A fastball with rise has a high percentage of backspin. When thrown up in the zone, it is more likely to generate a higher fly ball percentage. Rise+ of 100 is MLB average
RHP Troy O’Keefe (Perryville, 2025; Southwest Tennessee CC commit) put together a dominant showing on the mound in Saturday’s look. Across six batters faced, O’Keefe struck out four, keeping hitters off balance with an impressive 2,700+ RPM slider which looks to be his best pitch at the moment with over -15” of horizontal movement. With that he landed his fastball for strikes at 83-84, topping out at 85.3 mph and also turned over a low spin changeup with arm side fade at 79-81 mph.
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