Taiwan Select Showcase: Hitting Data Dive
December 12, 2024
The Taiwan Select Showcase marked a historic milestone for Prep Baseball, as it expanded its footprint beyond the Americas for the first time. The showcase was spearheaded by Prep Baseball representatives: David Sharp, Regional Supervisor for the Deep South; Austin Sharp, Scouting Director for Alabama; and Brett Harrison, Regional Supervisor for the West Coast.
Adding to this momentous occasion, Chih-Kang Kao (高志綱), the Premier 12 Championship-winning coach of Taiwan's national team, served as the event's Brand Ambassador. The Taiwan Select Showcase will gather over 100 elite players from middle school, high school, and college levels, offering them greater opportunities to be seen by pro scouts and coaches.
Our staff utilized our advanced sports technology partners, including TrackMan, VALD, and Blast Motion, to provide players with precise performance data, helping them better understand and showcase their abilities. With all of the data and statistics now collected, our staff will begin rolling out event leaderboards over the next week as we take a look at the top performers from the historic event in Taiwan.
Yesterday, we began our post-event coverage within our Positional Leaderboard as we showcased the top positional metrics and 60-yard times. Today, we will continue our post-event coverage within this Hitting Data Dive, taking a look at the top TrackMan data collected during batting practice, broken by 2022-2026 prospects, as well as 2027-2030 prospects.
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2022-2026 CLASSES
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
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.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)
Distance – This metric measures how far the ball traveled, or would travel if it was not obstructed, measured in feet.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)
HARD HIT %
Hard Hit % - Percentage of batted balls with an exit velocity of 90 MPH or higher.
SWEET SPOT %
Sweet Spot %: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.
LINE-DRIVE %
Line Drive %: Percentage of line drives hit during a given set of batted ball events. Trackman defines a line drive as any batted ball with a launch angle between 10 degrees and 24.9 degrees.
2027-2030 CLASSES
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
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.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)
Distance – This metric measures how far the ball traveled, or would travel if it was not obstructed, measured in feet.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)
HARD HIT %
Hard Hit % - Percentage of batted balls with an exit velocity of 90 MPH or higher.
SWEET SPOT %
Sweet Spot %: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.
LINE-DRIVE %
Line Drive %: Percentage of line drives hit during a given set of batted ball events. Trackman defines a line drive as any batted ball with a launch angle between 10 degrees and 24.9 degrees.