MOKAN Open: Pitching Data Dive
June 21, 2023
On Tuesday, June 20th, the PBR Missouri and Kansas staffs hosted the MOKAN Open at Creekside in Parkville, MO. This event featured top high school players from the two states who participated in a pro-style workout.
To see a full list of players who attended the event, click HERE.
Shortly after the event’s conclusion, our staff published the day’s stat leaders, highlighting a handful of names who put up numbers across the board. You can find that by clicking HERE.
Then, with the help of our tech partners, we compiled a hitting leaderboard, shining some light on multiple top offensive performers through an analytical lens. Those names can be found HERE.
We’ll turn our attention to the mound today, zooming in on a few names that’s data intrigued on the hill, which you can find below.
MAX fastball VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Brody Crane
MO
Neosho
2026
RHP
86.3 mph
2
Manny Linthacum
MO
Kearney
2024
SS
85.7 mph
3
Kyle Durham
MO
Truman
2025
RHP
85.1 mph
4
Cole Murray
MO
Blue Springs South
2024
RHP
84.4 mph
5
Cameron Taylor
MO
Kearney
2026
RHP
84.3 mph
6
Seth Williams
MO
Parkhill South
2024
SS
81.3 mph
7
Jayson Schrick
KS
Olathe Northwest High School
2027
RHP
80.5 mph
peak curveball spin rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Ethan Lipp | MO | Jefferson City | 2025 | OF | 2384 rpm |
2 | Seth Williams | MO | Parkhill South | 2024 | SS | 2133 rpm |
3 | Cameron Taylor | MO | Kearney | 2026 | RHP | 2062 rpm |
average curveball spin rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Ethan Lipp | MO | Jefferson City | 2025 | OF | 2340 rpm |
2 | Kyle Durham | MO | Truman | 2025 | RHP | 1991 rpm |
3 | Cameron Taylor | MO | Kearney | 2026 | RHP | 1859 rpm |
peak slider spin rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Manny Linthacum | MO | Kearney | 2024 | SS | 2098 rpm |
2 | Brody Crane | MO | Neosho | 2026 | RHP | 2076 rpm |
3 | Dylan Eikenbary | KS | Piper | 2027 | LHP | 2067 rpm |
average slider spin rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Dylan Eikenbary | KS | Piper | 2027 | LHP | 2067 |
2 | Manny Linthacum | MO | Kearney | 2024 | SS | 2050 |
3 | Jayson Schrick | KS | Olathe Northwest High School | 2027 | RHP | 1902 |
peak changeup horizontal
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
1 | Anthony Sanders | MO | N/A | 2025 | LHP | -18.3 in |
2 | Kyle Durham | MO | Truman | 2025 | RHP | 18.0 in |
3 | Brody Crane | MO | Neosho | 2026 | RHP | 14.3 in |
average changeup horizontal
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Kyle Durham | MO | Truman | 2025 | RHP | 15.9 |
2 | Anthony Sanders | MO | N/A | 2025 | LHP | -14.2 |
3 | Jayson Schrick | KS | Olathe Northwest High School | 2027 | RHP | 13.1 |
For all of the statistics from this event, click HERE.
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