Fri December 10, 2021
For the first time this fall, PBR Illinois made a concerted effort to check in on several of the state's JUCO programs and familiarize ourselves with that aspect of amateur baseball. Our staff ran 10 total junior college events this fall - nine of which were individual scout days and we also hosted the Region IV Showcase for the first time.
We collected an abundance of data throughout our extensive coverage of the JUCO realm this fall and now, as the year comes to an end, we're eager to take a look at which players put up the most impressive numbers.
Below you'll find the hardest fastballs we saw across our respective JUCO landscape this fall, led by John A. Logan RHP Terry Busse.
| Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Max FB |
| 1 | Terry Busse | South Suburban JC | 2020 | RHP | 95 mph |
| 2 | Ben Thompson | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 94 mph |
| ^ | Kyle Iwinski | Kankakee CC | 2019 | RHP | 94 mph |
| 3 | Mitch Mueller | Parkland College | 2020 | RHP | 93 mph |
| ^ | Josh Dima | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | LHP | 93 mph |
| ^ | Mitchel Sampson | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | 93 mph |
| 4 | Cole McMichael | Lincoln Trail JC | 2021 | RHP | 92 mph |
| ^ | Harrison Dubois | South Suburban JC | 2020 | RHP | 92 mph |
| ^ | Jack Snider | Parkland College | 2020 | RHP | 92 mph |
| ^ | Alex Buchanan | Southwestern Illinois JC | 2019 | RHP | 92 mph |
| ^ | Alex Pipes | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 92 mph |
| ^ | Zachary Nehlsen | Lincoln Trail JC | 2021 | RHP | 92 mph |
| ^ | Tucker Shalley | Parkland College | 2020 | RHP | 92 mph |
| 5 | Sam Myers | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 91 mph |
| ^ | Jay Schueler | Parkland College | 2019 | RHP | 91 mph |
| ^ | William Melby | Triton JC | 2020 | RHP | 91 mph |
| ^ | Mitchel Hemmen | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 91 mph |
| ^ | Jackson Lee | John A. Logan JC | 2021 | RHP | 91 mph |
| ^ | Carter Monke | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 91 mph |
| ^ | Ryan Tressler | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 91 mph |
| ^ | Keegan Buksa | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 91 mph |
| ^ | Matthew Haley | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 91 mph |
| 6 | Wyatt Geesaman | Lincoln Trail JC | 2019 | RHP | 90 mph |
| ^ | Kale Ven Huizen | Black Hawk JC-Moline | 2019 | RHP | 90 mph |
| ^ | Douglas Loden | Joliet JC | 2020 | RHP | 90 mph |
| ^ | Jorden Rauch | Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin | 2019 | RHP | 90 mph |
| ^ | Donnie Canchela | Florence-Darlington JC | 2020 | RHP | 90 mph |
| ^ | Reed Braundmeier | Southwestern Illinois JC | 2021 | RHP | 90 mph |
| ^ | Logan Jones | Lincoln Trail JC | 2020 | RHP | 90 mph |
| ^ | Peyton Olejnik | Triton JC | 2021 | RHP | 90 mph |
| ^ | Dustin Crawford | Southwestern Illinois JC | 2021 | RHP | 90 mph |
| ^ | Kristian Asbury | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 90 mph |
| ^ | Reese Dutton | Heartland CC | 2019 | RHP | 90 mph |
| ^ | Tresdon Rybarczyk | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 90 mph |
| ^ | Drew Fieger | Lincoln Trail JC | 2021 | RHP | 90 mph |
| 7 | Meade Johnson | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Luke Shelton | Lincoln Trail JC | 2021 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Teague Conrad | Heartland CC | 2019 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Brayden Closs | Heartland CC | 2021 | LHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Josiah Zamora | Kankakee CC | 2019 | SS | 89 mph |
| ^ | Luke Skudlarczyk | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Connor Aten | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Jack Young | Parkland College | 2020 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Reece Rodabaugh | Parkland College | 2019 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Nathan Righi | Parkland College | 2019 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Ryan Wilwers | Rock Valley JC | 2019 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Brandon Dodson | Triton JC | 2020 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Daniel Llanas | Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin | 2019 | OF | 89 mph |
| ^ | Johnny Pecora | Triton JC | 2020 | OF | 89 mph |
| ^ | Brock Begesha | Joliet JC | 2020 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Matt Lelito | Kankakee CC | 2019 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Carson Roberts | College of DuPage | 2020 | OF | 89 mph |
| ^ | Tyler Raudszus | Southwestern Illinois JC | 2020 | RHP | 89 mph |
| 8 | Danny Perdzock | McHenry County JC | 2020 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Kyle Cortner | Lincoln Trail JC | 2020 | LHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Bryant Byrd | Southeastern Illinois JC | 2021 | 1B | 88 mph |
| ^ | Joseph Kossina | Southwestern Illinois JC | 2020 | LHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Josh Fleming | Joliet JC | 2019 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Jeffrey Bryant | Lincoln Trail JC | 2019 | LHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Justin Grosse | Milwaukee Area Technical JC | 2019 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Grady Gorgen | McHenry County JC | 2020 | LHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Ryan Eiermann | Kankakee CC | 2017 | LHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Nate Thomas | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Luke Gasser | Southwestern Illinois JC | 2019 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Alex Elsing | Kaskaskia JC | 2020 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | James Denten | Kaskaskia JC | 2019 | 3B | 88 mph |
| ^ | Kevin Carvalho | Southwestern Illinois JC | 2018 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Logan Romasanta | Morton JC | 2019 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Marc Black | Morton JC | 2021 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Steven Kleyheeg | Rock Valley JC | 2020 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Panagiotis Rokkas | Triton JC | 2020 | RHP | 88 mph |
For an in-depth look at all the JUCO Scout Days we ran this fall, including a complete list of gathered statistics, click HERE.
