PBR was on hand for all three days of the Shipyard / PBR Showdown.  The preseason event featured five South Carolina high schools playing in a championship format, with each team guaranteed three games.  PBR scouts were able to follow each game, collecting information on players, teams, and compiling some of the relevant stats college coaches and pro scouts may be looking for in their evaluation process.

Look back on all of the action from the Shipyard / PBR Showdown here:

• Event Preview
• Day 1 Game Recaps
• Day 1 Scout Blog
• Day 2 Game Recaps
• Day 2 Scout Blog
• Day 3 Game Recaps

 

Statistical Analysis

 

PBR scouts were on hand to continue the evaluation process on the players involved in the preseason event.  Throughout the weekend, player notes and video were posted to Twitter (@PBR_SC) and Instagram (@PBR_SouthCarolina).  College coaches were definitely following the action as our scouting staff spent most of Friday night and Saturday night on the phone fielding calls from recruiting coordinators and head coaches at various levels of college baseball.

Below are some of the numbers collected by PBR Scouts during the tournament.  You can see the full statistical output from the 3 days by CLICKING HERE.

 

Top Fastballs

PBR scouts were using the Stalker Pro SII throughout the weekend, capturing velocity and spin rates on each arm that toed the rubber.  Below are the top 10 fastball velocities from the event.

 

Top Home to 1st Times

For this category, PBR Scouts were working to get times on each hitter from contact with the ball to contact with first base.  Times were thrown out if they did not look like the runner completed a full speed attempt through the bag.  Runners that had base hits, or hit fly balls, and rounded first had their times thrown out as well.  Finally, there were multiple push bunt times that are not included in the array below, as hitters have an advantage getting out of the box on the push bunt attempt.  Devin Parks of Legion Collegiate ran a 3.83 on a push base hit, the best of those times. 

 

Catcher Pop Times

Catcher pop times were recorded between innings and in game play.  When a catcher worked through a clean exchange and created carry on the ball through 2B, PBR Scouts were able to record the pop times.  Obviously pop times can fluctuate based on the type of pitch received, and especially warm up vs. game time.  Below are the top pop times recorded on the weekend.