Prep Baseball Report

Trackman Pitching Leaders: P27 Scout Day


Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

The P27 Scout Day took place on May 7th at P27 Baseball Academy in Lexington, SC.  

The event began with catcher defensive evaluations followed by pitcher bullpens with each pitch tracked by Trackman.  Players where then timed in a 10 and 30 yard split followed by a defensive evaluation, and finished with  BP with TrackMan ball flight analysis.

Below we will look at the statistical breakdown for the event.

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Trackman Leaders - Pitching

Fastball Stats

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Jace Stancil SC P27 2025 RHP 89.2 mph
2 Joseph Yamamoto SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 88.8 mph
3 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP 86.8 mph
4 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 86.6 mph
5 RJ Benedetto SC P27 2025 LHP 86.4 mph
6 Britton Ellenberg SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 85.6 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 Joseph Yamamoto SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 88.0 mph
2 Jace Stancil SC P27 2025 RHP 87.2 mph
3 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 86.8 mph
4 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP 84.4 mph
5 RJ Benedetto SC P27 2025 LHP 83.7 mph
6 Britton Ellenberg SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 82.1 mph

Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 2298 rpm
2 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP 2290 rpm
3 Britton Ellenberg SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 2100 rpm
4 Jace Stancil SC P27 2025 RHP 2078 rpm
5 Joseph Yamamoto SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 2073 rpm
6 RJ Benedetto SC P27 2025 LHP 1847 rpm

Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 2245 rpm
2 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP 2173 rpm
3 Jace Stancil SC P27 2025 RHP 1974 rpm
4 Britton Ellenberg SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 1971 rpm
5 Joseph Yamamoto SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 1884 rpm
6 RJ Benedetto SC P27 2025 LHP 1675 rpm

Average Induced Vertical Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 18.4 in
2 RJ Benedetto SC P27 2025 LHP 17.2 in
3 Joseph Yamamoto SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 15.4 in
4 Jace Stancil SC P27 2025 RHP 15.1 in
5 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP 14.9 in
6 Britton Ellenberg SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 14.8 in

Average Horizontal Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Jace Stancil SC P27 2025 RHP 14.1
2 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 10.9
3 Joseph Yamamoto SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 8.9
4 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP 8.7
5 Britton Ellenberg SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 7.9
6 RJ Benedetto SC P27 2025 LHP -6.7

Peak Spin Score

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP 26
2 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 26
3 Britton Ellenberg SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 24
4 Joseph Yamamoto SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 23
5 Jace Stancil SC P27 2025 RHP 23
6 RJ Benedetto SC P27 2025 LHP 21

Curveball Stats

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 73.4 mph
2 Joseph Yamamoto SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 71.2 mph
3 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP 70.0 mph

Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 2357 rpm
2 Joseph Yamamoto SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 2324 rpm
3 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP 2222 rpm

Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 2317 rpm
2 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP 2199 rpm
3 Joseph Yamamoto SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 2183 rpm

Average Induced Vertical Break

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP -6.3 in
2 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP -6.2 in
3 Joseph Yamamoto SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP -4.8 in

Average Horizontal Break

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Joseph Yamamoto SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP -16.1
2 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP -11.1
3 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP -10.7

Peak Spin Score

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 32
2 Joseph Yamamoto SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 32
3 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP 32

Slider Stats

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 78.3 mph
2 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP 78.2 mph
3 Jace Stancil SC P27 2025 RHP 76.9 mph
4 Britton Ellenberg SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 73.9 mph
5 RJ Benedetto SC P27 2025 LHP 73.4 mph
6 Joseph Yamamoto SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 73.1 mph

Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP 2499 rpm
2 Jace Stancil SC P27 2025 RHP 2363 rpm
3 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 2330 rpm
4 Joseph Yamamoto SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 2188 rpm
5 Britton Ellenberg SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 2176 rpm
6 RJ Benedetto SC P27 2025 LHP 1972 rpm

Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP 2425
2 Jace Stancil SC P27 2025 RHP 2334
3 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 2283
4 Joseph Yamamoto SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 2122
5 Britton Ellenberg SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 2106
6 RJ Benedetto SC P27 2025 LHP 1911

Average Induced Vertical Break

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP -7.1 in
2 Britton Ellenberg SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 4.5 in
3 RJ Benedetto SC P27 2025 LHP -1.7 in
4 Jace Stancil SC P27 2025 RHP -0.8 in
5 Joseph Yamamoto SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP -0.6 in
6 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP 0.6 in

Average Horizontal Break

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Joseph Yamamoto SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP -14.5
2 Jace Stancil SC P27 2025 RHP -13.5
3 Britton Ellenberg SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP -11.2
4 RJ Benedetto SC P27 2025 LHP 9.1
5 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP -7.3
6 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP -4.9

Peak Spin Score

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP 33
2 Jace Stancil SC P27 2025 RHP 30
3 Joseph Yamamoto SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 30
4 Britton Ellenberg SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 30
5 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 30
6 RJ Benedetto SC P27 2025 LHP 27

Change Up Stats

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP 77.6 mph
2 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 76.9 mph
3 RJ Benedetto SC P27 2025 LHP 76.2 mph
4 Britton Ellenberg SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 75.8 mph
5 Jace Stancil SC P27 2025 RHP 73.0 mph

Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP 24
2 Jace Stancil SC P27 2025 RHP 22
3 RJ Benedetto SC P27 2025 LHP 19
4 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 19
5 Britton Ellenberg SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 18

Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP 1845 rpm
2 Jace Stancil SC P27 2025 RHP 1552 rpm
3 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 1393 rpm
4 RJ Benedetto SC P27 2025 LHP 1392 rpm
5 Britton Ellenberg SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 1322 rpm

Average Induced Vertical Break

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 RJ Benedetto SC P27 2025 LHP 13.0 in
2 Britton Ellenberg SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 7.6 in
3 Jace Stancil SC P27 2025 RHP 5.7 in
4 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP 3.1 in
5 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 2.8 in

Average Horizontal Break

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Jace Stancil SC P27 2025 RHP 17.8
2 Tyler Smith TN P27 Academy 2026 RHP 17.7
3 RJ Benedetto SC P27 2025 LHP -12.7
4 Britton Ellenberg SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 12.4
5 Mathew DeStefanis SC P27 Academy 2025 RHP 10.2