Northwest Suburban Summer ID: Pitching Data Dive
July 12, 2024
On July 9th, the Prep Baseball Illinois staff hosted the Northwest Suburban Summer ID at Wintrust Field in Schaumburg, Ill. Over 45 players participated in a pro-style workout, gathering unrivaled access to data through our state-of-the-art tech partners, as well as in-depth scouting analysis from our Prep Baseball Illinois staff.
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 pitchers with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:
TRACKMAN
FASTBALL
VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Enrique Villanueva | IL | St. Laurence | 2025 | C | 85.5 mph |
2 | Xavier Fernandez | IL | Richards High School | 2025 | RHP | 83.7 mph |
3 | Cavan Dunne | IL | Benet Academy | 2025 | RHP | 82.9 mph |
4 | Max Lerner | IL | Glenbrook North | 2025 | RHP | 82.9 mph |
5 | Grant Statler | IL | Hononegah | 2027 | LHP | 82.3 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 | Jason Keefe | IL | Lake Park | 2025 | OF | 2394 rpm |
2 | Max Lerner | IL | Glenbrook North | 2025 | RHP | 2254 rpm |
3 | Declan Gallicho | IL | Fremd | 2026 | OF | 2232 rpm |
4 | Lucas Kohlmeyer | IL | Benet Academy | 2026 | LHP | 2229 rpm |
5 | Andrew Ulmer | IL | Loyola Academy | 2026 | RHP | 2215 rpm |
6 | Cavan Dunne | IL | Benet Academy | 2025 | RHP | 2132 rpm |
7 | Chase Riccelli | IL | Wheaton North | 2025 | RHP | 2132 rpm |
8 | Nathan Beers | IL | St. Charles East | 2025 | LHP | 2100 rpm |
9 | Grant Statler | IL | Hononegah | 2027 | LHP | 2080 rpm |
10 | Tyler Rizzatto | IL | Romeoville | 2026 | RHP | 2052 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 | Max Lerner | IL | Glenbrook North | 2025 | RHP | 17.9 in |
2 | Xavier Fernandez | IL | Richards High School | 2025 | RHP | 16.9 in |
3 | Cavan Dunne | IL | Benet Academy | 2025 | RHP | 16.6 in |
4 | Declan Gallicho | IL | Fremd | 2026 | OF | 16.5 in |
5 | Andrew Merza | IL | Maine East | 2026 | SS | 16.3 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 | Caleb East | IL | Oswego | 2028 | OF | -17.2 |
2 | Tyler Gadomski | IL | Plainfield Central | 2025 | OF | 15.3 |
3 | Grayson Caine | IL | St. Charles East | 2027 | OF | 14.3 |
4 | Lucas Kohlmeyer | IL | Benet Academy | 2026 | LHP | -13.6 |
5 | Declan Gallicho | IL | Fremd | 2026 | OF | 13.5 |
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 | Jake Mensching | IL | Maine West | 2025 | RHP | 75 % |
2 | Carter Dees | IL | Huntley | 2026 | RHP | 71 % |
^ | Nathan Beers | IL | St. Charles East | 2025 | LHP | 71 % |
^ | Enrique Villanueva | IL | St. Laurence | 2025 | C | 71 % |
3 | Grant Statler | IL | Hononegah | 2027 | LHP | 62 % |
4 | Ryan Lindbloom | IL | Loyola Academy | 2026 | RHP | 57 % |
^ | Chase Riccelli | IL | Wheaton North | 2025 | RHP | 57 % |
^ | Grayson Caine | IL | St. Charles East | 2027 | OF | 57 % |
5 | Max Lerner | IL | Glenbrook North | 2025 | RHP | 55 % |
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 | Jason Keefe | IL | Lake Park | 2025 | OF | 2596 rpm |
2 | Andrew Ulmer | IL | Loyola Academy | 2026 | RHP | 2506 rpm |
3 | Max Lerner | IL | Glenbrook North | 2025 | RHP | 2333 rpm |
4 | Xavier Fernandez | IL | Richards High School | 2025 | RHP | 2288 rpm |
5 | Tyler Rizzatto | IL | Romeoville | 2026 | RHP | 2243 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Xavier Fernandez | IL | Richards High School | 2025 | RHP | -9.7 in |
2 | Caleb East | IL | Oswego | 2028 | OF | -9.2 in |
3 | Cavan Dunne | IL | Benet Academy | 2025 | RHP | -9.0 in |
4 | Jason Keefe | IL | Lake Park | 2025 | OF | -8.2 in |
5 | Declan Gallicho | IL | Fremd | 2026 | OF | -7.8 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Caleb East | IL | Oswego | 2028 | OF | 18.1 |
2 | Jason Keefe | IL | Lake Park | 2025 | OF | -15.6 |
3 | Declan Gallicho | IL | Fremd | 2026 | OF | -14.7 |
4 | Everett Perschall | IL | Glenbrook South | 2025 | RHP | -14.1 |
5 | Grant Statler | IL | Hononegah | 2027 | LHP | 13.7 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Chase Riccelli | IL | Wheaton North | 2025 | RHP | 100 % |
2 | Max Lerner | IL | Glenbrook North | 2025 | RHP | 75 % |
^ | Andrew Ulmer | IL | Loyola Academy | 2026 | RHP | 75 % |
3 | Jake Mensching | IL | Maine West | 2025 | RHP | 66 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Andrew Ulmer | IL | Loyola Academy | 2026 | RHP | 2402 |
2 | Tyler Rizzatto | IL | Romeoville | 2026 | RHP | 2194 |
3 | Tyler Gadomski | IL | Plainfield Central | 2025 | OF | 2149 |
4 | Colin Albano | IL | Wauconda | 2027 | OF | 2061 |
5 | Carter Dees | IL | Huntley | 2026 | RHP | 1941 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Enrique Villanueva | IL | St. Laurence | 2025 | C | -10.6 in |
2 | Tyler Rizzatto | IL | Romeoville | 2026 | RHP | 4.5 in |
3 | Grayson Caine | IL | St. Charles East | 2027 | OF | 3.7 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Everett Perschall | IL | Glenbrook South | 2025 | RHP | -14.5 |
2 | Enrique Villanueva | IL | St. Laurence | 2025 | C | -11.8 |
3 | Tyler Lebak | IL | Lemont Twp High School | 2025 | LHP | 8.9 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Tyler Gadomski | IL | Plainfield Central | 2025 | OF | 75 % |
^ | Tyler Rizzatto | IL | Romeoville | 2026 | RHP | 75 % |
2 | Andrew Ulmer | IL | Loyola Academy | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Tyler Lebak | IL | Lemont Twp High School | 2025 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Enrique Villanueva | IL | St. Laurence | 2025 | C | 50 % |
CHANGEUP
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Jason Keefe | IL | Lake Park | 2025 | OF | 1933 rpm |
2 | Xavier Fernandez | IL | Richards High School | 2025 | RHP | 1806 rpm |
3 | Nathan Beers | IL | St. Charles East | 2025 | LHP | 1762 rpm |
4 | Lucas Kohlmeyer | IL | Benet Academy | 2026 | LHP | 1752 rpm |
5 | Colin Albano | IL | Wauconda | 2027 | OF | 1707 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Max Lerner | IL | Glenbrook North | 2025 | RHP | 18.1 in |
2 | Tyler Lebak | IL | Lemont Twp High School | 2025 | LHP | 16.3 in |
3 | Xavier Fernandez | IL | Richards High School | 2025 | RHP | 15.0 in |
4 | Ryan Lindbloom | IL | Loyola Academy | 2026 | RHP | 14.6 in |
5 | Grant Statler | IL | Hononegah | 2027 | LHP | 12.2 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Tyler Gadomski | IL | Plainfield Central | 2025 | OF | 17.8 |
2 | Peyton Tucker | WI | Turner | 2027 | OF | 17.8 |
3 | Andrew Merza | IL | Maine East | 2026 | SS | 15.2 |
4 | Colin Albano | IL | Wauconda | 2027 | OF | -13.7 |
5 | Declan Gallicho | IL | Fremd | 2026 | OF | 12.8 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Grant Statler | IL | Hononegah | 2027 | LHP | 80 % |
2 | Max Lerner | IL | Glenbrook North | 2025 | RHP | 75 % |
3 | Andrew Merza | IL | Maine East | 2026 | SS | 50 % |
^ | Carter Dees | IL | Huntley | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
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