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Peninsula Preseason ID: TrackMan Pitching


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SAN MATEO, CALIF. - Our Preseason ID series rolled along last Sunday, on the campus of College of San Mateo, at scenic Hilltop Stadium. We have a couple more stops coming up over the next two Sundays (South Bay, East Bay). 

Players were put through the traditional showcase workout that included the 60-yard dash (w/10 & 30-yard splits as well), hitting session, defensive session, concluded with pitchers throwing a 15-20 pitch pen session.

In the coming days we’ll push out more statistical leaders, categorical leaders, and scouting reports/videos. Until then we’ll take a look at the showcase TrackMan pitching leaders. 

(Note: All showcase videos have been added to the profiles)

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At the event all pitchers pitches were monitored through the portable Trackman B1 unit. Each player threw their complete arsenal of pitches allowing us to collect metrics such as release velocity, spin rate, vertical & horizontal movement and much more.

This data goes directly into the player profiles allowing the PBR Staff, college coaches and professional scouts alike to evaluate and compare prospects on a national scale.

Some of the advanced metrics gathered, available for subscribers to PBR Plus: effective velocity, max & avg IVB, max & avg horizontal movement, extension avg, release height avg, zone %

Spin Rate is defined as how fast the ball is spinning as it leaves the pitcher's hand, measured in "Revolutions per Minute or RPM"

PEAK FASTBALL VELO

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Rex Solle CA Redwood 2024 RHP 89.7 mph
2 Sam Kretsch CA Serra 2024 RHP 84.4 mph
3 Luke Kaiser CA Folsom 2025 RHP 81.9 mph
4 Lucas Hermes CA Rancho Cotate 2024 LHP 81.1 mph
5 Aaron Boswell CA Amador Valley 2025 RHP 77.3 mph

FASTBALL PEAK SPIN

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Lucas Hermes CA Rancho Cotate 2024 LHP 2238 rpm
2 Rex Solle CA Redwood 2024 RHP 2211 rpm
3 Sam Kretsch CA Serra 2024 RHP 2171 rpm
4 Luke Kaiser CA Folsom 2025 RHP 2035 rpm
5 Aaron Boswell CA Amador Valley 2025 RHP 1932 rpm

FASTBALL SPIN (AVG)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Lucas Hermes CA Rancho Cotate 2024 LHP 2146 rpm
2 Sam Kretsch CA Serra 2024 RHP 2080 rpm
3 Rex Solle CA Redwood 2024 RHP 2023 rpm
4 Luke Kaiser CA Folsom 2025 RHP 1939 rpm
5 Aaron Boswell CA Amador Valley 2025 RHP 1851 rpm

CURVEBALL VELO

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velo Range
1 Lucas Hermes CA Rancho Cotate 2024 LHP 69.0-71.6 mph
2 Rex Solle CA Redwood 2024 RHP 68.0-69.8 mph
3 Aaron Boswell CA Amador Valley 2025 RHP 62.8-65.7 mph

CURVEBALL SPIN (AVG)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Rex Solle CA Redwood 2024 RHP 2732 rpm
2 Lucas Hermes CA Rancho Cotate 2024 LHP 1663 rpm
3 Aaron Boswell CA Amador Valley 2025 RHP 1553 rpm

SLIDER VELO

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velo Range
1 Sam Kretsch CA Serra 2024 RHP 70.9-71.8 mph
2 Aaron Boswell CA Amador Valley 2025 RHP 67.7-69.4 mph
3 Luke Kaiser CA Folsom 2025 RHP 66.9-67.5 mph
4 Ryan Schnell CA Menlo School 2024 RHP 62.3-62.6 mph

SLIDER SPIN (AVG)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Luke Kaiser CA Folsom 2025 RHP 2244
2 Sam Kretsch CA Serra 2024 RHP 2139
3 Ryan Schnell CA Menlo School 2024 RHP 2126
4 Aaron Boswell CA Amador Valley 2025 RHP 1614

CHANGE-UP VELO

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Sam Kretsch CA Serra 2024 RHP 77.7 mph
2 Rex Solle CA Redwood 2024 RHP 76.3 mph
3 Lucas Hermes CA Rancho Cotate 2024 LHP 74.8 mph
4 Aaron Boswell CA Amador Valley 2025 RHP 69.1 mph
5 Ryan Schnell CA Menlo School 2024 RHP 65.7 mph

CHANGE-UP SPIN (AVG)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Rex Solle CA Redwood 2024 RHP 1829 rpm
2 Ryan Schnell CA Menlo School 2024 RHP 1682 rpm
3 Lucas Hermes CA Rancho Cotate 2024 LHP 1558 rpm
4 Aaron Boswell CA Amador Valley 2025 RHP 1497 rpm
5 Sam Kretsch CA Serra 2024 RHP 1470 rpm

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
South Bay Preseason ID
CA 01/29 Mission College - San Jose
East Bay Preseason ID CA 2/05 Chabot College - Hayward
Rising Stars ID: Sacramento CA 3/12 McBean Stadium - Lincoln
Rising Stars ID: Bay Area CA 4/23 Chabot College - Hayward