North Houston Preseason ID: Data Dive
January 13, 2024
TEXAS - On January 7th, we continued our 2024 Preseason with the North Houston Preseason ID at The John Cooper School in the Woodlands. The day started off by the players running a 60, then taking batting practice and throwing from defensive positions. Following defense, Pitchers threw bullpens, where TrackMan data was recorded. Today, we take a closer look at the metrics posted at the North Houston Preseason ID with the help of our tech partners
Position Players
SYNCRO ATHLETIC TESTING
60-YARD DASH
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
1 | Auston Ware | TX | Clear Springs | 2025 | OF | 6.89 s |
2 | Angelo Volante | TX | ATASCOCITA H S | 2025 | OF | 7.02 s |
3 | Chase Bradley | TX | The Woodlands | 2026 | C | 7.09 s |
4 | Tanner Drda | TX | Memorial | 2026 | OF | 7.12 s |
5 | Grant Winkle | TX | Legacy Preparatory Christian | 2025 | LHP | 7.20 s |
10-YARD SPLIT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 10-yd |
1 | Tanner Drda | TX | Memorial | 2026 | OF | 1.73 s |
^ | Auston Ware | TX | Clear Springs | 2025 | OF | 1.73 s |
2 | Jackson Pullen | TX | LUMBERTON H S | 2025 | SS | 1.74 s |
3 | Grant Winkle | TX | Legacy Preparatory Christian | 2025 | LHP | 1.75 s |
^ | Brody Fortunato | TX | Klein Oak | 2027 | 2B | 1.75 s |
4 | Jake Earnest | TX | Memorial | 2026 | OF | 1.77 s |
^ | Chase Bradley | TX | The Woodlands | 2026 | C | 1.77 s |
^ | Hunter Kocurek | TX | Northside Falcons - Home School | 2025 | C | 1.77 s |
5 | Jack Henning | TX | Houston Christian | 2024 | SS | 1.78 s |
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Jack Henning | TX | Houston Christian | 2024 | SS | 101.7 mph |
2 | Tanner Drda | TX | Memorial | 2026 | OF | 93.0 mph |
3 | Hunter Kocurek | TX | Northside Falcons - Home School | 2025 | C | 92.0 mph |
4 | Payton Ware | TX | Clear Springs | 2027 | C | 90.4 mph |
5 | Jake Earnest | TX | Memorial | 2026 | OF | 89.0 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Jack Henning | TX | Houston Christian | 2024 | SS | 85.0 mph |
2 | Brody Fortunato | TX | Klein Oak | 2027 | 2B | 82.9 mph |
3 | Jake Earnest | TX | Memorial | 2026 | OF | 82.8 mph |
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)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Jack Henning | TX | Houston Christian | 2024 | SS | 375 ft |
2 | Hunter Kocurek | TX | Northside Falcons - Home School | 2025 | C | 342 ft |
3 | Jackson Pullen | TX | LUMBERTON H S | 2025 | SS | 339 ft |
4 | Tanner Drda | TX | Memorial | 2026 | OF | 334 ft |
5 | Luke Matthews | TX | Grand Oaks | 2025 | C | 328 ft |
SWEET SPOT%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
1 | Angelo Volante | TX | ATASCOCITA H S | 2025 | OF | 81 % |
2 | Auston Ware | TX | Clear Springs | 2025 | OF | 71 % |
3 | Jake Earnest | TX | Memorial | 2026 | OF | 69 % |
Sweet Spot percentage: 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.
BLAST MOTION
HAND SPEED (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Hunter Kocurek | TX | Northside Falcons - Home School | 2025 | C | 22.4 mph |
2 | Tanner Drda | TX | Memorial | 2026 | OF | 22.2 mph |
3 | Dinshaw Irani | TX | The Woodlands College Park | 2025 | SS | 21.7 mph |
4 | Chase Bradley | TX | The Woodlands | 2026 | C | 21.2 mph |
5 | Brady Harris | TX | Lake Creek | 2027 | SS | 21.2 mph |
Hand Speed: The observed speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.
BAT SPEED (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Jack Henning | TX | Houston Christian | 2024 | SS | 76.6 mph |
2 | Tanner Drda | TX | Memorial | 2026 | OF | 69.7 mph |
3 | Auston Ware | TX | Clear Springs | 2025 | OF | 69.2 mph |
4 | Payton Ware | TX | Clear Springs | 2027 | C | 68.3 mph |
5 | Luke Matthews | TX | Grand Oaks | 2025 | C | 68.0 mph |
Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.
ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Hunter Kocurek | TX | Northside Falcons - Home School | 2025 | C | 27.6 g |
2 | Luke Matthews | TX | Grand Oaks | 2025 | C | 25.3 g |
3 | Grayson Whatley | TX | Oak Ridge | 2025 | 3B | 20.9 g |
Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.
VIZUAL EDGE
TOP EDGE SCORES
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Edge Score |
1 | Jack Henning | TX | Houston Christian | 2024 | SS | 78.72 |
2 | Dayton Zabodyn | TX | El Campo | 2025 | RHP | 77.92 |
3 | Dinshaw Irani | TX | The Woodlands College Park | 2025 | SS | 76.36 |
4 | Luke Matthews | TX | Grand Oaks | 2025 | C | 75.30 |
5 | Hunter Kocurek | TX | Northside Falcons - Home School | 2025 | C | 74.25 |
The Edge Score is a comprehensive score out of 100 that takes the core-six visual skills into account, providing athletes, parents, coaches and scouts with a benchmark number for assessing an athlete’s overall visual ability. In general the higher the Edge Score, the higher chance of athletic success. Think of the Edge Score as the 'Sixth Metric' in the standard Five-Tools that make up a ball player.
The average Edge Score for the 2020 MLB Draft Class was 79.3 (of hitters who completed a Vizual Edge test). MLB players we've worked with typically show stronger scores, with elite hitters scoring consistently above 87.0 on their Edge Score.
Pitchers
FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Tanner Drda | TX | Memorial | 2026 | OF | 87.8 mph |
2 | Ethan Foster | TX | RUSK H S | 2026 | LHP | 82.9 mph |
3 | Dylan Christie | TX | Stephen F Austin | 2024 | RHP | 82.0 mph |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Angelo Volante | TX | ATASCOCITA H S | 2025 | OF | 16.1 in |
Induced Vertical Break: Used in short form as "IVB," this metric is most important on fastballs for creating rise and on curveballs for creating depth – it can also have some use when measuring sliders and cutters as well. Sliders tend to be closer to zero inches while cutters are generally between 5 and 15 inches. Usually fastballs and curveballs with large IVB have higher spin efficiencies as well. Sliders generally have very little (closer to zero) IVB and very low spin efficiency. You could also categorize IVB into spin rate as this is part of the “useful movement” you’re looking for. IVB is also a huge part of the vertical approach angle.
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Grant Winkle | TX | Legacy Preparatory Christian | 2025 | LHP | -18.0 |
2 | Dinshaw Irani | TX | The Woodlands College Park | 2025 | SS | 14.3 |
3 | Angelo Volante | TX | ATASCOCITA H S | 2025 | OF | 8.6 |
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.”
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Ethan Foster | TX | RUSK H S | 2026 | LHP | 2271 rpm |
2 | Angelo Volante | TX | ATASCOCITA H S | 2025 | OF | 2225 rpm |
3 | Dylan Christie | TX | Stephen F Austin | 2024 | RHP | 2054 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Ethan Foster | TX | RUSK H S | 2026 | LHP | -14.4 in |
2 | Dylan Christie | TX | Stephen F Austin | 2024 | RHP | -6.5 in |
3 | Dayton Zabodyn | TX | El Campo | 2025 | RHP | -5.9 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Ethan Foster | TX | RUSK H S | 2026 | LHP | 13.8 |
2 | Dayton Zabodyn | TX | El Campo | 2025 | RHP | -9.0 |
3 | Dylan Christie | TX | Stephen F Austin | 2024 | RHP | -7.8 |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Angelo Volante | TX | ATASCOCITA H S | 2025 | OF | 2228 |
2 | Tanner Drda | TX | Memorial | 2026 | OF | 2157 |
3 | Dylan Christie | TX | Stephen F Austin | 2024 | RHP | 2090 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Angelo Volante | TX | ATASCOCITA H S | 2025 | OF | -5.9 in |
2 | Dylan Christie | TX | Stephen F Austin | 2024 | RHP | -5.7 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Tanner Drda | TX | Memorial | 2026 | OF | -14.6 |
2 | Grayson Whatley | TX | Oak Ridge | 2025 | 3B | -9.5 |
3 | Dylan Christie | TX | Stephen F Austin | 2024 | RHP | -5.0 |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Grant Winkle | TX | Legacy Preparatory Christian | 2025 | LHP | -16.4 |
2 | Angelo Volante | TX | ATASCOCITA H S | 2025 | OF | 15.1 |
3 | Dayton Zabodyn | TX | El Campo | 2025 | RHP | 15.0 |
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