The 2022 Junior State Games took place October 15-16 at College of Central Florida in Ocala, FL. The event featured players from the 2024 class participating in a pro-style workout and game on day one followed by two more games on day two in front of the PBR Florida Scouting Staff.

To view all the stats from the event, check out our Stats Story. Today we will highlight the different Trackman metric leaders from the 2022 Junior State Games both hitting and pitching.

MAX FASTBALL & PEAK 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 FASTBALL INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK

Induced Vertical Break: Outlined on TrackMan's own website: "Distance between the height at which the ball crosses home plate and the height at which it would have crossed if it travelled in a straight line from release and were affected by gravity, reported in inches or centimeters."

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 SLIDER SPIN RATE

AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE

AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)

Exit Speed: Also according to TrackMan’s own website: “The speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.”

PEAK EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)

PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE	STATE	DATE	LOCATION
2022 Rising Stars State Games (Invite-Only)	FL	10/29	Jackie Robinson Ballpark
2022 Sophomore State Games (Invite-Only)	FL	11/12	Eastern Florida State College
2022 PBR Florida Holiday Classic	FL	12/17	Sanford Memorial Stadium
2023 PBR Canada Spring Training Showcase	FL	03/11	Launchpad Sports Complex