MoKan Top Prospect Games Leader Board Slider Metrics: (Trackman Pitchers)
August 17, 2021
The MoKan Top Prospect Games took place on June 22nd at Creekside Baseball Park in Parkville Missouri. A full event of 53 players, including some of the top players from the 2022 graduating class, showed out with some eye popping numbers. Today we take a look at the top sliders from the event with metrics recorded by Trackman.
The firmest slider at the event belonged to Calvin Urish at 76.94 mph. Jake Daneff posted a slider velocity of 76.29 mph with Ryker Curry right behind him at 76.20 mph.
The top average spin rate was posted by Wyatt Foley with an impressive 2365 RPM. Benjamin Laird came in at 2314 RPM with Samuel Hunt spinning it at 2290 RPM.
Benjamin Laird had the largest average horizontal break at 19.3 inches of east/west action. Ryker Curry posted an average of 17.7 inches of action with Wyatt Foley coming in at 16.4 inches.
The highest average induced vertical break giving the breaking ball some depth belonged to Laird as well with 12.5 inches of average break. Lane Tyson posted an impressive 11.3 inches of vertical break and Christopher Gulley coming in at 9.9 inches.
Samuel Hunt and Benjamin Laird had the highest peak Bauer Units at 35 units with Foley coming in at 34 Bauer Units. Bauer Units are calculated by the spin rate divided by the pitch velocity.
Check out the rest of the leaders down below.
Peak Velo
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Calvin Urish | KS | Lawrence Free State | 2022 | OF | 76.9 mph |
| 2 | Jake Daneff | MO | Park Hill | 2022 | SS | 76.3 mph |
| 3 | Ryker Curry | KS | Iola | 2022 | RHP | 76.2 mph |
| 4 | Samuel Hunt | MO | Lees Summit West | 2022 | RHP | 74.6 mph |
| 5 | Jack DuMont | MO | St. Louis University | 2022 | LHP | 73.5 mph |
| 6 | Russell Lucas III | KS | Shawnee Mission Northwest | 2022 | SS | 73.5 mph |
| 7 | Cade Perkins | KS | Manhattan | 2022 | LHP | 72.9 mph |
| 8 | Kade Biellier | MO | Willard | 2022 | OF | 71.9 mph |
| 9 | Aidan Simpson | MO | Park Hill South | 2022 | RHP | 71.2 mph |
| 10 | Caiden Otte | MO | Troy Buchanan | 2022 | OF | 71.2 mph |
Velo Range
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velo Range |
| 1 | Calvin Urish | KS | Lawrence Free State | 2022 | OF | 73.8-76.9 mph |
| 2 | Jake Daneff | MO | Park Hill | 2022 | SS | 74.6-76.1 mph |
| 3 | Ryker Curry | KS | Iola | 2022 | RHP | 74.7-76.0 mph |
| 4 | Samuel Hunt | MO | Lees Summit West | 2022 | RHP | 67.5-74.6 mph |
| 5 | Russell Lucas III | KS | Shawnee Mission Northwest | 2022 | SS | 71.2-73.5 mph |
| 6 | Jack DuMont | MO | St. Louis University | 2022 | LHP | 72.2-73.4 mph |
| 7 | Cade Perkins | KS | Manhattan | 2022 | LHP | 68.8-72.2 mph |
| 8 | Kade Biellier | MO | Willard | 2022 | OF | 70.1-71.8 mph |
| 9 | Caiden Otte | MO | Troy Buchanan | 2022 | OF | 67.4-71.2 mph |
| 10 | Aidan Simpson | MO | Park Hill South | 2022 | RHP | 69.7-71.1 mph |
Average Spin Rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Wyatt Foley | KS | Girard | 2022 | RHP | 2365 |
| 2 | Ben Laird | KS | Seaman | 2022 | RHP | 2314 |
| 3 | Samuel Hunt | MO | Lees Summit West | 2022 | RHP | 2290 |
| 4 | Jack Niedringhaus | MO | MICDS | 2022 | LHP | 2192 |
| 5 | Ryker Curry | KS | Iola | 2022 | RHP | 2191 |
| 6 | Isaac Vedder | MO | St. Francis Borgia | 2022 | RHP | 2172 |
| 7 | Cade Perkins | KS | Manhattan | 2022 | LHP | 2125 |
| 8 | Kade Biellier | MO | Willard | 2022 | OF | 2088 |
| 9 | Kale Sher | KS | Olathe Northwest | 2022 | 3B | 2064 |
| 10 | Calvin Urish | KS | Lawrence Free State | 2022 | OF | 2044 |
Average Horizontal Break
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Ben Laird | KS | Seaman | 2022 | RHP | -19.3 |
| 2 | Ryker Curry | KS | Iola | 2022 | RHP | -17.7 |
| 3 | Wyatt Foley | KS | Girard | 2022 | RHP | -16.4 |
| 4 | Brogan Turpin | MO | Blue Springs | 2022 | 1B | -15.8 |
| 5 | Lane Tyson | MO | New Convenant | 2022 | RHP | -15.0 |
| 6 | Christopher Gulley | MO | Lee's Summit West | 2022 | OF | -13.7 |
| 7 | Pierce Wright | KS | Olathe East | 2022 | 3B | -13.5 |
| 8 | Isaac Vedder | MO | St. Francis Borgia | 2022 | RHP | -13.4 |
| 9 | Samuel Hunt | MO | Lees Summit West | 2022 | RHP | -12.9 |
| 10 | Jack DuMont | MO | St. Louis University | 2022 | LHP | 12.2 |
Average Induced Vertical Break
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
| 1 | Ben Laird | KS | Seaman | 2022 | RHP | -12.5 in |
| 2 | Lane Tyson | MO | New Convenant | 2022 | RHP | -11.3 in |
| 3 | Christopher Gulley | MO | Lee's Summit West | 2022 | OF | -9.9 in |
| 4 | Wyatt Foley | KS | Girard | 2022 | RHP | -9.3 in |
| 5 | Pierce Wright | KS | Olathe East | 2022 | 3B | -8.9 in |
| 6 | Brogan Turpin | MO | Blue Springs | 2022 | 1B | -6.4 in |
| 7 | Caiden Otte | MO | Troy Buchanan | 2022 | OF | -5.6 in |
| 8 | Jake Daneff | MO | Park Hill | 2022 | SS | -5.6 in |
| 9 | Jack DuMont | MO | St. Louis University | 2022 | LHP | -3.9 in |
| 10 | Cade Perkins | KS | Manhattan | 2022 | LHP | -3.7 in |
Peak Bauer Units
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Score (max) |
| 1 | Samuel Hunt | MO | Lees Summit West | 2022 | RHP | 35 |
| 2 | Ben Laird | KS | Seaman | 2022 | RHP | 35 |
| 3 | Wyatt Foley | KS | Girard | 2022 | RHP | 34 |
| 4 | Isaac Vedder | MO | St. Francis Borgia | 2022 | RHP | 33 |
| 5 | Lane Tyson | MO | New Convenant | 2022 | RHP | 33 |
| 6 | Jack Niedringhaus | MO | MICDS | 2022 | LHP | 33 |
| 7 | Kale Sher | KS | Olathe Northwest | 2022 | 3B | 31 |
| 8 | Cade Perkins | KS | Manhattan | 2022 | LHP | 30 |
| 9 | Kade Biellier | MO | Willard | 2022 | OF | 30 |
| 10 | Brogan Turpin | MO | Blue Springs | 2022 | 1B | 29 |
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