Prep Baseball Report

Underclass Showcase: Statistical Analysis


Kevin Cronin
Area Scout, Tech Analyst

On Sunday, October 16, the PBR Illinois staff hosted the Underclass Showcase at The MAX in McCook, Illinois. The event featured just under 70 players from the 2025-2026 grad classed and brought together some of the most talented underclass prospects in the state.

Today, we will be looking at the measurable data leaders from the event, found below. 

POSITIONAL TOOLS

60-TIMES

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Connor Lund IL South Elgin High School 2025 OF 6.74 s
2 Luke McClure IL Champaign Central 2025 OF 6.75 s
3 Constantine Coines IL Maine South 2025 OF 6.88 s
4 Ben Toft IL New Trier 2025 OF 6.93 s
5 Nick Szalony IL Mundelein 2025 SS 7.06 s
6 Ethan Bass IL Glenbrook North 2026 SS 7.09 s
7 Jaden Fauske IL Nazareth Academy 2025 C 7.13 s
^ Dominic Holton IL NOTRE DAME COLLEGE PREP 2025 SS 7.13 s
8 Ryan Frano IL Glenbard East 2025 LHP 7.15 s
^ Henry Murray IL Lane Technical High School 2025 OF 7.15 s
9 Bryce Loeger IL Conant 2024 RHP 7.23 s
10 Theodore Greco IL Lane Tech 2025 SS 7.24 s

TOP INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Keegan Luxem IL Hersey 2025 RHP 85
2 Jaden Fauske IL Nazareth Academy 2025 C 84
^ Anthony Karbowski IL Hampshire 2025 LHP 84
3 Dominic Holton IL NOTRE DAME COLLEGE PREP 2025 SS 83
4 Ethan Bass IL Glenbrook North 2026 SS 82
^ Aadden Guerrero IL St. Laurence 2025 SS 82
5 Theodore Greco IL Lane Tech 2025 SS 80
^ Logan Nagle IL Lockport 2025 1B 80
^ Brock Fearday IL St. Anthony 2025 RHP 80
6 Angelo Lundeen IL Lyons Township 2025 C 78
^ Tyler Dowling IL Bloomington 2025 3B 78

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Bryce Loeger IL Conant 2024 RHP 91
2 Ben Toft IL New Trier 2025 OF 86
3 Constantine Coines IL Maine South 2025 OF 85
4 Henry Murray IL Lane Technical High School 2025 OF 82
^ Donovan Christman IL McHenry 2025 RHP 82
^ Carter Bleakney IL Champaign Central 2025 OF 82
^ Ryan Frano IL Glenbard East 2025 LHP 82
5 Rowan Smyth IL Evergreen Park 2025 OF 81
6 Luke McClure IL Champaign Central 2025 OF 80
^ Connor Lund IL South Elgin High School 2025 OF 80

TOP CATCHER VELOCITY 

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Jaden Fauske IL Nazareth Academy 2025 C 79
2 Angelo Lundeen IL Lyons Township 2025 C 77
3 Joey Gumuls IL Marist 2025 C 76
4 Freddie Matvias IL Walter Payton College Prep 2025 C 74
5 Peter Corthinos IL Maine South 2026 C 73
^ Alex Kiefer IL Mount Vernon 2025 C 73
^ Andrew Banaszak IL St. Laurence 2025 C 73

TOP POP-TIMES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Jaden Fauske IL Nazareth Academy 2025 C 1.93-2.01
2 Joey Gumuls IL Marist 2025 C 2.04-2.18
3 Alex Kiefer IL Mount Vernon 2025 C 2.10-2.33
4 Peter Corthinos IL Maine South 2026 C 2.11-2.18
5 Angelo Lundeen IL Lyons Township 2025 C 2.11-2.20
6 Freddie Matvias IL Walter Payton College Prep 2025 C 2.11-2.35
7 Andrew Banaszak IL St. Laurence 2025 C 2.12-2.25
8 Owen Chael IL York 2025 C 2.19-2.25
9 Alex Nielsen IL Antioch 2026 C 2.20-2.43
10 Soren Hansen IL Grayslake Central 2026 C 2.23-2.37

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