Thu June 9, 2022
On Tuesday, June 7th, the Colorado Dugout Club Scout Day was hosted at Horizon High School for prospects in the 2023 - 2026 classes. Talents were on display in front of the PBR Colorado scouting staff, while data was being recorded by state-of-the-art technology.
The Colorado Dugout Club Scout Day was one of the first chances for players in Colorado to showcase their skills following the high school season.
Today, our post event coverage continues as we break down the pitching data collected by our TrackMan machine.
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| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Laif Palmer | CO | Golden | 2023 | RHP | 88.5 mph |
| 2 | Isaiah Padilla | CO | Denver North | 2023 | 3B | 87.0 mph |
| 3 | Michael Vandemark | SC | St James | 2024 | RHP | 85.7 mph |
| 4 | Ross Frank | CO | Rocky Mountain | 2025 | RHP | 83.1 mph |
| 5 | Jaiden Villarreal | CO | Riverdale Ridge | 2023 | RHP | 82.8 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Eff Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Laif Palmer | CO | Golden | 2023 | RHP | 86.7 mph |
| 2 | Isaiah Padilla | CO | Denver North | 2023 | 3B | 83.7 mph |
| 3 | Michael Vandemark | SC | St James | 2024 | RHP | 81.7 mph |
| 4 | Ross Frank | CO | Rocky Mountain | 2025 | RHP | 80.9 mph |
| 5 | Jaiden Villarreal | CO | Riverdale Ridge | 2023 | RHP | 80.6 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Laif Palmer | CO | Golden | 2023 | RHP | 2497 rpm |
| 2 | Michael Vandemark | SC | St James | 2024 | RHP | 2302 rpm |
| 3 | Ross Frank | CO | Rocky Mountain | 2025 | RHP | 2266 rpm |
| 4 | Jacob Dehm | CO | Golden | 2024 | 3B | 2210 rpm |
| 5 | Aidan Anderson | CO | Horizon | 2023 | OF | 2186 rpm |
Spin Rate: This metric calculates the rate of spin on the baseball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm). Historical data shows that high-spin fastballs lessen the impact of gravity, allowing for more ‘rise’ (or less fall, in other words) as it carries through the zone. Low-spin fastballs typically indicate the pitch has greater horizontal action, often making it tougher to square up, but generally easier to make contact with, leading to more ground balls, while high-spin fastballs show a correlation with swings and misses.
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Michael Vandemark | SC | St James | 2024 | RHP | 15.3 |
| 2 | Ross Frank | CO | Rocky Mountain | 2025 | RHP | 14.7 |
| 3 | Luke Davenport | CO | Legacy | 2024 | RHP | 10.2 |
| 4 | Jack Geiser | CO | Douglas County | 2024 | OF | 10.1 |
| 5 | Logan Childress | CA | Method Schools | 2023 | 2B | 10.0 |
Horizontal Break: Outlined on TrackMan’s own website: “... horizontal movement is measured in inches between where the pitch actually crosses the front of home plate side-wise, and where it would have crossed home plate side-wise if had it traveled in a perfectly straight line from release. A positive number means the break was to the right from the pitcher’s perspective, while a negative number means the break was to the left from the pitcher’s perspective.”
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Laif Palmer | CO | Golden | 2023 | RHP | 2422 rpm |
| 2 | Jay Ronning | CO | Castle View | 2024 | SS | 2116 rpm |
| 3 | Logan Childress | CA | Method Schools | 2023 | 2B | 2069 rpm |
| 4 | Jacob Dehm | CO | Golden | 2024 | 3B | 2069 rpm |
| 5 | Jayden Hansen | CO | Mountain Range | 2023 | 1B | 2041 rpm |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
| 1 | Garrett Richardson | CO | Burlington | 2023 | SS | -11.4 in |
| 2 | Joseph Baumbach | CO | Fountain Fort Carson | 2025 | 1B | -8.9 in |
| 3 | Jaiden Villarreal | CO | Riverdale Ridge | 2023 | RHP | -8.8 in |
| 4 | Nolan Kayton | CO | Erie | 2023 | RHP | -8.8 in |
| 5 | Jacob Dehm | CO | Golden | 2024 | 3B | -8.4 in |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Aiden Scott | CO | Fairview | 2023 | CF | 2206 |
| 2 | Logan Childress | CA | Method Schools | 2023 | 2B | 2185 |
| 3 | Jacob Dehm | CO | Golden | 2024 | 3B | 2177 |
| 4 | Michael Vandemark | SC | St James | 2024 | RHP | 2177 |
| 5 | Isaiah Padilla | CO | Denver North | 2023 | 3B | 2153 |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Jayden Hansen | CO | Mountain Range | 2023 | 1B | -13.0 |
| 2 | Christopher Cordova | CO | Sheridan | 2024 | RHP | -9.2 |
| 3 | Jacob Dehm | CO | Golden | 2024 | 3B | -8.7 |
| 4 | Jack Dimig | CO | Heritage | 2023 | OF | -7.6 |
| 5 | Garrett Richardson | CO | Burlington | 2023 | SS | -7.4 |
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| Holy Family Scout Day | CO | 06/20 | Holy Family High School |
| Colorado Baseball Academy Scout Day | CO | 06/29 | Vista Ridge High School |
| PBR Junior Future Games | NATIONAL | 07/26 | LakePoint |
| 2022 PBR Future Games (Colorado Invite) | CO | 07/27 | LakePoint Sports Complex - Emerson, GA |
| Colorado State Games (Invite-Only) | CO | 08/08 | Cherry Creek High School |
