On Sunday, October 3, the PBR Illinois staff traveled back to The MAX Sports Complex in McCook, Illinois, to host the annual Unsigned Senior Showcase. This event was open to all uncommitted prospects in the state’s 2022 class that are still looking for a place to call home at the collegiate level.

For a look at the complete roster of players set to make the trip to the MAX this Sunday, click HERE.

Now, at the event’s conclusion, our staff will begin to unravel our thoughts from the day. We started by rolling out a Statistical Analysis earlier today, highlighting which players led our respective statistical categories, such as the 60-yard dash, max throwing velocities, and other such numbers from the event.

We'll continue to unravel the data captured from the day through the advanced technology we have at our disposal, starting with what we have on hand from our TrackMan Units inside this article.

MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Jacob Filip	IL	Lakes Community	2022	C	89.2 mph
2	Evan Eberle	IL	Oak Park-River Forest	2022	RHP	87.7 mph
3	Jack Taczy	IL	Cary-Grove	2022	LHP	86.7 mph
4	Elijah Rompala-Matthews	IL	Mount Carmel	2022	RHP	85.2 mph
5	Frank Freeman	IL	St Ignatius	2022	C	84.7 mph

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Sean McGee	IL	St Charles North	2022	RHP	2649 rpm
2	Jacob Filip	IL	Lakes Community	2022	C	2280 rpm
3	Owen Rudy	IL	Hersey	2022	LHP	2263 rpm
4	Evan Eberle	IL	Oak Park-River Forest	2022	RHP	2260 rpm
5	Cliff Mayer	IL	Marist	2022	LHP	2253 rpm
6	Jack Taczy	IL	Cary-Grove	2022	LHP	2251 rpm
7	William Gimbel	IL	Joliet Catholic	2022	RHP	2244 rpm
8	Mason Tokarz-Deram	IL	Warren Township	2022	OF	2211 rpm

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 Slider Spin Rate

Average Curveball Spin Rate

Average Changeup Horizontal Movement

Average Exit Velocity (Hitting)

Exit Speed: Also according to TrackMan’s own website: “The speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.”

Peak Exit Velocity (Hitting)

Peak Estimated Batted Distance (Hitting)

For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.

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