Wausau Preseason ID: Pitching Data Dive

February 27, 2026
By: Will Calcaterra
Area Scout, Content

On February 21st, the Prep Baseball Wisconsin staff hosted the Wausau Preseason ID at Greenheck Turner Community Center in Weston, WI. Over 20 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 Wisconsin staff.

We've already posted a Statistical Analysis from the event, highlighting more of the traditional statistical categories. Also, we released our Quick Hits, highlighting some of the event's top performers.

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	Cade Heiman	WI	Oshkosh West	2027	RHP	89.8 mph
2	Drew Stettbacher	WI	Horace Mann	2027	LHP	89.4 mph
3	Mark Susa	WI	Hudson	2027	LHP	89.2 mph
4	Sam Bresina	WI	Chippewa Falls	2027	LHP	84.8 mph
5	Braydan Frank	WI	Oshkosh North	2027	3B	84.8 mph

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.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	IVB (avg)
1	Cade Heiman	WI	Oshkosh West	2027	RHP	18.3 in
2	Braydan Frank	WI	Oshkosh North	2027	3B	17.3 in
3	Collin Balsiger	WI	Chippewa Falls	2027	RHP	16.4 in
4	Jaxton Kostman	WI	Badger	2027	2B	14.5 in
5	Ty Rohde	WI	D C Everest	2028	OF	13.7 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	Collin Balsiger	WI	Chippewa Falls	2027	RHP	16.2
2	Drew Stettbacher	WI	Horace Mann	2027	LHP	-14.6
3	Mark Susa	WI	Hudson	2027	LHP	-14.3
4	Sam Bresina	WI	Chippewa Falls	2027	LHP	-14.3
5	Ty Rohde	WI	D C Everest	2028	OF	-10.6

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	Braydan Frank	WI	Oshkosh North	2027	3B	71 %
2	Mark Susa	WI	Hudson	2027	LHP	54 %
3	Cade Heiman	WI	Oshkosh West	2027	RHP	50 %
^	Sam Bresina	WI	Chippewa Falls	2027	LHP	50 %
^	Jaxton Kostman	WI	Badger	2027	2B	50 %

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	Ryan Dickson	WI	Chippewa Falls	2027	RHP	2501 rpm
2	Keegan Kinzfogl	WI	Oshkosh North	2027	3B	2226 rpm
3	Jaxton Kostman	WI	Badger	2027	2B	2199 rpm
4	Ty Rohde	WI	D C Everest	2028	OF	2072 rpm
5	Braydan Frank	WI	Oshkosh North	2027	3B	1999 rpm

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	IVB (avg)
1	Ryan Dickson	WI	Chippewa Falls	2027	RHP	-15.6 in
2	Ty Rohde	WI	D C Everest	2028	OF	-10.0 in
3	Drew Hagedorn	WI	Shawano	2027	3B	-9.2 in

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	HM (avg)
1	Ryan Dickson	WI	Chippewa Falls	2027	RHP	-17.7
2	Jaxton Kostman	WI	Badger	2027	2B	-17.1
3	Keegan Kinzfogl	WI	Oshkosh North	2027	3B	-16.6

STRIKE ZONE RATE%

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Zone %
1	Landon Zak	WI	Kewaskum	2027	3B	100 %
2	Drew Hagedorn	WI	Shawano	2027	3B	66 %
3	Jaxton Kostman	WI	Badger	2027	2B	60 %
^	Braydan Frank	WI	Oshkosh North	2027	3B	60 %

SLIDER

SPIN RATE (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (avg)
1	Cade Heiman	WI	Oshkosh West	2027	RHP	2707
2	Keegan Kinzfogl	WI	Oshkosh North	2027	3B	2506
3	Ryan Dickson	WI	Chippewa Falls	2027	RHP	2386
4	Drew Stettbacher	WI	Horace Mann	2027	LHP	2244
5	Mark Susa	WI	Hudson	2027	LHP	2222

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	IVB (avg)
1	Cade Heiman	WI	Oshkosh West	2027	RHP	-9.4 in
2	Brayden Kuptz	WI	Arrowhead	2027	2B	3.2 in
3	Keegan Kinzfogl	WI	Oshkosh North	2027	3B	2.7 in

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	HM (avg)
1	Keegan Kinzfogl	WI	Oshkosh North	2027	3B	-17.2
2	Drew Stettbacher	WI	Horace Mann	2027	LHP	14.9
3	Cade Heiman	WI	Oshkosh West	2027	RHP	-14.9

STRIKE ZONE RATE%

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Zone %
1	Ryan Dickson	WI	Chippewa Falls	2027	RHP	66 %
2	Cade Heiman	WI	Oshkosh West	2027	RHP	60 %
3	Sam Bresina	WI	Chippewa Falls	2027	LHP	50 %

CHANGEUP

Spin Rate (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (avg)
1	Mark Susa	WI	Hudson	2027	LHP	1777 rpm
2	Drew Stettbacher	WI	Horace Mann	2027	LHP	1685 rpm
3	Jaxton Kostman	WI	Badger	2027	2B	1626 rpm

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	IVB (avg)
1	Drew Hagedorn	WI	Shawano	2027	3B	12.7 in
2	Cade Heiman	WI	Oshkosh West	2027	RHP	8.9 in
3	Braydan Frank	WI	Oshkosh North	2027	3B	8.6 in

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	HM (avg)
1	Drew Stettbacher	WI	Horace Mann	2027	LHP	-21.0
2	Mark Susa	WI	Hudson	2027	LHP	-18.2
3	Braydan Frank	WI	Oshkosh North	2027	3B	17.4

STRIKE ZONE RATE%

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Zone %
1	Sam Bresina	WI	Chippewa Falls	2027	LHP	60 %
2	Drew Hagedorn	WI	Shawano	2027	3B	40 %
^	Braydan Frank	WI	Oshkosh North	2027	3B	40 %

+ CLICK HERE for a look at the complete statistics from the event.