Central Illinois Open: Positional Data Dive
July 25, 2023
On Tuesday, July 18th the PBR Illinois team hosted the Central Illinois Open at the Corn Crib in Normal, IL. This open event was for all high school classes (2024-27), and gave our staff a chance to get a look at 80+ uncommitted prospects before the summer gets into full swing.
For a closer look at the showcase details and the technologies we'll have on-site to assist our in-person evaluation for all in attendance, click here. For a complete look at those registered to attend this event, view the most up-to-date version of the roster by clicking here.
Friday, we took a closer look at some of the immediate standouts who caught our attention with our Quick Hits and our Statistical Analysis, where we broke down the stat leaders from the more traditional categories. Today, we will take a further in-depth look at the top positional players with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:
SYNCRO ATHLETIC TESTING
60-YARD DASH
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
1 | Liam Arsich | IL | Lincoln-Way Central | 2025 | OF | 6.68 |
2 | Luke McClure | IL | Champaign Central | 2025 | OF | 6.73 |
3 | Eli Olson | IL | Jacksonville Routt | 2025 | OF | 6.78 |
4 | Riley Hendren | IL | Normal Community | 2024 | OF | 6.79 |
5 | Colbie Glenn | IL | Lincoln Community | 2024 | OF | 6.93 |
6 | Christian Chignoli | IL | Joliet West | 2024 | OF | 6.94 |
7 | Braden Mehn | IL | Normal University | 2025 | OF | 6.96 |
^ | Zach Spidle | IL | Bloomington | 2024 | C | 6.96 |
8 | Camden Fenton | IL | Pontiac High School | 2025 | OF | 6.97 |
9 | Jack Roessler | IL | Waterloo | 2024 | RHP | 7.00 |
10 | Bradyn Whitehead | IL | Normal West | 2024 | C | 7.02 |
^ | Kolin Adams | IL | Mount Carmel | 2025 | OF | 7.02 |
10-YARD SPLIT
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
10-yd
1
Liam Arsich
IL
Lincoln-Way Central
2025
OF
1.60 s
2
Zach Spidle
IL
Bloomington
2024
C
1.64 s
3
Riley Hendren
IL
Normal Community
2024
OF
1.66 s
^
Bradyn Whitehead
IL
Normal West
2024
C
1.66 s
^
Luke McClure
IL
Champaign Central
2025
OF
1.66 s
^
Chance Payne
IL
Mount Pulaski
2025
1B
1.66 s
4
Eli Olson
IL
Jacksonville Routt
2025
OF
1.67 s
^
Braden Mehn
IL
Normal University
2025
OF
1.67 s
^
Cooper Eggert
IL
Providence Catholic
2025
RHP
1.67 s
5
Nick Shelsta
IL
Warrensburg-Latham
2025
OF
1.68 s
^
Brody Phillips
IL
Arcola
2027
SS
1.68 s
Run Speed (Max)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Run speed (max)
1
Luke McClure
IL
Champaign Central
2025
OF
20.9
2
Liam Arsich
IL
Lincoln-Way Central
2025
OF
20.9
3
Eli Olson
IL
Jacksonville Routt
2025
OF
20.8
4
Jack Roessler
IL
Waterloo
2024
RHP
20.4
5
Riley Hendren
IL
Normal Community
2024
OF
20.3
6
Colbie Glenn
IL
Lincoln Community
2024
OF
20.1
7
Camden Fenton
IL
Pontiac High School
2025
OF
20.1
8
Braden Mehn
IL
Normal University
2025
OF
19.9
9
Kolin Adams
IL
Mount Carmel
2025
OF
19.9
10
Christian Chignoli
IL
Joliet West
2024
OF
19.8
Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. We implemented three timing gates at the 10 and 30 yards, to capture athletes’ quickness, explosiveness and reaction time. From there, we will calculate an athlete’s top-end speed in miles per hour. While the measurement still has its utility, the 10-yard split has started to become more and more applicable in determining the player's burst and reaction time in-game, whether that's in the outfield or on the basepaths.
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Colbie Glenn
IL
Lincoln Community
2024
OF
98.8 mph
2
Brooks Neuhoff
FL
IMG ACADEMY
2024
3B
96.8 mph
3
Cooper Eggert
IL
Providence Catholic
2025
RHP
96.4 mph
4
Eli Olson
IL
Jacksonville Routt
2025
OF
95.8 mph
5
Aiden Lauritzen
IL
St. Anthony effingham
2026
OF
93.8 mph
6
Luke McClure
IL
Champaign Central
2025
OF
93.4 mph
7
Ashton Ertz
IL
Payson Seymour
2024
OF
93.2 mph
8
Ryan Theile
IL
Normal Community
2024
C
92.7 mph
9
Samuel McArthur
IL
Champaign Central
2024
RHP
92.6 mph
10
Lance Weitekamp
IL
Morrisonville
2024
1B
92.1 mph
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
Brooks Neuhoff
FL
IMG ACADEMY
2024
3B
91.0 mph
2
Colbie Glenn
IL
Lincoln Community
2024
OF
88.7 mph
3
Cooper Eggert
IL
Providence Catholic
2025
RHP
87.4 mph
4
Ryan Theile
IL
Normal Community
2024
C
86.9 mph
5
Keenan Krysh
IL
Cary-Grove Community High School
2025
C
86.8 mph
Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Brooks Neuhoff
FL
IMG ACADEMY
2024
3B
354 ft
2
Aiden Lauritzen
IL
St. Anthony effingham
2026
OF
353 ft
3
Ashton Ertz
IL
Payson Seymour
2024
OF
350 ft
4
Gavin Van Kanegan
IL
Normal Community
2025
OF
347 ft
5
Cooper Eggert
IL
Providence Catholic
2025
RHP
345 ft
6
Chance Payne
IL
Mount Pulaski
2025
1B
345 ft
7
Eli Olson
IL
Jacksonville Routt
2025
OF
344 ft
8
Luke McClure
IL
Champaign Central
2025
OF
342 ft
9
Bryce Murphy
IL
Glenwood
2024
RHP
341 ft
10
Tyler Cribbett
IL
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley
2024
2B
338 ft
SWEET SPOT%
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Sweet Spot %
1
Keenan Krysh
IL
Cary-Grove Community High School
2025
C
87 %
^
Zach Spidle
IL
Bloomington
2024
C
87 %
2
William Walsh
IL
Mount Carmel
2026
C
83 %
3
Thomas Mickels
IL
Peoria Notre Dame
2025
RHP
80 %
^
Carson Wort
IL
Pawnee Jr/Sr High Sch
2025
C
80 %
^
Kolin Adams
IL
Mount Carmel
2025
OF
80 %
^
Evan Reed
IL
Bloomington
2025
SS
80 %
4
Luke Martin
IL
Mount Pulaski
2026
3B
77 %
5
Luke McClure
IL
Champaign Central
2025
OF
75 %
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.
BLAST MOTION
HAND SPEED (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (avg)
1
Mason Vandegraft
IL
El Paso-Gridley
2025
RHP
23.2 mph
2
Thomas Mickels
IL
Peoria Notre Dame
2025
RHP
22.5 mph
3
Ryan Theile
IL
Normal Community
2024
C
22.2 mph
4
Caleb Chamberlain
IL
Glenwood
2024
RHP
22.0 mph
5
Bryce Murphy
IL
Glenwood
2024
RHP
22.0 mph
6
Carson Wort
IL
Pawnee Jr/Sr High Sch
2025
C
21.9 mph
7
Aiden Lauritzen
IL
St. Anthony effingham
2026
OF
21.9 mph
8
Colbie Glenn
IL
Lincoln Community
2024
OF
21.5 mph
9
Brody Phillips
IL
Arcola
2027
SS
21.4 mph
10
Cooper Eggert
IL
Providence Catholic
2025
RHP
21.2 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 (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Bat Speed (avg)
1
Colbie Glenn
IL
Lincoln Community
2024
OF
75.4 mph
2
Caleb Chamberlain
IL
Glenwood
2024
RHP
73.5 mph
3
Aj Arrivi
IL
Lemont
2025
SS
72.2 mph
4
Cooper Eggert
IL
Providence Catholic
2025
RHP
71.1 mph
5
Brooks Neuhoff
FL
IMG ACADEMY
2024
3B
71.1 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 (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (avg)
1
Carson Wort
IL
Pawnee Jr/Sr High Sch
2025
C
22.2 g
2
Mason Vandegraft
IL
El Paso-Gridley
2025
RHP
19.8 g
3
Sam Griggs
IL
Illinois Valley Central
2026
SS
19.8 g
4
Caleb Chamberlain
IL
Glenwood
2024
RHP
19.2 g
5
Riley Hendren
IL
Normal Community
2024
OF
17.6 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.
VIZUAL EDGE
EDGE SCORE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Edge Score |
1 | Cameron Williams | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor High School | 2025 | C | 83.69 |
2 | Wilson Wemhoff | IL | Hampshire | 2025 | OF | 81.57 |
3 | Cody DelFavero | IL | Morris | 2024 | OF | 79.54 |
4 | Jack Starcevich | IL | Thornton Fractional South | 2024 | SS | 78.60 |
5 | Anthony Massa | IL | Lincoln Way West | 2024 | 3B | 76.57 |
6 | Benjamin Shea | IL | Lincoln-Way West | 2024 | SS | 75.57 |
7 | Jonny Lee | IL | Romeoville | 2025 | SS | 75.19 |
8 | Ethan Highfill | IL | Sandburg | 2024 | OF | 75.08 |
9 | Hayden Noha | IL | Oak Forest | 2026 | C | 73.58 |
10 | Robert Soto Jr | IL | Reavis | 2027 | C | 73.55 |
The Edge Score is a comprehensive score out of 100 that takes the core-six visual skills into account, providing athletes, parents, coaches and scouts with a benchmark number for assessing an athlete’s overall visual ability. In general the higher the Edge Score, the higher chance of athletic success. Think of the Edge Score as the 'Sixth Metric' in the standard Five-Tools that make up a ball player.
The average Edge Score for the 2020 MLB Draft Class was 79.3 (of hitters who completed a Vizual Edge test). MLB players we've worked with typically show stronger scores, with elite hitters scoring consistently above 87.0 on their Edge Score.
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