Jr. Future Games Trials: Hitting Data Dive
April 3, 2024
On Monday, April 1st the Prep Baseball Ontario staff hosted the first Junior Future Games Trials across the nation at the The Athlete Matrix in Mississauga, Ontario. The Jr. Future Games serve as the main identifier for Canada's lone JFG team heading to LakePoint Sports in late July and the team will feature players from the true 2028 and 2029 classes. The Jr. Future Games allows our staff to identify the next wave of players coming through the country and allows the players an opportunity to compete against top players in America, as well as give them a look at the Future Games event taking place on the complex at the samee time.
This event featured roughly 28 positional players from the across the province in the 2028 class and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players, as well as collect metrics via our tech partner TrackMan.
Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis. Now, we conclude our post-event coverage within this Hitting Data Dive article as we take a look at the top Trackman hitting data:
For complete event results, click here.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)
SWEET SPOT %
Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.
LINE DRIVE %
UPCOMING EVENTS
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| 2024 Team Ontario Scout Day | ON | 04/17 | The Dugout |
| 2024 Ontario Blue Jays Scout Day | ON | 04/18 | The Athlete Matrix |
| 2024 Terriers Scout Day | ON | 04/24 | King's Christian Collegiate |
| 2024 18U Best of the West | ON | 05/01 | Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC) |
| 2024 15U Best of the West | ON | 05/01 | Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC) |
| 2024 Canadian Trials | ON | 05/09 | TNXL Academy - Ocoee, FL |
| 2024 New England Academic Games (Invite Only) | ON | 07/09 | Yale |
| Future Games (Class of 2026/27) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
| Junior Future Games (Class of 2028/29) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
| Senior Future Games (Class of 2025) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
| 2024 Toronto Summer Open | ON | 07/30 | Dan Lang Field |
| 2024 Midwest Super Sophomore Games (Invite Only) | ON | 08/02 | Indiana University - Bart Kaufman Field |
| Improve My Profile with Game Video (Ontario) | ON | 08/29 | Ontario |