Kansas Summer Open: Trackman Curveball Metrics

Tue August 31, 2021
Scott Hood
OK/MO/KS Assistant Scouting Director

Prep Baseball Report Kansas hosted the Kansas Summer Open on July 20th at Wichita State University with players coming from the 2022 class through the 2025 class.  53 players from across the state of Kansas as well as players coming in from Missouri, Oklahoma, and as far as California attended the event going through a pro-style workout.  You can click on any of the names to access the player's personal profile.  Today we take a look at all the leaders in slider data collected by the trackman.

Mitchell Johnson posted the top velocity on the curveball at the event at 72.72 mph.  Ben Brittian led the way in the 2024 class at 70.91 mph with Javan Titus topping the charts in the 2022 class at 68.96 mph and Nolan Fevurly leading the way in the 2025 class at 62.25 mph.  

Beau Blankenship had the top spin rate on the curveball in the 2023 class and across the event at 2274 rpm from the left side.  Ben Brittian was right behind him leading the way in the 2024 class at 2269 rpm from the left side as well.  Zander Putthoff had the top spinning curveball in the 22 class at 1951 and Fevurly posted the top spinning curveball in the 2025 class with an impressive 2249 rpm.

The highest induced vertical break from the event belonged to Beau Blankenship at 13.9 inches of vertical break with Jack Weakland right behind him the 23 class at 13.7 inches.  Hayes Allen posted 12.2 inches of vertical break in the 25 class with Dayton Pelfrey leading the way in the 22 class at 11.8 inches and Austin Selenke in the 24 class at 8.6 inches of vertical break.

Beau Blankenship topped off his impressive curveball leading the event with 19.7 inches of horizontal break.  Zander Putthoff in the 2022 class and Austin Selenke in the 2024 class both put up 16 inches of horizontal break.  Nolan Feverly had the top horizontal break in the 2025 class at 13 inches of east/west action.

Full event details and stats can be found by clicking here.

PEAK VELOCITY

2022's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Javan Titus KS Wichita Heights 2022 RHP 69.0 mph
2 Jorge Munoz OK Purcell 2022 SS 66.3 mph
3 Dayton Pelfrey KS Kapaun Mount Carmel 2022 RHP 66.0 mph
4 Stone Elattrache KS Olathe West 2022 LHP 65.4 mph
5 Bryce Hanson KS Blue Valley West 2022 RHP 63.9 mph

2023's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Mitchell Johnson KS Derby 2023 LHP 72.7 mph
2 Jaxson Bean KS Eisenhower 2023 OF 70.2 mph
3 Zachary Sharshel KS Washburn Rural 2023 RHP 69.8 mph
4 Jackson Cross KS Russell 2023 RHP 66.4 mph
5 Beau Blankenship KS Andover Central 2023 LHP 66.2 mph

2024's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Ben Brittian KS Augusta 2024 LHP 70.9 mph
2 Brady Unrein KS Northwest 2024 SS 70.0 mph
3 Whit Rhodes KS Hesston 2024 RHP 66.2 mph
4 Hank Welu KS Valley Center 2024 OF 66.0 mph
5 Austin Young KS Olathe South 2024 C 64.7 mph

2025's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Nolan Fevurly KS Mulvane 2025 RHP 62.3 mph
2 Hayes Allen KS Bishop Carroll 2025 RHP 62.0 mph

VELOCITY RANGE

2022's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velo Range
1 Javan Titus KS Wichita Heights 2022 RHP 67.1-69.0 mph
2 Jorge Munoz OK Purcell 2022 SS 63.0-65.6 mph
3 Dayton Pelfrey KS Kapaun Mount Carmel 2022 RHP 64.2-65.5 mph
4 Stone Elattrache KS Olathe West 2022 LHP 62.5-65.0 mph
5 Bryce Hanson KS Blue Valley West 2022 RHP 60.4-63.2 mph

2023's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velo Range
1 Mitchell Johnson KS Derby 2023 LHP 72.0-72.7 mph
2 Jaxson Bean KS Eisenhower 2023 OF 64.6-69.8 mph
3 Zachary Sharshel KS Washburn Rural 2023 RHP 67.2-69.8 mph
4 Jackson Cross KS Russell 2023 RHP 64.6-66.2 mph
5 Beau Blankenship KS Andover Central 2023 LHP 63.8-66.0 mph

2024's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velo Range
1 Ben Brittian KS Augusta 2024 LHP 68.0-70.4 mph
2 Brady Unrein KS Northwest 2024 SS 68.9-70.0 mph
3 Hank Welu KS Valley Center 2024 OF 63.7-65.7 mph
4 Whit Rhodes KS Hesston 2024 RHP 63.4-65.6 mph
5 Austin Young KS Olathe South 2024 C 63.6-64.7 mph

2025's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velo Range
1 Nolan Fevurly KS Mulvane 2025 RHP 57.9-62.3 mph
2 Hayes Allen KS Bishop Carroll 2025 RHP 59.5-61.4 mph

PEAK SPIN RATE

2022's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Zander Putthoff KS Topeka West 2022 LHP 1951 rpm
2 Jorge Munoz OK Purcell 2022 SS 1921 rpm
3 Bryce Hanson KS Blue Valley West 2022 RHP 1866 rpm
4 Corbin Jamison KS Holton 2022 SS 1857 rpm
5 Stone Elattrache KS Olathe West 2022 LHP 1756 rpm

2023's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Beau Blankenship KS Andover Central 2023 LHP 2274 rpm
2 Jack Weakland KS Bishop Carroll 2023 RHP 2142 rpm
3 Jaxson Bean KS Eisenhower 2023 OF 2051 rpm
4 Gabe Rodriguez KS Maize 2023 SS 2028 rpm
5 Jackson Cross KS Russell 2023 RHP 1969 rpm

2024's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Ben Brittian KS Augusta 2024 LHP 2269 rpm
2 Brady Unrein KS Northwest 2024 SS 2238 rpm
3 Hank Welu KS Valley Center 2024 OF 2121 rpm
4 Whit Rhodes KS Hesston 2024 RHP 1974 rpm
5 Austin Young KS Olathe South 2024 C 1922 rpm

2025's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Nolan Fevurly KS Mulvane 2025 RHP 2249 rpm
2 Hayes Allen KS Bishop Carroll 2025 RHP 1511 rpm

AVERAGE SPIN RATE

2022's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Zander Putthoff KS Topeka West 2022 LHP 1877 rpm
2 Bryce Hanson KS Blue Valley West 2022 RHP 1808 rpm
3 Jorge Munoz OK Purcell 2022 SS 1790 rpm
4 Corbin Jamison KS Holton 2022 SS 1776 rpm
5 Stone Elattrache KS Olathe West 2022 LHP 1706 rpm

2023's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Beau Blankenship KS Andover Central 2023 LHP 2072 rpm
2 Jack Weakland KS Bishop Carroll 2023 RHP 2002 rpm
3 Gabe Rodriguez KS Maize 2023 SS 1933 rpm
4 Jaxson Bean KS Eisenhower 2023 OF 1932 rpm
5 Jackson Cross KS Russell 2023 RHP 1905 rpm

2024's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Brady Unrein KS Northwest 2024 SS 2210 rpm
2 Ben Brittian KS Augusta 2024 LHP 2174 rpm
3 Hank Welu KS Valley Center 2024 OF 2094 rpm
4 Austin Young KS Olathe South 2024 C 1919 rpm
5 Whit Rhodes KS Hesston 2024 RHP 1883 rpm

2025's

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Nolan Fevurly KS Mulvane 2025 RHP 2188 rpm
2 Hayes Allen KS Bishop Carroll 2025 RHP 1462 rpm

MAX INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK

2022's

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (max)
1 Dayton Pelfrey KS Kapaun Mount Carmel 2022 RHP -11.8 in
2 Zander Putthoff KS Topeka West 2022 LHP -9.9 in
3 Bryce Hanson KS Blue Valley West 2022 RHP -9.0 in
4 Javan Titus KS Wichita Heights 2022 RHP -4.3 in
5 Corbin Jamison KS Holton 2022 SS -3.4 in

2023's

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (max)
1 Beau Blankenship KS Andover Central 2023 LHP -13.9 in
2 Jack Weakland KS Bishop Carroll 2023 RHP -13.7 in
3 Jackson Cross KS Russell 2023 RHP -12.0 in
4 Gabe Rodriguez KS Maize 2023 SS -8.4 in
5 Jaxson Bean KS Eisenhower 2023 OF -8.2 in

2024's

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (max)
1 Austin Selenke KS Bishop Carroll 2024 OF -8.6 in
2 Whit Rhodes KS Hesston 2024 RHP -8.0 in
3 Ben Brittian KS Augusta 2024 LHP -4.8 in
4 Daegen Vinduska KS Rock Creek 2024 1B -3.9 in
5 Hank Welu KS Valley Center 2024 OF -3.7 in

2025's

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (max)
1 Hayes Allen KS Bishop Carroll 2025 RHP -12.2 in
2 Nolan Fevurly KS Mulvane 2025 RHP -7.2 in

AVERAGE INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK

2022's

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Dayton Pelfrey KS Kapaun Mount Carmel 2022 RHP -8.5 in
2 Zander Putthoff KS Topeka West 2022 LHP -6.6 in
3 Bryce Hanson KS Blue Valley West 2022 RHP -6.6 in
4 Corbin Jamison KS Holton 2022 SS 2.2 in
5 Javan Titus KS Wichita Heights 2022 RHP -2.0 in

2023's

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Jack Weakland KS Bishop Carroll 2023 RHP -12.0 in
2 Beau Blankenship KS Andover Central 2023 LHP -10.8 in
3 Jackson Cross KS Russell 2023 RHP -8.1 in
4 Jaxson Bean KS Eisenhower 2023 OF -6.7 in
5 Mitchell Johnson KS Derby 2023 LHP -5.2 in

2024's

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Austin Selenke KS Bishop Carroll 2024 OF -8.4 in
2 Whit Rhodes KS Hesston 2024 RHP -5.6 in
3 Austin Young KS Olathe South 2024 C 5.1 in
4 Peyton White KS Andover 2024 3B 3.1 in
5 Brady Unrein KS Northwest 2024 SS -2.8 in

2025's

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Hayes Allen KS Bishop Carroll 2025 RHP -10.3 in
2 Nolan Fevurly KS Mulvane 2025 RHP -1.2 in

MAX HORIZONTAL BREAK

2022's

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (max)
1 Zander Putthoff KS Topeka West 2022 LHP 16.0 in
2 Jorge Munoz OK Purcell 2022 SS -15.9 in
3 Bryce Hanson KS Blue Valley West 2022 RHP -15.5 in
4 Dayton Pelfrey KS Kapaun Mount Carmel 2022 RHP -12.3 in
5 Stone Elattrache KS Olathe West 2022 LHP 9.7 in

2023's

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (max)
1 Beau Blankenship KS Andover Central 2023 LHP 19.7 in
2 Jack Weakland KS Bishop Carroll 2023 RHP -15.8 in
3 Mitchell Johnson KS Derby 2023 LHP 15.6 in
4 Jackson Cross KS Russell 2023 RHP -11.8 in
5 Jaxson Bean KS Eisenhower 2023 OF -9.5 in

2024's

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (max)
1 Austin Selenke KS Bishop Carroll 2024 OF 16.0 in
2 Whit Rhodes KS Hesston 2024 RHP -15.9 in
3 Ben Brittian KS Augusta 2024 LHP 11.5 in
4 Brady Unrein KS Northwest 2024 SS -9.8 in
5 Peyton White KS Andover 2024 3B -8.0 in

2025's

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (max)
1 Nolan Fevurly KS Mulvane 2025 RHP -13.0 in
2 Hayes Allen KS Bishop Carroll 2025 RHP -8.4 in

AVERAGE HORIZONTAL BREAK

2022's

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Zander Putthoff KS Topeka West 2022 LHP 12.5
2 Bryce Hanson KS Blue Valley West 2022 RHP -12.2
3 Jorge Munoz OK Purcell 2022 SS -10.0
4 Dayton Pelfrey KS Kapaun Mount Carmel 2022 RHP -7.7
5 Javan Titus KS Wichita Heights 2022 RHP -6.5

2023's

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Beau Blankenship KS Andover Central 2023 LHP 16.2
2 Mitchell Johnson KS Derby 2023 LHP 11.5
3 Jack Weakland KS Bishop Carroll 2023 RHP -10.8
4 Jackson Cross KS Russell 2023 RHP -9.3
5 Jaxson Bean KS Eisenhower 2023 OF -6.9

2024's

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Austin Selenke KS Bishop Carroll 2024 OF 14.0
2 Whit Rhodes KS Hesston 2024 RHP -11.5
3 Ben Brittian KS Augusta 2024 LHP 6.9
4 Brady Unrein KS Northwest 2024 SS -6.8
5 Daegen Vinduska KS Rock Creek 2024 1B 6.1

2025's

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Nolan Fevurly KS Mulvane 2025 RHP -12.1
2 Hayes Allen KS Bishop Carroll 2025 RHP -5.5

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