On Saturday, February 11th, PBR Utah hosted it's first identification showcase of the 2023 season, the Utah Preseason ID at The Hive, Juab High School's Fieldhouse. 

Preseason ID's allow our staff to get a look at players ahead of the high school season, as well as offer players a chance to update their profiles and metrics as they head into the season. The events also serve as identifiers for invite-only showcases in Utah and nationally, including the Future and Jr. Future Games, West Coast Games, Utah Preseason All-State Games, Utah Top Prospect Games and Utah All-State Games.

The event featured players from the 2023 - 2026 classes and gave our staff a look at over 70 players from across the State. We had some good showings from some unsigned 2023s and 2024s, as well some intriguing underclassmen who are just jumping onto the scene.

At this event, we retrieved a significant amount of data on each player including: 60 Times, Batting Practice measured by TrackMan and Blast Motion, Catch Pop Time and Velocity, Outfield Evaluation and Velocity, Infield Evaluation and Velocity, Pitcher Bullpens analyzed and assessed by TrackMan. We pride ourselves on utilizing the latest technology in the game to provide the most accurate data for both the player and those recruiting/evaluating the player.

Below, we continue our post-event coverage with a look at the top TrackMan pitching data from the event.

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UTAH PRESEASON ID | TRACKMAN PITCHING LEADERBOARDS

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Top Pitching Statistical Performers in each pitching category tracked by TrackMan 

Peak Fastball Velocity - 89.9 MPH | RHP/OF Connor Drachman - 2024, Copper Hills | Uncommitted
Peak Fastball Spin Rate - 2428 RPM | RHP/1B Cael Smith - 2023, Juab | Uncommitted
Avg. Fastball Spin Rate -  2375 RPM | RHP/OF Hyrum Long - 2025, Pleasant Grove | Uncommitted
Avg. Fastball Horizontal Break - 10.5 in. | SS/RHP Trenton Ash - 2023, Springville | Uncommitted
Avg. Fastball Induced Vertical Break - 15.9 in. | LHP/1B Dax Bradford - 2026, Bingham | Uncommitted
Peak Curveball Spin Rate - 2462 RPM | 2B/RHP Hayden Hansen - 2024, Ridgeline | Uncommitted
Avg. Curveball Spin Rate - 2244 RPM | C/RHP Ashton Gurney - 2024, Wasatch | Uncommitted
Peak Slider Spin Rate - 2378 RPM | RHP/OF Connor Drachman - 2024, Copper Hills | Uncommitted
Avg. Slider Spin Rate - 2106 RPM | RHP/OF Bode Hansen - 2024, Ridgeline | Uncommitted
Avg. Changeup Horizontal Break - 10.8 in. | RHP Jaden Keblis - 2024, Syracuse | Uncommitted

PEAK FASTBALL VELOCITY

PEAK FASTBALL SPIN

AVG FASTBALL SPIN

AVG FB HORIZONTAL BREAK

AVG FB INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK

PEAK CURVEBALL SPIN RATE

AVG. CURVEBALL SPIN RATE

PEAK SLIDER SPIN RATE

AVG SLIDER SPIN RATE

AVG CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL BREAK

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE	STATE	DATE	LOCATION
Preseason All-State (Invite-Only)	UT	03/04	Hurricane High School
Northern Utah Rising Stars ID	UT	04/22	American Fork High School - American Fork, UT
Southern Utah Rising Stars ID	UT	05/06	Hurricane High School

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