Colorado State Games: Pitching Leaders
August 15, 2024
On August 6-7, the Prep Baseball Colorado staff hosted this year's Colorado State Games at Metro State University - Denver. This event featured ~120 prospects from the 2028-2025 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players in attendance, and during games. Today we'll continue our deep dive into the data collected at this event within this 'Pitching Leaders' story.
For complete event results, click here.
FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Jackson Tuttle | CO | Highlands Ranch | 2025 | RHP | 89.6 mph |
2 | Jackson Pfister | CO | Grandview High School | 2025 | RHP | 89.4 mph |
3 | Andrew Henderson | CO | Grand Junction | 2026 | RHP | 88.5 mph |
4 | Andrew Torres | CO | Discovery Canyon | 2025 | RHP | 88.2 mph |
5 | Tyler Harvey | CO | Legend | 2025 | LHP | 87.5 mph |
6 | Tyler Kephart | CO | Fossil Ridge | 2026 | C | 86.9 mph |
7 | Alex King | CO | Mountain Vista | 2026 | SS | 86.5 mph |
8 | Cael Knobbe | CO | Cherry Creek | 2025 | RHP | 86.5 mph |
9 | Wrigley Cox | CO | Rocky Mountain High School | 2026 | SS | 85.9 mph |
10 | Jamin Patterson | CO | Bear Creek | 2025 | RHP | 85.5 mph |
11 | Advait Jadhav | CO | Mountain Vista | 2027 | RHP | 85.1 mph |
12 | Riley Suddath | CO | Chatfield High School | 2025 | RHP | 84.7 mph |
13 | Kieran Delaney | CO | Colorado Academy | 2026 | SS | 84.3 mph |
14 | Drew Boyarko | CO | Lewis-Palmer | 2025 | RHP | 84.3 mph |
15 | Connor Carlson | CO | Cherokee Trail | 2025 | RHP | 83.4 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 | Blake Maestas | CO | Falcon | 2027 | C | 2443 rpm |
2 | Porter Peonio | CO | Ralston Valley | 2026 | RHP | 2313 rpm |
3 | Jackson Tuttle | CO | Highlands Ranch | 2025 | RHP | 2268 rpm |
4 | Braxton Macias | CO | Rock Canyon | 2027 | RHP | 2238 rpm |
5 | Jackson Pfister | CO | Grandview High School | 2025 | RHP | 2236 rpm |
6 | Drew Boyarko | CO | Lewis-Palmer | 2025 | RHP | 2235 rpm |
7 | Cael Knobbe | CO | Cherry Creek | 2025 | RHP | 2207 rpm |
8 | Tyler Kephart | CO | Fossil Ridge | 2026 | C | 2177 rpm |
9 | Wrigley Cox | CO | Rocky Mountain High School | 2026 | SS | 2147 rpm |
10 | Connor Carlson | CO | Cherokee Trail | 2025 | RHP | 2133 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 | Garrett Williams | CO | Highlands Ranch | 2025 | RHP | 18.4 in |
2 | Blake Young | CO | MULLEN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 14.8 in |
3 | Connor Carlson | CO | Cherokee Trail | 2025 | RHP | 14.5 in |
4 | Jackson Wier | CO | Fairview High School | 2026 | 1B | 14.1 in |
5 | Tyler Kephart | CO | Fossil Ridge | 2026 | C | 13.3 in |
6 | Advait Jadhav | CO | Mountain Vista | 2027 | RHP | 13.0 in |
7 | Blake Swift | CO | Pueblo County | 2026 | RHP | 12.6 in |
8 | Abel Salinas | CO | Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory | 2026 | RHP | 12.5 in |
9 | Dalton Marsh | CO | Mullen | 2027 | RHP | 12.4 in |
10 | Christian Ramirez | CO | Adams City | 2026 | SS | 12.2 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 | Cade Johnson | CO | Pine Creek | 2027 | C | 12.5 |
2 | Gavin Marsh | CO | Mullen | 2027 | OF | 12.4 |
3 | Samuel Goodrum | CO | Fossil Ridge | 2025 | 3B | 12.3 |
4 | Sam Szczukowski | CO | Arapahoe High School | 2026 | RHP | 11.7 |
5 | Riley Weihing | CO | Broomfield | 2026 | RHP | 11.5 |
6 | Jackson Tuttle | CO | Highlands Ranch | 2025 | RHP | 10.7 |
7 | Abel Salinas | CO | Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory | 2026 | RHP | 10.6 |
8 | Cody Romero | CO | Chatfield | 2025 | 1B | 10.3 |
9 | Cael Knobbe | CO | Cherry Creek | 2025 | RHP | 10.2 |
10 | Riley Suddath | CO | Chatfield High School | 2025 | RHP | 9.9 |
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.”
CURVEBALL SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Drew Boyarko | CO | Lewis-Palmer | 2025 | RHP | 2467 rpm |
2 | Christopher Blanco | CO | Standley Lake | 2025 | SS | 2433 rpm |
3 | Blake Maestas | CO | Falcon | 2027 | C | 2327 rpm |
4 | Gavin Cardoza | CO | Fruita Monument | 2026 | OF | 2326 rpm |
5 | Braxton Macias | CO | Rock Canyon | 2027 | RHP | 2296 rpm |
6 | Wyatt Barmes | CO | Berthoud High School | 2026 | SS | 2257 rpm |
7 | Andrew Torres | CO | Discovery Canyon | 2025 | RHP | 2248 rpm |
8 | Kieran Delaney | CO | Colorado Academy | 2026 | SS | 2230 rpm |
9 | Tyler Harvey | CO | Legend | 2025 | LHP | 2217 rpm |
10 | Jackson Tuttle | CO | Highlands Ranch | 2025 | RHP | 2149 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Jamin Patterson | CO | Bear Creek | 2025 | RHP | -11.4 in |
2 | Tyler Kephart | CO | Fossil Ridge | 2026 | C | -10.9 in |
3 | Braxton Macias | CO | Rock Canyon | 2027 | RHP | -10.7 in |
4 | Andrew Torres | CO | Discovery Canyon | 2025 | RHP | -10.2 in |
5 | Cade Johnson | CO | Pine Creek | 2027 | C | 9.6 in |
6 | Kieran Delaney | CO | Colorado Academy | 2026 | SS | -7.6 in |
7 | Parker Klenovich | CO | Legend | 2026 | RHP | -7.1 in |
8 | Christian Ramirez | CO | Adams City | 2026 | SS | 7.0 in |
9 | Riley Weihing | CO | Broomfield | 2026 | RHP | -6.7 in |
10 | Blake Young | CO | MULLEN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | -5.7 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Jake Clark | CO | Mullen | 2027 | 2B | -14.5 |
2 | Christian Ramirez | CO | Adams City | 2026 | SS | 11.7 |
3 | Dalton Marsh | CO | Mullen | 2027 | RHP | -11.4 |
4 | Blake Swift | CO | Pueblo County | 2026 | RHP | -11.3 |
5 | Jamin Patterson | CO | Bear Creek | 2025 | RHP | -11.3 |
6 | Advait Jadhav | CO | Mountain Vista | 2027 | RHP | -10.6 |
7 | Christopher Blanco | CO | Standley Lake | 2025 | SS | -10.1 |
8 | Blake Maestas | CO | Falcon | 2027 | C | -9.8 |
9 | Kieran Delaney | CO | Colorado Academy | 2026 | SS | -9.8 |
10 | Andrew Torres | CO | Discovery Canyon | 2025 | RHP | -9.5 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Christian Ramirez | CO | Adams City | 2026 | SS | 100 % |
2 | Gavin Cardoza | CO | Fruita Monument | 2026 | OF | 66 % |
^ | Jackson Tuttle | CO | Highlands Ranch | 2025 | RHP | 66 % |
3 | Advait Jadhav | CO | Mountain Vista | 2027 | RHP | 60 % |
4 | Parker Klenovich | CO | Legend | 2026 | RHP | 57 % |
5 | Samuel Goodrum | CO | Fossil Ridge | 2025 | 3B | 50 % |
6 | Blake Swift | CO | Pueblo County | 2026 | RHP | 45 % |
^ | Blake Maestas | CO | Falcon | 2027 | C | 45 % |
7 | Kieran Delaney | CO | Colorado Academy | 2026 | SS | 44 % |
8 | Jamin Patterson | CO | Bear Creek | 2025 | RHP | 41 % |
9 | Sam Szczukowski | CO | Arapahoe High School | 2026 | RHP | 40 % |
^ | Cameron Mares | CO | Pueblo West | 2027 | C | 40 % |
^ | Dalton Marsh | CO | Mullen | 2027 | RHP | 40 % |
^ | Cody Romero | CO | Chatfield | 2025 | 1B | 40 % |
^ | Bret Fischer | CO | Cherokee Trail | 2028 | OF | 40 % |
^ | Abel Salinas | CO | Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory | 2026 | RHP | 40 % |
10 | Karter Vega-Hernandez | CO | Fountain-Fort Carson High School | 2026 | SS | 37 % |
SLIDER SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Porter Peonio | CO | Ralston Valley | 2026 | RHP | 2623 |
2 | Christopher Blanco | CO | Standley Lake | 2025 | SS | 2468 |
3 | Connor Carlson | CO | Cherokee Trail | 2025 | RHP | 2437 |
4 | Cael Knobbe | CO | Cherry Creek | 2025 | RHP | 2351 |
5 | Tyler Harvey | CO | Legend | 2025 | LHP | 2336 |
6 | Andrew Torres | CO | Discovery Canyon | 2025 | RHP | 2329 |
7 | Jackson Tuttle | CO | Highlands Ranch | 2025 | RHP | 2242 |
8 | Alex King | CO | Mountain Vista | 2026 | SS | 2132 |
9 | Wrigley Cox | CO | Rocky Mountain High School | 2026 | SS | 2103 |
10 | Dalton Marsh | CO | Mullen | 2027 | RHP | 2092 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Jamin Patterson | CO | Bear Creek | 2025 | RHP | -21.1 in |
2 | Christian Ramirez | CO | Adams City | 2026 | SS | 13.1 in |
3 | Andrew Torres | CO | Discovery Canyon | 2025 | RHP | -9.0 in |
4 | Jackson Tuttle | CO | Highlands Ranch | 2025 | RHP | -8.5 in |
5 | Blake Young | CO | MULLEN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 5.0 in |
6 | Dalton Marsh | CO | Mullen | 2027 | RHP | 4.4 in |
7 | Wyatt Barmes | CO | Berthoud High School | 2026 | SS | 2.2 in |
8 | Porter Peonio | CO | Ralston Valley | 2026 | RHP | -2.2 in |
9 | Connor Carlson | CO | Cherokee Trail | 2025 | RHP | 2.0 in |
10 | Tyler Harvey | CO | Legend | 2025 | LHP | -1.1 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Porter Peonio | CO | Ralston Valley | 2026 | RHP | -19.8 |
2 | Christopher Blanco | CO | Standley Lake | 2025 | SS | -11.9 |
3 | Jackson Tuttle | CO | Highlands Ranch | 2025 | RHP | 9.4 |
4 | Jamin Patterson | CO | Bear Creek | 2025 | RHP | -9.4 |
5 | Andrew Torres | CO | Discovery Canyon | 2025 | RHP | -9.3 |
6 | Dalton Marsh | CO | Mullen | 2027 | RHP | -7.2 |
7 | Christian Ramirez | CO | Adams City | 2026 | SS | 6.7 |
8 | Wrigley Cox | CO | Rocky Mountain High School | 2026 | SS | -6.6 |
9 | Samuel Goodrum | CO | Fossil Ridge | 2025 | 3B | -6.0 |
10 | Connor Carlson | CO | Cherokee Trail | 2025 | RHP | -5.4 |
CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Samuel Goodrum | CO | Fossil Ridge | 2025 | 3B | 14.0 |
2 | Wyatt Barmes | CO | Berthoud High School | 2026 | SS | 11.4 |
3 | Abel Salinas | CO | Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory | 2026 | RHP | 8.9 |
4 | Cody Romero | CO | Chatfield | 2025 | 1B | 8.7 |
5 | Gage Viken | CO | University | 2026 | LHP | -8.2 |
6 | Blake Young | CO | MULLEN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 8.0 |
7 | Gavin Marsh | CO | Mullen | 2027 | OF | 7.9 |
8 | Cade Johnson | CO | Pine Creek | 2027 | C | 7.2 |
9 | Carson Medina | CO | Valor Christian | 2027 | RHP | 7.2 |
10 | Gavin Cardoza | CO | Fruita Monument | 2026 | OF | -6.9 |
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