Yellowhammer State Games: Trackman Files
June 25, 2024
ALBERTVILLE, AL - The inaugural Yellowhammer State Games was held on Tuesday, June 18th and Wednesday, June 19th at Sand Mountain Park in Albertville, AL. This event was the premier invite-only event of the summer that consisted of some of the top prospects from the 2025-2028 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 during a gameplay setting with a monitored pitch count 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 this week.
Continuing our post-event coverage for this event, we take a look back at some of the Trackman leaders gathered from our B1 unit during the event. Please continue to check back over the next week, as we will release other various event leaderboards, individual scouting reports, and much more 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 | Ethan Walls | AL | Stanhope Elmore High School | 2025 | RHP | 92.1 mph |
2 | Evan Malone | AL | Northridge | 2026 | RHP | 90.7 mph |
3 | Brady Wilson | AL | DECATUR HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 90.3 mph |
4 | Gabe Jones | AL | Oak Mountain High School | 2025 | RHP | 89.5 mph |
5 | William Andre | AL | Hoover | 2025 | RHP | 88.9 mph |
6 | Colby Durden | AL | HewittTrussville High School | 2025 | RHP | 88.2 mph |
7 | Cooper Pennington | AL | Shelby County High School | 2026 | RHP | 88.0 mph |
8 | Jack Shaw | AL | Bob Jones High School | 2025 | RHP | 87.9 mph |
9 | Aaron Bailey | AL | McAdory High School | 2026 | 3B | 87.6 mph |
10 | Jack Doyle | AL | Madison Academy | 2025 | RHP | 87.5 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Cam Gentle | AL | Guntersville | 2025 | RHP | 2335 rpm |
2 | Brenner VanDeWynckel | AL | Sparkman High School | 2026 | LHP | 2333 rpm |
3 | Payton Hunsaker | AL | Chelsea High School | 2025 | LHP | 2314 rpm |
4 | Dylan Rainey | AL | Westbrook Christian | 2025 | RHP | 2309 rpm |
5 | Jackson Davis | AL | Virgil Grissom High School | 2025 | 3B | 2308 rpm |
6 | Caleb Simpson | AL | Hoover High School | 2027 | RHP | 2304 rpm |
7 | Gabe Jones | AL | Oak Mountain High School | 2025 | RHP | 2265 rpm |
8 | Matthew Drinkwater | AL | James Clemens High School | 2026 | 3B | 2257 rpm |
9 | Jack Ross | AL | Homewood High School | 2025 | 3B | 2218 rpm |
10 | Boston Brown | AL | Smiths Station | 2027 | RHP | 2201 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 | Bryce Masters | AL | PRATTVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | LHP | 21.7 in |
2 | Parks Woodruff | AL | Lincoln High School | 2027 | OF | 21.5 in |
3 | Cole Ziak | AL | Hazel Green | 2027 | OF | 20.4 in |
4 | Connor Stiles | AL | Athens High School | 2026 | RHP | 18.8 in |
5 | Matthew Drinkwater | AL | James Clemens High School | 2026 | 3B | 18.7 in |
6 | Brody Lambert | AL | FAITH ACADEMY | 2026 | 3B | 18.6 in |
7 | Will Whatley | AL | Auburn High School | 2025 | OF | 18.5 in |
8 | Gavin Smith | AL | Vestavia | 2026 | 1B | 18.4 in |
9 | Will Congo | AL | James Clemens | 2027 | OF | 18.3 in |
10 | Tyler Johnson | AL | Wetumpka | 2025 | 3B | 18.3 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 | Brenner VanDeWynckel | AL | Sparkman High School | 2026 | LHP | -16.9 |
2 | Jeffery Rich | AL | Huntsville High School | 2028 | SS | 16.2 |
3 | Israel Navarro | AL | Hazel Green High School | 2025 | SS | 15.7 |
4 | Jack Blanchard | AL | Daphne High School | 2026 | OF | 15.7 |
5 | Bradley Irish | AL | ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 15.7 |
6 | Boston Brown | AL | Smiths Station | 2027 | RHP | 15.7 |
7 | Brodie Jones | AL | Opelika High School | 2025 | SS | 15.5 |
8 | Andy Purvis | AL | UMS-WRIGHT PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 14.8 |
9 | Ty Hunter | AL | Hazel Green High School | 2028 | OF | -14.6 |
10 | Harrison Cook | AL | Fairhope High School | 2025 | RHP | 14.5 |
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 | Gabe Jones | AL | Oak Mountain High School | 2025 | RHP | 2734 rpm |
2 | Jack Ross | AL | Homewood High School | 2025 | 3B | 2500 rpm |
3 | Brady Sheppard | AL | Hoover High School | 2025 | 3B | 2481 rpm |
4 | Dylan Rainey | AL | Westbrook Christian | 2025 | RHP | 2387 rpm |
5 | Camden Martin | AL | Bob Jones High School | 2025 | 2B | 2376 rpm |
6 | Aaron Bailey | AL | McAdory High School | 2026 | 3B | 2368 rpm |
7 | Easton Nelms | AL | Florence | 2025 | SS | 2351 rpm |
8 | Ty Hunter | AL | Hazel Green High School | 2028 | OF | 2332 rpm |
9 | Jarret Morrison | AL | Jasper | 2025 | SS | 2312 rpm |
10 | Will Congo | AL | James Clemens | 2027 | OF | 2300 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 | Jameson Scissum | AL | Etowah High School | 2025 | RHP | 2422 |
2 | Payton Hunsaker | AL | Chelsea High School | 2025 | LHP | 2316 |
3 | Brady Wilson | AL | DECATUR HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 2294 |
4 | Jack Doyle | AL | Madison Academy | 2025 | RHP | 2282 |
5 | Colman Gann | AL | Priceville High School | 2025 | RHP | 2276 |
6 | Cam Gentle | AL | Guntersville | 2025 | RHP | 2274 |
7 | Jack Shaw | AL | Bob Jones High School | 2025 | RHP | 2257 |
8 | Ethan Walls | AL | Stanhope Elmore High School | 2025 | RHP | 2238 |
9 | Maxwell Crowder | AL | Hoover High School | 2026 | RHP | 2192 |
10 | Andy Purvis | AL | UMS-WRIGHT PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 2178 |
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 | Jack Shaw | AL | Bob Jones High School | 2025 | RHP | 24.5 |
2 | Gavin Smith | AL | Vestavia | 2026 | 1B | 19.7 |
3 | Jaylen Malone | AL | Athens High School | 2025 | RHP | 17.9 |
4 | Boston Brown | AL | Smiths Station | 2027 | RHP | 17.8 |
5 | Camden Martin | AL | Bob Jones High School | 2025 | 2B | 17.2 |
6 | Brayton Goode | AL | Alexandria | 2025 | LHP | -17.2 |
7 | Brodie Jones | AL | Opelika High School | 2025 | SS | 16.0 |
8 | William Andre | AL | Hoover | 2025 | RHP | 15.7 |
9 | Jack Doyle | AL | Madison Academy | 2025 | RHP | 15.4 |
10 | Jack Ross | AL | Homewood High School | 2025 | 3B | 15.1 |
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 | Slade Bounds | AL | Spain Park | 2027 | OF | 100.9 mph |
2 | Kennith Dalton Jackson | AL | Florala High School | 2025 | 3B | 100.5 mph |
3 | Rocco Maniscalco | AL | Oxford High School | 2027 | SS | 100.1 mph |
4 | JB Upton | AL | Auburn High School | 2027 | SS | 99.4 mph |
5 | Jack Ross | AL | Homewood High School | 2025 | 3B | 99.3 mph |
6 | Easton Nelms | AL | Florence | 2025 | SS | 99.3 mph |
7 | Cooper Pennington | AL | Shelby County High School | 2026 | RHP | 98.9 mph |
8 | Andrew Beaverson | AL | Hazel Green High School | 2026 | RHP | 98.9 mph |
9 | Carson Mann | AL | Vestavia Hills High School | 2025 | OF | 98.8 mph |
10 | Angelo Santiago | AL | Auburn | 2026 | 3B | 98.7 mph |
11 | Ethan Walls | AL | Stanhope Elmore High School | 2025 | RHP | 98.3 mph |
12 | Steven Cavaco | AL | Huntsville High School | 2025 | 1B | 98.0 mph |
13 | Corbin Driskell | AL | Southside | 2025 | C | 97.8 mph |
14 | Steele Hall | AL | HewittTrussville High School | 2026 | SS | 97.7 mph |
15 | Aaron Bailey | AL | McAdory High School | 2026 | 3B | 97.5 mph |
16 | John Stowers | AL | St. Paul's Episcopal | 2026 | C | 97.5 mph |
17 | Trip Morgan | AL | James Clemens High School | 2025 | 1B | 97.4 mph |
18 | Cayden Boutwell | AL | Enterprise High School | 2025 | SS | 97.3 mph |
19 | Will Langston | AL | Vestavia Hills High School | 2025 | C | 97.3 mph |
20 | James Lucas | AL | Vestavia Hills High School | 2025 | C | 97.3 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.
TOP AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Jack Ross | AL | Homewood High School | 2025 | 3B | 93.8 mph |
2 | Steele Hall | AL | HewittTrussville High School | 2026 | SS | 92.4 mph |
3 | Gabe Jones | AL | Oak Mountain High School | 2025 | RHP | 92.4 mph |
4 | Clayton Rice | AL | American Christian Academy | 2026 | OF | 91.4 mph |
5 | Trip Morgan | AL | James Clemens High School | 2025 | 1B | 91.4 mph |
6 | Easton Nelms | AL | Florence | 2025 | SS | 90.5 mph |
7 | Carson Mann | AL | Vestavia Hills High School | 2025 | OF | 90.5 mph |
8 | Luke Holbrook | AL | WHITESBURG CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 90.1 mph |
9 | Rocco Maniscalco | AL | Oxford High School | 2027 | SS | 89.9 mph |
10 | James Lucas | AL | Vestavia Hills High School | 2025 | C | 89.9 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Jack Ross | AL | Homewood High School | 2025 | 3B | 392 ft |
2 | JB Upton | AL | Auburn High School | 2027 | SS | 386 ft |
3 | Aaron Bailey | AL | McAdory High School | 2026 | 3B | 385 ft |
4 | Kennith Dalton Jackson | AL | Florala High School | 2025 | 3B | 385 ft |
5 | John Stowers | AL | St. Paul's Episcopal | 2026 | C | 385 ft |
6 | James Lucas | AL | Vestavia Hills High School | 2025 | C | 377 ft |
7 | Ethan Prickett | AL | Chelsea | 2025 | OF | 376 ft |
8 | Luke Holbrook | AL | WHITESBURG CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 374 ft |
9 | Cayden Boutwell | AL | Enterprise High School | 2025 | SS | 373 ft |
10 | Mikey Vanderheyden | AL | Enterprise High School | 2025 | C | 372 ft |
11 | Nick Peters | AL | Helena | 2025 | C | 371 ft |
12 | Brue Milner | AL | Tallassee High School | 2027 | C | 370 ft |
13 | Cooper Pennington | AL | Shelby County High School | 2026 | RHP | 364 ft |
14 | Memphis Scott | AL | Madison County High School | 2025 | 3B | 363 ft |
15 | Will Whatley | AL | Auburn High School | 2025 | OF | 362 ft |
16 | Gavin Smith | AL | Vestavia | 2026 | 1B | 360 ft |
17 | Zachary Grossmann | AL | EVANGEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 360 ft |
18 | Glavine Lamberth | AL | Hokes Bluff High School | 2025 | 1B | 360 ft |
19 | Slade Bounds | AL | Spain Park | 2027 | OF | 359 ft |
20 | Ethan Walls | AL | Stanhope Elmore High School | 2025 | RHP | 357 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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