Summer Leaderboard: 2024 Trackman Leaders
September 14, 2022
The 2022 Summer Circuit is in the books and Fall season is just getting started. At Prep Baseball Report, we offer a wide variety of tech deliverables that help college coaches evaluate players on an analytic level. At each showcase, hitters receive data from Trackman and Blast during their batting practice session. Pitchers receive Trackman data as well as Pro Play AI during their bullpen or live game outing. All position players receive running and jumping data from Swift Performance. Our goal is to give players an ability to stand out other than the average eye test.
With the summer in the past, we will start to look at what players stood out this summer with their analytics. We will break down each grad class with leaders in different Trackman, Blast, and Swift metrics. Today we will break down Trackman leaders from the 2024 class with insights on each category.
MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Noah Franco | FL | IMG Academy | 2024 | OF | 91.4 mph |
2 | Kaiden Lopez | FL | Oviedo | 2024 | OF | 90.5 mph |
3 | Mekai Griffin | FL | Trinity Catholic | 2024 | RHP | 89.4 mph |
4 | Andreas Alvarez | FL | Northside Christian | 2024 | RHP | 89.1 mph |
5 | Robert Mitchell | FL | Oviedo | 2024 | RHP | 88.2 mph |
6 | Cayden Hessemyer | FL | Steinbrenner | 2024 | SS | 88.1 mph |
7 | David Martin | FL | Bolles | 2024 | RHP | 88.0 mph |
8 | Aidan King | FL | Bishop Snyder | 2024 | RHP | 87.6 mph |
9 | Seth Patterson | FL | GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH | 2024 | RHP | 87.0 mph |
10 | Dillon Smalley | FL | Winter Park | 2024 | RHP | 85.4 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Jackson Leggett-Walford | FL | Palm Harbor University | 2024 | LHP | 2484 rpm |
2 | David Martin | FL | Bolles | 2024 | RHP | 2437 rpm |
3 | Cayden Hessemyer | FL | Steinbrenner | 2024 | SS | 2410 rpm |
4 | Kendall Hoffman | FL | Seminole | 2024 | RHP | 2387 rpm |
5 | Aaron Vetter | FL | Calvary Christian Academy | 2024 | SS | 2344 rpm |
6 | Robert Mitchell | FL | Oviedo | 2024 | RHP | 2321 rpm |
7 | Andreas Alvarez | FL | Northside Christian | 2024 | RHP | 2310 rpm |
8 | Carson VanSweden | FL | Northside Christan | 2024 | LHP | 2308 rpm |
9 | Seth Patterson | FL | GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH | 2024 | RHP | 2280 rpm |
10 | Kaden Foran | FL | Calvary Christian Academy | 2024 | RHP | 2268 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 INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Ethan Koller | FL | Mount Dora Christian Academy | 2024 | 2B | 22.1 in |
2 | Austin Middleton | FL | Buchholz | 2024 | OF | 21.0 in |
3 | Jackson Leggett-Walford | FL | Palm Harbor University | 2024 | LHP | 20.4 in |
4 | Carson VanSweden | FL | Northside Christan | 2024 | LHP | 19.7 in |
5 | Christian Esposito | FL | Western | 2024 | RHP | 19.6 in |
6 | Alex Rodriguez | FL | Stoneman Douglas | 2024 | OF | 19.6 in |
7 | Tommy Brice | FL | Bolles | 2024 | SS | 19.4 in |
8 | Anthony Arroyo | FL | Wharton | 2024 | LHP | 19.4 in |
9 | Devan Heimbach | FL | University highschool | 2024 | RHP | 19.1 in |
10 | Robert Mitchell | FL | Oviedo | 2024 | RHP | 18.7 in |
Induced Vertical Break: Outlinged on TrackMan's own website: "Distance between the height at which the ball crosses home plate and the height at which it would have crossed if it travelled in a straight line from release and were affected by gravity, reported in inches or centimeters."
AVERAGE FASTBALL HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Liam Furey | FL | Olympia | 2024 | RHP | 16.5 |
2 | Matthew Nguyen | FL | St. Petersburg Catholic | 2024 | 1B | -16.2 |
3 | Seth Patterson | FL | GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH | 2024 | RHP | 16.1 |
4 | Noah Franco | FL | IMG Academy | 2024 | OF | -14.9 |
5 | Carlos Mendez | FL | Pembroke Pines Charter | 2024 | 1B | 14.6 |
6 | Aaron Vetter | FL | Calvary Christian Academy | 2024 | SS | 14.3 |
7 | Dane Rossi | FL | American Heritage Delray | 2024 | LHP | -14.1 |
8 | Jackson Leggett-Walford | FL | Palm Harbor University | 2024 | LHP | -14.0 |
9 | Atticus Huffstutler | FL | Lakewood | 2024 | C | 13.3 |
10 | Isaac Padilla | FL | Lake Brantley | 2024 | 3B | 13.0 |
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 | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Robert Mitchell | FL | Oviedo | 2024 | RHP | 2620 |
2 | Aidan King | FL | Bishop Snyder | 2024 | RHP | 2451 |
3 | Dillon Smalley | FL | Winter Park | 2024 | RHP | 2190 |
4 | Alan Lamazares | FL | Monsignor Pace | 2024 | RHP | 2115 |
5 | Seth Patterson | FL | GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH | 2024 | RHP | 2089 |
6 | Cayden Hessemyer | FL | Steinbrenner | 2024 | SS | 2045 |
7 | Carlos Mendez | FL | Pembroke Pines Charter | 2024 | 1B | 1945 |
8 | Austin Middleton | FL | Buchholz | 2024 | OF | 1902 |
9 | Isaac Padilla | FL | Lake Brantley | 2024 | 3B | 1880 |
10 | Noah Franco | FL | IMG Academy | 2024 | OF | 1689 |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Robert Mitchell | FL | Oviedo | 2024 | RHP | 2605 rpm |
2 | Kaden Foran | FL | Calvary Christian Academy | 2024 | RHP | 2595 rpm |
3 | Dane Rossi | FL | American Heritage Delray | 2024 | LHP | 2498 rpm |
4 | Andreas Alvarez | FL | Northside Christian | 2024 | RHP | 2479 rpm |
5 | Kendall Hoffman | FL | Seminole | 2024 | RHP | 2420 rpm |
6 | Mekai Griffin | FL | Trinity Catholic | 2024 | RHP | 2290 rpm |
7 | Aidan Forrest | FL | IMG Academy | 2024 | 3B | 2218 rpm |
8 | Beny Bikar Jr. | FL | Sebring | 2024 | SS | 2189 rpm |
9 | Kaiden Lopez | FL | Oviedo | 2024 | OF | 2180 rpm |
10 | Carson VanSweden | FL | Northside Christan | 2024 | LHP | 2152 rpm |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Dane Rossi | FL | American Heritage Delray | 2024 | LHP | -18.7 |
2 | Liam Furey | FL | Olympia | 2024 | RHP | 17.6 |
3 | Noah Franco | FL | IMG Academy | 2024 | OF | -17.2 |
4 | Carlos Mendez | FL | Pembroke Pines Charter | 2024 | 1B | 16.7 |
5 | Will McDonald | FL | Lawton Chiles | 2024 | OF | -15.5 |
6 | Kaiden Lopez | FL | Oviedo | 2024 | OF | 14.4 |
7 | Aidan King | FL | Bishop Snyder | 2024 | RHP | 13.7 |
8 | Robert Mitchell | FL | Oviedo | 2024 | RHP | 13.5 |
9 | Andreas Alvarez | FL | Northside Christian | 2024 | RHP | 13.4 |
10 | Alan Lamazares | FL | Monsignor Pace | 2024 | RHP | 13.0 |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Andre Modugno | FL | IMG Academy | 2024 | 3B | 94.0 mph |
2 | Rocco DeMarinis | FL | Plant | 2024 | 1B | 92.1 mph |
3 | Jackson LaLima | FL | IMG Academy | 2024 | SS | 90.9 mph |
4 | Anthony Serra | FL | FLVS | 2024 | OF | 88.8 mph |
5 | David Ruesca | FL | ESB Academy | 2024 | 1B | 87.8 mph |
6 | Joshua Hanson | FL | IMG Academy | 2024 | OF | 86.8 mph |
7 | Kaiden Lopez | FL | Oviedo | 2024 | OF | 86.8 mph |
8 | Jon Embury | FL | Venice | 2024 | C | 86.6 mph |
9 | Nick Rubino | CT | Choate Rosemary Hall | 2024 | SS | 86.5 mph |
10 | Will McDonald | FL | Lawton Chiles | 2024 | OF | 86.5 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 | Andre Modugno | FL | IMG Academy | 2024 | 3B | 103.9 mph |
2 | Jackson LaLima | FL | IMG Academy | 2024 | SS | 99.2 mph |
3 | Rocco DeMarinis | FL | Plant | 2024 | 1B | 98.5 mph |
4 | Zane Pestalozzi | FL | Jesuit | 2024 | OF | 97.5 mph |
5 | Kaiden Lopez | FL | Oviedo | 2024 | OF | 96.6 mph |
6 | Anthony Serra | FL | FLVS | 2024 | OF | 96.4 mph |
7 | Noah Franco | FL | IMG Academy | 2024 | OF | 96.1 mph |
8 | Marc Hersh | FL | A3 Academy | 2024 | C | 95.7 mph |
9 | David Ruesca | FL | ESB Academy | 2024 | 1B | 95.7 mph |
10 | Nick Rubino | CT | Choate Rosemary Hall | 2024 | SS | 95.3 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Andre Modugno | FL | IMG Academy | 2024 | 3B | 387 ft |
2 | Jackson LaLima | FL | IMG Academy | 2024 | SS | 380 ft |
3 | Nick Rubino | CT | Choate Rosemary Hall | 2024 | SS | 374 ft |
4 | Noah Franco | FL | IMG Academy | 2024 | OF | 371 ft |
5 | Marc Hersh | FL | A3 Academy | 2024 | C | 369 ft |
6 | Rocco DeMarinis | FL | Plant | 2024 | 1B | 368 ft |
7 | Andreas Alvarez | FL | Northside Christian | 2024 | RHP | 367 ft |
8 | Kaiden Lopez | FL | Oviedo | 2024 | OF | 364 ft |
9 | Anthony Serra | FL | FLVS | 2024 | OF | 362 ft |
10 | David Ruesca | FL | ESB Academy | 2024 | 1B | 357 ft |
*These leaders are from summer events in Florida only. Future Games, Junior Future Games, and Southeast Senior Games are not included.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
2022 Senior State Games (Invite-Only) | FL | 09/24 | Jackie Robinson Ballpark |
Gulf Coast Open | FL | 09/24 | MGM Park - Biloxi, MS |
2022 Sophomore State Games (Invite-Only) | FL | 10/08 | Jackie Robinson Ballpark |
2022 Junior State Games (Invite-Only) | FL | 10/15 | Jackie Robinson Ballpark |
2022 Rising Stars State Games (Invite-Only) | FL | 10/29 | Jackie Robinson Ballpark |
2022 PBR Florida Holiday Classic | FL | 12/17 | Sanford Memorial Stadium |