Las Vegas Rising Stars ID: Pitching Data Dive
March 13, 2024
On Sunday, March 10th, the Prep Baseball Nevada staff hosted it's first Rising Stars ID of the season with the Las Vegas Rising Stars ID at Desert Oasis in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event featured roughly 28 players from the Las Vegas area in the 2028 and 2029 classes with all players running through a full workout alongside our tech partners TrackMan, Blast Motion and Swift Performance.
Rising Stars events serve as an introductory showcase for players and also serves as an identifier for Team Nevada in the Jr. Future Games Tournament in late July at Lakepoint Sports (Emerson, GA).
Earlier this week we began our post-event coverage within our 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:
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FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Derek Wenzel | NV | Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS | 2028 | RHP | 82.1 mph |
2 | Gavyn Kim | NV | Palo Verde | 2028 | RHP | 80.3 mph |
3 | Joshua Teal | TOURNEYS | Arbor View HS | 2028 | OF | 80.2 mph |
4 | Crosby McGreal | NY | Coronado | 2028 | RHP | 77.8 mph |
5 | Connor McDonald | NV | BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2028 | RHP | 76.9 mph |
6 | Oliver Schoppmann | NV | Shadow Ridge | 2028 | SS | 76.4 mph |
7 | Ethan Vigil | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2028 | LHP | 76.2 mph |
8 | Leighton Canarelli | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2028 | 2B | 76.0 mph |
9 | Kayden Childers | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2028 | 2B | 73.4 mph |
10 | Jace Smith | NV | Foothill | 2028 | OF | 71.7 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 | Crosby McGreal | NY | Coronado | 2028 | RHP | 2146 rpm |
2 | Gavyn Kim | NV | Palo Verde | 2028 | RHP | 2033 rpm |
3 | Joshua Teal | TOURNEYS | Arbor View HS | 2028 | OF | 1987 rpm |
4 | Connor McDonald | NV | BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2028 | RHP | 1981 rpm |
5 | Ethan Vigil | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2028 | LHP | 1924 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 | Ridge Orton | NV | Centennial HS | 2028 | OF | 19.2 in |
2 | Leighton Canarelli | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2028 | 2B | 16.1 in |
3 | Jace Smith | NV | Foothill | 2028 | OF | 14.9 in |
4 | Connor McDonald | NV | BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2028 | RHP | 14.9 in |
5 | Jordan Stopa | NV | N/A | 2029 | RHP | 14.2 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 | Derek Wenzel | NV | Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS | 2028 | RHP | 13.7 |
2 | Crosby McGreal | NY | Coronado | 2028 | RHP | 12.9 |
3 | Leighton Canarelli | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2028 | 2B | 12.4 |
4 | Joshua Teal | TOURNEYS | Arbor View HS | 2028 | OF | -12.4 |
5 | Connor McDonald | NV | BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2028 | RHP | 11.7 |
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 | Connor McDonald | NV | BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2028 | RHP | 100 % |
2 | Aiden Duke | NV | Boulder City | 2028 | OF | 75 % |
3 | Kayden Childers | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2028 | 2B | 66 % |
^ | BJ Freeman | NV | Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS | 2029 | 1B | 66 % |
4 | Gavyn Kim | NV | Palo Verde | 2028 | RHP | 50 % |
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Oliver Schoppmann | NV | Shadow Ridge | 2028 | SS | 2454 rpm |
2 | Derek Wenzel | NV | Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS | 2028 | RHP | 2131 rpm |
3 | Connor McDonald | NV | BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2028 | RHP | 2096 rpm |
4 | BJ Freeman | NV | Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS | 2029 | 1B | 2041 rpm |
5 | Joshua Teal | TOURNEYS | Arbor View HS | 2028 | OF | 1946 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Ethan Vigil | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2028 | LHP | -10.8 in |
2 | Oliver Schoppmann | NV | Shadow Ridge | 2028 | SS | -10.1 in |
3 | Connor McDonald | NV | BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2028 | RHP | -8.3 in |
4 | Kayden Childers | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2028 | 2B | 7.2 in |
5 | Gavyn Kim | NV | Palo Verde | 2028 | RHP | -4.8 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Ethan Vigil | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2028 | LHP | 13.7 |
2 | Connor McDonald | NV | BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2028 | RHP | -12.9 |
3 | Oliver Schoppmann | NV | Shadow Ridge | 2028 | SS | -11.7 |
4 | Ridge Orton | NV | Centennial HS | 2028 | OF | 11.0 |
5 | Derek Wenzel | NV | Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS | 2028 | RHP | -10.1 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Derek Wenzel | NV | Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS | 2028 | RHP | 80 % |
2 | BJ Freeman | NV | Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS | 2029 | 1B | 75 % |
3 | Aiden Duke | NV | Boulder City | 2028 | OF | 62 % |
4 | Oliver Schoppmann | NV | Shadow Ridge | 2028 | SS | 57 % |
5 | Ethan Vigil | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2028 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Leighton Canarelli | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2028 | 2B | 50 % |
^ | Connor McDonald | NV | BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2028 | RHP | 50 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Leighton Canarelli | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2028 | 2B | 1958 |
2 | Jace Smith | NV | Foothill | 2028 | OF | 1797 |
3 | Connor McDonald | NV | BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2028 | RHP | 1791 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Connor McDonald | NV | BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2028 | RHP | 3.4 in |
2 | Leighton Canarelli | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2028 | 2B | 3.1 in |
3 | Jace Smith | NV | Foothill | 2028 | OF | 2.6 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Connor McDonald | NV | BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2028 | RHP | -7.7 |
2 | Jace Smith | NV | Foothill | 2028 | OF | -6.9 |
3 | Leighton Canarelli | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2028 | 2B | -0.3 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Connor McDonald | NV | BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2028 | RHP | 75 % |
2 | Jace Smith | NV | Foothill | 2028 | OF | 50 % |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Connor McDonald | NV | BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2028 | RHP | 17.4 |
2 | Derek Wenzel | NV | Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS | 2028 | RHP | 15.3 |
3 | Crosby McGreal | NY | Coronado | 2028 | RHP | 14.8 |
4 | Leighton Canarelli | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2028 | 2B | 12.9 |
5 | Ethan Vigil | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2028 | LHP | -12.4 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Gavyn Kim | NV | Palo Verde | 2028 | RHP | 80 % |
2 | Joshua Teal | TOURNEYS | Arbor View HS | 2028 | OF | 75 % |
3 | Ethan Vigil | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2028 | LHP | 66 % |
^ | Ridge Orton | NV | Centennial HS | 2028 | OF | 66 % |
4 | Kayden Childers | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2028 | 2B | 50 % |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Reno Rising Stars ID | NV | 03/30 | Reed High School - Sparks, NV |
Idaho Rising Stars ID | NV | 05/05 | Middleton High School |
Las Vegas Top Prospect Games (Invite-Only) | NV | 05/21 | College of Southern Nevada |
Idaho State Games (Invite Only) | NV | 06/04 | College of Southern Idaho - Twin Falls, ID |
Reno Top Prospect Games (Invite-Only) | NV | 06/12 | University of Nevada - Peccole Park |
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