Prep Baseball Report

TrackMan Leaders: Preseason All-State Central Pitchers


Brandon Hall
Mid-Atlantic Scouting Director

On Saturday February 11th, PBR of North Carolina hosted its final Preseason All State Event of 2023 at the spacious Diamond Xtreme Facility in Kernersville, NC.  The Preseason All State Events have become the premier winter event in NC featuring some of the top talent from across the state. The events feature players from the 2023-2026 grad classes.

The event began with catchers going through a defensive evaluation followed by pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting advanced data. Once the pitchers were done the position players ran a laser timed 30. After the running outfielders and infielders went through a defensive evaluation. The night concluded with players taking batting practice in the open cage with Trackman gathering ball flight analytics. 

 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 Leaders

 

FASTBALL STATS


Peak Velocity

2023 & 2024 Grads

2025 & 2026 Grads


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.

2023 & 2024 Grads

2025 & 2026 Grads


Peak Spin Rate

2023 & 2024 Grads

2025 & 2026 Grads



Average Spin Rate

2023 & 2024 Grads

2025 & 2026 Grads


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

2023 & 2024 Grads

2025 & 2026 Grads


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.

2023 & 2024 Grads

2025 & 2026 Grads


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.  

2023 & 2024 Grads

2025 & 2026 Grads



CURVEBALL STATS

Peak Velocity


Peak Spin Rate


Average Spin Rate


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.


Average Horizontal Movement


Peak Spin Score



SLIDER STATS

Peak Velocity


Peak Spin Rate


Average Spin Rate


Average Induced Vertical Movement


Average Horizontal Movement


Peak Spin Score



CHANGEUP STATS

Peak Velocity


Average Induced Vertical Movement


Average Horizontal Movement