Abbotsford Preseason ID: Pitching Data Dive
February 22, 2024
On Monday, February 19th the Prep Baseball British Columbia staff hosted it's first showcase of the season with the Abbotsford Preseason ID at Delair Park Indoor Facility in Abbotsford, British Columbia. This event featured over 47 players from the across the province in the 2024 - 2027 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).
This event featured roughly 40 prospects from the Abbotsford area 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 partners TrackMan and Swift Performance.
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 | Everett Bertsch | BC | Riverside Secondary | 2025 | RHP | 85.9 mph |
2 | Jake Fehr | BC | Sands Secondary | 2025 | RHP | 84.7 mph |
3 | Bode Lynch | BC | Thomas Haney Secondary | 2027 | C | 84.0 mph |
4 | Daniel Dykema | BC | Argyle Secondary | 2025 | RHP | 81.8 mph |
5 | Brady Pickering | BC | Yale | 2026 | RHP | 81.6 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 | Everett Bertsch | BC | Riverside Secondary | 2025 | RHP | 2423 rpm |
2 | Jake Fehr | BC | Sands Secondary | 2025 | RHP | 2405 rpm |
3 | Daniel Dykema | BC | Argyle Secondary | 2025 | RHP | 2216 rpm |
4 | Bode Lynch | BC | Thomas Haney Secondary | 2027 | C | 2095 rpm |
5 | Brady Pickering | BC | Yale | 2026 | RHP | 2071 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 | Tate Ottahal | BC | New Westminster Secondary | 2025 | RHP | 20.7 in |
2 | Jonathan Juan | BC | Moscrop Secondary | 2026 | RHP | 17.9 in |
3 | Everett Bertsch | BC | Riverside Secondary | 2025 | RHP | 17.8 in |
4 | Bode Lynch | BC | Thomas Haney Secondary | 2027 | C | 17.7 in |
5 | Luke Murdoch | BC | New Westminster | 2024 | 2B | 16.5 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 | Dylan Bird | BC | Lord Tweedsmuir | 2027 | SS | 15.0 |
2 | Everett Bertsch | BC | Riverside Secondary | 2025 | RHP | 12.8 |
3 | Brady Pickering | BC | Yale | 2026 | RHP | 12.5 |
4 | Daniel Dykema | BC | Argyle Secondary | 2025 | RHP | 12.0 |
5 | Jonathan Juan | BC | Moscrop Secondary | 2026 | RHP | 10.3 |
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 | Jonathan Juan | BC | Moscrop Secondary | 2026 | RHP | 83 % |
2 | Bode Lynch | BC | Thomas Haney Secondary | 2027 | C | 75 % |
3 | Tate Ottahal | BC | New Westminster Secondary | 2025 | RHP | 71 % |
4 | Daniel Dykema | BC | Argyle Secondary | 2025 | RHP | 66 % |
5 | Aldrich Lin | BC | McMath | 2026 | RHP | 60 % |
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Nathan Baerg | BC | Yale Baseball Academy | 2025 | RHP | 2284 rpm |
2 | Bode Lynch | BC | Thomas Haney Secondary | 2027 | C | 2230 rpm |
3 | Dylan De Meyer | BC | Abbotsford Christian | 2026 | RHP | 1746 rpm |
4 | Dylan Bird | BC | Lord Tweedsmuir | 2027 | SS | 1744 rpm |
5 | Jonathan Juan | BC | Moscrop Secondary | 2026 | RHP | 1454 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Nathan Baerg | BC | Yale Baseball Academy | 2025 | RHP | -14.2 in |
2 | Dylan Bird | BC | Lord Tweedsmuir | 2027 | SS | -12.2 in |
3 | Jonathan Juan | BC | Moscrop Secondary | 2026 | RHP | 6.0 in |
4 | Bode Lynch | BC | Thomas Haney Secondary | 2027 | C | -5.1 in |
5 | Dylan De Meyer | BC | Abbotsford Christian | 2026 | RHP | -3.2 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Dylan Bird | BC | Lord Tweedsmuir | 2027 | SS | -17.6 |
2 | Nathan Baerg | BC | Yale Baseball Academy | 2025 | RHP | -16.2 |
3 | Aldrich Lin | BC | McMath | 2026 | RHP | -13.9 |
4 | Dylan De Meyer | BC | Abbotsford Christian | 2026 | RHP | -12.1 |
5 | Jonathan Juan | BC | Moscrop Secondary | 2026 | RHP | -11.6 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Jonathan Juan | BC | Moscrop Secondary | 2026 | RHP | 80 % |
2 | Bode Lynch | BC | Thomas Haney Secondary | 2027 | C | 60 % |
3 | Dylan De Meyer | BC | Abbotsford Christian | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Aldrich Lin | BC | McMath | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Jake Fehr | BC | Sands Secondary | 2025 | RHP | 2384 |
2 | Everett Bertsch | BC | Riverside Secondary | 2025 | RHP | 2350 |
3 | Daniel Dykema | BC | Argyle Secondary | 2025 | RHP | 2316 |
4 | Brady Pickering | BC | Yale | 2026 | RHP | 1914 |
5 | Aleron Currie | BC | Windsor Secondary | 2025 | 1B | 1909 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Jake Fehr | BC | Sands Secondary | 2025 | RHP | -10.7 in |
2 | Daniel Dykema | BC | Argyle Secondary | 2025 | RHP | -9.9 in |
3 | Aleron Currie | BC | Windsor Secondary | 2025 | 1B | 8.7 in |
4 | Everett Bertsch | BC | Riverside Secondary | 2025 | RHP | -5.3 in |
5 | Brady Pickering | BC | Yale | 2026 | RHP | -3.2 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Jake Fehr | BC | Sands Secondary | 2025 | RHP | -20.7 |
2 | Daniel Dykema | BC | Argyle Secondary | 2025 | RHP | -14.7 |
3 | Everett Bertsch | BC | Riverside Secondary | 2025 | RHP | -14.4 |
4 | Aleron Currie | BC | Windsor Secondary | 2025 | 1B | -14.4 |
5 | Aldrich Lin | BC | McMath | 2026 | RHP | -9.6 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Aleron Currie | BC | Windsor Secondary | 2025 | 1B | 100 % |
2 | Jake Fehr | BC | Sands Secondary | 2025 | RHP | 60 % |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Dylan Bird | BC | Lord Tweedsmuir | 2027 | SS | 18.0 |
2 | Jake Fehr | BC | Sands Secondary | 2025 | RHP | 17.6 |
^ | Everett Bertsch | BC | Riverside Secondary | 2025 | RHP | 17.6 |
3 | Brady Pickering | BC | Yale | 2026 | RHP | 16.4 |
4 | Bode Lynch | BC | Thomas Haney Secondary | 2027 | C | 14.1 |
5 | Nathan Baerg | BC | Yale Baseball Academy | 2025 | RHP | 10.9 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Dylan De Meyer | BC | Abbotsford Christian | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Bode Lynch | BC | Thomas Haney Secondary | 2027 | C | 50 % |
^ | Dylan Bird | BC | Lord Tweedsmuir | 2027 | SS | 50 % |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
2024 Canadian College & University Showcase (British Columbia) | BC | 03/02 | McLeod Athletic Park |
2024 18U Best of the West | BC | 05/01 | Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC) |
2024 15U Best of the West | BC | 05/01 | Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC) |
2024 Island Future Games Trials | BC | 05/22 | Royal Athletic Park |
2024 BC Future Games Trials | BC | 05/23 | Delair Park Field |
2024 Whalley Summer Open | BC | 08/17 | Whalley Athletic Park |
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