Wichita Open: Pitchers Data Dive
July 25, 2023
On Tuesday, July 18th, the PBR Kansas staff hosted the Wichita Open at Wichita State University. This event featured top high school players from the two states who participated in a pro-style workout.
To see a full list of players who attended the event, click HERE.
Shortly after the event’s conclusion, our staff published the day’s stat leaders, highlighting a handful of names who put up numbers across the board. You can find that by clicking HERE.
Then, with the help of our tech partners, we compiled a hitting leaderboard, shining some light on multiple top offensive performers through an analytical lens. Those names can be found HERE.
We’ll turn our attention to the mound today, zooming in on a few names that’s data intrigued on the hill, which you can find below.
MAX fastball VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Braxton Madrigal
KS
Mulvane High
2025
1B
86.2 mph
2
Jonah Wall
MO
Southern Boone
2024
RHP
85.9 mph
3
Peyton Gosch
KS
KAPAUN MT CARMEL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
2025
RHP
85.0 mph
4
Karston Wall
KS
Sedgwick
2025
SS
83.8 mph
5
Ernesto Garcia
KS
Life Preparatory Academy
2024
RHP
82.9 mph
6
Braden Roberts
KS
Trinity Academy
2025
OF
82.4 mph
7
Carter Graham
KS
Hays High
2025
3B
79.9 mph
peak curveball spin rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Karston Wall | KS | Sedgwick | 2025 | SS | 2474 rpm |
| 2 | Brady Welker | KS | Scott | 2024 | C | 2174 rpm |
| 3 | Carter Graham | KS | Hays High | 2025 | 3B | 2096 rpm |
average curveball spin rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Karston Wall | KS | Sedgwick | 2025 | SS | 2474 rpm |
| 2 | Caden Krier | KS | Maize | 2025 | SS | 2051 rpm |
| 3 | Lane Rolfs | KS | Ellsworth | 2024 | OF | 2038 rpm |
peak slider spin rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Braxton Madrigal | KS | Mulvane High | 2025 | 1B | 2327 rpm |
| 2 | Owen Kaiser | KS | Great Bend | 2025 | C | 2248 rpm |
| 3 | Lane Rolfs | KS | Ellsworth | 2024 | OF | 2246 rpm |
average slider spin rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Braxton Madrigal | KS | Mulvane High | 2025 | 1B | 2327 |
| 2 | Lane Rolfs | KS | Ellsworth | 2024 | OF | 2226 |
| 3 | Owen Kaiser | KS | Great Bend | 2025 | C | 2206 |
peak changeup horizontal
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
| 1 | Peyton Gosch | KS | KAPAUN MT CARMEL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 18.2 in |
| 2 | Karston Wall | KS | Sedgwick | 2025 | SS | 16.2 in |
| 3 | Cooper Johnson | KS | Hays High | 2025 | SS | 13.7 in |
average changeup horizontal
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Karston Wall | KS | Sedgwick | 2025 | SS | 15.3 |
| 2 | Cooper Johnson | KS | Hays High | 2025 | SS | 12.8 |
| 3 | Braden Roberts | KS | Trinity Academy | 2025 | OF | 10.9 |
For all of the statistics from this event, click HERE.
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