On March 19, PBR Wisconsin hosted its largest event on the state’s showcase calendar: the Milwaukee Preseason ID at the MOSH Performance Center in Franklin, Wis. Nearly 200 players from across the state met at the facility just south of Milwaukee to participate in the final Preseason ID event on our winter circuit. This was the second annual Milwaukee ID, and it’s becoming one of the most important events on our winter calendar, too.

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	Jonah Conradt	SC	P27 Academy	2023	RHP	92.1 mph
2	Presley Wachowiak	WI	Brookfield East	2023	RHP	91.1 mph
3	Wyatt Rushing	WI	Elkhorn	2024	RHP	89.9 mph
4	Camden Kuhnke	WI	Hortonville	2023	SS	89.6 mph
5	Luke Agnew	WI	Marquette University	2023	RHP	89.4 mph
6	Quinn Falish	WI	De Pere	2023	OF	89.0 mph
7	Noah Musolf	WI	Franklin	2023	RHP	88.5 mph
8	Michael Merline	WI	Oak Creek	2023	RHP	88.2 mph
9	Austin Kutz	WI	Hartford Union	2023	RHP	88.1 mph
10	Ethan Daubner	WI	Burlington	2023	RHP	87.8 mph

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Austin Kutz	WI	Hartford Union	2023	RHP	2545 rpm
2	Quinn Falish	WI	De Pere	2023	OF	2515 rpm
3	Preston Steiner	WI	Potosi	2023	LHP	2409 rpm
4	Jonah Conradt	SC	P27 Academy	2023	RHP	2391 rpm
5	Michael Merline	WI	Oak Creek	2023	RHP	2370 rpm
6	Arik Egerbrecht	WI	Arrowhead	2023	RHP	2365 rpm
7	Elijah Niemiec	WI	St Thomas More	2023	RHP	2360 rpm
8	Kyle Alivo	WI	St. Thomas More	2024	RHP	2356 rpm
9	Grant Schultz	WI	Menomonee Falls	2023	RHP	2347 rpm
10	Noah Musolf	WI	Franklin	2023	RHP	2336 rpm
11	Luke Agnew	WI	Marquette University	2023	RHP	2329 rpm
12	Ethan Daubner	WI	Burlington	2023	RHP	2312 rpm
13	Dylan Campeau	WI	Greendale	2025	RHP	2303 rpm
14	Joshua Barndt	WI	Ronald Reagan	2023	RHP	2295 rpm
15	Presley Wachowiak	WI	Brookfield East	2023	RHP	2279 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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