Salt Lake CC Scout Day: Pitching Data Dive
October 14, 2023
On Tuesday, October 10th, the PBR Utah staff hosted the Salt Lake CC Scout Day on-campus at Cate Field in West Jordan, Utah. This event featured 44 players within the Bruins baseball program, both freshman and sophomores, and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth first look at the talent within the junior college program.
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.
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FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Cameron Bott | Salt Lake CC | 2021 | RHP | 97.7 mph |
2 | Garrison Sumner | Utah | 2022 | RHP | 93.1 mph |
3 | Zachary Monroe | Richardson | 2020 | RHP | 92.1 mph |
4 | Traton Staheli | Brigham Young | 2021 | RHP | 92.1 mph |
5 | Beau Sampson | Salt Lake CC | 2023 | LHP | 91.4 mph |
6 | Kyle Keyes | Oregon State | 2020 | RHP | 90.8 mph |
7 | Shay Timmer | Salt Lake CC | 2021 | RHP | 90.6 mph |
8 | Dalton Smith | American Fork | 2021 | RHP | 90.3 mph |
9 | Lucas Hines | Salt Lake CC | 2022 | LHP | 89.8 mph |
10 | Gage Olsen | Salt Lake CC | 2023 | RHP | 89.1 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 | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Traton Staheli | Brigham Young | 2021 | RHP | 2629 rpm |
2 | Cameron Bott | Salt Lake CC | 2021 | RHP | 2463 rpm |
3 | Dallin Weatherly | Hillcrest | 2020 | RHP | 2435 rpm |
4 | Garrison Sumner | Utah | 2022 | RHP | 2342 rpm |
5 | Zachary Monroe | Richardson | 2020 | RHP | 2326 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 | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Zachary Monroe | Richardson | 2020 | RHP | 15.0 in |
2 | Thomas Monroe | Richardson | 2023 | RHP | 15.0 in |
3 | Garrison Sumner | Utah | 2022 | RHP | 13.3 in |
4 | Traton Staheli | Brigham Young | 2021 | RHP | 12.7 in |
5 | Cameron Bott | Salt Lake CC | 2021 | RHP | 12.6 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 | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Reagan Walker | Billings Senior | 2022 | LHP | -12.2 |
2 | Garrison Sumner | Utah | 2022 | RHP | 11.7 |
3 | Braden Nelson | Salt Lake CC | 2022 | RHP | 11.5 |
4 | Traton Staheli | Brigham Young | 2021 | RHP | 10.0 |
5 | Jaiven Ross | Salt Lake CC | 2023 | LHP | -10.0 |
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 | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Jaiven Ross | Salt Lake CC | 2023 | LHP | 87 % |
2 | Kyle Keyes | Oregon State | 2020 | RHP | 77 % |
3 | Andrew Nielsen | Salt Lake CC | 2023 | RHP | 71 % |
4 | Dalton Smith | American Fork | 2021 | RHP | 60 % |
^ | Braden Nelson | Salt Lake CC | 2022 | RHP | 60 % |
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Lucas Hines | Salt Lake CC | 2022 | LHP | 2446 rpm |
2 | Jaiven Ross | Salt Lake CC | 2023 | LHP | 2168 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Jaiven Ross | Salt Lake CC | 2023 | LHP | -6.8 in |
2 | Lucas Hines | Salt Lake CC | 2022 | LHP | -5.1 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Lucas Hines | Salt Lake CC | 2022 | LHP | 10.2 |
2 | Jaiven Ross | Salt Lake CC | 2023 | LHP | 8.4 |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
RANK | NAME | SCHOOL | HS GRAD YEAR | POS | SPIN RATE (AVG) |
1 | Lucas Hines | Salt Lake CC | 2022 | LHP | 2559 |
2 | Dallin Weatherly | Hillcrest | 2020 | RHP | 2402 |
3 | Zachary Monroe | Richardson | 2020 | RHP | 2353 |
4 | Garrison Sumner | Utah | 2026 | RHP | 2317 |
5 | Traton Staheli | Brigham Young | 2021 | RHP | 2316 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Kyle Keyes | Oregon State | 2020 | RHP | -5.3 in |
2 | Andrew Nielsen | Salt Lake CC | 2023 | RHP | -5.3 in |
3 | Crew Schenk | Salt Lake CC | 2023 | RHP | 4.8 in |
4 | Jaiven Ross | Salt Lake CC | 2023 | LHP | -4.2 in |
5 | Zachary Monroe | Richardson | 2020 | RHP | 3.5 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Andrew Nielsen | Salt Lake CC | 2023 | RHP | -15.2 |
2 | Shay Timmer | Salt Lake CC | 2021 | RHP | -12.8 |
3 | Beau Sampson | Salt Lake CC | 2023 | LHP | 9.3 |
4 | Lucas Hines | Salt Lake CC | 2022 | LHP | 9.0 |
5 | Gage Olsen | Salt Lake CC | 2023 | RHP | -8.5 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Dalton Smith | American Fork | 2021 | RHP | 100 % |
2 | Dallin Weatherly | Hillcrest | 2020 | RHP | 83 % |
3 | Reagan Walker | Billings Senior | 2022 | LHP | 80 % |
4 | Jaiven Ross | Salt Lake CC | 2023 | LHP | 66 % |
^ | Shay Timmer | Salt Lake CC | 2021 | RHP | 66 % |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
RANK | NAME | SCHOOL | HS GRAD YEAR | POS | HM (AVG) |
1 | Gage Olsen | Salt Lake CC | 2023 | RHP | 14.2 |
2 | Kyle Keyes | Oregon State | 2020 | RHP | 13.8 |
3 | Reagan Walker | Billings Senior | 2022 | LHP | -13.3 |
4 | Dalton Smith | American Fork | 2021 | RHP | 13.1 |
5 | Crew Schenk | Salt Lake CC | 2023 | RHP | 12.2 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Traton Staheli | Brigham Young | 2021 | RHP | 100 % |
2 | Dalton Smith | American Fork | 2021 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Thomas Monroe | Richardson | 2023 | RHP | 50 % |
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Utah State Games (Invite-Only) | UT | 10/29 | Snow Canyon High School |
2023 Utah Winter Update | UT | 12/02 | The Hive - Juab High School Fieldhouse |
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