Gardner Webb Summer ID: Data Dive Pitchers
August 5, 2026
2026 Summer ID: Gardner-Webb - Leaderboards, Notes & Analysis
The 2026 Summer ID: Gardner-Webb continued Prep Baseball North Carolina's summer showcase series as players from the 2027-2031 grad classes gathered on Tuesday, July 7th at Gardner-Webb University for a comprehensive pro-style evaluation. The event provided players with an opportunity to update their Prep Baseball profiles while positioning themselves for future state, regional, and national events through verified statistics, advanced analytics, video, and in-person scouting evaluations.
The day opened with laser-timed 60-yard dashes, collecting both full 60-yard dash times and split data to evaluate speed and athleticism. Players then moved into offensive evaluations where multiple rounds of batting practice were tracked using TrackMan technology, providing detailed batted ball metrics and performance data. BLAST Motion also captured swing analytics throughout batting practice, offering additional insight into each hitter's swing efficiency and bat speed.
Following the offensive workout, players completed defensive evaluations from their primary positions. Prep Baseball's scouting staff evaluated athletic actions, footwork, hands, exchanges, arm strength, and overall defensive ability while gathering updated video and notes on each player.
The event concluded with controlled bullpen sessions as pitchers threw in front of TrackMan technology, generating advanced pitch metrics, movement profiles, velocity readings, and arsenal data that will be incorporated into each player's Prep Baseball profile.
The Summer ID series remains an important part of the Prep Baseball evaluation process, allowing players to showcase their development while helping identify prospects for future state teams and marquee events across the Prep Baseball network. Each participant will receive updated statistics, advanced metrics, video, and scouting reports that can be utilized by college coaches and professional scouts as they continue to follow player development.
Over the coming days, Prep Baseball NC will release statistical leaderboards, scouting notes, and player reports highlighting the top performers from the Gardner-Webb Summer ID.
More information, including the full roster and event statistics, can be found here:
DATA DIVE PITCHERS - GARDNER WEBB ID
FASTBALL
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
HIGHEST AVG. SPIN RATE
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.
HIGHEST AVG. IVB
Induced Vertical Break: Used in short form as "IVB," this metric is most important on fastballs for creating rise and on curveballs for creating depth – it can also have some use when measuring sliders and cutters as well. Sliders tend to be closer to zero inches while cutters are generally between 5 and 15 inches. Usually fastballs and curveballs with large IVB have higher spin efficiencies as well. Sliders generally have very little (closer to zero) IVB and very low spin efficiency. You could also categorize IVB into spin rate as this is part of the “useful movement” you’re looking for, and it’s also important to consider the pitch’s velocity as well as its release height when evaluating IVB measurements against each other.
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
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.”
HIGHEST STRIKE ZONE RATE%
For some context, in 2023 MLB pitchers averaged an In Zone% of around 49 percent in live game settings measured across all pitch types, according to Statcast.
CURVEBALL
HIGHEST AVG. SPIN RATE
HIGHEST AVG. IVB
HIGHEST AVG. HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
SLIDER
HIGHEST AVG. SPIN RATE
HIGHEST AVG. IVB
HIGHEST AVG. HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
CHANGEUP
HIGHEST AVG. HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
HIGHEST AVG. IVB
HIGHEST STRIKE ZONE RATE%
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