Rawlings Prospects Scout Day: TrackMan Pitching Leaders
August 18, 2021
PBR was on hand with the Rawlings Prospects for an organization scout day on Thursday August 5th, 2021. The scout day took place at Jim Perry Stadium on the campus of Campbell University.
The day started with catchers going through their defensive evaluation making throws to second base with cameras, stop watches, and radar guns collecting numbers. Pitchers followed by throwing a controlled bullpen of 15-20 pitches with Trackman gathering ball flight analytics. Position players then ran a laser timed 60 and took live batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. Then day concluded with outfielders and infielders going through a defensive evaluation.
Below we take a look at some of the statistical leaders during the scout day.
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By the Numbers
- 18 total players
- 2 players ran a sub-7 60 on the lasers
- 4 players ran a 7.13 or better 60-time on the lasers
- 3 infield arms reached 80 mph or higher
- 2 outfield arms topped at 82 mph or higher
- 77 mph was the top catcher arm velocity
- 2.03 was the best pop time recorded
- 4 hitters had an exit velocity of 90 mph or better
- 374 ft was the longest ball hit
- 86.33 mph was the top fastball
- 2324 rpm was the top fastball spin
- 2229 rpm was the top curveball spin
TrackMan Pitching Leaders
TRACKMAN LEADERS
Fastball Stats
Peak Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Wesley Driscoll | NC | Wakefield | 2023 | RHP | 86.3 mph |
2 | Chase Arrington | NC | North Raleigh Christian | 2023 | RHP | 84.8 mph |
3 | Adam Smith | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | SS | 82.1 mph |
4 | John Nelson McLamb | NC | Midway | 2024 | LHP | 80.5 mph |
5 | Brendan Chamberlain | NC | South Granville | 2024 | RHP | 80.0 mph |
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 | State | School | Class | Pos | Eff Velocity (avg) |
1 | Wesley Driscoll | NC | Wakefield | 2023 | RHP | 82.2 mph |
2 | Chase Arrington | NC | North Raleigh Christian | 2023 | RHP | 81.9 mph |
3 | Adam Smith | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | SS | 78.5 mph |
4 | Brendan Chamberlain | NC | South Granville | 2024 | RHP | 76.3 mph |
5 | Brooks Booth | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | LHP | 76.3 mph |
Peak Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Wesley Driscoll | NC | Wakefield | 2023 | RHP | 2324 rpm |
2 | Braden Matala | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | RHP | 2148 rpm |
3 | Chase Arrington | NC | North Raleigh Christian | 2023 | RHP | 2097 rpm |
4 | Adam Smith | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | SS | 2052 rpm |
5 | Caleb Ayers | NC | Franklin Academy | 2023 | RHP | 2011 rpm |
Average Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Wesley Driscoll | NC | Wakefield | 2023 | RHP | 2214 rpm |
2 | Chase Arrington | NC | North Raleigh Christian | 2023 | RHP | 2034 rpm |
3 | Adam Smith | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | SS | 2009 rpm |
4 | Braden Matala | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | RHP | 2003 rpm |
5 | Caleb Ayers | NC | Franklin Academy | 2023 | RHP | 1935 rpm |
Average Induced Vertical Movement
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Caleb Ayers | NC | Franklin Academy | 2023 | RHP | 20.9 in |
2 | Chase Arrington | NC | North Raleigh Christian | 2023 | RHP | 17.7 in |
3 | Braden Matala | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | RHP | 17.1 in |
4 | Brooks Booth | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | LHP | 16.7 in |
5 | Adam Smith | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | SS | 16.4 in |
Average Horizontal Movement
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Wesley Driscoll | NC | Wakefield | 2023 | RHP | 17.1 |
2 | John Nelson McLamb | NC | Midway | 2024 | LHP | -16.2 |
3 | Brendan Chamberlain | NC | South Granville | 2024 | RHP | 10.1 |
4 | Adam Smith | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | SS | 8.1 |
5 | Brooks Booth | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | LHP | -6.4 |
Curveball Stats
Peak Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Wesley Driscoll | NC | Wakefield | 2023 | RHP | 78.5 mph |
2 | Chase Arrington | NC | North Raleigh Christian | 2023 | RHP | 74.1 mph |
3 | John Nelson McLamb | NC | Midway | 2024 | LHP | 73.6 mph |
4 | Caleb Ayers | NC | Franklin Academy | 2023 | RHP | 69.6 mph |
5 | Adam Smith | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | SS | 68.1 mph |
Peak Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Wesley Driscoll | NC | Wakefield | 2023 | RHP | 2229 rpm |
2 | Adam Smith | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | SS | 2179 rpm |
3 | Caleb Ayers | NC | Franklin Academy | 2023 | RHP | 2147 rpm |
4 | Chase Arrington | NC | North Raleigh Christian | 2023 | RHP | 2018 rpm |
5 | Braden Matala | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | RHP | 2001 rpm |
Average Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Wesley Driscoll | NC | Wakefield | 2023 | RHP | 2173 rpm |
2 | Adam Smith | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | SS | 2105 rpm |
3 | Caleb Ayers | NC | Franklin Academy | 2023 | RHP | 2016 rpm |
4 | Chase Arrington | NC | North Raleigh Christian | 2023 | RHP | 1931 rpm |
5 | Braden Matala | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | RHP | 1893 rpm |
Average Induced Vertical Break
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Caleb Ayers | NC | Franklin Academy | 2023 | RHP | 20.9 in |
2 | Chase Arrington | NC | North Raleigh Christian | 2023 | RHP | 17.7 in |
3 | Braden Matala | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | RHP | 17.1 in |
4 | Brooks Booth | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | LHP | 16.7 in |
5 | Adam Smith | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | SS | 16.4 in |
Average Horizontal Break
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Brendan Chamberlain | NC | South Granville | 2024 | RHP | -14.0 |
2 | Brooks Booth | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | LHP | 10.4 |
3 | Samuel Bretherick | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | RHP | -8.7 |
4 | Chase Arrington | NC | North Raleigh Christian | 2023 | RHP | -6.7 |
5 | Wesley Driscoll | NC | Wakefield | 2023 | RHP | 5.1 |