Portland Summer Open: Pitching Data Dive
June 22, 2023
On Thursday, June 15th PBR Oregon team traveled to the University of Portland to host the Portland Summer Open. This open event was for all high school classes (2024-27), and gave our staff a chance to get a look at nearly 60 uncommitted prospects before the summer gets into full swing.
Previously, we published our Quick Hits and Statistical Analysis from the event. 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:
TRACKMAN
FASTBALL
VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Nitzan Naveh | WA | Redmond | 2024 | RHP | 84.7 mph |
2 | Jace Willett | OR | Century | 2026 | RHP | 84.3 mph |
3 | Cameron Ames | OR | Central Catholic | 2024 | 3B | 84.2 mph |
4 | Johnathan Ingalls | OR | Jesuit | 2025 | RHP | 83.8 mph |
5 | Mickey McClaskey | OR | Jesuit | 2024 | RHP | 83.4 mph |
6 | John Kent | OR | Grant | 2024 | RHP | 82.8 mph |
7 | Kheller Larson | OR | Wilsonville | 2024 | SS | 82.4 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
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Kheller Larson
OR
Wilsonville
2024
SS
2279 rpm
2
Cameron Ames
OR
Central Catholic
2024
3B
2171 rpm
3
Ethan Kissee
OR
La Salle
2027
RHP
2152 rpm
4
Johnathan Ingalls
OR
Jesuit
2025
RHP
2076 rpm
5
Nitzan Naveh
WA
Redmond
2024
RHP
2063 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
State
School
Class
Pos
IVB (avg)
1
Lucas Soles
OR
Mountainside
2026
LHP
24.0 in
2
Diego Lopez
OR
Century
2026
C
22.5 in
3
Lance McKey
OR
Central Catholic
2025
OF
21.9 in
4
Johnathan Ingalls
OR
Jesuit
2025
RHP
21.8 in
5
Mason Splonski
OR
Sprague
2026
SS
21.6 in
6
Weston Suchorski
OR
Grant Union
2026
3B
20.4 in
7
Jace Willett
OR
Century
2026
RHP
20.4 in
8
Will Slater
OR
Sunset
2025
RHP
20.0 in
9
Jacob Rolling
OR
JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
2026
SS
18.9 in
10
Logan Anzellotti
OR
Central Catholic
2025
RHP
18.6 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
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Drew Wooten
OR
Marist Catholic
2024
RHP
14.8
2
Will Slater
OR
Sunset
2025
RHP
14.6
3
Luke Haener
OR
Wilsonville
2024
RHP
14.5
4
Jordan Wilson
OR
Oregon City
2024
RHP
13.9
5
Johnathan Ingalls
OR
Jesuit
2025
RHP
13.5
6
Jace Willett
OR
Century
2026
RHP
12.8
7
Jacob Rolling
OR
JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
2026
SS
12.2
8
Lance McKey
OR
Central Catholic
2025
OF
-10.8
9
Logan Anzellotti
OR
Central Catholic
2025
RHP
10.6
10
Cole Sauter
OR
Sunset
2026
RHP
10.6
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
State
School
Class
Pos
Zone %
1
Luke Haener
OR
Wilsonville
2024
RHP
100 %
2
Johnathan Ingalls
OR
Jesuit
2025
RHP
80 %
^
Cole Sauter
OR
Sunset
2026
RHP
80 %
^
Lucas Soles
OR
Mountainside
2026
LHP
80 %
3
Lance McKey
OR
Central Catholic
2025
OF
75 %
^
Nitzan Naveh
WA
Redmond
2024
RHP
75 %
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Diego Lopez
OR
Century
2026
C
2417 rpm
2
Nitzan Naveh
WA
Redmond
2024
RHP
2277 rpm
3
Mason Splonski
OR
Sprague
2026
SS
2093 rpm
4
John Kent
OR
Grant
2024
RHP
2022 rpm
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
IVB (avg)
1
Nitzan Naveh
WA
Redmond
2024
RHP
-15.2 in
2
Harrison Smith
OR
Lake Oswego
2025
RHP
-12.6 in
3
Johnathan Ingalls
OR
Jesuit
2025
RHP
7.9 in
4
John Kent
OR
Grant
2024
RHP
-7.2 in
5
Drew Wooten
OR
Marist Catholic
2024
RHP
7.0 in
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Diego Lopez
OR
Century
2026
C
-20.8
2
Jacob Rolling
OR
JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
2026
SS
-14.3
3
Alex Lopez
OR
Sam Barlow
2024
1B
13.7
4
John Kent
OR
Grant
2024
RHP
-13.4
5
Harrison Smith
OR
Lake Oswego
2025
RHP
-13.3
6
Mickey McClaskey
OR
Jesuit
2024
RHP
-12.0
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Will Slater
OR
Sunset
2025
RHP
2442
2
Nitzan Naveh
WA
Redmond
2024
RHP
2430
3
Logan Anzellotti
OR
Central Catholic
2025
RHP
2191
4
Ethan Kissee
OR
La Salle
2027
RHP
2187
5
Jordan Wilson
OR
Oregon City
2024
RHP
2182
6
Conrad Sotelo
OR
West Salem
2026
3B
2172
7
Kheller Larson
OR
Wilsonville
2024
SS
2129
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
IVB (avg)
1
Lucas Soles
OR
Mountainside
2026
LHP
11.4 in
2
Conrad Sotelo
OR
West Salem
2026
3B
10.7 in
3
Jordan Wilson
OR
Oregon City
2024
RHP
8.9 in
4
Diego Lopez
OR
Century
2026
C
8.5 in
5
Harrison Smith
OR
Lake Oswego
2025
RHP
-7.4 in
6
Cameron Ames
OR
Central Catholic
2024
3B
7.3 in
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Conrad Sotelo
OR
West Salem
2026
3B
-20.3
2
Weston Suchorski
OR
Grant Union
2026
3B
-14.7
3
Cole Sauter
OR
Sunset
2026
RHP
-14.4
4
Harrison Smith
OR
Lake Oswego
2025
RHP
-13.8
5
John Kent
OR
Grant
2024
RHP
-12.4
6
Will Slater
OR
Sunset
2025
RHP
-12.3
7
Ethan Kissee
OR
La Salle
2027
RHP
-11.7
8
Diego Lopez
OR
Century
2026
C
-11.6
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Zone %
1
Logan Anzellotti
OR
Central Catholic
2025
RHP
100 %
2
Nitzan Naveh
WA
Redmond
2024
RHP
60 %
3
John Kent
OR
Grant
2024
RHP
50 %
^
Cameron Ames
OR
Central Catholic
2024
3B
50 %
^
Will Slater
OR
Sunset
2025
RHP
50 %
^
Weston Suchorski
OR
Grant Union
2026
3B
50 %
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Luke Haener
OR
Wilsonville
2024
RHP
16.8
2
Cole Sauter
OR
Sunset
2026
RHP
15.0
3
Conrad Sotelo
OR
West Salem
2026
3B
13.2
4
Mickey McClaskey
OR
Jesuit
2024
RHP
12.7
5
Kheller Larson
OR
Wilsonville
2024
SS
12.2
6
Alex Lopez
OR
Sam Barlow
2024
1B
-12.1
7
Jordan Wilson
OR
Oregon City
2024
RHP
11.8
8
Mason Splonski
OR
Sprague
2026
SS
11.3
9
Logan Anzellotti
OR
Central Catholic
2025
RHP
10.5
10
Weston Suchorski
OR
Grant Union
2026
3B
9.6
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Zone %
1
Johnathan Ingalls
OR
Jesuit
2025
RHP
66 %
^
Will Slater
OR
Sunset
2025
RHP
66 %
2
Lance McKey
OR
Central Catholic
2025
OF
50 %
3
Jacob Rolling
OR
JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
2026
SS
33 %
^
Cole Sauter
OR
Sunset
2026
RHP
33 %
^
Cameron Ames
OR
Central Catholic
2024
3B
33 %
^
Luke Haener
OR
Wilsonville
2024
RHP
33 %
^
Jace Willett
OR
Century
2026
RHP
33 %
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Washington Summer Open | OR | 06/25 | University of Washington - Husky Park |
Eugene Summer Open | OR | 07/19 | University of Oregon - PK Park |
PBR Junior Future Games | NATIONAL | 07/25 | LakePoint |
2023 PBR Future Games (Pacific Northwest Invite) | OR | 07/26 | LakePoint Sports - Cartersville, GA |
2023 PBR West Coast Games | OR | 08/04 | UNLV & College of Southern Nevada |
Pacific Northwest Open | OR | 08/08 | Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex - Field 1 |