Mobile Summer ID: Trackman Files
June 2, 2024
BAY MINETTE, AL - The Mobile Summer ID was held on Thursday, May 30th at Coastal Alabama-South CC in Bay Minette, AL. This event was an open event that consisted of prospects from the 2025-2029 classes. These players went through extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman and Blast Motion, ran the 60-yard dash using Swift Performance, and much more. Pitchers were able to throw in simulated bullpens during the workout and were able to get numbers and metrics off of our Trackman unit, such as pitch velocity, spin rate, horizontal & vertical movement & much more. There were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing on Thursday.
Continuing our post-event coverage for this event, we take a look back at some of the leaders from each Trackman category from Thursday's event. Over the course of the next week, we will release different leaderboards for the event then transition into releasing individual scouting reports for each player in attendance.
View entire event stats HERE.
MAX FASTBALL & AVERAGE SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Brady Godwin | FL | JAY HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 87.9 mph |
2 | Wyatt Pippin | AL | Faith Academy | 2026 | RHP | 85.7 mph |
3 | Matthew Hopkinson | AL | Homeschool | 2026 | RHP | 85.1 mph |
4 | Darren Leggett | AL | Fairhope | 2025 | 3B | 84.0 mph |
5 | Lakota Johnson | FL | DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 83.7 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Matthew Hopkinson | AL | Homeschool | 2026 | RHP | 2265 rpm |
2 | Wyatt Pippin | AL | Faith Academy | 2026 | RHP | 2261 rpm |
3 | Jackson Lambert | AL | Spanish Fort High School | 2025 | RHP | 2247 rpm |
4 | Lakota Johnson | FL | DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 2212 rpm |
5 | Weston Hoomes | AL | W.S. Neal | 2027 | RHP | 2176 rpm |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
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.
AVERAGE INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Lakota Johnson | FL | DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 21.1 in |
2 | Gavin Grider | AL | Robertsdale High School | 2027 | RHP | 20.6 in |
3 | Blake Blair | FL | PACE | 2028 | 3B | 18.1 in |
4 | Brady Godwin | FL | JAY HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 17.5 in |
5 | Brayden Tindle | AL | Baldwin County High School | 2028 | 3B | 16.6 in |
Induced Vertical Break: As far as deception and importance goes, fast induced vertical break (IVB) may be the most important. Induced vertical break is not what is sounds. IVB simply means the pitch is "breaking" upward from the average level a pitch falls from release to home plate. This is a stat that you want to stay away from being average at. Fortunately, this can be tweaked slightly depending on release height. To put it simply, the higher number = more "rise" the pitch has compared to average.
AVERAGE FASTBALL HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Bryce McCollum | AL | Orange Beach MiddleHigh School | 2025 | LHP | -18.2 |
2 | Jordan Elleard | AL | Spanish Fort High School | 2028 | 2B | 14.3 |
3 | Brady Cole Harrison | AL | Elberta | 2025 | OF | 13.2 |
4 | Lakota Johnson | FL | DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 11.5 |
5 | Noah Hopkinson | AL | Homeschool (AL) | 2028 | 2B | 11.3 |
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.”
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Bryce McCollum | AL | Orange Beach MiddleHigh School | 2025 | LHP | 2550 rpm |
2 | Ben Fandrich | AL | Fairhope | 2027 | OF | 2374 rpm |
3 | Wyatt Pippin | AL | Faith Academy | 2026 | RHP | 2359 rpm |
4 | Jackson Lambert | AL | Spanish Fort High School | 2025 | RHP | 2338 rpm |
5 | Matthew Hopkinson | AL | Homeschool | 2026 | RHP | 2334 rpm |
Spin Rate: The metric calculates how fast the ball is spinning as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, reported in the number of times the pitched ball would spin per minute (“revolutions per minute” or “rpm”).
AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Lakota Johnson | FL | DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 2553 |
2 | Wyatt Pippin | AL | Faith Academy | 2026 | RHP | 2398 |
3 | Matthew Hopkinson | AL | Homeschool | 2026 | RHP | 2375 |
4 | Noah Hopkinson | AL | Homeschool (AL) | 2028 | 2B | 2360 |
5 | Jordan Elleard | AL | Spanish Fort High School | 2028 | 2B | 2235 |
Spin Rate: The metric calculates how fast the ball is spinning as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, reported in the number of times the pitched ball would spin per minute (“revolutions per minute” or “rpm”).
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Matthew Hopkinson | AL | Homeschool | 2026 | RHP | 19.5 |
2 | Jordan Elleard | AL | Spanish Fort High School | 2028 | 2B | 18.1 |
3 | Darren Leggett | AL | Fairhope | 2025 | 3B | 16.4 |
4 | Aiden Jones | AL | Elberta | 2028 | SS | 14.4 |
5 | Brady Cole Harrison | AL | Elberta | 2025 | OF | 14.3 |
Horizontal Break: This metric measures the distance, 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.
PEAK EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Rock Gearhart | AL | Fairhope High School | 2025 | OF | 100.3 mph |
2 | Jack Malone | AL | Bayshore Christian | 2025 | C | 99.9 mph |
3 | Camden Barnett | AL | Tuscaloosa County High School | 2025 | C | 99.1 mph |
4 | Lakota Johnson | FL | DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 96.1 mph |
5 | Darren Leggett | AL | Fairhope | 2025 | 3B | 95.3 mph |
6 | Brady Cole Harrison | AL | Elberta | 2025 | OF | 94.5 mph |
7 | Brayden Tindle | AL | Baldwin County High School | 2028 | 3B | 92.2 mph |
8 | Hudson Farnell | AL | St Paul's Episcopal | 2025 | OF | 91.0 mph |
9 | Samuel Elleard | AL | Spanish Fort High School | 2026 | OF | 90.9 mph |
10 | Jackson Lambert | AL | Spanish Fort High School | 2025 | RHP | 90.9 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.
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Rock Gearhart | AL | Fairhope High School | 2025 | OF | 388 ft |
2 | Darren Leggett | AL | Fairhope | 2025 | 3B | 372 ft |
3 | Camden Barnett | AL | Tuscaloosa County High School | 2025 | C | 367 ft |
4 | Sage Guesnard | AL | UMS-Wright | 2025 | C | 342 ft |
5 | Samuel Elleard | AL | Spanish Fort High School | 2026 | OF | 332 ft |
6 | Joel Chandler | AL | Orange Beach MiddleHigh School | 2025 | SS | 321 ft |
7 | Jackson Lambert | AL | Spanish Fort High School | 2025 | RHP | 317 ft |
8 | Jack Malone | AL | Bayshore Christian | 2025 | C | 305 ft |
9 | Pierce Rogers | AL | Baker High School | 2025 | RHP | 305 ft |
10 | Brayden Tindle | AL | Baldwin County High School | 2028 | 3B | 299 ft |
Distance: This metric measures the estimated “carry flat” distance, measured in feet, meaning the distance that the ball travels before it lands, or would have landed if it were not caught or obstructed.
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