Madison Preseason I.D.: TrackMan Files
March 25, 2021
On March 14, the PBR Wisconsin team hosted the Madison Preseason I.D., at GRB Academy in Windsor, Wis. This was an open event for all high school classes (2021-24), and gave our staff an ample look at the area's top players as, perennially, the largest event on our winter circuit with over 170 players in attendance.
Last week, in our first post-event piece from this event, we published our biggest takeaways and highlights from Sunday’s showcase within our Quick Hits story, and highlighted more top performances in the Statistical Analysis. We're diving deeper into the data today with pitch and batted-ball metrics provided by TrackMan, and we're diving a little deeper into the data to see what we can find.
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY & PEak SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Christian Oppor | WI | Columbus | 2022 | LHP | 92.3 mph |
2 | Caden Capomaccio | WI | Notre Dame Academy | 2022 | RHP | 91.0 mph |
3 | Cole Selvig | WI | Regis | 2023 | RHP | 90.9 mph |
4 | Dylan Questad | WI | Waterford | 2023 | RHP | 90.9 mph |
5 | Jonah Conradt | SC | P27 Academy | 2023 | RHP | 90.4 mph |
6 | Nolan Klug | WI | Menomonee Falls | 2022 | RHP | 90.0 mph |
7 | Matthew Mueller | WI | Brookfield Central | 2022 | LHP | 88.4 mph |
8 | Carson Klaus | WI | Adams Friendship | 2022 | RHP | 88.3 mph |
9 | Nick West | WI | Verona Area | 2022 | 3B | 86.8 mph |
10 | Troy Knutson | WI | Holmen | 2022 | RHP | 86.5 mph |
11 | Tyler Schmitt | WI | Madison Memorial | 2022 | RHP | 86.4 mph |
12 | Noah Dreier | WI | Brookfield Central | 2023 | SS | 86.0 mph |
13 | James Vargas | WI | Arrowhead | 2022 | SS | 85.8 mph |
14 | Nathan Melnikoff | WI | Mukwonago | 2022 | RHP | 85.7 mph |
15 | Gavin Gawronski | WI | Marquette University | 2022 | RHP | 85.4 mph |
16 | Trevor Stevens | WI | Waunakee | 2022 | RHP | 85.3 mph |
17 | Noah Wech | WI | Manitowoc Lincoln | 2024 | RHP | 85.3 mph |
18 | Easton Zempel | WI | Middleton | 2022 | RHP | 85.0 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Jonah Conradt | SC | P27 Academy | 2023 | RHP | 2465 rpm |
2 | Noah Dreier | WI | Brookfield Central | 2023 | SS | 2385 rpm |
3 | Nolan Klug | WI | Menomonee Falls | 2022 | RHP | 2326 rpm |
4 | Caden Capomaccio | WI | Notre Dame Academy | 2022 | RHP | 2292 rpm |
5 | Christian Oppor | WI | Columbus | 2022 | LHP | 2280 rpm |
6 | Cole Barton | WI | Westfield | 2022 | RHP | 2275 rpm |
7 | Miles Nelson | WI | Monona Grove | 2023 | RHP | 2275 rpm |
8 | Craig Kabat | WI | Bay Port | 2024 | RHP | 2260 rpm |
9 | Matthew Mueller | WI | Brookfield Central | 2022 | LHP | 2248 rpm |
10 | William Hess | WI | Arrowhead | 2023 | 3B | 2241 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 | Dylan Snyder | WI | Janesville Craig | 2023 | RHP | 18.7 |
2 | Dylan Dombrowicki | WI | Brookfield East | 2023 | LHP | -17.9 |
^ | Tyler Hoppe | FL | Pine Ridge | 2021 | 3B | -17.9 |
3 | Daelen Johnson | WI | Beaver Dam | 2023 | RHP | 17.5 |
4 | Sam Vargas | WI | Arrowhead | 2024 | OF | 17.2 |
5 | Jedd Czysz | WI | New Berlin West | 2023 | OF | 16.7 |
6 | Carson Klaus | WI | Adams Friendship | 2022 | RHP | 16.5 |
7 | Jackson Hewitt | WI | Monona Grove High School | 2023 | RHP | 16.0 |
8 | Kaden Kowalewsky | WI | La Follette | 2023 | UTILITY | 15.3 |
9 | Peyton Platter | WI | Eau Claire Memorial | 2022 | 2B | 15.0 |
10 | Dylan O'Connell | WI | Eau Claire Memorial | 2022 | SS | 15.0 |
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
Jonah Conradt
SC
P27 Academy
2023
RHP
2484
2
Noah Dreier
WI
Brookfield Central
2023
SS
2449
3
Trevor Stevens
WI
Waunakee
2022
RHP
2410
4
Caden Capomaccio
WI
Notre Dame Academy
2022
RHP
2395
5
William Hess
WI
Arrowhead
2023
3B
2380
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Carson Klaus
WI
Adams Friendship
2022
RHP
2720 rpm
2
Jonah Conradt
SC
P27 Academy
2023
RHP
2540 rpm
3
Noah Dreier
WI
Brookfield Central
2023
SS
2535 rpm
4
Michael Carpenter
WI
Madison College
2022
LHP
2500 rpm
5
Cole Selvig
WI
Regis
2023
RHP
2491 rpm
6
Trevor Stevens
WI
Waunakee
2022
RHP
2391 rpm
7
Jackson Hunley
WI
Sun Prairie
2023
RHP
2317 rpm
8
Dominik McVay
WI
Mineral Point
2022
OF
2287 rpm
9
Patrick Schork
WI
Janesville Craig
2022
OF
2255 rpm
10
Eddie Rynders
WI
Wisconsin Lutheran
2024
SS
2250 rpm
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Dominik McVay | WI | Mineral Point | 2022 | OF | 17.9 |
2 | Jonah Conradt | SC | P27 Academy | 2023 | RHP | 17.7 |
3 | Carson Klaus | WI | Adams Friendship | 2022 | RHP | 17.4 |
4 | Dakota Veium | WI | Westosha Central | 2022 | RHP | 17.0 |
5 | Garrett Jones | WI | Verona Area | 2022 | RHP | 16.8 |
6 | Easton Zempel | WI | Middleton | 2022 | RHP | 16.6 |
7 | Caden Capomaccio | WI | Notre Dame Academy | 2022 | RHP | 16.6 |
8 | Broden Jackson | WI | Milton | 2024 | RHP | 16.6 |
9 | Tre Grignon | WI | Verona Area | 2024 | RHP | 16.3 |
10 | Dylan Snyder | WI | Janesville Craig | 2023 | RHP | 16.1 |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Thomas Curry | WI | Arrowhead | 2023 | C | 93.3 mph |
2 | N.J. Elias | WI | Verona Area | 2022 | OF | 92.6 mph |
3 | Davis Hamilton | WI | Sun Prairie | 2022 | SS | 90.7 mph |
4 | Dominic Kibler | WI | New Berlin West | 2023 | C | 90.1 mph |
5 | EJ Kuster | WI | Greendale | 2023 | RHP | 88.2 mph |
6 | Miles Nelson | WI | Monona Grove | 2023 | RHP | 87.8 mph |
7 | Aaron Jungers | WI | Madison Memorial | 2022 | LHP | 87.6 mph |
8 | Theo Zeidler | WI | Bay Port | 2022 | RHP | 87.2 mph |
9 | Hunter Abitz | WI | Kettle Moraine Lutheran | 2023 | C | 87.2 mph |
10 | Nick West | WI | Verona Area | 2022 | 3B | 87.1 mph |
11 | Aidan Ripp | WI | Sun Prairie | 2022 | C | 86.9 mph |
12 | Mason Armstrong | WI | Verona Area | 2023 | C | 86.6 mph |
13 | Payton Frehner | WI | Waukesha North | 2022 | SS | 86.2 mph |
14 | Noah Hanson | WI | McDonell Central | 2022 | OF | 86.1 mph |
15 | Jackson Hunley | WI | Sun Prairie | 2023 | RHP | 86.1 mph |
16 | Kolton Schaller | WI | Mount Horeb | 2022 | 2B | 86.1 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 | Thomas Curry | WI | Arrowhead | 2023 | C | 99.8 mph |
2 | N.J. Elias | WI | Verona Area | 2022 | OF | 97.6 mph |
3 | Quinn Falish | WI | De Pere | 2023 | OF | 96.6 mph |
4 | Davis Hamilton | WI | Sun Prairie | 2022 | SS | 96.4 mph |
5 | Cuyler Zukowski | WI | Madison LaFollette | 2022 | OF | 96.3 mph |
6 | Christian Oppor | WI | Columbus | 2022 | LHP | 95.4 mph |
7 | Noah Hanson | WI | McDonell Central | 2022 | OF | 95.2 mph |
8 | Evan Johnson | WI | Kimberly | 2022 | RHP | 94.8 mph |
9 | Ethan Hindle | WI | Arrowhead | 2023 | SS | 94.6 mph |
10 | Matthew Mueller | WI | Brookfield Central | 2022 | LHP | 94.3 mph |
11 | Nick West | WI | Verona Area | 2022 | 3B | 93.9 mph |
12 | James Vargas | WI | Arrowhead | 2022 | SS | 93.5 mph |
13 | Landon Behringer | WI | North Fond du Lac | 2022 | OF | 93.2 mph |
14 | Tyler Butina | WI | Jefferson | 2023 | 1B | 93.1 mph |
15 | Miles Nelson | WI | Monona Grove | 2023 | RHP | 93.0 mph |
16 | Dominic Kibler | WI | New Berlin West | 2023 | C | 92.9 mph |
17 | Caleb Karll | WI | Madison West | 2023 | OF | 92.7 mph |
18 | Dylan O'Connell | WI | Eau Claire Memorial | 2022 | SS | 92.7 mph |
19 | Theo Zeidler | WI | Bay Port | 2022 | RHP | 92.4 mph |
20 | Aaron Jungers | WI | Madison Memorial | 2022 | LHP | 92.4 mph |
21 | Drew Brookman | WI | Tomah | 2023 | OF | 92.2 mph |
22 | Carter Borcherding | WI | Madison LaFollette | 2022 | OF | 92.0 mph |
23 | Jayce Weber | WI | Arrowhead | 2022 | OF | 91.9 mph |
24 | Dominik McVay | WI | Mineral Point | 2022 | OF | 91.9 mph |
25 | Kolton Schaller | WI | Mount Horeb | 2022 | 2B | 91.9 mph |
26 | Tyler Marty | WI | Lakeside Lutheran | 2022 | OF | 91.8 mph |
27 | Caleb Guden | WI | Medford | 2022 | SS | 91.6 mph |
28 | Hunter Abitz | WI | Kettle Moraine Lutheran | 2023 | C | 91.3 mph |
29 | EJ Kuster | WI | Greendale | 2023 | RHP | 91.2 mph |
30 | Colin Obermann | WI | Kimberly | 2022 | SS | 91.1 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Thomas Curry | WI | Arrowhead | 2023 | C | 344 ft |
2 | Noah Hanson | WI | McDonell Central | 2022 | OF | 339 ft |
3 | Cuyler Zukowski | WI | Madison LaFollette | 2022 | OF | 335 ft |
4 | Matthew Mueller | WI | Brookfield Central | 2022 | LHP | 335 ft |
5 | Caleb Karll | WI | Madison West | 2023 | OF | 331 ft |
6 | Drew Gernert | WI | Homestead | 2023 | RHP | 330 ft |
7 | Tyler Butina | WI | Jefferson | 2023 | 1B | 329 ft |
8 | Kolton Schaller | WI | Mount Horeb | 2022 | 2B | 329 ft |
9 | Carson Dupuis | WI | Edgerton | 2023 | LHP | 329 ft |
10 | Dillon Rosado | WI | Brookfield Academy | 2022 | OF | 325 ft |
11 | Easton Zempel | WI | Middleton | 2022 | RHP | 324 ft |
12 | Caleb Guden | WI | Medford | 2022 | SS | 323 ft |
13 | Payton Frehner | WI | Waukesha North | 2022 | SS | 323 ft |
14 | Quinn Falish | WI | De Pere | 2023 | OF | 323 ft |
15 | Jayce Weber | WI | Arrowhead | 2022 | OF | 322 ft |
16 | EJ Kuster | WI | Greendale | 2023 | RHP | 321 ft |
17 | Brady LaViolette | WI | Notre Dame De La Baie Academy | 2024 | C | 321 ft |
18 | Brady Davidson | WI | St Joseph | 2023 | 3B | 321 ft |
19 | N.J. Elias | WI | Verona Area | 2022 | OF | 320 ft |
20 | Keli Grennier | WI | Menomonee Falls | 2023 | SS | 320 ft |
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.
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