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PBR ProCase - Midwest: Statistical Analysis

July 12, 2017

By Phil Kerber
Associate Scout

The PBR ProCase - Midwest took place on Tuesday, July 11th at Silver Cross Field in Joliet, Illinois. The event had nearly 60 of the top prospects from the 2018 class in the Midwest participate in a pro style workout and simulated game in front of the PBR Scouting Staff as well as countless professional scouts.

Today we start event analysis with stats story. Zaid Walker (Homewood-Flossmoor) showed an impressive combination of speed, arm strength, and power at the plate, landing himself in the top 5 in the 60 (6.46), outfield velocity (91), and exit velocity (98). When it came to pure arm strength from a position player, Francois Castillo (Roberto Clemente, IL) stood out among the rest, clocked at 94 mph from the outfield and 96 mph across the infield. Another big-time arm came from Seth Halvorsen (Heritage Christian Academy, MN), posting the top fastball velocity (93 mph) as well as tying the top infield velocity (96 mph).

Nicholas Juaire (Lakeville North, MN) finds himself all over the leader boards with the top switch-hitting exit velocities, a top 5 infield velocity, as well as the quickest pop time at the event (1.79). Dakota Kotowski (Providence Catholic, IL) has present power at the plate and he took home the top exit velocity of the event; 102 mph.

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Top 60 yard dash times
Half of the events participants (14 of 28) broke the 7.00 second mark. Alek Thomas (Mount Carmel, IL) continued to show why he's the No. 1 ranked player in the state of Illinois with a 6.43 60. Zaid Walker (Homewood-Flossmoor, IL) and Tyler Halstead (Riley County, KS) were not far beyond, with impressive 6.46 60 times.
Name State School Class Pos 60 Yard Dash
Alek Thomas IL Mount Carmel  2018  OF  6.43 
Zaid Walker IL Homewood-Flossmoor 2018 OF 6.46
Tyler Halstead KS Riley County 2018 OF 6.46
Michael Brewer IN Snider 2018 OF 6.51
Branden Comia IL Sandburg 2018 SS/2B 6.64
Top fastball velocity
Nearly half of all the pitchers (11 of 23), broke 90 mph or better off the mound. Seth Halvorsen (Heritage Christian Academy, MN) and Gus Radel (Sioux Falls Roosevelt, SD) set the pace for the event at 93 mph. Antoine Kelly (Maine East, IL) was the top left-handed pitcher, coming in at 91 mph.
Name State School Class Pos Fastball Velocity
Seth Halvorsen MN Heritage Christian Academy 2018 SS/RHP 93
Gus Radel SD Sioux Falls Roosevelt 2018 RHP 93
Dillon Nowicki WI Stoughton 2018 RHP 91
Antoine Kelly IL Maine East 2018 LHP 91
top exit velocity
96% (27 of 28) of the events participants recorded an exit velocity of 90 mph. Dakota Kotowski (Providence Catholic, IL) and Zyon Avery (Ben Davis, IN) were the only two to break the 100 mph mark. Kotowski was impressively consistent, recording four exit velocities of a tee over 100 mph on five swings. Nicholas Juaire (Lakeville North, MN) and Anthony Calarco (New Trier, IL) led the switch hitters. Juaire was 95 from the right-side and 96 from the left while Calarco was 94 from both sides.
Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity
Dakota Kotowski IL Providence Catholic 2018 OF/1B 102
Zyon Avery IN Ben Davis 2018 C 100
Brooks Coetzee IL Mahomet 2018 OF 99
Jeff Holtz WI Arrowhead 2018 C 99
Zaid Walker IL Homewood-Flossmoor 2018 OF 98
tOP INFIELD VELOCITY
Francois Castillo (Roberto Clemente, IL) and Seth Halvorsen (Heritage Christian Academy, MN) were on another level throwing across the diamond. Simply put, they blew away the competition, figuratively and literally, posting 96 mph. Nicholas Juaire (Lakeville North, MN) was the only other player to break 90 mph, at 91.
Name State School Class Pos Infield Velocity
Seth Halvorsen MN Heritage Christian Academy 2018 SS/RHP 96
Francois Castillo IL Roberto Clemente 2018 3B/OF 96
Nicholas Juaire MN Lakeville North 2018 C/2B 91
Craig Yoho IN Fishers 2018 SS 89
Alex Binelas WI Oak Creek 2018 3B/SS 88
top outfield velocity
Once more, Francois Castillo (Roberto Clemente, IL) tops the velocity charts, this time from the outfield, as he stands alone at 94 mph. Not far behind were the likes of Zaid Walker (Homewood-Flossmoor, IL) and Miko Rodriguez (Forest Hills Central, MI) at 91 mph. 
Name State School Class Pos Outfield Velocity
Francois Castillo IL Roberto Clemente 2018 3B/OF 94 
Zaid Walker IL Homewood-Flossmoor 2018 OF 91
Miko Rodriguez MI Forest Hills Central 2018 OF 91
Brooks Coetzee IL Mahomet 2018 OF 90
Michael Brewer IN Snider 2018 OF 90
top catcher pop times
Nicholas Juaire (Lakeville North, MN) posted an event best 1.79 pop time. Jacob Campbell (Janesville Craig, WI) and Chase Stanke (Marmion, IL) were consistently on the bag and their set of pop times were differentiated by the slimmest of margins, 0.11 seconds in Campbell's case and 0.04 for Stanke.
Name State School Class Pos Pop Times
Nicholas Juaire MN Lakeville North 2018 C/2B 1.79 - 1.97
Jacob Campbell WI Janesville Craig 2018 C 1.87 - 1.98
Chase Stanke IL Marmion 2018 C 1.93 - 1.97
Zyon Avery IN Ben Davis 2018 C 1.93 - 2.04
Jeff Holtz WI Arrowhead 2018 C 1.95 - 2.05
Ryan Wrobleski MN Eden Prairie 2018 C 2.00 - 2.08
top catcher velocity
The event's catchers featured comparable arms up and down. Jacob Campbell (Janesville Craig, WI) and Chase Stanke (Marmion, IL) set the standard at 80 mph, but Jeff Holtz (Arrowhead, WI), Nicholas Juaire (Lakeville North, MN), Zyon Avery (Ben Davis, IN), and Ryan Wrobleski (Eden Prairie, MN) were not far behind.
Name State School Class Pos Catcher Velocity
Jacob Campbell WI Janesville Craig 2018 C  80
Chase Stanke IL Marmion 2018 C 80
Jeff Holtz WI Arrowhead 2018 C 79
Nicholas Juaire MN Lakeville North 2018 C/2B 78
Zyon Avery IN Ben Davis 2018 C 78
Ryan Wrobleski MN Eden Prairie 2018 C 76
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