PBR was on hand with the Rawlings Prospects for an organization scout day on Thursday August 5th, 2021. The scout day took place at Jim Perry Stadium on the campus of Campbell University. 

The day started with catchers going through their defensive evaluation making throws to second base with cameras, stop watches, and radar guns collecting numbers. Pitchers followed by throwing a controlled bullpen of 15-20 pitches with Trackman gathering ball flight analytics. Position players then ran a laser timed 60 and took live batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. Then day concluded with outfielders and infielders going through a defensive evaluation. 

Below we take a look at some of the statistical leaders during the scout day. 

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By the Numbers

• 18 total players
•  2 players ran a sub-7 60 on the lasers
• 4 players ran a 7.13 or better 60-time on the lasers
• 3 infield arms reached 80 mph or higher
• 2 outfield arms topped at 82 mph or higher
• 77 mph was the top catcher arm velocity
• 2.03 was the best pop time recorded
• 4 hitters had an exit velocity of 90 mph or better
• 374 ft was the longest ball hit
• 86.33 mph was the top fastball
• 2324 rpm was the top fastball spin
• 2229 rpm was the top curveball spin

 

Trackman hitting Analytics

 

TRACKMAN LEADERS

 

Peak Exit Speed (Live BP)

Average Exit Speed (Live BP)

Peak Distance Off the Bat

Average Distance Off the Bat

Hard Hit Percentage

TrackMan is able to track and follow exit velocities of each hitter.  Based on the individual's top exit velocity, TrackMan is able to give us a percentage of hard hit balls.  This percentage is based off of each individual hitter's top exit velocity.

Launch Angle Percentage

Based on the ball flight, TrackMan is able to identify each hit as a ground ball, line drive, or fly ball.  While there are many factors as to why a hitter may approach each pitch in a certain way, the overall groupings of BP can give some insight to each hitter's approach.

Line Drive Percentage

Ground Ball Percentage

Fly Ball Percentage