Prep Baseball Report

Northwest Suburban Summer ID: Statistical Analysis


By: Kevin Cronin
Illinois & Wisconsin Data Coordinator, Area Scout

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.

Today, we will be looking at the top measurable data performers from the event, found below.

FASTBALL VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Enrique Villanueva IL ST LAURENCE H.S. 2025 C 85.5 mph
2 Xavier Fernandez IL Richards 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

FASTBALL 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

60-YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Gavin Hartigan IL Nazareth Academy 2028 SS 6.82 s
2 Kyle Ziebell IL HARVEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 2026 SS 7.00 s
3 Tyler Edmondson IL Oak Park & River Forest High Sch 2026 OF 7.02 s
4 Colin Albano IL Wauconda 2027 OF 7.05 s
5 Tommy Pruyn IL Lake Park 2025 OF 7.07 s

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Jackson Merdalo IL Stevenson 2025 C 97.1 mph
2 Jacob Ganir IL East Leyden High School 2026 1B 93.9 mph
3 Jason Keefe IL Lake Park 2025 OF 93.8 mph
4 Carson Hubert IL Carmel 2025 C 92.6 mph
5 Keenan Donaldson IL New Trier 2026 C 92.2 mph
6 Soren Hansen IL Grayslake Central 2026 C 91.7 mph
7 Tommy Pruyn IL Lake Park 2025 OF 91.0 mph
8 Joey Kahn IL Oak Park-River Forest 2025 RHP 90.8 mph
9 Derrick Pomatto IL Joliet Catholic 2027 C 90.4 mph
10 Tyler Weeks IL South Elgin 2026 SS 90.1 mph

TOP INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Kyle Ziebell IL HARVEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 2026 SS 85
2 Connor Lamb IL Plainfield East 2026 SS 84
3 Andrew Merza IL Maine East 2026 SS 81
^ Tyler Edmondson IL Oak Park & River Forest High Sch 2026 OF 81
4 Darren Barnes IL Batavia 2025 2B 80
5 Tyler Weeks IL South Elgin 2026 SS 79

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Joey Kahn IL Oak Park-River Forest 2025 RHP 81
^ Declan Gallicho IL Fremd 2026 OF 81
2 Jason Keefe IL Lake Park 2025 OF 79
^ Tommy Pruyn IL Lake Park 2025 OF 79
3 Carter Dees IL Huntley 2026 RHP 78
4 Jacob Ganir IL East Leyden High School 2026 1B 76
5 Colin Albano IL Wauconda 2027 OF 75

TOP CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Derrick Pomatto IL Joliet Catholic 2027 C 76
^ Enrique Villanueva IL ST LAURENCE H.S. 2025 C 76
2 Carson Hubert IL Carmel 2025 C 75
^ Jackson Merdalo IL Stevenson 2025 C 75
3 Soren Hansen IL Grayslake Central 2026 C 74
^ Keenan Donaldson IL New Trier 2026 C 74

TOP POP TIMES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Enrique Villanueva IL ST LAURENCE H.S. 2025 C 2.01-2.09
2 Jackson Merdalo IL Stevenson 2025 C 2.03-2.27
3 Keenan Donaldson IL New Trier 2026 C 2.06-2.15
4 Carson Hubert IL Carmel 2025 C 2.09-2.18
5 Colin Karecki IL Hoffman Estates 2025 C 2.10-2.33

+ CLICK HERE for a look at the complete statistics from the event.

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