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2022 East TN Preseason ID: Trackman Files


Colton Provey
Tennessee Scouting Director

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On Saturday, January 29th, The PBR Tennessee Staff hosted the 2022 East TN Preseason ID Showcase at BC Athletics in Knoxville. The event featured over 45 prospects from all high school classes.

Following up the Stat Story, 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 Cade Batchelor TN Maryville 2024 SS 86.4 mph
2 Reilly Byers TN Gibbs 2023 LHP 86.1 mph
3 Justin Bell TN William Blount 2023 RHP 85.9 mph
4 Ethan Crump TN McCallie 2023 RHP 85.7 mph
5 David Hamilton TN Grace Christian Academy 2023 OF 84.1 mph
6 Ryan Smith TN Science Hill 2023 RHP 81.8 mph
7 Lucas Belcher TN Providence Academy 2023 3B 81.4 mph
8 Nathan Eisfelder TN PROVIDENCE ACADEMY 2025 OF 80.7 mph
9 Jacob Camfield TN Knoxville Catholic 2023 RHP 80.5 mph
10 Jeb Cox TN Bearden 2023 LHP 79.9 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Ethan Crump TN McCallie 2023 RHP 2341 rpm
2 Cade Batchelor TN Maryville 2024 SS 2247 rpm
3 Reilly Byers TN Gibbs 2023 LHP 2244 rpm
4 Lucas Belcher TN Providence Academy 2023 3B 2183 rpm
5 Nathan Eisfelder TN PROVIDENCE ACADEMY 2025 OF 2121 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 Reilly Byers TN Gibbs 2023 LHP -14.4
2 Jeb Cox TN Bearden 2023 LHP -13.3
3 Nathan Eisfelder TN PROVIDENCE ACADEMY 2025 OF 13.0
4 Gavin Janeway TN Union County 2024 RHP 12.2
5 Ethan Crump TN McCallie 2023 RHP 11.7

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 Jacob Camfield TN Knoxville Catholic 2023 RHP 2171
2 Cade Batchelor TN Maryville 2024 SS 2143
3 David Hamilton TN Grace Christian Academy 2023 OF 1790

AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Reilly Byers TN Gibbs 2023 LHP 2485 rpm
2 Landon Pique TN Halls 2023 LHP 2102 rpm
3 Ethan Crump TN McCallie 2023 RHP 2040 rpm
4 Evon Kolesar TN Knoxville Catholic 2023 RHP 1933 rpm
5 Jacob Camfield TN Knoxville Catholic 2023 RHP 1920 rpm

AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Ryan Smith TN Science Hill 2023 RHP 14.9
2 Lucas Belcher TN Providence Academy 2023 3B 14.7
3 Jacob Camfield TN Knoxville Catholic 2023 RHP 14.5
4 Evon Kolesar TN Knoxville Catholic 2023 RHP 14.2
5 Nathan Eisfelder TN PROVIDENCE ACADEMY 2025 OF 12.7

AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Tyler Myatt TN Claiborne 2023 OF 91.3 mph
2 Cole Putnal TN Cherokee 2024 C 91.2 mph
3 Colt Whaley TN Alcoa 2022 OF 89.8 mph
4 Jaxon Diamond TN Science Hill 2022 3B 89.1 mph
5 Justin Bell TN William Blount 2023 RHP 88.4 mph
6 Nathan Eisfelder TN PROVIDENCE ACADEMY 2025 OF 88.2 mph
7 Tyler Elder TN Maryville 2023 OF 87.4 mph
8 Caden Torraca TN Science Hill 2023 C 86.3 mph
9 Cade Batchelor TN Maryville 2024 SS 85.9 mph
10 Rinaldo Matti TN Providence Academy 2025 C 85.7 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 Tyler Myatt TN Claiborne 2023 OF 99.3 mph
2 Cole Putnal TN Cherokee 2024 C 97.1 mph
3 Justin Bell TN William Blount 2023 RHP 96.9 mph
4 Andrew Moser TN Ravenwood 2023 C 96.5 mph
5 Colt Whaley TN Alcoa 2022 OF 96.1 mph
6 Cooper Cameron TN Webb School of Knoxville 2024 OF 95.8 mph
7 Nathan Eisfelder TN PROVIDENCE ACADEMY 2025 OF 95.3 mph
8 Jaxon Diamond TN Science Hill 2022 3B 95.2 mph
9 Wesley Alig TN Christian Academy of Knoxville 2024 SS 93.4 mph
10 Jeremy Crider TN Christian Academy of Knoxville 2022 1B 93.2 mph

PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Tyler Myatt TN Claiborne 2023 OF 370 ft
2 Nathan Eisfelder TN PROVIDENCE ACADEMY 2025 OF 364 ft
3 Justin Bell TN William Blount 2023 RHP 341 ft
4 Cole Putnal TN Cherokee 2024 C 337 ft
5 Peyton Snyder TN Harriman 2022 C 326 ft
6 Rinaldo Matti TN Providence Academy 2025 C 325 ft
7 Caden Torraca TN Science Hill 2023 C 323 ft
8 Colt Whaley TN Alcoa 2022 OF 322 ft
9 Jaxon Diamond TN Science Hill 2022 3B 322 ft
10 Ethan Crump TN McCallie 2023 RHP 318 ft

AVERAGE ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Nathan Eisfelder TN PROVIDENCE ACADEMY 2025 OF 258 ft
2 Jaxon Diamond TN Science Hill 2022 3B 248 ft
3 Justin Bell TN William Blount 2023 RHP 243 ft
4 Tyler Myatt TN Claiborne 2023 OF 221 ft
5 Lucas Belcher TN Providence Academy 2023 3B 217 ft
6 Caden Torraca TN Science Hill 2023 C 214 ft
7 Wesley Alig TN Christian Academy of Knoxville 2024 SS 212 ft
8 Ryan Smith TN Science Hill 2023 RHP 206 ft
9 Sam Cecil TN Christian Academy of Knoxville 2023 OF 205 ft
10 Ethan Crump TN McCallie 2023 RHP 197 ft

 

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