Kansas Summer Open: Pitching Leaderboard
September 2, 2022
Prep Baseball Report Kansas hosted the Kansas Summer Open at Wichita State University featuring 49 players from the 2023 class to some 2026 grads. Players were run through a traditional showcase with laser timed 60's, batting practice with Trackman and Blast Motion, defensive evaluations with radar gun readings across the field, and bullpens with the Trackman. Today we take a look at some of the top pitching performances from the event with the help of Trackman data from the bullpens.
Full event stats and details can be found by clicking here.
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Yoni Castro | KS | Life Pred Academy | 2023 | RHP | 90.7 mph |
| 2 | Whit Rhodes | KS | Hesston | 2024 | RHP | 87.0 mph |
| 3 | Jackson Cross | KS | Russell | 2023 | RHP | 86.0 mph |
| 4 | Rocco Loffredo | KS | Fort Scott | 2024 | RHP | 85.7 mph |
| 5 | Braxton Martin | KS | Bishop Carroll | 2025 | RHP | 82.9 mph |
| 6 | Tyler Maslowski | KS | Blue Valley North | 2024 | C | 82.7 mph |
| 7 | Grant Burson | MO | Northwest at Hughesville | 2023 | RHP | 82.2 mph |
| 8 | Jared Mulvaney | OK | Will Rogers | 2023 | LHP | 81.5 mph |
| 9 | Nicholas Cullen | KS | Blue Valley West | 2023 | RHP | 80.8 mph |
| 10 | Gunner Hewitt | KS | Maize | 2024 | OF | 80.7 mph |
TOP FASTBALL SPIN RATES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Nicholas Cullen | KS | Blue Valley West | 2023 | RHP | 2588 rpm |
| 2 | Tyler Maslowski | KS | Blue Valley North | 2024 | C | 2356 rpm |
| 3 | Jackson Cross | KS | Russell | 2023 | RHP | 2325 rpm |
| 4 | Rocco Loffredo | KS | Fort Scott | 2024 | RHP | 2219 rpm |
| 5 | Kamden Dick | KS | Mill Valley | 2026 | OF | 2189 rpm |
| 6 | Joaquin Sanchez | KS | Trinity Academy | 2024 | RHP | 2174 rpm |
| 7 | Easton Brown | KS | Maize South | 2024 | OF | 2143 rpm |
| 8 | Yoni Castro | KS | Life Pred Academy | 2023 | RHP | 2123 rpm |
| 9 | Braxton Martin | KS | Bishop Carroll | 2025 | RHP | 2115 rpm |
| 10 | Jared Mulvaney | OK | Will Rogers | 2023 | LHP | 2103 rpm |
MAX FASTBALL INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (max) |
| 1 | Easton Brown | KS | Maize South | 2024 | OF | 21.3 in |
| 2 | Tyler Maslowski | KS | Blue Valley North | 2024 | C | 18.5 in |
| 3 | Charlie Lawrence | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | 1B | 18.3 in |
| 4 | Luke Howard | KS | St. James Academy | 2024 | LHP | 18.0 in |
| 5 | Rocco Loffredo | KS | Fort Scott | 2024 | RHP | 17.8 in |
| 6 | Kamden Dick | KS | Mill Valley | 2026 | OF | 17.6 in |
| 7 | Jairus Ping Manrique | KS | East | 2024 | OF | 16.6 in |
| 8 | Grant Burson | MO | Northwest at Hughesville | 2023 | RHP | 16.3 in |
| 9 | Whit Rhodes | KS | Hesston | 2024 | RHP | 16.2 in |
| 10 | Isaac Lager | KS | Bishop Carroll | 2025 | OF | 16.0 in |
MAX FASTBALL HORIZONTAL BREAK
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
| 1 | Braxton Martin | KS | Bishop Carroll | 2025 | RHP | 19.0 in |
| 2 | Braxton Madrigal | KS | Mulvane High | 2025 | 1B | 18.2 in |
| 3 | Joaquin Sanchez | KS | Trinity Academy | 2024 | RHP | 15.4 in |
| 4 | Easton Brown | KS | Maize South | 2024 | OF | 15.3 in |
| 5 | Kamden Dick | KS | Mill Valley | 2026 | OF | 14.4 in |
| 6 | Whit Rhodes | KS | Hesston | 2024 | RHP | 13.8 in |
| 7 | Tyler Maslowski | KS | Blue Valley North | 2024 | C | 13.6 in |
| 8 | Yoni Castro | KS | Life Pred Academy | 2023 | RHP | 12.4 in |
| 9 | Rocco Loffredo | KS | Fort Scott | 2024 | RHP | 12.3 in |
| 10 | Isaac Lager | KS | Bishop Carroll | 2025 | OF | 12.3 in |
MAX CURVEBALL VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Jared Mulvaney | OK | Will Rogers | 2023 | LHP | 74.9 mph |
| 2 | Nicholas Cullen | KS | Blue Valley West | 2023 | RHP | 74.1 mph |
| 3 | Whit Rhodes | KS | Hesston | 2024 | RHP | 73.9 mph |
| 4 | Yoni Castro | KS | Life Pred Academy | 2023 | RHP | 73.2 mph |
| 5 | Braxton Martin | KS | Bishop Carroll | 2025 | RHP | 72.7 mph |
| 6 | Noah Kessler | KS | Maize South | 2024 | LHP | 67.8 mph |
| 7 | Jackson Cross | KS | Russell | 2023 | RHP | 67.8 mph |
| 8 | Grant Burson | MO | Northwest at Hughesville | 2023 | RHP | 67.5 mph |
| 9 | Luke Howard | KS | St. James Academy | 2024 | LHP | 67.2 mph |
| 10 | Kamden Dick | KS | Mill Valley | 2026 | OF | 59.5 mph |
TOP CURVEBALL SPIN RATES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Nicholas Cullen | KS | Blue Valley West | 2023 | RHP | 2620 rpm |
| 2 | Grant Burson | MO | Northwest at Hughesville | 2023 | RHP | 2175 rpm |
| 3 | Whit Rhodes | KS | Hesston | 2024 | RHP | 2103 rpm |
| 4 | Braxton Martin | KS | Bishop Carroll | 2025 | RHP | 2036 rpm |
| 5 | Charlie Lawrence | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | 1B | 2023 rpm |
| 6 | Noah Kessler | KS | Maize South | 2024 | LHP | 2003 rpm |
| 7 | Yoni Castro | KS | Life Pred Academy | 2023 | RHP | 1988 rpm |
| 8 | Jared Mulvaney | OK | Will Rogers | 2023 | LHP | 1918 rpm |
| 9 | Kamden Dick | KS | Mill Valley | 2026 | OF | 1908 rpm |
| 10 | Jackson Cross | KS | Russell | 2023 | RHP | 1769 rpm |
MAX CURVEBALL INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (max) |
| 1 | Nicholas Cullen | KS | Blue Valley West | 2023 | RHP | 12.7 in |
| 2 | Yoni Castro | KS | Life Pred Academy | 2023 | RHP | -7.1 in |
| 3 | Braxton Martin | KS | Bishop Carroll | 2025 | RHP | 6.5 in |
| 4 | Luke Howard | KS | St. James Academy | 2024 | LHP | 6.0 in |
| 5 | Whit Rhodes | KS | Hesston | 2024 | RHP | -5.0 in |
| 6 | Rocco Loffredo | KS | Fort Scott | 2024 | RHP | -4.6 in |
| 7 | Jackson Cross | KS | Russell | 2023 | RHP | -4.2 in |
| 8 | Charlie Lawrence | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | 1B | -4.0 in |
| 9 | Noah Kessler | KS | Maize South | 2024 | LHP | 3.4 in |
| 10 | Jairus Ping Manrique | KS | East | 2024 | OF | 3.0 in |
MAX CURVEBALL HORIZONTAL BREAK
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
| 1 | Rocco Loffredo | KS | Fort Scott | 2024 | RHP | -10.9 in |
| 2 | Noah Kessler | KS | Maize South | 2024 | LHP | 10.3 in |
| 3 | Jackson Cross | KS | Russell | 2023 | RHP | -9.6 in |
| 4 | Yoni Castro | KS | Life Pred Academy | 2023 | RHP | -9.3 in |
| 5 | Nicholas Cullen | KS | Blue Valley West | 2023 | RHP | 8.2 in |
| 6 | Grant Burson | MO | Northwest at Hughesville | 2023 | RHP | -7.8 in |
| 7 | Jared Mulvaney | OK | Will Rogers | 2023 | LHP | 6.0 in |
| 8 | Charlie Lawrence | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | 1B | -5.4 in |
| 9 | Kamden Dick | KS | Mill Valley | 2026 | OF | -3.0 in |
| 10 | Luke Howard | KS | St. James Academy | 2024 | LHP | 2.6 in |
MAX SLIDER VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Whit Rhodes | KS | Hesston | 2024 | RHP | 80.7 mph |
| 2 | Jared Mulvaney | OK | Will Rogers | 2023 | LHP | 74.9 mph |
| 3 | Jackson Cross | KS | Russell | 2023 | RHP | 71.6 mph |
| 4 | Braxton Madrigal | KS | Mulvane High | 2025 | 1B | 71.6 mph |
| 5 | Isaac Lager | KS | Bishop Carroll | 2025 | OF | 71.3 mph |
| 6 | Rocco Loffredo | KS | Fort Scott | 2024 | RHP | 71.2 mph |
| 7 | Easton Brown | KS | Maize South | 2024 | OF | 71.1 mph |
| 8 | Tyler Maslowski | KS | Blue Valley North | 2024 | C | 70.3 mph |
| 9 | Joaquin Sanchez | KS | Trinity Academy | 2024 | RHP | 67.7 mph |
| 10 | Kamden Dick | KS | Mill Valley | 2026 | OF | 66.0 mph |
TOP SLIDER SPIN RATES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Rocco Loffredo | KS | Fort Scott | 2024 | RHP | 2413 rpm |
| 2 | Joaquin Sanchez | KS | Trinity Academy | 2024 | RHP | 2178 rpm |
| 3 | Kamden Dick | KS | Mill Valley | 2026 | OF | 2118 rpm |
| 4 | Easton Brown | KS | Maize South | 2024 | OF | 2116 rpm |
| 5 | Isaac Lager | KS | Bishop Carroll | 2025 | OF | 2113 rpm |
| 6 | Whit Rhodes | KS | Hesston | 2024 | RHP | 2043 rpm |
| 7 | Tyler Maslowski | KS | Blue Valley North | 2024 | C | 2013 rpm |
| 8 | Charlie Lawrence | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | 1B | 2001 rpm |
| 9 | Jackson Cross | KS | Russell | 2023 | RHP | 1928 rpm |
| 10 | Jared Mulvaney | OK | Will Rogers | 2023 | LHP | 1903 rpm |
MAX SLIDER INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (max) |
| 1 | Easton Brown | KS | Maize South | 2024 | OF | 14.3 in |
| 2 | Jackson Cross | KS | Russell | 2023 | RHP | -9.7 in |
| 3 | Braxton Madrigal | KS | Mulvane High | 2025 | 1B | 7.7 in |
| 4 | Tyler Maslowski | KS | Blue Valley North | 2024 | C | 5.0 in |
| 5 | Isaac Lager | KS | Bishop Carroll | 2025 | OF | 4.2 in |
| 6 | Jared Mulvaney | OK | Will Rogers | 2023 | LHP | 3.8 in |
| 7 | Whit Rhodes | KS | Hesston | 2024 | RHP | 3.2 in |
| 8 | Rocco Loffredo | KS | Fort Scott | 2024 | RHP | -2.1 in |
| 9 | Kamden Dick | KS | Mill Valley | 2026 | OF | 1.3 in |
| 10 | Joaquin Sanchez | KS | Trinity Academy | 2024 | RHP | -0.5 in |
MAX SLIDER HORIZONTAL BREAK
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
| 1 | Whit Rhodes | KS | Hesston | 2024 | RHP | 18.6 in |
| 2 | Jackson Cross | KS | Russell | 2023 | RHP | -13.4 in |
| 3 | Braxton Madrigal | KS | Mulvane High | 2025 | 1B | 12.4 in |
| 4 | Easton Brown | KS | Maize South | 2024 | OF | 10.3 in |
| 5 | Charlie Lawrence | KS | Olathe South | 2024 | 1B | -6.1 in |
| 6 | Joaquin Sanchez | KS | Trinity Academy | 2024 | RHP | -5.8 in |
| 7 | Rocco Loffredo | KS | Fort Scott | 2024 | RHP | -5.0 in |
| 8 | Isaac Lager | KS | Bishop Carroll | 2025 | OF | -4.7 in |
| 9 | Tyler Maslowski | KS | Blue Valley North | 2024 | C | -3.5 in |
| 10 | Kamden Dick | KS | Mill Valley | 2026 | OF | -2.6 in |
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