Trackman Reports: TPG 2
July 28, 2020
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On July 14th PBR VA/DC Staff held a Top Prospect Games II event at Bank of The James Stadium, home of the Lynchburg Hillcats, that featured some of the best talent in the area. In this post event analysis we go inside the Trackman data from the on field BP and live outings by pitchers during the event and break down the leaders in some key categories.
Top Fastball Velocity
Name | School | Class | Top Velocity |
Brock Duff | Liberty Christian | 2021 | 85.55 |
Aaron Lautenschlager | Loudoun Valley | 2021 | 83.54 |
Jakob Foster | Patriot | 2023 | 82.87 |
Robert Boykin | St. Christopher's | 2021 | 82.61 |
Joe Gomez | Fluvanna County | 2023 | 81.24 |
Top Fastball Spin Rate
The average spin rate on a Major League fastball is 2250-2350 RPMs. MLB fastballs with high spin tend to be thrown up in the zone because they appear to rise to hitters, causing the hitter to swing under them. Heavy sink fastballs have spin rates below 1800 and are thrown down in the zone to take advantage of that.
Name | School | Class | Top FB Spin Rate |
Joe Gomez | Fluvanna County | 2023 | 2356 |
Aaron Lautenschlager | Loudoun Valley | 2021 | 2275 |
Jakob Foster | Patriot | 2023 | 2242 |
Brock Duff | Liberty Christian | 2021 | 2202 |
Ethan Ketron | Abingdon | 2022 | 2202 |
Top Breaking Ball Spin Rate
The average spin rate on a Major League curveball is 2500-2600 RPMs and a slider is 2400-2500 RPM. Elite MLB breaking balls spin at over 3000 RPMs.
Name | School | Class | Top CB Spin Rate |
Joe Gomez | Fluvanna County | 2023 | 2713 |
Aaron Lautenschlager | Loudoun Valley | 2021 | 2413 |
Ethan Ketron | Abingdon | 2022 | 2092 |
Jakob Foster | Patriot | 2023 | 2060 |
Luke Craddock | Highland | 2024 | 1973 |
Top Live Exit Velocity
Hitters exit velocities were measured during their BP round, these are the top exit velocities measured off the bat.
Name | School | Class | Position | Top Velocity |
Ethan Ott | Greenbrier Christian | 2021 | 1B | 101.13 |
Patrick Rakes | Miller School | 2023 | 1B/LHP | 94.30 |
Chase Sanford | Atlee | 2022 | OF | 92.65 |
Garrett Gartrell | Norfolk Christian | 2020 | OF | 92.16 |
Aaron Lautenschlager | Loudoun Valley | 2021 | SS/RHP | 90.60 |
Neo Klemish | Grafton | 2022 | OF | 90.56 |
Seth Buchanan | Lebanon | 2023 | SS | 89.95 |
Elijah Pinckney | Fredericksburg Christian | 2021 | SS | 89.93 |
Farthest Hit Ball
Trackman calculates the estimated distance that a batted ball will travel based on exit velocity and launch angle of each batted ball.
Name | School | Class | Position | Farthest Hit Ball (Feet) |
Ethan Ott | Greenbrier Christian | 2021 | 1B | 387 |
Ethan Ketron | Abingdon | 2022 | LHP/OF | 343 |
Aaron Lautenschlager | Loudoun Valley | 2021 | SS/RHP | 334 |
Micah Canterbury | Buffalo Gap | 2023 | C | 330 |
Patrick Rakes | Miller School | 2023 | 1B/LHP | 330 |
Chase Sanford | Atlee | 2022 | OF | 328 |
Gabe Sebastino | James River-Buchanan (Marymount) | 2021 | SS | 327 |
Jakob Foster | Patriot | 2023 | RHP/3B | 325 |