Western Wisconsin Open: TrackMan Files
July 20, 2021
On Monday, July 5, the PBR Wisconsin staff made the trip back up to Eau Claire, WI, to host the Western Wisconsin Open at Carson Park, home of the Northwoods League’s Eau Claire Express.
This open event to all high school graduating classes helped our staff identify talent in this specific area of the state for future invite-only events, including the PBR Future Games.
We kicked off our post-event coverage by looking at the statistical standouts from the event inside our traditional stat story. Today, with the help of our partners at TrackMan, we'll look at the pitch metrics and batted ball data gathered from the showcase.
MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Mason Stenberg | WI | Superior | 2022 | RHP | 86.5 mph |
2 | Brody Von Berge | WI | Hudson | 2022 | RHP | 85.8 mph |
3 | Christian Lindow | WI | Rice Lake | 2022 | RHP | 85.3 mph |
4 | Ben Berkhof | WI | Hudson | 2023 | LHP | 84.8 mph |
5 | Easton Stone | WI | Rice Lake | 2024 | RHP | 82.8 mph |
6 | Jalen Pascal | WI | Eau Claire North | 2022 | RHP | 82.5 mph |
7 | Kell Piggott | WI | Superior | 2022 | RHP | 81.9 mph |
8 | Aiden Rosemeyer | WI | Thorp | 2023 | SS | 80.0 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Brody Von Berge | WI | Hudson | 2022 | RHP | 2449 rpm |
2 | Ben Berkhof | WI | Hudson | 2023 | LHP | 2391 rpm |
3 | Christian Lindow | WI | Rice Lake | 2022 | RHP | 2359 rpm |
4 | Easton Stone | WI | Rice Lake | 2024 | RHP | 2340 rpm |
5 | Jalen Pascal | WI | Eau Claire North | 2022 | RHP | 2300 rpm |
6 | Aiden Rosemeyer | WI | Thorp | 2023 | SS | 2286 rpm |
7 | Kell Piggott | WI | Superior | 2022 | RHP | 2237 rpm |
8 | Trevor Bowe | WI | Chippewa Falls | 2022 | LHP | 2200 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 | Owen Weadge | WI | Hudson | 2022 | LHP | -13.1 |
2 | Ben Berkhof | WI | Hudson | 2023 | LHP | -11.9 |
3 | Mason Stenberg | WI | Superior | 2022 | RHP | 11.5 |
4 | Jalen Pascal | WI | Eau Claire North | 2022 | RHP | 11.2 |
5 | Easton Stone | WI | Rice Lake | 2024 | RHP | 10.3 |
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.”
Average Slider Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Jalen Pascal | WI | Eau Claire North | 2022 | RHP | 2493 |
2 | Brody Von Berge | WI | Hudson | 2022 | RHP | 2263 |
Average Curveball Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Jalen Pascal | WI | Eau Claire North | 2022 | RHP | 2506 rpm |
2 | Christian Lindow | WI | Rice Lake | 2022 | RHP | 2301 rpm |
3 | Easton Stone | WI | Rice Lake | 2024 | RHP | 2167 rpm |
4 | Trevor Bowe | WI | Chippewa Falls | 2022 | LHP | 2113 rpm |
5 | Owen Weadge | WI | Hudson | 2022 | LHP | 2080 rpm |
6 | Mason Stenberg | WI | Superior | 2022 | RHP | 2044 rpm |
Average Changeup Horizontal Movement
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Owen Weadge | WI | Hudson | 2022 | LHP | -18.3 |
2 | Brody Von Berge | WI | Hudson | 2022 | RHP | 17.1 |
3 | Ben Berkhof | WI | Hudson | 2023 | LHP | -16.7 |
4 | Mason Stenberg | WI | Superior | 2022 | RHP | 13.5 |
Average Exit Velocity (Hitting)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Jake Busson | WI | Hudson | 2023 | SS | 87.1 mph |
2 | Mason Stenberg | WI | Superior | 2022 | RHP | 86.7 mph |
3 | Gunther Grosenick | WI | Lake Country Lutheran | 2022 | OF | 84.7 mph |
4 | Owen Weadge | WI | Hudson | 2022 | LHP | 84.2 mph |
5 | Aiden Rosemeyer | WI | Thorp | 2023 | SS | 83.9 mph |
6 | Kell Piggott | WI | Superior | 2022 | RHP | 83.8 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 | Kell Piggott | WI | Superior | 2022 | RHP | 96.3 mph |
2 | Mason Stenberg | WI | Superior | 2022 | RHP | 94.6 mph |
3 | Christian Lindow | WI | Rice Lake | 2022 | RHP | 94.2 mph |
4 | Aiden Rosemeyer | WI | Thorp | 2023 | SS | 92.9 mph |
5 | Will Michalsky | WI | Wisconsin Dells | 2022 | SS | 92.6 mph |
6 | Owen Weadge | WI | Hudson | 2022 | LHP | 92.1 mph |
7 | Jake Busson | WI | Hudson | 2023 | SS | 92.0 mph |
8 | Gunther Grosenick | WI | Lake Country Lutheran | 2022 | OF | 91.6 mph |
9 | Kyler Hove | WI | Hudson | 2022 | C | 91.3 mph |
10 | Sawyer Stein | WI | Eau Claire Memorial | 2024 | 1B | 91.2 mph |
11 | Nicholas Gavrilos | WI | La Crosse Logan | 2022 | OF | 91.0 mph |
12 | Ben Land | WI | Hudson | 2022 | OF | 90.4 mph |
Peak Estimated Batted Distance (Hitting)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Christian Lindow | WI | Rice Lake | 2022 | RHP | 366 ft |
2 | Owen Weadge | WI | Hudson | 2022 | LHP | 358 ft |
3 | Jake Busson | WI | Hudson | 2023 | SS | 357 ft |
4 | Mason Stenberg | WI | Superior | 2022 | RHP | 352 ft |
5 | Kyler Hove | WI | Hudson | 2022 | C | 340 ft |
6 | Gunther Grosenick | WI | Lake Country Lutheran | 2022 | OF | 338 ft |
7 | Kell Piggott | WI | Superior | 2022 | RHP | 331 ft |
8 | Aiden Rosemeyer | WI | Thorp | 2023 | SS | 329 ft |
9 | Mayson Tester | WI | Chippewa Falls | 2023 | SS | 322 ft |
10 | Jalen Pascal | WI | Eau Claire North | 2022 | RHP | 320 ft |
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.