Spring Future Games Trials II: Pitching Data Dive
April 13, 2024
On Saturday, April 6th the Prep Baseball Ontario staff hosted it's second of two indoor Spring Future Games Trials at Durham Campus Fieldhouse in Oshawa, 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).
This event featured over 80 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 article. 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 | Logan Cummins | ON | St. Joan of Arc CSS | 2026 | SS | 89.1 mph |
2 | Gavin Campbell | ON | St Anne Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 87.6 mph |
3 | Oscar Johnson | ON | Centennial | 2026 | RHP | 87.3 mph |
4 | Ty Mcguirk | ON | Collingwood Collegiate | 2025 | RHP | 85.5 mph |
5 | Nathan Kaczmarek | ON | Maxwell Heights | 2025 | RHP | 84.6 mph |
6 | James Colella | ON | Bill Crothers | 2025 | OF | 84.6 mph |
7 | Nolan Walsh | ON | Bishop Allen Academy | 2025 | OF | 84.4 mph |
8 | Benjamin Harris | ON | Waterdown | 2025 | RHP | 83.8 mph |
9 | Nash Driedger | ON | Essex District | 2025 | OF | 83.1 mph |
10 | Massimo Benedetto | ON | Thornhill Secondary | 2026 | RHP | 82.1 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 | Grayson McEntee | ON | Corpus Christi | 2027 | OF | 2298 rpm |
2 | James Colella | ON | Bill Crothers | 2025 | OF | 2293 rpm |
3 | Logan Cummins | ON | St. Joan of Arc CSS | 2026 | SS | 2284 rpm |
4 | Tanner Morris | ON | Confederation | 2027 | C | 2265 rpm |
5 | Ty Mcguirk | ON | Collingwood Collegiate | 2025 | RHP | 2263 rpm |
6 | AJ Dubeau | ON | Macdonald Cartier | 2025 | SS | 2229 rpm |
7 | Sam Ellis | QC | blyth academy | 2026 | SS | 2227 rpm |
8 | Cooper Doan | ON | Parkside Collegiate | 2027 | RHP | 2170 rpm |
9 | Nash Driedger | ON | Essex District | 2025 | OF | 2165 rpm |
10 | Dylan Ayoub | ON | st. michael catholic high school | 2026 | OF | 2123 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 | Tanner Morris | ON | Confederation | 2027 | C | 22.8 in |
2 | James Colella | ON | Bill Crothers | 2025 | OF | 21.4 in |
3 | Cooper Doan | ON | Parkside Collegiate | 2027 | RHP | 19.6 in |
4 | Ethan Reason | ON | SDSS | 2026 | LHP | 19.1 in |
5 | Gavin Campbell | ON | St Anne Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 18.3 in |
6 | Massimo Benedetto | ON | Thornhill Secondary | 2026 | RHP | 18.0 in |
7 | Joseph Almond | ON | Centre Wellington District | 2026 | RHP | 17.7 in |
8 | Evan Ren | ON | Abbey Park | 2027 | C | 17.7 in |
9 | Timothy Imeson | ON | Courtice secondary | 2026 | C | 17.4 in |
10 | Matthew Clarke | ON | Mowat Collegiate | 2025 | LHP | 17.3 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 | Oscar Johnson | ON | Centennial | 2026 | RHP | 22.2 |
2 | Tyler Matthew | QC | James Bay Eeyou | 2025 | RHP | 19.3 |
3 | Jacob Goba | ON | St James (HS) - Guelph | 2026 | OF | 18.9 |
4 | Ethan Thompson | ON | St Charles College | 2026 | 2B | 18.4 |
5 | Joseph Almond | ON | Centre Wellington District | 2026 | RHP | 16.4 |
6 | Nash Driedger | ON | Essex District | 2025 | OF | 15.9 |
7 | Joshua Hill | ON | Sir William Mulock | 2026 | RHP | 14.6 |
8 | Jason Kim | ON | St. Marys | 2026 | 3B | 14.5 |
9 | Logan Cummins | ON | St. Joan of Arc CSS | 2026 | SS | 14.2 |
10 | Liam Fagan | ON | Sir William Mulock | 2026 | RHP | 14.0 |
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 | Jonathan Cox | QC | Beaconsfield | 2027 | 3B | 66 % |
2 | Oscar Johnson | ON | Centennial | 2026 | RHP | 63 % |
3 | Michael Richenhaller | ON | St. Josephine High School | 2026 | RHP | 62 % |
4 | Dylan Ayoub | ON | st. michael catholic high school | 2026 | OF | 60 % |
5 | Logan Cummins | ON | St. Joan of Arc CSS | 2026 | SS | 57 % |
^ | Nolan Walsh | ON | Bishop Allen Academy | 2025 | OF | 57 % |
^ | Sam Ellis | QC | blyth academy | 2026 | SS | 57 % |
6 | Gavin Campbell | ON | St Anne Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 54 % |
7 | Evan Ren | ON | Abbey Park | 2027 | C | 50 % |
^ | Cooper Doan | ON | Parkside Collegiate | 2027 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | KC Niles | ON | OCALA CHRISTIAN LEARNING ACADEMY INC. | 2028 | SS | 50 % |
^ | Liam Fagan | ON | Sir William Mulock | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Sam Ellis | QC | blyth academy | 2026 | SS | 2398 rpm |
2 | Cole Wilson | ON | Bill Crothers Secondary School | 2026 | OF | 2347 rpm |
3 | James Colella | ON | Bill Crothers | 2025 | OF | 2220 rpm |
4 | Jacob Goba | ON | St James (HS) - Guelph | 2026 | OF | 2214 rpm |
5 | Massimo Benedetto | ON | Thornhill Secondary | 2026 | RHP | 2210 rpm |
6 | Benjamin Harris | ON | Waterdown | 2025 | RHP | 2172 rpm |
7 | Gavin Campbell | ON | St Anne Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 2121 rpm |
8 | Ryan Tays | ON | Notre Dame Catholic Scondary School, Burlington, ON | 2026 | 1B | 2099 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Timothy Imeson | ON | Courtice secondary | 2026 | C | -10.3 in |
2 | Tanner Morris | ON | Confederation | 2027 | C | -9.9 in |
3 | Ryan Tays | ON | Notre Dame Catholic Scondary School, Burlington, ON | 2026 | 1B | -8.7 in |
4 | Nathan Kaczmarek | ON | Maxwell Heights | 2025 | RHP | -7.8 in |
5 | Noah Hall | ON | Regiopolis Notre Dame | 2026 | 3B | -7.3 in |
6 | Dylan Ayoub | ON | st. michael catholic high school | 2026 | OF | 5.8 in |
7 | James Colella | ON | Bill Crothers | 2025 | OF | 5.7 in |
8 | Jason Kim | ON | St. Marys | 2026 | 3B | -5.5 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Sam Ellis | QC | blyth academy | 2026 | SS | -20.2 |
2 | Michael Richenhaller | ON | St. Josephine High School | 2026 | RHP | -16.6 |
3 | Noah Hall | ON | Regiopolis Notre Dame | 2026 | 3B | -12.6 |
4 | Timothy Imeson | ON | Courtice secondary | 2026 | C | -11.3 |
5 | Ryan Tays | ON | Notre Dame Catholic Scondary School, Burlington, ON | 2026 | 1B | -10.3 |
6 | Ethan Reason | ON | SDSS | 2026 | LHP | 10.1 |
7 | Logan Cummins | ON | St. Joan of Arc CSS | 2026 | SS | -9.8 |
8 | Nathan Kaczmarek | ON | Maxwell Heights | 2025 | RHP | -9.8 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Cole Wilson | ON | Bill Crothers Secondary School | 2026 | OF | 100 % |
^ | Gavin Campbell | ON | St Anne Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 100 % |
2 | Massimo Benedetto | ON | Thornhill Secondary | 2026 | RHP | 75 % |
3 | Timothy Imeson | ON | Courtice secondary | 2026 | C | 66 % |
^ | Liam Fagan | ON | Sir William Mulock | 2026 | RHP | 66 % |
^ | Sam Ellis | QC | blyth academy | 2026 | SS | 66 % |
4 | Jacob Goba | ON | St James (HS) - Guelph | 2026 | OF | 60 % |
^ | Nicholas Emons | ON | Patrick Fogarty | 2027 | LHP | 60 % |
^ | Dylan Ayoub | ON | st. michael catholic high school | 2026 | OF | 60 % |
^ | Ty Mcguirk | ON | Collingwood Collegiate | 2025 | RHP | 60 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Cole Wilson | ON | Bill Crothers Secondary School | 2026 | OF | 2443 |
2 | Massimo Benedetto | ON | Thornhill Secondary | 2026 | RHP | 2224 |
3 | James Colella | ON | Bill Crothers | 2025 | OF | 2220 |
4 | Gavin Campbell | ON | St Anne Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 2189 |
5 | Ty Mcguirk | ON | Collingwood Collegiate | 2025 | RHP | 2172 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Benjamin Harris | ON | Waterdown | 2025 | RHP | 10.1 in |
2 | James Colella | ON | Bill Crothers | 2025 | OF | 7.2 in |
3 | Grayson McEntee | ON | Corpus Christi | 2027 | OF | 6.7 in |
4 | Nicholas Emons | ON | Patrick Fogarty | 2027 | LHP | 6.7 in |
5 | Gavin Campbell | ON | St Anne Catholic | 2025 | RHP | -5.9 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Liam Fagan | ON | Sir William Mulock | 2026 | RHP | -12.9 |
2 | Nolan Walsh | ON | Bishop Allen Academy | 2025 | OF | 12.8 |
3 | Oscar Johnson | ON | Centennial | 2026 | RHP | -10.5 |
4 | Gavin Campbell | ON | St Anne Catholic | 2025 | RHP | -9.4 |
5 | Matthew Clarke | ON | Mowat Collegiate | 2025 | LHP | 8.1 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Nathan Kaczmarek | ON | Maxwell Heights | 2025 | RHP | 75 % |
2 | Nicholas Emons | ON | Patrick Fogarty | 2027 | LHP | 66 % |
^ | Cole Wilson | ON | Bill Crothers Secondary School | 2026 | OF | 66 % |
^ | James Colella | ON | Bill Crothers | 2025 | OF | 66 % |
3 | Oscar Johnson | ON | Centennial | 2026 | RHP | 57 % |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Oscar Johnson | ON | Centennial | 2026 | RHP | 18.3 |
2 | Tanner Morris | ON | Confederation | 2027 | C | 18.2 |
3 | Ty Mcguirk | ON | Collingwood Collegiate | 2025 | RHP | 17.6 |
4 | Cooper Doan | ON | Parkside Collegiate | 2027 | RHP | 17.1 |
5 | Joseph Almond | ON | Centre Wellington District | 2026 | RHP | 16.8 |
6 | Ethan Thompson | ON | St Charles College | 2026 | 2B | 16.5 |
7 | Jacob Goba | ON | St James (HS) - Guelph | 2026 | OF | 15.7 |
8 | Jason Kim | ON | St. Marys | 2026 | 3B | 15.7 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Grayson McEntee | ON | Corpus Christi | 2027 | OF | 100 % |
^ | Gavin Campbell | ON | St Anne Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 100 % |
2 | Ethan Thompson | ON | St Charles College | 2026 | 2B | 75 % |
3 | Jason Kim | ON | St. Marys | 2026 | 3B | 66 % |
^ | Joshua Hill | ON | Sir William Mulock | 2026 | RHP | 66 % |
4 | Jacob Goba | ON | St James (HS) - Guelph | 2026 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Tanner Morris | ON | Confederation | 2027 | C | 50 % |
^ | Timothy Imeson | ON | Courtice secondary | 2026 | C | 50 % |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
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 Spring Future Games Trials III | ON | 05/20 | Connorvale Park |
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 |
2024 Fergie League Showcase | ON | 08/24 | Welland Stadium |
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