TrackMan Files - Oregon Preseason ID
March 1, 2023
On Feb. 25th, the PBR Oregon team hosted the Oregon Preseason ID, at PK Park in Eugene, OR. This was an open event for all high school classes (2023-26) and gave our staff an ample look at the area's top players.
Earlier this week we published a Statistical Analysis pointing out the top recorded stats by category. Now we'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan units. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch metric data.
MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Mark Wiepert | OR | Wilsonville High School | 2025 | C | 87.3 mph |
| 2 | Kaden Starr | OR | Marist Catholic | 2023 | RHP | 87.2 mph |
| 3 | Calvin Gregory | OR | Lakeridge | 2025 | LHP | 86.2 mph |
| 4 | Conor Beard | OR | Adrienne C. Nelson | 2024 | RHP | 85.2 mph |
| 5 | Isaac Pfeifer | OR | Tualatin High School | 2025 | C | 84.8 mph |
| 6 | Hudson Normand | OR | Clackamas | 2024 | RHP | 84.5 mph |
| 7 | Aidan Kelly | OR | Sherwood | 2024 | RHP | 84.3 mph |
| 8 | Fisher Winchester | OR | Sandy High School | 2025 | RHP | 83.7 mph |
| 9 | Caleb Sherfey | WA | Tri Cities Prep | 2024 | RHP | 83.4 mph |
| 10 | Nolan Miller | OR | Sheldon | 2024 | OF | 82.9 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Kheller Larson | OR | Wilsonville | 2024 | SS | 2501 rpm |
| 2 | Kaden Starr | OR | Marist Catholic | 2023 | RHP | 2463 rpm |
| 3 | Aidan Kelly | OR | Sherwood | 2024 | RHP | 2419 rpm |
| 4 | Hudson Normand | OR | Clackamas | 2024 | RHP | 2303 rpm |
| 5 | Aiden Bernard | OR | Lakeridge | 2024 | 3B | 2218 rpm |
| 6 | Wade Hagey | OR | Wilsonville High School | 2025 | LHP | 2209 rpm |
| 7 | Quintin Esmay | OR | Canby | 2024 | RHP | 2208 rpm |
| 8 | Elijah Rasco | OR | Wilsonville | 2024 | RHP | 2186 rpm |
| 9 | Casey Julkowski | OR | Gresham | 2024 | RHP | 2185 rpm |
| 10 | Fisher Winchester | OR | Sandy High School | 2025 | RHP | 2161 rpm |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
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.
AVERAGE FASTBALL HORTIZONTAL MOVEMENT
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Luke Haener | OR | Wilsonville | 2024 | RHP | 16.0 |
| 2 | Cooper Adams | OR | Wilsonville | 2024 | LHP | -15.0 |
| 3 | Conor Beard | OR | Adrienne C. Nelson | 2024 | RHP | 14.7 |
| 4 | Tanner Ellis | OR | Mountain View | 2024 | RHP | 14.7 |
| 5 | Bryson Nygren | OR | Regis | 2025 | RHP | 14.2 |
| 6 | Caleb Sherfey | WA | Tri Cities Prep | 2024 | RHP | 13.9 |
| 7 | Isaac Pfeifer | OR | Tualatin High School | 2025 | C | 13.5 |
| 8 | Caden Richardson | OR | Pleasant Hill | 2024 | SS | 13.2 |
| 9 | Gabe Uceda | OR | South Eugene | 2023 | LHP | -12.4 |
| 10 | Wade Hagey | OR | Wilsonville High School | 2025 | LHP | -11.5 |
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.”
AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Dillon Garg | OR | Jesuit | 2025 | 3B | 2627 |
| 2 | Kheller Larson | OR | Wilsonville | 2024 | SS | 2396 |
| 3 | Mark Wiepert | OR | Wilsonville High School | 2025 | C | 2319 |
| 4 | Kaden Starr | OR | Marist Catholic | 2023 | RHP | 2251 |
| 5 | Tanner Ellis | OR | Mountain View | 2024 | RHP | 2245 |
| 6 | Fisher Winchester | OR | Sandy High School | 2025 | RHP | 2243 |
| 7 | Elijah Rasco | OR | Wilsonville | 2024 | RHP | 2235 |
| 8 | Bryson Nygren | OR | Regis | 2025 | RHP | 2223 |
| 9 | Aidan Kelly | OR | Sherwood | 2024 | RHP | 2159 |
| 10 | Jackson Parker | OR | Summit | 2026 | OF | 2131 |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Fisher Winchester | OR | Sandy High School | 2025 | RHP | 2465 rpm |
| 2 | Hudson Normand | OR | Clackamas | 2024 | RHP | 2364 rpm |
| 3 | Nolan Miller | OR | Sheldon | 2024 | OF | 2263 rpm |
| 4 | Caden Richardson | OR | Pleasant Hill | 2024 | SS | 2253 rpm |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Cooper Adams | OR | Wilsonville | 2024 | LHP | -18.8 |
| 2 | Bryson Nygren | OR | Regis | 2025 | RHP | 18.4 |
| 3 | Wade Hagey | OR | Wilsonville High School | 2025 | LHP | -18.0 |
| 4 | Aiden Bernard | OR | Lakeridge | 2024 | 3B | 17.0 |
| 5 | Dillon Garg | OR | Jesuit | 2025 | 3B | 16.3 |
| 6 | Luke Haener | OR | Wilsonville | 2024 | RHP | 15.5 |
| 7 | Casey Julkowski | OR | Gresham | 2024 | RHP | 15.1 |
| 8 | Ryden Nakamura | OR | Ridgeview | 2026 | RHP | 14.9 |
| 9 | Conor Beard | OR | Adrienne C. Nelson | 2024 | RHP | 14.7 |
| 10 | Aidan Kelly | OR | Sherwood | 2024 | RHP | 14.5 |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | EXIT VELOCITY (MAX) |
| 1 | Kayle Pisano | OR | Clackamas | 2024 | LHP | 100.5 mph |
| 2 | Brady Ackerman | OR | Canby | 2025 | 3B | 98.9 mph |
| 3 | Mark Wiepert | OR | Wilsonville | 2025 | C | 96.7 mph |
| 4 | Kaden Starr | OR | Marist Catholic | 2023 | RHP | 95.5 mph |
| 5 | Quintin Esmay | OR | Canby | 2024 | RHP | 95.0 mph |
| 6 | Kevin Penna | OR | Westview | 2024 | 1B | 94.9 mph |
| 7 | Lochlan Chastain | OR | Adrienne Nelson | 2024 | C | 94.4 mph |
| 8 | Jackson Parker | OR | Summit | 2026 | OF | 93.4 mph |
| 9 | Brode Lyman | OR | Jesuit | 2024 | C | 93.1 mph |
| 10 | John Corbin | WA | Richland | 2024 | C | 93.1 mph |
| 11 | Isaac Pfeifer | OR | Tualatin | 2025 | C | 92.9 mph |
| 12 | Luke Haener | OR | Wilsonville | 2024 | RHP | 92.6 mph |
| 13 | Nolan Miller | OR | Sheldon | 2024 | OF | 92.1 mph |
| 14 | Jase Randall | OR | Tigard | 2024 | C | 92.0 mph |
| 15 | Logan Nakamura | OR | Ridgeview | 2025 | SS | 91.9 mph |
Exit Speed: Also according to TrackMan’s own website: “The speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.”
PEAK EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | EXIT VELOCITY (AVG) |
| 1 | Mark Wiepert | OR | Wilsonville | 2025 | C | 91.6 mph |
| 2 | Brady Ackerman | OR | Canby | 2025 | 3B | 91.1 mph |
| 3 | Kayle Pisano | OR | Clackamas | 2024 | LHP | 90.7 mph |
| 4 | Brode Lyman | OR | Jesuit | 2024 | C | 88.2 mph |
| 5 | Kevin Penna | OR | Westview | 2024 | 1B | 87.8 mph |
| 6 | Isaac Pfeifer | OR | Tualatin | 2025 | C | 87.6 mph |
| 7 | Quintin Esmay | OR | Canby | 2024 | RHP | 86.8 mph |
| 8 | Dillon Garg | OR | Jesuit | 2025 | 3B | 86.4 mph |
| 9 | Luke Haener | OR | Wilsonville | 2024 | RHP | 84.4 mph |
| 10 | John Corbin | WA | Richland | 2024 | C | 83.3 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | DISTANCE (MAX) |
| 1 | Kayle Pisano | OR | Clackamas | 2024 | LHP | 379 ft |
| 2 | Brady Ackerman | OR | Canby | 2025 | 3B | 361 ft |
| 3 | Nolan Miller | OR | Sheldon | 2024 | OF | 353 ft |
| 4 | John Corbin | WA | Richland | 2024 | C | 353 ft |
| 5 | Kheller Larson | OR | Wilsonville | 2024 | SS | 349 ft |
| 6 | Kaden Starr | OR | Marist Catholic | 2023 | RHP | 346 ft |
| 7 | Quintin Esmay | OR | Canby | 2024 | RHP | 345 ft |
| 8 | Jackson Parker | OR | Summit | 2026 | OF | 342 ft |
| 9 | Isaac Pfeifer | OR | Tualatin | 2025 | C | 340 ft |
| 10 | Mark Wiepert | OR | Wilsonville | 2025 | C | 334 ft |