SoCal Preseason All-State Underclass Trackman Files: Fastball
January 18, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - The SoCal Preseason All-State Underclass was held at Elsinore High School and consisted of players in the 2025 and 2026 classes with a few hand-selected 2027’s. These players went through extended pro-style work out that included batting practice using Trackman and Blast Motion, participated in defensive evaluations, ran the 60 yard-dash using Swift Performance, and concluded with a simulated game.
Pitchers were able to throw in simulated outings during gameplay and were able to get numbers and metrics off of our Trackman unit, such as pitch velocity, spin rate, horizontal & vertical movement & much more. There were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing.
Continuing off our post-event coverage for this event, we take a look back at some of the leaders from each statistical category recorded on the Trackman B1 unit. Please continue to check back over the next week, as we will release individual scouting reports on each player present at the event.
Prep Baseball Report events across the country have been powered by TrackMan’s industry-leading portable system to capture pinpoint accurate, actionable data from player performances. Prep Baseball Report and TrackMan are dedicated to recognizing talent and unleashing their potential.
At the event all pitches were monitored through the portable Trackman B1 unit. Each player threw their complete arsenal of pitches allowing us to collect metrics such as release velocity, spin rate, vertical & horizontal movement and much more.
This data goes directly into the player profiles allowing the PBR Staff, college coaches and professional scouts alike to evaluate and compare prospects on a national scale.
Here are some of the advanced metrics gathered, available for subscribers to PBR Plus (effective velocity, max & avg IVB, max & avg horizontal movement, extension avg, release height avg, zone %).
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Marcus McQueen
CA
Cajon
2025
RHP
85.1 mph
2
Gavin Flores
CA
JSerra
2025
1B
84.6 mph
3
John Short
CA
Cypress
2025
2B
84.6 mph
4
Elias Reyes
CA
South Hills
2025
RHP
83.7 mph
5
Ian Fisher
CA
Carlsbad
2025
LHP
83.3 mph
6
Lukas Beltran
CA
BISHOP ALEMANY HIGH SCHOOL
2025
RHP
83.1 mph
7
Noah Everly
CA
St. John Bosco High School
2026
SS
82.9 mph
8
Matthew Manzo
CA
South Hills High
2026
OF
82.0 mph
9
Eric Zdunek
CA
Maranatha
2026
OF
81.8 mph
10
Dominic Torres
CA
Sultana
2025
RHP
81.5 mph
Fastball 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.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Matthew Manzo
CA
South Hills High
2026
OF
2491 rpm
2
Elias Reyes
CA
South Hills
2025
RHP
2320 rpm
3
Cristian Mares
CA
St. Augustine
2025
RHP
2251 rpm
4
Gavin Flores
CA
JSerra
2025
1B
2219 rpm
5
John Short
CA
Cypress
2025
2B
2165 rpm
6
Noah Everly
CA
St. John Bosco High School
2026
SS
2104 rpm
7
Lukas Beltran
CA
BISHOP ALEMANY HIGH SCHOOL
2025
RHP
2089 rpm
8
Marcus McQueen
CA
Cajon
2025
RHP
2077 rpm
9
Owen Smyth
CA
Cathedral Catholic
2025
LHP
2074 rpm
10
Ian Fisher
CA
Carlsbad
2025
LHP
2068 rpm
Fastball 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.”
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (max)
1
John Short
CA
Cypress
2025
2B
17.5 in
2
Andrew Costanzo
CA
Maranatha
2026
3B
15.6 in
3
Ian Fisher
CA
Carlsbad
2025
LHP
-15.4 in
4
Zion Martinez
CA
Yucaipa
2027
SS
15.0 in
5
Lukas Beltran
CA
BISHOP ALEMANY HIGH SCHOOL
2025
RHP
14.7 in
6
Cristian Mares
CA
St. Augustine
2025
RHP
14.4 in
7
Nathan Mayfield
CA
Gahr
2025
LHP
-14.2 in
8
Nicholas Rodriguez
CA
Shadow Hills High
2026
RHP
13.7 in
9
Eric Zdunek
CA
Maranatha
2026
OF
12.9 in
10
Gavin Flores
CA
JSerra
2025
1B
12.3 in
Fastball Induced Vertical Break (avg): Distance, measured in inches, between where the pitch actually crosses the front of home plate height-wise, and where it would have crossed home plate height-wise if had it traveled in a perfectly straight line from release, but affected by gravity. If this number is positive, the ball broke “upwards”, or in reality dropped less than it would have due to gravity alone – it does not necessarily mean that the ball actually rose.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
IVB (max)
1
Lucas Rosenberg
CA
Harvard Westlake
2027
LHP
29.5 in
2
Ian Fisher
CA
Carlsbad
2025
LHP
24.2 in
3
Noah Everly
CA
St. John Bosco High School
2026
SS
23.4 in
4
Nicholas Rodriguez
CA
Shadow Hills High
2026
RHP
21.9 in
5
Aksel Orenyak
CA
Carlsbad
2026
RHP
21.8 in
6
Nathan Mayfield
CA
Gahr
2025
LHP
21.4 in
7
Eric Zdunek
CA
Maranatha
2026
OF
21.4 in
8
Elias Reyes
CA
South Hills
2025
RHP
21.0 in
9
Marcus Reese
CA
Charter Oak
2025
RHP
20.8 in
10
Owen Smyth
CA
Cathedral Catholic
2025
LHP
19.3 in
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Inland Empire Preseason ID | CA | 01/22 | Santiago HS |
Peninsula Preseason ID |
CA | 01/22 | College of San Mateo |
South Bay Preseason ID |
CA | 01/29 | Mission College - San Jose |
East Bay Preseason ID | CA | 2/05 | Chabot College - Hayward |
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