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TrackMan Leaders: DPC Baseball Academy Pitchers

August 25, 2023
Brandon Hall
Mid-Atlantic Scouting Director

On Wednesday August 16th PBR of North Carolina was on hand at the DPC Baseball Academy in Clayton, NC for a Scout Day with DPC Baseball. The Scout Day ran in conjunction with the Last Chance Summer ID. The Scout Day featured players from the 2025-2027 grad classes. 

The day began with position players running a laser timed 60. After running the position players took live BP on the field with Trackman gathering advanced hitting data. Following BP players went through a defensive evaluation at their positions. The event concluded with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting ball flight data. 

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days. 

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Trackman Pitching Leaders

 

FASTBALL STATS


Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Will Hicks NC Cleveland 2025 RHP 87.4 mph
2 Kolby Jarman NC West Johnston 2025 LHP 83.2 mph
3 Mason Hawkins NC Broughton 2027 3B 82.3 mph
4 Caden Jeffrey NC Cape Fear 2025 LHP 82.3 mph
5 Luke Campbell NC Corinth Holders 2025 RHP 80.4 mph


Average Effective Velocity

Effective velocity is taking into account the velocity of each pitch, its release distance, the pitches time to the plate / hitting area, and the pitches movement.  With all of this information, Effective Velocity is allowing coaches and scouts to more accurately compare how a pitch is affecting a hitter.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Eff Velocity (avg)
1 Will Hicks NC Cleveland 2025 RHP 83.0 mph
2 Caden Jeffrey NC Cape Fear 2025 LHP 80.2 mph
3 Kolby Jarman NC West Johnston 2025 LHP 80.1 mph
4 Mason Hawkins NC Broughton 2027 3B 79.2 mph
5 Luke Campbell NC Corinth Holders 2025 RHP 77.3 mph


Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Austin Bevilacqua NC Corinth Holders 2026 RHP 2318 rpm
2 Will Hicks NC Cleveland 2025 RHP 2298 rpm
3 Colson Shipwash NC Cleveland 2027 RHP 2134 rpm
4 Caden Jeffrey NC Cape Fear 2025 LHP 2043 rpm
5 Mason Hawkins NC Broughton 2027 3B 1981 rpm


Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Will Hicks NC Cleveland 2025 RHP 2222 rpm
2 Colson Shipwash NC Cleveland 2027 RHP 2103 rpm
3 Caden Jeffrey NC Cape Fear 2025 LHP 1969 rpm
4 Mason Hawkins NC Broughton 2027 3B 1907 rpm
5 Sheldon Brown NC East Wake 2027 OF 1835 rpm


Average Induced Vertical Movement

Induced vertical movement tracks how the ball rides through the zone, or sinks through the zone.  For the purpose of this board we are tracking which fastballs showed the most ride, typically leading to more swing and miss opportunities

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Eli Dadisman NC The Fletcher Academy 2025 RHP 19.3 in
2 Will Hicks NC Cleveland 2025 RHP 18.7 in
3 Caden Jeffrey NC Cape Fear 2025 LHP 18.0 in
4 Sheldon Brown NC East Wake 2027 OF 16.6 in
5 Corey Kinard NC Willow Springs 2027 OF 14.9 in


Average Horizontal Movement

Horizontal movement is often referred to as run.  This measurement does not distinguish between early and late movement, just the overall amount the ball tracks to the arm side out of the hand.

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Will Hicks NC Cleveland 2025 RHP -18.0
2 Austin Bevilacqua NC Corinth Holders 2026 RHP -12.1
3 Corey Kinard NC Willow Springs 2027 OF 11.4
4 Sheldon Brown NC East Wake 2027 OF 11.3
5 Luke Campbell NC Corinth Holders 2025 RHP -10.7


Peak Spin Score

The Spin Score is a measurement linking velocity and spin.  It is calculated by dividing the spin rate by the velocity of each pitch.  

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Austin Bevilacqua NC Corinth Holders 2026 RHP 31
2 Colson Shipwash NC Cleveland 2027 RHP 27
3 Sheldon Brown NC East Wake 2027 OF 27
4 Will Hicks NC Cleveland 2025 RHP 26
5 Joshua Glenn NC Enloe 2027 1B 25


CURVEBALL STATS

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Austin Bevilacqua NC Corinth Holders 2026 RHP 72.1 mph
2 Colson Shipwash NC Cleveland 2027 RHP 72.1 mph
3 Caden Jeffrey NC Cape Fear 2025 LHP 71.5 mph
4 Will Hicks NC Cleveland 2025 RHP 71.4 mph
5 Eli Dadisman NC The Fletcher Academy 2025 RHP 68.9 mph


Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Will Hicks NC Cleveland 2025 RHP 3015 rpm
2 Caden Jeffrey NC Cape Fear 2025 LHP 2306 rpm
3 Austin Bevilacqua NC Corinth Holders 2026 RHP 2271 rpm
4 Colson Shipwash NC Cleveland 2027 RHP 2217 rpm
5 Luke Campbell NC Corinth Holders 2025 RHP 2096 rpm


Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Will Hicks NC Cleveland 2025 RHP 2923 rpm
2 Caden Jeffrey NC Cape Fear 2025 LHP 2259 rpm
3 Austin Bevilacqua NC Corinth Holders 2026 RHP 2227 rpm
4 Luke Campbell NC Corinth Holders 2025 RHP 2042 rpm
5 Colson Shipwash NC Cleveland 2027 RHP 2031 rpm


Average Induced Vertical Movement

This is a measurement of how much the ball drops from its original position and trajectory.  It does not measure how late the movement happens.  This can be referred to as depth on a breaking ball.

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Will Hicks NC Cleveland 2025 RHP -13.9 in
2 Luke Campbell NC Corinth Holders 2025 RHP -8.2 in
3 Colson Shipwash NC Cleveland 2027 RHP -4.3 in
4 Joshua Glenn NC Enloe 2027 1B -3.6 in
5 Caden Jeffrey NC Cape Fear 2025 LHP -2.9 in


Average Horizontal Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Will Hicks NC Cleveland 2025 RHP -18.0
2 Austin Bevilacqua NC Corinth Holders 2026 RHP -12.1
3 Corey Kinard NC Willow Springs 2027 OF 11.4
4 Sheldon Brown NC East Wake 2027 OF 11.3
5 Luke Campbell NC Corinth Holders 2025 RHP -10.7


Peak Spin Score

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Will Hicks NC Cleveland 2025 RHP 42
2 Caden Jeffrey NC Cape Fear 2025 LHP 32
3 Luke Campbell NC Corinth Holders 2025 RHP 32
4 Corey Kinard NC Willow Springs 2027 OF 32
5 Colson Shipwash NC Cleveland 2027 RHP 32



SLIDER STATS

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Mason Hawkins NC Broughton 2027 3B 72.7 mph


Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Mason Hawkins NC Broughton 2027 3B 2393 rpm


Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Mason Hawkins NC Broughton 2027 3B 2356


Average Induced Vertical Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Mason Hawkins NC Broughton 2027 3B 1.8 in


Average Horizontal Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Mason Hawkins NC Broughton 2027 3B -17.4


Peak Spin Score

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Mason Hawkins NC Broughton 2027 3B 34



CHANGEUP STATS

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Will Hicks NC Cleveland 2025 RHP 77.5 mph
2 Mason Hawkins NC Broughton 2027 3B 76.3 mph
3 Caden Jeffrey NC Cape Fear 2025 LHP 75.0 mph
4 Luke Campbell NC Corinth Holders 2025 RHP 73.1 mph
5 Colson Shipwash NC Cleveland 2027 RHP 71.8 mph


Average Induced Vertical Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Caden Jeffrey NC Cape Fear 2025 LHP 19.4 in
2 Kolby Jarman NC West Johnston 2025 LHP 13.0 in
3 Sheldon Brown NC East Wake 2027 OF 9.8 in
4 Colson Shipwash NC Cleveland 2027 RHP 4.8 in
5 Luke Campbell NC Corinth Holders 2025 RHP 4.3 in


Average Horizontal Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Kolby Jarman NC West Johnston 2025 LHP -12.2
2 Austin Bevilacqua NC Corinth Holders 2026 RHP -9.7
3 Sheldon Brown NC East Wake 2027 OF -8.7
4 Luke Campbell NC Corinth Holders 2025 RHP 7.8
5 Colson Shipwash NC Cleveland 2027 RHP 6.6