By Sean Duncan
Executive Director

With more than 120 scouts in attendance, the 14^th Annual Super 60 Pro Showcase delivered many highlights by prospects from 19 different states on Sunday, Feb. 7 at The Max in McCook, IL. Throughout the coming weeks we will produce content highlighting the top performers, the biggest risers and much more from the event, but today we take a quick look at the best statistical performances, which includes two event records..

Although statistics only paint a partial picture of how well a player performed, these numbers are pretty telling for early February:

Top 60 Times

INF/OF Nolan Williams (Turner HS, KS) headlined 18 position players who ran sub-7 60s with a 6.58. Not for behind Williams were OF Trevyne Carter (Soddy Daisy HS, TN) and OF Zachary Watson (West Ouachita HS, LA), running 6.61 and 6.62 laser-timed 60s:

6.58 – Nolan Williams, INF, Turner (KS), 2016
6.61 – Trevyne Carter, OF, Soddy Daisy (TN), 2016
6.62 – Zachary Watson, OF, West Ouachita (LA), 2016
6.67 – Matthew Gorski, SS/OF, Hamilton Southeastern (IN), 2016
6.69 – Luke Bandy, SS/OF, Providence Academy (AR), 2016
6.71 – Tyler Fitzgerald, SS, Rochester (IL), 2016
6.71 – Danny Gleaves, OF, St. Rita (IL), 2016
6.75 – Dominic Clementi, OF, Arrowhead (WI), 2016
6.83 – Chase Murray, OF, Hills Christian Academy (OH), 2016
6.85 – Joe Acker, OF, Marquette University (WI), 2016
6.85 – Jake Snider, INF, Ballard (KY), 2016
6.85 – Jordan McFarland, OF, Waterloo (IL), 2016
6.86 – Will Brennan, OF, Blue Valley (KS), 2016
6.86 – Gavin Lux, SS, Indian Trail (WI), 2016
6.87 – Jake Slaughter, SS, Ouachita Christian (LA), 2016
6.91 – Justin Lavey, 3B, Tremper (WI), 2016
6.96 – Logan Goodnight, SS, The Linsly School (WV), 2016
6.99 – Cyrillo Watson, SS/OF, South Milwaukee (WI), 2016

Top Fastball Velocity

RHP Brenden Heiss (Jacobs HS, IL) eclipsed the Super 60 record when his first fastball registered at 96 mph. and he proceeded to sit 93-94 throughout his bullpen. Trailing Heiss was RHP Cal Coughlin (Lake Forest HS, IL) at 94, and four pitchers who touched 93. In all, 20 of the 27 pitchers touched at least 90, and all but one was 88-plus:

96 – Brenden Heiss, RHP, Jacobs (IL), 2016
94 – Cal Coughlin, RHP, Lake Forest (IL), 2016
93 – Cole Duensing, RHP, Blue Valley Northwest (KS), 2016
93 – Cameron Planck, RHP, Rowan County (KY), 2016
93 – Michael McAvene, RHP, Roncalli (IN), 2016
93 – Joey Wentz, LHP, Shawnee Mission East (KS), 2016
92 – Nathan Brown, RHP, Arrowhead (WI), 2016
92 – Alec Marsh, RHP, Ronald Reagan (WI), 2016
92 – Erik Miller, LHP, DeSmet Jesuit (MO), 2016
91 – Matthew Mervis, 3B/RHP, Georgetown Prep (MD), 2016
91 – Lucas Krull, LHP, Mill Valley (KS), 2016
91 – Drake Fellows, RHP, Joliet Catholic (IL), 2016

Top Exit Velocity

OF/3B Matthew Gorski (Hamilton Southeastern HS, IN) was one of the biggest winners at the event, partially because few knew about the athletic 6-foot-4, 190-pound athlete outside of Indiana. Gorski turned heads in many facets, especially by delivering a Super 60 record 106 exit velocity, while also running a 6.67 and throwing 89 mph from both the outfield and infield. 1B Brayden Combs (Beechwood HS, KY), C Ben Rortvedt (Verona Area HS, WI) and OF Quin Cotton (Regis Jesuit HS, CO) all registered triple-digits velocity:

106 – Matthew Gorski, Hamilton Southeastern (IN), 2016
104 – Brayden Combs, 1B, Beechwood (KY), 2016
103 – Ben Rortvedt, C, Vernona Area (WI), 2016
101 – Quin Cotton, OF, Regis Jesuit (CO), 2016
99 – Logan Goodnight, SS, The Linsly School (WV), 2016
98 - Chase Murray, OF, Hills Christian Academy (OH), 2016
98 – Logan Wyatt, 3B/1B, North Bullitt (KY), 2016
97 – Jake Slaughter, SS, Ouachita Christian (LA), 2016
97 - T.J. Collett, North Virgo (IN), 2016
97 - Jordan McFarland, OF, Waterloo (IL), 2016
97 - Zachary Watson, OF, West Ouachita (LA), 2016 (Right-handed)
96 - Sam Ferri, C, Notre Dame (IL), 2016
96 – Gunner Halter, SS, Blue Valley (KS), 2016

Top Infield Velocity

SS Gavin Lux (Indian Trail HS, WI), SS Nate Fassnacht (Ephrata HS, PA) and SS Gunner Halter led the way, all registering 90 mph across the infield:

90 – Nate Fassnacht, SS, Ephrata (PA), 2016
90 – Gavin Lux, SS, Indian Trail (WI), 2016
90 - Gunner Halter, SS, Blue Valley (KS), 2016
89 - Luke Bandy, SS/OF, Providence Academy (AR), 2016
89 - Nolan Williams, INF, Turner (KS), 2016
89 - Matthew Gorski, Hamilton Southeastern (IN), 2016
88 - Jake Slaughter, SS, Ouachita Christian (LA), 2016
88 - Matthew Mervis, 3B/RHP, Georgetown Prep (MD), 2016
88 – Justin Lavey, 3B, Tremper (WI), 2016
87 - Zachary Watson, OF, West Ouachita (LA), 2016
86 - Logan Goodnight, SS, The Linsly School (WV), 2016
86 - Brayden Combs, 1B, Beechwood (KY), 2016

Top Outfield Velocity

The state of Wisconsin dominated the top of the outfield board, with Joe Acker (Marquette University HS, WI), Dominic Clementi (Arrowhead HS) and Cyrillo Watson (South Milwaukee HS, WI) leading the way:

92 - Joe Acker, OF, Marquette University (WI), 2016
91 - Dominic Clementi, OF, Arrowhead (WI), 2016
91 - Cyrillo Watson, SS/OF, South Milwaukee (WI), 2016
89 - Will Brennan, OF, Blue Valley (KS), 2016
89 - Matthew Gorski, Hamilton Southeastern (IN), 2016
88 – Ethan Stringer, OF, Beechwood (KY), 2016
88 - Trevyne Carter, OF, Soddy Daisy (TN), 2016
88 – Mitchell Hagen, OF.LHP, Westside (NE), 2016
87 - Zachary Watson, OF, West Ouachita (LA), 2016
87 - Nolan Williams, INF, Turner (KS), 2016

Top Pop Times

The crop of catchers created quite the buzz coming in, and most delivered the goods. Cooper Johnson (Carmel Catholic HS, IL), Rortvedt (Verona Area HS, WI), Sam Ferri (Niles Notre Dame HS, IL) and Maverick Handley (Mullen HS, CO) all delivered sub- 1.90 pop times:

1.80, 1.82, 1.83 – Cooper Johnson, C, Carmel Catholic (IL), 2016
1.82, 1.88, 1.91 – Ben Rortvedt, C, Vernona Area (WI), 2016
1.84, 1.89, 1.94 – Sam Ferri, C, Notre Dame (IL), 2016
1.86, 1.89, 1.93 – Maverick Handley, C, Mullen (CO), 2016
1.93, 2.01, 2.05 – Jake Jessel, C, Woodland Hills (PA), 2016
1.94, 2.00, 2.02 – T.J. Collett, North Virgo (IN), 2016
1.97, 2.01, 2.04 – Luke Van Rycheghem, C, Ursuline College Chatham (ON), 2016
2.00, 2.01, 2.05 – Max Wright, C, Lawrence Park Collegiate (ON), 2016

Top Catcher Velocity

Five of the nine catchers were clocked at 80-plus from the crouch, led by Johnson (85) and Rortvedt (84): 

85 – Cooper Johnson, C, Carmel Catholic (IL), 2016
84 – Ben Rortvedt, C, Vernona Area (WI), 2016
82 - Jake Jessel, C, Woodland Hills (PA), 2016
81 - Sam Ferri, C, Notre Dame (IL), 2016
80 - Maverick Handley, C, Mullen (CO), 2016

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