ACE Scout Day: Stat & Data Dive
October 5, 2022
On Saturday, September 17th, the PBR Illinois staff traveled to the Kroc Center to host the White Sox ACE Scout Day, where 60+ players from the White Sox ACE program participated in a pro-style workout in front of our staff.
Earlier this week we published our Takeaway Story, highlighting the top prospects of the event by positions. Today, we're going to break down the takeaways from the event by diving deeper into all of the data we collected at the Scout Day.
POSITIONAL TOOLS
TOP 60-TIMES
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
1 | Ezra Essex | IL | P27 | 2025 | OF | 6.66 |
2 | Khamaree Thomas | IL | Kenwood | 2024 | OF | 6.74 |
3 | Lance Moon | IL | Brother Rice | 2025 | OF | 6.87 |
4 | Mason Jarrett | IN | Munster | 2025 | OF | 6.90 |
5 | Jevan Andrews | IN | Hobart | 2024 | OF | 7.00 |
MAX INF VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
1 | Jonah Weathers | IL | Marian Catholic | 2024 | 3B | 86 |
2 | DaMaurion Butler | IL | Kenwood Academy High School | 2025 | SS | 85 |
^ | Joey Barboza | IL | De La Salle | 2024 | SS | 85 |
3 | Francisco Rodriguez | IL | De La Salle | 2025 | SS | 84 |
4 | Jimmy Downs | IL | Kenwood Academy | 2025 | 3B | 83 |
^ | Derrick Holmes | IL | BR RICE HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 83 |
5 | Joey Ireland | IL | Mount Carmel | 2026 | SS | 81 |
MAX OF VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
1 | Destin Edwards | IL | Kenwood Academy | 2024 | OF | 92 |
^ | Savion Flowers | IL | Kenwood Academy | 2024 | OF | 92 |
2 | Lance Moon | IL | Brother Rice | 2025 | OF | 90 |
3 | Jonah Weathers | IL | Marian Catholic | 2024 | 3B | 88 |
4 | Francisco Rodriguez | IL | De La Salle | 2025 | SS | 85 |
^ | Khamaree Thomas | IL | Kenwood | 2024 | OF | 85 |
MAX C VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
1 | Sir Jamison Jones | IL | St. Rita | 2024 | C | 81 |
2 | Brandon Stinson | IL | Kenwood Academy | 2025 | C | 75 |
3 | Bishop Cappetto | IN | Munster | 2025 | RHP | 74 |
^ | Daniel Luster Jr | IL | Kenwood | 2025 | C | 74 |
4 | Mateo Munoz | IL | Homewood Flossmoor | 2025 | C | 73 |
TOP POP-TIMES
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
1 | Sir Jamison Jones | IL | St. Rita | 2024 | C | 1.95-2.01 |
2 | Brandon Stinson | IL | Kenwood Academy | 2025 | C | 2.03-2.08 |
3 | Angel Castro | IL | DE LA SALLE INSTITUTE - INSTITUTE CAMPUS | 2025 | C | 2.12-2.19 |
4 | Daniel Luster Jr | IL | Kenwood | 2025 | C | 2.15-2.35 |
5 | Bishop Cappetto | IN | Munster | 2025 | RHP | 2.18-2.22 |
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 | Peter Pipikios | IL | Neuqua Valley | 2024 | LHP | 83.4 mph |
2 | Antonio Brown Jr | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor | 2026 | RHP | 83.1 mph |
3 | Jose Rodriguez | IL | Reavis | 2026 | RHP | 83.0 mph |
4 | Bishop Cappetto | IN | Munster | 2025 | RHP | 82.5 mph |
5 | Anthony Cantelo | IL | St Rita | 2024 | RHP | 81.7 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Brandon Stinson | IL | Kenwood Academy | 2025 | C | 2056 rpm |
2 | Antonio Licea | IL | Solorio Academy High School | 2025 | RHP | 2043 rpm |
3 | Antonio Brown Jr | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor | 2026 | RHP | 2027 rpm |
4 | Jose Rodriguez | IL | Reavis | 2026 | RHP | 1956 rpm |
5 | Brayden Kenny | IL | Laboratory School | 2025 | RHP | 1931 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
Antonio Brown Jr
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor
2026
RHP
16.7
2
Anthony Cantelo
IL
St Rita
2024
RHP
15.9
3
Antonio Licea
IL
Solorio Academy High School
2025
RHP
13.6
4
Jose Rodriguez
IL
Reavis
2026
RHP
13.2
5
Juan Barrientos
IL
Solorio Academy High School
2026
C
13.1
6
Bishop Cappetto
IN
Munster
2025
RHP
12.5
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.”
AVERAGE CURVEBALL & SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Jose Rodriguez
IL
Reavis
2026
RHP
2143 rpm
2
Joseph Vargas
IL
Thornwood
2024
LHP
2104 rpm
3
Peter Pipikios
IL
Neuqua Valley
2024
LHP
2101 rpm
4
Antonio Licea
IL
Solorio Academy High School
2025
RHP
2060 rpm
5
Kavon Ammons
IL
Thornwood
2026
OF
2005 rpm
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Antonio Licea
IL
Solorio Academy High School
2025
RHP
2094
2
Elijah Rodriguez
IN
Whiting
2024
RHP
2070
3
Jose Rodriguez
IL
Reavis
2026
RHP
1996
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Antonio Licea
IL
Solorio Academy High School
2025
RHP
17.4
2
Antonio Brown Jr
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor
2026
RHP
15.2
3
Anthony Cantelo
IL
St Rita
2024
RHP
14.9
4
Peter Pipikios
IL
Neuqua Valley
2024
LHP
-13.7
5
Mason Slawinski
IN
Mount Carmel
2025
RHP
12.9
6
Trenton Rosebourgh
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor
2024
RHP
12.8
MAX EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Jimmy Downs
IL
Kenwood Academy
2025
3B
100.4 mph
2
Sir Jamison Jones
IL
St. Rita
2024
C
100.3 mph
3
Mason Jarrett
IN
Munster
2025
OF
96.3 mph
4
Jevan Andrews
IN
Hobart
2024
OF
95.0 mph
5
Jonah Weathers
IL
Marian Catholic
2024
3B
94.8 mph
MAX DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Sir Jamison Jones
IL
St. Rita
2024
C
388 ft
2
Jimmy Downs
IL
Kenwood Academy
2025
3B
374 ft
3
Mason Jarrett
IN
Munster
2025
OF
338 ft
4
Joey Barboza
IL
De La Salle
2024
SS
330 ft
5
Jose Rodriguez
IL
Reavis
2026
RHP
327 ft
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
Hand Speed (max)
1
Lance Moon
IL
Brother Rice
2025
OF
25.6 mph
^
Sir Jamison Jones
IL
St. Rita
2024
C
25.6 mph
2
Kayin Timble
IL
Von Stueben
2025
1B
25.1 mph
3
Aaron Scott
IL
Lincoln-Way East
2025
LHP
24.9 mph
4
Mason Jarrett
IN
Munster
2025
OF
24.4 mph
^
Jonah Weathers
IL
Marian Catholic
2024
3B
24.4 mph
5
Evan Stinson
IL
Kenwood Academy High School
2025
RHP
24.1 mph
^
Brandon Stinson
IL
Kenwood Academy
2025
C
24.1 mph
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (avg)
1
Jonah Weathers
IL
Marian Catholic
2024
3B
24.4 mph
2
Sir Jamison Jones
IL
St. Rita
2024
C
23.7 mph
3
Mason Jarrett
IN
Munster
2025
OF
23.5 mph
4
Brandon Stinson
IL
Kenwood Academy
2025
C
23.3 mph
5
Evan Stinson
IL
Kenwood Academy High School
2025
RHP
23.0 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
Sir Jamison Jones
IL
St. Rita
2024
C
75.7 mph
2
Jevan Andrews
IN
Hobart
2024
OF
73.9 mph
3
Mason Jarrett
IN
Munster
2025
OF
73.4 mph
4
Khamaree Thomas
IL
Kenwood
2024
OF
72.0 mph
5
Jonah Weathers
IL
Marian Catholic
2024
3B
71.8 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
Destin Edwards
IL
Kenwood Academy
2024
OF
33.1 g
2
Derrick Holmes
IL
BR RICE HIGH SCHOOL
2025
OF
29.7 g
3
Khamaree Thomas
IL
Kenwood
2024
OF
28.6 g
4
Brandon Stinson
IL
Kenwood Academy
2025
C
28.1 g
5
Mason Jarrett
IN
Munster
2025
OF
27.5 g
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (avg)
1
Destin Edwards
IL
Kenwood Academy
2024
OF
28.4 g
2
Brandon Stinson
IL
Kenwood Academy
2025
C
24.9 g
3
Khamaree Thomas
IL
Kenwood
2024
OF
24.0 g
4
Jonah Weathers
IL
Marian Catholic
2024
3B
23.3 g
5
Sir Jamison Jones
IL
St. Rita
2024
C
23.1 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.
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