Tucson Rising Stars ID: TrackMan Hitting Leaders

May 11, 2023
Cam Black-Araujo
PBR Arizona Operations

On Saturday, May 6th the PBR Arizona staff headed south to continue its Rising Stars ID series with an event in Tucson at the University of Arizona. Rising Stars showcases are for the 2027-2028 classes and serve as identifiers for PBR Arizona's team at the PBR Jr. Future Games.

The event was heavy on 2027 prospects and gave our staff a look at some interesting incoming freshman who will be on the high school scene for several years to come.

All players ran through our series of tech partners including TrackMan for both bullpens and batting practice, Blast Motion during BP, Swift Performance for 60-yard times and splits and Vizual Edge for visual testing.

Below, we continue our post-event coverage with a look at the top TrackMan hitting data from the batting practice portion of the showcase.

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TUCSON STARS ID | TRACKMAN HITTING LEADERBOARDS

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Top Hitting Statistical Performers in each category tracked by TrackMan

Peak Exit Velocity - 95.1MPH | 3B/C Lincoln Demmons - 2027, Basha
Avg. Exit Velocity - 86.9 MPH | 3B/C Lincoln Demmons - 2027, Basha
Peak Distance - 328 ft. | 3B/C Lincoln Demmons - 2027, Basha
Avg. Distance - 224 ft. | 3B/C Lincoln Demmons - 2027, Basha
Sweet Spot % - 69 % | 3B/C Lincoln Demmons - 2027, Basha
Line Drive % - 48 % | SS Israel Hernandez - 2027, Salpointe Catholic

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PEAK EXIT VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Lincoln Demmons	AZ	Basha	2027	3B	95.1 mph
2	Tristan Cruz	AZ	Cienega High School	2028	SS	87.7 mph
3	Carlos Davila	AZ	Salpointe	2027	3B	87.6 mph
4	Xavier Silvas	AZ	Salpointe	2028	1B	86.9 mph
5	Diego Garcia	AZ	Salpointe Catholic	2027	3B	85.1 mph

AVG EXIT VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (avg)
1	Lincoln Demmons	AZ	Basha	2027	3B	86.9 mph
2	Carlos Davila	AZ	Salpointe	2027	3B	79.3 mph
3	Tristan Cruz	AZ	Cienega High School	2028	SS	78.5 mph
4	Diego Garcia	AZ	Salpointe Catholic	2027	3B	78.1 mph
5	Marco Serrano	AZ	Nogales	2027	1B	75.3 mph

PEAK DISTANCE

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Lincoln Demmons	AZ	Basha	2027	3B	328 ft
2	Carlos Davila	AZ	Salpointe	2027	3B	312 ft
3	Tristan Cruz	AZ	Cienega High School	2028	SS	307 ft
4	Diego Garcia	AZ	Salpointe Catholic	2027	3B	304 ft
5	Xavier Silvas	AZ	Salpointe	2028	1B	297 ft

AVG DISTANCE

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (avg)
1	Lincoln Demmons	AZ	Basha	2027	3B	224 ft
2	Carlos Davila	AZ	Salpointe	2027	3B	220 ft
3	Diego Garcia	AZ	Salpointe Catholic	2027	3B	212 ft
4	Dominic Thompson	AZ	Tucson	2028	C	198 ft
5	Xavier Silvas	AZ	Salpointe	2028	1B	196 ft

SWEET SPOT %

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Sweet Spot %
1	Lincoln Demmons	AZ	Basha	2027	3B	69 %
2	Israel Hernandez	AZ	Salpointe Catholic	2027	SS	68 %
3	Diego Garcia	AZ	Salpointe Catholic	2027	3B	57 %
4	Carlos Davila	AZ	Salpointe	2027	3B	53 %
5	Marco Serrano	AZ	Nogales	2027	1B	53 %

LINE DRIVE %

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Line Drive %
1	Israel Hernandez	AZ	Salpointe Catholic	2027	SS	48 %
2	Diego Garcia	AZ	Salpointe Catholic	2027	3B	47 %
3	Lincoln Demmons	AZ	Basha	2027	3B	43 %
4	Carlos Davila	AZ	Salpointe	2027	3B	36 %
5	Marco Serrano	AZ	Nogales	2027	1B	34 %

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE	STATE	DATE	LOCATION
2023 PBR CA-NV-AZ-UT ProCase (Invite Only)	AZ	06/04	University of Southern California - Dedeaux Field
Top Prospect Games: Class of 2026 & 2027	AZ	06/06	Legacy Sports Complex
Top Prospect Games: Class of 2025	AZ	06/12	Brewers Spring Training Fields - Phoenix, AZ
Top Prospect Games: Class of 2024	AZ	06/13	Brewers Spring Training Fields - Phoenix, AZ
Scottsdale Open	AZ	07/11	Scottsdale Stadium - Scottsdale, AZ
PBR Junior Future Games	NATIONAL	07/25	LakePoint
2023 PBR Future Games (Arizona Invite)	AZ	07/26	LakePoint Sports - Cartersville, GA
Tempe Open	AZ	08/27	Arizona State University - Phoenix Municipal Stadium