Future Games Trials - TrackMan Files (Pitching)
April 18, 2022
On Friday, April 15, our PBR Ontario staff hosted our first Future Games Trials of the year at the Athlete Matrix in Mississauga, home of the Ontario Blue Jays. This was our first major event of the year tailored towards selecting our 2022 Canadian Future Games team.
Our scouting staff got a look at over 80 Future Game eligible players and they didn't disappoint. There were plenty of bats from the 2024 and 2025 classes, while we had a dozen arms at 84+ mph.
Our post-event coverage continues below as we break down the top pitching performances from Friday, thanks our TrackMan unit which was on-site.
MAX & AVG FASTBALL VELO
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Carson Tehan | ON | Sandwich Secondary School | 2024 | RHP | 88.3 mph |
2 | Alex Uher | ON | USS | 2024 | RHP | 87.5 mph |
3 | Makaio Cisneros | ON | TNXL Baseball Academy | 2024 | RHP | 87.5 mph |
4 | Will Hancock | ON | Oakville Trafalgar | 2023 | RHP | 87.4 mph |
5 | Zev Salsberg | ON | A3 Academy (FL) | 2024 | RHP | 86.7 mph |
6 | Ethan LaPointe | ON | Holy Names | 2024 | LHP | 86.7 mph |
7 | Christopher Melvin | ON | Elmira District | 2024 | RHP | 85.4 mph |
8 | Marko Lashkiv | ON | Richview Collegiate Institute | 2023 | SS | 85.1 mph |
9 | Julian Robertson | ON | GW Williams SS | 2024 | RHP | 85.0 mph |
10 | Ben Schultz | ON | Henry Street | 2024 | RHP | 84.6 mph |
11 | Owen Slater | ON | Brooklin | 2024 | RHP | 84.6 mph |
12 | Ryan McDonagh | ON | Milton District | 2025 | 1B | 84.3 mph |
13 | Luca Alagheband | ON | Crescent | 2024 | LHP | 83.7 mph |
14 | Trevor Mulder | ON | Villanova | 2024 | RHP | 82.7 mph |
15 | Luke Glenn | ON | Sir William Mulock | 2024 | RHP | 82.7 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Eff Velocity (avg) |
1 | Will Hancock | ON | Oakville Trafalgar | 2023 | RHP | 88.0 mph |
2 | Carson Tehan | ON | Sandwich Secondary School | 2024 | RHP | 87.3 mph |
3 | Ethan LaPointe | ON | Holy Names | 2024 | LHP | 86.9 mph |
4 | Makaio Cisneros | ON | TNXL Baseball Academy | 2024 | RHP | 85.8 mph |
5 | Alex Uher | ON | USS | 2024 | RHP | 85.7 mph |
6 | Zev Salsberg | ON | A3 Academy (FL) | 2024 | RHP | 85.3 mph |
7 | Julian Robertson | ON | GW Williams SS | 2024 | RHP | 84.8 mph |
8 | Owen Slater | ON | Brooklin | 2024 | RHP | 84.7 mph |
9 | Marko Lashkiv | ON | Richview Collegiate Institute | 2023 | SS | 83.8 mph |
10 | Christopher Melvin | ON | Elmira District | 2024 | RHP | 83.7 mph |
11 | Ryan McDonagh | ON | Milton District | 2025 | 1B | 83.7 mph |
12 | Luca Alagheband | ON | Crescent | 2024 | LHP | 83.6 mph |
13 | Ben Schultz | ON | Henry Street | 2024 | RHP | 83.1 mph |
14 | Luke Glenn | ON | Sir William Mulock | 2024 | RHP | 82.4 mph |
15 | Trevor Mulder | ON | Villanova | 2024 | RHP | 82.2 mph |
PEAK FB SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Luca Alagheband | ON | Crescent | 2024 | LHP | 2574 rpm |
2 | Alex Uher | ON | USS | 2024 | RHP | 2537 rpm |
3 | Ethan Swaby | ON | Monarch Park | 2024 | RHP | 2517 rpm |
4 | Ryan McDonagh | ON | Milton District | 2025 | 1B | 2406 rpm |
5 | Carson Tehan | ON | Sandwich Secondary School | 2024 | RHP | 2369 rpm |
6 | Sarvesh Dhanasekar | ON | W.A Porter | 2025 | RHP | 2366 rpm |
7 | Kairon Hernandez | ON | Sacred Heart | 2024 | LHP | 2334 rpm |
8 | Christopher Melvin | ON | Elmira District | 2024 | RHP | 2300 rpm |
9 | Ben Schultz | ON | Henry Street | 2024 | RHP | 2264 rpm |
10 | Makaio Cisneros | ON | TNXL Baseball Academy | 2024 | RHP | 2214 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.
FB HORIZONTAL BREAK
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
1 | Christopher Melvin | ON | Elmira District | 2024 | RHP | 21.3 in |
2 | Ryan McDonagh | ON | Milton District | 2025 | 1B | 18.9 in |
3 | Gabriel Larocque | ON | St. Charles College | 2026 | C | 18.8 in |
4 | Max Arnold | ON | LoEllen Park | 2025 | OF | 18.7 in |
5 | Tyson Groves | ON | ON, Eastview Secondary School | 2025 | C | 18.5 in |
6 | Jackson Feggi | ON | eastview secondary school | 2025 | RHP | 16.7 in |
7 | Wesley Knott | ON | Eastview | 2024 | SS | 16.7 in |
8 | Marko Lashkiv | ON | Richview Collegiate Institute | 2023 | SS | 16.4 in |
9 | Kairon Hernandez | ON | Sacred Heart | 2024 | LHP | -15.2 in |
10 | Ben Schultz | ON | Henry Street | 2024 | RHP | 14.9 in |
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.”
AVG CB SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Carson Tehan | ON | Sandwich Secondary School | 2024 | RHP | 2635 rpm |
2 | Ethan Swaby | ON | Monarch Park | 2024 | RHP | 2509 rpm |
3 | Gabriel Larocque | ON | St. Charles College | 2026 | C | 2317 rpm |
4 | Sarvesh Dhanasekar | ON | W.A Porter | 2025 | RHP | 2241 rpm |
5 | Tyler Parent | ON | Newmarket High School | 2024 | RHP | 2155 rpm |
6 | Ben Goodacre | ON | Ancaster | 2025 | RHP | 2068 rpm |
7 | Julian Robertson | ON | GW Williams SS | 2024 | RHP | 1989 rpm |
8 | Owen Ralph | ON | Riverdale | 2025 | SS | 1982 rpm |
9 | Makaio Cisneros | ON | TNXL Baseball Academy | 2024 | RHP | 1968 rpm |
10 | Kairon Hernandez | ON | Sacred Heart | 2024 | LHP | 1890 rpm |
AVG SL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Luca Alagheband | ON | Crescent | 2024 | LHP | 2607 |
2 | Ben Schultz | ON | Henry Street | 2024 | RHP | 2379 |
3 | Marko Lashkiv | ON | Richview Collegiate Institute | 2023 | SS | 2330 |
4 | Zev Salsberg | ON | A3 Academy (FL) | 2024 | RHP | 2131 |
5 | Owen Slater | ON | Brooklin | 2024 | RHP | 2090 |
AVG CH HORIZONTAL BREAK
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Tyson Groves | ON | ON, Eastview Secondary School | 2025 | C | 19.0 |
2 | Owen Slater | ON | Brooklin | 2024 | RHP | 18.7 |
3 | Luca Alagheband | ON | Crescent | 2024 | LHP | -17.9 |
4 | Wesley Knott | ON | Eastview | 2024 | SS | 17.5 |
5 | Will Hancock | ON | Oakville Trafalgar | 2023 | RHP | 16.9 |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
2022 Newfoundland Trials | ON | 06/09 | Premier Sports Academy |
PBR Junior Future Games | NATIONAL | 07/26 | LakePoint |
2022 West Coast Games (Team PBR Canada Selects) | ON | 08/12 | UNLV |
Improve My Profile with Game Video (Ontario) | ON | 08/29 | Ontario |