Prep Baseball Report

Top Prospect Games Nashville: TrackMan Files


Colin Chamblin
Manager, Deep South Operations / Area Scout

NASHVILLE, TN - The Top Prospect Games: Nashville was held on Tuesday, June 6th at Rose Park in Nashville, TN. This event was an open event that consisted of some of the top prospects from the 2024-2026 classes from Volunteer state. These players went through extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman, ran the 60 yard dash using Swift Performance, and much more. Pitchers were able to throw in simulated bullpens during the workout and were able to get numbers and metrics. There were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing on Tuesday.

Kicking off our post-event coverage for this event, we take a look back at some of the top performers and standouts from Tuesday. Continuing over the course of the next week or so, we will release different statistical leaderboards for the event along with other pieces of content.

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MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY & AVERAGE SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Cason Hill TN Middle Tennessee Christian 2025 OF 89.7 mph
2 Evan Bloomer TN First Assembly Christian 2024 RHP 88.5 mph
3 Josh Jeffcoat TN Eagleville 2024 RHP 87.1 mph
4 Chase Fernandez TN Stewarts Creek 2025 RHP 86.5 mph
5 Eli Scoggins TN Van Buren County 2025 RHP 86.3 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Payton Miller TN Independence 2024 SS 2504 rpm
2 Cason Hill TN Middle Tennessee Christian 2025 OF 2288 rpm
3 Josh Jeffcoat TN Eagleville 2024 RHP 2086 rpm
4 Noah Ilias TN Mt Juliet 2024 RHP 2051 rpm
5 Jack Alder TN Franklin 2024 RHP 2019 rpm

Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.

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.

AVERAGE FASTBALL HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Eli Gardenhire TN Boyd Buchanan 2024 LHP -14.8
2 Eli Scoggins TN Van Buren County 2025 RHP 12.3
3 Hutson Hawk Hargrove TN James Lawson 2025 1B 11.0
4 Chase Fernandez TN Stewarts Creek 2025 RHP 10.2
5 Evan Kirby TN The Webb School 2025 RHP 9.0

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.”

AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Eli Scoggins TN Van Buren County 2025 RHP 2330
2 Chase Fernandez TN Stewarts Creek 2025 RHP 2237
3 Noah Ilias TN Mt Juliet 2024 RHP 2024
4 Josh Jeffcoat TN Eagleville 2024 RHP 2008
5 Christian Chandler TN Lookout Valley 2024 LHP 1965

Spin Rate: The metric calculates how fast the ball is spinning as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, reported in the number of times the pitched ball would spin per minute (“revolutions per minute” or “rpm”).

AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Payton Miller TN Independence 2024 SS 2316 rpm
2 Cason Hill TN Middle Tennessee Christian 2025 OF 2128 rpm
3 Cooper Nebben TN Clarksville 2026 SS 2093 rpm
4 Hutson Hawk Hargrove TN James Lawson 2025 1B 2031 rpm
5 Christian Chandler TN Lookout Valley 2024 LHP 1901 rpm

Spin Rate: The metric calculates how fast the ball is spinning as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, reported in the number of times the pitched ball would spin per minute (“revolutions per minute” or “rpm”).

AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Eli Gardenhire TN Boyd Buchanan 2024 LHP -18.3
2 Josh Jeffcoat TN Eagleville 2024 RHP 11.5
3 Jack Alder TN Franklin 2024 RHP 10.0
4 Eli Scoggins TN Van Buren County 2025 RHP 9.9
5 Evan Kirby TN The Webb School 2025 RHP 7.6

Horizontal Break: This metric measures the distance, 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.

PEAK EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Ty Martin TN Smith County 2024 1B 100.3 mph
2 Kirk Weatherford TN Clarksville 2025 OF 99.2 mph
3 Hudson Susano TN Brentwood Academy 2024 3B 97.5 mph
4 Cason Hill TN Middle Tennessee Christian 2025 OF 97.3 mph
5 Cory Hoard TN Franklin 2025 SS 95.4 mph
6 Nathan Brown TN Eagleville 2024 C 95.0 mph
7 Mark Harrell TN Independence 2024 SS 94.2 mph
8 Brady Burns TN Eagleville 2025 3B 93.8 mph
9 Carson Hoard TN Franklin 2025 OF 92.8 mph
10 Chase Fernandez TN Stewarts Creek 2025 RHP 92.2 mph

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.

PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Cason Hill TN Middle Tennessee Christian 2025 OF 385 ft
2 Kirk Weatherford TN Clarksville 2025 OF 383 ft
3 Chase Fernandez TN Stewarts Creek 2025 RHP 354 ft
4 Ty Martin TN Smith County 2024 1B 349 ft
5 Reagan McCluskey TN Christ Presbyterian Academy 2025 C 345 ft
6 Christian Rosa TN Christian Academy of Knoxville 2024 3B 341 ft
7 Nathan Brown TN Eagleville 2024 C 340 ft
8 Hudson Susano TN Brentwood Academy 2024 3B 338 ft
9 Mark Harrell TN Independence 2024 SS 337 ft
10 Elijah Stockton TN Friendship Christian 2024 C 335 ft

Distance: This metric measures the estimated “carry flat” distance, measured in feet, meaning the distance that the ball travels before it lands, or would have landed if it were not caught or obstructed.

 

Upcoming Events

SHOWCASE DATE LOCATION
Knoxville Open 6/20 Knoxville Catholic High School (Knoxville, TN)
Knoxville Rising Stars ID 6/20 Knoxville Catholic High School (Knoxville, TN)
Clarksville Open 6/27 Austin Peay University (Clarksville, TN)
Memphis Open 6/28 Memphis University (Memphis, TN)
Murfreesboro Open 7/11 Riverdale High School (Murfreesboro, TN)
Chattanooga Open 7/12 Chattanooga State CC (Chattanooga, TN)

 

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