San Antonio Preseason ID: Data Dive
January 12, 2024
TEXAS - On January 6th, we continued our 2024 Preseason with the San Antonio Preseason ID at Cornerstone Christian HS. The day started off by the players running a 60, then throwing from their defensive positions, followed by each player a round of batting practice. Following BP, Pitchers threw bullpens, where TrackMan data was recorded. Today, we take a closer look at the metrics posted with the help of our tech partners
Position Players
SYNCRO ATHLETIC TESTING
60-YARD DASH
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
1 | Brody Cole | TX | Salado | 2025 | SS | 6.55 s |
2 | Amed Rondon | TX | Vista Ridge | 2024 | 3B | 6.98 s |
3 | Donovan Smith | TX | Churchill | 2024 | OF | 7.01 s |
4 | Austin Shreve | TX | Pieper | 2025 | OF | 7.02 s |
5 | Cameron Benson | TX | Byron P Steele | 2025 | SS | 7.10 s |
10-YARD SPLIT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 10-yd |
1 | Brody Cole | TX | Salado | 2025 | SS | 1.63 s |
2 | Amed Rondon | TX | Vista Ridge | 2024 | 3B | 1.70 s |
^ | Austin Shreve | TX | Pieper | 2025 | OF | 1.70 s |
3 | Donovan Smith | TX | Churchill | 2024 | OF | 1.72 s |
4 | Reese King | TX | Midland Christian | 2026 | 3B | 1.75 s |
^ | Austin Garritano | TX | Champion Boerne | 2026 | SS | 1.75 s |
5 | Damien Rivas | TX | BOERNE - SAMUEL V CHAMPION H S | 2027 | 3B | 1.77 s |
^ | Noah Eckles | TX | Reagan | 2026 | OF | 1.77 s |
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Grant Kinzel | TX | La Vernia | 2025 | 1B | 100.0 mph |
2 | Donovan Smith | TX | Churchill | 2024 | OF | 92.9 mph |
3 | Austin Shreve | TX | Pieper | 2025 | OF | 92.8 mph |
4 | Noah Eckles | TX | Reagan | 2026 | OF | 92.5 mph |
5 | Aaron Castillo | TX | Veterans Memorial | 2028 | C | 92.0 mph |
6 | Samuel Miller | TX | Boerne Champion | 2025 | C | 91.9 mph |
7 | Amed Rondon | TX | Vista Ridge | 2024 | 3B | 91.5 mph |
8 | Brody Cole | TX | Salado | 2025 | SS | 91.4 mph |
9 | Jordan Albarado | TX | Uvalde | 2027 | C | 91.3 mph |
10 | Cameron Benson | TX | Byron P Steele | 2025 | SS | 88.3 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Grant Kinzel | TX | La Vernia | 2025 | 1B | 90.1 mph |
2 | Donovan Smith | TX | Churchill | 2024 | OF | 85.9 mph |
3 | Amed Rondon | TX | Vista Ridge | 2024 | 3B | 84.4 mph |
4 | Cameron Benson | TX | Byron P Steele | 2025 | SS | 84.3 mph |
5 | Brody Cole | TX | Salado | 2025 | SS | 83.8 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 | Grant Kinzel | TX | La Vernia | 2025 | 1B | 370 ft |
2 | Donovan Smith | TX | Churchill | 2024 | OF | 351 ft |
3 | Amed Rondon | TX | Vista Ridge | 2024 | 3B | 350 ft |
4 | Austin Shreve | TX | Pieper | 2025 | OF | 348 ft |
5 | Aaron Castillo | TX | Veterans Memorial | 2028 | C | 340 ft |
SWEET SPOT%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
1 | Ames Alejandro | TX | AUSTIN | 2026 | 2B | 72 % |
^ | Donovan Smith | TX | Churchill | 2024 | OF | 72 % |
2 | Cameron Benson | TX | Byron P Steele | 2025 | SS | 70 % |
^ | Brody Potter | TX | Saint Mary’s Hall | 2026 | OF | 70 % |
3 | Brody Cole | TX | Salado | 2025 | SS | 66 % |
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 | Cameron Benson | TX | Byron P Steele | 2025 | SS | 22.6 mph |
2 | Grant Kinzel | TX | La Vernia | 2025 | 1B | 21.5 mph |
3 | Amed Rondon | TX | Vista Ridge | 2024 | 3B | 21.5 mph |
4 | Samuel Miller | TX | Boerne Champion | 2025 | C | 21.1 mph |
5 | Donovan Smith | TX | Churchill | 2024 | OF | 20.8 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 | Grant Kinzel | TX | La Vernia | 2025 | 1B | 78.0 mph |
2 | Donovan Smith | TX | Churchill | 2024 | OF | 75.2 mph |
3 | Amed Rondon | TX | Vista Ridge | 2024 | 3B | 72.1 mph |
4 | Aaron Castillo | TX | Veterans Memorial | 2028 | C | 69.1 mph |
^ | Samuel Miller | TX | Boerne Champion | 2025 | C | 69.1 mph |
5 | Jordan Albarado | TX | Uvalde | 2027 | C | 68.5 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 | Austin Shreve | TX | Pieper | 2025 | OF | 22.6 g |
2 | Damien Rivas | TX | BOERNE - SAMUEL V CHAMPION H S | 2027 | 3B | 21.6 g |
3 | Noah Eckles | TX | Reagan | 2026 | OF | 18.6 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.
Pitchers
FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Ryan Mason | TX | O'CONNOR H S | 2025 | RHP | 88.4 mph |
2 | Graeson Register | TX | Greenwood | 2026 | RHP | 87.4 mph |
3 | Bode Allan | TX | San Antonio Christian | 2025 | RHP | 87.3 mph |
4 | Aiden Shreve | TX | Pieper | 2026 | RHP | 84.4 mph |
5 | Cole Johnson | TX | Pieper | 2026 | LHP | 83.2 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 | Noah Eckles | TX | Reagan | 2026 | OF | 19.6 in |
2 | Cole Johnson | TX | Pieper | 2026 | LHP | 18.5 in |
3 | Cameron Benson | TX | Byron P Steele | 2025 | SS | 18.5 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 | Cole Johnson | TX | Pieper | 2026 | LHP | -14.5 |
2 | TJ Byrd | TX | Brandeis | 2026 | RHP | 12.0 |
3 | Bode Allan | TX | San Antonio Christian | 2025 | RHP | 10.4 |
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 | Ryan Mason | TX | O'CONNOR H S | 2025 | RHP | 2354 rpm |
2 | TJ Byrd | TX | Brandeis | 2026 | RHP | 2250 rpm |
3 | Graeson Register | TX | Greenwood | 2026 | RHP | 2233 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Graeson Register | TX | Greenwood | 2026 | RHP | -15.8 in |
2 | Cameron Benson | TX | Byron P Steele | 2025 | SS | 11.8 in |
3 | TJ Byrd | TX | Brandeis | 2026 | RHP | -10.7 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | TJ Byrd | TX | Brandeis | 2026 | RHP | -16.7 |
2 | Graeson Register | TX | Greenwood | 2026 | RHP | -10.5 |
3 | Cole Johnson | TX | Pieper | 2026 | LHP | 10.5 |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Aaron Castillo | TX | Veterans Memorial | 2028 | C | 2381 |
2 | Bode Allan | TX | San Antonio Christian | 2025 | RHP | 2331 |
3 | Aiden Shreve | TX | Pieper | 2026 | RHP | 2092 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Aaron Castillo | TX | Veterans Memorial | 2028 | C | -10.2 in |
2 | Bode Allan | TX | San Antonio Christian | 2025 | RHP | -5.7 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Bode Allan | TX | San Antonio Christian | 2025 | RHP | -17.7 |
2 | Aaron Castillo | TX | Veterans Memorial | 2028 | C | -17.0 |
3 | Aiden Shreve | TX | Pieper | 2026 | RHP | -13.8 |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Aiden Shreve | TX | Pieper | 2026 | RHP | 17.8 |
2 | Cole Johnson | TX | Pieper | 2026 | LHP | -15.1 |
3 | Noah Eckles | TX | Reagan | 2026 | OF | 15.0 |
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