Denver Preseason ID: TrackMan Pitching Leaders
February 22, 2023
On Sunday, February 19th, PBR Colorado hosted its third and final Preseason ID on the 2023 schedule with the Denver Springs Preseason ID at the Marucci Clubhouse in Castle Rock. With all of our Preseason ID's now behind us, the Preseason All-State is our final event of the winter ahead of the high school season.
The event was our largest so far in 2023 with 80+ players from the 2023 - 2026 classes and with the influx of talent, we had some impressive performances and metrics across the board. With all of the data collected and uploaded, we now begin to break it all down with leaderboards in several different categories below.
All players ran through our series of our tech partners including TrackMan and Blast Motion for batting practice, as well as TrackMan for pitcher bullpens, Swift Performance athletic testing and Vizual Edge testing.
Below, we continue our post-event coverage with a look at the top TrackMan pitching data from the event.
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DENVER PRESEASON ID | TRACKMAN PITCHING LEADERBOARDS
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Top Pitching Statistical Performers in each pitching category tracked by TrackMan
Peak Fastball Velocity - 89.7 MPH | RHP/OF Wyatt Rudden - 2025, Cherry Creek | Uncommitted
Peak Fastball Spin Rate - 2521 RPM | RHP/OF Wyatt Rudden - 2025, Cherry Creek | Uncommitted
Avg. Fastball Spin Rate - 2429 RPM | RHP/OF Wyatt Rudden - 2025, Cherry Creek | Uncommitted
Avg. FB Horizontal Break - 13.0 in. | SS Caden Absher - 2025, Douglas County | Uncommitted
Avg. FB Induced Vertical Break - -11.8 in. | LHP/1B Connor Brennan - 2025, Eaglecrest | Uncommitted
Peak Curveball Spin Rate - 2496 RPM | RHP Thomas Mann - 2024, Castle View | Uncommitted
Avg. Curveball Spin Rate - 2409 RPM | RHP Thomas Mann - 2024, Castle View | Uncommitted
Peak Slider Spin Rate - 2768 RPM | RHP/OF Ethan Wachsmann - 2026, Grandview | Uncommitted
Avg. Slider Spin Rate - 2679 RPM | RHP/OF Ethan Wachsmann - 2026, Grandview | Uncommitted
Avg. Changeup Horizontal Break - 16.6 in. | 3B/RHP Kellan Dreiling - 2024, Arapahoe | Uncommitted
PEAK FASTBALL VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Wyatt Rudden | CO | Cherry Creek | 2025 | RHP | 89.7 mph |
2 | Lawson Stocking | CO | Chatfield | 2024 | RHP | 85.4 mph |
3 | Kellan Dreiling | CO | Arapahoe | 2024 | 3B | 85.0 mph |
4 | Brigham Brown | CO | Valor Christian | 2025 | RHP | 84.5 mph |
5 | Connor Brennan | CO | Eaglecrest | 2025 | LHP | 84.2 mph |
6 | Andrew Smart | CO | Arapahoe | 2025 | OF | 83.6 mph |
7 | Thomas Mann | CO | Castle View | 2024 | RHP | 83.6 mph |
8 | Caden Calcao | CO | Boulder | 2023 | RHP | 83.5 mph |
9 | JW Babbitt | CO | Lewis-Palmer High School | 2025 | RHP | 83.1 mph |
10 | Ethan Wachsmann | CO | Grandview | 2026 | RHP | 82.9 mph |
PEAK FASTBALL SPIN
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Wyatt Rudden | CO | Cherry Creek | 2025 | RHP | 2521 rpm |
2 | Brigham Brown | CO | Valor Christian | 2025 | RHP | 2400 rpm |
3 | Jack Weiss | CO | grandview | 2025 | SS | 2308 rpm |
4 | Brady Wilder | CO | Green Mountain | 2024 | 3B | 2263 rpm |
5 | Ethan Wachsmann | CO | Grandview | 2026 | RHP | 2256 rpm |
AVG FASTBALL SPIN
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Wyatt Rudden | CO | Cherry Creek | 2025 | RHP | 2429 rpm |
2 | Brigham Brown | CO | Valor Christian | 2025 | RHP | 2341 rpm |
3 | Kellan Dreiling | CO | Arapahoe | 2024 | 3B | 2184 rpm |
4 | Jack Weiss | CO | grandview | 2025 | SS | 2154 rpm |
5 | Brady Wilder | CO | Green Mountain | 2024 | 3B | 2135 rpm |
AVG FB HORIZONTAL BREAK
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Caden Absher | CO | Douglas County | 2025 | SS | 13.0 |
2 | Chase Massey | CO | Regis Jesuit | 2026 | SS | 11.2 |
3 | Ethan Wachsmann | CO | Grandview | 2026 | RHP | 9.4 |
4 | JW Babbitt | CO | Lewis-Palmer High School | 2025 | RHP | 9.4 |
5 | Kellan Dreiling | CO | Arapahoe | 2024 | 3B | 9.2 |
AVG FB INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Connor Brennan | CO | Eaglecrest | 2025 | LHP | -11.8 in |
2 | Jonathan Gambino | CO | summit high school | 2026 | SS | -11.6 in |
3 | Andrew Smart | CO | Arapahoe | 2025 | OF | -9.3 in |
4 | Dallas Mendoza | CO | Cherokee Trail | 2026 | OF | -9.1 in |
5 | Jacob Olson | CO | Regis Jesuit | 2026 | OF | -7.1 in |
PEAK CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Thomas Mann | CO | Castle View | 2024 | RHP | 2496 rpm |
2 | Easton Smith | CO | Columbine | 2025 | RHP | 2416 rpm |
3 | Connor Brennan | CO | Eaglecrest | 2025 | LHP | 2360 rpm |
4 | Andrew Smart | CO | Arapahoe | 2025 | OF | 2266 rpm |
5 | Dallas Mendoza | CO | Cherokee Trail | 2026 | OF | 2209 rpm |
AVG CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Thomas Mann | CO | Castle View | 2024 | RHP | 2409 rpm |
2 | Easton Smith | CO | Columbine | 2025 | RHP | 2377 rpm |
3 | Connor Brennan | CO | Eaglecrest | 2025 | LHP | 2334 rpm |
4 | Lawson Stocking | CO | Chatfield | 2024 | RHP | 2161 rpm |
5 | Andrew Smart | CO | Arapahoe | 2025 | OF | 2150 rpm |
PEAK SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Ethan Wachsmann | CO | Grandview | 2026 | RHP | 2768 rpm |
2 | Wyatt Rudden | CO | Cherry Creek | 2025 | RHP | 2698 rpm |
3 | Caden Absher | CO | Douglas County | 2025 | SS | 2563 rpm |
4 | Brigham Brown | CO | Valor Christian | 2025 | RHP | 2558 rpm |
5 | Thomas Mann | CO | Castle View | 2024 | RHP | 2340 rpm |
AVG SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Ethan Wachsmann | CO | Grandview | 2026 | RHP | 2679 |
2 | Wyatt Rudden | CO | Cherry Creek | 2025 | RHP | 2612 |
3 | Brigham Brown | CO | Valor Christian | 2025 | RHP | 2529 |
4 | Caden Absher | CO | Douglas County | 2025 | SS | 2458 |
5 | Thomas Mann | CO | Castle View | 2024 | RHP | 2340 |
AVG CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL BREAK
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Kellan Dreiling | CO | Arapahoe | 2024 | 3B | 16.6 |
2 | Thomas Mann | CO | Castle View | 2024 | RHP | 10.3 |
3 | Jonathan Gambino | CO | summit high school | 2026 | SS | 10.3 |
4 | Lawson Stocking | CO | Chatfield | 2024 | RHP | 9.8 |
5 | Chase Massey | CO | Regis Jesuit | 2026 | SS | 8.1 |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
2023 Preseason All-State (Invite-Only) | CO | 02/26 | The Farm Sports - Colorado Springs, CO |
Denver Rising Stars ID | CO | 04/17 | Marucci Clubhouse Denver - Castle Rock,. CO |
Colorado Springs Rising Stars ID | CO | 05/08 | The Farm - Colorado Springs, CO |
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