Preseason All-State: Pitching Data Dive (Upperclass)
February 27, 2024
On Saturday, February 24th, the Prep Baseball Utah staff hosted the annual Invite-Only Utah Preseason All-State at Pine View High School in St. George, Utah. This event featured over 100 prospects from the 2024 - 2028 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players in attendance ahead of the high school season, as well as collect updated metrics and data on each player utilizing our series of tech partners.
This event has become a staple in Prep Baseball Utah's calendar and continues to feature some of the top upperclass prospects, both committed and uncommitted, as well as a large crop of high-end underclassmen who will be on the scene for years to come. The Utah Preseason All-State allows our staff to identify players early on in the year who deserve invites to some of our National/Regional Events such as the Future Games, Senior Future Games, Junior Future Games, West Coast ProCase and West Coast Games.
Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Upperclass Statistical Analysis. Now, we will take a further in-depth look at the upperclassmen with the top pitchers, along 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 | Dylan Singleton | UT | PDG Academy | 2025 | LHP | 90.9 mph |
2 | Ethan Iacono | UT | Mountain Ridge High | 2025 | RHP | 90.5 mph |
3 | Jaxson Reiser | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | RHP | 90.2 mph |
4 | Easton Barrett | UT | Springville | 2024 | LHP | 90.0 mph |
5 | Blake Sweat | UT | Wasatch | 2025 | RHP | 86.8 mph |
6 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | 86.8 mph |
7 | Luke Christensen | UT | Lone Peak | 2025 | OF | 86.7 mph |
8 | Justin Michaelis | UT | Park City | 2025 | 1B | 86.2 mph |
9 | Van Haynie | UT | Pleasant Grove High | 2025 | RHP | 85.2 mph |
10 | Jakob DeVries | UT | Park City | 2025 | C | 85.0 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 | Easton Barrett | UT | Springville | 2024 | LHP | 2384 rpm |
2 | Blake Sweat | UT | Wasatch | 2025 | RHP | 2361 rpm |
3 | Dylan Singleton | UT | PDG Academy | 2025 | LHP | 2358 rpm |
4 | Crew Christensen | UT | Desert Hills | 2025 | RHP | 2333 rpm |
5 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | 2325 rpm |
6 | Luke Christensen | UT | Lone Peak | 2025 | OF | 2323 rpm |
7 | Ethan Iacono | UT | Mountain Ridge High | 2025 | RHP | 2279 rpm |
8 | Van Haynie | UT | Pleasant Grove High | 2025 | RHP | 2212 rpm |
9 | Kayson Bailey | UT | Manti | 2024 | LHP | 2188 rpm |
10 | Ashtyn Tate | UT | Springville High | 2024 | LHP | 2103 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 | Blake Sweat | UT | Wasatch | 2025 | RHP | 19.4 in |
2 | Easton Barrett | UT | Springville | 2024 | LHP | 18.2 in |
3 | Luke Christensen | UT | Lone Peak | 2025 | OF | 17.2 in |
4 | Kayson Bailey | UT | Manti | 2024 | LHP | 15.8 in |
5 | Ethan Iacono | UT | Mountain Ridge High | 2025 | RHP | 15.8 in |
6 | Justin Michaelis | UT | Park City | 2025 | 1B | 15.6 in |
7 | Dewy Gibb | UT | Snow Canyon | 2025 | 1B | 14.8 in |
8 | Talon Cloward | UT | Salem Hills High | 2025 | SS | 13.9 in |
9 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | 13.7 in |
10 | Grayson Riding | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2025 | RHP | 12.8 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 | Jaxson Reiser | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | RHP | 18.5 |
2 | Van Haynie | UT | Pleasant Grove High | 2025 | RHP | 17.2 |
3 | Jakob DeVries | UT | Park City | 2025 | C | 16.3 |
4 | Dylan Singleton | UT | PDG Academy | 2025 | LHP | -14.5 |
5 | Talon Cloward | UT | Salem Hills High | 2025 | SS | 14.4 |
6 | Dewy Gibb | UT | Snow Canyon | 2025 | 1B | 13.9 |
7 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | 13.3 |
8 | Blake Sweat | UT | Wasatch | 2025 | RHP | 13.1 |
9 | Kayson Bailey | UT | Manti | 2024 | LHP | -12.8 |
10 | Grayson Riding | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2025 | RHP | 12.1 |
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 | Dylan Singleton | UT | PDG Academy | 2025 | LHP | 71 % |
2 | Ashtyn Tate | UT | Springville High | 2024 | LHP | 57 % |
^ | Jakob DeVries | UT | Park City | 2025 | C | 57 % |
^ | Easton Barrett | UT | Springville | 2024 | LHP | 57 % |
3 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Van Haynie | UT | Pleasant Grove High | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
4 | Dewy Gibb | UT | Snow Canyon | 2025 | 1B | 42 % |
^ | Kayson Bailey | UT | Manti | 2024 | LHP | 42 % |
^ | Crew Christensen | UT | Desert Hills | 2025 | RHP | 42 % |
^ | Talon Cloward | UT | Salem Hills High | 2025 | SS | 42 % |
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | 2704 rpm |
2 | Ethan Iacono | UT | Mountain Ridge High | 2025 | RHP | 2482 rpm |
3 | Jaxson Reiser | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | RHP | 2320 rpm |
4 | Crew Christensen | UT | Desert Hills | 2025 | RHP | 2285 rpm |
5 | Easton Barrett | UT | Springville | 2024 | LHP | 2260 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Blake Sweat | UT | Wasatch | 2025 | RHP | -18.4 in |
2 | Jakob DeVries | UT | Park City | 2025 | C | -9.7 in |
3 | Easton Barrett | UT | Springville | 2024 | LHP | -9.1 in |
4 | Van Haynie | UT | Pleasant Grove High | 2025 | RHP | -8.9 in |
5 | Luke Christensen | UT | Lone Peak | 2025 | OF | -8.0 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Easton Barrett | UT | Springville | 2024 | LHP | 20.0 |
2 | Jaxson Reiser | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | RHP | -19.7 |
3 | Van Haynie | UT | Pleasant Grove High | 2025 | RHP | -18.9 |
4 | Ethan Iacono | UT | Mountain Ridge High | 2025 | RHP | -15.8 |
5 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | -9.8 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Dylan Singleton | UT | PDG Academy | 2025 | LHP | 71 % |
2 | Ashtyn Tate | UT | Springville High | 2024 | LHP | 57 % |
^ | Jakob DeVries | UT | Park City | 2025 | C | 57 % |
^ | Easton Barrett | UT | Springville | 2024 | LHP | 57 % |
3 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Van Haynie | UT | Pleasant Grove High | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
4 | Dewy Gibb | UT | Snow Canyon | 2025 | 1B | 42 % |
^ | Kayson Bailey | UT | Manti | 2024 | LHP | 42 % |
^ | Crew Christensen | UT | Desert Hills | 2025 | RHP | 42 % |
^ | Talon Cloward | UT | Salem Hills High | 2025 | SS | 42 % |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Van Haynie | UT | Pleasant Grove High | 2025 | RHP | 20.1 |
2 | Crew Christensen | UT | Desert Hills | 2025 | RHP | 17.5 |
3 | Ethan Iacono | UT | Mountain Ridge High | 2025 | RHP | 16.4 |
4 | Easton Barrett | UT | Springville | 2024 | LHP | -16.4 |
5 | Jaxson Reiser | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | RHP | 16.2 |
6 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | 15.4 |
7 | Grayson Riding | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2025 | RHP | 14.8 |
8 | Dylan Singleton | UT | PDG Academy | 2025 | LHP | -14.2 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Ashtyn Tate | UT | Springville High | 2024 | LHP | 100 % |
2 | Talon Cloward | UT | Salem Hills High | 2025 | SS | 66 % |
3 | Luke Christensen | UT | Lone Peak | 2025 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Dewy Gibb | UT | Snow Canyon | 2025 | 1B | 50 % |
^ | Jakob DeVries | UT | Park City | 2025 | C | 50 % |
^ | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham High | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
2024 PBR Scout Day: Canes West Utah | UT | 06/08 | St. George, Utah (Location TBD) |
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