Prep Baseball Report

All-State Games South: TrackMan Files


PBR Texas Staff

On Sunday, October 3rd, the PBR Texa staff hosted the All-State Games South at Sam Houston State University.

Today, we’re continuing our post-event analysis by examining the data measured by our TrackMan units. The technology is able to capture information that’s difficult to capture by the naked eye, like pitch-by-pitch metrics and batted-ball data. We’ll explain more below:

MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Dalton Olsovsky TX Keller 2023 C 88.2 mph
2 Colt Ericson TX Barbers Hill 2023 1B 87.8 mph
3 Briley Van TX Barbers Hill 2023 RHP 87.7 mph
4 Colin Huspen TX Allen 2022 RHP 87.3 mph
5 Hayden Tronson TX Deer Park 2022 RHP 87.2 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Briley Van TX Barbers Hill 2023 RHP 2421 rpm
2 Mason Kinchen TX Grand Oaks 2025 LHP 2318 rpm
3 Jack Wilhelm TX Concordia Lutheran 2022 RHP 2293 rpm
4 Kyle Lockhart TX Friendswood 2024 RHP 2265 rpm
5 Colin Huspen TX Allen 2022 RHP 2231 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 Colin Huspen TX Allen 2022 RHP 17.7
2 Dalton Olsovsky TX Keller 2023 C 15.8
3 Brock Rod TX El Campo 2023 OF -15.1
4 Briley Van TX Barbers Hill 2023 RHP 12.9
5 Mason Kinchen TX Grand Oaks 2025 LHP -12.8

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 Hayden Tronson TX Deer Park 2022 RHP 2225
2 Jackson Elizondo TX Smithson Valley 2023 1B 2105
3 Colt Ericson TX Barbers Hill 2023 1B 2092
4 Thomas Williamson TX Tomball 2023 RHP 1920
5 Kolin Swindall TX Alvin 2025 RHP 1867

AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Cole Loser TX Denton Guyer 2023 RHP 2626 rpm
2 Kyle Lockhart TX Friendswood 2024 RHP 2548 rpm
3 Briley Van TX Barbers Hill 2023 RHP 2416 rpm
4 Hayden Tronson TX Deer Park 2022 RHP 2351 rpm
5 Connor Pratka TX Magnolia 2022 RHP 2286 rpm

AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Jack Wilhelm TX Concordia Lutheran 2022 RHP 15.6
2 Hayden Tronson TX Deer Park 2022 RHP 13.7
3 Kolin Swindall TX Alvin 2025 RHP 13.6
4 Bailey Blaker TX Tivy 2024 RHP -13.6
5 Mason Kinchen TX Grand Oaks 2025 LHP -13.1

AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Jacob Mabie TX Brenham 2023 C 90.2 mph
2 Jacob Hamilton TX Legacy Christian Academy 2023 SS 89.8 mph
3 Cade Morales TX St. John XXIII 2022 C 88.6 mph
4 Brydan Hernandez TX Corsicana 2023 C 87.5 mph
5 Kyle Branch TX Lovejoy 2024 SS 87.5 mph
6 Carson Garrett TX Barbers Hill 2023 OF 86.4 mph
7 Dalton Olsovsky TX Keller 2023 C 86.2 mph

Exit Speed: Also according to TrackMan’s own website: “The speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.”

PEAK EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Caden Ferraro TX Pearland 2023 LHP 98.0 mph
2 Jacob Mabie TX Brenham 2023 C 97.0 mph
3 Blade Carver TX Denton Guyer 2023 C 96.9 mph
4 Cade Morales TX St. John XXIII 2022 C 96.4 mph
5 Myles Mayse VA PDG Academy 2025 C 96.2 mph

PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Je-Isaac Alamo TX Travis 2022 SS 357 ft
2 Blade Carver TX Denton Guyer 2023 C 355 ft
3 Jonas Ledesma TX Theodore Roosevelt 2022 C 335 ft
4 Myles Mayse VA PDG Academy 2025 C 333 ft
5 Brydan Hernandez TX Corsicana 2023 C 328 ft
6 Carson Garrett TX Barbers Hill 2023 OF 327 ft
7 Easton Dean TX Saint Pius X Houston 2024 C 326 ft
8 Dalton Olsovsky TX Keller 2023 C 324 ft

For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.

 

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