Prep Baseball Report

Statistical Analysis: CVCC Scout Day


Matt Payne
Director of Scouting, PBR of NC

On Wednesday October 27th PBR of North Carolina was on hand in Hickory, NC for a Scout Day with Catawba Valley Community College. 

The day began with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman gathering ball flight analytics. After the bullpens were complete, catchers went through a defensive evaluation followed by a laser timed 60, batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. The day concluded with outfielders and infielders going through a defensive evaluation. 

Below we take a look at some of the numbers collected during the workout. Be on the lookout for more notes and information in the coming days. 

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Statistical Analysis

THE 60 YARD DASH

Position players ran a laser timed 60 yard dash.The 60 was ran on a natural surface. 

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yard
1 Matthew Beisecker NC Heritage 2021 SS 6.67
2 Isaiah Martin NC Catawba Valley 2021 OF 6.83
^ Samuel Walker NC Northwest Cabarrus 2019 SS 6.83
3 Troy Clary NC Davie County 2020 RHP 6.85
4 Max Hundley NC Northwood 2018 RHP 6.88
5 Masashi Takegama NC Catawba Valley 2019 OF 6.91
6 Garrison Bridges NC Catawba Valley 2019 OF 6.95
7 Reece Landmark NC Fuquay-Varina 2020 1B 7.02
8 Trey Larkin NC Catawba Valley 2021 OF 7.13
9 Aiden Wilson NC Charlotte Christian 2020 SS 7.14
10 Darius Griffin SC Greer 2021 OF 7.15

TRACKMAN MAX EXIT VELOCITY (BP)

During BP, TrackMan tracked ball flight off the bat.  One element TrackMan is able to produce is the exit velocity.  Below are the top Exit Velocities produced during live BP.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Masashi Takegama NC Catawba Valley 2019 OF 101.6 mph
2 Jean Carlos Diaz OH Columbus West 2020 3B 100.9 mph
3 Jackie Jimenez NC Catawba Valley 2019 C 100.7 mph
4 Javier Rojas NC Catawba Valley 2019 OF 100.3 mph
5 Sean Seale NC Home School 2020 OF 100.2 mph
6 Reece Landmark NC Fuquay-Varina 2020 1B 100.0 mph
7 Zack Summerville NC North Gaston 2019 RHP 96.1 mph
8 Samuel Walker NC Northwest Cabarrus 2019 SS 96.0 mph
9 Cole Cunningham NC Heritage 2019 3B 95.9 mph
10 Graham Dalton NC Catawba Valley 2019 SS 95.5 mph

**Zack Summerville, OF, RS So: Exit Velocity of 96mph

TRACKMAN MAX DISTANCE (BP)

During BP, TrackMan tracked ball flight off the bat.  One element TrackMan is able to produce is the distance each hit travels, if in fair territory.  Below are the top max distances produced during live BP.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Masashi Takegama NC Catawba Valley 2019 OF 402 ft
2 Javier Rojas NC Catawba Valley 2019 OF 385 ft
3 Zack Summerville NC North Gaston 2019 RHP 382 ft
4 Sean Seale NC Home School 2020 OF 375 ft
5 Jackie Jimenez NC Catawba Valley 2019 C 374 ft
6 Reece Landmark NC Fuquay-Varina 2020 1B 365 ft
7 Matthew Beisecker NC Heritage 2021 SS 363 ft
8 Jean Carlos Diaz OH Columbus West 2020 3B 359 ft
9 Graham Dalton NC Catawba Valley 2019 SS 358 ft
10 Darius Griffin SC Greer 2021 OF 358 ft

POSITIONAL VELOCITY – INFIELDERS

Infielders were able to workout at shortstop throwing across the infield, or from 1B throwing to 2B and 3B in the pro-style workout.  Coaches are working to evaluate rhythm, footwork, hands, exchanges, arm action, accuracy, and carry.  To measure arm strength PBR Scouts utilize a radar gun.  Below are the top posted positional velocities from the day.

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Jackie Jimenez NC Catawba Valley 2019 C 90
2 Cole Cunningham NC Heritage 2019 3B 88
3 Samuel Walker NC Northwest Cabarrus 2019 SS 84
4 Jose Vargas NC Hickory Ridge 2019 SS 83
5 Juan Moreno NC Catawba Valley 2019 SS 80
^ Josh Allen NC North Lincoln 2019 RHP 80
^ Kyle Raynor SC Indian Land 2020 2B 80
^ Ilich Purcell NC Catawba Valley 2019 SS 80

POSITIONAL VELOCITY – OUTFIELDERS

Outfielders worked out from right field, making throws to the plate.  Throws were measured by a radar gun to gauge arm strength.  Scouts are also working to see exchange, arm path, carry, and accuracy.

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Javier Rojas NC Catawba Valley 2019 OF 93
2 Sean Seale NC Home School 2020 OF 90
3 Zack Summerville NC North Gaston 2019 RHP 88
4 Max Hundley NC Northwood 2018 RHP 87
5 Troy Clary NC Davie County 2020 RHP 85

CATCHER POP TIMES & POSITIONAL VELOCITY

In the pro-style workout, catchers workout from behind home plate, making multiple throws to 2B, simulating a stolen base attempt.  Scouts again are looking for a quick, clean transition to the release as well as carry and accuracy on the throw.  For catchers, evaluators will put a stopwatch on the “pop time” or the time the ball hits their glove to the time the ball hits the MIF’s glove at 2B.  Coaches can also time the transition from when the ball hits the catchers glove to when he is able to release his throw.  PBR scouts add the radar gun to put a number on the arm strength out of the crouched position.

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Jackie Jimenez NC Catawba Valley 2019 C 82
2 John nick Hannah SC Greer 2021 C 77
3 Lane Rhodes NC Fuquay Varina 2019 C 75
4 Jordan Spearman SC D W Daniel 2020 C 71

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Jackie Jimenez NC Catawba Valley 2019 C 1.85-1.97
2 Lane Rhodes NC Fuquay Varina 2019 C 2.01-2.06
3 John nick Hannah SC Greer 2021 C 2.02-2.10
4 Jordan Spearman SC D W Daniel 2020 C 2.07-2.19

TRACKMAN INFO - PITCHER BULLPENS

Pitchers threw a controlled bullpen showcasing their full arsenal of pitches. Velocity and spin rate information was gathered off of the TrackMan. TrackMan analytics are the official analytics and the velocities below were captured by TrackMan.

Max Fastball Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Trey Lambert NC East Wilkes 2020 LHP 92.4 mph
2 Chance Daquila NC Mount Pleasant 2019 RHP 92.3 mph
3 Jonah Milchuck NC Catawba Valley 2020 RHP 91.6 mph
4 Jordan Davis OH Elida 2020 RHP 90.9 mph
5 Noah Carter NC Chatham Charter 2020 RHP 90.8 mph
6 Bryson Hammer NC Alexander Central 2020 LHP 90.6 mph
7 Justin Poris NC Mooresville 2019 RHP 89.1 mph
8 Aiken Minton NC Wilkes Central 2020 SS 88.6 mph
9 Hampton Gilchrist NC Hough 2021 RHP 87.6 mph
10 Troy Shepherd NC McDowell 2018 SS 87.5 mph

Max Fastball Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Aiken Minton NC Wilkes Central 2020 SS 2396 rpm
2 Andrew Dye NC Watauga 2019 2B 2388 rpm
3 Bailey McGinnis NC Chase 2020 OF 2382 rpm
4 Hampton Gilchrist NC Hough 2021 RHP 2376 rpm
5 Noah Carter NC Chatham Charter 2020 RHP 2315 rpm

Max Curveball Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Bailey McGinnis NC Chase 2020 OF 2797 rpm
2 Noah Carter NC Chatham Charter 2020 RHP 2663 rpm
3 Bryson Hammer NC Alexander Central 2020 LHP 2641 rpm
4 Chance Daquila NC Mount Pleasant 2019 RHP 2385 rpm
5 Jonah Milchuck NC Catawba Valley 2020 RHP 2312 rpm