CSN Scout Day: Pitching Data Dive
October 6, 2023
On Tuesday, October 3rd, the PBR Nevada staff travelled into Henderson to host our annual College of Southern Nevada Scout Day on campus at Morse Stadium. This event featured 17 players within the Coyotes baseball program, both freshman and sophomores, and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth first look at the talent within the junior college program.
Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis. 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.
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FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Hunter Alberini | College of Southern Nevada | 2020 | RHP | 92.5 mph |
2 | Tyler Avery | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2022 | RHP | 91.9 mph |
3 | Lucas Boesen | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | RHP | 90.2 mph |
4 | Brian Uribe | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2021 | RHP | 90.2 mph |
5 | Nolan Ficklin | College of Southern Nevada | 2020 | LHP | 89.2 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 | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Marcos Carrasco | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | SS | 2304 rpm |
2 | Naun Haro | College of Southern Nevada | 2020 | LHP | 2301 rpm |
3 | Nolan Ficklin | College of Southern Nevada | 2020 | LHP | 2207 rpm |
4 | Lucas Boesen | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | RHP | 2159 rpm |
5 | Hunter Alberini | College of Southern Nevada | 2020 | RHP | 2141 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 | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Hunter Alberini | College of Southern Nevada | 2020 | RHP | 20.3 in |
2 | Lucas Boesen | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | RHP | 19.2 in |
3 | Marcos Carrasco | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | SS | 17.2 in |
4 | Tyman Long | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | C | 16.7 in |
^ | Aaron Rubio | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | RHP | 16.7 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 | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Nolan Ficklin | College of Southern Nevada | 2020 | LHP | -21.8 |
2 | Tyler Avery | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2022 | RHP | 15.5 |
3 | Brian Uribe | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2021 | RHP | 15.0 |
4 | Austin Whittaker | Silverado | 2019 | RHP | 10.7 |
5 | Aaron Rubio | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | RHP | 10.4 |
^ | Tyman Long | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | C | 10.4 |
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 RATE%
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Brian Uribe | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2021 | RHP | 83 % |
^ | Nolan Ficklin | College of Southern Nevada | 2020 | LHP | 83 % |
2 | Lucas Boesen | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | RHP | 80 % |
3 | Austin Whittaker | Silverado | 2019 | RHP | 71 % |
4 | Marcos Carrasco | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | SS | 60 % |
^ | Tyman Long | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | C | 60 % |
^ | Aaron Rubio | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | RHP | 60 % |
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Tyler Avery | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2022 | RHP | 2540 rpm |
2 | Hunter Alberini | College of Southern Nevada | 2020 | RHP | 2333 rpm |
3 | Tyman Long | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | C | 2321 rpm |
^ | Aaron Rubio | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | RHP | 2321 rpm |
4 | Austin Whittaker | Silverado | 2019 | RHP | 2211 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Hunter Alberini | College of Southern Nevada | 2020 | RHP | -16.9 in |
2 | Lucas Boesen | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | RHP | -12.1 in |
3 | Tyman Long | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | C | -8.8 in |
^ | Aaron Rubio | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | RHP | -8.8 in |
4 | Tyler Avery | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2022 | RHP | -7.3 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Tyler Avery | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2022 | RHP | -17.1 |
2 | Hunter Alberini | College of Southern Nevada | 2020 | RHP | -15.9 |
3 | Austin Whittaker | Silverado | 2019 | RHP | -15.2 |
4 | Tyman Long | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | C | -13.5 |
^ | Aaron Rubio | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | RHP | -13.5 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Naun Haro | College of Southern Nevada | 2020 | LHP | 80 % |
2 | Austin Whittaker | Silverado | 2019 | RHP | 60 % |
3 | Tyler Avery | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2022 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Tyman Long | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | C | 50 % |
^ | Lucas Boesen | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Aaron Rubio | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | RHP | 50 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Nolan Ficklin | College of Southern Nevada | 2020 | LHP | 2718 |
2 | Marcos Carrasco | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | SS | 2593 |
3 | Brian Uribe | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2021 | RHP | 2162 |
4 | Lucas Boesen | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | RHP | 1906 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Marcos Carrasco | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | SS | -5.6 in |
2 | Lucas Boesen | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | RHP | 4.0 in |
3 | Nolan Ficklin | College of Southern Nevada | 2020 | LHP | -3.8 in |
4 | Brian Uribe | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2021 | RHP | 0.2 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Nolan Ficklin | College of Southern Nevada | 2020 | LHP | 14.2 |
2 | Marcos Carrasco | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | SS | -12.9 |
3 | Brian Uribe | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2021 | RHP | -10.3 |
4 | Lucas Boesen | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | RHP | 2.6 |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Lucas Boesen | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | RHP | 21.5 |
2 | Aaron Rubio | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | RHP | 13.9 |
^ | Tyman Long | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | C | 13.9 |
3 | Nolan Ficklin | College of Southern Nevada | 2020 | LHP | -13.8 |
4 | Austin Whittaker | Silverado | 2019 | RHP | 12.8 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Aaron Rubio | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | RHP | 100 % |
^ | Tyman Long | College of Southern Nevada | 2022 | C | 100 % |
2 | Tyler Avery | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2022 | RHP | 75 % |
3 | Tyler Ray | Rancho | 2022 | RHP | 60 % |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
College of Southern Idaho Scout Day | NV | 10/06 | College of Southern Idaho |
Southern Idaho Open (2024-2028) | NV | 10/07 | College of Southern Idaho |
Las Vegas Fall ID (2024-2028) | NV | 10/15 | UNLV |
Northern Nevada Fall ID (2024-2028) | NV | 11/11 | Bishop Manogue High School |
2023 BIWBA Scout Day | NV | 11/28 | College of Southern Nevada |
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