Future Games Trials: Clearwater - Data Dive
July 18, 2024
The Future Games Trials: Clearwater took place Tuesday, July 16 at Jack Russell Stadium in Clearwater, FL. The event featured players from the 2025-2028 classes participating in a pro-style workout followed by bullpens in front of the Prep Baseball Florida Scouting Staff.
Inside today’s Data Dive, we will highlight the players with top metrics per Trackman, Blast, and Swift.
On Wednesday, we broke down the stat leaders from the more traditional categories in our Statistical Leaderboards. Today, we will take an even closer look at the players in attendance with the help of our tech partners, broken down by the categories and leaderboards below.
Pitchers
FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Chase Nystrom | FL | A3 Academy | 2025 | RHP | 90.7 mph |
2 | Dylan Wood | FL | Clearwater | 2025 | RHP | 85.4 mph |
3 | Stan Paszek | FL | Bishop McLaughlin | 2025 | RHP | 85.3 mph |
4 | Max McDougall | FL | West Boca Raton Community | 2026 | 2B | 84.7 mph |
5 | Eddie Fanilla | FL | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 84.0 mph |
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Hayden Huntsinger | FL | WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL | 2027 | OF | 2422 rpm |
2 | Chase Nystrom | FL | A3 Academy | 2025 | RHP | 2301 rpm |
3 | Dylan Wood | FL | Clearwater | 2025 | RHP | 2151 rpm |
4 | Eddie Fanilla | FL | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 2108 rpm |
5 | Sebastian Prieto | FL | Jesuit | 2026 | RHP | 2083 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.
SPIN EFFICIENCY% (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Efficiency % (avg) |
1 | Sebastian Prieto | FL | Jesuit | 2026 | RHP | 93 % |
2 | Hagen Conner | FL | RIVER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 1B | 92 % |
3 | Max McDougall | FL | West Boca Raton Community | 2026 | 2B | 91 % |
4 | Trace Furniss | FL | Olympia | 2025 | LHP | 90 % |
5 | Chase Nystrom | FL | A3 Academy | 2025 | RHP | 87 % |
Spin Efficiency: This metric is the percentage of the raw spin rate that directly impacts pitch movement; so while raw spin is measured by revolutions per minute (rpm), spin efficiency is the ratio of true spin divided by raw spin. It’s important to understand that more is not always better when it comes to spin efficiency. The optimal spin efficiency on a pitch depends on the pitch type and should be understood in the context of a pitcher’s entire arsenal. Regarding the true four-seam fastball, a spin efficiency close to 100 percent is preferable, indicating that nearly all the backspin generated on the ball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand is contributing to the “riding” action the pitch has as it enters and exits the strike zone, making it especially effective in the upper third of the strike zone.
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Eddie Fanilla | FL | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 22.0 in |
2 | Sebastian Prieto | FL | Jesuit | 2026 | RHP | 18.6 in |
3 | Trace Furniss | FL | Olympia | 2025 | LHP | 18.3 in |
4 | Chase Nystrom | FL | A3 Academy | 2025 | RHP | 17.1 in |
5 | Hayden Huntsinger | FL | WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL | 2027 | OF | 16.3 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 | Hagen Conner | FL | RIVER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 1B | 15.2 |
2 | Hayden Huntsinger | FL | WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL | 2027 | OF | 14.2 |
3 | Sebastian Prieto | FL | Jesuit | 2026 | RHP | 12.7 |
4 | Max McDougall | FL | West Boca Raton Community | 2026 | 2B | 11.2 |
5 | Dylan Wood | FL | Clearwater | 2025 | RHP | 10.1 |
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 | Eddie Fanilla | FL | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 2807 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Eddie Fanilla | FL | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | -8.7 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Eddie Fanilla | FL | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | -6.5 |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Dylan Wood | FL | Clearwater | 2025 | RHP | 2646 |
2 | Max McDougall | FL | West Boca Raton Community | 2026 | 2B | 2605 |
3 | Chase Nystrom | FL | A3 Academy | 2025 | RHP | 2382 |
4 | Stan Paszek | FL | Bishop McLaughlin | 2025 | RHP | 2349 |
5 | Sebastian Prieto | FL | Jesuit | 2026 | RHP | 2139 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Chase Nystrom | FL | A3 Academy | 2025 | RHP | -7.7 in |
2 | Max McDougall | FL | West Boca Raton Community | 2026 | 2B | -5.6 in |
3 | Hayden Huntsinger | FL | WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL | 2027 | OF | 3.0 in |
4 | Sebastian Prieto | FL | Jesuit | 2026 | RHP | -2.9 in |
5 | Stan Paszek | FL | Bishop McLaughlin | 2025 | RHP | -2.3 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Max McDougall | FL | West Boca Raton Community | 2026 | 2B | -14.1 |
2 | Stan Paszek | FL | Bishop McLaughlin | 2025 | RHP | -12.1 |
3 | Dylan Wood | FL | Clearwater | 2025 | RHP | -10.9 |
4 | Hagen Conner | FL | RIVER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 1B | -10.5 |
5 | Sebastian Prieto | FL | Jesuit | 2026 | RHP | -10.3 |
CHANGEUP
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Max McDougall | FL | West Boca Raton Community | 2026 | 2B | 1868 rpm |
2 | Hayden Huntsinger | FL | WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL | 2027 | OF | 1762 rpm |
3 | Sebastian Prieto | FL | Jesuit | 2026 | RHP | 1741 rpm |
4 | Stan Paszek | FL | Bishop McLaughlin | 2025 | RHP | 1731 rpm |
5 | Chase Nystrom | FL | A3 Academy | 2025 | RHP | 1620 rpm |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Max McDougall | FL | West Boca Raton Community | 2026 | 2B | 17.9 |
2 | Sebastian Prieto | FL | Jesuit | 2026 | RHP | 13.3 |
3 | Hayden Huntsinger | FL | WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL | 2027 | OF | 13.0 |
4 | Chase Nystrom | FL | A3 Academy | 2025 | RHP | 12.6 |
5 | Hagen Conner | FL | RIVER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 1B | 12.1 |
Hitters
SWIFT ATHLETIC TESTING
60-YARD DASH
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
1 | Owen Taulbee | FL | WILLIAM R BOONE HIGH | 2025 | OF | 6.82 |
2 | Dominic Italiano | FL | Sunlake | 2025 | SS | 6.90 |
3 | Brock Byrne | FL | EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 1B | 6.94 |
4 | Max McDougall | FL | West Boca Raton Community | 2026 | 2B | 7.11 |
5 | Anthony Allen | FL | Calvary Christian | 2026 | 2B | 7.15 |
6 | Taylor Bice | FL | BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 7.17 |
7 | Landon Towns | FL | Lake Highland Prep | 2025 | C | 7.18 |
8 | Jordan Ortiz | FL | SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 7.19 |
9 | Dallas Searcy | FL | CITY/PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 7.20 |
10 | Pietro Pugliese | FL | WINTER PARK HIGH | 2026 | OF | 7.22 |
TRACKMAN HITTING
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Max McDougall | FL | West Boca Raton Community | 2026 | 2B | 99.1 mph |
2 | Dominic Italiano | FL | Sunlake | 2025 | SS | 97.2 mph |
3 | Dylan Taft | FL | East Lake HS | 2025 | C | 96.7 mph |
4 | Dylan Wood | FL | Clearwater | 2025 | RHP | 94.4 mph |
5 | Armando Monday | FL | CLEARWATER CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | C | 93.6 mph |
6 | Ashton Recore | FL | Calvary Christian High School | 2025 | C | 93.4 mph |
7 | Pietro Pugliese | FL | WINTER PARK HIGH | 2026 | OF | 92.2 mph |
8 | Landon Towns | FL | Lake Highland Prep | 2025 | C | 92.0 mph |
9 | Hagen Conner | FL | RIVER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 1B | 90.3 mph |
10 | Hayden Huntsinger | FL | WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL | 2027 | OF | 90.1 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Dylan Wood | FL | Clearwater | 2025 | RHP | 89.4 mph |
2 | Max McDougall | FL | West Boca Raton Community | 2026 | 2B | 88.4 mph |
3 | Dylan Taft | FL | East Lake HS | 2025 | C | 86.2 mph |
4 | Ashton Recore | FL | Calvary Christian High School | 2025 | C | 85.0 mph |
5 | Armando Monday | FL | CLEARWATER CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | C | 84.3 mph |
6 | Jack Smythe | FL | Tampa Catholic | 2027 | SS | 83.7 mph |
7 | Pietro Pugliese | FL | WINTER PARK HIGH | 2026 | OF | 83.4 mph |
8 | Hagen Conner | FL | RIVER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 1B | 81.7 mph |
9 | Hayden Huntsinger | FL | WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL | 2027 | OF | 81.0 mph |
10 | Dominic Italiano | FL | Sunlake | 2025 | SS | 80.5 mph |
Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Dylan Taft | FL | East Lake HS | 2025 | C | 372 ft |
2 | Landon Towns | FL | Lake Highland Prep | 2025 | C | 357 ft |
3 | Max McDougall | FL | West Boca Raton Community | 2026 | 2B | 353 ft |
4 | Dominic Italiano | FL | Sunlake | 2025 | SS | 350 ft |
5 | Ashton Recore | FL | Calvary Christian High School | 2025 | C | 350 ft |
6 | Owen Taulbee | FL | WILLIAM R BOONE HIGH | 2025 | OF | 349 ft |
7 | Liam Akins | FL | TAMPA PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2026 | 3B | 339 ft |
8 | Hayden Huntsinger | FL | WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL | 2027 | OF | 336 ft |
9 | Hagen Conner | FL | RIVER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 1B | 335 ft |
10 | Pietro Pugliese | FL | WINTER PARK HIGH | 2026 | OF | 332 ft |
SWEET SPOT%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
1 | Jack Smythe | FL | Tampa Catholic | 2027 | SS | 81 % |
2 | Pietro Pugliese | FL | WINTER PARK HIGH | 2026 | OF | 81 % |
3 | Liam Akins | FL | TAMPA PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2026 | 3B | 75 % |
4 | Hagen Conner | FL | RIVER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 1B | 69 % |
5 | Quinn McElfatrick | FL | Berkeley Prep | 2028 | 3B | 66 % |
Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.
BLAST MOTION
HAND SPEED (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Pietro Pugliese | FL | WINTER PARK HIGH | 2026 | OF | 22.6 mph |
2 | Armando Monday | FL | CLEARWATER CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | C | 21.6 mph |
3 | Jordan Ortiz | FL | SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 21.0 mph |
4 | Hayden Huntsinger | FL | WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL | 2027 | OF | 20.8 mph |
5 | Landon Towns | FL | Lake Highland Prep | 2025 | C | 20.7 mph |
6 | Taylor Bice | FL | BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 20.6 mph |
7 | Daniel Smythe | FL | Tampa Catholic | 2025 | 3B | 20.6 mph |
8 | Dallas Searcy | FL | CITY/PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 20.5 mph |
9 | Brock Byrne | FL | EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 1B | 20.5 mph |
10 | Dylan Taft | FL | East Lake HS | 2025 | C | 20.4 mph |
Hand Speed: The observed speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.
BAT SPEED (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Max McDougall | FL | West Boca Raton Community | 2026 | 2B | 72.8 mph |
2 | Taylor Bice | FL | BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 72.3 mph |
3 | Brock Byrne | FL | EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 1B | 71.6 mph |
4 | Landon Towns | FL | Lake Highland Prep | 2025 | C | 70.2 mph |
5 | Dylan Taft | FL | East Lake HS | 2025 | C | 70.0 mph |
6 | Liam Akins | FL | TAMPA PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2026 | 3B | 68.5 mph |
7 | Pietro Pugliese | FL | WINTER PARK HIGH | 2026 | OF | 68.4 mph |
8 | Armando Monday | FL | CLEARWATER CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | C | 67.7 mph |
9 | Dylan Wood | FL | Clearwater | 2025 | RHP | 67.5 mph |
10 | Luca Meehan | FL | RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 67.3 mph |
Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.
ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Armando Monday | FL | CLEARWATER CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | C | 25.0 g |
2 | Jordan Ortiz | FL | SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 22.7 g |
3 | Hayden Huntsinger | FL | WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL | 2027 | OF | 19.2 g |
4 | Dylan Taft | FL | East Lake HS | 2025 | C | 18.2 g |
5 | Jack Smythe | FL | Tampa Catholic | 2027 | SS | 18.2 g |
6 | Anthony Allen | FL | Calvary Christian | 2026 | 2B | 16.9 g |
7 | Taylor Bice | FL | BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 16.1 g |
8 | Pietro Pugliese | FL | WINTER PARK HIGH | 2026 | OF | 13.1 g |
9 | Hagen Conner | FL | RIVER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | 1B | 12.3 g |
10 | Daniel Smythe | FL | Tampa Catholic | 2025 | 3B | 12.1 g |
Rotational Acceleration: Rotation measures how quickly your bat accelerates into the swing plane. Rotation is a good indicator of how you build bat speed by sequencing properly vs. pulling the bat with your hands. The quicker your rotational acceleration, the more power you will have and the more time you have to make a decision at the plate.
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