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Utah Rising Stars ID: Pitching Data Dive

June 12, 2023
Cam Black-Araujo
PBR Utah Operations

On Wednesday, June 7th, the PBR Utah staff hosted the Utah Rising Stars ID at The Hive (Juab HS Fieldhouse) in Nephi, Utah. This event featured 43 prospects from the 2027 and 2028 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 Ryder Huntsman UT Pleasant Grove 2027 RHP 82.3 mph
2 Pratt Morley UT Spanish Fork 2027 2B 82.0 mph
3 Kayden Lambson UT Spanish Fork 2027 RHP 81.4 mph
4 Sam Dart UT Spanish Fork 2027 LHP 81.4 mph
5 Austin Sorenson UT Riverton High 2028 RHP 79.4 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 Boston Hatch UT Riverton High 2028 LHP 2305 rpm
2 Sam Dart UT Spanish Fork 2027 LHP 2169 rpm
3 Carson Hunt UT Desert Hills High 2027 1B 2140 rpm
4 Pratt Morley UT Spanish Fork 2027 2B 2134 rpm
5 Austin Sorenson UT Riverton High 2028 RHP 2110 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 Beckham Rowley UT Stansbury High 2027 LHP 15.5 in
2 Boston Hatch UT Riverton High 2028 LHP 14.9 in
3 Joseph Peak UT Jordan 2027 OF 14.8 in
4 Sam Dart UT Spanish Fork 2027 LHP 13.6 in
5 Austin Brown UT Wasatch High 2028 OF 11.5 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 Beckham Rowley UT Stansbury High 2027 LHP -13.7
2 Jaxton Tolman UT Desert Hills 2027 OF 9.9
3 Kruz Anderson UT Mountain Ridge 2027 RHP 9.8
4 Nick Macaluso UT Bingham High 2027 OF 9.4
5 Boston Hatch UT Riverton High 2028 LHP -9.0

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 Jacob Qualls UT American Fork 2027 3B 100 %
2 Kayden Lambson UT Spanish Fork 2027 RHP 83 %
^ Jett Pratt UT Tooele High 2028 OF 83 %
3 Austin Sorenson UT Riverton High 2028 RHP 66 %
^ Jonathon McGuire UT Dixie High 2027 RHP 66 %
^ Kruz Anderson UT Mountain Ridge 2027 RHP 66 %
^ Trent Chris UT Snow Canyon High 2027 LHP 66 %

CURVEBALL

SPIN RATE (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Beckham Rowley UT Stansbury High 2027 LHP 2426 rpm
2 Kayden Lambson UT Spanish Fork 2027 RHP 2263 rpm
3 Pratt Morley UT Spanish Fork 2027 2B 2257 rpm
4 Austin Sorenson UT Riverton High 2028 RHP 2249 rpm
5 Ryder Huntsman UT Pleasant Grove 2027 RHP 2248 rpm

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Trent Chris UT Snow Canyon High 2027 LHP -10.0 in
2 Jaxton Tolman UT Desert Hills 2027 OF -8.6 in
3 Ryder Huntsman UT Pleasant Grove 2027 RHP -7.9 in
4 Schafer Dixon UT Providence 2027 RHP -6.7 in
5 Carson Hunt UT Desert Hills High 2027 1B -6.4 in

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Mason Greeno UT Herriman 2027 RHP -11.9
2 Boston Hatch UT Riverton High 2028 LHP 9.9
3 Jaxton Tolman UT Desert Hills 2027 OF -9.3
4 Ryder Huntsman UT Pleasant Grove 2027 RHP -8.7
5 Max Larkin UT Dixie 2027 3B -8.1

STRIKE ZONE RATE%

Rank Name State School Class Pos Zone %
1 Jett Pratt UT Tooele High 2028 OF 100 %
2 Dalton Fay UT Mountain Ridge High 2027 3B 75 %
^ Trent Chris UT Snow Canyon High 2027 LHP 75 %
3 Porter Eddington UT Maple Mountain 2028 RHP 66 %
4 Boston Hatch UT Riverton High 2028 LHP 50 %
^ Austin Brown UT Wasatch High 2028 OF 50 %
^ Austin Sorenson UT Riverton High 2028 RHP 50 %
^ Beckham Rowley UT Stansbury High 2027 LHP 50 %
^ Max Larkin UT Dixie 2027 3B 50 %
^ Schafer Dixon UT Providence 2027 RHP 50 %
^ Jonathon McGuire UT Dixie High 2027 RHP 50 %
^ Joseph Peak UT Jordan 2027 OF 50 %

CHANGEUP

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Austin Sorenson UT Riverton High 2028 RHP 11.7
2 Sam Dart UT Spanish Fork 2027 LHP -10.8
3 Nick Macaluso UT Bingham High 2027 OF 10.2
4 Kayden Lambson UT Spanish Fork 2027 RHP 9.2
5 Max Larkin UT Dixie 2027 3B 9.0

STRIKE ZONE RATE%

Rank Name State School Class Pos Zone %
1 Beckham Rowley UT Stansbury High 2027 LHP 75 %
^ Jaxton Tolman UT Desert Hills 2027 OF 75 %
^ Jett Pratt UT Tooele High 2028 OF 75 %
^ Trent Chris UT Snow Canyon High 2027 LHP 75 %
2 Austin Brown UT Wasatch High 2028 OF 66 %
^ Nick Macaluso UT Bingham High 2027 OF 66 %

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
2023 PBR Scout Day: CBA Summit UT 06/17 Snow Canyon HS
2023 PBR Scout Day: Rawlings Tigers UT 06/29 Skyline High School
Top Prospect Games (Invite-Only) UT 07/11 Salt Lake Community College
PBR Junior Future Games NATIONAL 07/25 LakePoint
2023 PBR Future Games (Utah Invite) UT 07/26 LakePoint Sports - Cartersville, GA


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