Western Wisconsin Open: Data Dive
July 9, 2022
On June 28, the PBR Wisconsin staff held our second event of the summer tour with the Western Wisconsin Open. This event was originally set to be held at the historic Carson Park in Eau Claire, Wis., but rain moved the event indoors to the brand new Valley Sports Academy facility in nearby Lake Hallie. Nearly 40 players made it out to this event, providing us with updated looks and a new list of prospects to follow in an area of Wisconsin that we don’t get to venture to often enough.
Earlier this week we published our Quick Hits piece in which we highlighted the top prospects of the event by class. This was followed by our Statistical Analysis piece that showed the leaders in several difference statistical categories. Today, we will wrap up our post event coverage with this Data Dive piece where we take a look at leaders from more advanced metrics that we were able to capture with the help of our TrackMan and Blast Motion devices.
TRACKMAN
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 units. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch data.
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY & SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Andrew Harris | MN | Stillwater | 2023 | RHP | 86.0 mph |
2 | Giles Groothousen | WI | Flambeau | 2024 | RHP | 85.7 mph |
3 | Hayden Hellenbrand | WI | Middleton | 2023 | SS | 82.9 mph |
4 | Jakeb Lequia | WI | Chippewa Falls | 2024 | RHP | 82.9 mph |
5 | Masen Werner | WI | Baldwin-Woodville | 2023 | SS | 81.8 mph |
6 | Giovanni Basile | WI | Eau Claire North | 2023 | RHP | 80.7 mph |
7 | Logan Burzynski | WI | Stanley-Boyd | 2023 | OF | 79.2 mph |
8 | Braylen Nystrom | WI | Stevens Point Area | 2024 | OF | 79.1 mph |
9 | Tyson LaPoint | WI | Rice Lake | 2023 | 3B | 78.6 mph |
10 | Sam Abrahamson | WI | Hudson | 2026 | 3B | 78.2 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Giles Groothousen | WI | Flambeau | 2024 | RHP | 2408 rpm |
2 | Braylen Nystrom | WI | Stevens Point Area | 2024 | OF | 2385 rpm |
3 | Hayden Hellenbrand | WI | Middleton | 2023 | SS | 2273 rpm |
4 | Nick Stellrecht | WI | New Richmond | 2026 | RHP | 2269 rpm |
5 | Tyson LaPoint | WI | Rice Lake | 2023 | 3B | 2129 rpm |
6 | Sam Baum | WI | Monona Grove | 2023 | RHP | 2114 rpm |
7 | Logan Burzynski | WI | Stanley-Boyd | 2023 | OF | 2106 rpm |
8 | Masen Werner | WI | Baldwin-Woodville | 2023 | SS | 2082 rpm |
9 | Giovanni Basile | WI | Eau Claire North | 2023 | RHP | 2068 rpm |
10 | Jaden Diller | WI | Southern Door | 2023 | OF | 2063 rpm |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
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 | Sam Baum | WI | Monona Grove | 2023 | RHP | 16.9 |
2 | Andrew Harris | MN | Stillwater | 2023 | RHP | 16.2 |
3 | Jakeb Lequia | WI | Chippewa Falls | 2024 | RHP | 15.5 |
4 | Masen Werner | WI | Baldwin-Woodville | 2023 | SS | 14.0 |
5 | Giles Groothousen | WI | Flambeau | 2024 | RHP | 13.1 |
6 | Logan Burzynski | WI | Stanley-Boyd | 2023 | OF | 8.8 |
7 | Hayden Hellenbrand | WI | Middleton | 2023 | SS | 8.3 |
8 | Giovanni Basile | WI | Eau Claire North | 2023 | RHP | 8.0 |
9 | Nick Stellrecht | WI | New Richmond | 2026 | RHP | 6.7 |
10 | Jaden Diller | WI | Southern Door | 2023 | OF | -5.8 |
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.”
AVERAGE CURVEBALL & SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Braylen Nystrom | WI | Stevens Point Area | 2024 | OF | 2305 rpm |
2 | Hayden Hellenbrand | WI | Middleton | 2023 | SS | 2285 rpm |
3 | Nick Stellrecht | WI | New Richmond | 2026 | RHP | 2170 rpm |
4 | Masen Werner | WI | Baldwin-Woodville | 2023 | SS | 2124 rpm |
5 | Tyson LaPoint | WI | Rice Lake | 2023 | 3B | 1974 rpm |
6 | Giovanni Basile | WI | Eau Claire North | 2023 | RHP | 1903 rpm |
7 | Sam Baum | WI | Monona Grove | 2023 | RHP | 1887 rpm |
8 | Jaden Diller | WI | Southern Door | 2023 | OF | 1882 rpm |
9 | Mike Sterr | WI | Lake Country Lutheran | 2023 | OF | 1854 rpm |
10 | Jakeb Lequia | WI | Chippewa Falls | 2024 | RHP | 1814 rpm |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Logan Burzynski | WI | Stanley-Boyd | 2023 | OF | 2257 |
2 | Sam Baum | WI | Monona Grove | 2023 | RHP | 2050 |
3 | Tyson LaPoint | WI | Rice Lake | 2023 | 3B | 2003 |
4 | Alex Hoff | WI | St Croix Falls | 2026 | OF | 1634 |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Sam Baum | WI | Monona Grove | 2023 | RHP | 16.9 |
2 | Masen Werner | WI | Baldwin-Woodville | 2023 | SS | 15.4 |
3 | Sam Abrahamson | WI | Hudson | 2026 | 3B | 14.0 |
4 | Nick Stellrecht | WI | New Richmond | 2026 | RHP | 11.9 |
5 | Jaden Diller | WI | Southern Door | 2023 | OF | -11.6 |
6 | Logan Burzynski | WI | Stanley-Boyd | 2023 | OF | 9.8 |
7 | Andrew Harris | MN | Stillwater | 2023 | RHP | 9.0 |
8 | Giovanni Basile | WI | Eau Claire North | 2023 | RHP | 7.0 |
9 | Tyson LaPoint | WI | Rice Lake | 2023 | 3B | 6.1 |
10 | Hayden Hellenbrand | WI | Middleton | 2023 | SS | 5.6 |
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Owen Eddy | WI | Galesville Ettrick Trempealeau | 2023 | C | 339 ft |
2 | Liam Brennan | WI | Chippewa Falls | 2023 | 1B | 329 ft |
3 | Braylen Nystrom | WI | Stevens Point Area | 2024 | OF | 326 ft |
4 | Logan Burzynski | WI | Stanley-Boyd | 2023 | OF | 323 ft |
5 | Giles Groothousen | WI | Flambeau | 2024 | RHP | 319 ft |
6 | Alex Slivensky | WI | Solon springs wi | 2024 | 1B | 316 ft |
7 | Jack Peterson | WI | Southern Door | 2023 | OF | 312 ft |
8 | Jakeb Lequia | WI | Chippewa Falls | 2024 | RHP | 310 ft |
9 | Andrew Harris | MN | Stillwater | 2023 | RHP | 308 ft |
10 | Tyson LaPoint | WI | Rice Lake | 2023 | 3B | 303 ft |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Owen Eddy | WI | Galesville Ettrick Trempealeau | 2023 | C | 235 ft |
2 | Jack Peterson | WI | Southern Door | 2023 | OF | 225 ft |
3 | Liam Brennan | WI | Chippewa Falls | 2023 | 1B | 211 ft |
4 | Sam Abrahamson | WI | Hudson | 2026 | 3B | 209 ft |
5 | Benjamin Doherty | WI | Pius XI | 2023 | C | 203 ft |
6 | Giles Groothousen | WI | Flambeau | 2024 | RHP | 201 ft |
BLAST MOTION
With the help of our Blast Motion sensors, we're analyzing the swing metrics measured at this open showcase.
HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Braylen Nystrom | WI | Stevens Point Area | 2024 | OF | 24.9 mph |
2 | Andrew Harris | MN | Stillwater | 2023 | RHP | 24.2 mph |
3 | Jack Gorman | WI | Eau Claire North | 2025 | C | 24.1 mph |
4 | Owen Eddy | WI | Galesville Ettrick Trempealeau | 2023 | C | 24.0 mph |
5 | Cole Perlberg | WI | Chippewa Falls | 2025 | SS | 23.6 mph |
^ | James-Dean Olson | WI | Sparta | 2024 | C | 23.6 mph |
6 | Preston Alger | WI | Chippewa Falls | 2024 | 3B | 23.4 mph |
7 | Jack Peterson | WI | Southern Door | 2023 | OF | 23.2 mph |
8 | Mike Sterr | WI | Lake Country Lutheran | 2023 | OF | 23.0 mph |
9 | Thomas Richter | WI | Rice Lake | 2023 | C | 22.9 mph |
^ | Alex Slivensky | WI | Solon springs wi | 2024 | 1B | 22.9 mph |
10 | Tyson LaPoint | WI | Rice Lake | 2023 | 3B | 22.7 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Owen Eddy | WI | Galesville Ettrick Trempealeau | 2023 | C | 23.4 mph |
2 | Andrew Harris | MN | Stillwater | 2023 | RHP | 23.1 mph |
3 | Braylen Nystrom | WI | Stevens Point Area | 2024 | OF | 22.9 mph |
4 | Jack Gorman | WI | Eau Claire North | 2025 | C | 22.9 mph |
5 | James-Dean Olson | WI | Sparta | 2024 | C | 22.8 mph |
6 | Cole Perlberg | WI | Chippewa Falls | 2025 | SS | 22.5 mph |
7 | Preston Alger | WI | Chippewa Falls | 2024 | 3B | 22.1 mph |
8 | Thomas Richter | WI | Rice Lake | 2023 | C | 22.1 mph |
9 | Jack Peterson | WI | Southern Door | 2023 | OF | 22.0 mph |
10 | Tyson LaPoint | WI | Rice Lake | 2023 | 3B | 21.8 mph |
Peak Hand Speed: The observed maximum speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.
BAT SPEED (AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Jack Peterson | WI | Southern Door | 2023 | OF | 76.6 mph |
2 | Alex Slivensky | WI | Solon springs wi | 2024 | 1B | 72.6 mph |
3 | Jack Gorman | WI | Eau Claire North | 2025 | C | 72.2 mph |
4 | Liam Brennan | WI | Chippewa Falls | 2023 | 1B | 71.5 mph |
5 | Braylen Nystrom | WI | Stevens Point Area | 2024 | OF | 70.9 mph |
6 | Sam Abrahamson | WI | Hudson | 2026 | 3B | 70.8 mph |
7 | Preston Alger | WI | Chippewa Falls | 2024 | 3B | 70.2 mph |
8 | Owen Eddy | WI | Galesville Ettrick Trempealeau | 2023 | C | 69.7 mph |
9 | Warren Bowe | WI | Cadott | 2025 | LHP | 69.6 mph |
10 | Andrew Harris | MN | Stillwater | 2023 | RHP | 69.2 mph |
Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.
ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
1 | Jaden Diller | WI | Southern Door | 2023 | OF | 29.9 g |
2 | Jakeb Lequia | WI | Chippewa Falls | 2024 | RHP | 23.2 g |
3 | Braylen Nystrom | WI | Stevens Point Area | 2024 | OF | 22.8 g |
^ | Mayson Tester | WI | Chippewa Falls | 2023 | SS | 22.8 g |
4 | Owen Eddy | WI | Galesville Ettrick Trempealeau | 2023 | C | 21.7 g |
5 | Masen Werner | WI | Baldwin-Woodville | 2023 | SS | 20.6 g |
6 | Alex Hoff | WI | St Croix Falls | 2026 | OF | 20.5 g |
7 | Alex Slivensky | WI | Solon springs wi | 2024 | 1B | 20.1 g |
8 | Jack Gorman | WI | Eau Claire North | 2025 | C | 20.0 g |
9 | Christian Varsho | WI | Altoona | 2023 | OF | 19.2 g |
^ | Andrew Harris | MN | Stillwater | 2023 | RHP | 19.2 g |
10 | Giles Groothousen | WI | Flambeau | 2024 | RHP | 17.4 g |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Jakeb Lequia | WI | Chippewa Falls | 2024 | RHP | 20.3 g |
2 | Braylen Nystrom | WI | Stevens Point Area | 2024 | OF | 19.8 g |
3 | Owen Eddy | WI | Galesville Ettrick Trempealeau | 2023 | C | 18.8 g |
4 | Jaden Diller | WI | Southern Door | 2023 | OF | 17.2 g |
5 | Mayson Tester | WI | Chippewa Falls | 2023 | SS | 16.9 g |
6 | Andrew Harris | MN | Stillwater | 2023 | RHP | 16.7 g |
7 | Christian Varsho | WI | Altoona | 2023 | OF | 16.2 g |
8 | Masen Werner | WI | Baldwin-Woodville | 2023 | SS | 15.9 g |
9 | Alex Hoff | WI | St Croix Falls | 2026 | OF | 15.7 g |
10 | Alex Slivensky | WI | Solon springs wi | 2024 | 1B | 15.3 g |
Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.
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