Utah Top Prospect Games: Pitching Data Dive
July 18, 2023
On Tue/Wed, July 11-12th, the PBR Utah staff hosted the Invite-Only Top Prospect Games at Salt Lake CC in West Jordan, Utah. This event featured 82 prospects from the 2024 and 2026 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players in attendance.
Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis. 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:
For complete event results, click here.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.
FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Jaxson Reiser | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | RHP | 91.7 mph |
2 | Easton Davies | UT | Orem | 2024 | RHP | 90.8 mph |
3 | Easton Jones | UT | Stansbury | 2024 | RHP | 89.8 mph |
4 | Degan Rigby | UT | Bear River | 2024 | RHP | 89.4 mph |
5 | Connor Drachman | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | RHP | 89.0 mph |
6 | Beckham Stanger | UT | Woods Cross High | 2026 | RHP | 87.8 mph |
7 | Andrew Lyon | UT | Snow Canyon | 2025 | RHP | 86.6 mph |
8 | Caden Fenger | UT | Juan Diego | 2024 | RHP | 86.4 mph |
9 | Talon Cloward | UT | Salem Hills High | 2025 | SS | 85.3 mph |
10 | Blake Carter | UT | Maple Mountain | 2024 | RHP | 85.1 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 | Carson "CJ" Anderson | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | LHP | 2360 rpm |
2 | Easton Jones | UT | Stansbury | 2024 | RHP | 2348 rpm |
3 | Caden Fenger | UT | Juan Diego | 2024 | RHP | 2319 rpm |
4 | Easton Davies | UT | Orem | 2024 | RHP | 2315 rpm |
5 | Jaxson Reiser | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | RHP | 2273 rpm |
6 | Degan Rigby | UT | Bear River | 2024 | RHP | 2271 rpm |
7 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | 2226 rpm |
8 | Royal Matthews | UT | Park City High | 2026 | C | 2179 rpm |
9 | Talon Cloward | UT | Salem Hills High | 2025 | SS | 2177 rpm |
10 | Beckham Stanger | UT | Woods Cross High | 2026 | RHP | 2145 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 | Bryce Mounteer | UT | Riverton | 2026 | 3B | 15.0 in |
2 | Royal Matthews | UT | Park City High | 2026 | C | 14.6 in |
3 | Trey Mitchell | UT | Salem Hills High | 2025 | 3B | 13.4 in |
4 | Kayson Bailey | UT | Manti | 2024 | LHP | 13.4 in |
5 | Connor Cowan | UT | Juab High | 2025 | LHP | 12.4 in |
6 | Beckham Stanger | UT | Woods Cross High | 2026 | RHP | 12.4 in |
7 | Easton Seeley | UT | Cyprus | 2025 | RHP | 12.1 in |
8 | Kaleb Weaver | UT | Davis | 2026 | 3B | 12.0 in |
9 | Andrew Lyon | UT | Snow Canyon | 2025 | RHP | 12.0 in |
10 | Tavis Danner | UT | Bountiful | 2024 | RHP | 11.6 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 | Easton Jones | UT | Stansbury | 2024 | RHP | 16.3 |
2 | Jackson Young | UT | Riverton | 2025 | RHP | 15.9 |
3 | Tavis Danner | UT | Bountiful | 2024 | RHP | 13.3 |
4 | Krew Nelson | UT | Bountiful | 2025 | 1B | 13.2 |
5 | Easton Davies | UT | Orem | 2024 | RHP | 12.9 |
6 | Cole Ehat | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 11.8 |
7 | Blake Carter | UT | Maple Mountain | 2024 | RHP | 10.3 |
8 | Carson "CJ" Anderson | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | LHP | -9.7 |
9 | RJ Wilson | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | SS | 9.6 |
10 | Kai Smith | UT | Jordan | 2024 | LHP | -9.5 |
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 | Kai Smith | UT | Jordan | 2024 | LHP | 83 % |
2 | Corbin Gull | UT | Salem Hills | 2024 | 2B | 75 % |
3 | Carter Hall | UT | Timpanogos | 2025 | RHP | 70 % |
4 | Kyle Brimhall | UT | Grantsville | 2024 | RHP | 66 % |
5 | RJ Wilson | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | SS | 60 % |
6 | Royal Matthews | UT | Park City High | 2026 | C | 58 % |
7 | Teigan Scott | UT | Spanish Fork | 2024 | SS | 55 % |
8 | Easton Davies | UT | Orem | 2024 | RHP | 54 % |
^ | Easton Seeley | UT | Cyprus | 2025 | RHP | 54 % |
9 | Van Haynie | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | RHP | 53 % |
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | 2555 rpm |
2 | Jaxson Reiser | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | RHP | 2381 rpm |
3 | Carson "CJ" Anderson | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | LHP | 2335 rpm |
4 | Teigan Scott | UT | Spanish Fork | 2024 | SS | 2324 rpm |
5 | Caden Fenger | UT | Juan Diego | 2024 | RHP | 2290 rpm |
6 | Connor Drachman | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | RHP | 2277 rpm |
7 | Talon Cloward | UT | Salem Hills High | 2025 | SS | 2276 rpm |
8 | Easton Davies | UT | Orem | 2024 | RHP | 2229 rpm |
9 | Andrew Lyon | UT | Snow Canyon | 2025 | RHP | 2194 rpm |
10 | Van Haynie | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | RHP | 2175 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Corbin Gull | UT | Salem Hills | 2024 | 2B | -10.5 in |
2 | Van Haynie | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | RHP | -10.4 in |
3 | Teigan Scott | UT | Spanish Fork | 2024 | SS | -9.3 in |
4 | P.J. Hancock | UT | Union | 2026 | SS | -8.4 in |
5 | Carson "CJ" Anderson | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | LHP | -8.4 in |
6 | Tavis Danner | UT | Bountiful | 2024 | RHP | -7.9 in |
7 | Bryce Mounteer | UT | Riverton | 2026 | 3B | -6.7 in |
8 | Krew Nelson | UT | Bountiful | 2025 | 1B | -6.3 in |
9 | Caden Fenger | UT | Juan Diego | 2024 | RHP | -6.1 in |
10 | Jaxson Reiser | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | RHP | -5.8 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Corbin Gull | UT | Salem Hills | 2024 | 2B | -14.7 |
2 | Connor Drachman | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | RHP | -12.8 |
3 | Caden Fenger | UT | Juan Diego | 2024 | RHP | -12.4 |
4 | Jaxson Reiser | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | RHP | -11.8 |
5 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | -11.6 |
6 | Bryce Mounteer | UT | Riverton | 2026 | 3B | -11.6 |
7 | P.J. Hancock | UT | Union | 2026 | SS | -10.8 |
8 | Carter Hall | UT | Timpanogos | 2025 | RHP | -9.8 |
9 | Carson "CJ" Anderson | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | LHP | 9.2 |
10 | Hyrum Long | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | RHP | -8.6 |
^ | Trey Robinson | UT | Lone Peak | 2024 | OF | -8.6 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Talon Cloward | UT | Salem Hills High | 2025 | SS | 100 % |
2 | Carson "CJ" Anderson | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | LHP | 66 % |
^ | Kaleb Weaver | UT | Davis | 2026 | 3B | 66 % |
3 | Andrew Lyon | UT | Snow Canyon | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Easton Jones | UT | Stansbury | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Easton Seeley | UT | Cyprus | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Connor Cowan | UT | Juab High | 2025 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Blake Carter | UT | Maple Mountain | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Easton Davies | UT | Orem | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Kayson Bailey | UT | Manti | 2024 | LHP | 50 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Teigan Scott | UT | Spanish Fork | 2024 | SS | 2287 |
2 | Degan Rigby | UT | Bear River | 2024 | RHP | 2183 |
3 | Connor Drachman | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | RHP | 2149 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Tage McKinley | UT | Park City High | 2026 | SS | 3.1 in |
2 | Blake Carter | UT | Maple Mountain | 2024 | RHP | 2.4 in |
3 | Teigan Scott | UT | Spanish Fork | 2024 | SS | 2.3 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Connor Drachman | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | RHP | -10.0 |
2 | Teigan Scott | UT | Spanish Fork | 2024 | SS | -9.2 |
3 | Tage McKinley | UT | Park City High | 2026 | SS | -5.6 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Blake Carter | UT | Maple Mountain | 2024 | RHP | 66 % |
^ | Tage McKinley | UT | Park City High | 2026 | SS | 66 % |
2 | Connor Drachman | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | RHP | 33 % |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Easton Davies | UT | Orem | 2024 | RHP | 15.8 |
2 | Kai Smith | UT | Jordan | 2024 | LHP | -14.9 |
3 | Cole Ehat | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 12.1 |
4 | Connor Cowan | UT | Juab High | 2025 | LHP | -11.5 |
5 | Court Bills | UT | Skyline High | 2026 | 3B | 11.3 |
6 | Andrew Lyon | UT | Snow Canyon | 2025 | RHP | 11.0 |
7 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | 10.0 |
8 | Van Haynie | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | RHP | 8.3 |
9 | Corbin Gull | UT | Salem Hills | 2024 | 2B | 8.1 |
10 | RJ Wilson | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | SS | 7.8 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Jackson Young | UT | Riverton | 2025 | RHP | 100 % |
^ | Krew Nelson | UT | Bountiful | 2025 | 1B | 100 % |
^ | Tavis Danner | UT | Bountiful | 2024 | RHP | 100 % |
2 | Kai Wesley | UT | Orem | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Court Bills | UT | Skyline High | 2026 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | Kai Smith | UT | Jordan | 2024 | LHP | 50 % |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
PBR Junior Future Games | NATIONAL | 07/25 | LakePoint |
2023 PBR Future Games (Utah Invite) | UT | 07/26 | LakePoint Sports - Cartersville, GA |
2023 PBR West Coast Games | UT | 08/04 | UNLV & College of Southern Nevada |
Northern Utah Open | UT | 09/16 | Ridgeline High School |
2023 PBR Scout Day: GBG Utah | UT | 09/30 | The Hive - Juab High School Fieldhouse |
Utah State Games (Invite-Only) | UT | 10/29 | Snow Canyon High School |
2023 Utah Winter Update | UT | 12/02 | The Hive - Juab High School Fieldhouse |
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