Northern Utah Open: Upperclass TrackMan Files
September 26, 2022
On September 17th the PBR Utah staff hosted the Northern Utah Open at Ridgeline High School in Millville, UT, featuring many of the state’s top players inside the 2023-2026 classes. Inside today’s TrackMan Files, we’re highlighting the top performers from this event from the data and metrics from our TrackMan unit.
Earlier this week we published Quick Hits highlighting the top prospects of the event. We also rolled out a Statistical Leaderboard pointing out the top recorded stats by category.
Now we'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan unit. Below we'll look at which players in the 2023 & 2024 classes had noteworthy batted ball and pitch metric data.
View all stats from the event HERE.
View event roster HERE.
MAX FASTBALL
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Degan Rigby | UT | Bear River | 2024 | RHP | 87.1 mph |
2 | Andrew Nielsen | UT | Mountain Crest | 2023 | RHP | 84.9 mph |
3 | Gage Clark | UT | Weber | 2024 | RHP | 83.1 mph |
4 | Aiden Scheetz | UT | Orem | 2023 | RHP | 83.0 mph |
5 | Brayden Olson | UT | West Jordan | 2023 | OF | 82.3 mph |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
PEAK SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Bentley Crook | UT | Alta | 2023 | LHP | 2286 rpm |
2 | Colton Bailey | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 2271 rpm |
3 | Gage Clark | UT | Weber | 2024 | RHP | 2263 rpm |
4 | Degan Rigby | UT | Bear River | 2024 | RHP | 2249 rpm |
5 | Aiden Scheetz | UT | Orem | 2023 | RHP | 2196 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.
AVERAGE FASTBALL HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Colton Bailey | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 10.6 |
2 | Andrew Nielsen | UT | Mountain Crest | 2023 | RHP | 10.2 |
3 | Degan Rigby | UT | Bear River | 2024 | RHP | 9.8 |
4 | Treyson Purser | UT | Ridgeline | 2024 | 3B | 8.0 |
5 | Aiden Scheetz | UT | Orem | 2023 | RHP | 8.0 |
AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Andrew Nielsen | UT | Mountain Crest | 2023 | RHP | 2251 |
2 | Colton Bailey | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 2139 |
3 | Aiden Scheetz | UT | Orem | 2023 | RHP | 2064 |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Colton Bailey | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 2198 rpm |
2 | Bentley Crook | UT | Alta | 2023 | LHP | 2197 rpm |
3 | Gage Clark | UT | Weber | 2024 | RHP | 2194 rpm |
4 | Easton Goodliffe | UT | Bear River | 2024 | 3B | 2150 rpm |
5 | Aiden Scheetz | UT | Orem | 2023 | RHP | 2074 rpm |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Cole Ehat | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 12.8 |
2 | Aiden Scheetz | UT | Orem | 2023 | RHP | 8.3 |
3 | Gage Clark | UT | Weber | 2024 | RHP | -8.0 |
4 | Treyson Purser | UT | Ridgeline | 2024 | 3B | 7.5 |
5 | Gehrig Marble | UT | Bear River | 2024 | 1B | -7.2 |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Andrew Nielsen | UT | Mountain Crest | 2023 | RHP | 93.0 mph |
2 | Bentley Crook | UT | Alta | 2023 | LHP | 91.4 mph |
3 | Treyson Purser | UT | Ridgeline | 2024 | 3B | 90.2 mph |
4 | Colton Bailey | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 88.7 mph |
5 | Gunnar Wolfe | UT | Layton | 2023 | 3B | 88.6 mph |
6 | Jordan Jones | UT | Mountain Crest | 2024 | 1B | 87.7 mph |
7 | Trenton Ash | UT | Springville | 2023 | SS | 85.8 mph |
8 | Dylan Vea | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 84.1 mph |
9 | Degan Rigby | UT | Bear River | 2024 | RHP | 83.2 mph |
10 | Brayden Olson | UT | West Jordan | 2023 | OF | 83.0 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 | Gunnar Wolfe | UT | Layton | 2023 | 3B | 100.2 mph |
2 | Jordan Jones | UT | Mountain Crest | 2024 | 1B | 99.0 mph |
3 | Dylan Vea | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 97.7 mph |
4 | Brayden Olson | UT | West Jordan | 2023 | OF | 97.5 mph |
5 | Bentley Crook | UT | Alta | 2023 | LHP | 97.3 mph |
6 | Colton Bailey | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 96.8 mph |
7 | Andrew Nielsen | UT | Mountain Crest | 2023 | RHP | 96.4 mph |
8 | Treyson Purser | UT | Ridgeline | 2024 | 3B | 95.9 mph |
9 | Degan Rigby | UT | Bear River | 2024 | RHP | 95.1 mph |
10 | Brooks Bell | UT | Mountain Crest | 2024 | OF | 94.6 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Bentley Crook | UT | Alta | 2023 | LHP | 375 ft |
2 | Gunnar Wolfe | UT | Layton | 2023 | 3B | 364 ft |
3 | Colton Bailey | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 363 ft |
4 | Dylan Vea | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 354 ft |
5 | Aiden Scheetz | UT | Orem | 2023 | RHP | 352 ft |
6 | Jordan Jones | UT | Mountain Crest | 2024 | 1B | 346 ft |
7 | Treyson Purser | UT | Ridgeline | 2024 | 3B | 343 ft |
8 | Andrew Nielsen | UT | Mountain Crest | 2023 | RHP | 336 ft |
9 | Jordan Norwood | UT | Herriman | 2024 | 1B | 331 ft |
10 | Gehrig Marble | UT | Bear River | 2024 | 1B | 331 ft |
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