PA Preseason ID: Central: Pitching Data Dive

February 20, 2026
Nick DiBenedetto
Northeast Content

On February 16th, the Prep Baseball Pennsylvania staff hosted the 2026 PA Preseason ID: Central at Liberty Arena in Williamsport, PA. Over 50 players participated in a pro-style workout, gathering unrivaled access to data through our state-of-the-art tech partners, as well as in-depth scouting analysis from our Prep Baseball Pennsylvania staff.

Today, 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:

Trackman

FASTBALL

VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Zachary Lehman	PA	Bellefonte Area	2027	RHP	89.1 mph
2	Eric McAllister	PA	Altoona Area	2027	3B	84.7 mph
3	Ben Herbein	PA	Malvern Prep	2029	2B	83.2 mph
4	Matthew Gutshall	PA	Huntingdon Area	2027	SS	83.2 mph
5	Max Burkett	PA	Punxsutawney Area HS	2027	RHP	83.2 mph
6	AIDAN SHEBELSKY	PA	Malvern Prep	2029	RHP	83.1 mph
7	Connor Waite	PA	Altoona Area	2027	LHP	83.0 mph
8	Cy Sollenberger	PA	Cedar Cliff HS	2027	SS	81.3 mph
9	Jamon Ranck	PA	Mount Union Area	2027	SS	81.0 mph
10	Alex Glasgow	PA	Altoona Area	2027	3B	80.1 mph

SPIN RATE (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (avg)
1	Zachary Lehman	PA	Bellefonte Area	2027	RHP	2441 rpm
2	Eric McAllister	PA	Altoona Area	2027	3B	2143 rpm
3	AIDAN SHEBELSKY	PA	Malvern Prep	2029	RHP	2110 rpm
4	Joel Beimel	PA	St Marys Area	2027	LHP	2096 rpm
5	Connor Waite	PA	Altoona Area	2027	LHP	1976 rpm
6	Max Burkett	PA	Punxsutawney Area HS	2027	RHP	1960 rpm
7	Eli Felosky	PA	PA, Johnstown High School	2028	SS	1944 rpm
8	Jackson Boob	PA	Hollidaysburg Area	2028	2B	1918 rpm
9	Matthew Gutshall	PA	Huntingdon Area	2027	SS	1909 rpm
10	Brody Watts	PA	Central Dauphin	2029	1B	1883 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	Ben Herbein	PA	Malvern Prep	2029	2B	17.6 in
2	Zachary Lehman	PA	Bellefonte Area	2027	RHP	17.3 in
3	Jackson Boob	PA	Hollidaysburg Area	2028	2B	16.7 in
4	Joel Beimel	PA	St Marys Area	2027	LHP	16.3 in
5	Liam Lucas	PA	Montoursville	2029	3B	16.1 in
6	Max Burkett	PA	Punxsutawney Area HS	2027	RHP	15.5 in
7	Eric McAllister	PA	Altoona Area	2027	3B	14.2 in
8	Connor Waite	PA	Altoona Area	2027	LHP	13.1 in
9	Cy Sollenberger	PA	Cedar Cliff HS	2027	SS	13.0 in
10	Caleb Hudson	PA	West Branch Area HS	2027	1B	12.4 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	Brody Watts	PA	Central Dauphin	2029	1B	17.5
2	Liam Lucas	PA	Montoursville	2029	3B	14.8
3	Cole Yoder	PA	Meyersdale Area	2028	OF	14.4
4	Austin Houser	PA	Bellefonte Area	2028	3B	14.2
5	Connor Waite	PA	Altoona Area	2027	LHP	-13.8
6	Eric McAllister	PA	Altoona Area	2027	3B	13.7
7	Matthew Gutshall	PA	Huntingdon Area	2027	SS	13.7
8	Joshua Henry	PA	Susquehanna Twp HS	2029	3B	11.8
9	Caleb Hudson	PA	West Branch Area HS	2027	1B	11.8
10	Eli Felosky	PA	PA, Johnstown High School	2028	SS	11.5

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	Joshua Henry	PA	Susquehanna Twp HS	2029	3B	100 %
2	Eric McAllister	PA	Altoona Area	2027	3B	85 %
3	Cy Sollenberger	PA	Cedar Cliff HS	2027	SS	80 %
4	Matthew Gutshall	PA	Huntingdon Area	2027	SS	66 %
5	Eli Felosky	PA	PA, Johnstown High School	2028	SS	57 %

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	Eli Felosky	PA	PA, Johnstown High School	2028	SS	2186 rpm
2	Jackson Boob	PA	Hollidaysburg Area	2028	2B	2158 rpm
3	Zachary Lehman	PA	Bellefonte Area	2027	RHP	2102 rpm
4	Eric McAllister	PA	Altoona Area	2027	3B	2081 rpm
5	Matthew Gutshall	PA	Huntingdon Area	2027	SS	2068 rpm
6	Liam Lucas	PA	Montoursville	2029	3B	2066 rpm
7	Joel Beimel	PA	St Marys Area	2027	LHP	2062 rpm
8	Caleb Hudson	PA	West Branch Area HS	2027	1B	1907 rpm

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	IVB (avg)
1	Brody Watts	PA	Central Dauphin	2029	1B	9.1 in
2	Jackson Boob	PA	Hollidaysburg Area	2028	2B	-9.0 in
3	Cy Sollenberger	PA	Cedar Cliff HS	2027	SS	-8.8 in
4	Austin Houser	PA	Bellefonte Area	2028	3B	-8.4 in
5	AIDAN SHEBELSKY	PA	Malvern Prep	2029	RHP	-7.7 in
6	Zachary Lehman	PA	Bellefonte Area	2027	RHP	-7.2 in
7	Matthew Gutshall	PA	Huntingdon Area	2027	SS	-7.1 in
8	Connor Waite	PA	Altoona Area	2027	LHP	6.8 in

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	HM (avg)
1	AIDAN SHEBELSKY	PA	Malvern Prep	2029	RHP	-14.5
2	Zachary Lehman	PA	Bellefonte Area	2027	RHP	-14.2
3	Cy Sollenberger	PA	Cedar Cliff HS	2027	SS	-12.5
4	Matthew Gutshall	PA	Huntingdon Area	2027	SS	-12.4
5	Jackson Boob	PA	Hollidaysburg Area	2028	2B	-12.4
6	Austin Houser	PA	Bellefonte Area	2028	3B	-11.8
7	Liam Lucas	PA	Montoursville	2029	3B	-11.7
8	Jordan Goodson	PA	Hollidaysburg Area	2028	1B	-11.2

STRIKE ZONE RATE%

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Zone %
1	Joel Beimel	PA	St Marys Area	2027	LHP	100 %
^	Jamon Ranck	PA	Mount Union Area	2027	SS	100 %
^	Eric McAllister	PA	Altoona Area	2027	3B	100 %
2	Zachary Lehman	PA	Bellefonte Area	2027	RHP	80 %
3	Eli Felosky	PA	PA, Johnstown High School	2028	SS	66 %
^	Joshua Henry	PA	Susquehanna Twp HS	2029	3B	66 %
^	Jackson Boob	PA	Hollidaysburg Area	2028	2B	66 %
^	Liam Lucas	PA	Montoursville	2029	3B	66 %
4	Alex Glasgow	PA	Altoona Area	2027	3B	50 %
^	Connor Waite	PA	Altoona Area	2027	LHP	50 %
^	Matthew Gutshall	PA	Huntingdon Area	2027	SS	50 %

SLIDER

SPIN RATE (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (avg)
1	Jackson Boob	PA	Hollidaysburg Area	2028	2B	2118
2	Eli Felosky	PA	PA, Johnstown High School	2028	SS	2102
3	Liam Lucas	PA	Montoursville	2029	3B	2079
4	Matthew Gutshall	PA	Huntingdon Area	2027	SS	2028
5	AIDAN SHEBELSKY	PA	Malvern Prep	2029	RHP	1958

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	IVB (avg)
1	Ben Herbein	PA	Malvern Prep	2029	2B	5.9 in
2	Eli Felosky	PA	PA, Johnstown High School	2028	SS	-2.7 in
3	Cole Yoder	PA	Meyersdale Area	2028	OF	2.6 in
4	Jackson Boob	PA	Hollidaysburg Area	2028	2B	1.9 in
5	AIDAN SHEBELSKY	PA	Malvern Prep	2029	RHP	-1.1 in

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	HM (avg)
1	Austin Houser	PA	Bellefonte Area	2028	3B	-14.3
2	Liam Lucas	PA	Montoursville	2029	3B	-12.5
3	Jackson Boob	PA	Hollidaysburg Area	2028	2B	-12.4
4	Alex Glasgow	PA	Altoona Area	2027	3B	-10.3
5	AIDAN SHEBELSKY	PA	Malvern Prep	2029	RHP	-10.3

STRIKE ZONE RATE%

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Zone %
1	Liam Lucas	PA	Montoursville	2029	3B	100 %
^	Cole Yoder	PA	Meyersdale Area	2028	OF	100 %
2	Eli Felosky	PA	PA, Johnstown High School	2028	SS	66 %
3	Jackson Boob	PA	Hollidaysburg Area	2028	2B	50 %
^	Matthew Gutshall	PA	Huntingdon Area	2027	SS	50 %
^	Jamon Ranck	PA	Mount Union Area	2027	SS	50 %

CHANGEUP

Spin Rate (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (avg)
1	Zachary Lehman	PA	Bellefonte Area	2027	RHP	1798 rpm
2	Jackson Boob	PA	Hollidaysburg Area	2028	2B	1700 rpm
3	Connor Waite	PA	Altoona Area	2027	LHP	1659 rpm
4	Matthew Gutshall	PA	Huntingdon Area	2027	SS	1624 rpm
5	Cy Sollenberger	PA	Cedar Cliff HS	2027	SS	1579 rpm
6	Cole Yoder	PA	Meyersdale Area	2028	OF	1550 rpm
7	Liam Lucas	PA	Montoursville	2029	3B	1489 rpm
8	Jordan Goodson	PA	Hollidaysburg Area	2028	1B	1432 rpm

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	IVB (avg)
1	Jamon Ranck	PA	Mount Union Area	2027	SS	18.1 in
2	Matthew Gutshall	PA	Huntingdon Area	2027	SS	14.3 in
3	Jordan Goodson	PA	Hollidaysburg Area	2028	1B	13.6 in
4	Joel Beimel	PA	St Marys Area	2027	LHP	13.3 in
5	Spencer Davis	PA	Hollidaysburg Area	2027	1B	12.3 in
6	Cy Sollenberger	PA	Cedar Cliff HS	2027	SS	12.0 in
7	Caleb Hudson	PA	West Branch Area HS	2027	1B	10.0 in
8	Liam Lucas	PA	Montoursville	2029	3B	9.9 in

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	HM (avg)
1	Alex Glasgow	PA	Altoona Area	2027	3B	17.5
2	Cole Yoder	PA	Meyersdale Area	2028	OF	16.2
3	Jackson Boob	PA	Hollidaysburg Area	2028	2B	15.9
4	Cy Sollenberger	PA	Cedar Cliff HS	2027	SS	14.1
5	Liam Lucas	PA	Montoursville	2029	3B	13.0
6	Caleb Hudson	PA	West Branch Area HS	2027	1B	11.6
7	Matthew Gutshall	PA	Huntingdon Area	2027	SS	11.0
8	Zachary Lehman	PA	Bellefonte Area	2027	RHP	8.4

STRIKE ZONE RATE%

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Zone %
1	Liam Lucas	PA	Montoursville	2029	3B	100 %
^	Jordan Goodson	PA	Hollidaysburg Area	2028	1B	100 %
^	Cole Yoder	PA	Meyersdale Area	2028	OF	100 %
^	Brody Watts	PA	Central Dauphin	2029	1B	100 %
2	Caleb Hudson	PA	West Branch Area HS	2027	1B	50 %
^	Joel Beimel	PA	St Marys Area	2027	LHP	50 %
^	Joshua Henry	PA	Susquehanna Twp HS	2029	3B	50 %
^	Jackson Boob	PA	Hollidaysburg Area	2028	2B	50 %
^	Jamon Ranck	PA	Mount Union Area	2027	SS	50 %

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