Colorado Fall ID: Pitching Data Dive
November 16, 2023
On Sunday, November 12th, the PBR Colorado staff hosted it's final ID event of the year with the Colorado Fall ID at The Farm Sports in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This event featured 68 prospects from the 2024 - 2027 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 | Jason Olsen | CO | Legacy | 2025 | SS | 86.7 mph |
2 | Andrew Torres | CO | Discovery Canyon | 2025 | RHP | 85.9 mph |
3 | Anthony Graziano | CO | Cherry Creek | 2025 | RHP | 85.8 mph |
4 | Ethan Sanchez | CO | Legacy High School | 2025 | OF | 85.7 mph |
5 | Jackson Tuttle | CO | Highlands Ranch | 2025 | RHP | 84.7 mph |
6 | Bryce Love | CO | Peyton | 2026 | OF | 84.0 mph |
7 | Charlie Rakowski | CO | Colorado Academy | 2025 | LHP | 82.9 mph |
8 | Wyatt Morwood | CO | Ralston Valley | 2024 | RHP | 82.5 mph |
9 | Bricen Moore | CO | Douglas County | 2026 | 1B | 82.3 mph |
10 | Britain Fox | CO | Holy Family | 2026 | OF | 80.8 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 | Jason Olsen | CO | Legacy | 2025 | SS | 2339 rpm |
2 | Jackson Wier | CO | Fairview High School | 2026 | 1B | 2242 rpm |
3 | Jackson Tuttle | CO | Highlands Ranch | 2025 | RHP | 2223 rpm |
4 | Andrew Torres | CO | Discovery Canyon | 2025 | RHP | 2189 rpm |
5 | Cody Becker | CO | Woodland Park | 2027 | 1B | 2176 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 | Jackson Wier | CO | Fairview High School | 2026 | 1B | 14.6 in |
2 | Anthony Graziano | CO | Cherry Creek | 2025 | RHP | 13.9 in |
3 | Bricen Moore | CO | Douglas County | 2026 | 1B | 13.2 in |
4 | Britain Fox | CO | Holy Family | 2026 | OF | 13.2 in |
5 | Chase Massey | CO | REGIS JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 13.2 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 | Blake Mares | CO | Pueblo West High School | 2026 | OF | 13.7 |
2 | Brenden Hamel | CO | Rampart High School | 2026 | RHP | 12.6 |
3 | Charlie Rakowski | CO | Colorado Academy | 2025 | LHP | -12.2 |
4 | Anthony Graziano | CO | Cherry Creek | 2025 | RHP | 9.0 |
5 | Cody Becker | CO | Woodland Park | 2027 | 1B | 8.2 |
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 %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Cade Johnson | CO | Pine Creek | 2027 | C | 83 % |
2 | Cameron Mares | CO | Pueblo West | 2027 | C | 80 % |
^ | Bricen Moore | CO | Douglas County | 2026 | 1B | 80 % |
3 | Charlie Rakowski | CO | Colorado Academy | 2025 | LHP | 62 % |
^ | Liam Gordon | CO | Widefield | 2026 | SS | 62 % |
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Jason Olsen | CO | Legacy | 2025 | SS | 2332 rpm |
2 | Andrew Torres | CO | Discovery Canyon | 2025 | RHP | 2313 rpm |
3 | Chase Massey | CO | REGIS JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 2189 rpm |
4 | Caden Cox | CO | Rampart | 2027 | RHP | 2139 rpm |
5 | Jackson Wier | CO | Fairview High School | 2026 | 1B | 2113 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Jackson Tuttle | CO | Highlands Ranch | 2025 | RHP | -10.3 in |
2 | Jason Olsen | CO | Legacy | 2025 | SS | -7.6 in |
3 | Kyland Pacheco | CO | Sierra High School | 2024 | RHP | 7.6 in |
4 | Derek Graham | CO | Liberty | 2027 | LHP | -7.5 in |
5 | Ethan Sanchez | CO | Legacy High School | 2025 | OF | -6.1 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Derek Graham | CO | Liberty | 2027 | LHP | 10.8 |
2 | Zane Cleaton | CO | Widefield | 2026 | SS | -9.1 |
3 | Scout Presley | CO | Salida | 2027 | SS | -8.3 |
4 | Jackson Wier | CO | Fairview High School | 2026 | 1B | -7.0 |
5 | Jason Olsen | CO | Legacy | 2025 | SS | -6.9 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Kyland Pacheco | CO | Sierra High School | 2024 | RHP | 100 % |
2 | Chase Massey | CO | REGIS JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 50 % |
^ | Liam Gordon | CO | Widefield | 2026 | SS | 50 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Jackson Wier | CO | Fairview High School | 2026 | 1B | 2454 |
2 | Jason Olsen | CO | Legacy | 2025 | SS | 2445 |
3 | Andrew Torres | CO | Discovery Canyon | 2025 | RHP | 2286 |
4 | Anthony Graziano | CO | Cherry Creek | 2025 | RHP | 2212 |
5 | Bricen Moore | CO | Douglas County | 2026 | 1B | 2151 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Jason Olsen | CO | Legacy | 2025 | SS | -9.6 in |
2 | Chase Massey | CO | REGIS JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 6.0 in |
3 | Zane Cleaton | CO | Widefield | 2026 | SS | -5.0 in |
4 | Bryce Love | CO | Peyton | 2026 | OF | 4.5 in |
5 | Liam Gordon | CO | Widefield | 2026 | SS | -3.7 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Jason Olsen | CO | Legacy | 2025 | SS | -11.3 |
2 | Kyland Pacheco | CO | Sierra High School | 2024 | RHP | -7.6 |
3 | Jackson Wier | CO | Fairview High School | 2026 | 1B | -5.4 |
4 | Anthony Graziano | CO | Cherry Creek | 2025 | RHP | -5.3 |
5 | Cameron Mares | CO | Pueblo West | 2027 | C | -5.1 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Cameron Mares | CO | Pueblo West | 2027 | C | 100 % |
^ | Bryce Love | CO | Peyton | 2026 | OF | 100 % |
2 | Bricen Moore | CO | Douglas County | 2026 | 1B | 75 % |
3 | Liam Gordon | CO | Widefield | 2026 | SS | 66 % |
^ | Jason Olsen | CO | Legacy | 2025 | SS | 66 % |
^ | Anthony Graziano | CO | Cherry Creek | 2025 | RHP | 66 % |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Brenden Hamel | CO | Rampart High School | 2026 | RHP | 13.8 |
2 | Charlie Rakowski | CO | Colorado Academy | 2025 | LHP | -11.3 |
3 | Blake Mares | CO | Pueblo West High School | 2026 | OF | 11.0 |
4 | Ethan Sanchez | CO | Legacy High School | 2025 | OF | -9.2 |
5 | Derek Graham | CO | Liberty | 2027 | LHP | -8.6 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Bryce Love | CO | Peyton | 2026 | OF | 100 % |
^ | Blake Mares | CO | Pueblo West High School | 2026 | OF | 100 % |
^ | Wyatt Morwood | CO | Ralston Valley | 2024 | RHP | 100 % |
^ | Lukin Dohrn | CO | Cheyenne Mountain | 2027 | RHP | 100 % |
2 | Jackson Tuttle | CO | Highlands Ranch | 2025 | RHP | 66 % |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Northern Colorado Preseason ID | CO | 02/04 | The Sports Stable - Boulder, CO |
Colorado Springs Preseason ID | CO | 02/11 | The Farm Sports |
Denver Preseason ID | CO | 02/18 | Marucci Clubhouse |
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