On March 13, PBR Wisconsin hosted its largest event on the state’s showcase calendar: the Madison Preseason ID at GRB Academy in Windsor, Wis. Over 200 players from across the state met in the Madison area to participate in this event, a Preseason ID that consistently provides our staff with need-to-know names and players to consider for future invite-only events, like the PBR Future Games, among others.

Earlier this week we published Quick Hits highlighting the top prospects of the event by class. We also rolled out a Statistical Analysis pointing out the top recorded stats by category.

Now we'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan units. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch metric data.

MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Cole Selvig	WI	Regis	2023	RHP	91.9 mph
2	Craig Kabat	WI	Bay Port	2024	RHP	90.4 mph
3	Noah Wech	WI	Manitowoc Lincoln	2024	SS	90.4 mph
4	Noah Dreier	WI	Brookfield Central	2023	SS	88.7 mph
5	Nate Langbehn	WI	DC Everest	2024	RHP	88.6 mph
6	Roman Trapani	WI	Eau Claire Memorial	2023	RHP	87.0 mph
7	Riley Peterson	WI	Verona Area	2023	LHP	87.0 mph
8	Jack DeTienne	WI	Verona Area	2024	RHP	86.9 mph
9	Logan Dunn	WI	Wautoma	2024	OF	86.9 mph
10	Braden Smith	IL	Byron	2023	RHP	86.8 mph

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Braden Smith	IL	Byron	2023	RHP	2493 rpm
2	Noah Dreier	WI	Brookfield Central	2023	SS	2463 rpm
3	Ashton Kampa	WI	Muskego	2023	1B	2449 rpm
4	Keegan Fleischman	WI	Lodi	2023	SS	2442 rpm
5	Noah Wech	WI	Manitowoc Lincoln	2024	SS	2435 rpm
6	Logan Abramowski	WI	Wisconsin Lutheran	2023	OF	2409 rpm
7	Blake Kayzar	WI	Brookfield Central	2025	RHP	2405 rpm
8	Anderson Hayes	WI	Oconomowoc	2024	RHP	2314 rpm
9	Jack Welak	WI	Catholic Memorial	2025	RHP	2271 rpm
10	Miles Nelson	WI	Monona Grove	2023	RHP	2262 rpm
11	Derek Steinbrenner	WI	Menomonee Falls	2023	2B	2248 rpm
12	Dominic Malich	WI	Waunakee	2025	RHP	2233 rpm
13	Nolan Witkowski	WI	Verona Area	2025	RHP	2230 rpm
14	Max Jones	WI	Verona Area	2024	OF	2230 rpm
15	Kaden Russo	WI	Elk Mound	2024	RHP	2230 rpm

Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.

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.

Average Fastball Horizontal Movement

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.”

Average Slider Spin Rate

Average Curveball Spin Rate

Average Changeup Horizontal Movement

Average Exit Velocity (Hitting)

Exit Speed: Also according to TrackMan’s own website: “The speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.”

Peak Exit Velocity (Hitting)

Peak Estimated Batted Distance (Hitting)

For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.

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