North AL Preseason All-State: Trackman Files
January 9, 2024
HARTSELLE, AL - The North AL Preseason All-State was held on Saturday, January 6th at Hartselle High School in Hartselle, AL. This event was an invite-only event that consisted of some of the top prospects from the 2024-2028 classes. These players went through extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman and Blast Motion, ran the 30 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 Saturday.
Continuing off our post-event coverage for this event, we take a look back at some of the leaders from each statistical category recorded on the Trackman B1 unit. Please continue to check back over the next week, as we will release individual scouting reports on each player present at the event.
View entire event stats HERE.
MAX FASTBALL & AVERAGE SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Caleb Barnett | AL | Mountain Brook | 2025 | 3B | 90.8 mph |
2 | Jackson Hunter | AL | Hazel Green | 2024 | RHP | 90.8 mph |
3 | Chase Cartron | AL | Huntsville | 2024 | LHP | 90.5 mph |
4 | Andrew Allen | AL | Alexandria | 2024 | RHP | 90.2 mph |
5 | Gabe Jones | AL | Oak Mountain High School | 2025 | RHP | 89.9 mph |
6 | Austin Uptain | AL | Athens | 2024 | RHP | 89.0 mph |
7 | Colby Durden | AL | HewittTrussville High School | 2025 | RHP | 88.7 mph |
8 | Jack Doyle | AL | Madison Academy | 2025 | RHP | 88.2 mph |
9 | Payton Hunsaker | AL | Chelsea High School | 2025 | LHP | 88.0 mph |
10 | Price Thornton | AL | Deshler | 2026 | RHP | 87.4 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Caleb Simpson | AL | Hoover High School | 2027 | RHP | 2435 rpm |
2 | Andrew Allen | AL | Alexandria | 2024 | RHP | 2419 rpm |
3 | Caleb Barnett | AL | Mountain Brook | 2025 | 3B | 2410 rpm |
4 | Drew Jackson III | AL | AMERICAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2028 | LHP | 2359 rpm |
5 | Jack Shaw | AL | Bob Jones High School | 2025 | RHP | 2335 rpm |
6 | Payton Hunsaker | AL | Chelsea High School | 2025 | LHP | 2327 rpm |
7 | Brody King | AL | Huntsville | 2024 | RHP | 2322 rpm |
8 | Eli Martin | AL | Florence | 2025 | LHP | 2297 rpm |
9 | Jackson Hunter | AL | Hazel Green | 2024 | RHP | 2265 rpm |
10 | Gabe Jones | AL | Oak Mountain High School | 2025 | RHP | 2237 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 | Andrew Beaverson | AL | Hazel Green High School | 2026 | RHP | 21.2 in |
2 | Colby Durden | AL | HewittTrussville High School | 2025 | RHP | 19.9 in |
3 | Henry Thomas Blanke | AL | Florence | 2025 | LHP | 18.3 in |
4 | Hudson Campbell | GA | Glenwood | 2026 | OF | 18.2 in |
5 | Payton Hunsaker | AL | Chelsea High School | 2025 | LHP | 18.1 in |
6 | Luke Holbrook | AL | WHITESBURG CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 17.8 in |
7 | Brandt Cummings | AL | Russellville | 2024 | SS | 17.8 in |
8 | Maxwell Crowder | AL | Hoover High School | 2026 | RHP | 17.5 in |
9 | Caleb Barnett | AL | Mountain Brook | 2025 | 3B | 17.5 in |
10 | Tanner Hermesch | AL | Bob Jones | 2025 | RHP | 17.3 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 | Aydan Beard | AL | Hackleburg | 2024 | RHP | 16.7 |
2 | Jace Duckett | AL | Madison County High School | 2027 | OF | -16.3 |
3 | Gavin Holland | AL | Sardis High School | 2027 | SS | 15.3 |
4 | Peyton Webb | AL | THE DONOHO SCHOOL | 2024 | OF | 15.3 |
5 | Jack Doyle | AL | Madison Academy | 2025 | RHP | 15.3 |
6 | Jesse Isensee | AL | James Clemens High School | 2026 | SS | 14.4 |
7 | Andrew Allen | AL | Alexandria | 2024 | RHP | 14.3 |
8 | Jeffery Rich | AL | Huntsville High School | 2028 | SS | 13.7 |
9 | Eli Martin | AL | Florence | 2025 | LHP | -13.4 |
10 | John Englezos | AL | Helena | 2025 | RHP | 13.3 |
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 | Charlie Cassingham | AL | Virgil Grissom | 2025 | SS | 2751 rpm |
2 | Jackson Hunter | AL | Hazel Green | 2024 | RHP | 2750 rpm |
3 | Gabe Jones | AL | Oak Mountain High School | 2025 | RHP | 2681 rpm |
4 | Cayden Johns | AL | Russellville | 2024 | 3B | 2367 rpm |
5 | Caleb Simpson | AL | Hoover High School | 2027 | RHP | 2351 rpm |
6 | Maxwell Crowder | AL | Hoover High School | 2026 | RHP | 2331 rpm |
7 | Caleb Barnett | AL | Mountain Brook | 2025 | 3B | 2310 rpm |
8 | Ty Hunter | AL | Hazel Green High School | 2028 | OF | 2299 rpm |
9 | William Andre | AL | Hoover | 2025 | RHP | 2269 rpm |
10 | Colby Durden | AL | HewittTrussville High School | 2025 | RHP | 2241 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 | Payton Hunsaker | AL | Chelsea High School | 2025 | LHP | 2589 |
2 | Brody King | AL | Huntsville | 2024 | RHP | 2513 |
3 | Jack Shaw | AL | Bob Jones High School | 2025 | RHP | 2474 |
4 | Eli Martin | AL | Florence | 2025 | LHP | 2290 |
5 | Dylan Rainey | AL | Westbrook Christian | 2025 | RHP | 2286 |
6 | Luke Holbrook | AL | WHITESBURG CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 2154 |
7 | Peyton Webb | AL | THE DONOHO SCHOOL | 2024 | OF | 2109 |
8 | Aydan Beard | AL | Hackleburg | 2024 | RHP | 2074 |
9 | Austin Uptain | AL | Athens | 2024 | RHP | 2072 |
10 | Price Thornton | AL | Deshler | 2026 | RHP | 2065 |
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 | Tanner Hermesch | AL | Bob Jones | 2025 | RHP | 20.0 |
2 | Eli Martin | AL | Florence | 2025 | LHP | -18.6 |
3 | Gabe Jones | AL | Oak Mountain High School | 2025 | RHP | 18.4 |
4 | Brody King | AL | Huntsville | 2024 | RHP | 17.7 |
5 | Jace Duckett | AL | Madison County High School | 2027 | OF | -17.1 |
6 | Jackson Hunter | AL | Hazel Green | 2024 | RHP | 17.0 |
7 | Jesse Isensee | AL | James Clemens High School | 2026 | SS | 16.3 |
8 | William Andre | AL | Hoover | 2025 | RHP | 16.3 |
9 | Ty Hunter | AL | Hazel Green High School | 2028 | OF | -16.1 |
10 | Austin Uptain | AL | Athens | 2024 | RHP | 16.0 |
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 | James Lucas | AL | Vestavia Hills High School | 2025 | C | 104.2 mph |
2 | Braden Booth | AL | Bob Jones | 2024 | 3B | 103.3 mph |
3 | Caleb Barnett | AL | Mountain Brook | 2025 | 3B | 102.5 mph |
4 | Cade Miles | AL | Hartselle | 2024 | SS | 98.7 mph |
5 | Samuel Henegar | AL | Alexandria | 2024 | 1B | 98.7 mph |
6 | Xander Hughes | AL | Oak Mountain High School | 2026 | RHP | 98.4 mph |
7 | Brandt Cummings | AL | Russellville | 2024 | SS | 97.6 mph |
8 | Will Langston | AL | Vestavia Hills High School | 2025 | C | 97.5 mph |
9 | Shane Duke | AL | Madison Academy | 2025 | RHP | 97.0 mph |
10 | Cole Miles | AL | Hartselle | 2026 | OF | 96.1 mph |
11 | Luke Holbrook | AL | WHITESBURG CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 96.0 mph |
12 | Ian Cartwright | AL | Alexandria | 2024 | OF | 95.6 mph |
13 | Nic Thompson | AL | Alexandria | 2024 | SS | 95.5 mph |
14 | Cross Tonsmeire | AL | Vestavia Hills High School | 2026 | OF | 95.1 mph |
15 | Lawson Williams | AL | Hartselle | 2024 | 1B | 95.1 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 | James Lucas | AL | Vestavia Hills High School | 2025 | C | 370 ft |
2 | Myles Hammonds | AL | Bob Jones High School | 2025 | OF | 365 ft |
3 | Caleb Barnett | AL | Mountain Brook | 2025 | 3B | 359 ft |
4 | Cade Miles | AL | Hartselle | 2024 | SS | 356 ft |
5 | Mason Brewer | AL | Munford | 2024 | OF | 327 ft |
6 | Cole Miles | AL | Hartselle | 2026 | OF | 323 ft |
7 | Will Edmondson | AL | Collinsville High School | 2025 | 2B | 320 ft |
8 | Memphis Scott | AL | Madison County High School | 2025 | 3B | 320 ft |
9 | Jackson Firestone | AL | Gardendale | 2025 | OF | 319 ft |
10 | Braden Booth | AL | Bob Jones | 2024 | 3B | 318 ft |
11 | Luke Holbrook | AL | WHITESBURG CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 317 ft |
12 | Joshua Burrell Jr | AL | Virgil Grissom | 2025 | SS | 316 ft |
13 | Jake Fridley | AL | Hoover High School | 2026 | C | 316 ft |
14 | Peyton Webb | AL | THE DONOHO SCHOOL | 2024 | OF | 314 ft |
15 | Nic Thompson | AL | Alexandria | 2024 | SS | 313 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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