GTA Rising Stars ID: Positional Data Dive
May 20, 2025
On Monday, May 19th, the Prep Baseball Ontario staff hosted it's second of two Rising Stars ID's with the GTA Rising Stars ID hosted at the Connorvale Park, in Etobicoke, Ontario.
This event featured roughly 15 prospects in the 2029 - 2030 classes for an introductory showcase that allowed the young athletes to compete in their first showcase with players stricly within their age group. Rising Stars ID's also serve as identifiers for Canada's Junior Future Games Team that will compete at LakePoint Sports in late July against top players from each U.S. State.
All player ran through a full workout that included batting practice and bullpens captured on our TrackMan, as well as 60-yard and splits captured by VALD Performance and positional drills including velocities. Over the next several days we'll be highlighting top performers from the event within our post-event analysis. Stay locked into our social media channels over the next several days as we continue to push out video, leaderboards and more.
Earlier this week we began our post-event coverage within our Statistical Analysis article. Today, we'll continue to spotlight top performers within this Pitching Data Dive as we take a look at the top TrackMan data collected during bullpens on Monday.
For complete event results, click here.
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Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis and Pitching Data Dive. Now, we conclude our post-event coverage within this Positional Data Dive as we take a look at the top TrackMan Hitting and VALD Performance running data.
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
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.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)
Distance: This metric measures how far the ball traveled, or would travel if it was not obstructed, measured in feet.
SWEET SPOT %
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.
LINE DRIVE %
VALD PERFORMANCE
60-YARD DASH
30-YARD DASH
10-YARD SPLIT
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