Oct. 13, PBR Illinois hosted the Morton JC Scout Day at Goss Field in Cicero, Ill Despite some unfavorable weather conditions, a number of the Panthers still showed very well for themselves. 

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	State	School	Class	Pos	60-yard
1	Quinton Schwartz	IL	Jacobs	2021	OF	6.94
2	Alex Brodie	IL	Plainfield North	2021	C	6.95
3	Brian Donlea	IL	Barrington	2021	C	7.02
^	Trent Lawrence	IL	York	2021	3B	7.02
4	Ryan Jenkins	IL	Barrington	2021	OF	7.07
5	Michael Wanhala	IL	Huntley	2022	OF	7.10

MAX INF VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	INF Velo
1	Brian Donlea	IL	Barrington	2021	C	88
2	Carter Hall	IL	Champaign Central	2022	C	83
^	Nick Humbracht	IL	Illinois Valley Central	2022	RHP	83
3	Trent Lawrence	IL	York	2021	3B	82
4	Noah Chase	IL	Illinois Valley Central	2022	3B	81

MAX OF VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	OF Velo
1	Brian Donlea	IL	Barrington	2021	C	90
2	Nick Tampa	IL	Dundee Crown	2021	OF	83
3	Luke Ulbert	IL	Hersey	2021	OF	82
^	Nick Humbracht	IL	Illinois Valley Central	2022	RHP	82
^	Ryan Jenkins	IL	Barrington	2021	OF	82

MAX C VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	C Velo
1	Carter Hall	IL	Champaign Central	2022	C	77
2	Brian Donlea	IL	Barrington	2021	C	76

TOP POP-TIMES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Pop Time
1	Brian Donlea	IL	Barrington	2021	C	2.02-2.09
2	Carter Hall	IL	Champaign Central	2022	C	2.15-2.21

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 & AVERAGE SPIN RATE

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Ludovic Messier	QC	Cole Secondaire de Mortagne	2020	RHP	86.0 mph
2	Jeremy Fox	IL	Riverside Brookfield	2021	RHP	85.4 mph
3	Marc Black	IL	Springfield	2021	RHP	84.7 mph
4	Nick Humbracht	IL	Illinois Valley Central	2022	RHP	83.4 mph
5	Trent Lawrence	IL	York	2021	3B	82.8 mph

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (avg)
1	Marc Black	IL	Springfield	2021	RHP	2407 rpm
2	Ludovic Messier	QC	Cole Secondaire de Mortagne	2020	RHP	2348 rpm
3	Tyler Kott	AZ	Williams Field	2019	RHP	2277 rpm
4	Nick Humbracht	IL	Illinois Valley Central	2022	RHP	2267 rpm
5	Osvaldo Peinado	IL	Morton West	2020	RHP	2214 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

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	HM (avg)
1	Noah Chase	IL	Illinois Valley Central	2022	3B	16.3
2	Joseph Evans	IL	Oak Park-River Forest	2022	LHP	-14.9
3	Miguel Cantu	IL	St. Rita	2022	RHP	14.5
4	Hunter Mccaw	IL	Peoria Heights	2022	RHP	14.3
5	Brandon Bonin	IL	Morton	2022	RHP	13.9

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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