RA Baseball Academy Scout Day: Stat Leaders
September 11, 2024
On Saturday, September 9th, the Prep Baseball Utah staff hosted it's second Scout Day of the year with the RA Baseball Academy Scout Day at Juan Diego Catholic High School in Draper, Utah. This event featured 23 prospects within the organization from the 2025 - 2028 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players in attendance.
Today we'll start our deep dive into the data collected at this event within this Statistical Analysis story. Over the next couple of days we’ll be diving deeper into all of the the top performers from the event with plenty of video and analysis coming out on our social channels.
For complete event results, click here.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.
60-YARD DASH
FASTBALL VELOCITY (MAX)
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch (fastball) as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Exit Velocity - The speed of the ball off the bat, measured in MPH.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)
Distance – This metric measures how far the ball traveled, or would travel if it was not obstructed, measured in feet.
BAT SPEED (AVG)
Bat Speed – The speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact, measured in MPH. The sweet spot is measured 6 inches from the tip of the bat.
HAND SPEED (AVG)
Hand Speed – The speed of the handle of the bat just before impact, measured in MPH. The handle is measured 6 inches from the knob of the bat.
INFIELD VELOCITY
OUTFIELD VELOCITY
CATCHER VELOCITY
POP-TIME
UPCOMING EVENTS
Showcase | State | Date | Location |
2024 Scout Day: GBG Utah | UT | 09/21 | Skyline High School (Salt Lake City, UT) |
2024 Northern Utah Open | UT | 09/28 | Ridgeline High School (Millville, UT) |
2024 West Coast Games | UT | 10/04 | JSerra High School |
2024 JUCO Scout Day: Salt Lake CC | UT | 10/09 | Cate Field |
2024 Utah State Games (Invite-Only) | UT | 10/27 | Snow Canyon HS (St. George, UT) |
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