Prep Baseball Report

Preseason All-State: Stats Story



By Matt Huck
Area Scout

The Preseason All-State Showcase took place on Sunday February 19th at The Max in McCook, IL. The event brought in some of the top 2018 prospects in the state; yesterday we highlighted some of the top players in a Quick Hits story. Today we continue the analysis with the top statistical performers from the event. 19 players ran sub 7.00 60 yard dashes and we saw 22 pitchers reach 86 mph or better with their fastball.


Top 60 Times
6.62 – Jack Rigoni, OF, Neuqua Valley, 2018
6.63 – Alek Thomas, OF, Mount Carmel, 2018
6.69 – Caden Kalinowski, OF, Providence Catholic, 2018
6.73 – D’Eric Shenault, SS, Kenwood, 2018
6.75 – Ryan Howe, SS, Prospect, 2018
6.76 – Jacob Marti, 1B, Normal West, 2018

Top Fastball Velocity
93 – Ryan Vice, RHP, Lincoln-Way Central, 2018
92 – Danny Zimmerman, LHP, Lincoln-Way East, 2018
91 – Caden Monke, LHP, Mount Olive, 2018
90 – Nathan Lavender, LHP, El Paso, 2018
89 – Francois Castillo, 3B/RHP, Clemente, 2018
89 – Hayden Juenger, SS/RHP, O’Fallon, 2018

Top Exit Velocity
99 – Mason Sykes, 3B, Conant, 2018
99 – Dakota Kotowski, OF, Providence Catholic, 2018
98 – Ryan Ignoffo, SS, Cary Grove, 2018
97 - Jacob Marti, 1B, Normal West, 2018
96 – Nick Jones, C, Providence Catholic, 2018
95 – Jaylen Heard, 1B, Marian Catholic, 2018
95 – Logan Anderson, 3B, Providence Catholic, 2018
95 – Anthony Herron, 1B, Simeon, 2018

Top Infield Velocity
93 - Francois Castillo, 3B/RHP, Clemente, 2018
90 – Jimmy Allen, SS, Timothy Christian, 2018
89 – Ryan Ignoffo, SS, Cary Grove, 2018
88 - Ryan Howe, SS, Prospect, 2018
88 – Branden Comia, SS, Sandburg, 2018

Top Outfield Velocity
91 - Caden Monke, LHP, Mount Olive, 2018
90 – Giuseppe Mattera, OF, Plesant Plains, 2018
90 - Dakota Kotowski, OF, Providence Catholic, 2018
89 – Jake Kapers, UTL, Mount Carmel, 2018
88 - Jack Rigoni, OF, Neuqua Valley, 2018
88 – Tommy Nelsen, OF, St. Charles North, 2018

Top Catcher Pop Times
1.93-2.02 – Collin Brown, C, Bremen, 2018
1.93-2.08 – Brandon Bannon, C, Richmond Burton, 2018
1.94-2.04 - Jake Kapers, UTL, Mount Carmel, 2018
1.94-2.07 – Brett Riegler, C, Downers Grove South, 2018
1.97-2.07 – Diego Acosta, C, Niles West, 2018
1.98-2.07 – Luke Muller, C, Plainfield North, 2018

Top Catcher Velocity
82 – Bryce Moskiewicz, C, Lyons, 2018
79 – Bryce Hellgeth, C, St. Viator, 2018
79 – Andrew Erickson, C, Tuscola, 2018
79 – Alek Radicevich, C, Waubonsie Valley, 2018

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