Niagara Uncommitted Open: TrackMan Files (Pitching)
April 14, 2022
On Friday, October 8th, our staff crossed the border into New York for our Niagara Preseason Uncommitted Open hosted at Niagara University. The event gave our staff a look at uncommitted 2022s and 2023s from Ontario while giving the players a chance to compete in live-game action on a Division I field, in front of multiple local college coaches in the Niagara/Buffalo area.
We had our TrackMan unit on site throughout the day to get numbers on both sides of the ball and we begin to break those pitching numbers down below.
MAX FASTBALL VELO
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Matthew Marsh | ON | Adam Scott | 2023 | LHP | 84.2 mph |
2 | Eli Newson | ON | Nelson | 2023 | LHP | 83.3 mph |
3 | Thomas Cooper | ON | RH King | 2022 | RHP | 82.4 mph |
4 | Vincenzo Bruno | ON | North Toronto Collegiate Institute | 2023 | RHP | 81.6 mph |
5 | Aidan McDonald | ON | Grimbsy | 2023 | SS | 80.8 mph |
6 | Aidan Richer | ON | Holy Names | 2022 | LHP | 79.8 mph |
7 | Tejean O'Sullivan | ON | Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute | 2022 | 3B | 79.7 mph |
8 | Luca Scarano | ON | Cardnial Carter | 2022 | 1B | 77.9 mph |
9 | Richard McCallum | ON | St Mary's | 2022 | OF | 77.1 mph |
10 | Will Lewis | ON | Villanova | 2023 | RHP | 76.9 mph |
AVG FASTBALL VELO
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Eff Velocity (avg) |
1 | Matthew Marsh | ON | Adam Scott | 2023 | LHP | 81.4 mph |
2 | Eli Newson | ON | Nelson | 2023 | LHP | 81.3 mph |
3 | Vincenzo Bruno | ON | North Toronto Collegiate Institute | 2023 | RHP | 80.3 mph |
4 | Thomas Cooper | ON | RH King | 2022 | RHP | 79.5 mph |
5 | Aidan McDonald | ON | Grimbsy | 2023 | SS | 78.9 mph |
6 | Tejean O'Sullivan | ON | Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute | 2022 | 3B | 77.8 mph |
7 | Aidan Richer | ON | Holy Names | 2022 | LHP | 76.7 mph |
8 | Richard McCallum | ON | St Mary's | 2022 | OF | 76.6 mph |
9 | Will Lewis | ON | Villanova | 2023 | RHP | 74.2 mph |
10 | Nolan Browne | ON | Grimsby Secondary School | 2023 | RHP | 74.0 mph |
PEAK FB SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Thomas Cooper | ON | RH King | 2022 | RHP | 2081 rpm |
2 | Nolan Browne | ON | Grimsby Secondary School | 2023 | RHP | 2065 rpm |
3 | Vincenzo Bruno | ON | North Toronto Collegiate Institute | 2023 | RHP | 2053 rpm |
4 | Aidan Richer | ON | Holy Names | 2022 | LHP | 2043 rpm |
5 | Will Lewis | ON | Villanova | 2023 | RHP | 2020 rpm |
6 | Eli Newson | ON | Nelson | 2023 | LHP | 2018 rpm |
7 | Tejean O'Sullivan | ON | Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute | 2022 | 3B | 1989 rpm |
8 | Fionn Keon | ON | Kent School | 2024 | OF | 1985 rpm |
9 | Luca Scarano | ON | Cardnial Carter | 2022 | 1B | 1950 rpm |
10 | Matthew Marsh | ON | Adam Scott | 2023 | LHP | 1923 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 | Thomas Cooper | ON | RH King | 2022 | RHP | 25.7 in |
2 | Nolan Browne | ON | Grimsby Secondary School | 2023 | RHP | 17.9 in |
3 | Richard McCallum | ON | St Mary's | 2022 | OF | 16.8 in |
4 | Tejean O'Sullivan | ON | Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute | 2022 | 3B | 15.4 in |
5 | Fionn Keon | ON | Kent School | 2024 | OF | 15.2 in |
6 | Luca Karanopoulos | ON | St Brother Andre | 2023 | LHP | -14.2 in |
7 | Aidan McDonald | ON | Grimbsy | 2023 | SS | 13.7 in |
8 | Vincenzo Bruno | ON | North Toronto Collegiate Institute | 2023 | RHP | 13.2 in |
9 | Matthew Marsh | ON | Adam Scott | 2023 | LHP | -13.0 in |
10 | Will Lewis | ON | Villanova | 2023 | RHP | 12.5 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 CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Tejean O'Sullivan | ON | Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute | 2022 | 3B | 2121 rpm |
2 | Nolan Browne | ON | Grimsby Secondary School | 2023 | RHP | 2120 rpm |
3 | Vincenzo Bruno | ON | North Toronto Collegiate Institute | 2023 | RHP | 1897 rpm |
4 | Fionn Keon | ON | Kent School | 2024 | OF | 1824 rpm |
5 | Aidan McDonald | ON | Grimbsy | 2023 | SS | 1767 rpm |
AVG SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Aidan Richer | ON | Holy Names | 2022 | LHP | 2177 |
2 | Thomas Cooper | ON | RH King | 2022 | RHP | 2148 |
3 | Eli Newson | ON | Nelson | 2023 | LHP | 2107 |
4 | Luca Karanopoulos | ON | St Brother Andre | 2023 | LHP | 2075 |
5 | Will Lewis | ON | Villanova | 2023 | RHP | 2039 |
AVG CH HORIZONTAL BREAK
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Thomas Cooper | ON | RH King | 2022 | RHP | 15.8 |
2 | Will Lewis | ON | Villanova | 2023 | RHP | 13.8 |
3 | Luca Karanopoulos | ON | St Brother Andre | 2023 | LHP | -11.2 |
4 | Tejean O'Sullivan | ON | Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute | 2022 | 3B | 11.2 |
5 | Fionn Keon | ON | Kent School | 2024 | OF | 8.5 |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
2022 Future Games Trials | ON | 04/15 | The Athlete Matrix |
2022 Newfoundland Trials | ON | 06/09 | Premier Sports Academy |
PBR Junior Future Games | NATIONAL | 07/26 | LakePoint |
Improve My Profile with Game Video (Ontario) | ON | 08/29 | Ontario |