Utah State Games: Pitching Data Dive
November 1, 2023
On Sunday, October 29th, the PBR Utah staff hosted the Invite-Only 2023 Utah State Games at Snow Canyon High School in St. George, Utah. This event featured roughly 73 of the top prospects in Utah's 2024 - 2027 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players in attendance.
Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis. 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 | Jett Walker | UT | American Fork | 2024 | SS | 88.2 mph |
2 | Caleb Crutchfield | UT | Lehi | 2024 | LHP | 88.1 mph |
3 | Blake Brotherson | UT | Orem | 2025 | RHP | 86.7 mph |
4 | Van Haynie | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | RHP | 86.2 mph |
5 | Kaleb Weaver | UT | Davis | 2026 | 3B | 84.5 mph |
6 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham | 2025 | RHP | 84.0 mph |
7 | Jake Andreas | UT | Dixie | 2025 | RHP | 83.9 mph |
8 | Dewy Gibb | UT | Snow Canyon | 2025 | 1B | 82.9 mph |
9 | Parker Staheli | UT | Enterprise | 2025 | SS | 82.1 mph |
10 | Rylin Needham | UT | Mountain Crest | 2025 | RHP | 81.6 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 | Parker Staheli | UT | Enterprise | 2025 | SS | 2338 rpm |
2 | Kaleb Weaver | UT | Davis | 2026 | 3B | 2257 rpm |
3 | Carson "CJ" Anderson | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | LHP | 2223 rpm |
4 | Van Haynie | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | RHP | 2203 rpm |
5 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham | 2025 | RHP | 2188 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 | Parker Staheli | UT | Enterprise | 2025 | SS | 17.4 in |
2 | Kaleb Weaver | UT | Davis | 2026 | 3B | 17.4 in |
3 | Dewy Gibb | UT | Snow Canyon | 2025 | 1B | 16.7 in |
4 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham | 2025 | RHP | 15.9 in |
5 | Van Haynie | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | 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 | Garrison Garton | UT | Layton | 2024 | RHP | 15.0 |
2 | Quinn Chesnik | UT | Desert Hills High | 2026 | RHP | 14.9 |
3 | Bryce Mounteer | UT | Riverton | 2026 | 3B | 14.2 |
4 | Dewy Gibb | UT | Snow Canyon | 2025 | 1B | 13.7 |
5 | Brayden Hansen | UT | Lehi | 2026 | RHP | 13.3 |
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 | Dewy Gibb | UT | Snow Canyon | 2025 | 1B | 71 % |
2 | Jake Andreas | UT | Dixie | 2025 | RHP | 66 % |
^ | Trent Chris | UT | Snow Canyon High | 2027 | LHP | 66 % |
3 | Jett Walker | UT | American Fork | 2024 | SS | 54 % |
4 | Quinn Chesnik | UT | Desert Hills High | 2026 | RHP | 53 % |
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Beckham Rowley | UT | Stansbury High | 2027 | LHP | 2358 rpm |
2 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham | 2025 | RHP | 2290 rpm |
3 | Parker Staheli | UT | Enterprise | 2025 | SS | 2192 rpm |
4 | Carson "CJ" Anderson | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | LHP | 2109 rpm |
5 | Van Haynie | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | RHP | 2098 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Trent Chris | UT | Snow Canyon High | 2027 | LHP | -14.5 in |
2 | Rylin Needham | UT | Mountain Crest | 2025 | RHP | -9.4 in |
3 | Carson "CJ" Anderson | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | LHP | -9.4 in |
4 | Van Haynie | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | RHP | -9.0 in |
5 | Griffen Rogers | UT | Park City | 2024 | OF | -8.7 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Van Haynie | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | RHP | -18.1 |
2 | Rylin Needham | UT | Mountain Crest | 2025 | RHP | -14.4 |
3 | Quinn Chesnik | UT | Desert Hills High | 2026 | RHP | -14.0 |
4 | Parker Staheli | UT | Enterprise | 2025 | SS | -13.2 |
5 | Carson "CJ" Anderson | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | LHP | 12.9 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Jacob Beesley | UT | Skyline | 2025 | RHP | 100 % |
2 | Jake Andreas | UT | Dixie | 2025 | RHP | 66 % |
3 | Dewy Gibb | UT | Snow Canyon | 2025 | 1B | 50 % |
^ | Quinn Chesnik | UT | Desert Hills High | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Brady Anderson | UT | Canyon View | 2025 | LHP | 50 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Parker Staheli | UT | Enterprise | 2025 | SS | 2571 |
2 | Caleb Crutchfield | UT | Lehi | 2024 | LHP | 2196 |
3 | Trey Vaughn | UT | Snow Canyon | 2026 | 1B | 2140 |
4 | Jett Walker | UT | American Fork | 2024 | SS | 2031 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Parker Staheli | UT | Enterprise | 2025 | SS | 6.4 in |
2 | Caleb Crutchfield | UT | Lehi | 2024 | LHP | 4.3 in |
3 | Trey Vaughn | UT | Snow Canyon | 2026 | 1B | -4.1 in |
4 | Jett Walker | UT | American Fork | 2024 | SS | -3.2 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Parker Staheli | UT | Enterprise | 2025 | SS | -13.6 |
2 | Trey Vaughn | UT | Snow Canyon | 2026 | 1B | -11.5 |
3 | Jett Walker | UT | American Fork | 2024 | SS | -10.3 |
4 | Caleb Crutchfield | UT | Lehi | 2024 | LHP | -0.9 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Parker Staheli | UT | Enterprise | 2025 | SS | 100 % |
2 | Jett Walker | UT | American Fork | 2024 | SS | 66 % |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Delton Cramer | UT | Bingham | 2025 | RHP | 17.5 |
2 | Brayden Hansen | UT | Lehi | 2026 | RHP | 16.8 |
3 | Kaleb Weaver | UT | Davis | 2026 | 3B | 16.2 |
4 | Jett Walker | UT | American Fork | 2024 | SS | 15.9 |
5 | Carson "CJ" Anderson | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | LHP | -9.9 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Jett Walker | UT | American Fork | 2024 | SS | 100 % |
2 | Kaleb Weaver | UT | Davis | 2026 | 3B | 66 % |
3 | Van Haynie | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
2023 Utah Winter Update | UT | 12/02 | The Hive - Juab High School Fieldhouse |
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