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 HIGH SCHOOL	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 HIGH SCHOOL	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.)

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.)

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%

 

---

CURVEBALL

SPIN RATE (AVG.)

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

---

SLIDER

SPIN RATE (AVG.)

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

STRIKE ZONE RATE%

 

---

CHANGEUP

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

STRIKE ZONE RATE%

---

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