Boise Preseason ID: Pitching Data Dive
February 15, 2024
On Sunday, February 11th, the Prep Baseball Idaho staff hosted it's second of two Preseason ID's on the weekend with the Boise Preseason ID hosted at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho. This event featured 30+ players from the Boise area in the 2024 - 2028 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look and analysis of the players in attendance.
Earlier this week we began our post-event coverage within our Quick Hits and Statistical Analysis articles. 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.
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FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Dillon Fine | ID | Homedale | 2024 | 3B | 89.3 mph |
2 | Ian Lenius | ID | Middleton | 2025 | LHP | 87.2 mph |
3 | Cade Burnham | ID | Mountain View | 2025 | SS | 85.6 mph |
4 | Ryder Scheibe | ID | Emmett | 2025 | RHP | 83.1 mph |
5 | David Goicoa | ID | GRANGEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 82.8 mph |
6 | Sam Lindsley | ID | Grangeville | 2024 | RHP | 82.7 mph |
7 | Ozzie Scherer | ID | Wood River | 2025 | RHP | 82.0 mph |
8 | Beau Ramsey | ID | Middleton | 2025 | RHP | 81.8 mph |
9 | Justin Wunsch | ID | Middleton | 2025 | OF | 81.3 mph |
10 | Payton Fine | ID | Homedale | 2024 | RHP | 79.2 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 | Ryder Scheibe | ID | Emmett | 2025 | RHP | 2323 rpm |
2 | Ian Lenius | ID | Middleton | 2025 | LHP | 2286 rpm |
3 | Dillon Fine | ID | Homedale | 2024 | 3B | 2222 rpm |
4 | Cade Burnham | ID | Mountain View | 2025 | SS | 2178 rpm |
5 | Sam Lindsley | ID | Grangeville | 2024 | RHP | 2095 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 | Ian Lenius | ID | Middleton | 2025 | LHP | 21.0 in |
2 | Justin Wunsch | ID | Middleton | 2025 | OF | 19.7 in |
3 | Caiden McPherson | ID | MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | 3B | 18.6 in |
4 | Christian Waitley | ID | CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 18.3 in |
5 | Ozzie Scherer | ID | Wood River | 2025 | RHP | 17.4 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 | Ian Lenius | ID | Middleton | 2025 | LHP | -11.7 |
2 | Kennan Huettig | ID | CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 11.3 |
3 | David Goicoa | ID | GRANGEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 9.8 |
4 | Ozzie Scherer | ID | Wood River | 2025 | RHP | 9.2 |
5 | Ryder Scheibe | ID | Emmett | 2025 | RHP | 7.3 |
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 | Christian Zannitto | ID | OWYHEE HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | SS | 100 % |
2 | Ian Lenius | ID | Middleton | 2025 | LHP | 80 % |
^ | Christian Waitley | ID | CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 80 % |
3 | Sam Lindsley | ID | Grangeville | 2024 | RHP | 60 % |
4 | Ryder Scheibe | ID | Emmett | 2025 | RHP | 57 % |
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Ozzie Scherer | ID | Wood River | 2025 | RHP | 2486 rpm |
2 | Dillon Fine | ID | Homedale | 2024 | 3B | 2055 rpm |
3 | Caiden McPherson | ID | MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | 3B | 1990 rpm |
4 | David Goicoa | ID | GRANGEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 1936 rpm |
5 | Christian Waitley | ID | CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 1867 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Caiden McPherson | ID | MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | 3B | -15.4 in |
2 | David Goicoa | ID | GRANGEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | -13.1 in |
3 | Ozzie Scherer | ID | Wood River | 2025 | RHP | -12.4 in |
4 | Christian Zannitto | ID | OWYHEE HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | SS | -12.3 in |
5 | Dillon Fine | ID | Homedale | 2024 | 3B | -12.1 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Ozzie Scherer | ID | Wood River | 2025 | RHP | -18.5 |
2 | David Goicoa | ID | GRANGEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | -17.8 |
3 | Dillon Fine | ID | Homedale | 2024 | 3B | -16.9 |
4 | TeJay Holstine | ID | Twin Falls | 2024 | RHP | -14.8 |
5 | Sam Lindsley | ID | Grangeville | 2024 | RHP | -11.3 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Christian Zannitto | ID | OWYHEE HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | SS | 100 % |
2 | Ozzie Scherer | ID | Wood River | 2025 | RHP | 80 % |
3 | Dillon Fine | ID | Homedale | 2024 | 3B | 75 % |
4 | Kennan Huettig | ID | CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 66 % |
5 | Christian Waitley | ID | CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 50 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Ian Lenius | ID | Middleton | 2025 | LHP | 2374 |
2 | David Goicoa | ID | GRANGEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 2288 |
3 | Cade Burnham | ID | Mountain View | 2025 | SS | 2129 |
4 | Dillon Fine | ID | Homedale | 2024 | 3B | 2090 |
5 | Ryder Scheibe | ID | Emmett | 2025 | RHP | 2067 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | David Goicoa | ID | GRANGEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | -12.7 in |
2 | Ryder Scheibe | ID | Emmett | 2025 | RHP | -10.0 in |
3 | Cade Burnham | ID | Mountain View | 2025 | SS | -7.7 in |
4 | Sam Lindsley | ID | Grangeville | 2024 | RHP | 7.6 in |
5 | Christian Zannitto | ID | OWYHEE HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | SS | -6.1 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | David Goicoa | ID | GRANGEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | -18.5 |
2 | Dillon Fine | ID | Homedale | 2024 | 3B | -16.7 |
3 | Cade Burnham | ID | Mountain View | 2025 | SS | -10.6 |
4 | Payton Fine | ID | Homedale | 2024 | RHP | -7.6 |
5 | Ryder Scheibe | ID | Emmett | 2025 | RHP | -7.5 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Ian Lenius | ID | Middleton | 2025 | LHP | 66 % |
^ | Payton Fine | ID | Homedale | 2024 | RHP | 66 % |
2 | Sam Lindsley | ID | Grangeville | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Dillon Fine | ID | Homedale | 2024 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | Christian Zannitto | ID | OWYHEE HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | SS | 50 % |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Christian Aragon | ID | MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 16.0 |
2 | Cade Burnham | ID | Mountain View | 2025 | SS | 14.8 |
3 | Beau Ramsey | ID | Middleton | 2025 | RHP | 13.6 |
4 | Kennan Huettig | ID | CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 13.2 |
5 | Ian Lenius | ID | Middleton | 2025 | LHP | -11.3 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | TeJay Holstine | ID | Twin Falls | 2024 | RHP | 80 % |
2 | Payton Fine | ID | Homedale | 2024 | RHP | 60 % |
3 | Ryder Scheibe | ID | Emmett | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Christian Waitley | ID | CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 50 % |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Idaho Rising Stars ID | ID | 05/05 | Middleton High School |
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