2024 Year in Review: Breaking Ball Spin
December 13, 2024
2024 was the first full-year that Prep Baseball Hawaii operated and it was a monumental year as we hosted over 300 players at showcases within Hawaii. Beyond the in-state events, our staff was able to select top uncommitted players in the State to attend national events such as the Future Games, Senior Future Games, Junior Future Games and West Coast Games.
All of these showcases and national events allowed our Prep Baseball Hawaii staff to collect metrics and data on each of these players, giving ourselves and evaluators a little more insight on what each prospect brings to the table. With all of those metrics, our staff will begin to break down some of the top metrics collected through our tech partners TrackMan, Blast Motion, VALD Performance and Vizual Edge.
Today, we will continue our 2024 Year in Review as we take a look at the top 15 Breaking Ball Spin Rates (via TrackMan) collected in each of the 2025 - 2027 classes, followed by plenty more of these leaderboards over the next several weeks.
To view 2024 event results, click here.
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CLASS OF 2025
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Elai Iwanaga | HI | Kamehameha Kapalama | 2025 | RHP | 3041 rpm |
2 | Jordan Lowery | HI | Maryknoll | 2025 | RHP | 2814 rpm |
3 | Logan Sanchez | HI | Kamehameha Kapalama | 2025 | LHP | 2713 rpm |
4 | Kai Hirayama | HI | Mililani | 2025 | LHP | 2632 rpm |
5 | Cade Watson | HI | Punahou | 2025 | RHP | 2532 rpm |
^ | Alaka'i Kiakona | HI | Kamehameha Kapalama | 2025 | LHP | 2532 rpm |
7 | Kainoa Kaneshiro | HI | Kamehameha Kapalama | 2025 | RHP | 2496 rpm |
8 | Tyler Okihiro | HI | Mid Pacific Institute | 2025 | LHP | 2445 rpm |
9 | Tripp Kahsen | HI | HAAS and Pahoa | 2025 | LHP | 2428 rpm |
10 | Greyson Osbun | HI | Kamehameha Kapalama | 2025 | RHP | 2412 rpm |
11 | Kole Maeda | HI | Mililani | 2025 | RHP | 2386 rpm |
12 | Dayton Shimatsu | HI | Kamehameha Kapalama | 2025 | RHP | 2363 rpm |
13 | Bryson Toner | HI | Kaiser | 2025 | RHP | 2344 rpm |
14 | Kaysen Abara | HI | 'Iolani | 2025 | RHP | 2321 rpm |
15 | Halona Felix | HI | Pearl City | 2025 | RHP | 2299 rpm |
CLASS OF 2026
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Murray Brown | HI | Seabury Hall | 2026 | LHP | 2773 rpm |
2 | Charlie Ushijima | HI | 'Iolani | 2026 | RHP | 2612 rpm |
3 | Ha’aheo Kailikini | HI | Waimea | 2026 | 3B | 2540 rpm |
4 | Hurley Soong | HI | Waiakea | 2026 | SS | 2511 rpm |
5 | Carter Agan | HI | Mid-Pacific Institute | 2026 | 1B | 2478 rpm |
6 | Kanoa Arakawa | HI | Kamehameha | 2026 | LHP | 2428 rpm |
7 | Colten Amai Nakagawa | HI | University Lab | 2026 | LHP | 2390 rpm |
8 | Rykur Lee | HI | Waimea | 2026 | 2B | 2298 rpm |
9 | Aycen Fernandez | HI | Saint Louis | 2026 | RHP | 2271 rpm |
10 | Michael Kaiea Mullalley | HI | Kihei Charter School | 2026 | RHP | 2251 rpm |
11 | Luke Takakuwa-Holtey | HI | Mid-Pacific Institute | 2026 | LHP | 2222 rpm |
12 | Kaden Anderson | HI | Henry Perrine Baldwin | 2026 | OF | 2210 rpm |
13 | Kaikoa Nobriga | HI | Kamehameha Hawaii | 2026 | OF | 2125 rpm |
14 | Jerrell Alston | HI | Waiakea | 2026 | OF | 2123 rpm |
15 | Dustin Dawson | HI | 'Iolani | 2026 | 3B | 2083 rpm |
CLASS OF 2027
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Jack Geier | HI | Punahou | 2027 | 1B | 3048 rpm |
2 | Logen Doran | HI | Waiakea High School | 2027 | RHP | 2767 rpm |
3 | Kallen Kameoka | HI | Moanalua | 2027 | RHP | 2700 rpm |
4 | Kekahupono Kong | HI | Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Campus | 2027 | RHP | 2648 rpm |
5 | Peyton Lum | HI | Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Campus | 2027 | 3B | 2616 rpm |
6 | Jonah Yacap | HI | James Campbell | 2027 | SS | 2205 rpm |
7 | Kendrick-Allen Stevens | HI | Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Campus | 2027 | RHP | 2135 rpm |
8 | Cameron Mateo | HI | Waiakea High School | 2027 | OF | 2035 rpm |
9 | Lucas O'Brien | HI | Kalaheo | 2027 | RHP | 1995 rpm |
10 | David Englar | HI | Waipahu | 2027 | C | 1919 rpm |
Upcoming Events
Showcase | State | Date | Location |
Oahu Preseason ID | HI | 01/18 | TBA |