Best of 2021: JUCO TrackMan Pitch Metric Leaders
December 23, 2021
For the first time this fall, PBR Illinois made a concerted effort to check in on several of the state's JUCO programs and familiarize ourselves with that aspect of amateur baseball. Our staff ran 10 total junior college events this fall - nine of which were individual scout days and we also hosted the Region IV Showcase for the first time.
We collected an abundance of data throughout our extensive coverage of the JUCO realm this fall and now, as the year comes to an end, we're eager to take a look at which players put up the most impressive numbers.
Dipping into the advanced analytics at our disposal, below you'll find several pitchers with noteworthy spin rates collected through our partners at TrackMan this fall.
Average fastball iVB
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Adam Hutchinson | Lincoln Trail JC | 2020 | RHP | 24.8 in |
2 | Ben Thompson | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 23.5 in |
3 | Benny Thompson | Anderson University (IN) | 2021 | RHP | 23.5 in |
4 | Kristian Asbury | John A. Logan JC | 2020 | RHP | 23.1 in |
5 | Mitchell Henneberry | Lincoln Trail JC | 2021 | LHP | 23.0 in |
6 | Shea Hendrixson | Lincoln Trail JC | 2019 | SS | 23.0 in |
7 | Kale Ven Huizen | Black Hawk JC-Moline | 2019 | RHP | 22.9 in |
8 | Ethan Luzum | Black Hawk JC-Moline | 2021 | RHP | 21.8 in |
9 | Jacob Ryan | Sauk Valley CC | 2019 | RHP | 21.6 in |
10 | Daniel Llanas | Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin | 2019 | OF | 21.4 in |
11 | Jay Schueler | Parkland College | 2019 | RHP | 20.8 in |
12 | Luke Kyprianidis | Oakton CC | 2020 | LHP | 20.6 in |
13 | Engerlee Brazoban Martinez | Olive-Harvey JC | 2020 | RHP | 20.5 in |
14 | Marc Black | Morton JC | 2021 | RHP | 20.3 in |
15 | Carter Monke | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 20.2 in |
Definition: Distance between where the pitch actually crosses the front of home plate height-wise, and where it would have crossed home plate height-wise if had it traveled in a perfectly straight line from release, but affected by gravity. Note: If this number is positive, the ball broke “upwards”, or in reality dropped less than it would have due to gravity alone – it does not necessarily mean that the ball actually rose.
average fastball horizontal break
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Silas Israel | Carl Sandburg JC | 2019 | LHP | -24.5 |
2 | David Go | Milwaukee Area Technical JC | 2020 | LHP | -21.6 |
3 | Jake Jakubowski | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 21.5 |
4 | Wesley Babcock | College of Lake County | 2020 | LHP | -19.4 |
5 | Ryan Eiermann | Kankakee CC | 2017 | LHP | -19.3 |
6 | Logan Strutz | Triton JC | 2019 | RHP | 18.4 |
7 | Giacomo O'Neill | Black Hawk JC-Moline | 2020 | LHP | -18.3 |
8 | Max Rundberg III | South Suburban JC | 2020 | LHP | -17.8 |
9 | Jacob Paymaster | Triton JC | 2020 | LHP | -17.7 |
10 | Grant Pytel | Wabash Valley JC | 2019 | RHP | 17.5 |
11 | Paolo Zavala | Morton JC | 2018 | RHP | 17.2 |
12 | Grady Gorgen | McHenry County JC | 2020 | LHP | -17.1 |
13 | Charlie Cmiel | Black Hawk JC-Moline | 2021 | LHP | -16.7 |
14 | Michael Rivera | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 16.6 |
15 | Marcus Seguin | Joliet JC | 2018 | RHP | 16.0 |
AVERAGE Curveball IVB
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Engerlee Brazoban Martinez | Olive-Harvey JC | 2020 | RHP | -24.2 in |
2 | Connor Aten | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | -23.1 in |
3 | Donnie Canchela | Florence-Darlington JC | 2020 | RHP | -18.6 in |
4 | Jason Gutkowski | Harper JC | 2021 | RHP | -17.7 in |
5 | Jacob Kampf | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | -17.0 in |
6 | Josiah Zamora | Kankakee CC | 2019 | SS | -16.9 in |
7 | AJ Hamilton | Rock Valley JC | 2021 | RHP | -16.8 in |
8 | Jacob Bosse | South Suburban JC | 2020 | LHP | -16.6 in |
9 | Gavin Sebby | Black Hawk JC-Moline | 2021 | RHP | -16.3 in |
10 | Zachary Nehlsen | Lincoln Trail JC | 2021 | RHP | -15.7 in |
11 | Reese Dutton | Heartland CC | 2019 | RHP | -15.5 in |
12 | Danny Perdzock | McHenry County JC | 2020 | RHP | -15.4 in |
13 | Steven Kleyheeg | Rock Valley JC | 2020 | RHP | -15.3 in |
14 | Kale Ven Huizen | Black Hawk JC-Moline | 2019 | RHP | -14.8 in |
15 | Panagiotis Rokkas | Triton JC | 2020 | RHP | -14.8 in |
average changeup horizontal break
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Wesley Babcock | College of Lake County | 2020 | LHP | -23.0 |
2 | Teague Conrad | Heartland CC | 2019 | RHP | 21.8 |
3 | Kyle Moore | Oakton CC | 2020 | RHP | 21.7 |
4 | Jorden Rauch | Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin | 2019 | RHP | 21.5 |
5 | Sam Myers | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 21.4 |
6 | Alex Buchanan | Southwestern Illinois JC | 2019 | RHP | 20.7 |
7 | Grady Gorgen | McHenry County JC | 2020 | LHP | -20.3 |
8 | Michael Rivera | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 20.1 |
9 | Sebastian Bentz | Triton JC | 2020 | LHP | -19.8 |
10 | Connor Ayers | Carl Sandburg JC | 2019 | LHP | -19.7 |
11 | Luke Skudlarczyk | Heartland CC | 2020 | RHP | 19.5 |
12 | Logan Strutz | Triton JC | 2019 | RHP | 19.4 |
13 | Jake Jakubowski | Heartland CC | 2021 | RHP | 19.3 |
14 | Danny Perdzock | McHenry County JC | 2020 | RHP | 18.9 |
15 | Reese Dutton | Heartland CC | 2019 | RHP | 18.8 |
16 | Max Rundberg III | South Suburban JC | 2020 | LHP | -18.6 |
17 | Matthew Haley | Parkland College | 2021 | RHP | 18.6 |
18 | Grant Pytel | Wabash Valley JC | 2019 | RHP | 18.1 |
19 | David Go | Milwaukee Area Technical JC | 2020 | LHP | -17.8 |
20 | Marcus Seguin | Joliet JC | 2018 | RHP | 17.8 |
For an in-depth look at all the JUCO Scout Days we ran this fall, including a complete list of gathered statistics, click HERE.
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