Las Vegas Top Prospect Games: Pitching Data Dive
May 26, 2024
On May 21st and 22nd, the Prep Baseball Nevada staff hosted it's first of two annual Top Prospect Games Las Vegas Top Prospect Games hosted on the campus of UNLV at Earl E. Wilson Baseball Stadium. This event was an Invite-Only event that featured some of the top 2025 - 2028 prospects in their class for a pro-style workout, as well as gameplay. We had roughly 95 players from the Southern Nevada area on-hand and the workout + game action allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look and analysis of the players in attendance.
Yesterday we began our post-event coverage within our Quick Hits (2025 Class), Quick Hits (2026 Class) and Statistical Analysis articles. 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.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.
FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Colton Christman | NV | Arbor View | 2026 | LHP | 90.7 mph |
2 | Asa Briggs | NV | Southeast Career Tech | 2025 | RHP | 89.9 mph |
3 | Theodore Tsouras | NV | Advanced Technical Academy | 2025 | OF | 89.1 mph |
4 | Noah McConnell | NV | LIBERTY BAPTIST ACADEMY | 2026 | RHP | 87.6 mph |
5 | Hudson Ciulla | NV | BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 87.5 mph |
6 | Connor Gries | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2026 | C | 87.1 mph |
7 | Jackson Nelson | NV | Shadow Ridge | 2025 | RHP | 86.3 mph |
8 | Sebastian Frye | NV | Desert Oasis HS | 2025 | RHP | 86.2 mph |
9 | Chase Griffith | NV | Palo Verde | 2027 | 3B | 86.1 mph |
10 | Braylon Kolish | NV | Green Valley HS | 2026 | RHP | 86.1 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 | Asa Briggs | NV | Southeast Career Tech | 2025 | RHP | 2458 rpm |
2 | Hudson Ciulla | NV | BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 2350 rpm |
3 | Chase Griffith | NV | Palo Verde | 2027 | 3B | 2326 rpm |
4 | Gavin Flake | NV | Boulder City HS | 2025 | RHP | 2257 rpm |
5 | Liam Radke | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2027 | RHP | 2245 rpm |
6 | Hayden Lucibello | NV | Palo Verde | 2025 | LHP | 2239 rpm |
7 | Shawn Mack | NV | Liberty HS | 2026 | 1B | 2219 rpm |
8 | Noah McConnell | NV | LIBERTY BAPTIST ACADEMY | 2026 | RHP | 2188 rpm |
9 | Colton Christman | NV | Arbor View | 2026 | LHP | 2155 rpm |
10 | Jackson Nelson | NV | Shadow Ridge | 2025 | RHP | 2139 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 | Caden Figueroa | NV | Desert Oasis | 2025 | OF | 18.2 in |
2 | Tyler Straily | NV | Foothill HS | 2025 | LHP | 17.6 in |
3 | Tate Crine | NV | Boulder City HS | 2027 | RHP | 17.2 in |
4 | Jackson Nelson | NV | Shadow Ridge | 2025 | RHP | 17.2 in |
5 | Tyson Pettingill | NV | Moapa Valley HS | 2025 | SS | 16.3 in |
6 | Makoa Elliott | NV | Foothill HS | 2025 | OF | 16.2 in |
7 | Benny Cimperman | NV | Pahrump Valley High School | 2027 | C | 16.1 in |
8 | Chase Griffith | NV | Palo Verde | 2027 | 3B | 15.6 in |
9 | Noah McConnell | NV | LIBERTY BAPTIST ACADEMY | 2026 | RHP | 15.6 in |
10 | Liam Radke | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2027 | RHP | 15.3 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 | Hayden Lucibello | NV | Palo Verde | 2025 | LHP | -16.0 |
2 | Kane Barber | NV | Centennial | 2026 | LHP | -15.3 |
3 | Connor Long | NV | Desert Oasis High School | 2027 | SS | 14.9 |
4 | Matthew Szymarek | NV | Foothill HS | 2025 | SS | 14.6 |
5 | Brayden Lenahan | NV | Spring Valley HS | 2027 | RHP | 13.7 |
6 | Payton Bryan | NV | Shadow Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 13.1 |
7 | Colton Christman | NV | Arbor View | 2026 | LHP | -13.1 |
8 | Noah McConnell | NV | LIBERTY BAPTIST ACADEMY | 2026 | RHP | 12.8 |
9 | Asa Briggs | NV | Southeast Career Tech | 2025 | RHP | 12.3 |
10 | Brayden Stidham | NV | Foothill HS | 2025 | RHP | 12.0 |
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 Pettingill | NV | Moapa Valley HS | 2025 | SS | 100 % |
2 | Gavin Flake | NV | Boulder City HS | 2025 | RHP | 71 % |
3 | Hudson Ciulla | NV | BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 70 % |
4 | Ethan Wagstaff | NV | Boulder High School | 2026 | OF | 66 % |
5 | Connor Long | NV | Desert Oasis High School | 2027 | SS | 61 % |
^ | Tyler Straily | NV | Foothill HS | 2025 | LHP | 61 % |
6 | Makoa Elliott | NV | Foothill HS | 2025 | OF | 60 % |
^ | Mickey Martinez | NV | Las Vegas HS | 2026 | SS | 60 % |
7 | Lucas Pettingill | NV | Moapa Valley HS | 2026 | RHP | 56 % |
8 | Lincoln Evans | NV | Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS | 2026 | RHP | 55 % |
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Shawn Mack | NV | Liberty HS | 2026 | 1B | 2598 rpm |
2 | Makoa Elliott | NV | Foothill HS | 2025 | OF | 2464 rpm |
3 | Theodore Tsouras | NV | Advanced Technical Academy | 2025 | OF | 2318 rpm |
4 | Hudson Inouye | NV | Coronado | 2026 | RHP | 2221 rpm |
5 | Connor Gries | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2026 | C | 2204 rpm |
6 | Dallas Martinez | NV | Las Vegas HS | 2025 | 1B | 2007 rpm |
7 | Tate Crine | NV | Boulder City HS | 2027 | RHP | 1990 rpm |
8 | Hayden Lucibello | NV | Palo Verde | 2025 | LHP | 1986 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Tate Crine | NV | Boulder City HS | 2027 | RHP | -12.6 in |
2 | Makoa Elliott | NV | Foothill HS | 2025 | OF | -12.5 in |
3 | Theodore Tsouras | NV | Advanced Technical Academy | 2025 | OF | -12.1 in |
4 | Dallas Martinez | NV | Las Vegas HS | 2025 | 1B | -11.8 in |
5 | Jackson Nelson | NV | Shadow Ridge | 2025 | RHP | -11.6 in |
6 | Shawn Mack | NV | Liberty HS | 2026 | 1B | -11.0 in |
7 | Tyler Straily | NV | Foothill HS | 2025 | LHP | -10.0 in |
8 | Jacob Freitas | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2025 | LHP | -8.1 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Tyler Straily | NV | Foothill HS | 2025 | LHP | 14.9 |
2 | Shawn Mack | NV | Liberty HS | 2026 | 1B | -14.9 |
3 | Cayden Rodgers-Ramirez | NV | Liberty HS | 2026 | LHP | 14.1 |
4 | Connor Gries | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2026 | C | -13.2 |
5 | Lincoln Evans | NV | Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS | 2026 | RHP | -12.1 |
6 | Caden Figueroa | NV | Desert Oasis | 2025 | OF | -11.3 |
7 | Makoa Elliott | NV | Foothill HS | 2025 | OF | 11.1 |
8 | Dallas Martinez | NV | Las Vegas HS | 2025 | 1B | -8.4 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Anthony Perez | NV | Eldorado HS | 2026 | RHP | 100 % |
^ | Lucas Pettingill | NV | Moapa Valley HS | 2026 | RHP | 100 % |
2 | Jackson Nelson | NV | Shadow Ridge | 2025 | RHP | 66 % |
3 | Tyler Straily | NV | Foothill HS | 2025 | LHP | 57 % |
4 | Dallas Martinez | NV | Las Vegas HS | 2025 | 1B | 50 % |
^ | Caden Figueroa | NV | Desert Oasis | 2025 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Lincoln Evans | NV | Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Cayden Rodgers-Ramirez | NV | Liberty HS | 2026 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Shawn Mack | NV | Liberty HS | 2026 | 1B | 50 % |
^ | Dallas Sirikhan | NV | Bonanza HS | 2025 | 3B | 50 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Gavin Flake | NV | Boulder City HS | 2025 | RHP | 2641 |
2 | Makoa Elliott | NV | Foothill HS | 2025 | OF | 2551 |
3 | Liam Radke | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2027 | RHP | 2480 |
4 | Asa Briggs | NV | Southeast Career Tech | 2025 | RHP | 2475 |
5 | Hudson Ciulla | NV | BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 2461 |
6 | Colton Christman | NV | Arbor View | 2026 | LHP | 2355 |
7 | Hudson Inouye | NV | Coronado | 2026 | RHP | 2331 |
8 | Noah McConnell | NV | LIBERTY BAPTIST ACADEMY | 2026 | RHP | 2319 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Makoa Elliott | NV | Foothill HS | 2025 | OF | -10.5 in |
2 | Giovanni Telfer | NV | Centennial HS | 2026 | OF | 8.9 in |
3 | Stone Amsden | NV | Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS | 2027 | OF | 8.3 in |
4 | Mickey Martinez | NV | Las Vegas HS | 2026 | SS | -8.3 in |
5 | Dallas Martinez | NV | Las Vegas HS | 2025 | 1B | -8.0 in |
6 | Gavin Flake | NV | Boulder City HS | 2025 | RHP | -7.8 in |
7 | Liam Radke | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2027 | RHP | -7.4 in |
8 | Lincoln Evans | NV | Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS | 2026 | RHP | 5.8 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Ayden Timko | NV | Southeast Career Technical Academy HS | 2025 | OF | 16.3 |
2 | Liam Radke | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2027 | RHP | -13.8 |
3 | Chase Griffith | NV | Palo Verde | 2027 | 3B | -13.1 |
4 | Makoa Elliott | NV | Foothill HS | 2025 | OF | 12.6 |
5 | Brayden Lenahan | NV | Spring Valley HS | 2027 | RHP | -10.5 |
6 | Matthew Szymarek | NV | Foothill HS | 2025 | SS | -10.1 |
7 | Gavin Flake | NV | Boulder City HS | 2025 | RHP | -9.4 |
8 | Tate Crine | NV | Boulder City HS | 2027 | RHP | -8.2 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Colton Christman | NV | Arbor View | 2026 | LHP | 100 % |
^ | Lincoln Evans | NV | Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS | 2026 | RHP | 100 % |
^ | Jack Goddard-Stoner | NV | Desert Oasis High School | 2026 | RHP | 100 % |
^ | Hudson Inouye | NV | Coronado | 2026 | RHP | 100 % |
2 | Matthew Szymarek | NV | Foothill HS | 2025 | SS | 75 % |
3 | Esteban Gonzalez | NV | Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS | 2027 | RHP | 71 % |
4 | Jacob Freitas | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2025 | LHP | 66 % |
5 | Brayden Lenahan | NV | Spring Valley HS | 2027 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Connor Long | NV | Desert Oasis High School | 2027 | SS | 50 % |
^ | Johnny Villarreal | NV | Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS | 2026 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Noah McConnell | NV | LIBERTY BAPTIST ACADEMY | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Kane Barber | NV | Centennial | 2026 | LHP | -21.4 |
2 | Liam Radke | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2027 | RHP | 16.0 |
3 | Hudson Ciulla | NV | BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 15.1 |
4 | Connor Long | NV | Desert Oasis High School | 2027 | SS | 14.9 |
5 | Cayden Rodgers-Ramirez | NV | Liberty HS | 2026 | LHP | -14.7 |
6 | Payton Bryan | NV | Shadow Ridge | 2026 | RHP | 14.0 |
7 | Benny Cimperman | NV | Pahrump Valley High School | 2027 | C | 13.8 |
8 | Stone Amsden | NV | Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS | 2027 | OF | -13.4 |
9 | Lincoln Evans | NV | Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS | 2026 | RHP | 13.1 |
10 | Jackson Nelson | NV | Shadow Ridge | 2025 | RHP | 13.0 |
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Cayden Rodgers-Ramirez | NV | Liberty HS | 2026 | LHP | 100 % |
^ | Kentin Grantz | NV | Southeast Career Technical Academy HS | 2025 | 2B | 100 % |
^ | Ethan Wagstaff | NV | Boulder High School | 2026 | OF | 100 % |
^ | Kane Barber | NV | Centennial | 2026 | LHP | 100 % |
^ | Connor Gries | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2026 | C | 100 % |
2 | Tate Crine | NV | Boulder City HS | 2027 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Connor Long | NV | Desert Oasis High School | 2027 | SS | 50 % |
^ | Liam Radke | NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 2027 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Hudson Ciulla | NV | BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
2024 ProCase - West | NV | 06/02 | Pepperdine University |
Reno Top Prospect Games (Invite-Only) | NV | 06/12 | Bishop Manogue High School |
Future Games (Class of 2026/27) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
Junior Future Games (Class of 2028/29) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
Senior Future Games (Class of 2025) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
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