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On June 23rd PBR VA/DC Staff held a Top Prospect Games West event at Bank of The James Stadium, home of the Lynchburg Hillcats, that featured some of the best talent in the area. In this post event analysis we go inside the Trackman data from the on field BP and live outings by pitchers during the event and break down the leaders in some key categories. 

Top Fastball Velocity

Name	School	Class	Top Velocity
Everett Vaughan	Cosby (High Point)	2021	88.97
Charlie Krebs	Woodgrove	2023	87.51
Dillon Stowers	Liberty Christian	2022	87.11
Connor Handy	Benedictine	2021	86.30
Jerrod Jenkins	Millbrook	2022	84.70

 

Top Fastball Spin Rate

The average spin rate on a Major League fastball is 2250-2350 RPMs. MLB fastballs with high spin tend to be thrown up in the zone because they appear to rise to hitters, causing the hitter to swing under them. Heavy sink fastballs have spin rates below 1800 and are thrown down in the zone to take advantage of that.

Name	School	Class	Top FB Spin Rate
Jerrod Jenkins	Millbrook	2022	2342
Everett Vaughan	Cosby (High Point)	2021	2333
Hunter Krycinski	Liberty Christian	2022	2321
Brandon Mullins	James Wood	2022	2309
James McGrady	Greenbrier Christian	2021	2280

 

Top Breaking Ball Spin Rate

The average spin rate on a Major League curveball is 2500-2600 RPMs and a slider is 2400-2500 RPM. Elite MLB breaking balls spin at over 3000 RPMs.

Name	School	Class	Top CB Spin Rate
Connor Handy	Benedictine	2021	2554
James McGrady	Greenbrier Christian	2021	2430
Jerrod Jenkins	Millbrook	2022	2222
Hunter Krycinski	Liberty Christian	2022	2215
Everett Vaughan	Cosby (High Point)	2021	2164

 

Top Live Exit Velocity

Hitters exit velocities were measured during their BP round, these are the top exit velocities measured off the bat.

Name	School	Class	Position	Top Velocity
Jaron McNeil-Ward	Dinwiddie (Virginia Tech)	2021	OF	99.17
Benjamin Santiago	Douglas Freeman	2022	SS	97.88
Michael Dailey	Prince Edward	2022	OF	97.62
Carson Peggins	Lord Botetourt	2021	1B	96.69
Dillon Stowers	Liberty Christian	2022	3B	95.01
Brayden Simpson	Cosby	2022	SS	94.52
Connor Fuhrman	Lord Botetourt (South Carolina)	2022	OF	94.41
Joey Duffer	Halifax County	2021	C	94.05

 

 

Farthest Hit Ball

Trackman calculates the estimated distance that a batted ball will travel based on exit velocity and launch angle of each batted ball.

Name	School	Class	Position	Farthest Hit Ball (Feet)
Jaron McNeil-Ward	Dinwiddie (Virginia Tech)	2021	OF	393
Michael Dailey	Prince Edward	2022	OF	365
Chase Sanford	Atlee	2022	OF	365
Dillon Stowers	Liberty Christian	2022	3B	353
Carson Peggins	Lord Botetourt	2021	1B	349
Brandon Cole Elrod	Hanover	2023	3B	347
Tanner Thomas	Liberty Christian	2022	C	343
Jackson Severt	Dinwiddie	2021	C	343