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Thu February 10, 2022
On Feb. 6, the PBR Illinois staff hosted the Unsigned Senior Showcase at The MAX in McCook, Illinois. This event served as one final look for members of the 2022 class, who are still uncommitted, to showcase their talents in front of our staff after the off-season.
Earlier this week we published Quick Hits highlighting the top prospects of the event by class. We also rolled out a Statistical Analysis pointing out the top recorded stats by category.
Now we'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan units. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch metric data.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Jake Kohanzo
IL
Barrington
2022
RHP
88.1 mph
2
Logan Kottmeyer
IL
Kaneland
2022
RHP
86.6 mph
3
Daniel Alworth
IL
Geneva
2022
RHP
84.8 mph
4
Jaden Coleman
IL
Lincoln-Way East
2022
OF
84.2 mph
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Logan Kottmeyer
IL
Kaneland
2022
RHP
2366 rpm
2
Cormac Ryan
IL
Lyons Township
2022
LHP
2230 rpm
3
Jake Kohanzo
IL
Barrington
2022
RHP
2194 rpm
4
David Auw
IL
St. Rita
2022
RHP
2149 rpm
5
Jaden Coleman
IL
Lincoln-Way East
2022
OF
2138 rpm
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
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.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Alex Beaird
IL
Oswego
2022
RHP
16.6
2
Owen Pierce
IL
Willowbrook
2022
RHP
16.2
3
Mateusz Gapinski
IL
Lake Forest
2022
1B
15.1
4
Shawn Coy
IL
Lindblom
2022
LHP
-14.4
5
Miguel Cantu
IL
St. Rita
2022
RHP
14.1
6
Jaden Coleman
IL
Lincoln-Way East
2022
OF
-12.4
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.”
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
David Auw
IL
St. Rita
2022
RHP
2390
2
Alex Beaird
IL
Oswego
2022
RHP
2298
3
Jaden Coleman
IL
Lincoln-Way East
2022
OF
1927
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Logan Kottmeyer
IL
Kaneland
2022
RHP
2532 rpm
2
Alex Beaird
IL
Oswego
2022
RHP
2025 rpm
3
Hayden Lowe
IN
Laporte
2022
3B
2007 rpm
4
Cormac Ryan
IL
Lyons Township
2022
LHP
2005 rpm
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Timothy Mills
IL
Wilmington
2022
RHP
16.6
2
Jaden Coleman
IL
Lincoln-Way East
2022
OF
-16.2
3
Cormac Ryan
IL
Lyons Township
2022
LHP
-15.9
4
Jake Kohanzo
IL
Barrington
2022
RHP
15.9
5
Daniel Alworth
IL
Geneva
2022
RHP
15.9
6
Alex Beaird
IL
Oswego
2022
RHP
15.1
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
Jake Kohanzo
IL
Barrington
2022
RHP
94.0 mph
2
Tommy Stricklin
IL
Mundelein
2022
3B
90.8 mph
3
Blake Stempowski
IL
Geneva
2022
3B
89.9 mph
4
Jaden Coleman
IL
Lincoln-Way East
2022
OF
87.1 mph
5
Miguel Cantu
IL
St. Rita
2022
RHP
87.0 mph
Exit Speed: Also according to TrackMan’s own website: “The speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.”
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Tommy Stricklin
IL
Mundelein
2022
3B
102.9 mph
2
Jake Kohanzo
IL
Barrington
2022
RHP
101.8 mph
3
Blake Stempowski
IL
Geneva
2022
3B
98.2 mph
4
Jaden Coleman
IL
Lincoln-Way East
2022
OF
95.6 mph
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Jake Kohanzo
IL
Barrington
2022
RHP
386 ft
2
Jaden Coleman
IL
Lincoln-Way East
2022
OF
379 ft
3
Tommy Stricklin
IL
Mundelein
2022
3B
369 ft
4
Blake Stempowski
IL
Geneva
2022
3B
364 ft
5
Mateusz Gapinski
IL
Lake Forest
2022
1B
347 ft
6
Jack Severino
IL
Pleasant Plains
2022
1B
341 ft
7
Jack Tobin
IL
Prairie Ridge
2022
1B
340 ft
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.