Mon January 23, 2023
The PBR Illinois staff hosted over 40 showcases in 2022 – from invite-only events for select prospects, events for incoming freshmen, unsigned seniors, and the list goes on. Before we close the book on 2022 for good, we're going to check out some of the top showcase performances of last year.
To make your mark at a PBR showcase in 2023, check out the recently released Illinois winter 2023 calendar.
Below you'll find the top infield velocities produced by Illinois products over the last calendar year, separated by grad class.
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | INF VELO |
| 1 | Easton Harris | IL | Washington | 2022 | SS | 94 |
| 2 | Jack Scheri | IL | LaSalle Peru | 2022 | SS | 91 |
| ^ | Estevan Moreno | IL | Montini Catholic | 2022 | SS | 91 |
| 3 | Owen Murphy | IL | Riverside-Brookfield | 2022 | SS | 90 |
| ^ | Shai Robinson | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor | 2022 | SS | 90 |
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | INF VELO |
| 1 | Zan von Schlegell | IL | Saint Viator | 2023 | SS | 95 |
| 2 | William Ho | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2023 | RHP | 92 |
| 3 | Ryan Niedzwiedz | IL | West Aurora | 2023 | SS | 90 |
| 4 | Troy Vosburgh | IL | Oswego | 2023 | SS | 89 |
| 5 | Kerim Orucevic | IL | Maine South | 2023 | SS | 88 |
| ^ | Charlie Wolf | IL | St. Ignatius | 2023 | RHP | 88 |
| ^ | J.R. Nelson | IL | Stevenson | 2023 | SS | 88 |
| ^ | Eli Kieser | IL | Normal University | 2023 | SS | 88 |
| 6 | Jake Zitella | IL | St. Charles East | 2023 | 3B | 87 |
| ^ | Cristian Ruiz | IL | Oak Lawn | 2023 | SS | 87 |
| ^ | Jeremy Yanow | IL | Deerfield | 2023 | SS | 87 |
| ^ | Gavin Parkerson | IL | Armstrong | 2023 | RHP | 87 |
| ^ | Jaden Correa | IL | De La Salle | 2023 | SS | 87 |
| ^ | Colin Schmitke | IL | Stevenson | 2023 | SS | 87 |
| 7 | Luke Bafia | IL | Benet Academy | 2023 | SS | 86 |
| ^ | Niko Mastoras | IL | Lockport Township | 2023 | SS | 86 |
| ^ | Tony Konopiots | IL | Downers Grove North | 2023 | 3B | 86 |
| ^ | Troy Stukenberg | IL | Lyons Township | 2023 | SS | 86 |
| ^ | Jordan Vazquez | IL | Fenwick | 2023 | SS | 86 |
| ^ | Jared Lortie | IL | Evanston | 2023 | RHP | 86 |
| ^ | Eduardo Letamendi | IL | Von Steuben | 2023 | SS | 86 |
| ^ | Zachary Kwasny | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2023 | 3B | 86 |
| ^ | NJ Gott | IL | Glenbrook North | 2023 | 1B | 86 |
| ^ | Sheppard Graf | IL | Lake Forest | 2023 | 3B | 86 |
| 8 | Omar Alday Jr | IL | St. Rita | 2023 | SS | 85 |
| ^ | Christian Graves | IL | Jacobs | 2023 | 3B | 85 |
| ^ | James Schott | IL | Carmel Catholic | 2023 | SS | 85 |
| ^ | Jack Falls | IL | Lyons Township | 2023 | 3B | 85 |
| ^ | Ryan Nelson | IL | Plainfield North | 2023 | 2B | 85 |
| ^ | John St. Clair | IL | Plainfield North | 2023 | SS | 85 |
| ^ | Owen Cornett | IL | Du Quoin | 2023 | 1B | 85 |
| ^ | Nicolas Mangano | IL | Marian Catholic | 2023 | SS | 85 |
| ^ | Dylan Kaminski | IL | DePaul Prep | 2023 | RHP | 85 |
| ^ | Thomas Smith | IL | St. Francis | 2023 | 2B | 85 |
| ^ | Shemar Harris | IL | Thornwood | 2023 | SS | 85 |
| ^ | Carter Storti | IL | Lemont | 2023 | SS | 85 |
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | INF VELO |
| 1 | Nate Harris | IL | Yorkville | 2024 | SS | 92 |
| ^ | Luke Teschke | IL | Monticello | 2024 | RHP | 92 |
| 2 | David Cox | IL | Nazareth | 2024 | SS | 90 |
| 3 | Savion Flowers | IL | Kenwood Academy | 2024 | OF | 88 |
| ^ | Tyler Bell | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2024 | SS | 88 |
| ^ | Dayton Murphy | IL | Crystal Lake South | 2024 | SS | 88 |
| 4 | Jonah Weathers | IL | Marian Catholic | 2024 | SS | 87 |
| 5 | Jake Stedman | IL | Belleville West | 2024 | SS | 86 |
| 6 | Jonathan Fleaka | IL | Lake Zurich | 2024 | SS | 85 |
| ^ | Garrett Cox | IL | Washington | 2024 | RHP | 85 |
| ^ | Joey Barboza | IL | De La Salle | 2024 | SS | 85 |
| ^ | Ryan Kondrad | IL | Lake Zurich | 2024 | 3B | 85 |
| ^ | Kenny Perez | IL | De LaSalle | 2024 | SS | 85 |
| ^ | Eric DeCosta | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2024 | 3B | 85 |
| ^ | Camden Raddatz | IL | Effingham | 2024 | 3B | 85 |
| ^ | Colin McCormick | IL | IMG Academy | 2024 | SS | 85 |
| 7 | Will Potter | IL | Downers Grove South | 2024 | SS | 84 |
| ^ | Marc Iozzo | IL | Benet Academy | 2024 | SS | 84 |
| ^ | Nolan Turner | IL | Routt Catholic | 2024 | SS | 84 |
| ^ | James Love | IL | Joliet West | 2024 | 3B | 84 |
| ^ | Morgan Kosmos | IL | Tinley Park | 2024 | SS | 84 |
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | INF VELO |
| 1 | Enzo Infelise | IL | Providence Catholic | 2025 | C | 87 |
| ^ | Cody Freitas | IL | Bradley-Bourbonnais | 2025 | RHP | 87 |
| ^ | Jackson Natanek | IL | Brother Rice | 2025 | SS | 87 |
| 2 | Derrick Holmes | IL | Brother Rice | 2025 | SS | 86 |
| 3 | DaMaurion Butler | IL | Kenwood Academy | 2025 | SS | 85 |
| ^ | Conor Essenburg | IL | Lincoln-Way West | 2025 | 1B | 85 |
| ^ | Andrew Kouris | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2025 | 3B | 85 |
| ^ | Keegan Luxem | IL | Hersey | 2025 | RHP | 85 |
| 4 | Jaden Fauske | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2025 | C | 84 |
| ^ | Jack Wheeler | IL | Morris | 2025 | 3B | 84 |
| ^ | Lucas Krebs | IL | Edwardsville | 2025 | SS | 84 |
| ^ | Gael Urbieta | IL | Loyola Academy | 2025 | C | 84 |
| ^ | Jimmy Downs | IL | Kenwood | 2025 | 3B | 84 |
| ^ | Anthony Karbowski | IL | Hampshire | 2025 | LHP | 84 |
| ^ | Francisco Rodriguez | IL | De La Salle | 2025 | SS | 84 |
| 5 | Nathan O'Donnell | IL | Providence Catholic | 2025 | 3B | 83 |
| ^ | Eddie Olszta | IL | Providence Catholic | 2025 | SS | 83 |
| ^ | Dominic Holton | IL | Notre Dame Prep | 2025 | SS | 83 |
| 6 | Braden Deverman | IL | Normal University | 2025 | RHP | 82 |
| ^ | Julian Ashley-Friedman | IL | Barrington | 2025 | SS | 82 |
| ^ | Brady Green | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2025 | SS | 82 |
| ^ | Aadden Guerrero | IL | Lyons Township | 2025 | SS | 82 |
| ^ | Theodore Greco | IL | Lane Tech | 2025 | SS | 82 |
| ^ | Troy Kashul | IL | Naperville Central | 2025 | 1B | 82 |
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | INF VELO |
| 1 | Ethan Bass | IL | Glenbrook North | 2026 | SS | 84 |
| 2 | Oliver Thulin | IL | Downers Grove North | 2026 | SS | 83 |
| ^ | Callaghan O'Connor | IL | Bishop McNamara | 2026 | RHP | 83 |
| 3 | Lucas Simulick | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2026 | SS | 82 |
| 4 | Joey Ireland | IL | Mount Carmel | 2026 | SS | 81 |
