Eastern Wisconsin Open: Trackman Files
August 19, 2021
On Monday, Aug. 16, the PBR Wisconsin team will host its final event on the summer slate: the fourth annual Eastern Wisconsin Open, coming to you from Wildwood Baseball Park in Sheboygan. Every year, the state’s staff reconvenes in Sheboygan where we get a closer look at prospects in the state that we don’t often get to see, and there are plenty of new faces we’re set to see for the first time.
Earlier in the week, our scouting staff collaborated to highlight several standouts and performances from Monday’s showcase inside our Quick Hits piece, which you can find HERE. We then started our deep dive into the data collected by highlighting those who topped our statistical leaderboards and put up noteworthy numbers inside our Stat Story, found HERE.
Today, we’re continuing our post-event analysis by examining the data measured by our TrackMan units. The technology is able to capture information that’s difficult to capture by the naked eye, like pitch-by-pitch metrics and batted-ball data. We’ll explain more below:
MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Grant Meulemans | WI | Freedom | 2022 | SS | 84.5 mph |
2 | Jack Ryan | WI | Janesville Craig | 2022 | RHP | 83.9 mph |
3 | Kahler Key | WI | La Crosse Aquinas | 2022 | RHP | 83.8 mph |
4 | Eamonn Mulhern | WI | Madison East | 2022 | RHP | 82.4 mph |
5 | Luke Miller | WI | Shorewood | 2022 | RHP | 82.0 mph |
6 | Erik Jaschinski | WI | Verona Area | 2022 | RHP | 80.9 mph |
7 | Austin Grube | WI | Chilton | 2023 | SS | 80.9 mph |
8 | Trent Oiler | WI | Brookfield East | 2025 | RHP | 80.7 mph |
9 | Kolden Hunter | WI | Hortonville | 2023 | RHP | 80.7 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Austin Grube | WI | Chilton | 2023 | SS | 2325 rpm |
2 | Jack Ryan | WI | Janesville Craig | 2022 | RHP | 2249 rpm |
3 | Matthew Eiden | WI | Stevens Point | 2023 | OF | 2102 rpm |
4 | Owen DeGrand | WI | Denmark | 2022 | RHP | 2095 rpm |
5 | Eamonn Mulhern | WI | Madison East | 2022 | RHP | 2093 rpm |
6 | Luke Miller | WI | Shorewood | 2022 | RHP | 2071 rpm |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
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.
Average Fastball Horizontal Movement
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Ethan Ovsak | WI | Denmark | 2023 | OF | 21.8 |
2 | Owen DeGrand | WI | Denmark | 2022 | RHP | 17.7 |
3 | Jack Ryan | WI | Janesville Craig | 2022 | RHP | 16.8 |
4 | Trent Oiler | WI | Brookfield East | 2025 | RHP | 16.7 |
5 | Eamonn Mulhern | WI | Madison East | 2022 | RHP | 14.2 |
6 | Dylan Costello | WI | New Berlin Eisenhower | 2022 | 3B | 13.9 |
7 | Preston Manthei | WI | Lake Country Lutheran | 2025 | 3B | 13.2 |
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.”
Average Slider Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Kolden Hunter | WI | Hortonville | 2023 | RHP | 2184 |
2 | Kahler Key | WI | La Crosse Aquinas | 2022 | RHP | 2086 |
Average Curveball Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Jack Ryan | WI | Janesville Craig | 2022 | RHP | 2610 rpm |
2 | Austin Grube | WI | Chilton | 2023 | SS | 2375 rpm |
3 | Trent Oiler | WI | Brookfield East | 2025 | RHP | 2210 rpm |
4 | Kahler Key | WI | La Crosse Aquinas | 2022 | RHP | 2196 rpm |
5 | Brandon Kerns | WI | Oregon | 2022 | LHP | 2192 rpm |
6 | Luke Miller | WI | Shorewood | 2022 | RHP | 2137 rpm |
Average Changeup Horizontal Movement
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Ethan Ovsak | WI | Denmark | 2023 | OF | 18.7 |
2 | Owen DeGrand | WI | Denmark | 2022 | RHP | 16.3 |
3 | Austin Grube | WI | Chilton | 2023 | SS | 13.7 |
4 | Matthew Eiden | WI | Stevens Point | 2023 | OF | 13.6 |
5 | Eamonn Mulhern | WI | Madison East | 2022 | RHP | 13.0 |
6 | Luke Miller | WI | Shorewood | 2022 | RHP | 11.7 |
7 | Samuel Mommer | WI | St. Thomas More | 2024 | C | 11.6 |
8 | Kahler Key | WI | La Crosse Aquinas | 2022 | RHP | 11.4 |
9 | Preston Manthei | WI | Lake Country Lutheran | 2025 | 3B | 10.4 |
Average Exit Velocity (Hitting)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Luke Erickson | WI | Eau Claire Memorial | 2022 | OF | 87.5 mph |
2 | Brett Sommer | WI | Hortonville | 2023 | 2B | 85.7 mph |
3 | Hayden Konkol | WI | Denmark | 2022 | OF | 85.2 mph |
4 | Matthew Eiden | WI | Stevens Point | 2023 | OF | 84.7 mph |
5 | Ethan Ovsak | WI | Denmark | 2023 | OF | 84.6 mph |
6 | Tyler Meyer | WI | Wauwatosa East | 2023 | 3B | 84.4 mph |
Exit Speed: Also according to TrackMan’s own website: “The speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.”
Peak Exit Velocity (Hitting)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Braeden Ryan | WI | Waupaca | 2022 | 1B | 96.7 mph |
2 | Luke Erickson | WI | Eau Claire Memorial | 2022 | OF | 93.9 mph |
3 | Brett Sommer | WI | Hortonville | 2023 | 2B | 92.5 mph |
4 | Matthew Eiden | WI | Stevens Point | 2023 | OF | 92.2 mph |
5 | Tyler Meyer | WI | Wauwatosa East | 2023 | 3B | 92.1 mph |
6 | Hayden Konkol | WI | Denmark | 2022 | OF | 91.9 mph |
7 | Christopher Wiesman | WI | DC Everest | 2022 | SS | 91.9 mph |
8 | Trenton Feucht | WI | Freedom | 2023 | C | 90.8 mph |
9 | Evan Sellnow | WI | Watertown | 2022 | OF | 90.6 mph |
Peak Estimated Batted Distance (Hitting)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Luke Erickson | WI | Eau Claire Memorial | 2022 | OF | 357 ft |
2 | Matthew Eiden | WI | Stevens Point | 2023 | OF | 342 ft |
3 | Christopher Wiesman | WI | DC Everest | 2022 | SS | 333 ft |
4 | Hayden Konkol | WI | Denmark | 2022 | OF | 321 ft |
5 | Alex Pankratz | WI | Waupaca | 2022 | SS | 320 ft |
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.
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