Alberta New Year Open: TrackMan Analytics - Pitching Leaderboard
February 21, 2023
We would like to thank all who participated in PBR Alberta's 2023 New Year Open. The event was our third of the week in Alberta and served as our first open showcase in the province this year. Open events give our staff a chance to see players from various organization's and classes while serving as identifiers for our PBR Canada Selects teams that take part in national PBR events such as the Future and Jr. Future Games (Atlanta), West Coast Games (Las Vegas), as well as our Best of the West team.
The 2023 New Year Open gave our staff a look at 66 players from the 2023 - 2028 classes with many strong showings and performances which we'll begin highlighting below.
Below, we continue our post-event coverage with a look at the top TrackMan pitching data and metrics from the event.
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Alberta New Year Open: Trackman Analytics - Pitching Leaderboard (Fastball)
TOP FASTBALL VELOCITY (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Cam Bergstrom | AB | St. Albert Catholic | 2024 | RHP | 89.1 mph |
| 2 | Dominik Morgan | AB | Archbishop Jordan | 2024 | C | 87.1 mph |
| 3 | Owen Pote | AB | Archbishop Jordan | 2024 | RHP | 86.5 mph |
| 4 | Nate Mountjoy | AB | St. Joseph Academy | 2024 | RHP | 83.7 mph |
| 5 | Chance Morbeck | AB | St. Joseph Highschool | 2023 | RHP | 83.2 mph |
| 6 | Kaio English | AB | Notre Dame | 2023 | RHP | 82.5 mph |
| 7 | Antonio Juarez Ponce | AB | Camrose Composite Highschool | 2025 | LHP | 82.4 mph |
| 8 | Tye Carrier | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2024 | C | 81.6 mph |
| 9 | Evan Russell | AB | St Josephs Academy | 2025 | RHP | 81.3 mph |
| 10 | Jonathan Yadlos | AB | Neutral Hills Wranglers | 2024 | RHP | 80.8 mph |
TOP FASTBALL SPIN RATE (AVERAGE)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Evan Russell | AB | St Josephs Academy | 2025 | RHP | 2355 rpm |
| 2 | Owen Pote | AB | Archbishop Jordan | 2024 | RHP | 2304 rpm |
| 3 | Eli Parsons | AB | Ahp academy | 2024 | RHP | 2286 rpm |
| 4 | Dominik Morgan | AB | Archbishop Jordan | 2024 | C | 2263 rpm |
| 5 | Tye Carrier | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2024 | C | 2235 rpm |
TOP FASTBALL INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVERAGE)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
| 1 | Nate Mountjoy | AB | St. Joseph Academy | 2024 | RHP | 17.4 in |
| 2 | Dominik Morgan | AB | Archbishop Jordan | 2024 | C | 16.3 in |
| 3 | Jonathan Yadlos | AB | Neutral Hills Wranglers | 2024 | RHP | 16.2 in |
| 4 | Tristan Oriold-Marek | AB | Lethbridge Collegiate Institute | 2024 | SS | 15.9 in |
| 5 | Luke Schmitt | AB | St. Joseph's | 2024 | RHP | 15.8 in |
TOP FASTBALL PEAK SPIN SCORE (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Score (max) |
| 1 | Eli Parsons | AB | Ahp academy | 2024 | RHP | 30 |
| 2 | Thomas Beres | AB | Hunting Hills | 2025 | SS | 29 |
| 3 | Evan Russell | AB | St Josephs Academy | 2025 | RHP | 29 |
| 4 | Hayden Willett | AB | St Joseph's | 2025 | LHP | 28 |
| 5 | Niko English | AB | Notre Dame High School | 2025 | RHP | 27 |
Alberta New Year Open: Trackman Analytics - Pitching Leaderboard (Curveball)
TOP CURVEBALL VELOCITY RANGE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velo Range |
| 1 | Cam Bergstrom | AB | St. Albert Catholic | 2024 | RHP | 81.5-81.7 mph |
| 2 | Owen Pote | AB | Archbishop Jordan | 2024 | RHP | 73.8-74.6 mph |
| 3 | Eli Parsons | AB | Ahp academy | 2024 | RHP | 69.0-71.0 mph |
| 4 | Chance Morbeck | AB | St. Joseph Highschool | 2023 | RHP | 66.5-69.3 mph |
| 5 | Antonio Juarez Ponce | AB | Camrose Composite Highschool | 2025 | LHP | 63.8-69.2 mph |
TOP CURVEBALL SPIN RATE (AVERAGE)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Hayden Willett | AB | St Joseph's | 2025 | LHP | 2311 rpm |
| 2 | Nate Mountjoy | AB | St. Joseph Academy | 2024 | RHP | 2245 rpm |
| 3 | Seth Clark | AB | St. Dominic's | 2026 | RHP | 2221 rpm |
| 4 | Eli Parsons | AB | Ahp academy | 2024 | RHP | 2216 rpm |
| 5 | Evan Russell | AB | St Josephs Academy | 2025 | RHP | 2143 rpm |
TOP CURVEBALL INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVERAGE)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
| 1 | Owen Pote | AB | Archbishop Jordan | 2024 | RHP | -17.4 in |
| 2 | Eli Parsons | AB | Ahp academy | 2024 | RHP | -13.3 in |
| 3 | Tye Carrier | AB | Okotoks Dawgs Academy | 2024 | C | -12.6 in |
| 4 | Hayden Willett | AB | St Joseph's | 2025 | LHP | -11.5 in |
| 5 | Chance Morbeck | AB | St. Joseph Highschool | 2023 | RHP | -8.3 in |
TOP CURVEBALL HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVERAGE)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Seth Clark | AB | St. Dominic's | 2026 | RHP | -14.0 |
| 2 | Hayden Willett | AB | St Joseph's | 2025 | LHP | 12.1 |
| 3 | Max Bayne | AB | Beaumont Composite High School | 2024 | RHP | -11.3 |
| 4 | Dominic Skjonsberg | AB | St Joseph falcons | 2023 | LHP | 9.7 |
| 5 | Eli Parsons | AB | Ahp academy | 2024 | RHP | -9.3 |
TOP CURVEBALL PEAK SPIN SCORE (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Score (max) |
| 1 | Hayden Willett | AB | St Joseph's | 2025 | LHP | 37 |
| 2 | Niko English | AB | Notre Dame High School | 2025 | RHP | 37 |
| 3 | Seth Clark | AB | St. Dominic's | 2026 | RHP | 35 |
| 4 | Eli Parsons | AB | Ahp academy | 2024 | RHP | 33 |
| 5 | Isaac Nakonechny | AB | Lindsey Thurber Composite HS | 2026 | RHP | 32 |
Alberta New Year Open: Trackman Analytics - Pitching Leaderboard (Curveball)
TOP SLIDER VELOCITY RANGE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velo Range |
| 1 | Kaio English | AB | Notre Dame | 2023 | RHP | 72.9-74.9 mph |
| 2 | Nate Mountjoy | AB | St. Joseph Academy | 2024 | RHP | 70.0-73.0 mph |
| 3 | Evan Russell | AB | St Josephs Academy | 2025 | RHP | 70.8-72.7 mph |
| 4 | Max Bayne | AB | Beaumont Composite High School | 2024 | RHP | 68.0-69.7 mph |
| 5 | Colton Deleeuw | AB | Ponoka Secondary Campus | 2024 | 1B | 66.6-69.2 mph |
TOP SLIDER SPIN RATE (AVERAGE)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Noah Nakonechny | AB | Lindsey Thurber Composite HS | 2024 | RHP | 2560 |
| 2 | Evan Russell | AB | St Josephs Academy | 2025 | RHP | 2362 |
| 3 | Jonathan Yadlos | AB | Neutral Hills Wranglers | 2024 | RHP | 2178 |
| 4 | Seth Clark | AB | St. Dominic's | 2026 | RHP | 2111 |
| 5 | Nate Mountjoy | AB | St. Joseph Academy | 2024 | RHP | 2099 |
TOP SLIDER INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVERAGE)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
| 1 | Luke Schmitt | AB | St. Joseph's | 2024 | RHP | -4.9 in |
| 2 | Colton Deleeuw | AB | Ponoka Secondary Campus | 2024 | 1B | 4.6 in |
| 3 | Corbin Lochhead | AB | St. Joseph | 2024 | LHP | -3.4 in |
| 4 | Brett Hickle | AB | Consort | 2023 | 2B | -3.3 in |
| 5 | Tristan Oriold-Marek | AB | Lethbridge Collegiate Institute | 2024 | SS | 3.2 in |
TOP SLIDER HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVERAGE)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Luke Schmitt | AB | St. Joseph's | 2024 | RHP | -12.7 |
| 2 | Tristan Oriold-Marek | AB | Lethbridge Collegiate Institute | 2024 | SS | -11.5 |
| 3 | Brett Hickle | AB | Consort | 2023 | 2B | -10.8 |
| 4 | Jaxon Lloyd | AB | St. Joseph (Grade 10) | 2026 | RHP | -9.4 |
| 5 | Evan Russell | AB | St Josephs Academy | 2025 | RHP | -9.2 |
TOP SLIDER PEAK SPIN SCORE (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Score (max) |
| 1 | Noah Nakonechny | AB | Lindsey Thurber Composite HS | 2024 | RHP | 38 |
| 2 | Brett Hickle | AB | Consort | 2023 | 2B | 34 |
| 3 | Jonathan Yadlos | AB | Neutral Hills Wranglers | 2024 | RHP | 33 |
| 4 | Evan Russell | AB | St Josephs Academy | 2025 | RHP | 33 |
| 5 | Nathan Vennard | AB | St. Joseph | 2026 | OF | 32 |
Alberta New Year Open: Trackman Analytics - Pitching Leaderboard (Changeup)
TOP CHANGEUP VELOCITY RANGE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velo Range |
| 1 | Owen Pote | AB | Archbishop Jordan | 2024 | RHP | 78.9-81.2 mph |
| 2 | Dominik Morgan | AB | Archbishop Jordan | 2024 | C | 78.6-79.9 mph |
| 3 | Kaio English | AB | Notre Dame | 2023 | RHP | 76.1-79.2 mph |
| 4 | Cam Bergstrom | AB | St. Albert Catholic | 2024 | RHP | 77.5-78.9 mph |
| 5 | Nate Mountjoy | AB | St. Joseph Academy | 2024 | RHP | 74.0-76.9 mph |
TOP CHANGEUP SPIN RATE (AVERAGE)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Antonio Juarez Ponce | AB | Camrose Composite Highschool | 2025 | LHP | 2014 rpm |
| 2 | Owen Pote | AB | Archbishop Jordan | 2024 | RHP | 1983 rpm |
| 3 | Thomas Beres | AB | Hunting Hills | 2025 | SS | 1972 rpm |
| 4 | Cam Bergstrom | AB | St. Albert Catholic | 2024 | RHP | 1961 rpm |
| 5 | Kaio English | AB | Notre Dame | 2023 | RHP | 1942 rpm |
TOP CHANGEUP INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVERAGE)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
| 1 | Jonathan Yadlos | AB | Neutral Hills Wranglers | 2024 | RHP | 14.3 in |
| 2 | Antonio Juarez Ponce | AB | Camrose Composite Highschool | 2025 | LHP | 14.2 in |
| 3 | Nathan Vennard | AB | St. Joseph | 2026 | OF | 13.8 in |
| 4 | Noah Nakonechny | AB | Lindsey Thurber Composite HS | 2024 | RHP | 13.0 in |
| 5 | Micheal Abrahamson | AB | beiseker | 2023 | RHP | 13.0 in |
TOP CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVERAGE)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Tristan Oriold-Marek | AB | Lethbridge Collegiate Institute | 2024 | SS | 17.4 |
| 2 | Chance Morbeck | AB | St. Joseph Highschool | 2023 | RHP | 16.6 |
| 3 | Owen Pote | AB | Archbishop Jordan | 2024 | RHP | 16.3 |
| 4 | Kaio English | AB | Notre Dame | 2023 | RHP | 15.4 |
| 5 | Micheal Abrahamson | AB | beiseker | 2023 | RHP | 15.3 |
TOP CHANGEUP PEAK SPIN SCORE (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Score (max) |
| 1 | Thomas Beres | AB | Hunting Hills | 2025 | SS | 30 |
| 2 | Antonio Juarez Ponce | AB | Camrose Composite Highschool | 2025 | LHP | 28 |
| 3 | Tristan Oriold-Marek | AB | Lethbridge Collegiate Institute | 2024 | SS | 28 |
| 4 | Kaio English | AB | Notre Dame | 2023 | RHP | 26 |
| 5 | Chance Morbeck | AB | St. Joseph Highschool | 2023 | RHP | 26 |
UPCOMING EVENTS
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| 2023 PBR Canada Spring Training Showcase | AB | 03/11 | Launchpad Sports Complex |
| 2023 Alberta Preseason Uncommitted | AB | 03/23 | Absolute Human Performance 3.0 |
| 2023 Alberta Future Games Trials | AB | 03/24 | Absolute Human Performance 3.0 |
| 2023 Lethbridge Spring Open ID | AB | 04/27 | Prairie Baseball Academy |
| 2023 Best of the West (PBR Canada Selects) | AB | 05/03 | Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC) |
| 2023 Calgary Blues Scout Day | AB | 05/12 | Optimist Athletic Park (Calgary) |
| 2023 Calgary Summer Open | AB | 07/12 | Webber Academy Athletic Park |
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