Prep Baseball Report

Fossil Ridge Scout Day: TrackMan Files (Pitching)


Cam Black-Araujo
PBR Colorado Operations Assistant

On Wednesday, October 26th, the fall showcase circuit continued as the PBR Colorado staff headed to Fort Collins for a Scout Day with Fossil Ridge High School. The strong Fossil Ridge program has seen a trio of players represent PBR Colorado at out-of-state events this summer; Easton Miller (Air Force) and Shane Crough were both at the Future Games while Sam Pease (Northern Colorado) was at the West Coast Games. 

The mid-week Scout Day gave us a look at 20 players, including nine arms. The event was almost exclusively 2024 - 2026 prospects, along with one unsigned senior who led the way in several offensive metrics. Below, we continue to break down the event with a look at the top pitching metrics from the event, via TrackMan.

For complete event stats and metrics, click here.

MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Luc Gaca Thiele CO Fossil Ridge 2026 3B 81.6 mph
2 Lucas Ryan CO Fossil Ridge 2024 OF 78.5 mph
3 Braeden Fritz CO Fossil Ridge 2024 RHP 78.5 mph
4 Brek Benedict CO Fossil Ridge 2025 LHP 77.9 mph

AVG FASTBALL SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Luc Gaca Thiele CO Fossil Ridge 2026 3B 2270 rpm
2 Logan Hessler CO Fossil Ridge 2025 SS 2215 rpm
3 Braeden Fritz CO Fossil Ridge 2024 RHP 2190 rpm
4 Jordan Williamson CO Fossil Ridge 2026 C 2096 rpm
5 Lucas Ryan CO Fossil Ridge 2024 OF 2093 rpm

AVG FB HORIZONTAL BREAK

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Luc Gaca Thiele CO Fossil Ridge 2026 3B 16.0
2 Jordan Williamson CO Fossil Ridge 2026 C 14.1
3 Kevin Cao CO Fossil Ridge 2026 RHP 11.3
4 Lucas Ryan CO Fossil Ridge 2024 OF 9.3
5 Mckenan Waters CO Fossil Ridge 2026 3B 9.2

AVG CURVEBALL SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Logan Hessler CO Fossil Ridge 2025 SS 2256 rpm
2 Jordan Williamson CO Fossil Ridge 2026 C 2145 rpm
3 Brek Benedict CO Fossil Ridge 2025 LHP 2040 rpm
4 Braeden Fritz CO Fossil Ridge 2024 RHP 2003 rpm
5 Lucas Ryan CO Fossil Ridge 2024 OF 2002 rpm

AVG CB VERTICAL BREAK

AVG SLIDER SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Jordan Williamson CO Fossil Ridge 2026 C 2240
2 Lucas Ryan CO Fossil Ridge 2024 OF 2073
3 Braeden Fritz CO Fossil Ridge 2024 RHP 2030
4 Mckenan Waters CO Fossil Ridge 2026 3B 1970
5 Griffin LaPlante CO Fossil Ridge 2025 SS 1944

AVG SL HORIZONTAL BREAK

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Jordan Williamson CO Fossil Ridge 2026 C -16.0
2 Luc Gaca Thiele CO Fossil Ridge 2026 3B -14.6
3 Lucas Ryan CO Fossil Ridge 2024 OF -14.6
4 Mckenan Waters CO Fossil Ridge 2026 3B -14.5
5 Braeden Fritz CO Fossil Ridge 2024 RHP -11.2

AVG CH HORIZONTAL BREAK

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Kevin Cao CO Fossil Ridge 2026 RHP 15.6
2 Braeden Fritz CO Fossil Ridge 2024 RHP 12.9
3 Logan Hessler CO Fossil Ridge 2025 SS 11.3
4 Luc Gaca Thiele CO Fossil Ridge 2026 3B 10.5
5 Brek Benedict CO Fossil Ridge 2025 LHP -1.4

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
Colorado Fall ID CO 11/13 The Farm Sports
Super 60 Pro Showcase NATIONAL 02/05 The MAX - McCook, IL

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