Idaho Falls Preseason ID: Pitching Data Dive
February 15, 2024
On Saturday, February 10th, the Prep Baseball Idaho staff hosted it's first event of the 2024 season with the Idaho Falls Preseason ID hosted at Bobcat Fieldhouse in Rexburg, Idaho. This event featured 35+ players from the Idaho Falls 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.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.
FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Tarik Allen | ID | Hillcrest | 2024 | RHP | 88.1 mph |
2 | Treagen Orr | ID | MADISON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | RHP | 83.7 mph |
3 | Jackson Gardner | ID | Sugar Salem | 2025 | RHP | 83.7 mph |
4 | Easton Cannon | ID | Blackfoot | 2025 | SS | 82.8 mph |
5 | Eliah Gordo | ID | Madison | 2026 | 3B | 82.1 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 | Jackson Gardner | ID | Sugar Salem | 2025 | RHP | 2277 rpm |
2 | Coltan Spagnuolo | ID | Bonneville | 2025 | RHP | 2258 rpm |
3 | Jackson Ropp | ID | Bonneville | 2026 | RHP | 2173 rpm |
4 | Treagen Orr | ID | MADISON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | RHP | 2113 rpm |
5 | Liam Lynch | ID | Thunder Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 2061 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 | Liam Lynch | ID | Thunder Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 16.1 in |
2 | Robert Morales | ID | Madison | 2026 | SS | 15.4 in |
3 | Eliah Gordo | ID | Madison | 2026 | 3B | 14.3 in |
4 | Lincoln Stallings | ID | HILLCREST | 2025 | OF | 14.0 in |
5 | Treagen Orr | ID | MADISON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | RHP | 13.0 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 | Treagen Orr | ID | MADISON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | RHP | 14.6 |
2 | Jackson Gardner | ID | Sugar Salem | 2025 | RHP | 10.1 |
3 | Jackson Ropp | ID | Bonneville | 2026 | RHP | 9.2 |
4 | Tarik Allen | ID | Hillcrest | 2024 | RHP | 8.2 |
5 | Robert Morales | ID | Madison | 2026 | SS | 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 | Treagen Orr | ID | MADISON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | RHP | 83 % |
2 | Tarik Allen | ID | Hillcrest | 2024 | RHP | 71 % |
3 | Lincoln Stuart | ID | Bonneville | 2026 | RHP | 66 % |
4 | Lincoln Stallings | ID | HILLCREST | 2025 | OF | 60 % |
5 | Coltan Spagnuolo | ID | Bonneville | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Jackson Ropp | ID | Bonneville | 2026 | RHP | 2289 rpm |
2 | Eliah Gordo | ID | Madison | 2026 | 3B | 2255 rpm |
3 | Liam Lynch | ID | Thunder Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 2188 rpm |
4 | Tarik Allen | ID | Hillcrest | 2024 | RHP | 2185 rpm |
5 | Coltan Spagnuolo | ID | Bonneville | 2025 | RHP | 2124 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Tarik Allen | ID | Hillcrest | 2024 | RHP | -9.1 in |
2 | Jackson Ropp | ID | Bonneville | 2026 | RHP | -5.4 in |
3 | Eliah Gordo | ID | Madison | 2026 | 3B | -4.3 in |
4 | Coltan Spagnuolo | ID | Bonneville | 2025 | RHP | -3.7 in |
5 | Brayden Romo | ID | Skyline | 2027 | LHP | 3.4 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Tarik Allen | ID | Hillcrest | 2024 | RHP | -13.3 |
2 | Lincoln Stuart | ID | Bonneville | 2026 | RHP | -12.9 |
3 | Jackson Ropp | ID | Bonneville | 2026 | RHP | -12.0 |
4 | Eliah Gordo | ID | Madison | 2026 | 3B | -9.8 |
5 | Brayden Romo | ID | Skyline | 2027 | LHP | 9.2 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Tarik Allen | ID | Hillcrest | 2024 | RHP | 75 % |
2 | Colter Jensen | ID | Preston | 2024 | RHP | 60 % |
^ | Treagen Orr | ID | MADISON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | RHP | 60 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Jackson Gardner | ID | Sugar Salem | 2025 | RHP | 2586 |
2 | Eliah Gordo | ID | Madison | 2026 | 3B | 2205 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Eliah Gordo | ID | Madison | 2026 | 3B | -7.2 in |
2 | Jackson Gardner | ID | Sugar Salem | 2025 | RHP | -4.8 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Jackson Gardner | ID | Sugar Salem | 2025 | RHP | -13.0 |
2 | Eliah Gordo | ID | Madison | 2026 | 3B | -11.1 |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Treagen Orr | ID | MADISON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | RHP | 14.4 |
2 | Easton Cannon | ID | Blackfoot | 2025 | SS | 13.2 |
3 | Jackson Ropp | ID | Bonneville | 2026 | RHP | 12.7 |
4 | Lincoln Stallings | ID | HILLCREST | 2025 | OF | -11.5 |
5 | Robert Morales | ID | Madison | 2026 | SS | 10.6 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Jackson Gardner | ID | Sugar Salem | 2025 | RHP | 60 % |
^ | Colter Jensen | ID | Preston | 2024 | RHP | 60 % |
2 | Lincoln Stallings | ID | HILLCREST | 2025 | OF | 40 % |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Idaho Rising Stars ID | ID | 05/05 | Middleton High School |
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