Hounds Scout Day: Statistical and Data Analysis
June 14, 2024
This past Wednesday, June 12th, the Prep Baseball Illinois hosted the Hounds Scout Day at Providence Catholic HS in New Lenox, Ill. The event was for all high school classes (2025-2027), serving as an early opportunity to experience a showcase and be seen by Prep Baseball Illinois staff.
To see a full list of players that attended, click HERE. For all the statistics collected at this event, click HERE.
Today, we're going to break down the takeaways from the event by diving deeper into all of the data we collected at Top Tier Scout Day.
POSITIONAL TOOLS
TOP 60-TIMES
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
1 | Luke Fordonski | IL | Downers Grove North | 2025 | SS | 6.79 |
2 | Luke Nicholaus | IL | Lyons Township | 2025 | OF | 7.04 |
3 | Joshua Jacques | IL | Stagg | 2026 | C | 7.09 |
4 | Gavin Powels | IL | Downers Grove South | 2025 | OF | 7.12 |
5 | David Nelligan | IL | Shepard | 2026 | SS | 7.14 |
MAX INF VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
1 | Luke Fordonski | IL | Downers Grove North | 2025 | SS | 81 |
^ | Tommy Miller | IL | Lockport Township High Sch East | 2027 | SS | 81 |
2 | David Nelligan | IL | Shepard | 2026 | SS | 79 |
3 | Kaden Alavi | IL | Hinsdale South | 2025 | C | 75 |
MAX OF VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
1 | Luke Nicholaus | IL | Lyons Township | 2025 | OF | 85 |
2 | Vincent Cosentino | IL | Brother Rice | 2026 | OF | 84 |
3 | Nick Konopiots | IL | Downers Grove North | 2025 | OF | 83 |
4 | Josh Gugora | IL | Benet Academy | 2025 | OF | 82 |
^ | Gavin Powels | IL | Downers Grove South | 2025 | OF | 82 |
5 | Vasili Monogios | IL | Hinsdale South High School | 2027 | OF | 77 |
^ | Brendon Tor | IL | Lemont | 2025 | RHP | 77 |
MAX C VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
1 | Joshua Jacques | IL | Stagg | 2026 | C | 70 |
2 | Kaden Alavi | IL | Hinsdale South | 2025 | C | 69 |
TOP POP-TIMES
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
1 | Joshua Jacques | IL | Stagg | 2026 | C | 2.10-2.15 |
2 | Kaden Alavi | IL | Hinsdale South | 2025 | C | 2.14-2.22 |
TRACKMAN
We'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan units. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch data.
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY & AVERAGE SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Brendon Tor | IL | Lemont | 2025 | RHP | 79.0 mph |
2 | Vincent Cosentino | IL | Brother Rice | 2026 | OF | 77.0 mph |
3 | Benjamin Miller | IL | Hinsdale South | 2027 | OF | 72.2 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Brendon Tor | IL | Lemont | 2025 | RHP | 2057 rpm |
2 | Wolfe Tone II | IL | Providence Catholic | 2027 | OF | 1904 rpm |
3 | Benjamin Miller | IL | Hinsdale South | 2027 | OF | 1904 rpm |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
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.
AVERAGE FASTBALL HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Brendon Tor | IL | Lemont | 2025 | RHP | 11.4 |
2 | Vincent Cosentino | IL | Brother Rice | 2026 | OF | -10.9 |
3 | Ryan Brown | IL | Downers Grove North | 2027 | OF | -10.2 |
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.”
AVERAGE CURVEBALL
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Brendon Tor | IL | Lemont | 2025 | RHP | 2339 rpm |
2 | Vincent Cosentino | IL | Brother Rice | 2026 | OF | 2142 rpm |
3 | Wolfe Tone II | IL | Providence Catholic | 2027 | OF | 1882 rpm |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Vincent Cosentino | IL | Brother Rice | 2026 | OF | -16.2 |
2 | Ryan Brown | IL | Downers Grove North | 2027 | OF | -13.7 |
MAX EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Gavin Powels | IL | Downers Grove South | 2025 | OF | 98.6 mph |
2 | Luke Nicholaus | IL | Lyons Township | 2025 | OF | 97.1 mph |
3 | Josh Gugora | IL | Benet Academy | 2025 | OF | 92.5 mph |
4 | Nick Konopiots | IL | Downers Grove North | 2025 | OF | 89.3 mph |
5 | Henry Milburn | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2027 | 2B | 89.1 mph |
MAX DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Gavin Powels | IL | Downers Grove South | 2025 | OF | 85.1 mph |
2 | Josh Gugora | IL | Benet Academy | 2025 | OF | 83.9 mph |
3 | Luke Nicholaus | IL | Lyons Township | 2025 | OF | 83.6 mph |
4 | Henry Milburn | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2027 | 2B | 78.4 mph |
5 | Antonio Russotiesi | IL | Downers Grove North | 2027 | 3B | 77.6 mph |
BLAST MOTION
With the help of our Blast Motion sensors, we're analyzing the swing metrics measured at this open showcase.
HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
1 | Gavin Powels | IL | Downers Grove South | 2025 | OF | 80.5 mph |
2 | David Nelligan | IL | Shepard | 2026 | SS | 75.1 mph |
3 | Henry Milburn | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2027 | 2B | 73.8 mph |
4 | Joshua Jacques | IL | Stagg | 2026 | C | 72.9 mph |
5 | Luke Fordonski | IL | Downers Grove North | 2025 | SS | 72.7 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | David Nelligan | IL | Shepard | 2026 | SS | 24.7 mph |
2 | Gavin Powels | IL | Downers Grove South | 2025 | OF | 24.0 mph |
3 | Luke Nicholaus | IL | Lyons Township | 2025 | OF | 22.2 mph |
4 | Nick Konopiots | IL | Downers Grove North | 2025 | OF | 22.2 mph |
5 | Joshua Jacques | IL | Stagg | 2026 | C | 22.1 mph |
Peak Hand Speed: The observed maximum 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 (AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Gavin Powels | IL | Downers Grove South | 2025 | OF | 77.4 mph |
2 | Henry Milburn | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2027 | 2B | 70.0 mph |
3 | Luke Fordonski | IL | Downers Grove North | 2025 | SS | 69.8 mph |
4 | Ryan Brown | IL | Downers Grove North | 2027 | OF | 69.7 mph |
5 | Luke Nicholaus | IL | Lyons Township | 2025 | OF | 69.4 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 (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
1 | David Nelligan | IL | Shepard | 2026 | SS | 27.7 g |
2 | Vincent Cosentino | IL | Brother Rice | 2026 | OF | 22.9 g |
3 | John Breton | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2027 | OF | 22.0 g |
4 | Brady Miller | IL | Hinsdale South | 2027 | SS | 21.7 g |
5 | Nick Konopiots | IL | Downers Grove North | 2025 | OF | 18.9 g |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | David Nelligan | IL | Shepard | 2026 | SS | 22.5 g |
2 | John Breton | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2027 | OF | 17.2 g |
3 | Brady Miller | IL | Hinsdale South | 2027 | SS | 15.9 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.
+ CLICK HERE for a look at the complete statistics from the event.
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