Prep Baseball Report

Lockport Preseason I.D.: Statistical Analysis


By Andy Sroka
Staff Writer

On Feb. 18, the PBR Illinois staff made its way back to Bo Jackson’s Elite Sports Dome in Lockport, the site of the annual Lockport Preseason I.D. showcase. Every year, this event is one of the most heavily attended on our showcase calendar, with 200 prospects in attendance on Monday.

Yesterday, we shared with you some instant analysis from the showcase in our Quick Hits post. In it, we touched on over 50 prospects who were in attendance with rapid reactions coming out of Lockport. Today, we’re more focused on sharing with you our statistical findings. We measured six separate categories and we’ll detail the leaders in each category below.

Keep an eye out for an announcement regarding when videos from the showcase are posted on player profiles, in addition to full reports on each and every one of the prospects who made it our to Lockport earlier this week.

For now, here’s a look at the top performances from a statistical standpoint from Monday.


top 60-yard dash
Name State School Class Pos. 60-yard
Ryan DiGrazia IL Waubonsie Valley 2021 OF 6.63
Jake Donahue IL Plainfield Central 2020 OF 6.67
Luke Flesner IL Springfield 2021 INF 6.79
Brian Croix IL Lincoln-Way West 2020 OF 6.80
Mark Brannigan IL Marist 2021 OF 6.81
Jimmy Rybarczyk IL Sandburg 2020 OF 6.82
Joey Robinson IL Lyons Township 2021 OF 6.83
Ryan O'Neil IL Providence Catholic 2021 2B/SS 6.90
Daniel Hillyer IL Riverside-Brookfield 2020 OF 6.91
Scott Harper IL Minooka 2020 RHP/OF 6.92
Christian Orend IL Notre Dame 2020 RHP/OF 6.94
Jake Wilk IL Lemont 2021 OF/RHP 6.95
Carl Braxton IL Homewood-Flossmoor 2020 OF 6.98
TOP FASTBALL VELOCITY
Name State School Class Pos. FB Velo.
Johnathan Forneris IL Minooka 2020 RHP/OF 88
Scott Harper IL Minooka 2020 RHP/OF 88
Nolan Vlcek IL Lockport 2020 RHP 87
Zachary Ward IL Lincoln-Way Central 2020 RHP 87
Brady Young IL Hampshire 2021 RHP/INF 87
Lukas Kim IL Conant 2020 RHP 86
Adam Bendoraitis IL Batavia 2020 RHP/INF 85
Mason Kottmeyer IL Kaneland 2020 RHP 85
Harrison Dubois IL Lincoln-Way Central 2020 RHP 84
Aidan Goggins IL Providence Catholic 2020 RHP 84
Jacob Kampf IL Lockport 2020 RHP/INF 84
Ysen Useni IL Maine South 2022 RHP 84
TOP EXIT VELOCITY
Name State School Class Pos. Exit Velo.
Luke Picchiotti IL Hersey 2020 OF 101
Jimmy Rybarczyk IL Sandburg 2020 OF 100
Johnathan Forneris IL Minooka 2020 RHP/OF 99
Jake Dagys IL Lockport 2020 C 98
John Kruzel IL Lincoln-Way East 2020 1B 96
Jacob Allgeyer IL Minooka 2020 INF 95
Kyler Arias IL Antioch 2021 C 95
Andrew Petsche IL Oswego East 2020 C 95
Noah Schnell IL Neuqua Valley 2020 OF/RHP 95
TOP INFIELD VELOCITY
Name State School Class Pos. INF Velo.
Jacob Kampf IL Lockport 2020 RHP/INF 91
Anthony Fornero IL Lemont 2020 INF 89
Brady Young IL Hampshire 2021 RHP/INF 87
Michael Kennedy IL Lincoln-Way West 2020 INF 84
Jacob Allgeyer IL Minooka 2020 INF 84
Ben Hartl IL Springfield 2021 C/INF 84
Joe Cosenza IL Downers Grove South 2021 INF 84
TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY
Name State School Class Pos. OF Velo.
Jimmy Rybarczyk IL Sandburg 2020 OF 88
Scott Harper IL Minooka 2020 RHP/OF 88
Michael Gould IL Neuqua Valley 2020 OF 88
Trevor Troyner IL Minooka 2020 OF 87
Brett Freiberg IL Marist 2020 OF/INF 86
Johnathan Forneris IL Minooka 2020 RHP/OF 86
TOP CATCHER POP TIMES
Name State School Class Pos. Pop Time
Ben Hartl IL Springfield 2021 C/INF 1.90-2.10
Ryan McCoy IL Lincoln-Way East 2020 C 1.97-2.05
Andrew Petsche IL Oswego East 2020 C 2.00-2.12
Clay Billadeau IL Metea Valley 2020 C 2.00-2.15
Ethan Brooks IL Lincoln-Way East 2021 C 2.01-2.17
Cade Turner IL Lincoln-Way East 2020 C/RHP 2.03-2.18
Jake Rybka IL Providence Catholic 2021 C 2.04-2.15
Jake Dagys IL Lockport 2020 C 2.06-2.11
Timothy Whitfield IL Crossroads Christian 2021 C 2.06-2.15
TOP CATCHER VELOCITY
Name State School Class Pos. C Velo.
Ryan McCoy IL Lincoln-Way East 2020 C 79
Ben Hartl IL Springfield 2021 C/INF 77
Jaxon Elliott IL Mount Vernon 2020 C 77
Danny Nuccio IL Plainfield North 2021 C 77
Andrew Petsche IL Oswego East 2020 C 76
Timothy Whitfield IL Crossroads Christian 2021 C 76


For a complete list of all of the measured statistics taken from Monday's showcase, click here. Once more, look out for additional, more detailed analysis from the Lockport Preseason I.D. coming your way within the next few weeks.

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