Colorado State Games: Pitching Data Dive
August 13, 2023
On August 8th and 9th, the PBR Colorado staff hosted it's annual Colorado State Games at Metro State University - Denver in Denver, Colorado. This event featured roughly 100 of the top prospects from the 2024 - 2027 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players in attendance.
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 | Carson Munroe | CO | Chaparral | 2026 | RHP | 88.4 mph |
2 | Jackson Niederwerder | CO | Loveland | 2024 | RHP | 87.7 mph |
3 | Frank Flores Jr. | CO | Air Academy | 2024 | RHP | 86.9 mph |
4 | Ethin Woltz | CO | Cherokee Trail | 2025 | RHP | 86.9 mph |
5 | Cole Kuszak | CO | Holy Family | 2024 | RHP | 86.4 mph |
6 | Cole Honick | CO | Rocky Mountain | 2024 | RHP | 86.3 mph |
7 | Marcus Hull | CO | Windsor | 2026 | RHP | 85.8 mph |
8 | Jason Berglund | CO | Chaparral | 2024 | LHP | 85.0 mph |
9 | Connor Brennan | CO | Eaglecrest | 2025 | LHP | 84.9 mph |
10 | Nick Wiley | CO | Regis Jesuit | 2025 | C | 84.8 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 | Cole Kuszak | CO | Holy Family | 2024 | RHP | 2397 rpm |
2 | Wrigley Cox | CO | Rocky Mountain High School | 2026 | SS | 2343 rpm |
3 | Jason Berglund | CO | Chaparral | 2024 | LHP | 2234 rpm |
4 | Jack Weiss | CO | grandview | 2025 | SS | 2211 rpm |
5 | Carson Munroe | CO | Chaparral | 2026 | RHP | 2151 rpm |
6 | David Ada | CO | Falcon | 2025 | 3B | 2151 rpm |
7 | Connor Carlson | CO | Cherokee Trail | 2025 | RHP | 2146 rpm |
8 | Derek Ball | CO | Chaparral | 2024 | 3B | 2094 rpm |
9 | Aidan Krantz | CO | Northfield | 2024 | SS | 2091 rpm |
10 | Frank Flores Jr. | CO | Air Academy | 2024 | RHP | 2080 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 | Max Goldberg | CO | Cherry Creek | 2026 | LHP | 18.5 in |
2 | Vaughn Green | CO | Resurrection Christian School | 2025 | LHP | 15.8 in |
3 | Jaxon Schleper | CO | Falcon | 2025 | SS | 15.2 in |
4 | Austin Reese | CO | Chaparral High School | 2025 | RHP | 14.6 in |
5 | Wrigley Cox | CO | Rocky Mountain High School | 2026 | SS | 13.8 in |
6 | Connor Carlson | CO | Cherokee Trail | 2025 | RHP | 13.6 in |
7 | Silas Baucke | CO | Yuma | 2025 | RHP | 13.6 in |
8 | Jackson Niederwerder | CO | Loveland | 2024 | RHP | 13.6 in |
9 | Parker Cordova | CO | Falcon High School | 2025 | LHP | 13.3 in |
10 | Jason Berglund | CO | Chaparral | 2024 | LHP | 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 | Vaughn Green | CO | Resurrection Christian School | 2025 | LHP | -11.1 |
2 | JW Babbitt | CO | Lewis-Palmer High School | 2025 | RHP | 10.7 |
3 | Nick Wiley | CO | Regis Jesuit | 2025 | C | 10.7 |
4 | Ethin Woltz | CO | Cherokee Trail | 2025 | RHP | 10.0 |
5 | Aidan Medina | CO | Cherokee Trail | 2024 | SS | 9.8 |
6 | Karter Vega-Hernandez | CO | Fountain-Fort Carson High School | 2026 | SS | 9.3 |
7 | Caleb Korth | CO | Ponderosa High School | 2026 | LHP | -8.7 |
8 | Max Goldberg | CO | Cherry Creek | 2026 | LHP | -8.7 |
9 | David Ada | CO | Falcon | 2025 | 3B | 8.0 |
10 | Jackson Niederwerder | CO | Loveland | 2024 | RHP | 7.9 |
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 | JW Babbitt | CO | Lewis-Palmer High School | 2025 | RHP | 70 % |
2 | Tyler Swan | CO | Riverdale Ridge | 2025 | 3B | 64 % |
3 | Uriah Maestas | CO | Falcon | 2024 | OF | 63 % |
4 | Cole Kuszak | CO | Holy Family | 2024 | RHP | 61 % |
5 | Nick Wiley | CO | Regis Jesuit | 2025 | C | 61 % |
^ | Jack Weiss | CO | grandview | 2025 | SS | 61 % |
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Cole Honick | CO | Rocky Mountain | 2024 | RHP | 2627 rpm |
2 | Corbin Frost | CO | Broomfield High School | 2027 | OF | 2429 rpm |
3 | Wyatt Barmes | CO | Berthoud High School | 2026 | SS | 2344 rpm |
4 | Connor Brennan | CO | Eaglecrest | 2025 | LHP | 2203 rpm |
5 | Johnny Komarowsky | CO | Denver South | 2027 | 3B | 2195 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Aidan Krantz | CO | Northfield | 2024 | SS | -10.6 in |
2 | Braxton Macias | CO | Rock Canyon | 2027 | RHP | -10.1 in |
3 | Jaxon Schleper | CO | Falcon | 2025 | SS | -9.2 in |
4 | Vaughn Green | CO | Resurrection Christian School | 2025 | LHP | -8.3 in |
5 | Uriah Maestas | CO | Falcon | 2024 | OF | -7.3 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Cole Honick | CO | Rocky Mountain | 2024 | RHP | -14.6 |
2 | Wyatt Barmes | CO | Berthoud High School | 2026 | SS | -14.4 |
3 | Brayden Millikan | CO | Falcon | 2026 | 1B | 14.2 |
4 | Uriah Maestas | CO | Falcon | 2024 | OF | 12.1 |
5 | Connor Brennan | CO | Eaglecrest | 2025 | LHP | 11.2 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Tyler Swan | CO | Riverdale Ridge | 2025 | 3B | 80 % |
2 | Parker Cordova | CO | Falcon High School | 2025 | LHP | 71 % |
3 | Nick Wiley | CO | Regis Jesuit | 2025 | C | 66 % |
4 | Bradley Mallette | CO | Rocky Mountain High School | 2026 | RHP | 60 % |
5 | JW Babbitt | CO | Lewis-Palmer High School | 2025 | RHP | 57 % |
^ | Carson Munroe | CO | Chaparral | 2026 | RHP | 57 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Frank Flores Jr. | CO | Air Academy | 2024 | RHP | 2322 |
2 | Cole Kuszak | CO | Holy Family | 2024 | RHP | 2285 |
3 | Connor Carlson | CO | Cherokee Trail | 2025 | RHP | 2138 |
4 | Nick Wiley | CO | Regis Jesuit | 2025 | C | 2104 |
5 | Jaxon Schleper | CO | Falcon | 2025 | SS | 2080 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Bradley Mallette | CO | Rocky Mountain High School | 2026 | RHP | 8.5 in |
2 | Tyler Swan | CO | Riverdale Ridge | 2025 | 3B | -6.2 in |
3 | Johnny Komarowsky | CO | Denver South | 2027 | 3B | 6.2 in |
4 | Braxton Macias | CO | Rock Canyon | 2027 | RHP | -6.2 in |
5 | Frank Flores Jr. | CO | Air Academy | 2024 | RHP | -5.0 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Nick Wiley | CO | Regis Jesuit | 2025 | C | -10.1 |
2 | Tyler Swan | CO | Riverdale Ridge | 2025 | 3B | -9.1 |
3 | Connor Carlson | CO | Cherokee Trail | 2025 | RHP | -8.2 |
4 | Frank Flores Jr. | CO | Air Academy | 2024 | RHP | -7.0 |
5 | Marcus Hull | CO | Windsor | 2026 | RHP | -6.7 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Johnny Komarowsky | CO | Denver South | 2027 | 3B | 80 % |
2 | Connor Carlson | CO | Cherokee Trail | 2025 | RHP | 75 % |
3 | Ethin Woltz | CO | Cherokee Trail | 2025 | RHP | 66 % |
^ | Bradley Mallette | CO | Rocky Mountain High School | 2026 | RHP | 66 % |
4 | Cole Kuszak | CO | Holy Family | 2024 | RHP | 60 % |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Jason Berglund | CO | Chaparral | 2024 | LHP | -16.0 |
2 | Nick Wiley | CO | Regis Jesuit | 2025 | C | 14.0 |
3 | Jackson Niederwerder | CO | Loveland | 2024 | RHP | 11.9 |
4 | Ethin Woltz | CO | Cherokee Trail | 2025 | RHP | 11.1 |
5 | Connor Brennan | CO | Eaglecrest | 2025 | LHP | -10.8 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Ethin Woltz | CO | Cherokee Trail | 2025 | RHP | 75 % |
2 | Bradley Mallette | CO | Rocky Mountain High School | 2026 | RHP | 66 % |
3 | Silas Baucke | CO | Yuma | 2025 | RHP | 60 % |
4 | Jackson Niederwerder | CO | Loveland | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Tyler Swan | CO | Riverdale Ridge | 2025 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | Johnny Komarowsky | CO | Denver South | 2027 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | Uriah Maestas | CO | Falcon | 2024 | OF | 50 % |