Northern Utah Open: Pitching Data Dive
September 20, 2023
On Saturday, September 16th, the PBR Utah staff hosted the Northern Utah Open at Ridgeline High School in West Millville, Utah. This event featured roughly 50 prospects from the 2024 - 2027 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players in attendance.
Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis. Now, we will take a further in-depth look at the top pitchers with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:
For complete event results, click here.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.
FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Degan Rigby | UT | Bear River | 2024 | RHP | 87.5 mph |
2 | Aden McPhie | UT | Sky View | 2024 | RHP | 84.8 mph |
3 | Gage Clark | UT | Weber | 2024 | RHP | 84.5 mph |
4 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | 84.0 mph |
5 | Kamren Shirreffs | UT | Northridge | 2025 | RHP | 82.4 mph |
6 | Castle Huggard | UT | Juan Diego Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 81.2 mph |
7 | Jacob Beesley | UT | Skyline | 2025 | RHP | 80.7 mph |
8 | Madex Vonhatten | UT | Tooele | 2025 | OF | 80.5 mph |
9 | Brayden Hansen | UT | Lehi High | 2026 | RHP | 80.4 mph |
10 | Payson Dansie | UT | Bear River | 2026 | SS | 80.4 mph |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
SPIN RATE (AVG)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Brayden Hansen | UT | Lehi High | 2026 | RHP | 2380 rpm |
2 | Torben Van Boerum | UT | Olympus | 2026 | RHP | 2316 rpm |
3 | Degan Rigby | UT | Bear River | 2024 | RHP | 2288 rpm |
4 | Castle Huggard | UT | Juan Diego Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 2233 rpm |
5 | Gage Clark | UT | Weber | 2024 | RHP | 2226 rpm |
6 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | 2207 rpm |
7 | Jacob Beesley | UT | Skyline | 2025 | RHP | 2136 rpm |
8 | Robert Remy | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 2073 rpm |
9 | Dalton Fay | UT | Mountain Ridge High | 2027 | 3B | 2070 rpm |
10 | Garrison Garton | UT | Layton | 2024 | RHP | 2056 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.
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Brayden Hansen | UT | Lehi High | 2026 | RHP | 17.1 in |
2 | Castle Huggard | UT | Juan Diego Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 16.8 in |
3 | Cael Kidman | UT | Ridgeline | 2025 | OF | 16.3 in |
4 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | 14.5 in |
5 | Aden McPhie | UT | Sky View | 2024 | RHP | 14.3 in |
Induced Vertical Break: Used in short form as "IVB," this metric is most important on fastballs for creating rise and on curveballs for creating depth – it can also have some use when measuring sliders and cutters as well. Sliders tend to be closer to zero inches while cutters are generally between 5 and 15 inches. Usually fastballs and curveballs with large IVB have higher spin efficiencies as well. Sliders generally have very little (closer to zero) IVB and very low spin efficiency. You could also categorize IVB into spin rate as this is part of the “useful movement” you’re looking for. IVB is also a huge part of the vertical approach angle.
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Daxton Sorensen | UT | Cottonwood | 2025 | OF | 13.9 |
2 | Nolan Furgal | UT | Stansbury | 2025 | LHP | -13.8 |
3 | Jackson Kyhl | UT | Bountiful High | 2025 | LHP | -13.6 |
4 | Payson Dansie | UT | Bear River | 2026 | SS | 13.1 |
5 | Anders Pearson | UT | Skyridge | 2025 | 3B | 12.3 |
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.”
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Ripken Jensen | UT | Ridgeline | 2026 | SS | 66 % |
^ | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | 66 % |
2 | Degan Rigby | UT | Bear River | 2024 | RHP | 60 % |
3 | Jacob Beesley | UT | Skyline | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Brayden Hansen | UT | Lehi High | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Jackson Kyhl | UT | Bountiful High | 2025 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Madex Vonhatten | UT | Tooele | 2025 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Carson Freeman | UT | Tooele | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | 2483 rpm |
2 | Castle Huggard | UT | Juan Diego Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 2381 rpm |
3 | Torben Van Boerum | UT | Olympus | 2026 | RHP | 2269 rpm |
4 | Nolan Furgal | UT | Stansbury | 2025 | LHP | 2168 rpm |
5 | Brayden Hansen | UT | Lehi High | 2026 | RHP | 2155 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Brayden Hansen | UT | Lehi High | 2026 | RHP | -12.3 in |
2 | Cael Kidman | UT | Ridgeline | 2025 | OF | -8.3 in |
3 | Torben Van Boerum | UT | Olympus | 2026 | RHP | -6.8 in |
4 | Robert Remy | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2026 | RHP | -6.7 in |
5 | Garrison Garton | UT | Layton | 2024 | RHP | -6.5 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Anders Pearson | UT | Skyridge | 2025 | 3B | -15.4 |
2 | Aden McPhie | UT | Sky View | 2024 | RHP | -14.6 |
3 | Brayden Hansen | UT | Lehi High | 2026 | RHP | -14.3 |
4 | Torben Van Boerum | UT | Olympus | 2026 | RHP | -13.5 |
5 | Payson Dansie | UT | Bear River | 2026 | SS | -13.3 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Ripken Jensen | UT | Ridgeline | 2026 | SS | 66 % |
^ | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | 66 % |
2 | Degan Rigby | UT | Bear River | 2024 | RHP | 60 % |
3 | Jacob Beesley | UT | Skyline | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Brayden Hansen | UT | Lehi High | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Jackson Kyhl | UT | Bountiful High | 2025 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Madex Vonhatten | UT | Tooele | 2025 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Carson Freeman | UT | Tooele | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Gage Clark | UT | Weber | 2024 | RHP | 2379 |
2 | Jacob Beesley | UT | Skyline | 2025 | RHP | 2194 |
3 | Aden McPhie | UT | Sky View | 2024 | RHP | 2102 |
4 | Torben Van Boerum | UT | Olympus | 2026 | RHP | 2060 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Aden McPhie | UT | Sky View | 2024 | RHP | 7.2 in |
2 | Torben Van Boerum | UT | Olympus | 2026 | RHP | -5.9 in |
3 | Jacob Beesley | UT | Skyline | 2025 | RHP | 4.7 in |
4 | Gage Clark | UT | Weber | 2024 | RHP | -3.5 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Torben Van Boerum | UT | Olympus | 2026 | RHP | -12.6 |
2 | Aden McPhie | UT | Sky View | 2024 | RHP | -8.8 |
3 | Gage Clark | UT | Weber | 2024 | RHP | -2.9 |
4 | Jacob Beesley | UT | Skyline | 2025 | RHP | -2.8 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Torben Van Boerum | UT | Olympus | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Aden McPhie | UT | Sky View | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Jacob Beesley | UT | Skyline | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Mason Ward | UT | Salem Hills | 2025 | SS | 16.0 |
2 | Brayden Hansen | UT | Lehi High | 2026 | RHP | 15.4 |
3 | Robert Remy | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 15.2 |
4 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | 14.8 |
5 | Torben Van Boerum | UT | Olympus | 2026 | RHP | 14.7 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Jackson Kyhl | UT | Bountiful High | 2025 | LHP | 100 % |
^ | Payson Dansie | UT | Bear River | 2026 | SS | 100 % |
2 | Daxton Sorensen | UT | Cottonwood | 2025 | OF | 75 % |
3 | Castle Huggard | UT | Juan Diego Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Robert Remy | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Anders Pearson | UT | Skyridge | 2025 | 3B | 50 % |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
2023 PBR Scout Day: GBG Utah | UT | 09/30 | The Hive - Juab High School Fieldhouse |
2023 PBR Scout Day: RA Baseball Academy | UT | 10/07 | Juan Diego Catholic HS |
2023 PBR JUCO Scout Day: Salt Lake CC | UT | 10/10 | Cate Field |
Utah State Games (Invite-Only) | UT | 10/29 | Snow Canyon High School |
2023 Utah Winter Update | UT | 12/02 | The Hive - Juab High School Fieldhouse |
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