Prep Baseball Report

Peoria Preseason ID: Positional Data Dive


By: Gavin Smith
Illinois Scouting Staff

On Feb. 22, the PBR Illinois staff hosted the Peoria Preseason ID at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria, Ill. This event featured over 60 prospects, all of whom are Illinois natives, and allowed our staff the opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players in attendance.

Monday, we published our Takeaways from the event. Tuesday, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis. Today, we will take a further in-depth look at the top positional players with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:

SYNCRO ATHLETIC TESTING

60-YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Jake Branch IL Normal Community 2024 RHP 6.94 s
2 Landen Hidden IL East Peoria 2024 MIF 6.95 s
3 Nolan Schaefer IL Pekin 2024 2B 6.97 s
4 Lane Wheelwright IL Farmington 2025 RHP 7.00 s
5 Gavin Lawrence IL Washington 2025 RHP 7.02 s
^ Jude Strahm IL Brimfield 2024 OF 7.02 s
6 Lance Ingold IL Rochester 2024 1B 7.10 s
7 Ryder Coone IL Normal West 2025 OF 7.13 s
8 Andy Ballard IL Morton 2026 OF 7.16 s
9 Landon Binder IL Brimfield 2024 1B 7.17 s
10 Keegan Busby IL Pekin 2024 OF 7.21 s

10-YARD SPLIT

Rank Name State School Class Pos 10-yd
1 Lane Wheelwright IL Farmington 2025 RHP 1.65 s
^ Jake Branch IL Normal Community 2024 RHP 1.65 s
2 Jude Strahm IL Brimfield 2024 OF 1.66 s
3 Korbin Woerly IL Canton 2024 SS 1.70 s
^ Nolan Schaefer IL Pekin 2024 2B 1.70 s
^ Gavin Lawrence IL Washington 2025 RHP 1.70 s
4 Lawson Alwan IL Peoria Notre Dame 2025 C 1.71 s
^ Lance Ingold IL Rochester 2024 1B 1.71 s
5 Landon Gray IL Dunlap 2026 OF 1.72 s
6 Tanner Spangler IL Morton 2024 RHP 1.73 s
^ Andy Ballard IL Morton 2026 OF 1.73 s
7 Brady Bolen IL Pekin 2025 SS 1.74 s
^ Landon Binder IL Brimfield 2024 1B 1.74 s
^ Landen Hidden IL East Peoria 2024 MIF 1.74 s
8 Sam DesCarpentrie IL Normal West 2024 C 1.75 s
^ Enrico Veach IL Springfield 2024 SS 1.75 s
^ Ben Carnahan IL Normal University 2024 RHP 1.75 s

PEAK RSI

Rank Name State School Class Pos RSi (max)
1 Landen Hidden IL East Peoria 2024 MIF 2.69
2 John Feldman IL Dunlap 2026 C 2.50
3 Andy Ballard IL Morton 2026 OF 2.38
4 Landon Gray IL Dunlap 2026 OF 2.35
5 Brady Bolen IL Pekin 2025 SS 2.28
6 Ryder Coone IL Normal West 2025 OF 2.23

Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. While the measurement still has its utility, the 10-yard split has started to become more and more applicable in determining the player's burst and reaction time in-game, whether that's in the outfield or on the basepaths.

The ability to develop force quickly is a requisite ability in most sports. The reactive strength index (RSI) has been developed as a measure of explosive strength and is derived by evaluating jump height divided by ground contact time during the depth jump. Regarding vertical jumps and its application to baseball, there have been studies conducted that show a correlation between max jump height for an athlete and their ability to generate power and strength, especially on the mound.

 


 

TRACKMAN

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Lance Ingold IL Rochester 2024 1B 96.3 mph
2 Landon Binder IL Brimfield 2024 1B 95.0 mph
3 Jake Branch IL Normal Community 2024 RHP 93.7 mph
4 Nolan Schaefer IL Pekin 2024 2B 93.5 mph
5 Enrico Veach IL Springfield 2024 SS 93.2 mph
6 Sam DesCarpentrie IL Normal West 2024 C 92.6 mph
7 Joseph Catalano IL Williamsville 2024 RHP 92.6 mph

EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Lawson Alwan IL Peoria Notre Dame 2025 C 88.1 mph
2 Joseph Catalano IL Williamsville 2024 RHP 87.7 mph
3 Jake Branch IL Normal Community 2024 RHP 87.4 mph
4 Anson Zaiser IL Washington 2026 C 86.5 mph
5 Tyler Humphrey IL Washington Community 2025 C 86.0 mph
6 Lance Ingold IL Rochester 2024 1B 85.1 mph
7 Gage Luttrell IL Sacred Heart Griffin 2024 RHP 85.0 mph

Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Lance Ingold IL Rochester 2024 1B 360 ft
2 Lawson Alwan IL Peoria Notre Dame 2025 C 349 ft
3 Tyler Humphrey IL Washington Community 2025 C 342 ft
4 Dylan Phelps IL Moline 2024 2B 337 ft
5 Enrico Veach IL Springfield 2024 SS 330 ft
6 Sam DesCarpentrie IL Normal West 2024 C 326 ft
7 Joseph Catalano IL Williamsville 2024 RHP 325 ft
8 Gage Luttrell IL Sacred Heart Griffin 2024 RHP 324 ft
9 Michael Lucas IL Lincoln Community 2024 SS 321 ft
10 Ethan Krutke IL East Peoria 2024 C 318 ft

 


 

BLAST MOTION

HAND SPEED (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Lance Ingold IL Rochester 2024 1B 24.3 mph
2 Landen Hidden IL East Peoria 2024 MIF 23.0 mph
3 Gage Luttrell IL Sacred Heart Griffin 2024 RHP 22.3 mph
4 Luke Martin IL Mt. Pulalski 2026 3B 21.9 mph
5 Christian Witte IL Illinois Valley Central 2024 RHP 21.8 mph
6 Keegan Busby IL Pekin 2024 OF 21.4 mph
7 Thomas Mickels IL Peoria Notre Dame 2025 RHP 21.3 mph
8 Landon Binder IL Brimfield 2024 1B 21.3 mph

Hand Speed: The observed speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.

BAT SPEED (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Keegan Busby IL Pekin 2024 OF 73.4 mph
2 Nolan Schaefer IL Pekin 2024 2B 72.9 mph
3 Enrico Veach IL Springfield 2024 SS 71.0 mph
4 Gage Luttrell IL Sacred Heart Griffin 2024 RHP 70.8 mph
5 Landon Binder IL Brimfield 2024 1B 70.5 mph
6 Luke Martin IL Mt. Pulalski 2026 3B 70.2 mph

Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.

ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Nolan Schaefer IL Pekin 2024 2B 23.8 g
2 Christian Witte IL Illinois Valley Central 2024 RHP 21.7 g
3 Lance Ingold IL Rochester 2024 1B 21.3 g
4 Landen Hidden IL East Peoria 2024 MIF 19.7 g
5 Landon Binder IL Brimfield 2024 1B 19.4 g
6 Landon Gray IL Dunlap 2026 OF 19.2 g

Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.

 


 

VIZUAL EDGE

EDGE SCORE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Edge Score
1 Alex Chopra IL Glenwood 2024 RHP 84.35
2 Lane Wheelwright IL Farmington 2025 RHP 81.02
3 Dylan Phelps IL Moline 2024 2B 78.62
4 David Hartwell IL Pekin 2024 MIF 76.60
5 Brayden Twist IL Springfield Southeast 2025 3B 75.97

The Edge Score is a comprehensive score out of 100 that takes the core-six visual skills into account, providing athletes, parents, coaches and scouts with a benchmark number for assessing an athlete’s overall visual ability. In general the higher the Edge Score, the higher chance of athletic success. Think of the Edge Score as the 'Sixth Metric' in the standard Five-Tools that make up a ball player.

The average Edge Score for the 2020 MLB Draft Class was 79.3 (of hitters who completed a Vizual Edge test). MLB players we've worked with typically show stronger scores, with elite hitters scoring consistently above 87.0 on their Edge Score.

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