Central Alabama Fall ID: TrackMan Files
September 16, 2026
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AUBURN, AL – The 2026 fall showcase schedule continued on Sunday, September 13th, as Prep Baseball Alabama traveled to Lee-Scott Academy in Auburn, AL for the Central Alabama Fall ID. Serving as the first Fall ID event of the schedule, the event featured prospects from across the state who participated in a full pro-style workout in front of the Prep Baseball Alabama staff with comprehensive data collected throughout the day.
Players in attendance went through laser-timed 60-yard dashes using VALD Performance gates, batting practice evaluations with TrackMan and Blast Motion technology, and defensive workouts at each position with arm strength metrics recorded. The event provided players an opportunity to update their profiles with verified data while giving our staff another look at prospects heading into the remainder of the fall.
Below, we take a closer look at the leaders from each TrackMan stat category collected from the event.
MAX FASTBALL & AVERAGE SPIN RATE
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
Spin Rate: This metric calculates the rate of spin on the baseball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm). Historical data shows that high-spin fastballs lessen the impact of gravity, allowing for more ‘rise’ (or less fall, in other words) as it carries through the zone. Low-spin fastballs typically indicate the pitch has greater horizontal action, often making it tougher to square up, but generally easier to make contact with, leading to more ground balls, while high-spin fastballs show a correlation with swings and misses.
AVERAGE INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK
Induced Vertical Break: As far as deception and importance goes, fast induced vertical break (IVB) may be the most important. Induced vertical break is not what is sounds. IVB simply means the pitch is "breaking" upward from the average level a pitch falls from release to home plate. This is a stat that you want to stay away from being average at. Fortunately, this can be tweaked slightly depending on release height. To put it simply, the higher number = more "rise" the pitch has compared to average.
AVERAGE FASTBALL HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
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.”
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Spin Rate: The metric calculates how fast the ball is spinning as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, reported in the number of times the pitched ball would spin per minute (“revolutions per minute” or “rpm”).
AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
Spin Rate: The metric calculates how fast the ball is spinning as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, reported in the number of times the pitched ball would spin per minute (“revolutions per minute” or “rpm”).
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Horizontal Break: This metric measures the distance, 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.
PEAK EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
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.
TOP AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Distance: This metric measures the estimated “carry flat” distance, measured in feet, meaning the distance that the ball travels before it lands, or would have landed if it were not caught or obstructed.
UPCOMING SHOWCASES ⤵️
| SHOWCASE | DATE | LOCATION |
| North Alabama Fall ID | October 4, 2026 | Huntsville High School |
| South Alabama Fall ID | October 11, 2026 | Orange Beach Sportsplex |
| Alabama Fall Games | October 18, 2026 | Northridge High School |
| Birmingham Fall ID | November 1, 2026 | Pelham High School |
UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS ⤵️
| TOURNAMENT | DATE | LOCATION | AGES |
| Chelsea Fall Classic (Sun. Only) | September 20, 2026 | Chelsea Sports Complex | 9U-14U |
| PlayMaker Championship (Sun. Only) | September 20, 2026 | River Run Park | 9U-16U |
| Rollin' On The River Championship (Sun. Only) | September 27, 2026 | River Run Park | 9U-16U |
| River Run Fall Open | October 3-4, 2026 | River Run Park | 13U-16U |
| The G.O.A.T Championship (Sun. Only) | October 4, 2026 | River Run Park | 9U-14U |
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