Alberta Fall Open - Session 1: Pitching Data Dive
September 23, 2023
On Thursday, September 21st, the PBR Alberta staff travelled into Calgary to host the first of two Alberta Fall Open ID at Optimist Athletic Park in Calgary, Alberta. This event featured 30+ players in the 2024 - 2027 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players, as well as collect updated metrics via our tech partners TrackMan and Swift Performance.
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.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.
FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Santiago Rodriguez | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2025 | OF | 85.0 mph |
2 | Tyler Bonin | AB | ATHX Academy | 2025 | RHP | 82.5 mph |
3 | Zackary Wagstaff | AB | William Aberhart | 2023 | RHP | 82.3 mph |
4 | Zayden Gukert | AB | National Sport School | 2024 | RHP | 80.4 mph |
5 | Malik Robbins | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2026 | OF | 76.9 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 | Santiago Rodriguez | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2025 | OF | 2322 rpm |
2 | Thomas Beres | AB | Hunting Hills | 2025 | SS | 2146 rpm |
3 | Zayden Gukert | AB | National Sport School | 2024 | RHP | 2145 rpm |
4 | Zackary Wagstaff | AB | William Aberhart | 2023 | RHP | 2125 rpm |
5 | Pryce Velichko | AB | Medicine Hat | 2025 | SS | 2021 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 | Pryce Velichko | AB | Medicine Hat | 2025 | SS | 18.5 in |
2 | Zackary Wagstaff | AB | William Aberhart | 2023 | RHP | 15.5 in |
3 | Santiago Rodriguez | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2025 | OF | 13.8 in |
4 | Giacobbe De Castro | AB | Joane Cardinal Schubert | 2026 | OF | 13.3 in |
5 | Jessye Brown | AB | undecided | 2026 | LHP | 13.2 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 | Cade Moch | AB | Medicine Hat | 2024 | LHP | -15.1 |
2 | Jessye Brown | AB | undecided | 2026 | LHP | -14.8 |
3 | Pryce Velichko | AB | Medicine Hat | 2025 | SS | 12.9 |
4 | Jack Reynolds | AB | WH Croxford | 2024 | RHP | 12.3 |
5 | Zackary Wagstaff | AB | William Aberhart | 2023 | RHP | 12.2 |
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 | Giacobbe De Castro | AB | Joane Cardinal Schubert | 2026 | OF | 85 % |
2 | Pryce Velichko | AB | Medicine Hat | 2025 | SS | 83 % |
3 | Zayden Gukert | AB | National Sport School | 2024 | RHP | 60 % |
^ | Malik Robbins | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2026 | OF | 60 % |
4 | Tyler Bonin | AB | ATHX Academy | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Cade Moch | AB | Medicine Hat | 2024 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Hunter Trew | AB | Bert Church | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Giacobbe De Castro | AB | Joane Cardinal Schubert | 2026 | OF | 2275 rpm |
2 | Hunter Trew | AB | Bert Church | 2024 | RHP | 2257 rpm |
3 | Zayden Gukert | AB | National Sport School | 2024 | RHP | 2205 rpm |
4 | Santiago Rodriguez | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2025 | OF | 2168 rpm |
5 | Cade Moch | AB | Medicine Hat | 2024 | LHP | 2064 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Jessye Brown | AB | undecided | 2026 | LHP | 4.3 in |
2 | Jack Reynolds | AB | WH Croxford | 2024 | RHP | 3.8 in |
3 | Hunter Trew | AB | Bert Church | 2024 | RHP | -3.8 in |
4 | Wyatt Hawryluk | AB | Clover Bar Junior High | 2027 | C | -3.3 in |
5 | Tyler Bonin | AB | ATHX Academy | 2025 | RHP | 2.3 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Hunter Trew | AB | Bert Church | 2024 | RHP | -20.4 |
2 | Wyatt Hawryluk | AB | Clover Bar Junior High | 2027 | C | -13.1 |
3 | Santiago Rodriguez | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2025 | OF | -11.7 |
4 | Pryce Velichko | AB | Medicine Hat | 2025 | SS | -10.9 |
5 | Jessye Brown | AB | undecided | 2026 | LHP | 5.6 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Tyler Bonin | AB | ATHX Academy | 2025 | RHP | 80 % |
2 | Zayden Gukert | AB | National Sport School | 2024 | RHP | 66 % |
^ | Hunter Trew | AB | Bert Church | 2024 | RHP | 66 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Hunter Trew | AB | Bert Church | 2024 | RHP | 2194 |
2 | Malik Robbins | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2026 | OF | 2183 |
3 | Thomas Beres | AB | Hunting Hills | 2025 | SS | 2087 |
4 | Santiago Rodriguez | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2025 | OF | 1878 |
5 | Wyatt Hawryluk | AB | Clover Bar Junior High | 2027 | C | 1731 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Jessye Brown | AB | undecided | 2026 | LHP | 10.0 in |
2 | Thomas Beres | AB | Hunting Hills | 2025 | SS | -5.3 in |
3 | Hunter Trew | AB | Bert Church | 2024 | RHP | -2.1 in |
4 | Santiago Rodriguez | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2025 | OF | 1.8 in |
5 | Wyatt Hawryluk | AB | Clover Bar Junior High | 2027 | C | -1.1 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Thomas Beres | AB | Hunting Hills | 2025 | SS | -17.0 |
2 | Hunter Trew | AB | Bert Church | 2024 | RHP | -16.3 |
3 | Wyatt Hawryluk | AB | Clover Bar Junior High | 2027 | C | -9.3 |
4 | Santiago Rodriguez | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2025 | OF | -6.4 |
5 | Malik Robbins | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2026 | OF | -5.4 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Jessye Brown | AB | undecided | 2026 | LHP | 100 % |
2 | Wyatt Hawryluk | AB | Clover Bar Junior High | 2027 | C | 75 % |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Hunter Trew | AB | Bert Church | 2024 | RHP | 18.6 |
2 | Giacobbe De Castro | AB | Joane Cardinal Schubert | 2026 | OF | -12.6 |
3 | Malik Robbins | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2026 | OF | 7.8 |
4 | Pryce Velichko | AB | Medicine Hat | 2025 | SS | 4.7 |
5 | Jack Reynolds | AB | WH Croxford | 2024 | RHP | 3.7 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Jessye Brown | AB | undecided | 2026 | LHP | 75 % |
2 | Zackary Wagstaff | AB | William Aberhart | 2023 | RHP | 66 % |
3 | Jack Reynolds | AB | WH Croxford | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Pryce Velichko | AB | Medicine Hat | 2025 | SS | 50 % |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
2023 Vauxhall Academy/Calgary Bucks Scout Day | AB | 09/30 | Jets Stadium (Vauxhall) |
2023 Alberta Fall Open ID - Session 2 | AB | 10/08 | Tourmaline Field |
2023 Alberta Freshman Free | AB | 10/08 | Tourmaline Field |
2023 Neutral Hills Academy Scout Day | AB | 10/18 | Neutral Hills Baseball Academy |
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