Prep Baseball Report

Wausau Summer ID: Pitching Data Dive


By: Anthony Jablonski
Prep Baseball Wisconsin Staff

On July 7th, the Prep Baseball Wisconsin staff hosted the Wausau Summer ID at Athletic Park in Wausau, WI. Over 15 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 Takeaways story, 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 Pierson Hacker WI Kimberly 2027 OF 83.6 mph
2 Easton Brooks WI Mosinee 2028 LHP 83.1 mph
3 Wyatt Beaudoin WI Amherst 2028 3B 80.7 mph
4 Masyn Wormet WI Stevens Point Area 2027 LHP 78.9 mph
5 Daniel Matson WI Adams-Friendship 2027 LHP 78.2 mph
6 Gabe Seis WI Adams-Friendship 2029 RHP 76.2 mph

SPIN RATE (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Wyatt Beaudoin WI Amherst 2028 3B 2438 rpm
2 Masyn Wormet WI Stevens Point Area 2027 LHP 2363 rpm
3 Daniel Matson WI Adams-Friendship 2027 LHP 2207 rpm
4 Pierson Hacker WI Kimberly 2027 OF 2139 rpm
5 Koltyn Stevens WI Marathon 2029 SS 2109 rpm
6 Gabe Seis WI Adams-Friendship 2029 RHP 2075 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 Eli Yochem WI Slinger 2031 3B 22.2 in
2 Koltyn Stevens WI Marathon 2029 SS 18.1 in
3 Pierson Hacker WI Kimberly 2027 OF 17.6 in
4 Gabe Seis WI Adams-Friendship 2029 RHP 16.5 in
5 Easton Brooks WI Mosinee 2028 LHP 15.7 in
6 Masyn Wormet WI Stevens Point Area 2027 LHP 15.0 in
7 Wyatt Beaudoin WI Amherst 2028 3B 14.0 in
8 Daniel Matson WI Adams-Friendship 2027 LHP 12.1 in
9 Camdyn Rye WI Wausau East 2028 SS 11.3 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 Tommy Gagnon WI Wittenberg-Birnamwood 2027 LHP -13.3
2 Masyn Wormet WI Stevens Point Area 2027 LHP -10.8
3 Pierson Hacker WI Kimberly 2027 OF -10.3

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 Eli Yochem WI Slinger 2031 3B 50 %
^ Camdyn Rye WI Wausau East 2028 SS 50 %
^ Daniel Matson WI Adams-Friendship 2027 LHP 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 Masyn Wormet WI Stevens Point Area 2027 LHP 2532 rpm
2 Wyatt Beaudoin WI Amherst 2028 3B 2326 rpm
3 Gabe Seis WI Adams-Friendship 2029 RHP 2230 rpm
4 Daniel Matson WI Adams-Friendship 2027 LHP 2210 rpm
5 Easton Brooks WI Mosinee 2028 LHP 2196 rpm

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Koltyn Stevens WI Marathon 2029 SS -14.5 in
2 Easton Brooks WI Mosinee 2028 LHP -12.2 in
3 Eli Yochem WI Slinger 2031 3B 10.8 in
4 Camdyn Rye WI Wausau East 2028 SS -10.3 in
5 Daniel Matson WI Adams-Friendship 2027 LHP -10.0 in

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Wyatt Beaudoin WI Amherst 2028 3B -16.8
2 Tommy Gagnon WI Wittenberg-Birnamwood 2027 LHP 15.5
3 Gabe Seis WI Adams-Friendship 2029 RHP -13.2
4 Masyn Wormet WI Stevens Point Area 2027 LHP 13.1
5 Easton Brooks WI Mosinee 2028 LHP 12.6
6 Koltyn Stevens WI Marathon 2029 SS -11.2

STRIKE ZONE RATE%

Rank Name State School Class Pos Zone %
1 Gabe Seis WI Adams-Friendship 2029 RHP 75 %
2 Tommy Gagnon WI Wittenberg-Birnamwood 2027 LHP 66 %
3 Eli Yochem WI Slinger 2031 3B 60 %
^ Masyn Wormet WI Stevens Point Area 2027 LHP 60 %
4 Koltyn Stevens WI Marathon 2029 SS 50 %
^ Camdyn Rye WI Wausau East 2028 SS 50 %


SLIDER

SPIN RATE (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Wyatt Beaudoin WI Amherst 2028 3B 2408
2 Masyn Wormet WI Stevens Point Area 2027 LHP 2408
3 Daniel Matson WI Adams-Friendship 2027 LHP 2096

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Daniel Matson WI Adams-Friendship 2027 LHP -9.1 in
2 Masyn Wormet WI Stevens Point Area 2027 LHP 8.1 in

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Wyatt Beaudoin WI Amherst 2028 3B -16.5
2 Tommy Gagnon WI Wittenberg-Birnamwood 2027 LHP 15.3
3 Pierson Hacker WI Kimberly 2027 OF 14.4
4 Daniel Matson WI Adams-Friendship 2027 LHP 13.9

STRIKE ZONE RATE%

Rank Name State School Class Pos Zone %
1 Pierson Hacker WI Kimberly 2027 OF 60 %


CHANGEUP

Spin Rate (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Camdyn Rye WI Wausau East 2028 SS 1678 rpm
2 Wyatt Beaudoin WI Amherst 2028 3B 1640 rpm

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Easton Brooks WI Mosinee 2028 LHP 19.0 in
2 Camdyn Rye WI Wausau East 2028 SS 16.7 in
3 Eli Yochem WI Slinger 2031 3B 15.1 in
4 Gabe Seis WI Adams-Friendship 2029 RHP 14.3 in
5 Koltyn Stevens WI Marathon 2029 SS 13.8 in
6 Pierson Hacker WI Kimberly 2027 OF 12.1 in

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Koltyn Stevens WI Marathon 2029 SS 13.9
2 Eli Yochem WI Slinger 2031 3B 13.1
3 Wyatt Beaudoin WI Amherst 2028 3B 11.3
4 Camdyn Rye WI Wausau East 2028 SS 11.0
5 Pierson Hacker WI Kimberly 2027 OF -10.3

STRIKE ZONE RATE%

Rank Name State School Class Pos Zone %
1 Gabe Seis WI Adams-Friendship 2029 RHP 50 %

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

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