Prep Baseball Report

PBR IL Scout Day - Parkland JC: TrackMan Files


By Kevin Cronin
Illinois Staff

The Prep Baseball Report/Parkland JC Scout Day took place on Wednesday, September 2 on the campus of Parkland College in Champaign, IL. The prospects showcased their talents in front of the PBR scouting staff, as well as MLB Scouts. Yesterday we began our analysis of the event with a look at the Statistical Analysis.

Today, 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:

PITCHING

MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Velocity (max)
1 Mitch Mueller Parkland College 2020 RHP 93.0 mph
2 Tucker Shalley Parkland College 2020 RHP 92.1 mph
3 Alex Pipes Parkland College 2021 RHP 91.6 mph
4 Jack Snider Parkland College 2020 RHP 91.5 mph
5 Sam Myers Parkland College 2021 RHP 91.3 mph
6 Jay Schueler Parkland College 2019 RHP 90.7 mph
7 Matthew Haley Parkland College 2021 RHP 90.6 mph
8 Carter Monke Parkland College 2021 RHP 90.5 mph

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Jack Snider Parkland College 2020 RHP 2493 rpm
2 Jay Schueler Parkland College 2019 RHP 2488 rpm
3 Carter Monke Parkland College 2021 RHP 2451 rpm
4 Alex Pipes Parkland College 2021 RHP 2406 rpm
5 Sam Myers Parkland College 2021 RHP 2399 rpm
6 Nathan Righi Parkland College 2019 RHP 2394 rpm
7 Jack Young Parkland College 2020 RHP 2379 rpm
8 Mitch Mueller Parkland College 2020 RHP 2369 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 School HS Grad Year Pos HM (avg)
1 Alex Pipes Parkland College 2021 RHP 15.3
2 Tucker Shalley Parkland College 2020 RHP 15.0
3 Matthew Haley Parkland College 2021 RHP 14.4
4 Jack Young Parkland College 2020 RHP 13.0
5 Reece Rodabaugh Parkland College 2019 RHP 12.8

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 School HS Grad Year Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Alex Pipes Parkland College 2021 RHP 2686
2 Jack Snider Parkland College 2020 RHP 2612
3 Jay Schueler Parkland College 2019 RHP 2528
4 Carter Monke Parkland College 2021 RHP 2397
5 Reece Rodabaugh Parkland College 2019 RHP 2384
6 Nathan Righi Parkland College 2019 RHP 2353
7 Jack Young Parkland College 2020 RHP 2230

Average Curveball Spin Rate

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Jack Snider Parkland College 2020 RHP 2604 rpm
2 Jay Schueler Parkland College 2019 RHP 2468 rpm
3 Carter Monke Parkland College 2021 RHP 2359 rpm
4 Reece Rodabaugh Parkland College 2019 RHP 2334 rpm
5 Jack Young Parkland College 2020 RHP 2249 rpm

Average Changeup Horizontal Movement

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos HM (avg)
1 Sam Myers Parkland College 2021 RHP 21.4
2 Matthew Haley Parkland College 2021 RHP 18.6
3 Jack Snider Parkland College 2020 RHP 17.0
4 Alex Pipes Parkland College 2021 RHP 16.8
5 Nathan Righi Parkland College 2019 RHP 16.2

HITTING

Average Exit Velocity

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Keenan Taylor Parkland College 2020 3B 99.3 mph
2 Jackson Moffat Parkland College 2021 3B 97.7 mph
3 Jose Lara Parkland College 2020 OF 96.3 mph
4 Matthew Jones Parkland College 2019 3B 96.2 mph
5 Jackson Powell Parkland College 2020 1B 95.2 mph
6 Jimmy Rybarczyk Parkland College 2020 OF 94.3 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

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Nathan Waldridge Parkland College 2020 OF 104.3 mph
2 Jackson Powell Parkland College 2020 1B 103.6 mph
3 Keenan Taylor Parkland College 2020 3B 102.9 mph
4 Jackson Moffat Parkland College 2021 3B 102.8 mph
5 Jimmy Rybarczyk Parkland College 2020 OF 102.3 mph
6 Matthew Jones Parkland College 2019 3B 102.2 mph
7 Jose Lara Parkland College 2020 OF 102.2 mph
8 Jaron Ward Parkland College 2021 OF 100.0 mph

Peak Estimated Batted Distance

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Distance (max)
1 Jimmy Rybarczyk Parkland College 2020 OF 409 ft
2 Keenan Taylor Parkland College 2020 3B 406 ft
3 Jackson Powell Parkland College 2020 1B 401 ft
4 Jackson Moffat Parkland College 2021 3B 391 ft
5 Jaron Ward Parkland College 2021 OF 391 ft
6 Matthew Jones Parkland College 2019 3B 382 ft
7 Cole Evans Parkland College 2019 OF 379 ft
8 Jose Lara Parkland College 2020 OF 376 ft

For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.

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