PBR IA Juco Scout Day- Iowa Central CC: Trackman Pitching Leaders
September 7, 2023
The PBR IA Juco Scout Day- Iowa Central CC event took place Thursday, August 31st, 2023. The event was held at the Harlan Rogers Complex in Fort Dodge, IA.
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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:
TRACKMAN PITCHING LEADERBOARD
FASTBALL STATS
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.
Peak Velocity
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Jordan La Tour | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 93.5 mph |
2 | Josh Kirchhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 93.1 mph |
3 | James Jefferson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | 90.7 mph |
4 | Daiten Schmidt | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 90.7 mph |
5 | Braxton Shaffer | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 90.2 mph |
6 | Hunter Frost | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 90.2 mph |
7 | Isaiah Byrkeland | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | LHP | 89.5 mph |
8 | Zach Bates | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | LHP | 89.0 mph |
9 | Ian Culver | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 88.6 mph |
10 | Ryan Ohm | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 88.5 mph |
Average Effective Velocity
Effective velocity is taking into account the velocity of each pitch, it 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 | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Eff Velocity (avg) |
1 | Josh Kirchhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 91.8 mph |
2 | Jordan La Tour | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 89.6 mph |
3 | Daiten Schmidt | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 89.6 mph |
4 | Braxton Shaffer | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 88.7 mph |
5 | James Jefferson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | 88.7 mph |
6 | Ian Culver | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 88.3 mph |
7 | Zach Bates | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | LHP | 88.1 mph |
8 | Isaiah Byrkeland | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | LHP | 88.1 mph |
9 | Hunter Frost | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 86.8 mph |
10 | Easton Johnson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | 86.2 mph |
11 | Ryan Ohm | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 86.1 mph |
12 | Jake Busson | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | SS | 84.9 mph |
13 | Anthony Steinhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | LHP | 84.6 mph |
Peak Spin Rate
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Jordan La Tour | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 2653 rpm |
2 | Josh Kirchhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 2591 rpm |
3 | Isaiah Byrkeland | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | LHP | 2528 rpm |
4 | Braxton Shaffer | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 2474 rpm |
5 | Jake Busson | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | SS | 2238 rpm |
6 | Hunter Frost | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 2236 rpm |
7 | Daiten Schmidt | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 2216 rpm |
8 | Ryan Ohm | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 2203 rpm |
9 | Ian Culver | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 2182 rpm |
10 | Zach Bates | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | LHP | 2104 rpm |
11 | James Jefferson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | 1997 rpm |
12 | Easton Johnson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | 1925 rpm |
13 | Anthony Steinhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | LHP | 1813 rpm |
Average Spin Rate
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Josh Kirchhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 2546 rpm |
2 | Jordan La Tour | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 2528 rpm |
3 | Isaiah Byrkeland | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | LHP | 2486 rpm |
4 | Braxton Shaffer | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 2368 rpm |
5 | Jake Busson | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | SS | 2181 rpm |
6 | Ryan Ohm | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 2166 rpm |
7 | Daiten Schmidt | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 2148 rpm |
8 | Ian Culver | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 2138 rpm |
9 | Hunter Frost | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 2105 rpm |
10 | Zach Bates | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | LHP | 1962 rpm |
11 | James Jefferson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | 1912 rpm |
12 | Easton Johnson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | 1855 rpm |
13 | Anthony Steinhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | LHP | 1657 rpm |
Average Induced Vertical Movement
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Josh Kirchhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 18.4 in |
2 | Ian Culver | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 16.0 in |
3 | Jake Busson | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | SS | 15.9 in |
4 | Zach Bates | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | LHP | 14.6 in |
5 | Hunter Frost | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 12.6 in |
6 | Daiten Schmidt | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 11.2 in |
7 | Jordan La Tour | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 10.9 in |
8 | Anthony Steinhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | LHP | 10.8 in |
9 | Braxton Shaffer | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 10.0 in |
10 | Ryan Ohm | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 9.6 in |
11 | James Jefferson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | 9.5 in |
12 | Isaiah Byrkeland | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | LHP | 9.2 in |
13 | Easton Johnson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | 7.6 in |
Average Horizontal Movement
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | James Jefferson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | 15.7 |
2 | Ryan Ohm | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 15.3 |
3 | Hunter Frost | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 15.1 |
4 | Isaiah Byrkeland | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | LHP | -14.5 |
5 | Jordan La Tour | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 13.7 |
6 | Jake Busson | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | SS | 11.4 |
7 | Braxton Shaffer | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 11.4 |
8 | Anthony Steinhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | LHP | -10.9 |
9 | Ian Culver | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 9.2 |
10 | Josh Kirchhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 9.1 |
11 | Daiten Schmidt | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 8.6 |
12 | Easton Johnson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | 8.2 |
13 | Zach Bates | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | LHP | -6.5 |
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.”
Max Spin Score
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Score (max) |
1 | Jordan La Tour | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 28 |
2 | Isaiah Byrkeland | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | LHP | 28 |
3 | Josh Kirchhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 28 |
4 | Braxton Shaffer | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 27 |
5 | Jake Busson | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | SS | 26 |
6 | Daiten Schmidt | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 25 |
7 | Ryan Ohm | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 25 |
8 | Hunter Frost | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 24 |
9 | Ian Culver | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 24 |
10 | Zach Bates | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | LHP | 23 |
11 | Easton Johnson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | 22 |
12 | James Jefferson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | 22 |
13 | Anthony Steinhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | LHP | 21 |
CURVEBALL STATS
Peak Spin Rate
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Josh Kirchhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 2877 rpm |
2 | Ian Culver | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 2630 rpm |
3 | Zach Bates | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | LHP | 2432 rpm |
Average Spin Rate
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Josh Kirchhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 2705 rpm |
2 | Ian Culver | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 2594 rpm |
3 | Zach Bates | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | LHP | 2361 rpm |
Average Induced Vertical Break
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Josh Kirchhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | -8.0 in |
2 | Ian Culver | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | -5.5 in |
3 | Zach Bates | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | LHP | -5.4 in |
Average Horizontal Break
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Zach Bates | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | LHP | 14.3 |
2 | Josh Kirchhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | -10.0 |
3 | Ian Culver | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | -4.1 |
Max Spin Score
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Score (max) |
1 | Josh Kirchhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 35 |
2 | Ian Culver | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 34 |
3 | Zach Bates | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | LHP | 32 |
SLIDER STATS
Peak Spin Rate
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Isaiah Byrkeland | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | LHP | 3167 rpm |
2 | Josh Kirchhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 2825 rpm |
3 | Ian Culver | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 2535 rpm |
4 | Jordan La Tour | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 2519 rpm |
5 | Hunter Frost | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 2501 rpm |
6 | Braxton Shaffer | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 2413 rpm |
7 | Jake Busson | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | SS | 2400 rpm |
8 | Ryan Ohm | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 2306 rpm |
9 | Daiten Schmidt | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 2158 rpm |
10 | Anthony Steinhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | LHP | 2002 rpm |
11 | James Jefferson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | 1997 rpm |
12 | Easton Johnson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | 1959 rpm |
Average Spin Rate
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Isaiah Byrkeland | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | LHP | 2881 |
2 | Josh Kirchhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 2689 |
3 | Ian Culver | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 2466 |
4 | Hunter Frost | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 2447 |
5 | Jordan La Tour | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 2427 |
6 | Jake Busson | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | SS | 2338 |
7 | Braxton Shaffer | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 2313 |
8 | Ryan Ohm | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 2158 |
9 | Daiten Schmidt | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 2112 |
10 | James Jefferson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | 1922 |
11 | Easton Johnson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | 1878 |
12 | Anthony Steinhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | LHP | 1871 |
Average Induced Vertical Break
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Daiten Schmidt | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 6.1 in |
2 | Jordan La Tour | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 5.8 in |
3 | Anthony Steinhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | LHP | 5.7 in |
4 | Ryan Ohm | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | -4.8 in |
5 | Jake Busson | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | SS | 4.5 in |
6 | Easton Johnson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | -4.1 in |
7 | Braxton Shaffer | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | -3.3 in |
8 | Hunter Frost | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | -2.8 in |
9 | Isaiah Byrkeland | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | LHP | 2.5 in |
10 | James Jefferson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | -2.1 in |
11 | Josh Kirchhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | -0.7 in |
12 | Ian Culver | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | -0.1 in |
Average Horizontal Break
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Isaiah Byrkeland | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | LHP | 16.1 |
2 | Ryan Ohm | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | -13.6 |
3 | James Jefferson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | -10.1 |
4 | Ian Culver | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | -10.0 |
5 | Josh Kirchhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | -9.7 |
6 | Easton Johnson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | -6.1 |
7 | Hunter Frost | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | -5.2 |
8 | Braxton Shaffer | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | -4.9 |
9 | Jordan La Tour | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 4.5 |
10 | Daiten Schmidt | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | -3.1 |
11 | Anthony Steinhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | LHP | -2.7 |
12 | Jake Busson | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | SS | -0.7 |
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Score (max) |
1 | Isaiah Byrkeland | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | LHP | 42 |
2 | Josh Kirchhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 35 |
3 | Ian Culver | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 33 |
4 | Hunter Frost | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 31 |
5 | Braxton Shaffer | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 31 |
6 | Ryan Ohm | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 31 |
7 | Jake Busson | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | SS | 30 |
8 | Jordan La Tour | Iowa Central CC | 2023 | RHP | 29 |
9 | Easton Johnson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | 26 |
10 | Anthony Steinhoff | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | LHP | 26 |
11 | Daiten Schmidt | Iowa Central CC | 2022 | RHP | 26 |
12 | James Jefferson | Iowa Central CC | 2021 | RHP | 25 |