Milwaukee Open: Positional Data Dive
June 24, 2023
On Tuesday, June 13th the PBR Wisconsin team hosted the Milwaukee Open at The Rock in Franklin, WI. This open event was for all high school classes (2024-27), and gave our staff a chance to get a look at 30+ uncommitted prospects before the summer gets into full swing.For a closer look at the showcase details and the technologies we'll have on-site to assist our in-person evaluation for all in attendance, click here. For a complete look at those registered to attend this event, view the most up-to-date version of the roster by clicking here.
Thursday, we took a closer look at some of the immediate standouts who caught our attention with our Quick Hits. Today, we published our Statistical Analysis, where we broke down the stat leaders from the more traditional categories. Today, we will take a further in-depth look at the top positional players with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:
SYNCRO ATHLETIC TESTING
60-YARD DASH
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
60-yd
1
Braylen White
WI
Brown Deer
2025
OF
6.71 s
2
Sawyer Conradt
SC
P27
2025
RHP
7.02 s
3
Matthew Gruber
WI
Union Grove
2025
OF
7.03 s
4
Max Johnson
WI
South Milwaukee
2024
OF
7.04 s
^
Parker Schwake
WI
Wauwatosa West
2024
C
7.04 s
10-YARD SPLIT
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
10-yd
1
Parker Schwake
WI
Wauwatosa West
2024
C
1.64 s
2
Max Johnson
WI
South Milwaukee
2024
OF
1.71 s
^
Sawyer Conradt
SC
P27
2025
RHP
1.71 s
3
Braylen White
WI
Brown Deer
2025
OF
1.73 s
4
Ethan Knoll
WI
Waukesha North
2024
C
1.74 s
^
Alexander Smith
WI
Indian Trail
2025
OF
1.74 s
RUN SPEED (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Run speed (max) |
1 | Braylen White | WI | Brown Deer | 2025 | OF | 21.3 |
2 | Matthew Gruber | WI | Union Grove | 2025 | OF | 19.9 |
3 | Max Johnson | WI | South Milwaukee | 2024 | OF | 19.6 |
^ | Sawyer Conradt | SC | P27 | 2025 | RHP | 19.6 |
4 | Bennett Karolewicz | WI | St. Thomas More | 2024 | OF | 19.5 |
5 | Brody Nolan | WI | Campbellsport | 2025 | C | 19.4 |
^ | Parker Schwake | WI | Wauwatosa West | 2024 | C | 19.4 |
Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. We implemented three timing gates at the 10 and 30 yards, to capture athletes’ quickness, explosiveness and reaction time. From there, we will calculate an athlete’s top-end speed in miles per hour. While the measurement still has its utility, the 10-yard split has started to become more and more applicable in determining the player's burst and reaction time in-game, whether that's in the outfield or on the basepaths.
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Parker Schwake
WI
Wauwatosa West
2024
C
104.8 mph
2
Rocco Conrad
WI
New Berlin West
2025
1B
99.1 mph
3
Ethan Knoll
WI
Waukesha North
2024
C
98.0 mph
4
Wynn Hotchkiss
WI
Wisconsin Lutheran
2025
3B
95.0 mph
5
Bennett Cagle
WI
Edgewood
2025
OF
93.9 mph
6
Brody Nolan
WI
Campbellsport
2025
C
93.7 mph
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
Rocco Conrad
WI
New Berlin West
2025
1B
93.7 mph
2
Parker Schwake
WI
Wauwatosa West
2024
C
90.7 mph
3
Bennett Cagle
WI
Edgewood
2025
OF
88.3 mph
4
Ethan Knoll
WI
Waukesha North
2024
C
88.0 mph
5
Wilson Kershner
WI
Menomonee Falls
2024
C
87.9 mph
Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Parker Schwake
WI
Wauwatosa West
2024
C
405 ft
2
Bennett Karolewicz
WI
St. Thomas More
2024
OF
351 ft
3
Wilson Kershner
WI
Menomonee Falls
2024
C
349 ft
4
Alexander Smith
WI
Indian Trail
2025
OF
334 ft
5
Max Johnson
WI
South Milwaukee
2024
OF
332 ft
SWEET SPOT%
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Sweet Spot %
1
Jackson Ferris
WI
Muskego
2025
C
87 %
2
Matthew Gruber
WI
Union Grove
2025
OF
80 %
^
Thomas Radomski
WI
Waukesha North
2026
C
80 %
^
Max Johnson
WI
South Milwaukee
2024
OF
80 %
3
Nicholas Filandrinos
WI
Verona Area
2025
1B
77 %
4
Cole Wendling
WI
Waterford Union
2025
2B
70 %
^
Ian Kawczynski
WI
Catholic Memorial
2026
SS
70 %
5
Luis Duperoys
WI
Marquette University
2024
SS
60 %
^
Kody Hage
WI
Union Grove
2025
3B
60 %
^
Bradley Check
WI
La Crosse Logan
2025
3B
60 %
Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.
BLAST MOTION
HAND SPEED (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (avg)
1
Parker Schwake
WI
Wauwatosa West
2024
C
25.2 mph
2
Brody Nolan
WI
Campbellsport
2025
C
23.4 mph
3
Bennett Karolewicz
WI
St. Thomas More
2024
OF
22.8 mph
4
Bennett Cagle
WI
Edgewood
2025
OF
22.7 mph
5
Tyler Cook
WI
University School of Milwaukee
2026
OF
22.5 mph
6
Rocco Conrad
WI
New Berlin West
2025
1B
22.2 mph
Hand Speed: The observed 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 (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Bat Speed (avg)
1
Parker Schwake
WI
Wauwatosa West
2024
C
76.1 mph
2
Wynn Hotchkiss
WI
Wisconsin Lutheran
2025
3B
75.3 mph
3
Rocco Conrad
WI
New Berlin West
2025
1B
74.3 mph
4
Christian Hedmark
WI
Niagara
2024
C
72.2 mph
5
Matthew Gruber
WI
Union Grove
2025
OF
71.7 mph
6
Bennett Cagle
WI
Edgewood
2025
OF
71.6 mph
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 (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (avg)
1
Parker Schwake
WI
Wauwatosa West
2024
C
22.7 g
2
Trent Schmidt
WI
Appleton North
2026
C
19.5 g
3
Bennett Karolewicz
WI
St. Thomas More
2024
OF
18.1 g
4
Braylen White
WI
Brown Deer
2025
OF
16.6 g
5
Jackson Ferris
WI
Muskego
2025
C
16.1 g
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.
VIZUAL EDGE
EDGE SCORE
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Edge Score
1
Alexander Smith
WI
Indian Trail
2025
OF
77.22
2
Gavin Sawyer
WI
Slinger
2026
76.71
3
Braylen White
WI
Brown Deer
2025
OF
75.66
4
Parker Schwake
WI
Wauwatosa West
2024
C
75.38
5
Matthew Gruber
WI
Union Grove
2025
OF
74.47
6
Luis Duperoys
WI
Marquette University
2024
SS
74.27
The Edge Score is a comprehensive score out of 100 that takes the core-six visual skills into account, providing athletes, parents, coaches and scouts with a benchmark number for assessing an athlete’s overall visual ability. In general the higher the Edge Score, the higher chance of athletic success. Think of the Edge Score as the 'Sixth Metric' in the standard Five-Tools that make up a ball player.
The average Edge Score for the 2020 MLB Draft Class was 79.3 (of hitters who completed a Vizual Edge test). MLB players we've worked with typically show stronger scores, with elite hitters scoring consistently above 87.0 on their Edge Score.
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