TrackMan Leaders: The Canes Scout Day - Pitchers
November 8, 2022
On Sunday October 30th PBR of North and South Carolina was on hand at Hopewell High in Huntersville, NC for a Scout Day with the Canes Organization. The Scout Day featured players from the 2023-2027 grad classes from both North and South Carolina.
The day began with catchers going through a defensive evaluation followed by pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting advanced metrics on each pitch. Following the pitchers the position players went through offensive evaluations that included batting practice on the field with Trackman gathering ball flight data and players running a laser timed 10yd, 30yd, and 60 yd sprint. The day concluded with outfielders and infielders going through a defensive evaluation.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance looking at some top performers in select stat categories. Look for more information to follow in the coming days.
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TRACKMAN LEADERS - PITCHERS
FASTBALL STATS
Peak Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Johnny Ray
NC
Watauga
2025
OF
84.7 mph
2
Riley Gibson
NC
First Flight
2025
RHP
84.7 mph
3
Preston McGaha
SC
J.L. Mann
2024
RHP
84.0 mph
4
Wesley Shipman
SC
Chapman
2024
LHP
83.1 mph
5
Will Howard
SC
Emerald
2025
RHP
82.7 mph
6
Parker Davis
SC
Woodmont High
2026
OF
81.5 mph
7
William Magee
SC
Ben Lippen
2025
RHP
79.7 mph
8
Hudson Riordan
SC
Legion Collegiate Academy
2027
1B
79.6 mph
9
Jackson Holmes
SC
Westside High
2025
RHP
79.6 mph
10
William Meredith
SC
Emerald High
2025
LHP
78.8 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
Riley Gibson
NC
First Flight
2025
RHP
82.7 mph
2
Hudson Riordan
SC
Legion Collegiate Academy
2027
1B
80.5 mph
3
Will Howard
SC
Emerald
2025
RHP
80.5 mph
4
Johnny Ray
NC
Watauga
2025
OF
80.5 mph
5
Koen Karsa
NC
Pro5 baseball Academy
2026
RHP
80.4 mph
6
Preston McGaha
SC
J.L. Mann
2024
RHP
80.3 mph
7
Jackson Holmes
SC
Westside High
2025
RHP
79.2 mph
8
Parker Davis
SC
Woodmont High
2026
OF
78.7 mph
9
Connor Crenshaw
SC
James F. Byrnes High
2025
RHP
78.6 mph
10
Tate Nelson
NC
New Hanover
2026
SS
78.3 mph
Peak Spin Rate
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Riley Gibson
NC
First Flight
2025
RHP
2471 rpm
2
Davis Rising
SC
Combine Academy
2023
RHP
2369 rpm
3
Wesley Shipman
SC
Chapman
2024
LHP
2348 rpm
4
Jason Sproull
NC
Emsley A Laney High
2026
OF
2319 rpm
5
Will Howard
SC
Emerald
2025
RHP
2310 rpm
6
Preston McGaha
SC
J.L. Mann
2024
RHP
2216 rpm
7
Johnny Ray
NC
Watauga
2025
OF
2152 rpm
8
Koen Karsa
NC
Pro5 baseball Academy
2026
RHP
2148 rpm
9
Hudson Riordan
SC
Legion Collegiate Academy
2027
1B
2142 rpm
10
Bryson Cothran
SC
Chapman
2026
3B
2118 rpm
Average Spin Rate
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Riley Gibson
NC
First Flight
2025
RHP
2345 rpm
2
Will Howard
SC
Emerald
2025
RHP
2234 rpm
3
Davis Rising
SC
Combine Academy
2023
RHP
2225 rpm
4
Jason Sproull
NC
Emsley A Laney High
2026
OF
2191 rpm
5
Johnny Ray
NC
Watauga
2025
OF
2090 rpm
6
Koen Karsa
NC
Pro5 baseball Academy
2026
RHP
2079 rpm
7
William Magee
SC
Ben Lippen
2025
RHP
2049 rpm
8
Joseph Petry
VA
Nansemond-Suffolk
2026
OF
2023 rpm
9
Tate Nelson
NC
New Hanover
2026
SS
1998 rpm
10
Wesley Shipman
SC
Chapman
2024
LHP
1990 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
Jake Moss
SC
Byrnes
2025
SS
20.1 in
2
Cooper Kullman
NC
Hopewell High School
2025
2B
20.0 in
3
June Thomas
NC
THE O'NEAL SCHOOL
2025
RHP
19.3 in
4
William Magee
SC
Ben Lippen
2025
RHP
19.1 in
5
Noah Hatley
NC
CFA ACADEMY
2025
OF
19.1 in
6
Finlay Pratt
SC
James Island Charter High
2026
C
19.0 in
7
Will Howard
SC
Emerald
2025
RHP
18.5 in
8
Easton Keels
SC
Byrnes
2025
3B
18.5 in
9
Kohen Sutton
SC
Rock Hill
2026
SS
18.4 in
10
Bryce Cannon
NC
Apex Friendship
2024
1B
18.4 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
Connor Crenshaw
SC
James F. Byrnes High
2025
RHP
-17.3
2
Jackson Holmes
SC
Westside High
2025
RHP
-16.7
3
Easton Keels
SC
Byrnes
2025
3B
-16.0
4
Koen Karsa
NC
Pro5 baseball Academy
2026
RHP
-14.9
5
McCoy James
NC
Pro5
2025
SS
-14.8
6
Jason Sproull
NC
Emsley A Laney High
2026
OF
-14.0
7
Cooper Kullman
NC
Hopewell High School
2025
2B
-13.4
8
Blake Vestal
NC
Green Hope
2026
OF
-12.9
9
Johnny Ray
NC
Watauga
2025
OF
12.5
10
Noah Hatley
NC
CFA ACADEMY
2025
OF
12.5
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
Jason Sproull
NC
Emsley A Laney High
2026
OF
30
2
Davis Rising
SC
Combine Academy
2023
RHP
30
3
Wesley Shipman
SC
Chapman
2024
LHP
29
4
Riley Gibson
NC
First Flight
2025
RHP
29
5
Bryson Cothran
SC
Chapman
2026
3B
29
6
Austin Mantz
NC
Athens Drive
2026
OF
28
7
Phoenix Herndon
SC
Westside
2025
OF
28
8
Joseph Petry
VA
Nansemond-Suffolk
2026
OF
28
9
Will Howard
SC
Emerald
2025
RHP
28
10
Kohen Sutton
SC
Rock Hill
2026
SS
27
CURVEBALL STATS
Peak Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Parker Davis
SC
Woodmont High
2026
OF
73.8 mph
2
Wesley Shipman
SC
Chapman
2024
LHP
72.7 mph
3
Johnny Ray
NC
Watauga
2025
OF
72.4 mph
4
Connor Crenshaw
SC
James F. Byrnes High
2025
RHP
71.1 mph
5
Will Howard
SC
Emerald
2025
RHP
70.2 mph
6
Preston McGaha
SC
J.L. Mann
2024
RHP
69.0 mph
7
Joseph Petry
VA
Nansemond-Suffolk
2026
OF
68.2 mph
8
Jason Sproull
NC
Emsley A Laney High
2026
OF
67.2 mph
9
William Meredith
SC
Emerald High
2025
LHP
67.2 mph
10
Blake Vestal
NC
Green Hope
2026
OF
66.7 mph
Peak Spin Rate
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Connor Crenshaw
SC
James F. Byrnes High
2025
RHP
2761 rpm
2
Parker Davis
SC
Woodmont High
2026
OF
2633 rpm
3
Wesley Shipman
SC
Chapman
2024
LHP
2339 rpm
4
McCoy James
NC
Pro5
2025
SS
2218 rpm
5
Jackson Holmes
SC
Westside High
2025
RHP
2216 rpm
6
Preston McGaha
SC
J.L. Mann
2024
RHP
2178 rpm
7
Bohdi Robertson
NC
Pinecrest High
2026
LHP
2128 rpm
8
Joseph Petry
VA
Nansemond-Suffolk
2026
OF
2095 rpm
9
Jason Sproull
NC
Emsley A Laney High
2026
OF
2093 rpm
10
Koen Karsa
NC
Pro5 baseball Academy
2026
RHP
2076 rpm
Average Spin Rate
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Connor Crenshaw
SC
James F. Byrnes High
2025
RHP
2538 rpm
2
Parker Davis
SC
Woodmont High
2026
OF
2514 rpm
3
Wesley Shipman
SC
Chapman
2024
LHP
2312 rpm
4
Jackson Holmes
SC
Westside High
2025
RHP
2107 rpm
5
McCoy James
NC
Pro5
2025
SS
2103 rpm
6
Preston McGaha
SC
J.L. Mann
2024
RHP
2092 rpm
7
Jason Sproull
NC
Emsley A Laney High
2026
OF
2058 rpm
8
Joseph Petry
VA
Nansemond-Suffolk
2026
OF
2053 rpm
9
Bohdi Robertson
NC
Pinecrest High
2026
LHP
2043 rpm
10
Braden Kendall
NC
SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
2035 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
Preston McGaha
SC
J.L. Mann
2024
RHP
-12.9 in
2
McCoy James
NC
Pro5
2025
SS
-12.5 in
3
Bryce Cannon
NC
Apex Friendship
2024
1B
12.1 in
4
James Barrow
NC
Fuquay-Varina
2026
1B
11.6 in
5
Jake Moss
SC
Byrnes
2025
SS
11.0 in
6
June Thomas
NC
THE O'NEAL SCHOOL
2025
RHP
-9.6 in
7
Joseph Petry
VA
Nansemond-Suffolk
2026
OF
8.1 in
8
Blake Vestal
NC
Green Hope
2026
OF
7.9 in
9
William Meredith
SC
Emerald High
2025
LHP
-7.3 in
10
Koen Karsa
NC
Pro5 baseball Academy
2026
RHP
-6.9 in
Average Horizontal Movement
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Connor Crenshaw
SC
James F. Byrnes High
2025
RHP
-17.3
2
Jackson Holmes
SC
Westside High
2025
RHP
-16.7
3
Easton Keels
SC
Byrnes
2025
3B
-16.0
4
Koen Karsa
NC
Pro5 baseball Academy
2026
RHP
-14.9
5
McCoy James
NC
Pro5
2025
SS
-14.8
6
Jason Sproull
NC
Emsley A Laney High
2026
OF
-14.0
7
Cooper Kullman
NC
Hopewell High School
2025
2B
-13.4
8
Blake Vestal
NC
Green Hope
2026
OF
-12.9
9
Johnny Ray
NC
Watauga
2025
OF
12.5
10
Noah Hatley
NC
CFA ACADEMY
2025
OF
12.5
Peak Spin Score
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Score (max)
1
Connor Crenshaw
SC
James F. Byrnes High
2025
RHP
40
2
Parker Davis
SC
Woodmont High
2026
OF
37
3
McCoy James
NC
Pro5
2025
SS
36
4
Jackson Holmes
SC
Westside High
2025
RHP
34
5
June Thomas
NC
THE O'NEAL SCHOOL
2025
RHP
34
6
Jason Sproull
NC
Emsley A Laney High
2026
OF
33
7
Kohen Sutton
SC
Rock Hill
2026
SS
33
8
Bohdi Robertson
NC
Pinecrest High
2026
LHP
33
9
Braden Kendall
NC
SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
33
10
Austin Mantz
NC
Athens Drive
2026
OF
32
SLIDER STATS
Peak Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Riley Gibson
NC
First Flight
2025
RHP
74.9 mph
2
Koen Karsa
NC
Pro5 baseball Academy
2026
RHP
74.6 mph
3
Wesley Shipman
SC
Chapman
2024
LHP
74.4 mph
4
Davis Rising
SC
Combine Academy
2023
RHP
68.2 mph
5
Tate Nelson
NC
New Hanover
2026
SS
65.1 mph
Peak Spin Rate
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Riley Gibson
NC
First Flight
2025
RHP
2486 rpm
2
Wesley Shipman
SC
Chapman
2024
LHP
2262 rpm
3
Davis Rising
SC
Combine Academy
2023
RHP
2236 rpm
4
Tate Nelson
NC
New Hanover
2026
SS
1965 rpm
5
Koen Karsa
NC
Pro5 baseball Academy
2026
RHP
1965 rpm
Average Spin Rate
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Riley Gibson
NC
First Flight
2025
RHP
2415
2
Wesley Shipman
SC
Chapman
2024
LHP
2229
3
Davis Rising
SC
Combine Academy
2023
RHP
2039
4
Tate Nelson
NC
New Hanover
2026
SS
1965
5
Braden Kendall
NC
SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
1952
Average Induced Vertical Movement
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
IVB (avg)
1
Braden Kendall
NC
SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
-6.5 in
2
Blake Vestal
NC
Green Hope
2026
OF
5.7 in
3
Davis Rising
SC
Combine Academy
2023
RHP
4.0 in
4
Tate Nelson
NC
New Hanover
2026
SS
-3.0 in
5
Jason Sproull
NC
Emsley A Laney High
2026
OF
-2.1 in
Average Horizontal Movement
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Davis Rising
SC
Combine Academy
2023
RHP
-14.6
2
Riley Gibson
NC
First Flight
2025
RHP
-12.0
3
Jason Sproull
NC
Emsley A Laney High
2026
OF
-11.2
4
Blake Vestal
NC
Green Hope
2026
OF
-9.2
5
Braden Kendall
NC
SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
-8.7
Peak Spin Score
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Score (max)
1
Riley Gibson
NC
First Flight
2025
RHP
33
2
Davis Rising
SC
Combine Academy
2023
RHP
32
3
Braden Kendall
NC
SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
31
4
Wesley Shipman
SC
Chapman
2024
LHP
30
5
Jason Sproull
NC
Emsley A Laney High
2026
OF
30
CHANGEUP STATS
Peak Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Riley Gibson
NC
First Flight
2025
RHP
79.3 mph
2
Johnny Ray
NC
Watauga
2025
OF
78.8 mph
3
Preston McGaha
SC
J.L. Mann
2024
RHP
76.7 mph
4
Wesley Shipman
SC
Chapman
2024
LHP
76.6 mph
5
Will Howard
SC
Emerald
2025
RHP
75.0 mph
Average Induced Vertical Movement
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
IVB (avg)
1
Braden Kendall
NC
SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
RHP
16.3 in
2
Will Howard
SC
Emerald
2025
RHP
15.7 in
3
Bryce Cannon
NC
Apex Friendship
2024
1B
15.1 in
4
Ryan Schmitz
NC
Leesville Road
2024
OF
14.8 in
5
Kohen Sutton
SC
Rock Hill
2026
SS
14.4 in
Average Horizontal Movement
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Connor Crenshaw
SC
James F. Byrnes High
2025
RHP
20.5
2
June Thomas
NC
THE O'NEAL SCHOOL
2025
RHP
19.8
3
Parker Davis
SC
Woodmont High
2026
OF
-17.8
4
Raymond Kastner
SC
River Bluff
2026
LHP
-17.7
5
Koen Karsa
NC
Pro5 baseball Academy
2026
RHP
16.7