Prep Baseball Report

Trackman Files (Hitting): New Orleans Preseason ID


Alex Armand
Louisiana Scouting Director

Metairie, LA - On Sunday, January 5, 2025, the Prep Baseball Louisiana staff traveled to the Mike Miley Stadium, to host our second event of the preseason, which featured prospects across the state's 2025-2029 classes.  Each participant went through a pro-style workout that consisted of running a laser-timed 60 yard dash using Swift Performance, defensive evaluations, and batting practice using Trackman Baseball and Blast Motion.  Pitchers finished the day off by throwing a bullpen with Trackman Baseball to receive all of their data and metrics.  Below, we take a look at the top Trackman hitting metrics and data from Sunday's event.  

*VIEW ALL EVENT STATS FROM THE 2025 NEW ORLEANS PRESEASON ID HERE

PEAK EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Lucas Surcouf LA Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies 2026 RHP 97.6 mph
2 Jaris Hamilton LA University Lab 2026 2B 96.4 mph
3 Ethan Robert LA Vandebilt Catholic 2025 3B 95.8 mph
4 Aidan Ankersen LA Saint Paul's 2025 C 95.4 mph
5 Walker Caro LA Catholic 2027 OF 95.1 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.

AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Ethan Robert LA Vandebilt Catholic 2025 3B 94.8 mph
2 Lucas Surcouf LA Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies 2026 RHP 93.1 mph
3 Jaris Hamilton LA University Lab 2026 2B 90.6 mph
4 Connor Smith LA Northshore 2026 RHP 87.2 mph
5 Gregory Ruiz III LA Holy Cross 2027 SS 87.2 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 Lucas Surcouf LA Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies 2026 RHP 355 ft
2 Aaron Lewis LA Homeschool (LA) 2025 OF 349 ft
3 Jaris Hamilton LA University Lab 2026 2B 339 ft
4 Gregory Ruiz III LA Holy Cross 2027 SS 334 ft
5 Ethan Robert LA Vandebilt Catholic 2025 3B 331 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.

SWEET SPOT%

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Gavin Ledet LA John Curtis Christian 2026 OF 100 %
2 Gregory Ruiz III LA Holy Cross 2027 SS 80 %
3 Gavin Gibson LA Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy 2025 2B 71 %
4 Lucas Surcouf LA Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies 2026 RHP 70 %
5 Seth Hatfield LA Central Private 2026 2B 63 %
^ Isaiah Fields LA St Augustine High School 2026 OF 63 %

Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.

HARD HIT %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hard Hit %
1 Ethan Robert LA Vandebilt Catholic 2025 3B 100 %
2 Lucas Surcouf LA Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies 2026 RHP 90 %
3 Jaris Hamilton LA University Lab 2026 2B 70 %
4 Walker Caro LA Catholic 2027 OF 50 %
5 Connor Smith LA Northshore 2026 RHP 44 %

Hard Hit percentage:  This metric is determined by the percentage of batted balls that the player produces with an exit velocity of 90 mph or higher.

LINE DRIVE %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Line Drive %
1 Gavin Ledet LA John Curtis Christian 2026 OF 100 %
2 Gavin Gibson LA Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy 2025 2B 71 %
3 Isaiah Fields LA St Augustine High School 2026 OF 63 %
4 Seth Hatfield LA Central Private 2026 2B 54 %
5 Lucas Surcouf LA Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies 2026 RHP 50 %
^ Aidan Ankersen LA Saint Paul's 2025 C 50 %
^ Ethan Robert LA Vandebilt Catholic 2025 3B 50 %

Line Drive percentage: This metric is determined by the percentage of line drives hit during a given set of batted ball events.  Trackman defines a line drive as any batted ball with a launch angle between 10 and 24.9 degrees.

 

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