Prep Baseball Report

Trackman Reports: TPG West


John Nolan
Virginia Scouting Director & Managing Editor

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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