Central Illinois Open: Trackman Files
August 12, 2021
On Wednesday, Aug. 4, the PBR Illinois staff hosted the Central Illinois Open at the Corn Crib Stadium in Normal, IL. This event was open to all classes and provided our scouting staff with a deeper look at prospects within the Central Illinois area.
Several members of our scouting staff collaborated after the event to provide a brief overview of those who stood out, found inside our Quick Hits piece. We broke down those that topped our statistical leaderboards inside our Stat Story yesterday as well.
Today, we’re continuing our post-event analysis by examining the data measured by our TrackMan units. The technology is able to capture information that’s difficult to capture by the naked eye, like pitch-by-pitch metrics and batted-ball data. We’ll explain more below:
MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Blake Roundtree | IL | LeRoy | 2022 | OF | 88.1 mph |
2 | Charlie Vercruysse | IL | Normal University | 2024 | SS | 86.0 mph |
3 | Kayden Althoff | IL | Teutopolis | 2022 | OF | 84.5 mph |
4 | Tyler Adkins | IL | Metamora | 2022 | 3B | 83.7 mph |
5 | Quincy Hougas | IL | Normal University | 2022 | RHP | 83.3 mph |
6 | Jaxson Tresenriter | IL | Dunlap | 2025 | OF | 83.0 mph |
7 | Chase Wiese | IL | Normal Community | 2023 | SS | 82.7 mph |
8 | Gavin Thompson | IL | Pekin | 2022 | RHP | 82.2 mph |
9 | Jaden Fauske | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2025 | C | 81.3 mph |
10 | Kaileb Hackman | IL | Normal Community | 2024 | 3B | 80.6 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Quincy Hougas | IL | Normal University | 2022 | RHP | 2694 rpm |
2 | Gavin Thompson | IL | Pekin | 2022 | RHP | 2314 rpm |
3 | Dane Lohman | IL | Pekin | 2022 | RHP | 2217 rpm |
4 | Colin DeLaere | IL | Pekin | 2022 | 3B | 2164 rpm |
5 | Jaxson Tresenriter | IL | Dunlap | 2025 | OF | 2149 rpm |
6 | Blake Roundtree | IL | LeRoy | 2022 | OF | 2136 rpm |
7 | Jaden Fauske | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2025 | C | 2109 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 | Jaxson Tresenriter | IL | Dunlap | 2025 | OF | 15.0 |
2 | Colin DeLaere | IL | Pekin | 2022 | 3B | 14.9 |
3 | Riley Mohr | IL | Pinckneyville | 2024 | SS | 13.6 |
4 | Charlie Severino | IL | Pleasant Plains | 2025 | MIF | 13.4 |
5 | William Applegate | IL | Charleston | 2023 | SS | 13.2 |
6 | Braiden Elliott | IL | Tri-Valley | 2022 | OF | -12.9 |
7 | Aric Beaman | IL | Burlington Central | 2022 | 1B | 12.0 |
8 | Landen Bell | IL | Pekin | 2024 | RHP | 12.0 |
9 | Jaden Fauske | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2025 | C | 11.7 |
10 | Charlie Vercruysse | IL | Normal University | 2024 | SS | 11.6 |
11 | Mason Marshall | IL | Glenwood | 2025 | OF | 11.4 |
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 Slider Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Quincy Hougas | IL | Normal University | 2022 | RHP | 2858 |
2 | Nathan Burdin | IL | Rochelle | 2022 | LHP | 2407 |
3 | Payton Evans | IL | Bloomington | 2023 | C | 2123 |
4 | Evan Ruzich | IL | Mahomet Seymour | 2022 | RHP | 2077 |
5 | Colin DeLaere | IL | Pekin | 2022 | 3B | 1971 |
Average Curveball Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Quincy Hougas | IL | Normal University | 2022 | RHP | 2866 rpm |
2 | Nathan Burdin | IL | Rochelle | 2022 | LHP | 2322 rpm |
3 | Gavin Thompson | IL | Pekin | 2022 | RHP | 2156 rpm |
4 | Evan Ruzich | IL | Mahomet Seymour | 2022 | RHP | 2123 rpm |
5 | Kaileb Hackman | IL | Normal Community | 2024 | 3B | 2109 rpm |
6 | Tanner Spangler | IL | Morton | 2024 | RHP | 2042 rpm |
7 | Aric Beaman | IL | Burlington Central | 2022 | 1B | 2015 rpm |
Average Changeup Horizontal Movement
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Charlie Vercruysse | IL | Normal University | 2024 | SS | 17.6 |
2 | Matt Brummer | IL | St. Teresa | 2023 | 3B | 15.8 |
3 | Jaxson Tresenriter | IL | Dunlap | 2025 | OF | 14.1 |
4 | William Applegate | IL | Charleston | 2023 | SS | 13.6 |
5 | Jack Piper | IL | Dunlap | 2024 | RHP | 13.3 |
6 | Jaden Fauske | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2025 | C | 13.0 |
Average Exit Velocity (Hitting)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Carson Beal | IL | Normal University | 2022 | 1B | 85.8 mph |
2 | Kaileb Hackman | IL | Normal Community | 2024 | 3B | 85.4 mph |
3 | Aric Beaman | IL | Burlington Central | 2022 | 1B | 85.0 mph |
4 | Jaden Fauske | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2025 | C | 83.4 mph |
5 | Charlie Severino | IL | Pleasant Plains | 2025 | MIF | 82.9 mph |
6 | Tyler Adkins | IL | Metamora | 2022 | 3B | 81.6 mph |
7 | William Applegate | IL | Charleston | 2023 | SS | 81.4 mph |
Exit Speed: Also according to TrackMan’s own website: “The speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.”
Peak Exit Velocity (Hitting)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Tyler Adkins | IL | Metamora | 2022 | 3B | 97.0 mph |
2 | Aric Beaman | IL | Burlington Central | 2022 | 1B | 93.3 mph |
3 | Carson Beal | IL | Normal University | 2022 | 1B | 93.0 mph |
4 | Blake Roundtree | IL | LeRoy | 2022 | OF | 91.7 mph |
5 | Kayden Althoff | IL | Teutopolis | 2022 | OF | 91.6 mph |
6 | Matt Brummer | IL | St. Teresa | 2023 | 3B | 91.3 mph |
7 | Colin DeLaere | IL | Pekin | 2022 | 3B | 90.6 mph |
8 | Joe Brummer | IL | St. Teresa | 2023 | SS | 90.3 mph |
9 | Kaileb Hackman | IL | Normal Community | 2024 | 3B | 90.0 mph |
Peak Estimated Batted Distance (Hitting)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Blake Roundtree | IL | LeRoy | 2022 | OF | 359 ft |
2 | Carson Beal | IL | Normal University | 2022 | 1B | 339 ft |
3 | Aric Beaman | IL | Burlington Central | 2022 | 1B | 332 ft |
4 | Cam Semelroth | IL | Limestone | 2023 | OF | 332 ft |
5 | Ryan Brucker | IL | Princeton | 2023 | SS | 329 ft |
6 | Charlie Severino | IL | Pleasant Plains | 2025 | MIF | 325 ft |
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.
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