Spring Future Games Trials III: Pitching Data Dive
May 29, 2024
On Monday, May 20th the Prep Baseball Ontario staff hosted it's third and final Spring Future Games Trials (III) at Connorvale Park in Toronto, Ontario. Future Games Trials serve as an opportunity for players who are age-eligible for our two premiere team's heading to LakePoint in late July for the annual Future Games event... Future Games (2026/2027) and Senior Future Games (2025).
This event featured roughly 20 positional players or two-way prospects from the across the province in the 2025 - 2027 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players, as well as collect updated metrics via our tech partner TrackMan.
Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis article. Now, 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:
For complete event results, click here.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.
FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Ante Vrban | ON | St. Ignatius of Loyola | 2025 | RHP | 84.8 mph |
2 | Emerson Pergentile | ON | Blessed Trinity | 2025 | RHP | 84.3 mph |
3 | Jake Currie | ON | Etobicoke | 2026 | SS | 79.8 mph |
4 | Brandon Falk | ON | Eden | 2025 | RHP | 79.3 mph |
5 | Zack Hobson | ON | Bear Creek | 2026 | LHP | 77.1 mph |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
SPIN RATE (AVG)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Ante Vrban | ON | St. Ignatius of Loyola | 2025 | RHP | 2237 rpm |
2 | Brandon Falk | ON | Eden | 2025 | RHP | 2118 rpm |
3 | Jake Currie | ON | Etobicoke | 2026 | SS | 2115 rpm |
4 | Zack Hobson | ON | Bear Creek | 2026 | LHP | 2005 rpm |
5 | Emerson Pergentile | ON | Blessed Trinity | 2025 | RHP | 1942 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 | Elliott Jackson | ON | Blessed Trinity Grimsby | 2027 | SS | 17.4 in |
2 | Jake Currie | ON | Etobicoke | 2026 | SS | 14.6 in |
3 | Nicholas Myatt | ON | Banting Memorial | 2026 | OF | 13.7 in |
4 | Brandon Falk | ON | Eden | 2025 | RHP | 12.9 in |
5 | Ante Vrban | ON | St. Ignatius of Loyola | 2025 | RHP | 12.6 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 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.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Zack Hobson | ON | Bear Creek | 2026 | LHP | -19.8 |
2 | Brandon Falk | ON | Eden | 2025 | RHP | 13.4 |
3 | Elliott Jackson | ON | Blessed Trinity Grimsby | 2027 | SS | 12.6 |
4 | Ante Vrban | ON | St. Ignatius of Loyola | 2025 | RHP | 11.7 |
5 | Nicholas Myatt | ON | Banting Memorial | 2026 | OF | 7.0 |
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.”
STRIKE ZONE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Zack Hobson | ON | Bear Creek | 2026 | LHP | 75 % |
2 | Jake Currie | ON | Etobicoke | 2026 | SS | 66 % |
3 | Brandon Falk | ON | Eden | 2025 | RHP | 55 % |
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Emerson Pergentile | ON | Blessed Trinity | 2025 | RHP | 2373 rpm |
2 | Brandon Falk | ON | Eden | 2025 | RHP | 2056 rpm |
3 | Zack Hobson | ON | Bear Creek | 2026 | LHP | 1854 rpm |
4 | Jake Currie | ON | Etobicoke | 2026 | SS | 1702 rpm |
5 | Elliott Jackson | ON | Blessed Trinity Grimsby | 2027 | SS | 936 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Emerson Pergentile | ON | Blessed Trinity | 2025 | RHP | -9.2 in |
2 | Elliott Jackson | ON | Blessed Trinity Grimsby | 2027 | SS | 4.3 in |
3 | Jake Currie | ON | Etobicoke | 2026 | SS | -2.6 in |
4 | Brandon Falk | ON | Eden | 2025 | RHP | -2.1 in |
5 | Zack Hobson | ON | Bear Creek | 2026 | LHP | -1.7 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Emerson Pergentile | ON | Blessed Trinity | 2025 | RHP | -13.6 |
2 | Brandon Falk | ON | Eden | 2025 | RHP | -13.5 |
3 | Jake Currie | ON | Etobicoke | 2026 | SS | -8.7 |
4 | Zack Hobson | ON | Bear Creek | 2026 | LHP | 7.1 |
5 | Elliott Jackson | ON | Blessed Trinity Grimsby | 2027 | SS | -0.1 |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Zack Hobson | ON | Bear Creek | 2026 | LHP | -19.1 |
2 | Ante Vrban | ON | St. Ignatius of Loyola | 2025 | RHP | 15.6 |
3 | Emerson Pergentile | ON | Blessed Trinity | 2025 | RHP | 13.0 |
4 | Elliott Jackson | ON | Blessed Trinity Grimsby | 2027 | SS | 12.8 |
5 | Jake Currie | ON | Etobicoke | 2026 | SS | 12.6 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Emerson Pergentile | ON | Blessed Trinity | 2025 | RHP | 83 % |
2 | Jake Currie | ON | Etobicoke | 2026 | SS | 66 % |
3 | Zack Hobson | ON | Bear Creek | 2026 | LHP | 57 % |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
2024 New England Academic Games (Invite Only) | ON | 07/09 | Yale |
Future Games (Class of 2026/27) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
Junior Future Games (Class of 2028/29) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
Senior Future Games (Class of 2025) | NATIONAL | 07/24 | LakePoint Sports |
2024 Toronto Summer ID | ON | 07/30 | Dan Lang Field |
2024 Midwest Super Sophomore Games (Invite Only) | ON | 08/02 | Indiana University - Bart Kaufman Field |
2024 Fergie League Showcase | ON | 08/24 | Welland Stadium |
RELATED CONTENT
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- ON Spring Future Games Trials III: Pitching Data Dive 5/29/24
- ON Spring Future Games Trials III: Statistical Analysis 5/29/24
- ON 2024 Best of the West: Eastern Canada Scouting Notes 5/10/24
- ON Terriers Scout Day: Statistical Analysis 5/10/24
- ON Ontario Blue Jays Scout Day: Quick Hits 4/25/24
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