Red Deer Preseason ID: Pitching Data Dive
February 27, 2024
On Saturday, February 24th the Prep Baseball Alberta staff hosted it's first showcase of the season with the Red Deer Preseason ID at The Red Deer Dome in Red Deer, Alberta. This event featured over 17 players from the across the province in the 2024 - 2028 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players, as well as collect updated metrics via our tech partner TrackMan.
The event also serves as an identifier and qualifier for our Select Series Events such as Future Games (2026), Jr. Future Games (2028/2029), Senior Future Games (2025), West Coast Games (2025/2026) and Best of the West (18U & 15U).
Earlier this week we began our post-event coverage within our Statistical Analysis article. Today we'll take a deeper dive into all of the data we collected from the event within this article as we provide leaderboards on each metric collected on TrackMan during bullpens at the event.
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FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Brayden Kramm | AB | Barrhead Composite | 2025 | C | 83.9 mph |
2 | Ethian Mayuk | AB | Father Mercredi | 2025 | RHP | 83.5 mph |
3 | Lincoln Fugle | AB | Father Patrick Mercredi | 2025 | OF | 83.5 mph |
4 | Michael Szpak | AB | Father Patrick mercredi | 2025 | LHP | 83.0 mph |
5 | Tyson Kajmowicz | AB | Central Memorial High School | 2026 | RHP | 81.3 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 | Ethian Mayuk | AB | Father Mercredi | 2025 | RHP | 2101 rpm |
2 | Nathan Heaman | AB | Bishop O' Byrne | 2025 | 3B | 2059 rpm |
3 | Tyson Kajmowicz | AB | Central Memorial High School | 2026 | RHP | 2006 rpm |
4 | Dayne Liske | AB | Hope Christian School | 2026 | 2B | 2002 rpm |
5 | Ryder Farrer | AB | Notre Dame | 2026 | RHP | 1996 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 | Brayden Kramm | AB | Barrhead Composite | 2025 | C | 17.6 in |
2 | Ryder Farrer | AB | Notre Dame | 2026 | RHP | 13.7 in |
3 | Tavin Anderson | AB | Our lady of mount pleasant school | 2026 | OF | 12.9 in |
4 | Nathan Heaman | AB | Bishop O' Byrne | 2025 | 3B | 12.6 in |
5 | Michael Szpak | AB | Father Patrick mercredi | 2025 | LHP | 11.7 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 | Cooper Smith | AB | Onoway High School | 2028 | RHP | 12.3 |
2 | Ryder Farrer | AB | Notre Dame | 2026 | RHP | 9.5 |
3 | Nathan Heaman | AB | Bishop O' Byrne | 2025 | 3B | 9.3 |
4 | Lincoln Fugle | AB | Father Patrick Mercredi | 2025 | OF | 8.9 |
5 | Michael Szpak | AB | Father Patrick mercredi | 2025 | LHP | -8.5 |
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 | Dayne Liske | AB | Hope Christian School | 2026 | 2B | 100 % |
2 | Ethian Mayuk | AB | Father Mercredi | 2025 | RHP | 62 % |
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Ryder Farrer | AB | Notre Dame | 2026 | RHP | 2426 rpm |
2 | Ethian Mayuk | AB | Father Mercredi | 2025 | RHP | 2264 rpm |
3 | Dayne Liske | AB | Hope Christian School | 2026 | 2B | 2080 rpm |
4 | Tavin Anderson | AB | Our lady of mount pleasant school | 2026 | OF | 2003 rpm |
5 | Michael Szpak | AB | Father Patrick mercredi | 2025 | LHP | 1843 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Ryder Farrer | AB | Notre Dame | 2026 | RHP | -14.0 in |
2 | Tavin Anderson | AB | Our lady of mount pleasant school | 2026 | OF | -5.6 in |
3 | Ethian Mayuk | AB | Father Mercredi | 2025 | RHP | -4.4 in |
4 | Lincoln Fugle | AB | Father Patrick Mercredi | 2025 | OF | -1.7 in |
5 | Dayne Liske | AB | Hope Christian School | 2026 | 2B | 1.7 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Ryder Farrer | AB | Notre Dame | 2026 | RHP | -10.1 |
2 | Dayne Liske | AB | Hope Christian School | 2026 | 2B | -9.2 |
3 | Tavin Anderson | AB | Our lady of mount pleasant school | 2026 | OF | 8.1 |
4 | Lincoln Fugle | AB | Father Patrick Mercredi | 2025 | OF | -2.8 |
5 | Brayden Kramm | AB | Barrhead Composite | 2025 | C | -1.4 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Ryder Farrer | AB | Notre Dame | 2026 | RHP | 60 % |
2 | Ethian Mayuk | AB | Father Mercredi | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Lincoln Fugle | AB | Father Patrick Mercredi | 2025 | OF | 50 % |
3 | Brayden Kramm | AB | Barrhead Composite | 2025 | C | 40 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Dayne Liske | AB | Hope Christian School | 2026 | 2B | 2085 |
2 | Tavin Anderson | AB | Our lady of mount pleasant school | 2026 | OF | 2017 |
3 | Tyson Kajmowicz | AB | Central Memorial High School | 2026 | RHP | 1974 |
4 | Michael Szpak | AB | Father Patrick mercredi | 2025 | LHP | 1955 |
5 | Nathan Heaman | AB | Bishop O' Byrne | 2025 | 3B | 1742 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Cooper Smith | AB | Onoway High School | 2028 | RHP | 8.6 in |
2 | Tavin Anderson | AB | Our lady of mount pleasant school | 2026 | OF | -8.2 in |
3 | Lincoln Fugle | AB | Father Patrick Mercredi | 2025 | OF | -3.5 in |
4 | Michael Szpak | AB | Father Patrick mercredi | 2025 | LHP | 2.9 in |
5 | Tyson Kajmowicz | AB | Central Memorial High School | 2026 | RHP | -2.8 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Tavin Anderson | AB | Our lady of mount pleasant school | 2026 | OF | 10.8 |
2 | Cooper Smith | AB | Onoway High School | 2028 | RHP | 7.8 |
3 | Lincoln Fugle | AB | Father Patrick Mercredi | 2025 | OF | -7.5 |
4 | Tyson Kajmowicz | AB | Central Memorial High School | 2026 | RHP | -5.4 |
5 | Dayne Liske | AB | Hope Christian School | 2026 | 2B | -4.3 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Nathan Heaman | AB | Bishop O' Byrne | 2025 | 3B | 60 % |
2 | Lincoln Fugle | AB | Father Patrick Mercredi | 2025 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Dayne Liske | AB | Hope Christian School | 2026 | 2B | 50 % |
^ | Michael Szpak | AB | Father Patrick mercredi | 2025 | LHP | 50 % |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Ryder Farrer | AB | Notre Dame | 2026 | RHP | 16.0 |
2 | Dayne Liske | AB | Hope Christian School | 2026 | 2B | 14.5 |
3 | Lincoln Fugle | AB | Father Patrick Mercredi | 2025 | OF | 13.6 |
4 | Michael Szpak | AB | Father Patrick mercredi | 2025 | LHP | -10.0 |
5 | Ethian Mayuk | AB | Father Mercredi | 2025 | RHP | 9.8 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Cooper Smith | AB | Onoway High School | 2028 | RHP | 66 % |
2 | Tavin Anderson | AB | Our lady of mount pleasant school | 2026 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Nathan Heaman | AB | Bishop O' Byrne | 2025 | 3B | 50 % |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
2024 Okotoks Dawgs Scout Day | AB | 03/06 | Dunvernay Fieldhouse |
2024 St. Josephs Academy Scout Day | AB | 03/08 | St. Joseph's High School |
2024 Edmonton Spring Future Games Trials | AB | 03/09 | The Shop by SPMBA |
2024 AHP Renegades Scout Day | AB | 03/29 | Absolute Human Performance |
2024 Medicine Hat Preseason ID | AB | 04/14 | Mavericks Athletic Park |
2024 Calgary Future Games Trials | AB | 04/17 | Tourmaline Field |
2024 Parkland Academy Scout Day | AB | 04/18 | Tri Leisure Centre |
2024 18U Best of the West | AB | 05/01 | Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC) |
2024 15U Best of the West | AB | 05/01 | Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC) |
2024 Calgary Blues Scout Day | AB | 05/10 | Optimist Athletic Park |
2024 Calgary Summer Open | AB | 06/26 | Webber Academy Athletic Park |
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