PNW Summer Opens Pitcher Data Dive
August 27, 2023
Throughout the 2023 summer circuit, the PBR Washington staff ran eight open high school aged events ranging across the Pacific Northwest. With the summer coming to a close, we've decided to compile some of the noteworthy numbers from our summer events within this 'Data Dive'.
Below you will find stat leaders from our eight open summer events.
TRACKMAN
FASTBALL
VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
David Barnes
WA
Mead
2024
OF
88.5 mph
2
Isaac Martinez
WA
Chief Sealth
2024
SS
85.9 mph
3
Kyle Rayment
WA
Mt Spokane High School
2026
RHP
85.4 mph
4
Nitzan Naveh
WA
Redmond
2024
RHP
84.7 mph
5
Jace Willett
OR
Century
2026
RHP
84.3 mph
6
Justin Busey
WA
Eisenhower High School
2025
C
84.2 mph
7
Cameron Ames
OR
Central Catholic
2024
3B
84.2 mph
8
Lleyton Daily
WA
Cedar Park Christian
2024
SS
84.2 mph
9
Aiden Valdez
WA
Peninsula
2024
RHP
83.9 mph
10
Johnathan Ingalls
OR
JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
2025
RHP
83.8 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
Lleyton Daily
WA
Cedar Park Christian
2024
SS
2431 rpm
2
Parker Tromp
WA
Sumner
2024
3B
2305 rpm
3
Jacob Nadeau
WA
Timberline High School
2025
RHP
2280 rpm
4
Kheller Larson
OR
Wilsonville
2024
SS
2279 rpm
5
Isaac Martinez
WA
Chief Sealth
2024
SS
2270 rpm
6
Jacob Carlson
WA
Olympia
2024
RHP
2261 rpm
7
Hunter Anderson
WA
Enumclaw
2026
OF
2247 rpm
8
Jacob Chandler
WA
Union High School
2026
RHP
2218 rpm
9
Joseph Foss
WA
Issaquah
2026
C
2206 rpm
10
Cameron Ames
OR
Central Catholic
2024
3B
2171 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
Lucas Soles
OR
Mountainside
2026
LHP
24.0 in
2
Diego Lopez
OR
Century
2026
C
22.5 in
3
Lance McKey
OR
Central Catholic
2025
OF
21.9 in
4
Johnathan Ingalls
OR
JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
2025
RHP
21.8 in
5
Mason Splonski
OR
Sprague
2026
SS
21.6 in
6
Tate Williams
OR
Lakeridge High School
2025
LHP
21.1 in
7
Eli Nash
WA
Kittitas High School
2027
RHP
21.1 in
8
Sam Waskowitz
WA
West Seattle
2024
RHP
20.7 in
9
Weston Suchorski
OR
Grant Union
2026
3B
20.4 in
10
Jace Willett
OR
Century
2026
RHP
20.4 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
Roman Collins
WA
Redmond
2026
RHP
20.5
2
Ian Hendry
WA
Everett High
2024
RHP
17.8
3
Tyler Knox
WA
Mount Rainier
2026
SS
17.4
4
Lleyton Daily
WA
Cedar Park Christian
2024
SS
16.9
5
Chase Lawson
WA
Redmond High School
2025
C
15.7
6
Jacob Carlson
WA
Olympia
2024
RHP
15.3
7
Cameron Thomas
OR
Sheldon
2027
2B
15.0
8
Drew Wooten
OR
Marist Catholic
2024
RHP
14.8
9
Will Slater
OR
Sunset
2025
RHP
14.6
10
Luke Haener
OR
Wilsonville
2024
RHP
14.5
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
John Langen
WA
West Seattle
2024
3B
100 %
^
Luke Haener
OR
Wilsonville
2024
RHP
100 %
2
Zach Daniel
WA
North Creek
2026
SS
85 %
^
Jacob Chandler
WA
Union High School
2026
RHP
85 %
3
Lucas Soles
OR
Mountainside
2026
LHP
80 %
^
Johnathan Ingalls
OR
JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
2025
RHP
80 %
^
Cole Sauter
OR
Sunset
2026
RHP
80 %
4
Lance McKey
OR
Central Catholic
2025
OF
75 %
^
Nitzan Naveh
WA
Redmond
2024
RHP
75 %
^
Cody O'Donnell
WA
Eastlake
2025
RHP
75 %
5
Gianni Lombardi
OR
Marist Catholic
2026
3B
71 %
6
Jacob Carlson
WA
Olympia
2024
RHP
66 %
^
Isaac Martinez
WA
Chief Sealth
2024
SS
66 %
7
Tyler Mattson
OR
Newport
2025
C
62 %
^
Henry Douglas
WA
Tri-Cities Prep
2024
OF
62 %
^
Lucas Clarke
WA
Newport
2024
LHP
62 %
8
Conrad Sotelo
OR
West Salem
2026
3B
60 %
^
David Herrin
WA
Lakeside
2024
RHP
60 %
^
Andrew Strathy
WA
O'Dea
2024
RHP
60 %
^
Glen Maduro III
OR
Tualatin
2024
1B
60 %
^
Weston Suchorski
OR
Grant Union
2026
3B
60 %
9
Logan Anzellotti
OR
Central Catholic
2025
RHP
57 %
^
Colin Chapman
WA
Eastlake
2025
RHP
57 %
^
Cameron Thomas
OR
Sheldon
2027
2B
57 %
^
Aiden Valdez
WA
Peninsula
2024
RHP
57 %
^
Ian Hendry
WA
Everett High
2024
RHP
57 %
^
DeSean Dunbar
WA
Central Valley High School
2026
RHP
57 %
^
Brady Wulf
WA
Brewster
2024
SS
57 %
10
Calvin Heusser
WA
Pullman
2024
LHP
55 %
Average MLB pitchers throw 62% strikes, and better pitchers throw strikes 65% of the time, or roughly 2:1 strikes to balls.
Curveball
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Jacob Carlson
WA
Olympia
2024
RHP
2470 rpm
2
Henry Douglas
WA
Tri-Cities Prep
2024
OF
2432 rpm
3
Diego Lopez
OR
Century
2026
C
2417 rpm
4
Ben Fong
OR
Tualatin
2026
LHP
2359 rpm
5
Joseph Foss
WA
Issaquah
2026
C
2343 rpm
6
Nitzan Naveh
WA
Redmond
2024
RHP
2277 rpm
7
Isaac Martinez
WA
Chief Sealth
2024
SS
2263 rpm
8
Hunter Anderson
WA
Enumclaw
2026
OF
2261 rpm
9
William Bailey
WA
Olympia
2024
RHP
2249 rpm
10
Rocco Palepoi
WA
West Seattle
2025
RHP
2212 rpm
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
IVB (avg)
1
Nitzan Naveh
WA
Redmond
2024
RHP
-15.2 in
2
Joseph Foss
WA
Issaquah
2026
C
-13.2 in
3
Ian Hendry
WA
Everett High
2024
RHP
12.7 in
4
Harrison Smith
OR
Lake Oswego
2025
RHP
-12.6 in
5
Rocco Palepoi
WA
West Seattle
2025
RHP
-11.4 in
6
Hunter Anderson
WA
Enumclaw
2026
OF
-10.3 in
7
Trent Armstrong
ID
Coeur D'Alene
2026
3B
10.2 in
8
Akoni Nazarino
WA
Kentridge
2027
RHP
-10.1 in
9
Ben Fong
OR
Tualatin
2026
LHP
-9.4 in
10
Brady Wulf
WA
Brewster
2024
SS
-9.1 in
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Diego Lopez
OR
Century
2026
C
-20.8
2
Grady Wright
WA
North Thurston
2026
OF
-18.6
3
Zachary Moser
WA
Roosevelt
2024
RHP
-17.9
4
Caleb Chin
WA
Liberty
2026
C
-17.1
5
Jacob Carlson
WA
Olympia
2024
RHP
-16.9
6
Hunter Anderson
WA
Enumclaw
2026
OF
-16.8
7
Landen Backman
WA
North Thurston
2024
1B
-16.3
8
Zachary Albright
WA
North Thurston High School
2026
2B
-15.9
9
Lockie McIver
WA
Garfield
2025
3B
-15.7
10
Branson Rozier
WA
Eisenhower
2024
RHP
-15.6
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Zone %
1
Ian Hendry
WA
Everett High
2024
RHP
100 %
2
Isaac Martinez
WA
Chief Sealth
2024
SS
80 %
^
Calvin Heusser
WA
Pullman
2024
LHP
80 %
3
Caleb Sherfey
WA
Tri Cities Prep
2024
RHP
75 %
^
Akoni Nazarino
WA
Kentridge
2027
RHP
75 %
4
Ethan Shaefer
WA
NTHS
2026
OF
66 %
5
Joseph Foss
WA
Issaquah
2026
C
60 %
^
Lockie McIver
WA
Garfield
2025
3B
60 %
^
Colin Chapman
WA
Eastlake
2025
RHP
60 %
^
Chase Lawson
WA
Redmond High School
2025
C
60 %
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Lleyton Daily
WA
Cedar Park Christian
2024
SS
2634
2
Will Slater
OR
Sunset
2025
RHP
2442
3
Nitzan Naveh
WA
Redmond
2024
RHP
2430
4
Jacob Carlson
WA
Olympia
2024
RHP
2425
5
Rocco Palepoi
WA
West Seattle
2025
RHP
2402
6
Parker Tromp
WA
Sumner
2024
3B
2318
7
Joseph Foss
WA
Issaquah
2026
C
2304
8
Jacob Nadeau
WA
Timberline High School
2025
RHP
2251
9
Lincoln Turner
WA
O'Dea
2026
3B
2242
10
Logan Anzellotti
OR
Central Catholic
2025
RHP
2191
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
IVB (avg)
1
Tyler Knox
WA
Mount Rainier
2026
SS
17.9 in
2
Lucas Soles
OR
Mountainside
2026
LHP
11.4 in
3
Trent Armstrong
ID
Coeur D'Alene
2026
3B
11.0 in
4
Conrad Sotelo
OR
West Salem
2026
3B
10.7 in
5
Eli Nash
WA
Kittitas High School
2027
RHP
10.5 in
6
Jordan Wilson
OR
Oregon City
2024
RHP
8.9 in
7
Diego Lopez
OR
Century
2026
C
8.5 in
8
Rocco Palepoi
WA
West Seattle
2025
RHP
-8.4 in
9
Brody Whitcomb
OR
Caldera High School
2026
1B
7.7 in
10
Harrison Smith
OR
Lake Oswego
2025
RHP
-7.4 in
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Conrad Sotelo | OR | West Salem | 2026 | 3B | -20.3 |
2 | Andrew Strathy | WA | O'Dea | 2024 | RHP | -19.7 |
3 | Marcello Giusti | WA | Lake Washington | 2025 | SS | -18.0 |
4 | Joseph Foss | WA | Issaquah | 2026 | C | -18.0 |
5 | James Glassburn | WA | O’Dea | 2028 | OF | -16.7 |
6 | Rocco Palepoi | WA | West Seattle | 2025 | RHP | -16.2 |
7 | Caleb Chin | WA | Liberty | 2026 | C | -16.1 |
8 | Lincoln Turner | WA | O'Dea | 2026 | 3B | -15.7 |
9 | David Herrin | WA | Lakeside | 2024 | RHP | -15.1 |
10 | Weston Suchorski | OR | Grant Union | 2026 | 3B | -14.7 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Zone %
1
Caleb Chin
WA
Liberty
2026
C
100 %
^
Zachary Albright
WA
North Thurston High School
2026
2B
100 %
^
Tanner Mckoy
OR
Hermiston
2024
1B
100 %
^
Logan Anzellotti
OR
Central Catholic
2025
RHP
100 %
2
Lincoln Turner
WA
O'Dea
2026
3B
80 %
3
Nash Lopez
OR
Summit
2024
OF
75 %
4
Cameron Thomas
OR
Sheldon
2027
2B
66 %
^
Justin Busey
WA
Eisenhower High School
2025
C
66 %
^
James Glassburn
WA
O’Dea
2028
OF
66 %
^
Ethan Shaefer
WA
NTHS
2026
OF
66 %
^
Daniel Porras
WA
Gig Harbor
2025
OF
66 %
^
Andrew Strathy
WA
O'Dea
2024
RHP
66 %
^
Rowan Miller
WA
Issaquah
2026
RHP
66 %
^
Cody O'Donnell
WA
Eastlake
2025
RHP
66 %
^
Tristan Pounder
WA
Mt Spokane
2026
RHP
66 %
5
Andrew Wells
WA
Meadowdale
2024
2B
60 %
^
Sam Waskowitz
WA
West Seattle
2024
RHP
60 %
^
Nitzan Naveh
WA
Redmond
2024
RHP
60 %
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Lleyton Daily
WA
Cedar Park Christian
2024
SS
19.5
2
Roman Collins
WA
Redmond
2026
RHP
18.2
3
Caleb Chin
WA
Liberty
2026
C
17.1
4
Chase Lawson
WA
Redmond High School
2025
C
16.8
5
Luke Haener
OR
Wilsonville
2024
RHP
16.8
6
William Bailey
WA
Olympia
2024
RHP
15.6
7
Ethan Shaefer
WA
NTHS
2026
OF
15.0
8
Kane Nishikawa
WA
Lake Washington
2026
SS
15.0
9
Cole Sauter
OR
Sunset
2026
RHP
15.0
10
Ian Hendry
WA
Everett High
2024
RHP
14.3
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Score (max)
1
Lleyton Daily
WA
Cedar Park Christian
2024
SS
31
2
Hunter Anderson
WA
Enumclaw
2026
OF
31
3
Grady Wright
WA
North Thurston
2026
OF
30
4
Kheller Larson
OR
Wilsonville
2024
SS
29
5
Joseph Foss
WA
Issaquah
2026
C
29
6
Ethan Kissee
OR
La Salle
2027
RHP
29
7
Jacob Nadeau
WA
Timberline High School
2025
RHP
29
8
Parker Tromp
WA
Sumner
2024
3B
29
9
Jacob Carlson
WA
Olympia
2024
RHP
28
10
Ethan Shaefer
WA
NTHS
2026
OF
28