On Saturday, March 22nd, the Prep Baseball Nevada staff hosted it's first of two Rising Stars showcases this spring with the Las Vegas Rising Stars ID hosted at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event featured 85+ prospects from the Southern Nevada area and it was a strong group of 2029 and 2030 prospects on hand for their introduction to the Prep Baseball product and showcase scene.

The event saw all players running through a full workout alongside our tech partners TrackMan and VALD Performance, while also collecting positional metrics. Rising Stars showcases serve as an introductory showcase for prospects in Grade 7 and Grade 8 (2029 and 2030), while also serving as an identifier for the annual Junior Future Games which is the premiere events across the country for the age group.

Earlier this week we began our post-event coverage within our Statistical Analysis. Today, we'll continue our post-event coverage within this Pitching Data Dive article as we bring you the top TrackMan pitching data collected during the bullpen portion of the event.

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 RATE%

CURVEBALL

SPIN RATE (AVG.)

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

STRIKE ZONE %

SLIDER

SPIN RATE (AVG.)

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

STRIKE ZONE %

CHANGEUP

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

STRIKE ZONE %

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Upcoming Events

Showcase	State	Date	Location
Reno Rising Stars ID	NV	03/29	Reed High School - Sparks, NV
Las Vegas Top Prospect Games (Invite-Only)	NV	05/28	TBD
Las Vegas Rising Stars Games (Invite-Only)	NV	05/28	TBD
2025 ProCase - West	NV	06/01	Loyola Marymount University - Los Angeles, CA
Reno Top Prospect Games (Invite-Only)	NV	06/11	TBD
Reno Rising Stars Games (Invite-Only)	NV	06/11	TBD
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

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