On Monday, June 5th, the PBR Illinois staff traveled to Providence Catholic High School to host the Top Tier Scout Day, where 50+ players from the Top Tiers program participated in a pro-style workout in front of our staff. 

To see a full list of players that attended, click HERE. For all the statistics collected at this event, click HERE. 

Today, we're going to break down the takeaways from the event by diving deeper into all of the data we collected at Top Tiers Scout Day.

POSITIONAL TOOLS

TOP 60-TIMES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	60-yard
1	Dedrick Richardson Jr	IL	Lincoln-Way East	2024	OF	6.54
2	Eddie Olszta	IL	Providence Catholic	2025	SS	6.76
^	Niko Iatrides	IN	Munster	2026	OF	6.76
3	Jalen House	IL	Comm H S Dist 99 - South High Sch	2024	OF	6.80
4	Zakary Henrich	IN	New Prairie	2025	RHP	6.84
5	Owen Vander Velde	IL	Evanston	2025	3B	6.92
^	Jackson Smith	IL	Providence Catholic	2024	SS	6.92
6	Logan Wroughton	IL	Mount Carmel	2026	SS	6.95
7	Jake Parpet	IL	Conant	2024	C	6.96
8	Ethan Bass	IL	Glenbrook North	2026	SS	6.97
^	Ian Hazelip	IL	Lincoln-Way West	2025	OF	6.97
9	Jimmy Anderson	IL	Joliet West	2024	SS	7.00
10	James Spellman	IL	Notre Dame College Prep	2025	3B	7.03

MAX INF VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	INF Velo
1	Julian Ashley-Friedman	IL	Barrington	2025	SS	88
^	Kenny Perez	IL	De LaSalle	2024	SS	88
^	Ethan Bass	IL	Glenbrook North	2026	SS	88
2	CJ Deckinga	IL	Minooka	2025	3B	86
^	Eddie Olszta	IL	Providence Catholic	2025	SS	86
^	Mason Primack	IL	Glenbrook North	2024	2B	86
^	Jake Parpet	IL	Conant	2024	C	86
3	Aidan Conners	IL	Hinsdale Central	2024	3B	85
^	Peter LaFontaine	IL	Loyola Academy	2026	SS	85
^	Connor MacMillan	IL	Normal University	2025	OF	85
4	Conor Essenburg	IL	Lincoln-Way West	2025	1B	84
^	Connar Temple	IL	Batavia	2025	RHP	84
5	Jacob Younan	IL	Taft	2024	3B	83
^	Davis Weeks	IL	Dunlap	2025	SS	83
^	Jimmy Anderson	IL	Joliet West	2024	SS	83
^	Jackson Smith	IL	Providence Catholic	2024	SS	83

MAX OF VELOCITY

MAX C VELOCITY

TOP POP-TIMES

TRACKMAN

We'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan units. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch data.

MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY & AVERAGE SPIN RATE

Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.

Spin Rate: This metric calculates the rate of spin on the baseball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm). Historical data shows that high-spin fastballs lessen the impact of gravity, allowing for more ‘rise’ (or less fall, in other words) as it carries through the zone. Low-spin fastballs typically indicate the pitch has greater horizontal action, often making it tougher to square up, but generally easier to make contact with, leading to more ground balls, while high-spin fastballs show a correlation with swings and misses.

AVERAGE FASTBALL HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

Horizontal Break: Outlined on TrackMan’s own website: “... horizontal movement is measured in inches between where the pitch actually crosses the front of home plate side-wise, and where it would have crossed home plate side-wise if had it traveled in a perfectly straight line from release. A positive number means the break was to the right from the pitcher’s perspective, while a negative number means the break was to the left from the pitcher’s perspective.”

AVERAGE CURVEBALL & SLIDER SPIN RATE

AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

MAX EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)

MAX DISTANCE (HITTING)

BLAST MOTION

With the help of our Blast Motion sensors, we're analyzing the swing metrics measured at this open showcase.

HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Peak Hand Speed: The observed maximum 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 (AVERAGE)

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 (PEAK & AVERAGE)

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.

+ CLICK HERE for a look at the complete statistics from the event.

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