TN Senior Games - TrackMan Files
October 27, 2021
On Saturday, October 23rd, the PBR Tennessee scouting staff hosted the Tennessee Senior Games Friendship Christian in Lebanon, TN. The event featured top uncommitted 2022 prospects from around the state.
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:
MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Luke Beam | TN | Westview | 2022 | RHP | 88.5 mph |
2 | Charlie Davis | TN | Henry County | 2022 | SS | 85.2 mph |
3 | Jack Newman | TN | Briarcrest | 2022 | LHP | 85.1 mph |
4 | Caden Blackford | TN | White House | 2022 | RHP | 84.7 mph |
5 | Grayson King | TN | Riverdale | 2022 | RHP | 83.9 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Grayson King | TN | Riverdale | 2022 | RHP | 2315 rpm |
2 | Caden Blackford | TN | White House | 2022 | RHP | 2312 rpm |
3 | Patrick Cantrell | TN | DeKalb County | 2022 | LHP | 2253 rpm |
4 | AJ Harris | TN | Northwest | 2022 | 3B | 2249 rpm |
5 | Perry Griffin | TN | Boyd Buchanan | 2022 | RHP | 2193 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 | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Zachary Faerber | TN | Clarksville | 2022 | LHP | -14.3 |
2 | Luke Beam | TN | Westview | 2022 | RHP | 13.2 |
3 | Kyler Oathout | TN | Pope John Paul II | 2022 | 2B | 12.7 |
4 | Perry Griffin | TN | Boyd Buchanan | 2022 | RHP | 11.8 |
5 | Patrick Cantrell | TN | DeKalb County | 2022 | LHP | -11.6 |
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 | Kyler Oathout | TN | Pope John Paul II | 2022 | 2B | 2797 |
2 | Grayson King | TN | Riverdale | 2022 | RHP | 2328 |
3 | Jon Payne | TN | Summit | 2022 | RHP | 2242 |
4 | Kadin Brandon | TN | Oakland | 2022 | RHP | 2152 |
5 | Dylan James | TN | Briarcrest Christian | 2022 | RHP | 2139 |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Bryce Fuller | TN | Lebanon | 2022 | LHP | 2348 rpm |
2 | Jack Newman | TN | Briarcrest | 2022 | LHP | 2282 rpm |
3 | Jon Payne | TN | Summit | 2022 | RHP | 2259 rpm |
4 | Dylan James | TN | Briarcrest Christian | 2022 | RHP | 2139 rpm |
5 | Kadin Brandon | TN | Oakland | 2022 | RHP | 2135 rpm |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Grayson King | TN | Riverdale | 2022 | RHP | 17.6 |
2 | Kyler Oathout | TN | Pope John Paul II | 2022 | 2B | 16.7 |
3 | Mason Raffauf | TN | Columbia Academy | 2022 | LHP | -16.5 |
4 | Dylan James | TN | Briarcrest Christian | 2022 | RHP | 15.3 |
5 | Kaleb Gupton | TN | Davidson Academy | 2022 | 1B | 12.7 |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Kaleb Gupton | TN | Davidson Academy | 2022 | 1B | 92.1 mph |
2 | Grant Morgan | TN | Independence | 2022 | C | 89.8 mph |
3 | Jacob Ralston | TN | Lipscomb Academy | 2022 | OF | 88.5 mph |
4 | Brody Melton | TN | Tullahoma | 2022 | 3B | 88.0 mph |
5 | Liam McFarlane | TN | Summit | 2022 | C | 87.6 mph |
6 | Robert Matano | TN | Stewart's Creek | 2022 | OF | 86.9 mph |
7 | Maxwell McHenry | TN | Oakland | 2022 | OF | 86.0 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 | Kaleb Gupton | TN | Davidson Academy | 2022 | 1B | 98.5 mph |
2 | Jacob Ralston | TN | Lipscomb Academy | 2022 | OF | 97.9 mph |
3 | Brody Melton | TN | Tullahoma | 2022 | 3B | 96.3 mph |
4 | Grant Morgan | TN | Independence | 2022 | C | 95.4 mph |
5 | Robert Matano | TN | Stewart's Creek | 2022 | OF | 94.9 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Jacob Ralston | TN | Lipscomb Academy | 2022 | OF | 372 ft |
2 | Liam McFarlane | TN | Summit | 2022 | C | 367 ft |
3 | Grant Morgan | TN | Independence | 2022 | C | 350 ft |
4 | Kaleb Gupton | TN | Davidson Academy | 2022 | 1B | 346 ft |
5 | Robert Matano | TN | Stewart's Creek | 2022 | OF | 343 ft |
6 | Brody Melton | TN | Tullahoma | 2022 | 3B | 342 ft |
7 | Kyler Oathout | TN | Pope John Paul II | 2022 | 2B | 330 ft |
8 | AJ Harris | TN | Northwest | 2022 | 3B | 328 ft |
Find all TrackMan stats from the event HERE
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