On Thursday, September 15, PBR Illinois hosted the Heartland CC Scout Day at The Corn Crib in Normal, Illinois. The Hawks had a stellar year last year, going a flawless 32-0 in Conference and reaching the Division II NJCAA World Series. They are returning a number of key players and will surely be looking to have similar success this coming spring with their loaded roster.

You can read up on the players that stood out to our scouting staff from the Scout Day, HERE. 

 

TRACKMAN

We'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan units. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch data.

MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY & SPIN RATE

Rank	Name	School	HS Grad Year	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Isaiah Jackson	John A. Logan JC	2020	RHP	96.8 mph
2	Meade Johnson	Heartland CC	2021	RHP	95.5 mph
3	Jacob Price	Heartland CC	2022	RHP	92.9 mph
4	Keegan Buksa	Heartland CC	2021	RHP	92.7 mph
5	Cylis Cox	Heartland CC	2021	LHP	91.5 mph
6	Will Fletcher	Heartland CC	2022	RHP	91.3 mph

Rank	Name	School	HS Grad Year	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Jacob Price	Heartland CC	2022	RHP	2545 rpm
2	Drew Martin	Heartland CC	2021	RHP	2410 rpm
3	Will Fletcher	Heartland CC	2022	RHP	2353 rpm
4	Waylon Deck	Heartland CC	2022	RHP	2352 rpm
5	Meade Johnson	Heartland CC	2021	RHP	2351 rpm
6	Mason Telford	Heartland CC	2021	RHP	2302 rpm
7	Cylis Cox	Heartland CC	2021	LHP	2238 rpm
8	Luke Skudlarczyk	Heartland CC	2020	RHP	2203 rpm
9	Keegan Buksa	Heartland CC	2021	RHP	2190 rpm
10	Isaiah Jackson	John A. Logan JC	2020	RHP	2156 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

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 CURVEBALL & SLIDER SPIN RATE

AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

MAX EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)

MAX DISTANCE (HITTING)

BLAST MOTION

With the help of our Blast Motion sensors, we're analyzing the swing metrics measured at this open showcase.

HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Peak Hand Speed: The observed maximum speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.

BAT SPEED (AVERAGE)

Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.

ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.

POSITIONAL TOOLS

TOP 60-TIMES

MAX INF VELOCITY

MAX OF VELOCITY

MAX C VELOCITY

TOP POP-TIMES

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