Prep Baseball Report

Bryant & Stratton Scout Day: Statistical and Data Analysis


By: Wisconsin Staff

On Tuesday, September 9, the Prep Baseball Wisconsin staff traveled to Lake County Dockhounds Stadium in Oconomowoc, WI, to host the annual Bryant & Stratton JC Scout Day, an open event for all members of the Bryant & Stratton Bobcats.

More than 25 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 Wisconsin staff.

Today, we will be looking at the top statistical performers from the event, found below.

POSITIONAL TOOLS

TOP 60-TIMES

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yard
1 Jacob Garth WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 2B 6.64
2 Bradyn Nelson WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 OF 6.65
3 Rory Dutton WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 OF 6.80
4 Calvin Hurtgen WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 C 6.81
5 Seth Lingford WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 LHP 6.85

MAX INF VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Joshua Diorio WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 3B 87
2 Cameron Kranz WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 1B 85

MAX OF VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Carsen Dulak WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 OF 90
2 Jacob Hurtgen WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 OF 88
3 Nate Wertel WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 OF 87
^ Bradyn Nelson WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 OF 87
4 Rory Dutton WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 OF 81

MAX C VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Calvin Hurtgen WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 C 85
2 Cameron Haagensen WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 C 76
3 Shaun Stone WI Minnesota West CC 2024 C 74

TOP POP-TIMES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Calvin Hurtgen WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 C 1.87-1.94
2 Cameron Haagensen WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 C 2.12-2.28
3 Shaun Stone WI Minnesota West CC 2024 C 2.14-2.21

TRACKMAN

We'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan units. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch data.

MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY & AVERAGE SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Parker Meifert WI St. Charles CC 2024 RHP 91.7 mph
2 Parker Bleck WI Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2024 RHP 88.8 mph
3 Nicholas Heisl WI Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2024 RHP 88.7 mph
4 Eliot Roethle WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 RHP 88.4 mph
5 Elijah Niemiec WI Wisconsin-Stevens Point 2023 RHP 88.0 mph
6 Giles Groothousen WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 RHP 87.5 mph
7 Seth Lingford WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 LHP 87.3 mph
8 Hayden Christman WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 RHP 85.5 mph
9 Braden Bothe WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 RHP 84.5 mph
10 Nathan Kasten WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 RHP 84.5 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Nicholas Heisl WI Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2024 RHP 2483 rpm
2 Eliot Roethle WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 RHP 2470 rpm
3 Parker Meifert WI St. Charles CC 2024 RHP 2389 rpm
4 Hayden Christman WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 RHP 2345 rpm
5 Elijah Niemiec WI Wisconsin-Stevens Point 2023 RHP 2294 rpm
6 Vincent Vlach WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 RHP 2239 rpm
7 Giles Groothousen WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 RHP 2188 rpm
8 Brooks Bigler WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 RHP 2154 rpm
9 Braden Bothe WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 RHP 2145 rpm
10 Seth Lingford WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 LHP 2086 rpm

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

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.

AVERAGE FASTBALL HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Nathan Kasten WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 RHP 19.6
2 Hayden Christman WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 RHP 18.3
3 Ashton Johnson WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 RHP 17.3
4 Braden Bothe WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 RHP 16.2
5 Parker Meifert WI St. Charles CC 2024 RHP 15.0

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.”

AVERAGE CURVEBALL & SLIDER SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Nicholas Heisl WI Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2024 RHP 3204 rpm
2 Elijah Niemiec WI Wisconsin-Stevens Point 2023 RHP 2651 rpm
3 Seth Lingford WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 LHP 2561 rpm
4 Ashton Johnson WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 RHP 2559 rpm
5 Braden Bothe WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 RHP 2489 rpm

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Nicholas Heisl WI Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2024 RHP 3216
2 Hayden Christman WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 RHP 2632
3 Parker Bleck WI Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2024 RHP 2384
4 Eliot Roethle WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 RHP 2369
5 Elijah Niemiec WI Wisconsin-Stevens Point 2023 RHP 2350

AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Hayden Christman WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 RHP 21.7
2 Braden Bothe WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 RHP 18.0
3 Parker Meifert WI St. Charles CC 2024 RHP 17.4
4 Nicholas Arneson WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 RHP 17.4
5 Elijah Niemiec WI Wisconsin-Stevens Point 2023 RHP 16.8

MAX & AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Joshua Diorio WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 3B 101.7 mph
2 Seth Lingford WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 LHP 101.2 mph
3 Bradyn Nelson WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 OF 97.3 mph
4 Carsen Dulak WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 OF 94.9 mph
5 Nate Wertel WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 OF 94.4 mph
6 Shaun Stone WI Minnesota West CC 2024 C 94.1 mph
7 Cameron Kranz WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 1B 92.2 mph
8 Jacob Garth WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 2B 91.3 mph
9 Rory Dutton WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 OF 90.7 mph
10 Calvin Hurtgen WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 C 89.8 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Joshua Diorio WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 3B 91.9 mph
2 Seth Lingford WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 LHP 91.6 mph
3 Bradyn Nelson WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 OF 89.3 mph
4 Nate Wertel WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 OF 85.8 mph
5 Carsen Dulak WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 OF 85.0 mph
6 Cameron Kranz WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 1B 83.7 mph
7 Jacob Garth WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 2B 83.1 mph
8 Rory Dutton WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 OF 82.9 mph
9 Calvin Hurtgen WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 C 82.9 mph
10 Jacob Hurtgen WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 OF 82.8 mph

MAX DISTANCE (HITTING)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Bradyn Nelson WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 OF 385 ft
2 Seth Lingford WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 LHP 383 ft
3 Joshua Diorio WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 3B 369 ft
4 Nate Wertel WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 OF 354 ft
5 Jacob Hurtgen WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 OF 348 ft
6 Rory Dutton WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 OF 344 ft
7 Carsen Dulak WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 OF 340 ft
8 Cameron Kranz WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 1B 336 ft
9 Jacob Garth WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2024 2B 325 ft
10 Calvin Hurtgen WI Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2025 C 319 ft

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