2025 East Coast Super Sophomore Games: Overall TrackMan Pitching Leaders
August 22, 2025
The 2025 East Coast Super Sophomore Games marked the second edition of what has rapidly become one of the premier summer scouting events for rising sophomores. Hosted in Chapel Hill, NC, at the University of North Carolina’s Boshamer Stadium, and in Burlington, NC, at Burlington Athletic Park—home of the Appalachian League’s Burlington Sock Puppets—the event brought together elite talent from 10 territories, with players representing 12 states across the Northeast and Southeast.
The three-day format opened with a full workout on Friday, followed by scheduled gameplay on Saturday and Sunday. While weather disruptions altered parts of the weekend, players and teams still had ample opportunity to showcase their skills. The event offered a first look at prospects expected to make noise in the coming years—whether during the high school season, at the Future Games, or in future MLB Draft discussions. The exposure generated both on-site and through online player profiles and state coverage has only added to the event’s growing reputation as a must-attend showcase for top talent along the East Coast.
Friday’s workout at UNC allowed position players to demonstrate athleticism through verified testing and advanced analytics, while also participating in batting practice and defensive evaluations. Game play over the weekend provided further opportunities for prospects to rotate through multiple positions and hit in a continuous batting order, giving Prep Baseball scouts and evaluators a comprehensive look at each participant.
As we turn to the numbers and performances, we highlight standout players from across the East Coast—names to watch closely in the year ahead as they compete for future showcase opportunities, including a spot at the prestigious Future Games.
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TRACKMAN DATA - OVERALL PITCHING LEADERS
FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
SPIN RATE (AVG)
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.
EFFECTIVE VELOCITY (AVG)
Effective Velocity: How a pitch would be perceived by a hitter based on location and movement metrics. Theory is based on a hitter's reaction time to pitches in the zone - a hitter will have to react quicker to pitches located inside or elevated in the zone. Fastballs that ride will require quicker decisions from hitters vs. pitches that tend to sink.
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
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. IVB is also a huge part of the vertical approach angle.
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.”