ATHX Scout Day: Statistical Analysis
February 27, 2024
On Sunday, February 25th, the Prep Baseball Alberta staff hosted it's first Scout Day of the 2024 season with the ATHX Scout Day at ATHX Performance in Edmonton, Alberta. This event featured 22 players within the ATHX program in the 2024 - 2028 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players, as well as collect updated metrics via our tech partners TrackMan and Blast Motion.
Today we'll start our deep dive into the data collected at this event within this Statistical Analysis story as we take a look at the top TrackMan and Blast Motion data, as well as positional metrics.
For complete event results, click here.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.
FASTBALL VELOCITY (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | James Cote | AB | Harry Ainlay | 2024 | SS | 87.5 mph |
| 2 | Lucas Gensler | AB | Harry Ainlay | 2025 | RHP | 86.5 mph |
| 3 | Jack Zarowny | AB | St Francis Xavier | 2025 | RHP | 85.8 mph |
| 4 | Connor MacLeod | AB | Bellerose Composite | 2024 | RHP | 85.2 mph |
| 5 | Tyler Bonin | AB | ATXH Academy | 2025 | RHP | 84.7 mph |
FASTBALL SPIN RATE (AVG)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Gabe Fink | AB | Westmount Jr. High | 2027 | RHP | 2196 rpm |
| 2 | Jack Zarowny | AB | St Francis Xavier | 2025 | RHP | 2172 rpm |
| 3 | Connor MacLeod | AB | Bellerose Composite | 2024 | RHP | 2172 rpm |
| 4 | James Cote | AB | Harry Ainlay | 2024 | SS | 2085 rpm |
| 5 | Thomas Hill | AB | St. Joe's Academy | 2027 | LHP | 1999 rpm |
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Lucas Gensler | AB | Harry Ainlay | 2025 | RHP | 98.1 mph |
| 2 | James Cote | AB | Harry Ainlay | 2024 | SS | 97.5 mph |
| 3 | Keenan Parker | AB | Bellerose Composite | 2024 | 1B | 94.9 mph |
| 4 | Alex Kitzan | AB | Morinville | 2024 | 3B | 94.8 mph |
| 5 | Zach Lausch | AB | Bellerose | 2024 | OF | 94.7 mph |
| 6 | Josh Frewin | AB | Ross Sheppard | 2024 | C | 94.4 mph |
| 7 | Gabe Fink | AB | Westmount Jr. High | 2027 | RHP | 91.2 mph |
| 8 | Jack Zarowny | AB | St Francis Xavier | 2025 | RHP | 88.9 mph |
| 9 | Brett Coulombe | AB | Beaumont Composite | 2024 | C | 86.4 mph |
| 10 | Mason Procter | AB | Spruce Grove Composite | 2025 | RHP | 86.2 mph |
DISTANCE (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Keenan Parker | AB | Bellerose Composite | 2024 | 1B | 342 ft |
| 2 | Alex Kitzan | AB | Morinville | 2024 | 3B | 337 ft |
| 3 | Zach Lausch | AB | Bellerose | 2024 | OF | 327 ft |
| 4 | Lucas Gensler | AB | Harry Ainlay | 2025 | RHP | 312 ft |
| 5 | James Cote | AB | Harry Ainlay | 2024 | SS | 309 ft |
| 6 | Janyka Evans-Anderson | AB | FG Miller jr/sr | 2025 | OF | 297 ft |
| 7 | Gabe Fink | AB | Westmount Jr. High | 2027 | RHP | 296 ft |
| 8 | Mason Procter | AB | Spruce Grove Composite | 2025 | RHP | 296 ft |
| 9 | Jack Zarowny | AB | St Francis Xavier | 2025 | RHP | 293 ft |
| 10 | Josh Frewin | AB | Ross Sheppard | 2024 | C | 290 ft |
BAT SPEED (AVG)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Keenan Parker | AB | Bellerose Composite | 2024 | 1B | 75.5 mph |
| 2 | Lucas Gensler | AB | Harry Ainlay | 2025 | RHP | 72.2 mph |
| 3 | Zach Lausch | AB | Bellerose | 2024 | OF | 69.1 mph |
| 4 | James Cote | AB | Harry Ainlay | 2024 | SS | 68.5 mph |
| 5 | Josh Frewin | AB | Ross Sheppard | 2024 | C | 67.1 mph |
HAND SPEED (AVG)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Alex Kitzan | AB | Morinville | 2024 | 3B | 23.7 mph |
| 2 | Lucas Gensler | AB | Harry Ainlay | 2025 | RHP | 23.4 mph |
| 3 | James Cote | AB | Harry Ainlay | 2024 | SS | 23.0 mph |
| 4 | Zach Lausch | AB | Bellerose | 2024 | OF | 22.7 mph |
| 5 | Thomas Hill | AB | St. Joe's Academy | 2027 | LHP | 22.1 mph |
UPCOMING EVENTS
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| 2024 Okotoks Dawgs Scout Day | AB | 03/06 | Dunvernay Fieldhouse |
| 2024 St. Josephs Academy Scout Day | AB | 03/08 | St. Joseph's High School |
| 2024 Edmonton Spring Future Games Trials | AB | 03/09 | The Shop by SPMBA |
| 2024 AHP Renegades Scout Day | AB | 03/29 | Absolute Human Performance |
| 2024 Medicine Hat Preseason ID | AB | 04/14 | Mavericks Athletic Park |
| 2024 Calgary Future Games Trials | AB | 04/17 | Tourmaline Field |
| 2024 Parkland Academy Scout Day | AB | 04/18 | Tri Leisure Centre |
| 2024 18U Best of the West | AB | 05/01 | Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC) |
| 2024 15U Best of the West | AB | 05/01 | Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC) |
| 2024 Calgary Blues Scout Day | AB | 05/10 | Optimist Athletic Park |
| 2024 Calgary Summer Open | AB | 06/26 | Webber Academy Athletic Park |
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