Chicagoland Open: Positional Data Dive
August 31, 2023
On Sunday, August 27th the PBR Illinois team hosted the Chicagoland Open at Triton College in River Grove, IL. This open event was for all high school classes (2024-27), and gave our staff a chance to get a look at 40+ uncommitted prospects before the summer ends..
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.
Friday, we took a closer look at some of the immediate standouts who caught our attention with our Quick Hits and 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-yard |
1 | Dylan Kassab | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2026 | C | 7.08 |
2 | Kyle Boma | IL | Saint Patrick | 2024 | OF | 7.12 |
3 | Benjamin Geary | IL | St. Laurence | 2025 | SS | 7.19 |
4 | Carson Maltby | AK | South Anchorage | 2024 | OF | 7.23 |
5 | Xavier White | IL | Homewood Flossmoor | 2024 | OF | 7.27 |
10-YARD SPLIT
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
10-yd
1
Benjamin Geary
IL
St. Laurence
2025
SS
1.64 s
2
Dylan Kassab
IL
Hinsdale Central
2026
C
1.67 s
3
Owen Chael
IL
York
2025
C
1.68 s
4
Andrew Ridgway
IL
Andrew
2024
OF
1.70 s
5
Jackson Beiler
IL
Mt. Zion
2025
SS
1.72 s
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Kyle Boma
IL
Saint Patrick
2024
OF
1.72 s
RUN SPEED (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Run speed (max) |
1 | Kyle Boma | IL | Saint Patrick | 2024 | OF | 18.9 |
2 | Dylan Kassab | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2026 | C | 18.9 |
3 | Carson Maltby | AK | South Anchorage | 2024 | OF | 18.7 |
4 | Xavier White | IL | Homewood Flossmoor | 2024 | OF | 18.5 |
5 | Benjamin Geary | IL | St. Laurence | 2025 | SS | 18.4 |
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.
The ability to develop force quickly is a requisite ability in most sports. The reactive strength index (RSI) has been developed as a measure of explosive strength and is derived by evaluating jump height divided by ground contact time during the depth jump. Regarding vertical jumps and its application to baseball, there have been studies conducted that show a correlation between max jump height for an athlete and their ability to generate power and strength, especially on the mound.
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Justin Garcia Hernandez
IL
St. Patrick
2025
OF
103.0 mph
2
Dylan Kassab
IL
Hinsdale Central
2026
C
96.6 mph
3
Zachary Ennis
IL
Elmwood Park
2024
3B
91.7 mph
4
Antonio Brown Jr
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor
2026
RHP
91.2 mph
5
Jacob Armstrong
IL
Timothy Christian
2024
3B
91.0 mph
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
Dylan Kassab
IL
Hinsdale Central
2026
C
93.7 mph
2
Justin Garcia Hernandez
IL
St. Patrick
2025
OF
92.6 mph
3
Owen Chael
IL
York
2025
C
86.0 mph
4
Zachary Ennis
IL
Elmwood Park
2024
3B
83.8 mph
5
Nico Mainolfi
IL
Central
2025
2B
83.6 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
Justin Garcia Hernandez
IL
St. Patrick
2025
OF
378 ft
2
Dylan Kassab
IL
Hinsdale Central
2026
C
350 ft
3
Antonio Brown Jr
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor
2026
RHP
343 ft
4
Zachary Ennis
IL
Elmwood Park
2024
3B
338 ft
5
Charlie Cohen
IL
Highland Park
2025
OF
338 ft
SWEET SPOT%
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Sweet Spot %
1
Xavier White
IL
Homewood Flossmoor
2024
OF
90 %
2
Antonio Brown Jr
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor
2026
RHP
77 %
^
Chase Mascelli
AK
South Anchorage
2025
SS
77 %
^
Zachary Ennis
IL
Elmwood Park
2024
3B
77 %
3
Benjamin Geary
IL
St. Laurence
2025
SS
72 %
4
Nico Mainolfi
IL
Central
2025
2B
70 %
5
George Allen
IL
Von Steuben
2025
3B
66 %
^
Michael Stevens
IN
Andrean
2026
OF
66 %
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
Justin Garcia Hernandez
IL
St. Patrick
2025
OF
23.3 mph
2
Dylan Kassab
IL
Hinsdale Central
2026
C
23.3 mph
3
Antonio Brown Jr
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor
2026
RHP
22.6 mph
4
Aidan Calvey
IL
Minooka Community
2024
22.0 mph
5
Tyler Weigand
IL
Northside College Preparatory High School
2025
SS
21.8 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
Dylan Kassab
IL
Hinsdale Central
2026
C
80.9 mph
2
Justin Garcia Hernandez
IL
St. Patrick
2025
OF
78.0 mph
3
Aidan Calvey
IL
Minooka Community
2024
73.0 mph
4
George Allen
IL
Von Steuben
2025
3B
68.1 mph
5
Tyler Weigand
IL
Northside College Preparatory High School
2025
SS
66.8 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
Antonio Brown Jr
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor
2026
RHP
25.2 g
2
Dylan Kassab
IL
Hinsdale Central
2026
C
23.2 g
3
Kyle Boma
IL
Saint Patrick
2024
OF
20.3 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
Hunter Bergdahl
IL
Lakes Community
2027
SS
81.51
2
Kyle Boma
IL
Saint Patrick
2024
OF
81.40
3
Justin Garcia Hernandez
IL
St. Patrick
2025
OF
80.48
4
Jackson Beiler
IL
Mt. Zion
2025
SS
79.80
5
Owen Chael
IL
York
2025
C
79.47
6
Gavin Wilczewski
IL
St. Rita
2026
SS
79.02
7
Xavier White
IL
Homewood Flossmoor
2024
OF
78.70
8
Case Templlin
IL
Lincoln-Way East
2027
C
78.22
9
Chase Mascelli
AK
South Anchorage
2025
SS
76.92
10
Carson Maltby
AK
South Anchorage
2024
OF
75.60
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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