2026 Illinois HIGH SCHOOL HEAT SHEET

With the high school season underway, our scouting staff has seen some of the state's top arms so far. From those games, we have compiled a max fastball velocity leaderboard. This list is made using only the players our staff has seen in person. We will be updating this weekly during the season as our staff sees new arms.


2026 MAX FB VELO Leaderboard

Rank Name State School Class Pos Max FB
1 Brady Buenik IL Libertyville 2027 RHP 97 mph
2 Jack Slightom IL Lyons Township 2026 RHP 96 mph
^ Gavin Swartz IL Normal Community 2026 RHP 96 mph
3 Caleb Cox IL Springfield Lutheran 2026 RHP 95 mph
^ Colin Doyle IL Downers Grove North 2027 RHP 95 mph
^ Tre Cole IL Champaign Central 2026 RHP 95 mph
4 Kaeden Schatsiek IL Brimfield High School 2026 OF 94 mph
^ Chase Rhodes IL Tremont 2026 RHP 94 mph
^ Ryan Duncheon Jr. IL East Peoria 2026 C 94 mph
^ Liam Nash IL Huntley High School 2027 RHP 94 mph
5 Traxton Roberts IL Armstrong 2027 RHP 93 mph
^ Grant Umbright IL Naperville Central 2026 RHP 93 mph
^ Austin Winge IL Lockport 2027 RHP 93 mph
^ Connor McKay IL Nazareth Academy 2026 RHP 93 mph
^ Dodger Friedrich IL Lane Tech 2028 RHP 93 mph
^ Kaden Wasniewski IL Mchenry Community High School 2027 RHP 93 mph
^ Josh Jones IL Normal Community 2026 RHP 93 mph
6 Charley Spour IL St. Anthony 2027 RHP 92 mph
^ Brady Cunningham IL Brother Rice 2027 3B 92 mph
^ Anderson Kaufmann IL Alton 2028 RHP 92 mph
7 Samuel Finn IL Plainfield North 2026 LHP 91 mph
^ Andrew Dawson IL Tremont 2026 3B 91 mph
^ Jack Postma IL Barrington 2028 RHP 91 mph
^ Kobe Jordan IL Providence Catholic 2027 RHP 91 mph
^ Connor Elenteny IL Mount Carmel 2026 RHP 91 mph
^ Jack Gianikos IL Maine South 2026 RHP 91 mph
^ Logan O'Dell IL Collinsville 2026 RHP 91 mph
^ Anthony Eberlin IL Edwardsville 2026 RHP 91 mph
^ Brett Alkire IL Dunlap 2027 RHP 91 mph
8 Mark Coffey IL Marist 2026 OF 90 mph
^ Finn Stovall IL Harlem 2026 3B 90 mph
^ Owen Satterlee IL Prairie Ridge 2027 RHP 90 mph
^ Tommy Cavaliere IL Lyons Township 2029 RHP 90 mph
^ Ian Tosi IL Mount Carmel 2026 LHP 90 mph
^ Cullen Schwigen IL Rockridge 2027 RHP 90 mph
^ Beckett Weber IL Normal Community 2026 RHP 90 mph
^ Chase Lockwood IL Libertyville 2026 RHP 90 mph
^ Eli Michanicou IL Dunlap 2027 SS 90 mph
9 Tyler Henry IL Unity 2026 SS 89 mph
^ Devin De Loach IL Crystal Lake South 2026 LHP 89 mph
^ Austin Borries IL Teutopolis 2026 RHP 89 mph
^ Matt Ritchie IL St. Charles North 2027 RHP 89 mph
^ Will Renshaw IL Barrington High School 2026 LHP 89 mph
^ Jimmy Benson IL St. Laurence 2027 LHP 89 mph
^ Keegan Crabtree IL Lincoln-Way East 2028 SS 89 mph
^ Wade Ozment IL Crystal Lake Central 2027 RHP 89 mph
^ Zane Caves IL Minooka 2026 LHP 89 mph
^ Connor Fox IL Mt. Zion 2027 RHP 89 mph
^ Logan Mackin IL Minooka Community High School 2027 RHP 89 mph
^ Grayson Waters IL Oak Park-River Forest 2027 LHP 89 mph
^ Travis Dudycha IL Huntley 2026 1B 89 mph
^ Henry Murphy IL Maine South 2028 RHP 89 mph
^ Anderson Boss IL Morton High School 2027 RHP 89 mph
^ Jacob Wojciechowski IL Joliet Catholic 2026 RHP 89 mph
^ Cameron Barnes IL Oak Park-River Forest 2026 RHP 89 mph
^ Dylan Huff IL Glenwood 2026 RHP 89 mph
^ Will Vanderheyden IL O'Fallon 2028 RHP 89 mph
^ Hunter Baugh IL Edwardsville 2026 SS 89 mph
^ Nick Bailey IL New Trier 2026 RHP 89 mph
10 Owen Novak IL Lincoln-Way Central 2026 RHP 88 mph
^ Peter Jurcenko IL Sandburg 2026 RHP 88 mph
^ Dean Miller IL Glenbrook North 2026 RHP 88 mph
^ Joe Kennedy IL Bartlett 2026 RHP 88 mph
^ Gavin Fuscone IL St. Charles East 2026 RHP 88 mph
^ Aiden Robles IL Yorkville 2026 RHP 88 mph
^ Aiden Gallucci IL Rolling Meadows 2027 RHP 88 mph
^ James Sobkowiak IL Comm High School Dist 99 - South High Sch 2028 SS 88 mph
^ Landon Gray IL Dunlap 2026 OF 88 mph
^ Landon Ludwig IL Ridgeview High School 2028 LHP 88 mph
^ Liam Decker IL O Fallon Township High School 2027 SS 88 mph
^ Braden Tolzien IL Libertyville 2026 1B 88 mph
^ Rylan Lamp IL lake zurich senior high school 2026 RHP 88 mph
^ Keegan Schwarting IL Joliet West 2027 RHP 88 mph
^ John Strzechowski IL St. Laurence 2026 RHP 88 mph
^ Asher Pruemer IL St. Joseph-Ogden 2026 RHP 88 mph
^ Gavin Shimizu IL Yorkville 2028 RHP 88 mph
^ Blake Harris IL El Paso-Gridley 2028 RHP 88 mph
^ Hayden Noha IL Oak Forest 2026 C 88 mph
^ Jack Compton IL North Clay Community 2026 RHP 88 mph
^ Davin Worman IL Teutopolis 2026 OF 88 mph
^ Landon Dippel IL O'Fallon 2027 RHP 88 mph
^ Ryan Pipkins IL Champaign Central 2028 OF 88 mph
^ Rocco Szambelan IL Joliet Catholic 2026 LHP 88 mph
^ Nicholas Chiarodo IL Edwardsville 2028 SS 88 mph
^ Grady Mueller IL Glenwood 2026 OF 88 mph
^ Nolan Keller IL Triad 2026 3B 88 mph
^ Max Flack IL Effingham Unit 40 2026 C 88 mph
^ Connor Basinski IL Columbia 2028 RHP 88 mph
11 Graydon Leonard IL GCMS High School 2027 RHP 87 mph
^ Cameron Nelson IL Hononegah 2026 OF 87 mph
^ Landon Paul IL St Charles North High School 2027 1B 87 mph
^ Elliot Paul IL Evanston 2027 RHP 87 mph
^ Tommy Miller IL Lockport 2027 SS 87 mph
^ Aksel McKnight IL Libertyville 2027 3B 87 mph
^ Cooper Weyant IL Metamora 2027 RHP 87 mph
^ Aidan Webster IL Lyons Township Highschool 2027 C 87 mph
^ Zeke Young IL Monticello 2027 RHP 87 mph
^ Parker Roop IL Normal University 2027 SS 87 mph
^ Cannon Madej IL Lemont 2026 LHP 87 mph
^ Aidric Arndt IL Burlington Central 2027 RHP 87 mph
^ Christopher Chittaro IL Saint Ignatius 2027 LHP 87 mph
^ Brendan Carlson IL Providence Catholic High School 2027 RHP 87 mph
^ Matthias Rudolph IL Monticello 2027 LHP 87 mph
^ Carter Braddy IL Effingham 2027 LHP 87 mph
^ Joe Kelly IL Loyola Academy 2026 RHP 87 mph
^ Collin Lawlor IL Marist 2028 LHP 87 mph
^ Andrew Jones IL Marist 2029 SS 87 mph
^ Tyler Osmanski IL Lincoln-Way East 2027 RHP 87 mph
^ Koen Lynes IL Joliet Catholic 2027 SS 87 mph
^ Andrew Dawson IL Oak Forest 2026 RHP 87 mph
^ Camden Taylor IL Morton 2026 SS 87 mph
^ Collin Augustine IL Columbia 2027 3B 87 mph
^ Liam Scaiefe IL Freeburg 2027 RHP 87 mph
^ Wes Thompson IL Normal University 2028 C 87 mph
^ Darren Klein IL Mascoutah 2027 RHP 87 mph
^ Ethan Killion IL New Trier 2028 OF 87 mph
12 Cole Woodward IL Glenwood 2028 2B 86 mph
^ Decker McDonald IL Naperville Central 2027 RHP 86 mph
^ Trevor McClure IL Mount Vernon High School 2027 SS 86 mph
^ Aidan Dillon IL Brother Rice 2027 LHP 86 mph
^ Mason Sauder IL Metamora 2026 RHP 86 mph
^ Rocco Galasso IL Brother Rice 2027 SS 86 mph
^ Alex Han IL Stevenson 2026 SS 86 mph
^ Matthew Theobald IL Plainfield Central 2027 RHP 86 mph
^ Maxwell Kouzes IL Batavia 2026 RHP 86 mph
^ Hayden Foster IL Kaneland 2026 RHP 86 mph
^ Tommy Hosty IL Marist 2027 OF 86 mph
^ Nolan Lebert IL Mascoutah 2026 RHP 86 mph
^ Nick Audet IL Lake Zurich 2027 RHP 86 mph
^ Cooper Gulgren IL Jacobs 2026 RHP 86 mph
^ Quinten Hale IL Glenwood 2027 OF 86 mph


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