The PBR Clarksville Open Showcase is set for Tuesday, June 27th at Austin Peavy University. This event is for college recruiters and MLB scouts to get at deeper look at players in the 2024-2027 graduation classes.
For most in the baseball world the summer schedule is as hectic as it gets. From scouts to coaches to players, everyone is traveling the country looking for the best experiences possible and many are trying to navigate the landscape to put themselves in the best possible situation to #BeSeen.
At Prep Baseball Report our scouts are spending their time just as you are, chasing the best baseball they can find all while making it easier for the player to put his best foot forward in the recruiting process. Our Summer Tour of open showcases takes the approach of making it easier for the player to find a local event, open to all grad classes and skill levels, and providing the opportunity to get in front of our scouts during the hectic schedule of summer baseball, keeping their PBR Profile as current as possible.
The Summer Tour of open events also leads to identifying prospects for some of the summer’s biggest invite only events like Top Prospect, Future Games, and more.
All highlights from the Clarksville Open will be promoted on PrepBaseballReport.com. The Prep Baseball Report is subscribed to by nearly 1000 colleges and pro scouts across the country. All results will be posted on the site; along with players’ highlights.
The Prep Baseball Report’s goal is to help student-athletes achieve their dreams of playing baseball at the next level. If you want to take advantage of this opportunity, please get your registration in as soon as possible.
This will also serve as an identifier for invitations to the Top Prospect Games, PBR Futures Games at Lakepoint Sports in Emerson, Georgia and other invite only events.
Who:
Class of 2024 - 2027
When:
Tuesday, June 27
Where:
Austin Peavy University
Times:
Check-in for all position Players:
TBD
Check-in for Pitcher Onlys:
TBD
Infielders, Outfielders, Catchers
Registered Pitchers & Catchers
Pitching Evaluations
15-20 pitch bullpen (fastball and secondary pitches from both windup and stretch)
Mechanical evaluation
TrackMan pitch velocity, movement, spin analysis
Catcher Evaluations (while receiving bullpen)
Receiving/pitch presentation
Blocking/mobility
Exposure:
The Prep Baseball Report showcases have been a staple of the PBR showcase schedule as an identifier for following the top prospects in the state throughout the TSSAA season as well as identifying invitees to future INVITE ONLY events such as the Top Prospect, ProCase, PBR Future Games and more. These events have always unveiled new prospects to our system and showcased the gains made by prospects' off-season workouts. The showcase will be featured on the Prep Baseball Report website, which is subscribed to by more than 900 colleges. Event information will also be posted on the Prep Baseball Report’s website, at PrepBaseballReport.com. Players’ edited videos will also be hosted in the players’ profile.
*Refund Policy: The Prep Baseball Report Tennessee refund policy is that of a transfer nature. Prep Baseball Report Tennessee will permit the transfer of your payment to another Prep Baseball Report Tennessee event that may be used during the following year of scheduled events. Again, registration fees are of a transfer nature and will not be refunded. If an event is cancelled due to weather, players will be issued a full credit to a future event.
Every prospect's recruiting process starts and ends with the PBR Profile and our showcases revolve around that player profile. For first time attendees, a new PBR profile will be created, hosting all of your information, videos, head shot, metrics and more, making it one of your single most important tools in the recruiting process. Repeat showcase performances will continue to update your PBR profile, creating a history of prospect progress and ensuring the most up-to-date information is easily accessible throughout the fast-paced scouting community. These profiles are also searchable by a range of data points and metrics through our advanced search engine, making it a one stop shop for recruiters and scouts.
All showcase prospects will receive a numbered PBR jersey sponsored by our partners at Mizuno. The Mizuno Tee is the all around tee shirt for every activity, made from lightweight textured fabric, and used to identify prospects throughout the showcase process.
PBR stats are the industry standard in the scouting community, carrying the highest credibility in actionable data. PBR profiles are the most reliable resources for prospect information due to this reason alone. Stats are collected using only the highest of standard equipment including Brower laser timers,Trackman and Stalker radars. All stats are hosted in player profiles accompanied by recently launched Performance Tiers that show where a prospect ranks among his peers.
All prospect performances will be professionally video taped, edited and uploaded into their PBR Profile. Videos will consist of multiple angles and record all aspects of the showcase including 60’s, live batting practice, and defensive performances. Videos are hosted in PBR Profiles and used for video spotlights, content, social media and more. Videos are accessible to all PBR+ subscribers.
The Prep Baseball Report is built at the hands of some of the most tenured and respected scouts in the industry. We pride ourselves on our level of prospect knowledge, most of which is gained through PBR events. Showcases are designed and engineered by state Scouting Directors with the goal of collecting as much information about a prospect as possible and relaying our findings to the public through data collection and scouting reports.
One of the many results of a PBR showcase is getting all the information collected to the public in a timely and digestible manner. Every showcase will be featured on the Prep Baseball Report website and social channels through various forms of post-event content, leaderboards, video spotlights and more.
In an effort to elevate the post-event experience for players who attend a PBR Showcase, the Account Dashboard is now your one stop shop to view all of your post-event deliverables, including your Video, TrackMan, Blast Data, Vizual Edge Score and more. Your Dashboard also gives you a window into upcoming events, calendar management and more.
Following a Prep Baseball Report event, players will receive unrivaled access to their advanced ball-tracking and swing metrics through the TrackMan and Blast Connect apps as well as visual skills through Vizual Edge testing. Furthermore, key metrics will live inside your Prep Baseball Report profile to help players in their recruitment process.
TrackMan is the global leader in ball-tracking accuracy. Following a Prep Baseball Report event, all players will get unrivaled access to their performance data in the Trackman interactive app. Players can create custom dashboards that unlock both hitting and pitching data.
Pitching Features Include:
Pitching data access includes: release speed, spin rate, spin axis, release height, extension, horizontal and vertical break, and location on each pitch
See each pitch trajectory in 3D from multiple viewpoints
Create defined tags to label and compare pitches
Pin pitches together to create tunneling visualizations between different pitch types
Visualize each pitch location
Hitting Features Include:
Hitting data access includes: Exit speed, distance traveled, launch angle, launch direction, spin rate, contact depth and contact side/height for each swing.
Visualize plate coverage
Pairing of all data points on each swing
Key ball flight metrics will also live inside player profiles at PrepBaseballReport.com for the benefit of college coaches and recruiters, which will help prospects advance to the next level. TrackMan’s advanced data metrics will augment what players already receive from a PBR showcase, which includes an edited video of their performance, personalized scouting reports, verified statistics, run times and positional velocities.
Blast is the global leader in swing analysis and used by nearly every MLB organization. Following a Prep Baseball Report event, players will receive access to BlastConnect in the Blast App, that unlocks critical insights and actionable data from their performance.
Features Include:
Swing Analysis and Blast Motion hitting assessment
Professional-level swing analytics to help players improve their hitting performance
Free 30-day trial to Blast Premium Services subscription
Key hitting metrics and Blast Motion Scores will also live inside player profiles at PrepBaseballReport.com for the benefit of college coaches and recruiters, which will help prospects advance to the next level.
Prep Baseball Report events will be equipped with Swift Performance’s industry-leading athletic testing technologies to capture pinpoint accurate, actionable data for all participants, ultimately delivering new insights into athletes’ speed, explosiveness and power for recruiters to evaluate.
Through both systems, the Swift UNO timing gates and EZEJump mats, athletes will be evaluated on a multitude of metrics that goes beyond just the 60 yard dash. Participants will be put through a jump protocol as well as adding 10 and 30 yard splits to the 60 yard dash.
Athletic Testing Metrics include:
60 yard dash with 10 and 30 yard splits
Top end speed (mph)
