one place, coaches and scouts can see what a player is, as well as build history, allowing an easier path to future projection in their analysis.
Fall Review: trackman's Top Breaking Balls
During PBR Events, PBR Scouts are able to utilize TrackMan, the industries top ball flight analysis system to gather a lot of data points on each pitch. Today we are diving into some of the metrics seen on breaking balls at PBR Events. While there are a lot of factors that determine if a breaking ball will consistently gain swing and miss in the zone and chase out of the zone, these metrics can begin to paint a picture on each pitcher's ability to develop an out pitch.
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Top AVG Curveball Spin
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Bailey McGinnis | NC | Chase | 2020 | OF | 2770 rpm |
Top AVG Curveball Spin by Grad Year
2022 Grads
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Bailey Faircloth | NC | Langtree Charter Upper | 2022 | SS | 2375 rpm |
2023 Grads
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Breyson Eichacker | NC | Mooresville | 2023 | RHP | 2629 rpm |
2024 Grads
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Julian Arreola | NC | The Burlington School | 2024 | RHP | 2319 rpm |
2025 Grads
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Ryan Reid | NC | Cardinal Gibbons | 2025 | RHP | 2273 rpm |
Top AVG Horizontal Break - Curveball
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Breyson Eichacker | NC | Mooresville | 2023 | RHP | -20.2 |
Top AVG Horizontal Break on Curveball by Grad Year
2022 Grads
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Alan Spiwak | NC | South Iredell | 2022 | RHP | -16.1 |
2023 Grads
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Breyson Eichacker | NC | Mooresville | 2023 | RHP | -20.2 |
2024 Grads
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | William Morrison | NC | Grace Christian | 2024 | RHP | -14.6 |
2025 Grads
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Will Eichler | NC | RAVENSCROFT SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | -12.7 |
Top Curveball AVG Vertical Movement
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
| 1 | Will Austin | NC | Eastern Alamance | 2020 | RHP | -19.0 in |
Top Curveball AVG Vertical Movement by Grad Year
2022 Grads
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
| 1 | Owen Bynum | NC | Western Alamance | 2022 | RHP | -11.0 in |
2023 Grads
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
| 1 | Carter Stacey | NC | Person | 2023 | LHP | -10.6 in |
2024 Grads
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
| 1 | Camron Seagraves | NC | Grace Christian Sanford | 2024 | RHP | -15.1 in |
2025 Grads
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
| 1 | Cameron Neighoff | NC | Home School | 2025 | OF | 10.4 in |
Top Curveball Spin Score
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Score (max) |
| 1 | Breyson Eichacker | NC | Mooresville | 2023 | RHP | 41 |
Top Curveball Spin Score by Grad Year
2022 Grads
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Score (max) |
| 1 | Bailey Faircloth | NC | Langtree Charter Upper | 2022 | SS | 36 |
2023 Grads
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Score (max) |
| 1 | Breyson Eichacker | NC | Mooresville | 2023 | RHP | 41 |
2024 Grads
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Score (max) |
| 1 | Aiden Wise | NC | Rolesville | 2024 | 2B | 37 |
2025 Grads
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Score (max) |
| 1 | Ryan Reid | NC | Cardinal Gibbons | 2025 | RHP | 36 |
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