Underclass Games: Statistical Analysis

Thu July 27, 2017

By Drew Locascio
Illinois Scouting Director

The Underclass Games took place on Monday, July 24th at University of Illinois-Chicago’s Curtis Granderson Stadium. The event, a premier destination for rising sophomores across Illinois and Wisconsin, had more than 60 players in attendance.

The event was as deep as it has ever been with talent and a number of guys elevated their stock. Many of the players listed below should be high-follows moving forward. Below we breakdown the top statistical performances from the event. 

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Top HOME-TO-FIRST TIMES
The numbers listed below were taken from the workout portion of the event and also times collected during game play. Michael Seegers ran a 4.25 down-the-line in game play to lead the way. 
Name State School Class Pos Time
Michael Seegers WI Home School 2020 MIF 4.25
Rohan B. Shah IL Lyons Township 2020 INF/RHP 4.28
George Klassen WI Port Washington 2020 INF/RHP  4.32 
Anthony Mangano  IL  Lake Zurich  2020 MIF  4.32
Noah Deluga  IL  Lake Zurich  2020 OF/LHP  4.33 
Top fastball velocity
Tyler Chadwick, Eben Heine and Noah DeLuga all topped out at 86 mph to lead a strong crop of arms.
Name State School Class Pos Fastball Velocity
Tyler Chadwick WI Marshall 2020 RHP/OF 86
Eben Heine IL Plainfield North 2020 OF/RHP 86
Noah DeLuga IL Lake Zurich 2020 LHP/OF 86
Luke Fox WI Catholic Memorial 2020 LHP/OF 85
Johhny Kubin IL Marist 2020 RHP 85
Zach Hise IL Joliet Catholic 2020 RHP 85
George Klassen IL Port Wahington 2020 RHP 84
Chris Byhre WI Catholic Memorial 2020 RHP 84
top exit velocity
Physical left-handed hitter, Vincent Esposito topped out at 94 mph from a tee to headline the top exit velocities from the day. Thomas Otto and Jacob Mote were next in line, topping out at 93 mph.
Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity
Vincent Esposito IL Rock Island 2020 1B 94
Thomas Otto WI Appleton North 2020 C 93
Jacob Mote IL Normal University 2020 INF 93
Patrick Straub IL Metea Valley 2020 C/RHP 91
Marquis Jackson IL Brother Rice 2020 OF 91
Jack Kuchel IL Sandburg 2020 OF/RHP 91
Anthony Mangano IL Lake Zurich  2020 MIF 90
tOP INFIELD VELOCITY
George Klassen, who found himself on the list for running one of the top home-to-first times of the event, was clocked at 87 mph across the infield which leads a solid core of infielders. Jacob Mote came in close behid Klassen, topping out at 86 mph.
Name State School Class Pos Infield Velocity
George Klassen WI Port Washington 2020 INF/RHP 87
Jacob Mote IL Normal University 2020 INF 86
Colton Coca WI Case 2020 3B 84
Michael Seegers WI Home School 2020 MIF 83
TJ Manteufel WI Union Grove 2020 MIF 81
Eric Erato WI Sussex Hamilton 2020 3B 80
top outfield velocity
Tyler Chadwick and Eben Heine showed off big arms from the outfield, both topping out at 90 plus. 
Name State School Class Pos Outfield Velocity
Tyler Chadwick WI Marshall 2020 OF/RHP 91
Eben Heine IL Plainfield North 2020 OF/RHP 90
Noah DeLuga IL Lake Zurich 2020 LHP/OF 87
Marquis Jackson IL Brother Rice 2020 OF 87
Luke Fox WI Catholic Memorial 2020 LHP/OF 85
top catcher pop times
Cameron Dupont showed off an easy arm and pop times were the lowest of the event, ranging from 2.04-2.10.
Name State School Class Pos Pop Times
Cameron Dupont WI West De Pere 2020 C 2.04-2.10
Trevor Davis IL Danville 2020 C 2.04-2.15
Isaac Crabb IL Harrisburg 2020 C 2.04-2.25
Thomas Otto WI Appleton North 2020 C 2.08-2.18
top catcher velocity
Trevor Davis tied with Cameron Dupont for the top velocity from the crouch, 78 mph. 
Name State School Class Pos Catcher Velocity
Trevor Davis IL Danville 2020 C 78
Cameron Dupont WI West De Pere 2020 C 78
Jake Masini IL Prairie Ridge 2020 C 75
Thomas Otto IL Appleton North 2020 C 74
Patrick Straub IL Metea Valley 2020 C/RHP 74

CLICK HERE for complete statistics in .pdf format.

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