Houston Summer Open: Statistical Analysis
June 15, 2023
On June 7, the PBR Texas team hosted the Houston Summer Open at Rice University’s Reckling Park in Houston. The event featured over 40 players and provided our staff with an in-depth look at some of the area's top prospects.
We spent last week making the rounds at showcases like the one in Houston, as well as another in San Antonio, which preceded the PBRT Texas Summer Championships. We’ll be breaking down each of these events in greater detail as the summer marches on, and that’ll start today with a closer look at the Houston Summer Open’s top statistical performers in the more stat traditional categories.
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Griffin Lewis | TX | Flower Mound Marcus | 2024 | RHP | 91.3 mph |
| 2 | Jacob Gilbert | TX | McKinney Boyd | 2025 | RHP | 90.2 mph |
| 3 | Nicholas Ellis | TX | Midland Christian | 2024 | RHP | 85.9 mph |
| 4 | Logan Sariga | TX | Clear Brook | 2025 | OF | 84.9 mph |
| 5 | Ethan Goldstein | TX | The Kinkaid School | 2024 | SS | 84.2 mph |
AVG. FASTBALL SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Griffin Lewis | TX | Flower Mound Marcus | 2024 | RHP | 2276 rpm |
| 2 | Ethan Goldstein | TX | The Kinkaid School | 2024 | SS | 2155 rpm |
| 3 | Logan Sariga | TX | Clear Brook | 2025 | OF | 2091 rpm |
| 4 | Nicholas Ellis | TX | Midland Christian | 2024 | RHP | 2069 rpm |
top 60-yard dash
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
| 1 | Cooper Lucas | TX | Barbershill | 2025 | SS | 6.86 |
| 2 | Seth Mauer | TX | Bridgeland | 2025 | OF | 6.87 |
| 3 | Logan Sariga | TX | Clear Brook | 2025 | OF | 6.95 |
| 4 | Lane Walton | TX | George Ranch | 2024 | SS | 6.99 |
| 5 | Caden Barber | TX | Clear Falls | 2024 | 3B | 7.02 |
MAX EXIT VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Nicholas Ellis
TX
Midland Christian
2024
RHP
96.1 mph
2
Dylan Belyea
TX
Frisco Memorial
2025
RHP
94.0 mph
3
Caleb Medlock
TX
Houston Christian
2024
OF
93.3 mph
4
Conner Helms
TX
Dripping Springs
2025
SS
93.1 mph
5
Jake Barron
TX
Tomball Memorial
2025
SS
92.6 mph
6
Bryce Bloom-Timmins
TX
Episcopal
2026
3B
92.5 mph
7
Logan Sariga
TX
Clear Brook
2025
OF
90.9 mph
8
Gavin Litchauer
TX
Clear Springs
2025
C
90.0 mph
TOP INFIELD VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Conner Helms | TX | Dripping Springs | 2025 | SS | 90 |
| 2 | Gavin Garcia | TX | Magnolia | 2026 | 3B | 84 |
| ^ | Caden Barber | TX | Clear Falls | 2024 | 3B | 84 |
| ^ | Dylan Belyea | TX | Frisco Memorial | 2025 | RHP | 84 |
| 3 | Cooper Lucas | TX | Barbershill | 2025 | SS | 83 |
| ^ | Matthew Johnson | TX | Orangefield | 2026 | 2B | 83 |
| 4 | Lane Walton | TX | George Ranch | 2024 | SS | 82 |
| 5 | Bryce Bloom-Timmins | TX | Episcopal | 2026 | 3B | 81 |
| 6 | Nathan Eveler | TX | Kingwood Park | 2026 | C | 79 |
| 7 | Nicholas Ellis | TX | Midland Christian | 2024 | RHP | 76 |
| ^ | Isaac Gloria | TX | Harlan | 2025 | SS | 76 |
| 8 | Nick Dykes | TX | Atascocita | 2025 | 1B | 75 |
TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Logan Sariga | TX | Clear Brook | 2025 | OF | 93 |
| 2 | Caden Barber | TX | Clear Falls | 2024 | 3B | 88 |
| 3 | Cooper Lucas | TX | Barbershill | 2025 | SS | 86 |
| 4 | Dylan Belyea | TX | Frisco Memorial | 2025 | RHP | 84 |
| 5 | Seth Mauer | TX | Bridgeland | 2025 | OF | 82 |
TOP CATCHER VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Nathan Eveler | TX | Kingwood Park | 2026 | C | 76 |
| 2 | Knox Vacek | TX | St Thomas | 2024 | C | 73 |
| 3 | Gavin Litchauer | TX | Clear Springs | 2025 | C | 70 |
TOP POP TIMES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Nathan Eveler | TX | Kingwood Park | 2026 | C | 1.96-1.99 |
| 2 | Yancy Scott II | TX | Home School | 2028 | SS | 2.05-2.15 |
| 3 | Knox Vacek | TX | St Thomas | 2024 | C | 2.09-2.18 |
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