Reno Top Prospect Games: Pitching Data Dive
June 17, 2024
On Wednesday, June 12th, the Prep Baseball Nevada staff hosted it's second of two annual Top Prospect Games with the Reno Top Prospect Games hosted at Bishop Manogue High School in Reno, Nevada. This event was an Invite-Only event that featured some of the top 2025 - 2028 prospects in Northern Nevada for a pro-style workout, as well as gameplay. We had roughly 35 players on-hand and the workout + game action allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look and analysis of the players in attendance.
Yesterday we began our post-event coverage within our Statistical Analysis article. 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 | Troy Riley | NV | Reno | 2027 | RHP | 90.2 mph |
2 | James Kelsey | NV | Churchill County High School | 2025 | LHP | 87.1 mph |
3 | Wade Huntsman | NV | BISHOP MANOGUE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 85.9 mph |
4 | Duncan DeLange | NV | Douglas High School | 2025 | RHP | 85.5 mph |
5 | Jaxen McAdara | NV | ROBERT MCQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | LHP | 84.7 mph |
6 | Brooks Porter | NV | Robert McQueen | 2026 | OF | 83.8 mph |
7 | Darel Dalen | NV | Reno | 2025 | LHP | 83.1 mph |
8 | Braden Jones | NV | Reno | 2027 | SS | 82.9 mph |
9 | Traeyus Choi | NV | Bishop Manogue | 2025 | 3B | 82.7 mph |
10 | Kellen McCaffrey | NV | Spanish Springs High School | 2025 | RHP | 81.8 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 | James Kelsey | NV | Churchill County High School | 2025 | LHP | 2228 rpm |
2 | Jaxen McAdara | NV | ROBERT MCQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | LHP | 2216 rpm |
3 | Braden Jones | NV | Reno | 2027 | SS | 2210 rpm |
4 | Kellen McCaffrey | NV | Spanish Springs High School | 2025 | RHP | 2172 rpm |
5 | Traeyus Choi | NV | Bishop Manogue | 2025 | 3B | 2143 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 | Caden Birch | NV | North Valleys | 2025 | SS | 15.9 in |
2 | Cole Schaffer | NV | Spanish Springs High School | 2026 | SS | 14.7 in |
3 | Memphis Venis | NV | Galena | 2026 | RHP | 14.0 in |
4 | Brooks Porter | NV | Robert McQueen | 2026 | OF | 14.0 in |
5 | Troy Riley | NV | Reno | 2027 | RHP | 13.3 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 | James Kelsey | NV | Churchill County High School | 2025 | LHP | -14.1 |
2 | Shiloh Wilson | NV | Galena High School | 2025 | OF | -12.4 |
3 | Darel Dalen | NV | Reno | 2025 | LHP | -10.5 |
4 | Wade Huntsman | NV | BISHOP MANOGUE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 9.4 |
5 | Traeyus Choi | NV | Bishop Manogue | 2025 | 3B | 9.0 |
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 | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Memphis Venis | NV | Galena | 2026 | RHP | 75 % |
2 | James Kelsey | NV | Churchill County High School | 2025 | LHP | 73 % |
3 | Nathan Cordell | NV | Galena High School | 2027 | 3B | 64 % |
4 | Wade Huntsman | NV | BISHOP MANOGUE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 58 % |
5 | Darel Dalen | NV | Reno | 2025 | LHP | 57 % |
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Kellen McCaffrey | NV | Spanish Springs High School | 2025 | RHP | 2340 rpm |
2 | Braden Jones | NV | Reno | 2027 | SS | 2188 rpm |
3 | Duncan DeLange | NV | Douglas High School | 2025 | RHP | 2135 rpm |
4 | James Kelsey | NV | Churchill County High School | 2025 | LHP | 2012 rpm |
5 | Jaxen McAdara | NV | ROBERT MCQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | LHP | 1930 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Troy Riley | NV | Reno | 2027 | RHP | 8.3 in |
2 | Duncan DeLange | NV | Douglas High School | 2025 | RHP | -7.9 in |
3 | Kellen McCaffrey | NV | Spanish Springs High School | 2025 | RHP | -7.3 in |
4 | Caden Birch | NV | North Valleys | 2025 | SS | -7.2 in |
5 | Wade Huntsman | NV | BISHOP MANOGUE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | -6.6 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | James Kelsey | NV | Churchill County High School | 2025 | LHP | 12.7 |
2 | Jaxen McAdara | NV | ROBERT MCQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | LHP | 9.7 |
3 | Duncan DeLange | NV | Douglas High School | 2025 | RHP | -7.9 |
4 | Kellen McCaffrey | NV | Spanish Springs High School | 2025 | RHP | -7.8 |
5 | Caden Birch | NV | North Valleys | 2025 | SS | -6.1 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Cole Schaffer | NV | Spanish Springs High School | 2026 | SS | 100 % |
2 | Wade Huntsman | NV | BISHOP MANOGUE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 87 % |
3 | Duncan DeLange | NV | Douglas High School | 2025 | RHP | 55 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Kellen McCaffrey | NV | Spanish Springs High School | 2025 | RHP | 2260 |
2 | Shiloh Wilson | NV | Galena High School | 2025 | OF | 2155 |
3 | Nathan Cordell | NV | Galena High School | 2027 | 3B | 1889 |
4 | Traeyus Choi | NV | Bishop Manogue | 2025 | 3B | 1834 |
5 | Wade Huntsman | NV | BISHOP MANOGUE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 1674 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Memphis Venis | NV | Galena | 2026 | RHP | 4.5 in |
2 | Kellen McCaffrey | NV | Spanish Springs High School | 2025 | RHP | -4.0 in |
3 | Nathan Cordell | NV | Galena High School | 2027 | 3B | 3.8 in |
4 | Wade Huntsman | NV | BISHOP MANOGUE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | -3.1 in |
5 | Jaxen McAdara | NV | ROBERT MCQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | LHP | 1.4 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Nathan Cordell | NV | Galena High School | 2027 | 3B | -9.1 |
2 | Traeyus Choi | NV | Bishop Manogue | 2025 | 3B | -9.0 |
3 | Jaxen McAdara | NV | ROBERT MCQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | LHP | 6.4 |
4 | Kellen McCaffrey | NV | Spanish Springs High School | 2025 | RHP | -5.9 |
5 | Wade Huntsman | NV | BISHOP MANOGUE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | -4.1 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Wade Huntsman | NV | BISHOP MANOGUE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 100 % |
2 | Memphis Venis | NV | Galena | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Cole Schaffer | NV | Spanish Springs High School | 2026 | SS | 13.1 |
2 | Braden Jones | NV | Reno | 2027 | SS | 11.2 |
3 | Darel Dalen | NV | Reno | 2025 | LHP | -6.4 |
4 | Caden Birch | NV | North Valleys | 2025 | SS | 5.4 |
5 | Brooks Porter | NV | Robert McQueen | 2026 | OF | -4.4 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Cole Schaffer | NV | Spanish Springs High School | 2026 | SS | 100 % |
^ | Braden Jones | NV | Reno | 2027 | SS | 100 % |
^ | Brooks Porter | NV | Robert McQueen | 2026 | OF | 100 % |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Future Games (Class of 2026/27) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
Junior Future Games (Class of 2028/29) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
Senior Future Games (Class of 2025) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
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