PBR Florida’s Panhandle Conference Showcase on Sept. 28 at Northwest Florida College featured some of the top Junior College players in the country. Here are some of the top position players and pitchers for each team. 

Panhandle Conference Scout Day: Trackman Leaders

Stat leaders for the 6 statistical categories charted as well as complete TrackMan data on every player in attendance at the Panhandle Conference Scout Day at Northwest Florida State College.

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— PBR Florida JUCO (@PBR_FL_JUCO) October 1, 2021

Northwest Florida College

+Northwest Florida College looks ready this year to make a run at a championship, and expectations understandably are high. The Raiders should have a strong pitching staff, led by talented RHP Jake Madden. The 6-foot-6 Madden has a loose, live body and good arm speed that produces a 93-97 mph fastball with late tail and sink. He complements his heater with a tight, sharp, late-breaking slider with diving action. Madden also has a good feel for throwing a changeup with deception and sink and throws plenty of strikes thanks to a delivery that he repeats well. Major League scouts will be keeping an eye on him.

Jake Madden @NWFRaiders_BSB

6-5 175 LB
Extremely impressed with Madden. He has electric stuff and pitches with intent. Had a solid 3 pitch mix with a hard sinking FB, swing and miss SL, and an above average CH.
FB: 94-95 TOP 97 🔥🔥
SL: 81-85
CH: 85-87@DSeifertD1PBR @PBR_JUCO pic.twitter.com/lwdP78dnoR

— Jesse Litsch (@JesseLitsch) September 28, 2021

+The Raiders have depth after Madden in 6-foot-2, 205-pound RHP Brandon Smith. A Georgia transfer, Smith runs his heavy heater up to 93 with plus life in the zone. His 80-82 slider showed plus action with a hard, downer bite. He has a good feel for a changeup, throwing it with deception and sink, and Smith generally pounds the zone with all three pitches while evading barrels.

+RHPs Joel Sarver and Dante Chirico and LHP Daniel Walter are all capable of reaching the low 90s with good secondary stuff. All three hurlers should be big contributors to Northwest Florida’s success on the mound this spring. 

Sophomore Joel Sarver getting down the mound leveraging his lower half for easy effort displaying 90-91 FB 80-81-CB 83-84SL and swing and miss 79-80CH. Filling it up with all four pitches pic.twitter.com/GMTmoHnz0A

— PBR Florida JUCO (@PBR_FL_JUCO) September 28, 2021

+Handling the pitching staff will be left-handed hitting catcher Brett Rowell, who has solid defensive skills including good...