Prep Baseball Report

Midwest ProCase: Statistical Analysis


Christian Barczi
Illinois Staff

The Midwest ProCase was held at Dupage Medical Group Field in Joliet, Illinois on Tuesday, July 9th. Some of the best prospects in the midwest were in attendance to showcase their talents to the many professional scouts that were on-hand. The event proved to be an exciting afternoon for all involved. 

The event Quick Hits have already been released, which cover our initial impressions on some of the top performers. Below, the statistical analysis will break down the top numbers from each statistical category recorded at the event. 


Max Fastball

Isaiah Jackson and Ben Wiegman both lit up the radar guns -- with both prospects topping out at 94 mph. Nicholas Chittum and Blake Mahmood also impressed, showing fastballs that ran up to 91 mph. 

Rank Name State School Class Pos Max FB
1 Isaiah Jackson IL Champaign Central 2020 RHP 94 mph
^ Ben Wiegman IL Carmel Catholic 2020 RHP 94 mph
2 Blake Mahmood MN Benilde St. Margaret's 2020 RHP 91 mph
^ Nicholas Chittum MI Grosse Ile 2020 RHP 91 mph
3 Casper Clark IN Columbus North 2020 RHP 90 mph
^ Camryn Szynski IN Penn 2020 3B 90 mph
^ Alexander Forry MI Livonia Franklin 2020 RHP 90 mph

60-Yard-Dash

Tyler Nelson (Andrean) ran an eye-popping 6.55 -- one of the best 60’s in event history. Connor Milton and Isaiah Jackson also showed off high-end speed, running 6.75 and 6.78 respectively. 

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yard
1 Tyler Nelson IN Chesterton 2020 OF 6.55
2 Connor Milton IL Champaign Central 2020 OF 6.75
3 Isaiah Jackson IL Champaign Central 2020 RHP 6.78
4 Tre Hondras IL Homewood-Flossmoor 2020 OF 6.84
^ Tavian Josenberger MO Park Hill 2020 OF 6.84
^ Tyler Nelson IN Andrean 2020 SS 6.84
5 Dylan Stanton MI Gull Lake 2020 SS 6.89
6 CJ Cepicky MO Vianney 2020 OF 6.90
7 Anthony Livermore IL Mount Carmel 2020 SS 6.91

Exit Velocity

Kip Fougerousse and Garrett Rice both reached triple digits off the tee. CJ Cepicky and Avain Rivera both fell just short of the top number -- recording 98’s. 

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velo
1 Kip Fougerousse IN Linton 2020 3B 100
^ Garrett Rice MO Willard 2020 3B 100
2 CJ Cepicky MO Vianney 2020 OF 98
^ Avain Rivera MI Dow 2020 OF 98
3 Drake Westcott IL Edwardsville 2020 1B 96
^ Jeremy Schork MO Rockwood Summit 2020 C 96
^ Tre Hondras IL Homewood-Flossmoor 2020 OF 96
4 Dylan Stanton MI Gull Lake 2020 SS 95

Infield Velocity

Tyler Nelson (Chesterton) showed off a big arm from the left-side of the diamond. Camryn Szynski, Kip Fougerousse, Trevor Kilinski, and Christian Knapczyk also impressed during the infield portion. 

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Tyler Nelson IN Andrean 2020 SS 90
2 Camryn Szynski IN Penn 2020 3B 87
3 Kip Fougerousse IN Linton 2020 3B 86
^ Christian Knapczyk IL Joliet Catholic 2020 SS 86
^ Trevor Kilinski MI Zeeland West 2020 3B 86
4 Tavian Josenberger MO Park Hill 2020 OF 85

Outfield Velocity

Isaiah Jackson was the lone outfielder to touch 90+. Jalen Martinez and CJ Cepicky just missed out -- touching 89 and 88 respectively. 

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Isaiah Jackson IL Champaign Central 2020 RHP 93
2 Jalen Martinez IA Waukee 2020 OF 89
3 CJ Cepicky MO Vianney 2020 OF 88
4 Tyler Nelson IN Chesterton 2020 OF 87

Catcher Velocity

Calvin Harris led the way from the crouch, featuring the best catcher velocity and pop time of the day. Jeremy Schork wasn’t too far behind, touching 81 mph from the crouch.

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Calvin Harris IA Western Dubuque 2020 C 84
2 Jeremy Schork MO Rockwood Summit 2020 C 81
3 Will Busch MN New Prague 2020 C 75

Pop-Times

Calvin Harris was the lone catcher to throw a sub-2.00 pop, and he did it in a big way. Jeremy Schork and Will Busch held steady right around 2.00. 

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Calvin Harris IA Western Dubuque 2020 C 1.86-1.94
2 Jeremy Schork MO Rockwood Summit 2020 C 2.00-2.07
3 Will Busch MN New Prague 2020 C 2.01-2.12


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