2023 Western Michigan Prospect Showcase Advanced Metrics: Hitting Leaderboard
August 4, 2023
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2023 Western Michigan Prospect Showcase - Top Statistical Performers
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2023 Western Michigan Prospect Showcase Advanced Metrics: Trackman Analytics - Hitting Leaderboard
Top Trackman Exit Speed (Max)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Jalen Stelzer | MI | Clinton | 2025 | 3B | 96.8 mph |
| 2 | Nolan Miller | MI | Rockford | 2025 | RHP | 96.7 mph |
| 3 | Sean Postula | MI | Cheboygan | 2025 | 3B | 95.8 mph |
| 4 | Ty Gielczyk | MI | Big Rapids | 2025 | 3B | 94.2 mph |
| 5 | Trey Henriksen | MI | Livonia Stevenson | 2024 | OF | 93.8 mph |
| 6 | Caleb Jones | MI | Grosse Ile | 2025 | SS | 93.8 mph |
| 7 | Maxwell Olsen | MI | Saranac | 2024 | SS | 92.7 mph |
| 8 | Aidan Schauss | MI | Rockford | 2024 | C | 92.3 mph |
| 9 | Philip Wilber | MI | Big Rapids | 2024 | C | 92.2 mph |
| 10 | Christian Schwaderer | MT | Whitefish | 2025 | OF | 92.1 mph |
Top Trackman Exit Speed (Average)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Jalen Stelzer | MI | Clinton | 2025 | 3B | 90.1 mph |
| 2 | Jaden Saavedra | MI | South Lyon East | 2026 | C | 88.9 mph |
| 3 | Sean Postula | MI | Cheboygan | 2025 | 3B | 88.6 mph |
| 4 | Sean White | MI | Dexter | 2024 | C | 86.8 mph |
| 5 | Ty Gielczyk | MI | Big Rapids | 2025 | 3B | 86.2 mph |
| 6 | Nolan Miller | MI | Rockford | 2025 | RHP | 86.1 mph |
| 7 | Tobin Pokorzynski | MI | Rockford | 2025 | RHP | 84.4 mph |
| 8 | Corbin Bennetts | MI | Jenison | 2024 | OF | 84.0 mph |
| 9 | Andrew Kroft | MI | Byron Center | 2024 | OF | 84.0 mph |
| 10 | Christian Schwaderer | MT | Whitefish | 2025 | OF | 82.9 mph |
Top Trackman Distance (Max)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Ty Gielczyk | MI | Big Rapids | 2025 | 3B | 356 ft |
| 2 | Nolan Miller | MI | Rockford | 2025 | RHP | 354 ft |
| 3 | Trey Henriksen | MI | Livonia Stevenson | 2024 | OF | 348 ft |
| 4 | Sean White | MI | Dexter | 2024 | C | 341 ft |
| 5 | Tobin Pokorzynski | MI | Rockford | 2025 | RHP | 340 ft |
| 6 | Jalen Stelzer | MI | Clinton | 2025 | 3B | 335 ft |
| 7 | Jaden Saavedra | MI | South Lyon East | 2026 | C | 331 ft |
| 8 | Corbin Bennetts | MI | Jenison | 2024 | OF | 330 ft |
| 9 | Caleb Jones | MI | Grosse Ile | 2025 | SS | 330 ft |
| 10 | Andrew Kroft | MI | Byron Center | 2024 | OF | 319 ft |
Top Trackman Distance (Average)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Ty Gielczyk | MI | Big Rapids | 2025 | 3B | 290 ft |
| 2 | Jaden Saavedra | MI | South Lyon East | 2026 | C | 280 ft |
| 3 | Cameron Schader | MI | Zeeland West | 2025 | RHP | 278 ft |
| 4 | Tobin Pokorzynski | MI | Rockford | 2025 | RHP | 275 ft |
| 5 | Jalen Stelzer | MI | Clinton | 2025 | 3B | 275 ft |
| 6 | Brady Caswell | MI | Parchment | 2025 | 3B | 274 ft |
| 7 | Aidan Schauss | MI | Rockford | 2024 | C | 261 ft |
| 8 | Sean White | MI | Dexter | 2024 | C | 255 ft |
| 9 | Trey Henriksen | MI | Livonia Stevenson | 2024 | OF | 254 ft |
| 10 | JJ Salas | MI | Zeeland East | 2024 | OF | 249 ft |
Hard Hit Percentage
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hard Hit % |
| 1 | Jalen Stelzer | MI | Clinton | 2025 | 3B | 71 % |
| 2 | Ty Gielczyk | MI | Big Rapids | 2025 | 3B | 57 % |
| 3 | Nolan Miller | MI | Rockford | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
| 4 | Sean White | MI | Dexter | 2024 | C | 42 % |
| 5 | Caleb Jones | MI | Grosse Ile | 2025 | SS | 37 % |
| 6 | Sean Postula | MI | Cheboygan | 2025 | 3B | 33 % |
| 7 | Christian Schwaderer | MT | Whitefish | 2025 | OF | 22 % |
| 8 | Jaden Saavedra | MI | South Lyon East | 2026 | C | 20 % |
| ^ | Matthew Kane | MI | Traverse City St. Francis | 2025 | 1B | 20 % |
| 9 | Aidan Schauss | MI | Rockford | 2024 | C | 14 % |
| 10 | Andrew Kroft | MI | Byron Center | 2024 | OF | 12 % |
| ^ | Philip Wilber | MI | Big Rapids | 2024 | C | 12 % |
| ^ | Trey Henriksen | MI | Livonia Stevenson | 2024 | OF | 12 % |
2023 Western Michigan Prospect Showcase Advanced Metrics - Blast Analytics Leaderboard
Top Blast Hand Speed (Max)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
| 1 | Matthew Kane | MI | Traverse City St. Francis | 2025 | 1B | 24.5 mph |
| 2 | Nolan Miller | MI | Rockford | 2025 | RHP | 24.2 mph |
| 3 | Brady Southfield | MI | Battle Creek Harper Creek | 2024 | C | 24.0 mph |
| 4 | Blake Weirich | MI | Hart | 2024 | RHP | 23.8 mph |
| 5 | Corbin Bennetts | MI | Jenison | 2024 | OF | 23.5 mph |
| ^ | Jalen Stelzer | MI | Clinton | 2025 | 3B | 23.5 mph |
| 6 | Owen Tietema | MI | Grand Rapids Catholic Central | 2026 | OF | 23.4 mph |
| 7 | Jayden Yancy | MI | Flat Rock | 2026 | RHP | 23.2 mph |
| ^ | James Dempsey | MI | Forest Hills Eastern | 2025 | C | 23.2 mph |
| 8 | Andrew Kroft | MI | Byron Center | 2024 | OF | 23.1 mph |
| 9 | Jack La Porte | MI | Western Parma | 2024 | OF | 23.0 mph |
| ^ | Aidan Schauss | MI | Rockford | 2024 | C | 23.0 mph |
| ^ | Ty Gielczyk | MI | Big Rapids | 2025 | 3B | 23.0 mph |
| 10 | Max Holser | MI | Forest Hills Central | 2025 | OF | 22.7 mph |
Top Blast Hand Speed (Average)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Nolan Miller | MI | Rockford | 2025 | RHP | 23.1 mph |
| 2 | Owen Tietema | MI | Grand Rapids Catholic Central | 2026 | OF | 22.7 mph |
| 3 | Brady Southfield | MI | Battle Creek Harper Creek | 2024 | C | 22.5 mph |
| 4 | Jalen Stelzer | MI | Clinton | 2025 | 3B | 22.4 mph |
| 5 | Andrew Kroft | MI | Byron Center | 2024 | OF | 22.3 mph |
| 6 | Corbin Bennetts | MI | Jenison | 2024 | OF | 22.2 mph |
| 7 | Jayden Yancy | MI | Flat Rock | 2026 | RHP | 22.1 mph |
| 8 | Ty Gielczyk | MI | Big Rapids | 2025 | 3B | 21.9 mph |
| 9 | James Dempsey | MI | Forest Hills Eastern | 2025 | C | 21.8 mph |
| 10 | Sean White | MI | Dexter | 2024 | C | 21.7 mph |
Top Blast Bat Speed (Average)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Nolan Miller | MI | Rockford | 2025 | RHP | 77.6 mph |
| 2 | James Dempsey | MI | Forest Hills Eastern | 2025 | C | 75.9 mph |
| 3 | Corbin Bennetts | MI | Jenison | 2024 | OF | 72.4 mph |
| 4 | Owen Tietema | MI | Grand Rapids Catholic Central | 2026 | OF | 71.4 mph |
| 5 | Caleb Jones | MI | Grosse Ile | 2025 | SS | 70.4 mph |
| 6 | Brady Penny | MI | Three Rivers | 2026 | OF | 70.0 mph |
| 7 | Jalen Stelzer | MI | Clinton | 2025 | 3B | 69.8 mph |
| 8 | Isaac Jurmu | MI | Caledonia | 2024 | SS | 69.3 mph |
| 9 | Tobin Pokorzynski | MI | Rockford | 2025 | RHP | 69.1 mph |
| 10 | Jayden Yancy | MI | Flat Rock | 2026 | RHP | 69.1 mph |
Top Blast Rotational Acceleration (Max)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
| 1 | Jack La Porte | MI | Western Parma | 2024 | OF | 30.3 g |
| 2 | Brady Southfield | MI | Battle Creek Harper Creek | 2024 | C | 25.3 g |
| 3 | Jack Shaffer | MI | Bloomfield Hills | 2025 | C | 24.4 g |
| 4 | Brady Caswell | MI | Parchment | 2025 | 3B | 22.8 g |
| 5 | Jayden Yancy | MI | Flat Rock | 2026 | RHP | 22.4 g |
| 6 | Nolan Miller | MI | Rockford | 2025 | RHP | 22.1 g |
| 7 | Vittorio Miksitz | MI | Northville | 2026 | SS | 20.3 g |
| 8 | Cameron Schader | MI | Zeeland West | 2025 | RHP | 19.4 g |
| 9 | Tobin Pokorzynski | MI | Rockford | 2025 | RHP | 19.2 g |
| 10 | James Dempsey | MI | Forest Hills Eastern | 2025 | C | 19.0 g |
Top Blast Rotational Acceleration (Average)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Jack La Porte | MI | Western Parma | 2024 | OF | 21.1 g |
| 2 | Nolan Miller | MI | Rockford | 2025 | RHP | 20.3 g |
| 3 | Brady Caswell | MI | Parchment | 2025 | 3B | 20.0 g |
| 4 | Jack Shaffer | MI | Bloomfield Hills | 2025 | C | 20.0 g |
| 5 | Jayden Yancy | MI | Flat Rock | 2026 | RHP | 18.6 g |
| 6 | Brady Southfield | MI | Battle Creek Harper Creek | 2024 | C | 17.6 g |
| 7 | James Dempsey | MI | Forest Hills Eastern | 2025 | C | 15.5 g |
| 8 | Cameron Schader | MI | Zeeland West | 2025 | RHP | 15.2 g |
| 9 | Cael Kuzinski | MI | Davison | 2024 | SS | 15.0 g |
| 10 | Seth Bischoff | MI | Forest Hills Northern | 2025 | C | 15.0 g |
Top Blast On Plane Efficiency %
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
| 1 | Jared Villareal | MI | Allen Park | 2024 | OF | 92 % |
| 2 | Zachary Holifield | MI | Valley Lutheran | 2024 | LHP | 89 % |
| 3 | Isaac Valencia | MI | West Michigan Aviation Academy | 2026 | SS | 89 % |
| 4 | Tommy Clarey | MI | Caledonia | 2024 | OF | 86 % |
| 5 | Cameron Schader | MI | Zeeland West | 2025 | RHP | 86 % |
| 6 | JJ Salas | MI | Zeeland East | 2024 | OF | 81 % |
| 7 | Blake Weirich | MI | Hart | 2024 | RHP | 81 % |
| 8 | Owen Tietema | MI | Grand Rapids Catholic Central | 2026 | OF | 80 % |
| 9 | Carson Anthes | MI | Cass City Jr/Sr | 2025 | RHP | 80 % |
| 10 | Jack Shaffer | MI | Bloomfield Hills | 2025 | C | 78 % |
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