Prep Baseball Report

Future Games Pitcher Data Dive: Team SoCal & NorCal


By: Gavin Smith
Manager, Content & Operations

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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