On Saturday, March 16th, the Prep Baseball Alberta staff hosted it's second of two Future Games Trials with the Calgary Future Games Trials hosted at Duvernay Fieldhouse in Okotoks, Alberta.

This event featured roughly 23 prospects in the 2026 - 2029 classes and players in attendance were vying for a spot on one of Canada's three teams heading to LakePoint Sports in Atlanta during late July for the annual Future Games week. The three teams include our primary Future Games team (2027 & 2028), Senior Future Games (2026) and the Junior Future Games (2029 & 2030). Beyond these three teams, participants are also now eligible for other marquee events such as the Pacific NorthWest Games (2026-2028), West Coast  Super Sophomore Games (2028) and the West Coast Games (2026).

All player ran through a full workout that included batting practice, bullpens, and a defensive drills. Over the next several days we'll be highlighting top performers from the event within our post-event analysis. Stay locked into our social media channels over the next several days as we continue to push out video, leaderboards and more.

Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis and Hitting Data Dive articles. 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.
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FASTBALL

MAX VELOCITY (MPH)

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

SPIN RATE (AVG)

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.)

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.)

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 %

CURVEBALL

SPIN RATE (AVG.)

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

STRIKE ZONE RATE%

SLIDER

SPIN RATE (AVG.)

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

CHANGEUP

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

STRIKE ZONE RATE%

Upcoming Events

Showcase	State	Date	Location
2025 Lethbridge Preseason Invite	AB	04/23	Prairie Baseball Academy
2025 18U Best of the West	AB	04/30	Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC)
2025 13U Best of the West	AB	05/01	Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC)
2025 15U Best of the West	AB	05/01	Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC)
Senior Future Games (Class of 2026)	NATIONAL	07/22	LakePoint Sports
Future Games (Class of 2027)	NATIONAL	07/23	LakePoint Sports
Junior Future Games (Class of 2029/30)	NATIONAL	07/24	LakePoint Sports
2025 Midwest Super Sophomore Games (Invite-Only)	AB	08/01	Jennings Sports Park

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