Spring Future Games Trials: Pitching Data Dive
March 31, 2024
On Friday, March 29th the Prep Baseball Ontario staff hosted the annual and first of two indoor Spring Future Games Trials at the The Athlete Matrix in Mississauga, Ontario. Future Games Trials serve as an opportunity for players who are age-eligible for our two premiere team's heading to LakePoint in late July for the annual Future Games event... Future Games (2026/2027) and Senior Future Games (2025). Canada will also featued a Jr. Future Games team at the event with Ontario's Trials coming on Monday at the Athlete Matrix.
This event featured roughly 110 positional players or two-way prospects from the across the province in the 2025 - 2027 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players, as well as collect updated metrics via our tech partner TrackMan.
Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis and Hitting Data Dive. Now, we will take a further in-depth look at the top pitchers with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:
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 | Alexander Tassopoulos | ON | Bill Crothers | 2025 | SS | 89.0 mph |
2 | Deagan Barr | ON | St. Anne Catholic | 2026 | SS | 86.9 mph |
3 | Lucas Cordeiro | ON | Micahel Power | 2026 | SS | 85.9 mph |
4 | Dominic Fiorenza | ON | St. Michael Catholic SS | 2026 | C | 85.8 mph |
5 | Luca Tsuru | ON | NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 85.4 mph |
6 | Zach Duke | ON | Notre Dame Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 84.5 mph |
7 | Matthias Lipka | ON | St. Martin | 2026 | RHP | 84.1 mph |
8 | DJ Mazzaferro | ON | USS | 2025 | SS | 83.3 mph |
9 | Maddox Victorino | ON | Nelson | 2026 | OF | 82.4 mph |
10 | Oscar Leah | ON | Langley Secondary School | 2026 | OF | 82.4 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 | DJ Mazzaferro | ON | USS | 2025 | SS | 2353 rpm |
2 | Jayden Thompson | VA | LOUISA COUNTY HIGH | 2026 | SS | 2332 rpm |
3 | Alexander Tassopoulos | ON | Bill Crothers | 2025 | SS | 2294 rpm |
4 | Matthias Lipka | ON | St. Martin | 2026 | RHP | 2287 rpm |
5 | Deagan Barr | ON | St. Anne Catholic | 2026 | SS | 2267 rpm |
6 | Jayden Pavao | ON | Bishop Tonnos | 2025 | 3B | 2266 rpm |
7 | Laurence Aurelio | ON | St Martin Catholic | 2025 | 3B | 2241 rpm |
8 | Oscar Leah | ON | Langley Secondary School | 2026 | OF | 2189 rpm |
9 | Jaden Simpson | ON | St. James | 2027 | OF | 2187 rpm |
10 | Kai Howard | ON | Bishop Allen Academy | 2026 | SS | 2162 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 | Deagan Barr | ON | St. Anne Catholic | 2026 | SS | 21.6 in |
2 | Ko Abe | ON | Leaside | 2026 | 3B | 20.3 in |
3 | Brett Crowley | ON | Adam Scott CVI | 2027 | OF | 20.2 in |
4 | Griffin Wilson | ON | St. Jean De Brebeuf | 2027 | SS | 20.0 in |
5 | Cosimo Carrera | ON | St. Michael's Catholic | 2026 | C | 19.3 in |
6 | Matthias Lipka | ON | St. Martin | 2026 | RHP | 18.1 in |
7 | Maddox Victorino | ON | Nelson | 2026 | OF | 17.9 in |
8 | Jacob Hawco | ON | All Saints | 2026 | RHP | 17.8 in |
9 | Matthew Odd | ON | Saint Andrews College | 2026 | SS | 17.4 in |
10 | Mason Maiatico | ON | Bishop Reading | 2027 | 3B | 17.2 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 | Zach Duke | ON | Notre Dame Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 16.4 |
2 | Jayden Thompson | VA | LOUISA COUNTY HIGH | 2026 | SS | 16.2 |
3 | Matthew Odd | ON | Saint Andrews College | 2026 | SS | 15.2 |
4 | Mason Mendes | ON | St. Joan of Arc | 2027 | SS | 14.9 |
5 | Matthias Lipka | ON | St. Martin | 2026 | RHP | 13.9 |
6 | Blake Le | ON | Oakville Trafalgar | 2026 | OF | -13.0 |
7 | Lincoln Rose | ON | Adam Scott | 2027 | SS | 12.6 |
8 | Luke Rosero | ON | St. Roch | 2027 | 1B | -12.2 |
9 | Cosimo Carrera | ON | St. Michael's Catholic | 2026 | C | 11.9 |
10 | Simon Ruzylo | ON | Collingwood Collegiate | 2025 | OF | 11.7 |
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.”
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Mason Mendes | ON | St. Joan of Arc | 2027 | SS | 85 % |
2 | Struan Cua | ON | St. Joan of Arc | 2026 | OF | 77 % |
3 | Mason Maiatico | ON | Bishop Reading | 2027 | 3B | 71 % |
^ | Maddox Victorino | ON | Nelson | 2026 | OF | 71 % |
^ | Simon Ruzylo | ON | Collingwood Collegiate | 2025 | OF | 71 % |
4 | Alexander Tassopoulos | ON | Bill Crothers | 2025 | SS | 66 % |
^ | Jacob Hawco | ON | All Saints | 2026 | RHP | 66 % |
5 | Cosimo Carrera | ON | St. Michael's Catholic | 2026 | C | 60 % |
6 | Lincoln Rose | ON | Adam Scott | 2027 | SS | 57 % |
^ | Logan Dawe | ON | A.B. Lucas | 2026 | 2B | 57 % |
^ | Jayden Thompson | VA | LOUISA COUNTY HIGH | 2026 | SS | 57 % |
^ | Carter Racette | ON | St. Stephens Catholic | 2026 | RHP | 57 % |
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Deagan Barr | ON | St. Anne Catholic | 2026 | SS | 2627 rpm |
2 | Dylan Duguay | ON | north toronto | 2025 | OF | 2345 rpm |
3 | Simon Ruzylo | ON | Collingwood Collegiate | 2025 | OF | 2334 rpm |
4 | Kai Howard | ON | Bishop Allen Academy | 2026 | SS | 2263 rpm |
5 | Rohan Persad | ON | Harbord Collegiate Institute | 2027 | SS | 2148 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Rohan Persad | ON | Harbord Collegiate Institute | 2027 | SS | -12.0 in |
2 | Deagan Barr | ON | St. Anne Catholic | 2026 | SS | -11.9 in |
3 | Simon Ruzylo | ON | Collingwood Collegiate | 2025 | OF | -10.1 in |
4 | Ko Abe | ON | Leaside | 2026 | 3B | -8.7 in |
5 | Matthew Odd | ON | Saint Andrews College | 2026 | SS | 8.0 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Dylan Duguay | ON | north toronto | 2025 | OF | -17.7 |
2 | Kai Howard | ON | Bishop Allen Academy | 2026 | SS | -16.2 |
3 | Simon Ruzylo | ON | Collingwood Collegiate | 2025 | OF | -15.6 |
4 | Deagan Barr | ON | St. Anne Catholic | 2026 | SS | -14.3 |
5 | Cosimo Carrera | ON | St. Michael's Catholic | 2026 | C | -13.2 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Alexander Tassopoulos | ON | Bill Crothers | 2025 | SS | 100 % |
2 | Rohan Persad | ON | Harbord Collegiate Institute | 2027 | SS | 66 % |
^ | Henryk Burris | ON | Silverthorne | 2027 | LHP | 66 % |
^ | Carter Delaplante | ON | St Jean De Brebeuf | 2027 | SS | 66 % |
^ | Jaden Simpson | ON | St. James | 2027 | OF | 66 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | DJ Mazzaferro | ON | USS | 2025 | SS | 2411 |
2 | Struan Cua | ON | St. Joan of Arc | 2026 | OF | 2380 |
3 | Jayden Thompson | VA | LOUISA COUNTY HIGH | 2026 | SS | 2346 |
4 | Simon Ruzylo | ON | Collingwood Collegiate | 2025 | OF | 2319 |
5 | Dylan Duguay | ON | north toronto | 2025 | OF | 2295 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Dominic Fiorenza | ON | St. Michael Catholic SS | 2026 | C | 7.7 in |
2 | Alexander Tassopoulos | ON | Bill Crothers | 2025 | SS | 7.6 in |
3 | Chase McIlveen | ON | I.E. Weldon | 2026 | SS | 7.0 in |
4 | Blake Le | ON | Oakville Trafalgar | 2026 | OF | 6.1 in |
5 | Jovan Wang | ON | Iroquois Ridge High school | 2027 | SS | -5.6 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Dylan Duguay | ON | north toronto | 2025 | OF | -15.6 |
2 | Simon Ruzylo | ON | Collingwood Collegiate | 2025 | OF | -14.1 |
3 | Jovan Wang | ON | Iroquois Ridge High school | 2027 | SS | -13.4 |
4 | DJ Mazzaferro | ON | USS | 2025 | SS | -13.2 |
5 | Carter Racette | ON | St. Stephens Catholic | 2026 | RHP | -11.0 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Jayden Thompson | VA | LOUISA COUNTY HIGH | 2026 | SS | 100 % |
^ | Laurence Aurelio | ON | St Martin Catholic | 2025 | 3B | 100 % |
2 | Rex Reaume | ON | Chatham-Kent | 2026 | 1B | 66 % |
^ | Chase McIlveen | ON | I.E. Weldon | 2026 | SS | 66 % |
^ | Carter Racette | ON | St. Stephens Catholic | 2026 | RHP | 66 % |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Zach Duke | ON | Notre Dame Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 19.1 |
2 | DJ Mazzaferro | ON | USS | 2025 | SS | 16.6 |
3 | Blake Le | ON | Oakville Trafalgar | 2026 | OF | -16.0 |
4 | Luca Tsuru | ON | NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 15.7 |
5 | Chase McIlveen | ON | I.E. Weldon | 2026 | SS | 15.3 |
6 | Mason Mendes | ON | St. Joan of Arc | 2027 | SS | 15.2 |
7 | Luke Rosero | ON | St. Roch | 2027 | 1B | -15.2 |
8 | Jordan Malinos | ON | Bill Crothers | 2026 | OF | 15.0 |
9 | Alexander Tassopoulos | ON | Bill Crothers | 2025 | SS | 14.8 |
10 | Dominic Fiorenza | ON | St. Michael Catholic SS | 2026 | C | 14.8 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Luca Tsuru | ON | NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 100 % |
2 | Cosimo Carrera | ON | St. Michael's Catholic | 2026 | C | 66 % |
3 | Lucas Cordeiro | ON | Micahel Power | 2026 | SS | 50 % |
^ | Deagan Barr | ON | St. Anne Catholic | 2026 | SS | 50 % |
^ | Laurence Aurelio | ON | St Martin Catholic | 2025 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | Jordan Malinos | ON | Bill Crothers | 2026 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Matthias Lipka | ON | St. Martin | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Jayden Pavao | ON | Bishop Tonnos | 2025 | 3B | 50 % |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
2024 Spring Future Games Trials II 4.6.24 | ON | 04/06 | Campus Fieldhouse |
2024 Team Ontario Scout Day | ON | 04/17 | The Dugout |
2024 Ontario Blue Jays Scout Day | ON | 04/18 | The Athlete Matrix |
2024 Terriers Scout Day | ON | 04/24 | King's Christian Collegiate |
2024 18U Best of the West | ON | 05/01 | Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC) |
2024 15U Best of the West | ON | 05/01 | Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC) |
2024 Canadian Trials | ON | 05/09 | TNXL Academy - Ocoee, FL |
2024 New England Academic Games (Invite Only) | ON | 07/09 | Yale |
Future Games (Class of 2026/27) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
Junior Future Games (Class of 2028/29) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
Senior Future Games (Class of 2025) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
2024 Toronto Summer Open | ON | 07/30 | Dan Lang Field |
2024 Midwest Super Sophomore Games (Invite Only) | ON | 08/02 | Indiana University - Bart Kaufman Field |
Improve My Profile with Game Video (Ontario) | ON | 08/29 | Ontario |
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