Best of 2021: JUCO Max Fastball Leaders
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.
MAX FASTBALL LEADERS
| 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 |
| ^ | Mitchel Sampson | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | 93 mph |
| ^ | Josh Dima | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | LHP | 93 mph |
| 4 | Alex Buchanan | Southwestern Illinois JC | 2019 | RHP | 92 mph |
| ^ | Jack Snider | Parkland College | 2020 | RHP | 92 mph |
| ^ | Tucker Shalley | Illinois | 2020 | RHP | 92 mph |
| ^ | Alex Pipes | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 92 mph |
| ^ | Zachary Nehlsen | Lincoln Trail JC | 2021 | RHP | 92 mph |
| ^ | Harrison Dubois | South Suburban JC | 2020 | RHP | 92 mph |
| ^ | Cole McMichael | Lincoln Trail JC | 2021 | RHP | 92 mph |
| 5 | Matthew Haley | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 91 mph |
| ^ | Ryan Tressler | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 91 mph |
| ^ | Jackson Lee | John A. Logan JC | 2021 | RHP | 91 mph |
| ^ | Sam Myers | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 91 mph |
| ^ | Jay Schueler | Parkland College | 2019 | RHP | 91 mph |
| ^ | Keegan Buksa | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 91 mph |
| ^ | Carter Monke | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 91 mph |
| ^ | Mitchel Hemmen | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 91 mph |
| ^ | William Melby | Triton JC | 2020 | RHP | 91 mph |
| 6 | Peyton Olejnik | Triton JC | 2021 | 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 |
| ^ | Dustin Crawford | Southwestern Illinois JC | 2021 | RHP | 90 mph |
| ^ | Kristian Asbury | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 90 mph |
| ^ | Wyatt Geesaman | Lincoln Trail JC | 2019 | RHP | 90 mph |
| ^ | Logan Jones | Ohio | 2020 | RHP | 90 mph |
| ^ | Tresdon Rybarczyk | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 90 mph |
| ^ | Drew Fieger | Lincoln Trail JC | 2021 | RHP | 90 mph |
| ^ | Donnie Canchela | Florence-Darlington JC | 2020 | RHP | 90 mph |
| ^ | Reed Braundmeier | Southwestern Illinois JC | 2021 | RHP | 90 mph |
| ^ | Reese Dutton | Heartland CC | 2019 | RHP | 90 mph |
| 7 | Johnny Pecora | Triton JC | 2020 | OF | 89 mph |
| ^ | Ryan Wilwers | Rock Valley JC | 2019 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Daniel Llanas | Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin | 2019 | OF | 89 mph |
| ^ | Josiah Zamora | Kankakee CC | 2019 | SS | 89 mph |
| ^ | Matt Lelito | Kankakee CC | 2019 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Brandon Dodson | Triton JC | 2020 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Carson Roberts | College of DuPage | 2020 | OF | 89 mph |
| ^ | Luke Shelton | Lincoln Trail JC | 2021 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Connor Aten | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Reece Rodabaugh | Parkland College | 2019 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Jack Young | Parkland College | 2020 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Luke Skudlarczyk | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Meade Johnson | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Teague Conrad | Heartland CC | 2019 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Brayden Closs | Heartland CC | 2021 | LHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Brock Begesha | Joliet JC | 2020 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Nathan Righi | Parkland College | 2019 | RHP | 89 mph |
| ^ | Tyler Raudszus | Southwestern Illinois JC | 2020 | RHP | 89 mph |
| 8 | James Denten | Kaskaskia JC | 2019 | 3B | 88 mph |
| ^ | Nate Thomas | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Josh Fleming | Joliet JC | 2019 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Kyle Cortner | Lincoln Trail JC | 2020 | LHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Steven Kleyheeg | Rock Valley JC | 2020 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Kevin Carvalho | Southwestern Illinois JC | 2018 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Joseph Kossina | Southwestern Illinois JC | 2020 | LHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Luke Gasser | Southwestern Illinois JC | 2019 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Alex Elsing | Kaskaskia JC | 2020 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Justin Grosse | Milwaukee Area Technical JC | 2019 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Marc Black | Morton JC | 2021 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Panagiotis Rokkas | Triton JC | 2020 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Logan Romasanta | Morton JC | 2019 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Danny Perdzock | McHenry County JC | 2020 | RHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Grady Gorgen | McHenry County JC | 2020 | LHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Ryan Eiermann | Kankakee CC | 2017 | LHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Jeffrey Bryant | Lincoln Trail JC | 2019 | LHP | 88 mph |
| ^ | Bryant Byrd | Southeastern Illinois JC | 2021 | 1B | 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.