KCK/MCC/Highland/State Fair Scout Day: Pitchers Data Dive
September 20, 2023
On Wednesday, September 13th, the PBR Kansas and PBR Missouri staff traveled to Creekside to host the KC Area JUCO Scout Day. This event featured over 80 players from both the freshman and sophomore class from Highland, KCK, State Fair, and MCC. Attendees participated in a pro-style workout in front of our staff, collecting unrivaled data through the help of our tech partners, while also collecting high quality video footage of their workout and more.
To see a full list of those in attendance, click HERE. For all of the stats collected at this event, click HERE.
We've broken down the statistical leaders from this event into individual categories, which you'll find in leaderboard format, HERE.
Today, we use our in-depth TrackMan data to breaking down the pitching category leaders.
MAX fastball VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Dalton Smith
MO
Raymore-Pecuilar
2022
RHP
91.5 mph
2
Donovan Johnson
KS
Spring Hill
2023
RHP
90.7 mph
3
Burke Sharpsteen
MO
Oak Park
2023
RHP
90.3 mph
4
Chade Noble
MO
Seymour
2023
RHP
89.8 mph
5
Andrew Brakensiek
MO
Francis Howell
2024
RHP
88.9 mph
6
Carter Poole
MO
Oak Park
2022
RHP
88.5 mph
7
Bryson Vawter
KS
Seaman
2023
LHP
88.3 mph
8
Ty Stanley
MO
State Fair Community College
2022
RHP
88.3 mph
9
Charles Gates
KS
Shawnee Mission North
2023
RHP
88.1 mph
10
Dawson Torpey
MO
State Fair CC
2022
RHP
87.8 mph
11
Jorge Sanchez
PR
Puerto Rico Baseball Academy
2022
RHP
87.7 mph
12
Avery Oravetz
MO
Lafayette
2023
RHP
87.6 mph
13
Bronco Whitt
MO
East Buchanan
2023
RHP
87.5 mph
14
Tucker Russell
KS
Highland
2022
LHP
87.5 mph
15
Tait Robertson
MO
Hickman
2024
RHP
87.3 mph
16
Seth Mejia
AR
Benton
2023
RHP
87.0 mph
17
Drew Becker
NE
Mount Michael Benedictine
2023
RHP
86.8 mph
18
Jacob House
MO
Glendale
2022
RHP
86.8 mph
19
Jaden Kolb
MO
State Fair Community College
2024
RHP
86.4 mph
20
Gavin Killion
MO
Northwest Hughesville
2023
RHP
86.2 mph
peak curveball spin rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Ben Laird | KS | Seaman | 2022 | RHP | 2614 rpm |
| 2 | Tucker Russell | KS | Highland | 2022 | LHP | 2580 rpm |
| 3 | Eastyn Barnes | NE | Lincoln East | 2022 | RHP | 2495 rpm |
| 4 | Dalton Smith | MO | Raymore-Pecuilar | 2022 | RHP | 2476 rpm |
| 5 | Burke Sharpsteen | MO | Oak Park | 2023 | RHP | 2471 rpm |
| 6 | Chade Noble | MO | Seymour | 2023 | RHP | 2462 rpm |
| 7 | Ethan Veach | MO | Platte County | 2023 | RHP | 2334 rpm |
| 8 | Bronco Whitt | MO | East Buchanan | 2023 | RHP | 2328 rpm |
| 9 | Bryson Vawter | KS | Seaman | 2023 | LHP | 2183 rpm |
| 10 | Tait Robertson | MO | Hickman | 2024 | RHP | 2146 rpm |
average curveball spin rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Tucker Russell | KS | Highland | 2022 | LHP | 2571 rpm |
| 2 | Eastyn Barnes | NE | Lincoln East | 2022 | RHP | 2472 rpm |
| 3 | Dalton Smith | MO | Raymore-Pecuilar | 2022 | RHP | 2467 rpm |
| 4 | Chade Noble | MO | Seymour | 2023 | RHP | 2462 rpm |
| 5 | Burke Sharpsteen | MO | Oak Park | 2023 | RHP | 2445 rpm |
| 6 | Ben Laird | KS | Seaman | 2022 | RHP | 2363 rpm |
| 7 | Bronco Whitt | MO | East Buchanan | 2023 | RHP | 2324 rpm |
| 8 | Ethan Veach | MO | Platte County | 2023 | RHP | 2153 rpm |
| 9 | Avery Oravetz | MO | Lafayette | 2023 | RHP | 2142 rpm |
| 10 | Tait Robertson | MO | Hickman | 2024 | RHP | 2121 rpm |
peak slider spin rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Tucker Russell | KS | Highland | 2022 | LHP | 2578 rpm |
| 2 | Chade Noble | MO | Seymour | 2023 | RHP | 2518 rpm |
| 3 | Dylan Graw | BC | Lambrick Park Secondary School | 2021 | RHP | 2510 rpm |
| 4 | Jorge Sanchez | PR | Puerto Rico Baseball Academy | 2022 | RHP | 2507 rpm |
| 5 | Donovan Johnson | KS | Spring Hill | 2023 | RHP | 2421 rpm |
| 6 | Jacob House | MO | Glendale | 2022 | RHP | 2404 rpm |
| 7 | Dawson Torpey | MO | State Fair CC | 2022 | RHP | 2391 rpm |
| 8 | Carter Poole | MO | Oak Park | 2022 | RHP | 2381 rpm |
| 9 | Dalton Smith | MO | Raymore-Pecuilar | 2022 | RHP | 2312 rpm |
| 10 | Mason Hoheisel | MN | Anoka | 2023 | RHP | 2308 rpm |
average slider spin rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Tucker Russell | KS | Highland | 2022 | LHP | 2578 |
| 2 | Chade Noble | MO | Seymour | 2023 | RHP | 2518 |
| 3 | Jorge Sanchez | PR | Puerto Rico Baseball Academy | 2022 | RHP | 2446 |
| 4 | Donovan Johnson | KS | Spring Hill | 2023 | RHP | 2365 |
| 5 | Dylan Graw | BC | Lambrick Park Secondary School | 2021 | RHP | 2359 |
| 6 | Jacob House | MO | Glendale | 2022 | RHP | 2343 |
| 7 | Dawson Torpey | MO | State Fair CC | 2022 | RHP | 2340 |
| 8 | Carter Poole | MO | Oak Park | 2022 | RHP | 2336 |
| 9 | Dalton Smith | MO | Raymore-Pecuilar | 2022 | RHP | 2297 |
| 10 | Ben Laird | KS | Seaman | 2022 | RHP | 2274 |
peak changeup horizontal
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
| 1 | Tanner Giltner | KS | Blue Valley Southwest | 2023 | RHP | 20.5 in |
| 2 | Burke Sharpsteen | MO | Oak Park | 2023 | RHP | 18.6 in |
| 3 | Nicholas Brubeck | KS | Mill Valley | 2022 | RHP | 18.2 in |
| 4 | Eastyn Barnes | NE | Lincoln East | 2022 | RHP | 17.6 in |
| 5 | Weston Fries | KS | Salina South | 2023 | RHP | 17.3 in |
| 6 | Chade Noble | MO | Seymour | 2023 | RHP | 16.8 in |
| 7 | Bryson Vawter | KS | Seaman | 2023 | LHP | -15.9 in |
| 8 | Ty Stanley | MO | State Fair Community College | 2022 | RHP | 15.8 in |
| 9 | Donovan Johnson | KS | Spring Hill | 2023 | RHP | 15.6 in |
| 10 | Tait Robertson | MO | Hickman | 2024 | RHP | 14.5 in |
average changeup horizontal
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Tanner Giltner | KS | Blue Valley Southwest | 2023 | RHP | 20.5 |
| 2 | Chade Noble | MO | Seymour | 2023 | RHP | 16.3 |
| 3 | Eastyn Barnes | NE | Lincoln East | 2022 | RHP | 15.9 |
| 4 | Donovan Johnson | KS | Spring Hill | 2023 | RHP | 15.6 |
| 5 | Nicholas Brubeck | KS | Mill Valley | 2022 | RHP | 15.5 |
| 6 | Burke Sharpsteen | MO | Oak Park | 2023 | RHP | 14.9 |
| 7 | Weston Fries | KS | Salina South | 2023 | RHP | 14.7 |
| 8 | Ethan Veach | MO | Platte County | 2023 | RHP | 14.5 |
| 9 | Bryson Vawter | KS | Seaman | 2023 | LHP | -14.3 |
| 10 | Seth Mejia | AR | Benton | 2023 | RHP | 14.2 |
For all of the statistics from this event, click HERE.
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