Prep Baseball Report

Phoenix Summer Review: Trackman Files (Pitching)


Paul Panaccione
Arizona Scouting Director

On Sunday, Aug. 22, the annual Phoenix Summer Review was hosted at Grand Canyon University. An open event rounding out the summer in the Valley for 2022-2025 graduates. Talents were on display in front of the PBR Arizona staff, while data was being recorded by state-of-the-art technology. 

Today, our post event coverage continues as we analyze pitching data collected from our TrackMan unit on site. TrackMan Portable combines the best of video and radar technology to output the most accurate data in every environment.

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Max Fastball & Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Max FB
1 Collin Riff AZ Saguaro 2022 RHP 89 mph
2 Michael Caruso AZ Desert Vista 2023 RHP 86 mph
3 Jake Romaine AZ Desert Vista 2023 OF 82 mph
^ Adam Perri AZ Casteel 2022 RHP 82 mph
4 Mikel Faccio AZ Corona Del Sol 2023 RHP 78 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Michael Caruso AZ Desert Vista 2023 RHP 2264 rpm
2 Collin Riff AZ Saguaro 2022 RHP 2168 rpm
3 Jake Romaine AZ Desert Vista 2023 OF 2147 rpm
4 Adam Perri AZ Casteel 2022 RHP 2086 rpm
5 Brody Livingston AZ Pinnacle 2022 LHP 2019 rpm

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 fastball horizontal movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Dyllan Curthoys AZ Willow Canyon 2023 RHP 16.2
2 Dylan Cole AZ Notre Dame Preparatory 2024 LHP -15.9
3 Brody Livingston AZ Pinnacle 2022 LHP -13.9
4 Jake Romaine AZ Desert Vista 2023 OF 13.9
5 Andrew Balian AZ Sunrise Mountain 2024 C 12.5

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 slider spin rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Oscar De Luigi AZ Desert Mountain 2024 RHP 2114
2 Adam Perri AZ Casteel 2022 RHP 1850
3 Brody Livingston AZ Pinnacle 2022 LHP 1816
4 Dylan Cole AZ Notre Dame Preparatory 2024 LHP 1399
5 Andrew Balian AZ Sunrise Mountain 2024 C 1235

Average Curveball spin rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Collin Riff AZ Saguaro 2022 RHP 2601 rpm
2 Michael Caruso AZ Desert Vista 2023 RHP 2178 rpm
3 Jake Romaine AZ Desert Vista 2023 OF 1993 rpm
4 Dominick Scelfo AZ Casteel 2024 LHP 1958 rpm
5 Adam Perri AZ Casteel 2022 RHP 1768 rpm

Average changeup horizontal movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Jake Romaine AZ Desert Vista 2023 OF 16.5
2 Brody Livingston AZ Pinnacle 2022 LHP -16.1
3 Oscar De Luigi AZ Desert Mountain 2024 RHP 15.2
4 Dominick Scelfo AZ Casteel 2024 LHP -15.1
5 Andrew Balian AZ Sunrise Mountain 2024 C 14.1

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