Tucson Summer Review: TrackMan Files (Pitching)
September 3, 2021
On Sunday, Aug. 22, the annual Tucson Summer Review was hosted at Grand Canyon University. An open event rounding out the summer in the Valley for 2022-2025 graduates. Talents were on display in front of the PBR Arizona staff, while data was being recorded by state-of-the-art technology.
Today, our post event coverage continues as we analyze pitching data collected from our TrackMan unit on site. TrackMan Portable combines the best of video and radar technology to output the most accurate data in every environment.
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Max Fastball & Peak Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Blake Lehmbeck | AZ | Canyon Del Oro | 2022 | 3B | 87.9 mph |
2 | Jonah Hergert | AZ | Shadow Ridge | 2022 | RHP | 85.8 mph |
3 | Shea Prahl | AZ | Marana | 2022 | LHP | 85.4 mph |
4 | Milo Rushford | AZ | Walden Grove | 2022 | OF | 84.7 mph |
5 | Sal Valenzuela | AZ | Nogales | 2024 | OF | 82.0 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Alex Urias-Calvillo | AZ | Walden Grove | 2022 | RHP | 2396 rpm |
2 | Jonah Hergert | AZ | Shadow Ridge | 2022 | RHP | 2356 rpm |
3 | Blake Lehmbeck | AZ | Canyon Del Oro | 2022 | 3B | 2248 rpm |
4 | Milo Rushford | AZ | Walden Grove | 2022 | OF | 2220 rpm |
5 | Sal Valenzuela | AZ | Nogales | 2024 | OF | 2197 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 Break
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Eff Velocity (avg)
1
Blake Lehmbeck
AZ
Canyon Del Oro
2022
3B
87.4 mph
2
Shea Prahl
AZ
Marana
2022
LHP
83.6 mph
3
Jonah Hergert
AZ
Shadow Ridge
2022
RHP
82.9 mph
4
Milo Rushford
AZ
Walden Grove
2022
OF
80.6 mph
5
Sal Valenzuela
AZ
Nogales
2024
OF
80.4 mph
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (max)
1
Alex Urias-Calvillo
AZ
Walden Grove
2022
RHP
18.3 in
2
Jonah Hergert
AZ
Shadow Ridge
2022
RHP
15.5 in
3
Sal Valenzuela
AZ
Nogales
2024
OF
-12.6 in
4
Jordan Allison
AZ
Buena
2023
LHP
-10.5 in
5
Milo Rushford
AZ
Walden Grove
2022
OF
-10.1 in
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
Alex Urias-Calvillo
AZ
Walden Grove
2022
RHP
2425
2
Jonah Hergert
AZ
Shadow Ridge
2022
RHP
1893
3
Alan Matthew Durazo
AZ
Nogales
2024
OF
1815
4
Sal Valenzuela
AZ
Nogales
2024
OF
1802
Average Curveball Spin Rate
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Shea Prahl
AZ
Marana
2022
LHP
2507 rpm
2
Alex Urias-Calvillo
AZ
Walden Grove
2022
RHP
2432 rpm
3
Blake Lehmbeck
AZ
Canyon Del Oro
2022
3B
2248 rpm
4
Milo Rushford
AZ
Walden Grove
2022
OF
2131 rpm
5
Guillermo Metzler
AZ
Walden Grove
2023
SS
2095 rpm
Average Changeup Horizontal Break
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Alex Urias-Calvillo
AZ
Walden Grove
2022
RHP
12.2
2
Jonah Hergert
AZ
Shadow Ridge
2022
RHP
11.7
3
Milo Rushford
AZ
Walden Grove
2022
OF
-10.0
4
Sal Valenzuela
AZ
Nogales
2024
OF
-8.4
5
Blake Lehmbeck
AZ
Canyon Del Oro
2022
3B
8.3
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UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Arizona Fall Underclass Showcase | AZ | 10/03 | Grand Canyon University |
Arizona Fall Upperclass Showcase | AZ | 10/17 | Grand Canyon University |