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Tue January 28, 2020
PBR Wisconsin’s first event of 2019 was held over the weekend on Jan. 25 at Fielder’s Choice Training Academy, the Kenosha Preseason I.D., from Kenosha, Wis. Around 50 prospects made it to the showcase, from both Illinois and Wisconsin, and we’ll continue our event coverage today by sharing some statistical analysis from all of the measured data taken on Saturday.
In case you missed it, we published our rapid thoughts and analysis coming out of showcase on Saturday in our Quick Hits post. Click the hyperlink for more details.
Keep a look out in the next couple weeks when we’ll publish reports on each of the prospects who made it out to Kenosha. For now, here’s a look at a sortable board of all the event's recorded statistics: CLICK HERE.
Tied atop this leaderboard is Wilmot junior Leo Falletti and Union Grove sophomore Remmi Sweet. Speed and athleticism are both stapled to their profiles, so it’s no surprise to see the two leading the way in this category. From Illinois, lanky sophomore Ethan Clark (Lakes Community) has some serious athleticism to be able to motor his long levers down the line at a 4.24 mark.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
H-1st
1
Leo Falletti
WI
Wilmot
2021
OF
4.19
^
Remmi Sweet
WI
Union Grove
2022
OF
4.19
2
Ethan Clark
IL
Lakes Community
2022
OF
4.24
3
TJ Williams
WI
Racine Horlick
2022
SS
4.25
^
Austin LaBreche
WI
Tremper
2021
2B
4.25
^
Johnathon Brau
WI
Burlington
2021
OF
4.25
4
Nicklas Williams
WI
Union Grove
2021
SS
4.26
5
Nate Freeze
IL
Crystal Lake South
2021
OF
4.27
^
Konnor Hill
WI
Shoreland Lutheran
2021
C
4.27
^
Seth Brankey
WI
Westosha Central
2023
OF
4.27
Clark appears again here where he’s developing a real reputation on the mound. Again, those long levers get downhill fast to help produce a fastball that topped out at an event-high 84 mph. Broad-shouldered lefty from La Crosse Central, Dylan Lapic, is already one of the big winners in the state coming out of the offseason and sat in the low-80s on Saturday, touching 83 mph. Westosha Central’s Kyle Mitchell (2021) is another uncommitted junior who has some sneaky athleticism attached to his game – and he touched 83 mph on the mound. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound junior from New Richmond, James Schutte, has some real arm strength and a feel for offspeed. He sat 81-83 mph in Kenosha over the weekend.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Max FB
1
Ethan Clark
IL
Lakes Community
2022
OF
84 mph
2
James Schutte
WI
New Richmond
2021
RHP
83 mph
^
Dylan Lapic
WI
La Crosse Central
2021
LHP
83 mph
^
Kyle Mitchell
WI
Westosha Central
2021
OF
83 mph
3
Sawyer Smith
WI
Shoreland Lutheran
2021
SS
82 mph
^
Cristiano Ramirez
WI
Muskego
2022
RHP
82 mph
There was a three-way tie atop the exit velocity charts: Nate Freeze (Crystal Lake South, IL, 2021), Sam Ott (Oconomowoc, 2021), and Sweet. Freeze averaged the highest exit velocity off the tee, recording multiple 93 mph readings. Ott swings a physical left-handed bat with thump, and he has the exit velo numbers to back it up. And it wasn’t a surprise to see the live-bodied sophomore Sweet record a 93 mph high, either.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velo
1
Sam Ott
WI
Oconomowoc
2021
1B
93
^
Tristan Ott
WI
Oconomowoc
2022
OF
93
^
Nate Freeze
IL
Crystal Lake South
2021
OF
93
^
Remmi Sweet
WI
Union Grove
2022
OF
93
2
Anthony Vivian
WI
Dodgeville
2021
C
92
^
Tim Nelson
WI
Racine Lutheran
2021
3B
92
3
AJ Finco
FL
Canterbury
2023
C
91
4
Johnathon Brau
WI
Burlington
2021
OF
90
5
Jack Vozel
WI
Wilmot Union
2021
OF
89
^
Brock Malecki
WI
Waterford Union
2022
3B
89
^
Nicklas Williams
WI
Union Grove
2021
SS
89
Sawyer Smith (Shoreland Lutheran, 2021) was among the day’s best performers overall and his big, loose arm showed itself during infield reps where he topped at 86 mph across the infield, the highest velocity of the day. The sophomore Clark, naturally, was just a tick behind. Freshman Marco Falletti (Wilmot) was also among the top performers at the event, especially for a member of the 2023 class, and his advanced strength showed itself in a multitude of ways, including the infield, where he topped 85 mph, matching another strong, physical athlete, junior Nicklas Williams (Union Grove). Franklin freshman Noah Musolf has a whippy arm worth watching, and he touched 84 mph during infield defense evaluations.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
INF Velo
1
Sawyer Smith
WI
Shoreland Lutheran
2021
SS
86
2
Nicklas Williams
WI
Union Grove
2021
SS
85
^
Ethan Clark
IL
Lakes Community
2022
OF
85
^
Marco Falletti
WI
Wilmot
2023
SS
85
3
Noah Musolf
WI
Franklin
2023
RHP
84
4
Nate Freeze
IL
Crystal Lake South
2021
OF
83
5
Max Tindall
WI
Indian Trail
2021
SS
82
Catholic Memorial’s Anthony Gross (2021) came into the event as one of the day’s highest-rated prospects and he reasserted his physicality on Saturday. His 89 mph high from the outfield topped this leaderboard. Here’s another area where Mitchell’s arm strength showed itself, too, touching 88 mph on his throws home. Wilmot junior Jack Vozel was near the top of most of the categories he participated in, including this one, and the same can be said about Freeze from Illinois.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
OF Velo
1
Anthony Gross
WI
Catholic Memorial
2021
OF
89
2
Kyle Mitchell
WI
Westosha Central
2021
OF
88
3
Jack Vozel
WI
Wilmot Union
2021
OF
86
4
Tristan Ott
WI
Oconomowoc
2022
OF
85
^
Nate Freeze
IL
Crystal Lake South
2021
OF
85
Anthony Vivian (Dodgeville, 2021) is a really strong, physical junior and his 75 mph high from out of the chute paced this group of backstops. Pulaski junior Michael Maloney was just a tick away from Vivian, too.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
C Velo
1
Anthony Vivian
WI
Dodgeville
2021
C
75
2
Michael Maloney
WI
Pulaski
2021
C
74
3
Brady Davidson
WI
St Joseph
2023
3B
71
^
Grant Garrett
IL
Grayslake North
2022
C
71
^
Ethan Goll
WI
Marquette University
2022
C
71
^
Konnor Hill
WI
Shoreland Lutheran
2021
C
71
4
AJ Finco
FL
Canterbury
2023
C
69
^
Riken Frost
WI
Omro
2021
C
69
^
Tanner White
WI
Tremper
2023
2B
69
Sophomore A.J. Finco (Home School) better known for his physical bat, but he also averaged the lowest pop times at the event on Saturday. Vivian marginally trailed, as did Maloney. From Marquette University, sophomore Ethan Goll did well to put himself up near the top of this leaderboard as well.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Pop Time
1
AJ Finco
FL
Canterbury
2023
C
2.10-2.21
2
Anthony Vivian
WI
Dodgeville
2021
C
2.13-2.25
3
Ethan Goll
WI
Marquette University
2022
C
2.13-2.27
4
Michael Maloney
WI
Pulaski
2021
C
2.16-2.34
5
Konnor Hill
WI
Shoreland Lutheran
2021
C
2.22-2.40
6
Riken Frost
WI
Omro
2021
C
2.26-2.41
7
Grant Garrett
IL
Grayslake North
2022
C
2.27-2.34
8
Tanner White
WI
Tremper
2023
2B
2.32-2.45
9
Brady Davidson
WI
St Joseph
2023
3B
2.33-2.44