Northern Utah Open: Underclass TrackMan Files
September 23, 2022
On September 17th the PBR Utah staff hosted the Northern Utah Open at Ridgeline High School in Millville, UT, featuring many of the state’s top players inside the 2023-2026 classes. Inside today’s TrackMan Files, we’re highlighting the top performers from this event from the data and metrics from our TrackMan unit.
Earlier this week we published Quick Hits highlighting the top prospects of the event. We also rolled out a Statistical Leaderboard 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 unit. Below we'll look at which players in the 2025 & 2026 classes had noteworthy batted ball and pitch metric data.
View all stats from the event HERE.
View event roster HERE.
MAX FASTBALL
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Blake Brotherson | UT | Orem | 2025 | RHP | 83.6 mph |
2 | Holden Potter | UT | Bear River High | 2025 | RHP | 83.0 mph |
3 | Rylin Needham | UT | Mountain Crest | 2025 | RHP | 82.1 mph |
4 | Josh Mawhinney | UT | Brighton | 2025 | RHP | 82.0 mph |
5 | Easton Hammond | UT | Ridgeline | 2026 | LHP | 79.9 mph |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
PEAK SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Rylin Needham | UT | Mountain Crest | 2025 | RHP | 2217 rpm |
2 | Blake Brotherson | UT | Orem | 2025 | RHP | 2200 rpm |
3 | Cael Kidman | UT | Ridgeline | 2025 | OF | 2127 rpm |
4 | Holden Potter | UT | Bear River High | 2025 | RHP | 2124 rpm |
5 | Josh Mawhinney | UT | Brighton | 2025 | RHP | 2078 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.
AVERAGE FASTBALL HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Carson "CJ" Anderson | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | LHP | -14.3 |
2 | Easton Hammond | UT | Ridgeline | 2026 | LHP | -13.5 |
3 | Krew Nelson | UT | Bountiful | 2025 | 1B | 10.0 |
4 | Josh Mawhinney | UT | Brighton | 2025 | RHP | 9.6 |
5 | Bosten Steacie | UT | Box Elder | 2026 | RHP | 9.6 |
AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Bauer Jacobs | UT | Bingham | 2026 | RHP | 2228 |
2 | Kasen Torres | UT | Springville | 2026 | SS | 2053 |
3 | Easton Hammond | UT | Ridgeline | 2026 | LHP | 1997 |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Carson "CJ" Anderson | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | LHP | 2295 rpm |
2 | Rylin Needham | UT | Mountain Crest | 2025 | RHP | 2289 rpm |
3 | Joey Heuser | UT | Olympus | 2026 | 3B | 2208 rpm |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Mason Ward | UT | Salem Hills | 2025 | 3B | 12.9 |
2 | Cole Ehat | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 12.8 |
3 | Beckham Lindsey | UT | Bingham | 2026 | RHP | 10.7 |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Cooper Clark | UT | Ridgeline | 2026 | OF | 89.6 mph |
2 | Tazj Hill | UT | Manti | 2025 | SS | 87.8 mph |
3 | Merrick Bostock | UT | Orem | 2025 | OF | 84.2 mph |
4 | Krew Nelson | UT | Bountiful | 2025 | 1B | 84.2 mph |
5 | Drew Smith | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | SS | 83.0 mph |
6 | Collin Morgan | UT | Timpanogos | 2025 | 2B | 82.9 mph |
7 | Gavin Jacks | UT | Davis | 2025 | C | 82.0 mph |
8 | Angel Rios | UT | Uintah | 2025 | SS | 81.9 mph |
9 | Cayman Sanchez | UT | Davis High | 2026 | SS | 81.4 mph |
10 | Grady Symonds | UT | Tooele | 2025 | SS | 81.3 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 (max) |
1 | Gavin Jacks | UT | Davis | 2025 | C | 96.7 mph |
2 | Merrick Bostock | UT | Orem | 2025 | OF | 95.4 mph |
3 | Cooper Clark | UT | Ridgeline | 2026 | OF | 93.0 mph |
4 | Dylan Treend | UT | East | 2025 | 1B | 92.5 mph |
5 | Krew Nelson | UT | Bountiful | 2025 | 1B | 92.0 mph |
6 | Tazj Hill | UT | Manti | 2025 | SS | 91.5 mph |
7 | Josh Mawhinney | UT | Brighton | 2025 | RHP | 91.4 mph |
8 | Cayman Sanchez | UT | Davis High | 2026 | SS | 90.2 mph |
9 | Drew Smith | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | SS | 89.9 mph |
10 | Collin Morgan | UT | Timpanogos | 2025 | 2B | 89.6 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Merrick Bostock | UT | Orem | 2025 | OF | 360 ft |
2 | Tazj Hill | UT | Manti | 2025 | SS | 355 ft |
3 | Josh Mawhinney | UT | Brighton | 2025 | RHP | 351 ft |
4 | Cooper Clark | UT | Ridgeline | 2026 | OF | 343 ft |
5 | Cayman Sanchez | UT | Davis High | 2026 | SS | 337 ft |
6 | Connor Cowan | UT | Juab High | 2025 | LHP | 335 ft |
7 | Grady Symonds | UT | Tooele | 2025 | SS | 327 ft |
8 | Mason Ward | UT | Salem Hills | 2025 | 3B | 326 ft |
9 | Collin Morgan | UT | Timpanogos | 2025 | 2B | 326 ft |
10 | Boston Drakulich | UT | Westlake | 2025 | OF | 324 ft |
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