Saskatchewan Fall Open ID: Pitching Data Dive
October 24, 2023
On Saturday, October 23rd, the PBR Canada staff headed to Saskatchewan for the first of two events in Saskatoon with the Saskatchewan Fall Open ID hosted at the beautiful Gordie Howe Sports Complex in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This event featured 30 players from the across the province, as well as a couple from Manitoba, in the 2024 - 2028 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players, as well as collect updated metrics via our tech partners TrackMan and Swift Performance.
Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis. Now, we will take a further in-depth look at the top pitchers with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:
For complete event results, click here.
FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Willis Simair | SK | Holy Cross | 2025 | RHP | 88.9 mph |
2 | Ethan Bailey | SK | Swift Current Comprehensive | 2025 | OF | 87.5 mph |
3 | Tyson Dale | SK | Bethlehem Catholic Saskatoon | 2025 | 1B | 85.5 mph |
4 | Matthew Tran | AB | Campbell Collegiate | 2025 | RHP | 84.9 mph |
5 | Nathan Yunick | SK | Martin Collegiate | 2024 | RHP | 84.5 mph |
6 | Karter Scott | SK | Martin Collegiate | 2024 | C | 82.9 mph |
7 | Reese Brons | SK | St. Joseph | 2026 | RHP | 82.1 mph |
8 | Alec Deringer | SK | Martin Academy | 2025 | OF | 81.9 mph |
9 | Chase Himmelspach | SK | Gordon F Kells | 2025 | OF | 81.2 mph |
10 | Ben Hosegood | SK | Borden School | 2025 | 3B | 80.7 mph |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
SPIN RATE (AVG)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Matthew Tran | AB | Campbell Collegiate | 2025 | RHP | 2370 rpm |
2 | Reese Brons | SK | St. Joseph | 2026 | RHP | 2315 rpm |
3 | Willis Simair | SK | Holy Cross | 2025 | RHP | 2206 rpm |
4 | Ethan Bailey | SK | Swift Current Comprehensive | 2025 | OF | 2177 rpm |
5 | Nathan Yunick | SK | Martin Collegiate | 2024 | RHP | 2104 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.
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Alec Deringer | SK | Martin Academy | 2025 | OF | 20.1 in |
2 | Chase Himmelspach | SK | Gordon F Kells | 2025 | OF | 18.8 in |
3 | Jack Casper | SK | Luther College High School | 2025 | RHP | 18.2 in |
4 | Nathan Yunick | SK | Martin Collegiate | 2024 | RHP | 17.0 in |
5 | Aidan Shepherd | MB | John Taylor Collegiate | 2026 | LHP | 16.3 in |
Induced Vertical Break: Used in short form as "IVB," this metric is most important on fastballs for creating rise and on curveballs for creating depth – it can also have some use when measuring sliders and cutters as well. Sliders tend to be closer to zero inches while cutters are generally between 5 and 15 inches. Usually fastballs and curveballs with large IVB have higher spin efficiencies as well. Sliders generally have very little (closer to zero) IVB and very low spin efficiency. You could also categorize IVB into spin rate as this is part of the “useful movement” you’re looking for. IVB is also a huge part of the vertical approach angle.
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Gerritt Gulutzan | SK | Central Collegiate | 2025 | OF | 15.6 |
2 | Ben Hosegood | SK | Borden School | 2025 | 3B | 13.3 |
3 | Chase Himmelspach | SK | Gordon F Kells | 2025 | OF | 12.2 |
4 | Jackson Bradford | SK | Yorkton Regional | 2026 | LHP | -10.1 |
5 | Tyson Hardy | SK | McNaughton | 2026 | 3B | 8.5 |
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.”
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Tyson Dale | SK | Bethlehem Catholic Saskatoon | 2025 | 1B | 72 % |
2 | Matthew Tran | AB | Campbell Collegiate | 2025 | RHP | 71 % |
3 | Aidan Shepherd | MB | John Taylor Collegiate | 2026 | LHP | 60 % |
4 | Nathan Pisio | SK | Central | 2025 | C | 57 % |
5 | Jack Casper | SK | Luther College High School | 2025 | RHP | 55 % |
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Matthew Tran | AB | Campbell Collegiate | 2025 | RHP | 2596 rpm |
2 | Nathan Pisio | SK | Central | 2025 | C | 2470 rpm |
3 | Karter Scott | SK | Martin Collegiate | 2024 | C | 2399 rpm |
4 | Willis Simair | SK | Holy Cross | 2025 | RHP | 2364 rpm |
5 | Reese Brons | SK | St. Joseph | 2026 | RHP | 2295 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Willis Simair | SK | Holy Cross | 2025 | RHP | -14.4 in |
2 | Alec Deringer | SK | Martin Academy | 2025 | OF | -12.7 in |
3 | Tyson Hardy | SK | McNaughton | 2026 | 3B | -12.2 in |
4 | Ryden Walker | SK | Martin Academy | 2024 | RHP | -10.6 in |
5 | Tyson Dale | SK | Bethlehem Catholic Saskatoon | 2025 | 1B | -10.4 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Vince Vollet | SK | Miller comprehensive | 2024 | RHP | -14.3 |
2 | Matthew Tran | AB | Campbell Collegiate | 2025 | RHP | -12.1 |
3 | Reese Brons | SK | St. Joseph | 2026 | RHP | -11.5 |
4 | Aidan Marien | SK | St Joseph | 2025 | C | -10.4 |
5 | Tyson Hardy | SK | McNaughton | 2026 | 3B | -7.4 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Aidan Shepherd | MB | John Taylor Collegiate | 2026 | LHP | 100 % |
2 | Gerritt Gulutzan | SK | Central Collegiate | 2025 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Karter Scott | SK | Martin Collegiate | 2024 | C | 50 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Matthew Tran | AB | Campbell Collegiate | 2025 | RHP | 2568 |
2 | Ethan Bailey | SK | Swift Current Comprehensive | 2025 | OF | 2451 |
3 | Willis Simair | SK | Holy Cross | 2025 | RHP | 2376 |
4 | Vince Vollet | SK | Miller comprehensive | 2024 | RHP | 2128 |
5 | Nathan Yunick | SK | Martin Collegiate | 2024 | RHP | 2114 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Willis Simair | SK | Holy Cross | 2025 | RHP | -10.9 in |
2 | Tyson Dale | SK | Bethlehem Catholic Saskatoon | 2025 | 1B | -7.2 in |
3 | Jack Casper | SK | Luther College High School | 2025 | RHP | -5.4 in |
4 | Matthew Tran | AB | Campbell Collegiate | 2025 | RHP | -4.4 in |
5 | Ethan Bailey | SK | Swift Current Comprehensive | 2025 | OF | -3.9 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Ethan Bailey | SK | Swift Current Comprehensive | 2025 | OF | -15.9 |
2 | Vince Vollet | SK | Miller comprehensive | 2024 | RHP | -14.1 |
3 | Matthew Tran | AB | Campbell Collegiate | 2025 | RHP | -11.2 |
4 | Tyson Dale | SK | Bethlehem Catholic Saskatoon | 2025 | 1B | -11.1 |
5 | Aidan Marien | SK | St Joseph | 2025 | C | -11.0 |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Jack Casper | SK | Luther College High School | 2025 | RHP | 14.6 |
2 | Jackson Bradford | SK | Yorkton Regional | 2026 | LHP | -13.9 |
3 | Karter Scott | SK | Martin Collegiate | 2024 | C | 13.7 |
4 | Gerritt Gulutzan | SK | Central Collegiate | 2025 | OF | 13.4 |
5 | Ben Hosegood | SK | Borden School | 2025 | 3B | 12.8 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Jackson Bradford | SK | Yorkton Regional | 2026 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Alec Deringer | SK | Martin Academy | 2025 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Reese Brons | SK | St. Joseph | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
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