Trosky Texas Scout Day - TrackMan Files
November 2, 2021
On Sunday, October 31st, the PBR Texas staff hosted the Trosky Texas Scout Day at The University of Houston.
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 | Jose Aviles | TX | Tomball | 2022 | C | 88.7 mph |
2 | Jacob Mader-Cooper | TX | Pearland | 2024 | RHP | 87.4 mph |
3 | Luis Chapa | TX | Pasadena Memorial | 2022 | 2B | 82.6 mph |
4 | Chase McGarr | TX | Episcopal | 2024 | OF | 82.4 mph |
5 | Maximilian Schmidt | TX | Pearland | 2022 | 3B | 81.1 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Jose Aviles | TX | Tomball | 2022 | C | 2335 rpm |
2 | Luis Chapa | TX | Pasadena Memorial | 2022 | 2B | 2135 rpm |
3 | Jacob DuGas | TX | Glenda Dawson | 2022 | C | 2126 rpm |
4 | Chase McGarr | TX | Episcopal | 2024 | OF | 2121 rpm |
5 | Jacob Mader-Cooper | TX | Pearland | 2024 | RHP | 2086 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 | Wesley Worley | TX | Cy Fair | 2024 | 2B | 14.1 |
2 | Chase Kurtz | TX | George Ranch | 2024 | LHP | -14.0 |
3 | Ayden Casey | TX | St. Pius X | 2023 | C | 13.7 |
4 | Noah Lorenz | TX | Lake Creek | 2025 | C | 12.7 |
5 | Collin Sanders | TX | Huntsville | 2023 | SS | 12.5 |
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 | Jacob Mader-Cooper | TX | Pearland | 2024 | RHP | 2321 rpm |
2 | Maximilian Schmidt | TX | Pearland | 2022 | 3B | 2319 rpm |
3 | Jose Aviles | TX | Tomball | 2022 | C | 2293 rpm |
4 | Jacob DuGas | TX | Glenda Dawson | 2022 | C | 2144 rpm |
5 | Collin Sanders | TX | Huntsville | 2023 | SS | 2100 rpm |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Ayden Casey | TX | St. Pius X | 2023 | C | 17.0 |
2 | Wesley Worley | TX | Cy Fair | 2024 | 2B | 14.9 |
3 | Kenner Tompkins | TX | Pearland | 2022 | 1B | 14.8 |
4 | Chase Kurtz | TX | George Ranch | 2024 | LHP | -13.3 |
5 | Jose Aviles | TX | Tomball | 2022 | C | 12.4 |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Jacob Tanguma | TX | North Shore | 2023 | SS | 92.9 mph |
2 | Jacob DuGas | TX | Glenda Dawson | 2022 | C | 87.2 mph |
3 | Kenner Tompkins | TX | Pearland | 2022 | 1B | 87.2 mph |
4 | Chase McGarr | TX | Episcopal | 2024 | OF | 86.6 mph |
5 | Avery Phillips | TX | Tomball Memorial | 2023 | 3B | 86.3 mph |
6 | Maverick Garcia | TX | Deer Park | 2022 | C | 85.4 mph |
7 | Jackson Menough | TX | Clements | 2022 | OF | 84.5 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 | Jacob Tanguma | TX | North Shore | 2023 | SS | 96.8 mph |
2 | Jacob DuGas | TX | Glenda Dawson | 2022 | C | 95.1 mph |
3 | Kenner Tompkins | TX | Pearland | 2022 | 1B | 94.3 mph |
4 | Carter Andreozzi | TX | Langham Creek | 2022 | OF | 93.0 mph |
5 | Avery Phillips | TX | Tomball Memorial | 2023 | 3B | 92.4 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Kenner Tompkins | TX | Pearland | 2022 | 1B | 348 ft |
2 | Joseph Sanchez | TX | North Shore | 2022 | 3B | 334 ft |
3 | Jacob Mader-Cooper | TX | Pearland | 2024 | RHP | 328 ft |
4 | Chase McGarr | TX | Episcopal | 2024 | OF | 323 ft |
5 | Carter Andreozzi | TX | Langham Creek | 2022 | OF | 319 ft |
6 | Drew Yeary | TX | The Woodlands Christian | 2023 | SS | 318 ft |
7 | Jackson Menough | TX | Clements | 2022 | OF | 315 ft |
8 | Dylan Kalmus | TX | Ridge Point | 2023 | 3B | 311 ft |
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.
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