Aflac Pitchers' Peak Velocity

Ernesto Hermosillo was the PG scout who took all the Stalker readings during the Aflac Game.  Ernesto is also the head coach at East Lake high school in San Diego and brother of Manny Hermosillo who coached the West Team this year. Ernesto works several PG events as a scout in the summer including the big WWBA tournaments in Georgia . He’s one of the best.  The readings shown on television were fairly close in most instances this year.  However there were a few discrepancies and when that happens, we always use the gun reading we get on the Stalker.  Fourteen pitchers threw in the game.  All touched at least 90 mph except the winning pitcher Jack Armstrong who we got at 89 mph.  Quinton Miller touched 90 mph on his very last pitch.  The rest all topped out at 91 or higher on our Stalker.  We haven’t seen the complete telecast yet, so it should be very interesting to compare and we will. Of course, we noticed there were some pitches where the velocity didn’t show up on television.

 

Here is a list of the 14 pitchers who threw in the game and their “peak” velocity during the Aflac All American Classic.

 

Gerritt Cole – 95 mph - best we have seen in the past – 96 mph

Aaron Hicks – 94 mph - best we have seen in the past – 96 mph

Alex Meyer – 94 mph - best we have seen in the past – 95 mph

Tim Melville – 93 mph - best we have seen in the past – 95 mph

Michael Palazzone – 93 mph - best we have seen in the past – 95 mph

BJ Hermsen – 92 mph - best we have seen in the past – 94 mph

Ryan O’Sullivan – 92 mph - best we have seen in the past – 92 mph

Taylor Jungman – 92 mph - best we have seen in the past – 92 mph

Austin Wright – 92 mph - best we have seen in the past – 93 mph

Brett DeVall – 91 mph - best we have seen in the past – 94 mph

Scott Silverstein – 91 mph - best we have seen in the past – 93 mph

Jordan Swagerty – 91 mph - best we have seen in the past – 92 mph

Quinton Miller – 90 mph - best we have seen in the past – 93 mph

Jack Armstrong – 89 mph - best we have seen in the past – 92 mph

 

Here are the peak velocities of the pitchers who threw during practice in San Diego .

 

Sonny Gray – 95 mph - best we have seen in the past – 96 mph

Aaron Hicks – 94 mph - best we have seen in the past – 96 mph

Alex Meyer – 94 mph - best we have seen in the past – 95 mph

Gerritt Cole – 93 mph - best we have seen in the past – 96 mph

Ethan Martin – 93 mph - best we have seen in the past – 95 mph

BJ Hermsen – 92 mph - best we have seen in the past – 94 mph

Austin Wright – 91 mph - best we have seen in the past – 93 mph

Chris Amezquita – 90 mph - best we have seen in the past – 92 mph

Scott Silverstein – 90 mph - best we have seen in the past – 93 mph

 

Here are the peak velocities (we recorded elsewhere) of the Aflac All American pitchers that did not throw in San Diego .

 

Kyle Long – 96 mph

Daniel Marrs – 95 mph

Anthony Ferrara – 94 mph

Walker Kelly – 93 mph

Jarrod Cosart – 93 mph

Rickie Oropesa – 92 mph

Eric Hosmer – 92 mph

Wes Freeman - 91 mph