Colorado Springs Preseason ID: Pitching Data Dive
February 14, 2024
On Sunday, February 11th, the Prep Baseball Colorado staff hosted the Colorado Springs Preseason ID at The Farm Sports in Colorado Springs. This event featured 25 prospects from the 2024 - 2027 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players in attendance.
Today we'll continue our deep dive into the data collected at this event within this Pitching Data Dive story. Over the next couple of days we’ll be diving deeper into all of the data we collected rolling out even more coverage from the event.
For complete event results, click here.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.
FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Bryce Love | CO | Peyton | 2026 | OF | 87.9 mph |
2 | Liam Martin | CO | Rampart High School | 2026 | RHP | 84.0 mph |
3 | Drew Boyarko | CO | Lewis-Palmer | 2025 | RHP | 81.9 mph |
4 | Joseph Baumbach | CO | Fountain-Fort Carson | 2025 | OF | 78.9 mph |
5 | Benjamin Adams | CO | Arapahoe | 2027 | RHP | 78.0 mph |
6 | Jacob Holm | CO | Pine Creek | 2027 | SS | 76.9 mph |
7 | Logan Osborn | CO | Fountain Fort Carson | 2026 | OF | 76.3 mph |
8 | Gabriel Reszczynski | CO | Palmer Ridge High School | 2025 | RHP | 75.5 mph |
9 | Jake Lentz | CO | Pine Creek | 2025 | OF | 75.4 mph |
10 | Hayden Cap | CO | Ponderosa | 2027 | C | 74.8 mph |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
SPIN RATE (AVG)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Liam Martin | CO | Rampart High School | 2026 | RHP | 2063 rpm |
2 | Joseph Baumbach | CO | Fountain-Fort Carson | 2025 | OF | 2056 rpm |
3 | Hayden Cap | CO | Ponderosa | 2027 | C | 2029 rpm |
4 | Bryce Love | CO | Peyton | 2026 | OF | 1991 rpm |
5 | Benjamin Adams | CO | Arapahoe | 2027 | RHP | 1983 rpm |
6 | Drew Boyarko | CO | Lewis-Palmer | 2025 | RHP | 1863 rpm |
7 | Gabriel Reszczynski | CO | Palmer Ridge High School | 2025 | RHP | 1854 rpm |
8 | Logan Osborn | CO | Fountain Fort Carson | 2026 | OF | 1818 rpm |
9 | Jake Lentz | CO | Pine Creek | 2025 | OF | 1752 rpm |
10 | Jacob Holm | CO | Pine Creek | 2027 | SS | 1726 rpm |
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.
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Logan Osborn | CO | Fountain Fort Carson | 2026 | OF | 11.7 in |
2 | Joseph Baumbach | CO | Fountain-Fort Carson | 2025 | OF | 11.6 in |
3 | Gabriel Reszczynski | CO | Palmer Ridge High School | 2025 | RHP | 11.1 in |
4 | Jacob Holm | CO | Pine Creek | 2027 | SS | 10.9 in |
5 | Hayden Cap | CO | Ponderosa | 2027 | C | 10.7 in |
6 | Bryce Love | CO | Peyton | 2026 | OF | 10.6 in |
7 | Liam Martin | CO | Rampart High School | 2026 | RHP | 10.3 in |
8 | Jake Lentz | CO | Pine Creek | 2025 | OF | 9.8 in |
9 | Drew Boyarko | CO | Lewis-Palmer | 2025 | RHP | 8.6 in |
10 | Benjamin Adams | CO | Arapahoe | 2027 | RHP | 8.3 in |
Induced Vertical Break: Used in short form as "IVB," this metric is most important on fastballs for creating rise and on curveballs for creating depth – it can also have some use when measuring sliders and cutters as well. Sliders tend to be closer to zero inches while cutters are generally between 5 and 15 inches. Usually fastballs and curveballs with large IVB have higher spin efficiencies as well. Sliders generally have very little (closer to zero) IVB and very low spin efficiency. You could also categorize IVB into spin rate as this is part of the “useful movement” you’re looking for. IVB is also a huge part of the vertical approach angle.
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Drew Boyarko | CO | Lewis-Palmer | 2025 | RHP | 10.2 |
2 | Bryce Love | CO | Peyton | 2026 | OF | 9.9 |
3 | Hayden Cap | CO | Ponderosa | 2027 | C | 9.8 |
4 | Gabriel Reszczynski | CO | Palmer Ridge High School | 2025 | RHP | 8.2 |
5 | Jacob Holm | CO | Pine Creek | 2027 | SS | 7.3 |
6 | Logan Osborn | CO | Fountain Fort Carson | 2026 | OF | 7.1 |
7 | Liam Martin | CO | Rampart High School | 2026 | RHP | 5.7 |
8 | Benjamin Adams | CO | Arapahoe | 2027 | RHP | 2.1 |
9 | Jake Lentz | CO | Pine Creek | 2025 | OF | -1.2 |
10 | Joseph Baumbach | CO | Fountain-Fort Carson | 2025 | OF | -1.0 |
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.”
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Hayden Cap | CO | Ponderosa | 2027 | C | 2027 rpm |
2 | Logan Osborn | CO | Fountain Fort Carson | 2026 | OF | 2007 rpm |
3 | Jake Lentz | CO | Pine Creek | 2025 | OF | 1939 rpm |
4 | Gabriel Reszczynski | CO | Palmer Ridge High School | 2025 | RHP | 1907 rpm |
5 | Jacob Holm | CO | Pine Creek | 2027 | SS | 1873 rpm |
6 | Joseph Baumbach | CO | Fountain-Fort Carson | 2025 | OF | 1673 rpm |
7 | Benjamin Adams | CO | Arapahoe | 2027 | RHP | 1474 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Jake Lentz | CO | Pine Creek | 2025 | OF | -11.9 in |
2 | Gabriel Reszczynski | CO | Palmer Ridge High School | 2025 | RHP | -7.7 in |
3 | Hayden Cap | CO | Ponderosa | 2027 | C | -6.5 in |
4 | Logan Osborn | CO | Fountain Fort Carson | 2026 | OF | -4.4 in |
5 | Joseph Baumbach | CO | Fountain-Fort Carson | 2025 | OF | -2.8 in |
6 | Benjamin Adams | CO | Arapahoe | 2027 | RHP | -1.0 in |
7 | Jacob Holm | CO | Pine Creek | 2027 | SS | -0.6 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Hayden Cap | CO | Ponderosa | 2027 | C | -8.9 |
2 | Jacob Holm | CO | Pine Creek | 2027 | SS | -7.4 |
3 | Joseph Baumbach | CO | Fountain-Fort Carson | 2025 | OF | 6.4 |
4 | Jake Lentz | CO | Pine Creek | 2025 | OF | 6.0 |
5 | Gabriel Reszczynski | CO | Palmer Ridge High School | 2025 | RHP | -3.9 |
6 | Benjamin Adams | CO | Arapahoe | 2027 | RHP | -3.8 |
7 | Logan Osborn | CO | Fountain Fort Carson | 2026 | OF | 0.2 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Bryce Love | CO | Peyton | 2026 | OF | 100 % |
^ | Jake Lentz | CO | Pine Creek | 2025 | OF | 100 % |
2 | Liam Martin | CO | Rampart High School | 2026 | RHP | 66 % |
3 | Logan Osborn | CO | Fountain Fort Carson | 2026 | OF | 50 % |
4 | Drew Boyarko | CO | Lewis-Palmer | 2025 | RHP | 20 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Drew Boyarko | CO | Lewis-Palmer | 2025 | RHP | 2148 |
2 | Liam Martin | CO | Rampart High School | 2026 | RHP | 2098 |
3 | Logan Osborn | CO | Fountain Fort Carson | 2026 | OF | 1965 |
4 | Jake Lentz | CO | Pine Creek | 2025 | OF | 1920 |
5 | Bryce Love | CO | Peyton | 2026 | OF | 1575 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Bryce Love | CO | Peyton | 2026 | OF | 10.4 in |
2 | Jake Lentz | CO | Pine Creek | 2025 | OF | -10.4 in |
3 | Liam Martin | CO | Rampart High School | 2026 | RHP | -7.0 in |
4 | Logan Osborn | CO | Fountain Fort Carson | 2026 | OF | 1.5 in |
5 | Drew Boyarko | CO | Lewis-Palmer | 2025 | RHP | 1.4 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Liam Martin | CO | Rampart High School | 2026 | RHP | -7.9 |
2 | Drew Boyarko | CO | Lewis-Palmer | 2025 | RHP | -5.2 |
3 | Bryce Love | CO | Peyton | 2026 | OF | -3.5 |
4 | Jake Lentz | CO | Pine Creek | 2025 | OF | 3.2 |
5 | Logan Osborn | CO | Fountain Fort Carson | 2026 | OF | -0.8 |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Gabriel Reszczynski | CO | Palmer Ridge High School | 2025 | RHP | 8.0 |
2 | Benjamin Adams | CO | Arapahoe | 2027 | RHP | 6.9 |
3 | Joseph Baumbach | CO | Fountain-Fort Carson | 2025 | OF | -3.6 |
4 | Hayden Cap | CO | Ponderosa | 2027 | C | -2.4 |
5 | Liam Martin | CO | Rampart High School | 2026 | RHP | -1.5 |
6 | Bryce Love | CO | Peyton | 2026 | OF | -1.2 |
7 | Jake Lentz | CO | Pine Creek | 2025 | OF | -0.1 |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Denver Preseason ID | CO | 02/18 | Marucci Clubhouse |
RECENT NEWS
- CO CHSAA Week 8 Diamond Notes 5/08/24
- CO CHSAA Week 8 Scout Blog 5/07/24
- CO Colorado Player & Pitcher of Week 8 5/07/24
- CO Colorado Power 25 Rankings: Week 8 5/06/24
- CO CHSAA Week 7 Diamond Notes 5/03/24
- CO CHSAA Week 7 Scout Blog 5/03/24
- CO Colorado Player & Pitcher of Week 7 4/30/24
- CO Colorado Power 25 Rankings: Week 7 4/29/24