TrackMan Leaders: NCBA Golden Spikes Pitchers
June 22, 2023
On Saturday June 3rd PBR or North Carolina was on hand at Charlotte Latin for a Scout Day with the On Deck O’s, NCBA Golden Spikes and Carolina Prospects. The Scout Day featured players from the 2024-2026 Grad Classes.
The day began with players going through a rotation that involved running a laser timed 60 and taking batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After batting practice, position players went through a defensive evaluation. The scout day concluded with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman gathering information on each pitch.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days.
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Trackman Hitting Leaders
FASTBALL STATS
Peak Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Rylan Souther
NC
Ragsdale
2024
RHP
83.0 mph
2
JD Mace
NC
BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
82.5 mph
3
Trevor Water
NC
Greensboro Day
2025
OF
79.4 mph
4
Barrett LaFrance
NC
Grimsley
2026
RHP
77.4 mph
Average Effective Velocity
Effective velocity is taking into account the velocity of each pitch, its 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
JD Mace
NC
BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
84.9 mph
2
Rylan Souther
NC
Ragsdale
2024
RHP
82.7 mph
3
Trevor Water
NC
Greensboro Day
2025
OF
78.0 mph
4
Barrett LaFrance
NC
Grimsley
2026
RHP
77.7 mph
Peak Spin Rate
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Rylan Souther
NC
Ragsdale
2024
RHP
2375 rpm
2
JD Mace
NC
BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
2178 rpm
3
Barrett LaFrance
NC
Grimsley
2026
RHP
2087 rpm
4
Trevor Water
NC
Greensboro Day
2025
OF
1720 rpm
Average Spin Rate
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Rylan Souther
NC
Ragsdale
2024
RHP
2218 rpm
2
JD Mace
NC
BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
2094 rpm
3
Barrett LaFrance
NC
Grimsley
2026
RHP
1956 rpm
4
Trevor Water
NC
Greensboro Day
2025
OF
1430 rpm
Average Induced Vertical Movement
Induced vertical movement tracks how the ball rides through the zone, or sinks through the zone. For the purpose of this board we are tracking which fastballs showed the most ride, typically leading to more swing and miss opportunities
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
IVB (avg)
1
Rylan Souther
NC
Ragsdale
2024
RHP
15.8 in
2
JD Mace
NC
BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
13.4 in
3
Barrett LaFrance
NC
Grimsley
2026
RHP
12.0 in
4
Trevor Water
NC
Greensboro Day
2025
OF
11.6 in
Average Horizontal Movement
Horizontal movement is often referred to as run. This measurement does not distinguish between early and late movement, just the overall amount the ball tracks to the arm side out of the hand.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Rylan Souther
NC
Ragsdale
2024
RHP
-10.5
2
JD Mace
NC
BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
-8.1
3
Trevor Water
NC
Greensboro Day
2025
OF
7.9
4
Barrett LaFrance
NC
Grimsley
2026
RHP
-3.0
Peak Spin Score
The Spin Score is a measurement linking velocity and spin. It is calculated by dividing the spin rate by the velocity of each pitch.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Score (max)
1
Rylan Souther
NC
Ragsdale
2024
RHP
28
2
Barrett LaFrance
NC
Grimsley
2026
RHP
26
3
JD Mace
NC
BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
26
4
Trevor Water
NC
Greensboro Day
2025
OF
21
CURVEBALL STATS
Peak Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Rylan Souther
NC
Ragsdale
2024
RHP
68.9 mph
2
Trevor Water
NC
Greensboro Day
2025
OF
66.8 mph
3
JD Mace
NC
BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
66.6 mph
4
Barrett LaFrance
NC
Grimsley
2026
RHP
61.4 mph
Peak Spin Rate
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Rylan Souther
NC
Ragsdale
2024
RHP
2226 rpm
2
JD Mace
NC
BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
2184 rpm
3
Trevor Water
NC
Greensboro Day
2025
OF
1961 rpm
4
Barrett LaFrance
NC
Grimsley
2026
RHP
1863 rpm
Average Spin Rate
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Rylan Souther
NC
Ragsdale
2024
RHP
2191 rpm
2
JD Mace
NC
BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
2094 rpm
3
Trevor Water
NC
Greensboro Day
2025
OF
1826 rpm
4
Barrett LaFrance
NC
Grimsley
2026
RHP
1717 rpm
Average Induced Vertical Movement
This is a measurement of how much the ball drops from its original position and trajectory. It does not measure how late the movement happens. This can be referred to as depth on a breaking ball.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
IVB (avg)
1
JD Mace
NC
BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
-13.8 in
2
Rylan Souther
NC
Ragsdale
2024
RHP
-8.1 in
3
Trevor Water
NC
Greensboro Day
2025
OF
-2.5 in
4
Barrett LaFrance
NC
Grimsley
2026
RHP
-2.1 in
Average Horizontal Movement
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Rylan Souther
NC
Ragsdale
2024
RHP
-10.5
2
JD Mace
NC
BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
-8.1
3
Trevor Water
NC
Greensboro Day
2025
OF
7.9
4
Barrett LaFrance
NC
Grimsley
2026
RHP
-3.0
Peak Spin Score
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Score (max)
1
JD Mace
NC
BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
33
2
Rylan Souther
NC
Ragsdale
2024
RHP
33
3
Barrett LaFrance
NC
Grimsley
2026
RHP
30
4
Trevor Water
NC
Greensboro Day
2025
OF
29
SLIDER STATS
Peak Velocity
Peak Spin Rate
Average Spin Rate
Average Induced Vertical Movement
Average Horizontal Movement
Peak Spin Score
CHANGEUP STATS
Peak Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
JD Mace
NC
BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
74.4 mph
2
Rylan Souther
NC
Ragsdale
2024
RHP
72.3 mph
3
Trevor Water
NC
Greensboro Day
2025
OF
71.6 mph
4
Barrett LaFrance
NC
Grimsley
2026
RHP
62.1 mph
Average Induced Vertical Movement
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
IVB (avg)
1
Trevor Water
NC
Greensboro Day
2025
OF
12.1 in
2
JD Mace
NC
BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
9.9 in
3
Rylan Souther
NC
Ragsdale
2024
RHP
8.2 in
4
Barrett LaFrance
NC
Grimsley
2026
RHP
6.0 in
Average Horizontal Movement
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
JD Mace
NC
BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
10.1
2
Rylan Souther
NC
Ragsdale
2024
RHP
8.1
3
Barrett LaFrance
NC
Grimsley
2026
RHP
-4.6
4
Trevor Water
NC
Greensboro Day
2025
OF
-1.9