Top Prospect Chicago: Statistical Analysis
June 16, 2017
By Phil Kerber
Associate Scout
The Top Prospect Chicago took place on Thursday, June 15th at Silver Cross Field in Joliet, Illinois. The event had over 50 of the top prospects from Illinois and Wisconsin participate in a pro style workout in front of the PBR Scouting Staff. Today we start event analysis with stats story. A number of players stood out from the crowd. Ryan Howe (Prospect) posted top numbers in every event that he participated in: 60 yard dash (6.65), fastball velocity (86), exit velocity (94), and infield velocity (87). Similarly, Matthew Rozsypal (Lake Forest), followed suit, ranking in the top five in infield velocity (86) and exit velocity (94), while placing in the top 10 in the 60 (6.93).
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Top 60 yard dash times
Some serious speed was on display, with 10 players managing to break the 7.00 sec mark. Howe set the pace with a smoldering fast 6.65.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60 Yard Dash |
| Ryan Howe | IL |
Prospect | 2018 | SS/RHP | 6.65 |
| Austin Ehren | IL | Carmel Catholic | 2018 | OF/2B | 6.70 |
| D'Eric Shenault | IL | Kenwood | 2018 | SS | 6.73 |
| Brandon Petkoff | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2018 | SS/2B | 6.74 |
| Steven Hamer | IL | St. Charles North | 2018 | OF/LHP | 6.84 |
Top fastball velocity
10 players were able to post fastballs of 85 mph or greater. The quartet of Jacob Newman (Glenbrook South), Andrew Hoffmann (Plainfield East), Antoine Kelly (Maine East), and Ari Gordon (Stevenson) ramped it up on the mound, posting event high of 87 mph.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fastball Velocity |
| Jacob Newman | IL | Glenbrook South | 2018 | RHP/1B | 87 |
| Andrew Hoffmann | IL | Plainfield East | 2018 | RHP/3B | 87 |
| Antoine Kelly | IL | Maine East | 2018 | LHP/1B | 87 |
| Ari Gordon | IL | Stevenson | 2018 | RHP | 87 |
| Ryan Howe | IL | Prospect | 2018 | SS/RHP | 86 |
| Nate Gomez | IL | South Elgin | 2018 | RHP/OF | 86 |
top exit velocity
Donovan Nanfeldt (Andrew) blew the field away with the only triple digit exit velocity on the day. In total, 12 players recorded exit velocities of 90 mph or greater.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity |
| Donovan Nanfeldt | IL |
Andrew | 2018 | 1B/LHP | 100 |
| Bryce Moskiewicz | IL | Lyons Township | 2018 | C/3B | 95 |
| Ryan Howe | IL | Prospect | 2018 | SS/RHP | 94 |
| Matthew Rozsypal | IL | Lake Forest | 2018 | SS/RHP | 94 |
| Jack Small | IL | Lemont | 2018 | 1B/OF | 94 |
TOP INFIELD VELOCITY
Ryan Howe and Matthew Rozsypal took the power they exhibited at the plate and brought it with them to the field, logging the top infield velocities of 87 and 86 mph.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Infield Velocity |
| Ryan Howe | IL | Prospect | 2018 | SS/RHP | 87 |
| Matthew Rozsypal | IL | Lake Forest | 2018 | SS/RHP | 86 |
| Andrew Wilhite | IL | Stillman Valley | 2018 | SS/3B | 84 |
| Wes Sommers | IL | Appleton North (WI) | 2018 | RHP/SS | 84 |
| Gavin Doyle | IL | Plainfield North | 2018 | RHP/3B | 83 |
top outfield velocity
Of the seven outfielders to workout, Christian Lucio (Mount Carmel) and Sean Hebreard (Plainfield East) separated themselves by throwing 86 mph from the outfield.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Outfield Velocity |
| Christian Lucio | IL | Mount Carmel | 2018 | SS/OF | 86 |
| Sean Hebreard | IL | Plainfield East | 2018 | OF/RHP | 86 |
| Dalton Crowder | IL | Plainfield East | 2018 | OF/1B | 83 |
| Steven Hamer | IL | St. Charles North | 2018 | OF/LHP | 83 |
top catcher pop times
Brandon Bannon (Richard Burton) and Liam Oreskovich (Jacobs) posted the top pop times, each recording a 2.00. Bannon proved to be the most consistent, posting times between 2.00-2.07
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Times |
| Brandon Bannon | IL | Richard Burton | 2018 | C/2B | 2.00-2.07 |
| Liam Oreskovich | IL | Jacobs | 2018 | C/3B | 2.00-2.18 |
| Jake Zylman | IL | St. Rita | 2018 | C/3B | 2.01-2.12 |
| Mason Schaller | IL | Mundelein | 2018 | C/2B |
2.04-2.11 |
| Zac Styka | IL | Mount Carmel | 2018 | C/3B | 2.04-2.12 |
top catcher velocity
Two catchers were able to break the 80 mph mark, Bryce Moskiewicz (Lyons Township) and Oreskovich with 82 and 80 mph, respectively.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Catcher Velocity |
| Bryce Moskiewicz | IL | Lyons Township | 2018 | C/3B | 82 |
| Liam Oreskovich | IL | Jacobs | 2018 | C/3B | 80 |
| Jake Zylman | IL | St. Rita | 2018 | C/3B | 77 |
| Mason Schaller | IL | Mundelein | 2018 | C/2B |
77 |
| Clint Wells | IL | Canton | 2018 | C/OF | 77 |
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