On Wednesday, October 5, PBR Illinois hosted the John A. Logan | SIC | Rend Lake | Kaskaskia Scout Day at John A. Logan in Carterville, Illinois. The event featured over 60 players in total and allowed our staff to get a look at some of the top Junior College prospects in Southern Illinois. 

Below are the day’s top performers, broken down by position players and pitchers. You can read up on the players that stood out to our scouting staff from the event, HERE.

POSITIONAL TOOLS

TOP 60-TIMES

Rank	Name	School	HS Grad Year	Pos	60-yd
1	Ryan St. Ledger	Rend Lake JC	2021	OF	6.49 s
2	Justin Bogard	Kaskaskia JC	2021	OF	6.70 s
^	Garrett Esposito	Kaskaskia JC	2021	OF	6.70 s
3	Tre Hondras	John A. Logan JC	2020	OF	6.74 s
4	Kaleb Herbert	Kaskaskia JC	2019	SS	6.78 s
5	Will Henson	Rend Lake JC	2021	SS	6.83 s
6	Ryan Bibb	John A. Logan JC	2022	2B	6.84 s
^	Ben Higdon	John A. Logan JC	2021	OF	6.84 s

MAX INF VELOCITY

Rank	Name	School	HS Grad Year	Pos	INF Velo
1	Kaleb Herbert	Kaskaskia JC	2019	SS	92
2	Ryan Birr	Kaskaskia JC	2020	3B	91
3	Chase Dodson	John A. Logan JC	2021	2B	89
4	Will Henson	Rend Lake JC	2021	SS	88
^	Michael Ascencio	Kaskaskia JC	2022	3B	88
5	Gage Griggs	John A. Logan JC	2022	2B	86

MAX OF VELOCITY

Rank	Name	School	HS Grad Year	Pos	OF Velo
1	Bryant Byrd	Southeastern Illinois JC	2021	1B	93
2	Hayden Brazelton	Kaskaskia JC	2022	LHP	91
3	Gavin Baldwin	John A. Logan JC	2021	OF	90
4	Tyler McClure	Kaskaskia JC	2021	OF	89
5	Parker Van Dorn	Southeastern Illinois JC	2021	OF	88

MAX C VELOCITY

Rank	Name	School	HS Grad Year	Pos	C Velo
1	Matthew Derrick	John A. Logan JC	2022	RHP	84
2	Jacob Filip	John A. Logan JC	2022	C	81
^	Karson Kennedy	John A. Logan JC	2021	C	81
3	Ryan Kelly	Kaskaskia JC	2022	C	80
4	Matthew Hunzinger	Kaskaskia JC	2021	C	77

TOP POP-TIMES

Rank	Name	School	HS Grad Year	Pos	Pop Time
1	Karson Kennedy	John A. Logan JC	2021	C	1.94-2.02
2	Ryan Kelly	Kaskaskia JC	2022	C	1.96-2.08
3	Matthew Derrick	John A. Logan JC	2022	RHP	2.00-2.02
4	Matthew Hunzinger	Kaskaskia JC	2021	C	2.00-2.12

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 & SPIN RATE

Rank	Name	School	HS Grad Year	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Matthew Tarr	John A. Logan JC	2022	RHP	94.6 mph
2	Drew Pestka	John A. Logan JC	2022	RHP	93.6 mph
3	Josh Dima	John A. Logan JC	2020	LHP	92.3 mph
4	Jack Hoeymans	John A. Logan JC	2020	RHP	90.9 mph
5	Trevor Jackson	John A. Logan JC	2022	RHP	90.3 mph
6	Nicholas Oyster	Kaskaskia JC	2021	RHP	90.2 mph
7	Cooper Herold	John A. Logan JC	2020	RHP	90.1 mph
8	Brayson Shew	John A. Logan JC	2021	RHP	89.8 mph
9	Eli Pillsbury	John A. Logan JC	2022	LHP	89.6 mph
10	Peyton Apps	Kaskaskia JC	2021	RHP	89.5 mph

Rank	Name	School	HS Grad Year	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Matthew Tarr	John A. Logan JC	2022	RHP	2512 rpm
2	Brandon Keyster	John A. Logan JC	2020	LHP	2479 rpm
3	Jackson Kranawetter	John A. Logan JC	2022	LHP	2376 rpm
4	Jack Hoeymans	John A. Logan JC	2020	RHP	2349 rpm
5	Michael Ascencio	Kaskaskia JC	2022	3B	2291 rpm
6	Brayson Shew	John A. Logan JC	2021	RHP	2261 rpm
7	Peyton Apps	Kaskaskia JC	2021	RHP	2260 rpm
8	Maddox Yates	Rend Lake JC	2021	RHP	2244 rpm
9	Cooper Herold	John A. Logan JC	2020	RHP	2238 rpm
10	Landon Geragosian	John A. Logan JC	2022	RHP	2225 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 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.

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