Central Illinois Summer ID: Pitching Data Dive
July 19, 2024
On Wednesday, we looked at the top measurable data performers from the event, found in our Statistical Analysis, where we broke down the stat leaders from the more traditional categories. We also released our Quick Hits from the event, highlighting some of the event's top prospects.
Now, we will take a further in-depth look at the top positional prospects with the help from our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:
TRACKMAN
FASTBALL
VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Ryan Duncheon Jr. | IL | East Peoria | 2026 | C | 90.8 mph |
2 | Miles Woolsey | IL | Mahomet-Seymour | 2025 | RHP | 87.7 mph |
3 | Jack Stefani | IL | Glenbrook South | 2026 | OF | 87.1 mph |
4 | Soogyeom Park | IL | Champaign Central | 2025 | RHP | 87.0 mph |
5 | Logan Lynch | IL | Mt. Zion | 2025 | LHP | 85.3 mph |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Max Young | IL | Mahomet-Seymour | 2026 | RHP | 2430 rpm |
2 | Jack Stefani | IL | Glenbrook South | 2026 | OF | 2394 rpm |
3 | Ethan VanOpdorp | IL | Normal Community | 2025 | SS | 2339 rpm |
4 | Levi Hoagland | IL | A-C Central | 2026 | 3B | 2259 rpm |
5 | Jonah Elvidge | IL | Lincolnwood | 2025 | SS | 2221 rpm |
6 | Miles Woolsey | IL | Mahomet-Seymour | 2025 | RHP | 2217 rpm |
7 | Maddox Miller | IL | Cumberland | 2027 | SS | 2211 rpm |
8 | Owen Borkowski | IL | Huntley | 2027 | 2B | 2183 rpm |
9 | Jacob Engel | IL | Normal Community | 2026 | RHP | 2162 rpm |
10 | Ryan Duncheon Jr. | IL | East Peoria | 2026 | C | 2154 rpm |
Spin Rate: This metric calculates the rate of spin on the baseball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm). Historical data shows that high-spin fastballs lessen the impact of gravity, allowing for more ‘rise’ (or less fall, in other words) as it carries through the zone. Low-spin fastballs typically indicate the pitch has greater horizontal action, often making it tougher to square up, but generally easier to make contact with, leading to more ground balls, while high-spin fastballs show a correlation with swings and misses.
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Tyler Dawson | IL | Huntley | 2026 | OF | 23.7 in |
2 | Kendall Morris | IL | Stewardson-Strasburg | 2025 | OF | 22.5 in |
3 | Carter Harris | IL | Normal Community | 2026 | OF | 21.4 in |
4 | Ryan Pipkins | IL | Champaign Central | 2028 | OF | 21.3 in |
5 | Jackson Musial | IL | Stillman Valley | 2025 | SS | 21.3 in |
6 | Jack Stefani | IL | Glenbrook South | 2026 | OF | 21.1 in |
7 | Drake DeJaynes | IL | Rowva | 2026 | RHP | 20.4 in |
8 | Ethan Hoagland | IL | A-C Central | 2027 | 3B | 20.4 in |
9 | Jett Karrick | IL | Porta | 2026 | SS | 20.3 in |
10 | Levi Hoagland | IL | A-C Central | 2026 | 3B | 19.2 in |
Induced Vertical Break: Used in short form as "IVB," this metric is most important on fastballs for creating rise and on curveballs for creating depth – it can also have some use when measuring sliders and cutters as well. Sliders tend to be closer to zero inches while cutters are generally between 5 and 15 inches. Usually fastballs and curveballs with large IVB have higher spin efficiencies as well. Sliders generally have very little (closer to zero) IVB and very low spin efficiency. You could also categorize IVB into spin rate as this is part of the “useful movement” you’re looking for. IVB is also a huge part of the vertical approach angle.
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Jett Karrick | IL | Porta | 2026 | SS | 23.5 |
2 | Koyie Williams | IL | Monticello | 2026 | RHP | 22.1 |
3 | Lincoln Park | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2026 | 3B | 21.1 |
4 | Jack Stefani | IL | Glenbrook South | 2026 | OF | 20.1 |
5 | Ryan Duncheon Jr. | IL | East Peoria | 2026 | C | 19.6 |
6 | Mason Schlosser | IL | Pontiac | 2025 | RHP | 18.8 |
7 | Garet Wolfe | IL | Newman Central Catholic | 2026 | 3B | 18.4 |
8 | Tyce Beckman | IL | Normal Community High School | 2026 | C | 18.2 |
9 | Owen Borkowski | IL | Huntley | 2027 | 2B | 18.1 |
10 | Tyler Dawson | IL | Huntley | 2026 | OF | 18.0 |
Horizontal Break: Outlined on TrackMan’s own website: “... horizontal movement is measured in inches between where the pitch actually crosses the front of home plate side-wise, and where it would have crossed home plate side-wise if had it traveled in a perfectly straight line from release. A positive number means the break was to the right from the pitcher’s perspective, while a negative number means the break was to the left from the pitcher’s perspective.”
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Mason Schlosser | IL | Pontiac | 2025 | RHP | 100 % |
^ | Ryan Pipkins | IL | Champaign Central | 2028 | OF | 100 % |
^ | Will Marley | IL | Unity Christian | 2027 | RHP | 100 % |
^ | Tate Karrick | IL | Porta | 2028 | OF | 100 % |
2 | Ethan VanOpdorp | IL | Normal Community | 2025 | SS | 83 % |
^ | Ethan Hoagland | IL | A-C Central | 2027 | 3B | 83 % |
^ | Garet Wolfe | IL | Newman Central Catholic | 2026 | 3B | 83 % |
3 | Will Pennell | IL | Sacred Heart-Griffin | 2026 | RHP | 71 % |
4 | Andrew Evans | IL | St. Charles East | 2027 | 3B | 66 % |
^ | Davin Worman | IL | Teutopolis | 2026 | LHP | 66 % |
^ | Kaden Blunck | IL | Maroa-Forsyth | 2028 | 2B | 66 % |
^ | Brody Phillips | IL | Arcola | 2027 | SS | 66 % |
^ | Kendall Davis | IL | Porta High School | 2025 | RHP | 66 % |
5 | Soogyeom Park | IL | Champaign Central | 2025 | RHP | 63 % |
Average MLB pitchers throw 62% strikes, and better pitchers throw strikes 65% of the time, or roughly 2:1 strikes to balls.
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Max Young | IL | Mahomet-Seymour | 2026 | RHP | 2569 rpm |
2 | Ethan VanOpdorp | IL | Normal Community | 2025 | SS | 2481 rpm |
3 | Koyie Williams | IL | Monticello | 2026 | RHP | 2411 rpm |
4 | Ryan Duncheon Jr. | IL | East Peoria | 2026 | C | 2343 rpm |
5 | Kaden Blunck | IL | Maroa-Forsyth | 2028 | 2B | 2334 rpm |
6 | Andrew Evans | IL | St. Charles East | 2027 | 3B | 2300 rpm |
7 | Jett Karrick | IL | Porta | 2026 | SS | 2230 rpm |
8 | Caleb Clutteur | IL | Milford High School Campus | 2025 | RHP | 2185 rpm |
9 | Owen Adams | IL | El Paso-Gridley High School | 2027 | OF | 2173 rpm |
10 | Maddox Miller | IL | Cumberland | 2027 | SS | 2164 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Levi Hoagland | IL | A-C Central | 2026 | 3B | -14.8 in |
2 | Koyie Williams | IL | Monticello | 2026 | RHP | -10.9 in |
3 | Kaden Blunck | IL | Maroa-Forsyth | 2028 | 2B | -9.8 in |
4 | Carson Fuiten | IL | Lincoln | 2026 | RHP | 9.0 in |
5 | Kendall Davis | IL | Porta High School | 2025 | RHP | -8.1 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Logan Lynch | IL | Mt. Zion | 2025 | LHP | 25.7 |
2 | Ethan VanOpdorp | IL | Normal Community | 2025 | SS | -20.3 |
3 | Tate Karrick | IL | Porta | 2028 | OF | 15.1 |
4 | Koyie Williams | IL | Monticello | 2026 | RHP | -12.5 |
5 | Kaden Blunck | IL | Maroa-Forsyth | 2028 | 2B | -12.0 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Jacob Engel | IL | Normal Community | 2026 | RHP | 85 % |
2 | Owen Borkowski | IL | Huntley | 2027 | 2B | 83 % |
3 | Koyie Williams | IL | Monticello | 2026 | RHP | 75 % |
4 | Caleb Clutteur | IL | Milford High School Campus | 2025 | RHP | 66 % |
5 | Maddox Miller | IL | Cumberland | 2027 | SS | 60 % |
^ | Ethan VanOpdorp | IL | Normal Community | 2025 | SS | 60 % |
^ | Lincoln Park | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2026 | 3B | 60 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Cleveland Bizosky | IL | Brimfield | 2025 | RHP | 2501 |
2 | Ryan Duncheon Jr. | IL | East Peoria | 2026 | C | 2352 |
3 | Kaden Blunck | IL | Maroa-Forsyth | 2028 | 2B | 2351 |
4 | Miles Woolsey | IL | Mahomet-Seymour | 2025 | RHP | 2337 |
5 | Maddox Miller | IL | Cumberland | 2027 | SS | 2307 |
6 | Andrew Evans | IL | St. Charles East | 2027 | 3B | 2305 |
7 | Jonah Elvidge | IL | Lincolnwood | 2025 | SS | 2093 |
8 | Koyie Williams | IL | Monticello | 2026 | RHP | 2089 |
9 | Wyatt Pierson | IL | Delavan | 2025 | RHP | 2087 |
10 | Mason Vandegraft | IL | El Paso-Gridley | 2025 | RHP | 2080 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Tyce Beckman | IL | Normal Community High School | 2026 | C | 10.5 in |
2 | Jack Stefani | IL | Glenbrook South | 2026 | OF | -7.4 in |
3 | Brett Alkire | IL | Dunlap | 2027 | SS | 6.0 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Kaden Blunck | IL | Maroa-Forsyth | 2028 | 2B | -19.3 |
2 | Soogyeom Park | IL | Champaign Central | 2025 | RHP | -16.3 |
3 | Tate Karrick | IL | Porta | 2028 | OF | 15.8 |
4 | Maddox Miller | IL | Cumberland | 2027 | SS | -12.9 |
5 | Jack Stefani | IL | Glenbrook South | 2026 | OF | -11.9 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Ryan Duncheon Jr. | IL | East Peoria | 2026 | C | 75 % |
^ | Soogyeom Park | IL | Champaign Central | 2025 | RHP | 75 % |
2 | Kaden Blunck | IL | Maroa-Forsyth | 2028 | 2B | 66 % |
^ | Carter Harris | IL | Normal Community | 2026 | OF | 66 % |
3 | Miles Woolsey | IL | Mahomet-Seymour | 2025 | RHP | 60 % |
^ | Tyce Beckman | IL | Normal Community High School | 2026 | C | 60 % |
CHANGEUP
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Miles Woolsey | IL | Mahomet-Seymour | 2025 | RHP | 1993 rpm |
2 | Jett Karrick | IL | Porta | 2026 | SS | 1959 rpm |
3 | Will Pennell | IL | Sacred Heart-Griffin | 2026 | RHP | 1925 rpm |
4 | Jack Stefani | IL | Glenbrook South | 2026 | OF | 1865 rpm |
5 | Mason Vandegraft | IL | El Paso-Gridley | 2025 | RHP | 1859 rpm |
6 | Davin Worman | IL | Teutopolis | 2026 | LHP | 1833 rpm |
7 | Caleb Clutteur | IL | Milford High School Campus | 2025 | RHP | 1805 rpm |
8 | Carter Harris | IL | Normal Community | 2026 | OF | 1761 rpm |
9 | Ryan Pipkins | IL | Champaign Central | 2028 | OF | 1754 rpm |
10 | Andrew Evans | IL | St. Charles East | 2027 | 3B | 1685 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Kendall Davis | IL | Porta High School | 2025 | RHP | 21.7 in |
2 | Kendall Morris | IL | Stewardson-Strasburg | 2025 | OF | 19.9 in |
3 | Kaden Blunck | IL | Maroa-Forsyth | 2028 | 2B | 18.8 in |
4 | Carter Harris | IL | Normal Community | 2026 | OF | 17.8 in |
5 | Mason Schlosser | IL | Pontiac | 2025 | RHP | 16.1 in |
6 | Levi Hoagland | IL | A-C Central | 2026 | 3B | 15.0 in |
7 | Cleveland Bizosky | IL | Brimfield | 2025 | RHP | 14.9 in |
8 | Carson Fuiten | IL | Lincoln | 2026 | RHP | 14.7 in |
9 | Max Young | IL | Mahomet-Seymour | 2026 | RHP | 14.5 in |
10 | Jett Karrick | IL | Porta | 2026 | SS | 14.5 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Jack Stefani | IL | Glenbrook South | 2026 | OF | 25.1 |
2 | Jett Karrick | IL | Porta | 2026 | SS | 24.6 |
3 | Anthony Couch | IL | MARQUETTE ACADEMY | 2026 | 2B | 23.3 |
4 | Mason Vandegraft | IL | El Paso-Gridley | 2025 | RHP | 22.3 |
5 | Koyie Williams | IL | Monticello | 2026 | RHP | 22.2 |
6 | Lincoln Park | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2026 | 3B | 21.5 |
7 | Will Pennell | IL | Sacred Heart-Griffin | 2026 | RHP | 21.5 |
8 | Miles Woolsey | IL | Mahomet-Seymour | 2025 | RHP | 20.5 |
9 | Tyce Beckman | IL | Normal Community High School | 2026 | C | 19.5 |
10 | Caleb Clutteur | IL | Milford High School Campus | 2025 | RHP | 18.2 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Logan Lynch | IL | Mt. Zion | 2025 | LHP | 100 % |
2 | Ryan Pipkins | IL | Champaign Central | 2028 | OF | 80 % |
3 | Kendall Davis | IL | Porta High School | 2025 | RHP | 75 % |
^ | Andrew Evans | IL | St. Charles East | 2027 | 3B | 75 % |
4 | Mason Schlosser | IL | Pontiac | 2025 | RHP | 60 % |
^ | Tyce Beckman | IL | Normal Community High School | 2026 | C | 60 % |
^ | Caleb Clutteur | IL | Milford High School Campus | 2025 | RHP | 60 % |
^ | Carson Fuiten | IL | Lincoln | 2026 | RHP | 60 % |
5 | Owen Adams | IL | El Paso-Gridley High School | 2027 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Anthony Couch | IL | MARQUETTE ACADEMY | 2026 | 2B | 50 % |
^ | Jett Karrick | IL | Porta | 2026 | SS | 50 % |
^ | Wyatt Pierson | IL | Delavan | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
+ CLICK HERE for a look at the complete statistics from the event.
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