Future Games Pitcher Data Dive: Team SoCal & NorCal
August 4, 2025
On Wednesday, July 23, Prep Baseball hosted the official 2025 Future Games 16U Workout Day, powered by Pison Technology. The best uncommitted talent from the Class of 2027 all met at LakePoint Sports on this day to ignite the start of this special event, as position players were guided through this pro-style workout in front of a sea of over 400 college coaches.
In this post, we’ll share with you the stat leaders from Team NorCal & SoCal's Future Games pitchers with leaderboards precisely collected by our state-of-the-art tech partners at TrackMan.
We've already posted a Statistical Analysis from both Team NorCal & SoCal highlighting more of the traditional statistical categories and our Quick Hits, highlighting some of the event's top performers.
TEAM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
FASTBALL
VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | J. Beckett Berg | CA | Notre Dame | 2027 | RHP | 92.6 mph |
2 | Jonah Cohen | CA | Palos Verdes | 2027 | RHP | 91.8 mph |
3 | AJ LaSota | CA | Notre Dame | 2027 | RHP | 91.4 mph |
4 | Andrew Weber | CA | Upland High | 2027 | RHP | 90.1 mph |
5 | Sam Clapp | CA | Newport Beach Newport Harbor | 2027 | RHP | 89.2 mph |
6 | Noah Golob | CA | Mira Costa High | 2027 | RHP | 88.8 mph |
7 | James Venick | CA | Harvard-Westlake | 2027 | RHP | 88.7 mph |
8 | Joe Hollis | CA | JSerra Catholic | 2027 | RHP | 88.2 mph |
9 | Owen Digenan | CA | Poway High | 2027 | RHP | 88.2 mph |
10 | Kemuel Zhang | CA | Canyon High | 2027 | RHP | 86.6 mph |
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | J. Beckett Berg | CA | Notre Dame | 2027 | RHP | 2438 rpm |
2 | Kemuel Zhang | CA | Canyon High | 2027 | RHP | 2386 rpm |
3 | Shane Wendler | CA | Servite High School | 2027 | RHP | 2326 rpm |
4 | AJ LaSota | CA | Notre Dame | 2027 | RHP | 2303 rpm |
5 | Owen Digenan | CA | Poway High | 2027 | RHP | 2293 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 | Owen Digenan | CA | Poway High | 2027 | RHP | 20.2 in |
2 | Justin Kirchner | CA | Harvard-Westlake | 2027 | RHP | 20.0 in |
3 | Shane Wendler | CA | Servite High School | 2027 | RHP | 19.6 in |
4 | Kemuel Zhang | CA | Canyon High | 2027 | RHP | 19.6 in |
5 | Elliot Cresap | CA | Upland High | 2027 | 1B | 16.5 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 efficiencies. 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 vertical approach angle.
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | James Venick | CA | Harvard-Westlake | 2027 | RHP | 16.9 |
2 | J. Beckett Berg | CA | Notre Dame | 2027 | RHP | 15.5 |
3 | AJ LaSota | CA | Notre Dame | 2027 | RHP | 15.1 |
4 | Jonah Cohen | CA | Palos Verdes | 2027 | RHP | 12.9 |
5 | Shane Wendler | CA | Servite High School | 2027 | RHP | 10.2 |
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 | J. Beckett Berg | CA | Notre Dame | 2027 | RHP | 80 % |
2 | AJ LaSota | CA | Notre Dame | 2027 | RHP | 68 % |
3 | Justin Kirchner | CA | Harvard-Westlake | 2027 | RHP | 66 % |
4 | Owen Digenan | CA | Poway High | 2027 | RHP | 56 % |
5 | Elliot Cresap | CA | Upland High | 2027 | 1B | 51 % |
Average MLB pitchers throw 62% strikes, and better pitchers throw strikes 65% of the time, or roughly 2:1 strikes to balls.
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Kemuel Zhang | CA | Canyon High | 2027 | RHP | 2650 |
2 | AJ LaSota | CA | Notre Dame | 2027 | RHP | 2623 |
3 | J. Beckett Berg | CA | Notre Dame | 2027 | RHP | 2537 |
4 | Andrew Weber | CA | Upland High | 2027 | RHP | 2473 |
5 | Shane Wendler | CA | Servite High School | 2027 | RHP | 2368 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | James Venick | CA | Harvard-Westlake | 2027 | RHP | -12.8 |
2 | Shane Wendler | CA | Servite High School | 2027 | RHP | -10.2 |
3 | AJ LaSota | CA | Notre Dame | 2027 | RHP | -9.6 |
4 | Owen Digenan | CA | Poway High | 2027 | RHP | -6.8 |
5 | Sam Clapp | CA | Newport Beach Newport Harbor | 2027 | RHP | -6.0 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | J. Beckett Berg | CA | Notre Dame | 2027 | RHP | 66 % |
2 | Shane Wendler | CA | Servite High School | 2027 | RHP | 57 % |
3 | AJ LaSota | CA | Notre Dame | 2027 | RHP | 40 % |
CHANGEUP
Spin Rate (AVG.)
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Jonah Cohen | CA | Palos Verdes | 2027 | RHP | 66 % |
2 | Shane Wendler | CA | Servite High School | 2027 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Justin Kirchner | CA | Harvard-Westlake | 2027 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Kemuel Zhang | CA | Canyon High | 2027 | RHP | 50 % |
TEAM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
FASTBALL
VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Mariano Gonzalez | CA | Vanden | 2027 | LHP | 94.5 mph |
2 | Bryce Farris | CA | Whitney High | 2027 | 3B | 94.1 mph |
3 | Davis Wilson | CA | Clovis North High | 2027 | RHP | 93.1 mph |
4 | Wyatt McElree | CA | Redwood High | 2027 | RHP | 92.0 mph |
5 | Vinny Boatwright | CA | Chico High | 2027 | RHP | 90.9 mph |
6 | Damien Nolan | CA | Saint Mary's College High School | 2027 | RHP | 89.6 mph |
7 | Colton Hadfield | CA | Valley Christian Schools | 2027 | SS | 88.6 mph |
8 | Cade McElmoyl | CA | Exeter Union High | 2027 | 3B | 87.7 mph |
9 | Cooper Benjamin | CA | Marin Catholic High School | 2027 | LHP | 87.2 mph |
10 | Cooper Carleton | CA | Whitney High | 2027 | LHP | 86.2 mph |
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Wyatt McElree | CA | Redwood High | 2027 | RHP | 2459 rpm |
2 | Damien Nolan | CA | Saint Mary's College High School | 2027 | RHP | 2435 rpm |
3 | Mariano Gonzalez | CA | Vanden | 2027 | LHP | 2337 rpm |
4 | Sebastian Schaffer | CA | Los Gatos High | 2027 | RHP | 2304 rpm |
5 | Cade McElmoyl | CA | Exeter Union High | 2027 | 3B | 2282 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Wyatt McElree | CA | Redwood High | 2027 | RHP | 18.5 in |
2 | Mason Hackler | CA | Turlock High | 2027 | SS | 17.5 in |
3 | Cade McElmoyl | CA | Exeter Union High | 2027 | 3B | 17.5 in |
4 | Chase Johnson | CA | Redwood | 2027 | OF | 16.8 in |
5 | Vinny Boatwright | CA | Chico High | 2027 | RHP | 16.5 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Average MLB pitchers throw 62% strikes, and better pitchers throw strikes 65% of the time, or roughly 2:1 strikes to balls.
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Cooper Benjamin | CA | Marin Catholic High School | 2027 | LHP | 2604 rpm |
2 | Mariano Gonzalez | CA | Vanden | 2027 | LHP | 2519 rpm |
3 | Colton Hadfield | CA | Valley Christian Schools | 2027 | SS | 2209 rpm |
4 | Damien Nolan | CA | Saint Mary's College High School | 2027 | RHP | 2199 rpm |
5 | Mason Hackler | CA | Turlock High | 2027 | SS | 2136 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Damien Nolan | CA | Saint Mary's College High School | 2027 | RHP | -8.6 in |
2 | Cooper Benjamin | CA | Marin Catholic High School | 2027 | LHP | -8.5 in |
3 | Mariano Gonzalez | CA | Vanden | 2027 | LHP | -7.3 in |
4 | Mason Hackler | CA | Turlock High | 2027 | SS | -6.6 in |
5 | Colton Hadfield | CA | Valley Christian Schools | 2027 | SS | -5.4 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Damien Nolan | CA | Saint Mary's College High School | 2027 | RHP | -17.1 |
2 | Cooper Benjamin | CA | Marin Catholic High School | 2027 | LHP | 16.1 |
3 | Mason Hackler | CA | Turlock High | 2027 | SS | -13.4 |
4 | Mariano Gonzalez | CA | Vanden | 2027 | LHP | 9.4 |
5 | Colton Hadfield | CA | Valley Christian Schools | 2027 | SS | -7.0 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Mason Hackler | CA | Turlock High | 2027 | SS | 66 % |
2 | Colton Hadfield | CA | Valley Christian Schools | 2027 | SS | 25 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Wyatt McElree | CA | Redwood High | 2027 | RHP | 2661 |
2 | Cade McElmoyl | CA | Exeter Union High | 2027 | 3B | 2404 |
3 | Cooper Benjamin | CA | Marin Catholic High School | 2027 | LHP | 2352 |
4 | Bryce Farris | CA | Whitney High | 2027 | 3B | 2281 |
5 | Vinny Boatwright | CA | Chico High | 2027 | RHP | 2254 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Damien Nolan | CA | Saint Mary's College High School | 2027 | RHP | 6.4 in |
2 | Camden Salisbury | CA | C. K. McClatchy High | 2027 | RHP | -4.3 in |
3 | Cooper Carleton | CA | Whitney High | 2027 | LHP | -4.0 in |
4 | Cade McElmoyl | CA | Exeter Union High | 2027 | 3B | -3.6 in |
5 | Davis Wilson | CA | Clovis North High | 2027 | RHP | 3.2 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Chase Johnson | CA | Redwood | 2027 | OF | 80 % |
2 | Davis Wilson | CA | Clovis North High | 2027 | RHP | 75 % |
3 | Bryce Farris | CA | Whitney High | 2027 | 3B | 71 % |
CHANGEUP
Spin Rate (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Wyatt McElree | CA | Redwood High | 2027 | RHP | 2422 rpm |
2 | Cade McElmoyl | CA | Exeter Union High | 2027 | 3B | 2132 rpm |
3 | Sebastian Schaffer | CA | Los Gatos High | 2027 | RHP | 2013 rpm |
4 | Mariano Gonzalez | CA | Vanden | 2027 | LHP | 1581 rpm |
5 | Cooper Carleton | CA | Whitney High | 2027 | LHP | 1545 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Sebastian Schaffer | CA | Los Gatos High | 2027 | RHP | 14.8 in |
2 | Bryce Farris | CA | Whitney High | 2027 | 3B | 12.8 in |
3 | Cade McElmoyl | CA | Exeter Union High | 2027 | 3B | 12.1 in |
4 | Mason Hackler | CA | Turlock High | 2027 | SS | 10.9 in |
5 | Mariano Gonzalez | CA | Vanden | 2027 | LHP | 10.6 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Wyatt McElree | CA | Redwood High | 2027 | RHP | 21.6 |
2 | Cade McElmoyl | CA | Exeter Union High | 2027 | 3B | 17.6 |
3 | Cooper Carleton | CA | Whitney High | 2027 | LHP | -14.0 |
4 | Colton Hadfield | CA | Valley Christian Schools | 2027 | SS | 13.6 |
5 | Mariano Gonzalez | CA | Vanden | 2027 | LHP | -12.6 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
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