Prep Baseball Report

North Austin Summer ID: Positional Data Dive


By: Tyler Defibaugh
Prep Baseball Texas Staff

On Tuesday, June 16th, the PB Texas staff traveled to Legacy Ranch High School in Liberty Hill, TX, to host the North Austin Summer ID, an open event for all high school classes.

Players made their way to Legacy Ranch HS and participated in a pro-style workout, gathering unrivaled access to data through our state-of-the-art tech partners, as well as in-depth scouting analysis from our Prep Baseball Texas staff.

We have already released a Statistical Analysis from the event, highlighting more of the traditional statistical categories, as well as a Quick Hits, highlighting some of the events top performers.

Today, we will be looking at the top measurable data performers from the event, found below.


VALD

60-YARD

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Brandon Washburn TX Cedar Park 2027 C 6.72 s
2 Hayden Chung TX Westlake High School 2029 OF 6.79 s
3 Abraham Benitez TX Gateway College Prepatory School 2029 OF 6.85 s
4 Ripken Street TX Westlake High School 2029 SS 7.12 s
5 JJ Herzog TX Legacy Ranch High School 2029 OF 7.20 s

10-YARD SPLIT

Rank Name State School Class Pos 10-yd
1 Brandon Washburn TX Cedar Park 2027 C 1.63 s
2 Hayden Chung TX Westlake High School 2029 OF 1.72 s
3 Abraham Benitez TX Gateway College Prepatory School 2029 OF 1.74 s
^ Ripken Street TX Westlake High School 2029 SS 1.74 s
4 JJ Herzog TX Legacy Ranch High School 2029 OF 1.75 s
5 Kenneth Deleon TX Legacy Ranch 2029 OF 1.76 s
^ Noah Raymond TX Glenn 2028 SS 1.76 s

Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. We implemented three timing gates at the 10 and 30 yards, to capture athletes’ quickness, explosiveness and reaction time. From there, we will calculate an athlete’s top-end speed in miles per hour. While the measurement still has its utility, the 10-yard split has started to become more and more applicable in determining the player's burst and reaction time in-game, whether that's in the outfield or on the basepaths.

MAX VERTICAL JUMP

Rank Name State School Class Pos Jump Height (max)
1 Brandon Washburn TX Cedar Park 2027 C 24.0
2 Trey Flores TX Elgin H S 2027 SS 23.7
3 Ripken Street TX Westlake High School 2029 SS 23.1
4 Abraham Benitez TX Gateway College Prepatory School 2029 OF 22.9
5 Hayden Chung TX Westlake High School 2029 OF 22.7

Regarding Vertical Jumps and its application to baseball, there have been studies conducted that show a correlation between max jump height for an athlete and their ability to generate power and strength, especially on the mound.


TRACKMAN

We'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan units. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch data.

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Hayden Chung TX Westlake High School 2029 OF 106.7 mph
2 Canon Fitts TX Legacy Ranch High School 2029 1B 99.3 mph
3 Trey Flores TX Elgin H S 2027 SS 94.0 mph
4 Thomas Munsey TX Rouse 2030 LHP 93.9 mph
5 JJ Herzog TX Legacy Ranch High School 2029 OF 93.2 mph

EXIT VELOCITY (AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Hayden Chung TX Westlake High School 2029 OF 94.5 mph
2 Canon Fitts TX Legacy Ranch High School 2029 1B 90.1 mph
3 Ripken Street TX Westlake High School 2029 SS 82.7 mph
4 Brandon Washburn TX Cedar Park 2027 C 82.2 mph
5 Kenneth Deleon TX Legacy Ranch 2029 OF 82.2 mph

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 (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Canon Fitts TX Legacy Ranch High School 2029 1B 386 ft
2 Trey Flores TX Elgin H S 2027 SS 349 ft
3 Abraham Benitez TX Gateway College Prepatory School 2029 OF 338 ft
4 Hayden Chung TX Westlake High School 2029 OF 326 ft
5 Kenneth Deleon TX Legacy Ranch 2029 OF 321 ft

Sweet Spot %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Ripken Street TX Westlake High School 2029 SS 69 %
2 Kenneth Deleon TX Legacy Ranch 2029 OF 66 %
3 JJ Herzog TX Legacy Ranch High School 2029 OF 60 %
4 Canon Fitts TX Legacy Ranch High School 2029 1B 53 %
5 Noah Raymond TX Glenn 2028 SS 53 %

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.

+ CLICK HERE for a look at the complete statistics from the event.


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