Fox River Open: Statistical Analysis
June 13, 2018
The Fox River Open took place on Monday, June 11. Originally scheduled to take plcae at Judson College in Elgin, IL, the event was moved to the MAX in McCook, IL due to weather conditions. In total, nearly 50 prospects from all high school classes participated in a pro-style workout in front of the Illinois Scouting Staff. We continue the event analysis with a stats story below.
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TOP 60 Yard Dash
Christopher Rafford (Prairie Ridge, 2019) holds the top spot in the 60 yard dash, with a 6.84 time. Following Rafford are a slew of players who ran very similar times, but all managing to post sub-7.00.
Christopher Rafford (Prairie Ridge, 2019) holds the top spot in the 60 yard dash, with a 6.84 time. Following Rafford are a slew of players who ran very similar times, but all managing to post sub-7.00.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60 Yard Dash |
| Christopher Rafford | IL | Prairie Ridge | 2019 | OF/RHP | 6.84 |
| Austin Buser | IL | Byron | 2019 | OF/2B | 6.97 |
| Brandon Micetich | IL | Plainfield Central | 2020 | 2B/SS | 6.98 |
| Levi Kline | WI | Baraboo (WI) | 2022 | C/SS | 6.98 |
| John McMahon | IL | Glenbard South | 2019 | SS/2B | 6.99 |
TOP FASTBALL VELOCITY
Leading the way on the mound were a trio of physical pitchers. Nikolas Panico (Kaneland, 2019) and Logan Romasanta (South Elgin, 2019) are the joint leaders with 86 mph efforts. Both possess present strength and larger, thick frames. Christian Webb (Yorkville) is a long, lanky right-handed pitcher who maxed out at 83.
Leading the way on the mound were a trio of physical pitchers. Nikolas Panico (Kaneland, 2019) and Logan Romasanta (South Elgin, 2019) are the joint leaders with 86 mph efforts. Both possess present strength and larger, thick frames. Christian Webb (Yorkville) is a long, lanky right-handed pitcher who maxed out at 83.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fastball Velocity |
| Nikolas Panico | IL | Kaneland | 2019 | C/RHP | 86 |
| Logan Romasanta | IL | South Elgin | 2019 | C/RHP | 86 |
| Christian Webb | IL | Yorkville | 2020 | RHP/1B | 83 |
| Dylan Schick | IL | Batavia | 2019 | RHP/SS | 81 |
| Joshua Belgrave | IL | Cary Grove | 2019 | RHP/2B | 81 |
| Joe Fox | IL | New Trier | 2019 | RHP | 81 |
TOP EXIT VELOCITY
Jackson Mladic's (Lockport, 2019) 94 mph exit velocity was the top exit velocity by the slimmest of margins over Panico, Trevor Laffin (Hampshire, 2019), and Romasanta.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity |
| Jackson Mladic | IL | Lockport | 2019 | OF/1B | 94 |
| Nikolas Panico | IL | Kaneland | 2019 | C/RHP | 93 |
| Trevor Laffin | IL | Hampshire | 2019 | OF/1B | 92 |
| Logan Romasanta | IL | South Elgin | 2019 | C/RHP | 92 |
| Jim Zay | IL | Glenbard North | 2019 | SS/2B | 91 |
| Daniel Marion | IL | West Aurora | 2019 | OF | 91 |
TOP INFIELD VELOCITY
Luke Fiantago (Prairie Ridge, 2019) was the only prospect at the event to crack 80 mph across the infield, being clocked at 85. A 2020 of note in this leaderboard is Nate Gazda (Barrington) who holds the fourth spot at 78.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Infield Velocity |
| Luke Fiantago | IL | Prairie Ridge | 2019 | 3B/SS | 85 |
| Max Martin | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2019 | SS/2B | 79 |
| Jim Zay | IL | Glenbard North | 2019 | SS/2B | 78 |
| Nate Gazda | IL | Barrington | 2020 | SS/2B | 78 |
| Nicholas Sladek | IL | Hampshire | 2019 | 1B/LHP | 77 |
TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY
Luke Fisher (Geneva, 2019) came away as the top arm from the outfield with his 79 mph throw in.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Outfield Velocity |
| Luke Fisher | IL | Geneva | 2019 | OF/3B | 79 |
| Mitch Nieweglowski | IL | Marmion | 2019 | OF/RHP | 76 |
| Keegan Brandt | IL | Conant | 2019 | OF/LHP | 75 |
| Jackson Mladic | IL | Lockport | 2019 | OF/1B | 74 |
| Charles Gannon | IL | Dekalb | 2020 | C/OF | 73 |
TOP CATCHER POP TIMES
Logan Riley (Sycamore, 2019) and Joseph Marcucci (Rolling Meadows, 2019) posted the two quickest pop times at 2.10 seconds. Riley does hold the slight edge over Marcucci due to his tighter range.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Times |
| Logan Riley | IL | Sycamore | 2019 | C/SS | 2.10 - 2.20 |
| Joseph Marcucci | IL | Rolling Meadows | 2019 | C/1B | 2.10 - 2.23 |
| Joseph Batusich | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2020 | C/3B | 2.11 - 2.23 |
| Logan Romasanta | IL | South Elgin | 2019 | C/RHP | 2.12 - 2.19 |
| John Seagrist | IL | Barrington | 2019 | C/1B | 2.12 - 2.25 |
| Nikolas Panico | IL | Kaneland | 2019 | C/RHP | 2.16 - 2.24 |
TOP CATCHER VELOCITY
Should come as no surprise that after posting the top two fastball velocities on the day, Panico and Romasanta did the same thing behind the dish, recording 78 and 77 mph, respectively, from the crouch. Also just off the leader was 2020 Joseph Batusich (Joliet Catholic).
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Catcher Velocity |
| Nikolas Panico | IL | Kaneland | 2019 | C/RHP | 78 |
| Logan Romasanta | IL | South Elgin | 2019 | C/RHP | 77 |
| Joseph Batusich | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2020 | C/3B | 77 |
| Constantino Alivia | IL | Carmel Catholic | 2019 | C/2B | 76 |
| Logan Riley | IL | Sycamore | 2019 | C/SS | 74 |
| Dominic Gazzillo | IL | Beecher | 2019 | C/1B | 74 |
| Joseph Marcucci | IL | Rolling Meadows | 2019 | C/1B | 74 |