Top Prospect Games (Upperclass): Trackman Files
June 16, 2023
OXFORD, AL - The Top Prospect Games (Upperclass) was held on Tuesday, June 13th at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, AL. This event was an invite-only event that consisted of some of the top prospects from the 2024 and 2025 classes. These players went through a pro-style workout and took batting practice using Trackman and Blast Motion to record hitting metrics. Pitchers were able to throw in simulated outings facing hitters during gameplay and were able to get numbers and metrics off of our Trackman unit, such as pitch velocity, spin rate, horizontal & vertical movement & much more. There were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing on Tuesday.
Continuing off our post-event coverage for this event, we take a look back at some of the leaders from each statistical category recorded on the Trackman B1 unit. Please continue to check back over the next week, as we will release individual scouting reports on each player present at the event.
View entire event stats HERE.
MAX FASTBALL & AVERAGE SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Brendan Conner | AL | Corner | 2024 | RHP | 90.3 mph |
2 | Austin Uptain | AL | Athens | 2024 | RHP | 88.7 mph |
3 | Brady Wilson | AL | DECATUR HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 88.7 mph |
4 | Jack Doyle | AL | Madison Academy | 2025 | RHP | 87.1 mph |
5 | Tyler Johnson | AL | Wetumpka | 2025 | 3B | 86.7 mph |
6 | Charlie Cassingham | AL | Virgil Grissom High School | 2025 | SS | 86.5 mph |
7 | Logan Fitzgerald | AL | Gardendale | 2024 | LHP | 84.8 mph |
8 | Andy Purvis | AL | UMS-WRIGHT PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 84.6 mph |
9 | Luke Holbrook | AL | WHITESBURG CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 84.1 mph |
^ | Jake Thornton | AL | Madison County | 2024 | RHP | 84.1 mph |
10 | Blake Sewell | AL | Donoho | 2024 | 3B | 83.9 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Austin Uptain | AL | Athens | 2024 | RHP | 2358 rpm |
2 | Dylan Rainey | AL | Westbrook Christian | 2025 | RHP | 2336 rpm |
3 | Charlie Cassingham | AL | Virgil Grissom High School | 2025 | SS | 2324 rpm |
4 | Memphis Scott | AL | Madison County | 2025 | 3B | 2262 rpm |
5 | Will Greenwood | AL | Jacksonville | 2024 | RHP | 2259 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 | Brady Wilson | AL | DECATUR HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 19.8 |
2 | Memphis Scott | AL | Madison County | 2025 | 3B | 17.2 |
3 | Garrett Blacklock | AL | Virgil Grissom High School | 2025 | 1B | 16.5 |
4 | Austin Uptain | AL | Athens | 2024 | RHP | 14.6 |
5 | Mason Truesdale | AL | Billingsley | 2025 | RHP | 14.6 |
6 | Andy Purvis | AL | UMS-WRIGHT PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 14.2 |
7 | Joshua Burrell Jr | AL | Virgil Grissom | 2025 | SS | 13.8 |
8 | Jack Doyle | AL | Madison Academy | 2025 | RHP | 13.7 |
9 | Logan Fitzgerald | AL | Gardendale | 2024 | LHP | -13.4 |
10 | Bennett Reeves | AL | Etowah High School | 2025 | RHP | 13.3 |
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 CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Tyler Pierce | AL | Boaz | 2025 | RHP | 2428 rpm |
2 | Austin Uptain | AL | Athens | 2024 | RHP | 2322 rpm |
3 | Dylan Rainey | AL | Westbrook Christian | 2025 | RHP | 2317 rpm |
4 | Riley Schutte | AL | New Hope | 2024 | LHP | 2294 rpm |
5 | Steven Cavaco | AL | Huntsville High School | 2025 | 1B | 2287 rpm |
6 | Memphis Scott | AL | Madison County | 2025 | 3B | 2238 rpm |
7 | Jack Doyle | AL | Madison Academy | 2025 | RHP | 2211 rpm |
8 | Will Greenwood | AL | Jacksonville | 2024 | RHP | 2184 rpm |
9 | Jack Shaw | AL | Bob Jones | 2025 | RHP | 2153 rpm |
10 | Levi Pinder | AL | GLENWOOD SCHOOL | 2025 | 3B | 2149 rpm |
Spin Rate: The metric calculates how fast the ball is spinning as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, reported in the number of times the pitched ball would spin per minute (“revolutions per minute” or “rpm”).
AVERAGE Slider SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Charlie Cassingham | AL | Virgil Grissom High School | 2025 | SS | 2756 |
2 | Dylan Rainey | AL | Westbrook Christian | 2025 | RHP | 2456 |
3 | Brendan Conner | AL | Corner | 2024 | RHP | 2386 |
4 | Brady Wilson | AL | DECATUR HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 2320 |
5 | Jack McKay | AL | Lee Scott Academy | 2024 | RHP | 2141 |
Spin Rate: The metric calculates how fast the ball is spinning as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, reported in the number of times the pitched ball would spin per minute (“revolutions per minute” or “rpm”).
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Tanner Hermesch | AL | Bob Jones High School | 2025 | RHP | 21.8 |
2 | Charlie Cassingham | AL | Virgil Grissom High School | 2025 | SS | 19.4 |
3 | Memphis Scott | AL | Madison County | 2025 | 3B | 18.7 |
4 | Joshua Burrell Jr | AL | Virgil Grissom | 2025 | SS | 18.2 |
5 | Jack Doyle | AL | Madison Academy | 2025 | RHP | 18.0 |
6 | Garrett Blacklock | AL | Virgil Grissom High School | 2025 | 1B | 17.8 |
7 | Jake Thornton | AL | Madison County | 2024 | RHP | 14.3 |
8 | Brady Wilson | AL | DECATUR HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 13.2 |
9 | Jack McKay | AL | Lee Scott Academy | 2024 | RHP | 11.3 |
10 | Steven Cavaco | AL | Huntsville High School | 2025 | 1B | -10.6 |
Horizontal Break: This metric measures the distance, 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.
PEAK EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Brendan Conner | AL | Corner | 2024 | RHP | 101.9 mph |
2 | William Tonsmeire | AL | Vestavia Hills | 2025 | OF | 99.6 mph |
3 | Trey Greenwell | AL | Decatur | 2025 | OF | 98.2 mph |
4 | Edward Mcleod Jr. | AL | st. pauls episcopal | 2025 | 3B | 97.9 mph |
5 | Sean Lapinskes | AL | WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN ACAD - LOWER SCHOOL CAMPUS | 2024 | 3B | 97.7 mph |
6 | Braden Fox | AL | Auburn | 2024 | OF | 97.6 mph |
7 | Levi Pinder | AL | GLENWOOD SCHOOL | 2025 | 3B | 97.0 mph |
8 | James Tapley | AL | Oxford | 2025 | 3B | 96.8 mph |
9 | Myles Davis | AL | Saraland | 2025 | C | 96.4 mph |
10 | Alexander Bennett | AL | Mobile Christian | 2024 | OF | 96.0 mph |
11 | Ethan Crook | AL | Thompson | 2024 | C | 95.9 mph |
12 | Steven Cavaco | AL | Huntsville High School | 2025 | 1B | 95.2 mph |
13 | Tee Foster | AL | MADISON ACADEMY | 2025 | SS | 95.0 mph |
14 | Eli Long | AL | Lawrence County | 2024 | 1B | 94.7 mph |
15 | James Graphos | AL | Mountain Brook | 2024 | SS | 94.6 mph |
Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | William Tonsmeire | AL | Vestavia Hills | 2025 | OF | 393 ft |
2 | Braden Fox | AL | Auburn | 2024 | OF | 384 ft |
3 | Brendan Conner | AL | Corner | 2024 | RHP | 374 ft |
4 | Corbin Driskell | AL | Southside | 2025 | C | 370 ft |
5 | James Graphos | AL | Mountain Brook | 2024 | SS | 364 ft |
6 | Alexander Bennett | AL | Mobile Christian | 2024 | OF | 359 ft |
7 | Tyler Johnson | AL | Wetumpka | 2025 | 3B | 357 ft |
8 | Tee Foster | AL | MADISON ACADEMY | 2025 | SS | 357 ft |
9 | Noah Blackburn | AL | Mobile Christian | 2025 | C | 356 ft |
10 | Luke Holbrook | AL | WHITESBURG CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 356 ft |
11 | Eli Long | AL | Lawrence County | 2024 | 1B | 355 ft |
12 | James Tapley | AL | Oxford | 2025 | 3B | 355 ft |
13 | Myles Davis | AL | Saraland | 2025 | C | 354 ft |
14 | Sean Lapinskes | AL | WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN ACAD - LOWER SCHOOL CAMPUS | 2024 | 3B | 354 ft |
15 | Trey Greenwell | AL | Decatur | 2025 | OF | 352 ft |
Distance: This metric measures the estimated “carry flat” distance, measured in feet, meaning the distance that the ball travels before it lands, or would have landed if it were not caught or obstructed.
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