Prep Baseball Report

Kansas Summer Open: Trackman Slider Metrics


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 highlighted his day on the mound with the firmest slider at the event at 75.63 mph and a tight spin rate of 2367 rpm.  Javan Titus came in behind him leading the way in the 2022 class at 72.32 mph.  Nolan Fevurly had the top spin rate in the 2025 class and across the event at an impressive 2522 rpm.

Jack Weakland had the highest induced vertical break on the slider at 11.9 inches of break.  Mitchell Johnson came in right behind at 11.6 inches of vertical break.  Fevurly topped the charts with 17.1 inches of horizontal break and east/west action.  Jack Weakland posted 14.8 inches of horizontal break with Isaac Lager coming in right behind him at 14.6 inches of horizontal break.

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

MAX VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Mitchell Johnson KS Derby 2023 LHP 75.6 mph
2 Javan Titus KS Wichita Heights 2022 RHP 72.3 mph
3 Gabe Rodriguez KS Maize 2023 SS 69.9 mph
4 Maxwell Keller KS Kapaun Mt Carmel 2023 RHP 68.0 mph
5 Zach Sharshel KS Washburn Rural 2023 RHP 67.6 mph

VELOCITY RANGE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velo Range
1 Mitchell Johnson KS Derby 2023 LHP 74.2-75.6 mph
2 Gabe Rodriguez KS Maize 2023 SS 67.9-69.8 mph
3 Zach Sharshel KS Washburn Rural 2023 RHP 66.8-67.6 mph
4 Isaac Lager KS Bishop Carroll 2025 OF 62.4-67.6 mph
5 Maxwell Keller KS Kapaun Mt Carmel 2023 RHP 63.0-67.4 mph

PEAK SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Nolan Fevurly KS Mulvane 2025 RHP 2522 rpm
2 Mitchell Johnson KS Derby 2023 LHP 2367 rpm
3 Isaac Lager KS Bishop Carroll 2025 OF 2189 rpm
4 Jack Weakland KS Bishop Carroll 2023 RHP 2126 rpm
5 Maxwell Keller KS Kapaun Mt Carmel 2023 RHP 1859 rpm

AVERAGE SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Nolan Fevurly KS Mulvane 2025 RHP 2348
2 Mitchell Johnson KS Derby 2023 LHP 2334
3 Jack Weakland KS Bishop Carroll 2023 RHP 2119
4 Isaac Lager KS Bishop Carroll 2025 OF 1974
5 Maxwell Keller KS Kapaun Mt Carmel 2023 RHP 1757

MAX INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (max)
1 Gabe Rodriguez KS Maize 2023 SS 14.9 in
2 Jack Weakland KS Bishop Carroll 2023 RHP -11.9 in
3 Mitchell Johnson KS Derby 2023 LHP -11.6 in
4 Isaac Lager KS Bishop Carroll 2025 OF -7.5 in
5 Zach Sharshel KS Washburn Rural 2023 RHP 5.9 in

AVERAGE INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Gabe Rodriguez KS Maize 2023 SS 16.7 in
2 Jack Weakland KS Bishop Carroll 2023 RHP -11.3 in
3 Zach Sharshel KS Washburn Rural 2023 RHP 7.7 in
4 Javan Titus KS Wichita Heights 2022 RHP 5.6 in
5 Mitchell Johnson KS Derby 2023 LHP -5.0 in

MAX HORIZONTAL BREAK

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (max)
1 Nolan Fevurly KS Mulvane 2025 RHP -17.1 in
2 Jack Weakland KS Bishop Carroll 2023 RHP -14.8 in
3 Isaac Lager KS Bishop Carroll 2025 OF -14.6 in
4 Mitchell Johnson KS Derby 2023 LHP 8.8 in
5 Javan Titus KS Wichita Heights 2022 RHP 8.0 in

AVERAGE HORIZONTAL BREAK

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Nolan Fevurly KS Mulvane 2025 RHP -16.4
2 Jack Weakland KS Bishop Carroll 2023 RHP -14.2
3 Javan Titus KS Wichita Heights 2022 RHP 8.0
4 Mitchell Johnson KS Derby 2023 LHP 7.5
5 Isaac Lager KS Bishop Carroll 2025 OF -6.8

 

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