PBR IL: Harper JC Scout Day Statistical & Data Analysis
October 2, 2024
On Sep. 27th, Prep Baseball Illinois traveled to Harper JC in Palatine, IL., for the Harper JC Scout Day The event featured over 30+ players that allowed our staff to get an inside look ahead of their 2024 season.
Below are the day’s top performers, broken down by position players and pitchers. To see a list of those that attended, click here. For all of the statistics from this event, click here.
By The Numbers
- 1 runner ran a sub 6.65 60-yard and 6 total under 7.00
- 2 pitchers recorded a Max Fastball over 90 mph and 4 total over 87 mph.
- 4 batters recorded a Max Exit Velocity over 95 mph.
- 2 batters recorded a Max Bat Speed over 77 mph and 3 total over 76 mph.
POSITIONAL TOOLS
TOP 60-TIMES
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
1 | Zach Zalewski | IL | Wheeling | 2023 | 1B | 6.62 |
2 | Connor Kave | IL | Hersey | 2023 | OF | 6.70 |
3 | Dominic Jacoby | IL | Spoon River JC | 2023 | SS | 6.71 |
4 | Kevin Geake | IL | Lincoln Memorial University | 2023 | C | 6.77 |
5 | Spencer Geake | IL | Wisconsin-Parkside | 2023 | RHP | 6.80 |
MAX INF VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
1 | Dominic Jacoby | IL | Spoon River JC | 2023 | SS | 90 |
2 | Alex Tabbert | IL | Prospect | 2024 | SS | 86 |
3 | Michael Mango | IL | Harper JC | 2024 | SS | 83 |
MAX OF VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
1 | Spencer Geake | IL | Wisconsin-Parkside | 2023 | RHP | 90 |
2 | Joseph Glozier | GA | West Georgia | 2022 | SS | 88 |
3 | Brayden Clancy | IL | Harper JC | 2024 | OF | 85 |
MAX C VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
1 | Kevin Geake | IL | Lincoln Memorial University | 2023 | C | 78 |
2 | Matthew Guza | IL | Prospect | 2024 | C | 72 |
TOP POP-TIMES
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
1 | Kevin Geake | IL | Lincoln Memorial University | 2023 | C | 2.09-2.19 |
2 | Matthew Guza | IL | Prospect | 2024 | C | 2.30-2.42 |
3 | Ryan Anderson | IL | Andrew | 2023 | C | 2.52-2.59 |
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.
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY & AVERAGE SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Dominic Jacoby | IL | Spoon River JC | 2023 | SS | 91.0 mph |
2 | David Essien | IL | Fremd | 2023 | RHP | 90.0 mph |
3 | Mason Hulligan | IL | Harper JC | 2023 | RHP | 88.8 mph |
4 | Joey Woods | IL | Harper JC | 2022 | LHP | 87.5 mph |
5 | Jeremy Florez | IL | Joliet JC | 2023 | RHP | 86.7 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | David Essien | IL | Fremd | 2023 | RHP | 2306 rpm |
2 | Jacob Torres | IL | Jacobs | 2024 | RHP | 2302 rpm |
3 | Logan Sarna | WI | Mukwonago | 2024 | RHP | 2282 rpm |
4 | Joey Woods | IL | Harper JC | 2022 | LHP | 2232 rpm |
5 | Dominic Jacoby | IL | Spoon River JC | 2023 | SS | 2203 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 | Zach Zalewski | IL | Wheeling | 2023 | 1B | 13.9 |
2 | Evan Fahey | IL | Hersey | 2024 | 2B | 13.5 |
3 | Logan Sarna | WI | Mukwonago | 2024 | RHP | 11.3 |
4 | Aaron Buckholtz | IL | College of Lake County | 2023 | LHP | -11.0 |
5 | Braylon Singer | IL | Harper JC | 2024 | LHP | -9.9 |
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 & SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Logan Sarna | WI | Mukwonago | 2024 | RHP | 2704 rpm |
2 | Zack LaBrec | IL | Illinois-Springfield | 2022 | RHP | 2691 rpm |
3 | Dominic Jacoby | IL | Spoon River JC | 2023 | SS | 2426 rpm |
4 | Jeremy Florez | IL | Joliet JC | 2023 | RHP | 2254 rpm |
5 | Braylon Singer | IL | Harper JC | 2024 | LHP | 2173 rpm |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Joey Woods | IL | Harper JC | 2022 | LHP | 2650 |
2 | Dominic Jacoby | IL | Spoon River JC | 2023 | SS | 2521 |
3 | Jeremy Florez | IL | Joliet JC | 2023 | RHP | 2208 |
4 | Jacob Torres | IL | Jacobs | 2024 | RHP | 2123 |
5 | Mason Hulligan | IL | Harper JC | 2023 | RHP | 2105 |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Dominic Jacoby | IL | Spoon River JC | 2023 | SS | -14.8 |
2 | Jacob Torres | IL | Jacobs | 2024 | RHP | -14.3 |
3 | Jeremy Florez | IL | Joliet JC | 2023 | RHP | -12.8 |
4 | Tom Lindholm | IL | Fremd | 2024 | RHP | -12.7 |
5 | Mason Hulligan | IL | Harper JC | 2023 | RHP | -12.0 |
MAX & AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Alex Birt | IL | Harper JC | 2023 | OF | 97.0 mph |
2 | Dominic Jacoby | IL | Spoon River JC | 2023 | SS | 95.6 mph |
3 | Zach Zalewski | IL | Wheeling | 2023 | 1B | 95.4 mph |
4 | Spencer Geake | IL | Wisconsin-Parkside | 2023 | RHP | 95.4 mph |
5 | Joseph Glozier | GA | West Georgia | 2022 | SS | 93.5 mph |
6 | Peter Castaneda | IL | Harper JC | 2023 | OF | 93.2 mph |
7 | Cameron King | IL | Dundee-Crown | 2023 | 2B | 92.4 mph |
8 | Kevin Geake | IL | Lincoln Memorial University | 2023 | C | 92.0 mph |
9 | Jacob Younan | IL | Harper JC | 2024 | 3B | 91.6 mph |
10 | Derek Costilla | IL | Mundelein | 2023 | 2B | 91.2 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Alex Birt | IL | Harper JC | 2023 | OF | 91.4 mph |
2 | Dominic Jacoby | IL | Spoon River JC | 2023 | SS | 90.7 mph |
3 | Spencer Geake | IL | Wisconsin-Parkside | 2023 | RHP | 88.2 mph |
4 | Derek Costilla | IL | Mundelein | 2023 | 2B | 87.0 mph |
5 | Zach Zalewski | IL | Wheeling | 2023 | 1B | 86.8 mph |
MAX DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Alex Birt | IL | Harper JC | 2023 | OF | 381 ft |
2 | Spencer Geake | IL | Wisconsin-Parkside | 2023 | RHP | 349 ft |
3 | Derek Costilla | IL | Mundelein | 2023 | 2B | 335 ft |
4 | Joseph Glozier | GA | West Georgia | 2022 | SS | 331 ft |
5 | Jaxon Cook | IL | Springfield Southeast | 2024 | 3B | 325 ft |
SWEET SPOT %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
1 | Joseph Glozier | GA | West Georgia | 2022 | SS | 80 % |
^ | Matthew Guza | IL | Prospect | 2024 | C | 80 % |
^ | Dominic Jacoby | IL | Spoon River JC | 2023 | SS | 80 % |
2 | Alex Tabbert | IL | Prospect | 2024 | SS | 72 % |
3 | Connor Kave | IL | Hersey | 2023 | OF | 70 % |
^ | Kevin Geake | IL | Lincoln Memorial University | 2023 | C | 70 % |
^ | Daniel Aguirre | IL | Harper JC | 2023 | 3B | 70 % |
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. Sweet spot percentage can be used in concert with hard-hit rate -- the percentage of a player's batted balls that have an exit velocity of 90 mph or higher. Per MLB glossary.
BLAST MOTION
With the help of our Blast Motion sensors, we're analyzing the swing metrics measured at this event.
HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Spencer Geake | IL | Wisconsin-Parkside | 2023 | RHP | 26.4 mph |
2 | Zach Zalewski | IL | Wheeling | 2023 | 1B | 22.7 mph |
3 | Dominic Jacoby | IL | Spoon River JC | 2023 | SS | 22.6 mph |
4 | Peter Castaneda | IL | Harper JC | 2023 | OF | 22.1 mph |
^ | Kevin Geake | IL | Lincoln Memorial University | 2023 | C | 22.1 mph |
5 | Connor Kave | IL | Hersey | 2023 | OF | 21.5 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Spencer Geake | IL | Wisconsin-Parkside | 2023 | RHP | 25.4 mph |
2 | Dominic Jacoby | IL | Spoon River JC | 2023 | SS | 22.1 mph |
3 | Zach Zalewski | IL | Wheeling | 2023 | 1B | 21.9 mph |
4 | Peter Castaneda | IL | Harper JC | 2023 | OF | 20.7 mph |
5 | Connor Kave | IL | Hersey | 2023 | OF | 20.7 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 (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
1 | Spencer Geake | IL | Wisconsin-Parkside | 2023 | RHP | 78.2 mph |
2 | Zach Zalewski | IL | Wheeling | 2023 | 1B | 77.8 mph |
3 | Dominic Jacoby | IL | Spoon River JC | 2023 | SS | 76.2 mph |
4 | Kevin Geake | IL | Lincoln Memorial University | 2023 | C | 73.1 mph |
5 | Peter Castaneda | IL | Harper JC | 2023 | OF | 71.5 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Spencer Geake | IL | Wisconsin-Parkside | 2023 | RHP | 74.3 mph |
2 | Zach Zalewski | IL | Wheeling | 2023 | 1B | 73.1 mph |
3 | Dominic Jacoby | IL | Spoon River JC | 2023 | SS | 72.2 mph |
4 | Kevin Geake | IL | Lincoln Memorial University | 2023 | C | 70.8 mph |
5 | Derek Costilla | IL | Mundelein | 2023 | 2B | 68.7 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 (AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
1 | Spencer Geake | IL | Wisconsin-Parkside | 2023 | RHP | 28.1 g |
2 | Dominic Jacoby | IL | Spoon River JC | 2023 | SS | 20.1 g |
3 | Daniel Aguirre | IL | Harper JC | 2023 | 3B | 19.1 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.
ON-PLANE EFFICIENCY %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
1 | Ryan Anderson | IL | Andrew | 2023 | C | 88 % |
2 | Alex Tabbert | IL | Prospect | 2024 | SS | 86 % |
3 | Peter Castaneda | IL | Harper JC | 2023 | OF | 77 % |
4 | Kevin Geake | IL | Lincoln Memorial University | 2023 | C | 75 % |
5 | Spencer Geake | IL | Wisconsin-Parkside | 2023 | RHP | 74 % |
On-Plane Efficiency %:measures the percentage of your swing where the bat is on the swing plane. Your Vertical Bat Angle (VBA) at contact establishes the plane for that specific swing. A high % is a great indicator of making consistent contact and barreling balls. Blast recommends an average of 70% or higher, with a range in the 65% to 85%.
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