Fox River Open: Statistical Analysis

Wed June 13, 2018
Phil Kerber
Assoc. Scout/JUCO Wire

The Fox River Open took place on Monday, June 11. Originally scheduled to take plcae at Judson College in Elgin, IL, the event was moved to the MAX in McCook, IL due to weather conditions. In total, nearly 50 prospects from all high school classes participated in a pro-style workout in front of the Illinois Scouting Staff. We continue the event analysis with a stats story below. 

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TOP 60 Yard Dash
Christopher Rafford (Prairie Ridge, 2019) holds the top spot in the 60 yard dash, with a 6.84 time. Following Rafford are a slew of players who ran very similar times, but all managing to post sub-7.00.
Name State School Class Pos 60 Yard Dash
Christopher Rafford IL Prairie Ridge 2019 OF/RHP 6.84
Austin Buser IL Byron 2019 OF/2B 6.97
Brandon Micetich IL Plainfield Central 2020 2B/SS 6.98
Levi Kline WI Baraboo (WI) 2022 C/SS 6.98
John McMahon IL Glenbard South 2019 SS/2B 6.99
TOP FASTBALL VELOCITY
Leading the way on the mound were a trio of physical pitchers. Nikolas Panico (Kaneland, 2019) and Logan Romasanta (South Elgin, 2019) are the joint leaders with 86 mph efforts. Both possess present strength and larger, thick frames. Christian Webb (Yorkville) is a long, lanky right-handed pitcher who maxed out at 83.
Name State School Class Pos Fastball Velocity
Nikolas Panico IL Kaneland 2019 C/RHP 86
Logan Romasanta IL South Elgin 2019 C/RHP 86
Christian Webb IL Yorkville 2020 RHP/1B 83
Dylan Schick IL Batavia 2019 RHP/SS 81
Joshua Belgrave IL Cary Grove 2019 RHP/2B 81
Joe Fox IL New Trier 2019 RHP 81
TOP EXIT VELOCITY
Jackson Mladic's (Lockport, 2019) 94 mph exit velocity was the top exit velocity by the slimmest of margins over Panico, Trevor Laffin (Hampshire, 2019), and Romasanta.  
Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity
Jackson Mladic IL Lockport 2019 OF/1B 94
Nikolas Panico IL Kaneland 2019 C/RHP 93
Trevor Laffin IL Hampshire 2019 OF/1B 92
Logan Romasanta IL South Elgin 2019 C/RHP 92
Jim Zay IL Glenbard North 2019 SS/2B 91
Daniel Marion IL West Aurora 2019 OF 91
TOP INFIELD VELOCITY
Luke Fiantago (Prairie Ridge, 2019) was the only prospect at the event to crack 80 mph across the infield, being clocked at 85. A 2020 of note in this leaderboard is Nate Gazda (Barrington) who holds the fourth spot at 78.
Name State School Class Pos Infield Velocity
Luke Fiantago IL Prairie Ridge 2019 3B/SS 85
Max Martin IL Wheaton Academy 2019 SS/2B 79
Jim Zay IL Glenbard North 2019 SS/2B 78
Nate Gazda IL Barrington 2020 SS/2B 78
Nicholas Sladek IL Hampshire 2019 1B/LHP 77
TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY
Luke Fisher (Geneva, 2019) came away as the top arm from the outfield with his 79 mph throw in.
Name State School Class Pos Outfield Velocity
Luke Fisher IL Geneva 2019 OF/3B 79
Mitch Nieweglowski IL Marmion 2019 OF/RHP 76
Keegan Brandt IL Conant 2019 OF/LHP 75
Jackson Mladic IL Lockport 2019 OF/1B 74
Charles Gannon IL Dekalb 2020 C/OF 73
TOP CATCHER POP TIMES
Logan Riley (Sycamore, 2019) and Joseph Marcucci (Rolling Meadows, 2019) posted the two quickest pop times at 2.10 seconds. Riley does hold the slight edge over Marcucci due to his tighter range. 
Name State School Class Pos Pop Times
Logan Riley IL Sycamore 2019 C/SS 2.10 - 2.20
Joseph Marcucci IL Rolling Meadows 2019 C/1B 2.10 - 2.23
Joseph Batusich IL Joliet Catholic 2020 C/3B 2.11 - 2.23
Logan Romasanta IL South Elgin 2019 C/RHP 2.12 - 2.19
John Seagrist IL Barrington 2019 C/1B 2.12 - 2.25
Nikolas Panico IL Kaneland 2019 C/RHP 2.16 - 2.24
TOP CATCHER VELOCITY
Should come as no surprise that after posting the top two fastball velocities on the day, Panico and Romasanta did the same thing behind the dish, recording 78 and 77 mph, respectively, from the crouch. Also just off the leader was 2020 Joseph Batusich (Joliet Catholic).
Name State School Class Pos Catcher Velocity
Nikolas Panico IL Kaneland 2019 C/RHP 78
Logan Romasanta IL South Elgin 2019 C/RHP 77
Joseph Batusich IL Joliet Catholic 2020 C/3B 77
Constantino Alivia IL Carmel Catholic 2019 C/2B 76
Logan Riley IL Sycamore 2019 C/SS 74
Dominic Gazzillo IL Beecher 2019 C/1B 74
Joseph Marcucci IL Rolling Meadows 2019 C/1B 74
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