Although 2020 was a difficult year for athletes across the state, we were fortunate to be able to continue with our scouting coverage as well as run events when we had the opportunity. 

One of the biggest question marks throughout the year was what was going to happen to college recruiting. Scouts all over the country have had to get clever with their approach but there has been plenty of recruiting still going on. College coaches are finding a way to get it done and Prep Baseball Report has been there to help provide resources and information to anyone who is looking to find more players. Our coverage of the state will continue moving forward and should hopefully be a bit easier as things get closer to normal in 2021. 

One of the biggest additions to PBR in 2020 was the implementation of higher level technology with advanced data metrics. Prep Baseball Report events across the country were powered by TrackMan’s industry-leading portable radar system to capture pinpoint, accurate, actionable data from player performances. Prep Baseball Report and TrackMan are dedicated to recognizing talent and sharing what we discover across all of our platforms. 

As we wrap up 2020, we will continue reviewing some of the top performances of the past year. Today, we will be taking a look at the top spin rates on breaking balls (CB/SL). All of the data below is from players who attended PBR events ONLY

Spin rate helps us understand what type of potential a pitch has and helps the player understand how to best utilize their arsenal. Spin rate is a piece of the equation. We also need to know the axis the ball spins on as well as where it is being released from. All of this information is available to players in their post-event deliverable. 

PBR Showcases help identify which prospects have asserted themselves towards the top of their class as well as who might be one of the next youngsters to emerge onto the scene. They also serve as potential identifiers for invite-only events such as our Future Games and Junior Future Games

All of the data is hosted on a player's profile page. To see an individual player, click on their name in the list. 

yearly leaders

CB/SL Spin rate

 

RANK	NAME	STATE	SCHOOL	CLASS	POS	Pitch	SPIN RATE (MAX)
1	Blake Wittman	WA	Newport	2021	RHP	CB	2652 rpm
2	Connor Enebrad	WA	Annie Wright USB/Stadium	2022	1B	CB	2578 rpm
3	Deven Anthony Savella	WA	Ridgefield	2024	SS	CB	2547 rpm
4	Rece Allensworth	WA	Ballard	2022	RHP	CB	2486 rpm
5	Miles Durvasula	WA	Ingraham	2023	RHP	CB	2438 rpm
6	Kevin Spear	WA	Bishop Blanchet	2022	C	SL	2416 rpm
7	Hunter Hyatt	WA	Bellevue	2022	LHP	CB	2384 rpm
8	Levi Gates	WA	Adna	2021	3B	SL	2380 rpm
9	William Weber	WA	Vashon	2023	C	CB	2374 rpm
10	Kengo Shirokane	WA	Bellevue	2022	RHP	SL	2369 rpm
11	Joziah McCloud	WA	Squalicum	2022	2B	SL	2355 rpm
12	Eli Knowlton	WA	Squalicum	2023	OF	CB	2337 rpm
13	Blake Leaverton	WA	West Valley	2021	RHP	CB	2329 rpm
14	Caiden Thomsen	WA	Kamiakin	2023	LHP	CB	2312 rpm
^	Aiden Herrick	WA	Olympia	2021	SS	CB	2312 rpm
15	Donovan Gilderhus	WA	Rogers	2021	SS	SL	2308 rpm
16	Brendan Doshi	WA	O'Dea	2022	RHP	SL	2295 rpm
17	Caeden Chambers	WA	Hockinson	2021	3B	CB	2294 rpm
18	Aiden Herrick	WA	Olympia	2021	RHP	SL	2293 rpm
19	Connor Schlect	WA	West Valley	2021	RHP	SL	2292 rpm
20	Joshua Parrish	WA	Vashon Island	2024	3B	CB	2285 rpm
21	Ethan Jury	WA	Marysville Getchell	2023	2B	CB	2266 rpm
22	William Peyton	WA	International School/ Bellevue	2022	SS	CB	2260 rpm
23	Max MacDicken	WA	Snohomish	2023	2B	CB	2256 rpm
24	Alex Culver	WA	Shorecrest	2021	SS	CB	2223 rpm
25	Tyler Jones	WA	Woodinville	2024	SS	CB	2222 rpm
26	Davis Franklin	WA	Bellevue Christian	2021	LHP	SL	2209 rpm
27	Caiden Thomsen	WA	Kamiakin	2023	LHP	SL	2199 rpm
28	Jase Vopalensky	WA	Richland	2023	SS	SL	2197 rpm
29	Marques Brown	WA	Mt Baker	2021	RHP	SL	2179 rpm
30	Hunter Grasser	WA	Puyallup	2023	3B	CB	2172 rpm
31	Matthew Blackmon	WA	Federal Way	2023	3B	CB	2171 rpm
32	Ashton Olson	WA	Glacier Peak	2022	SS	CB	2170 rpm
33	Zack Sieger	WA	Redmond	2025	2B	SL	2164 rpm
34	Ty Linster	WA	Battle Ground	2023	OF	SL	2161 rpm
35	Tyler Anderson	WA	Sumner	2024	RHP	CB	2158 rpm
^	Rylan Haider	WA	Olympia	2022	RHP	SL	2158 rpm
36	Braden Hartley	WA	Rochester	2023	OF	CB	2149 rpm
37	Lane Simonsen	WA	Lynden	2024	C	CB	2146 rpm
38	Brady Trombello	WA	Prairie	2023	RHP	CB	2146 rpm
39	Jarod Oldham	WA	Hockinson	2023	OF	CB	2139 rpm
40	Braiden Boyd	WA	Chelan	2023	LHP	CB	2138 rpm