Prep Baseball Report

Top Prospect Chicago: Statistical Analysis



By Phil Kerber
Associate Scout

The Top Prospect Chicago took place on Thursday, June 15th at Silver Cross Field in Joliet, Illinois. The event had over 50 of the top prospects from Illinois and Wisconsin  participate in a pro style workout in front of the PBR Scouting Staff. Today we start event analysis with stats story. A number of players stood out from the crowd. Ryan Howe (Prospect) posted top numbers in every event that he participated in: 60 yard dash (6.65), fastball velocity (86), exit velocity (94), and infield velocity (87). Similarly, Matthew Rozsypal (Lake Forest), followed suit, ranking in the top five in infield velocity (86) and exit velocity (94), while placing in the top 10 in the 60 (6.93).

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Top 60 yard dash times
Some serious speed was on display, with 10 players managing to break the 7.00 sec mark. Howe set the pace with a smoldering fast 6.65.
Name State School Class Pos 60 Yard Dash
Ryan Howe IL
Prospect 2018 SS/RHP 6.65
Austin Ehren IL Carmel Catholic 2018 OF/2B 6.70
D'Eric Shenault IL Kenwood 2018 SS 6.73
Brandon Petkoff IL Lincoln-Way East 2018 SS/2B 6.74
Steven Hamer IL St. Charles North 2018 OF/LHP 6.84
Top fastball velocity
10 players were able to post fastballs of 85 mph or greater. The quartet of Jacob Newman (Glenbrook South), Andrew Hoffmann (Plainfield East), Antoine Kelly (Maine East), and Ari Gordon (Stevenson) ramped it up on the mound, posting event high of 87 mph.
Name State School Class Pos Fastball Velocity
Jacob Newman IL Glenbrook South 2018 RHP/1B 87
Andrew Hoffmann IL Plainfield East 2018 RHP/3B 87
Antoine Kelly IL Maine East 2018 LHP/1B 87
Ari Gordon IL Stevenson 2018 RHP 87
Ryan Howe IL Prospect 2018 SS/RHP 86
Nate Gomez IL South Elgin 2018 RHP/OF 86
top exit velocity
Donovan Nanfeldt (Andrew) blew the field away with the only triple digit exit velocity on the day. In total, 12 players recorded exit velocities of 90 mph or greater.
Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity
Donovan Nanfeldt IL
Andrew 2018 1B/LHP 100
Bryce Moskiewicz IL Lyons Township 2018 C/3B 95
Ryan Howe IL Prospect 2018 SS/RHP 94
Matthew Rozsypal IL Lake Forest 2018 SS/RHP 94
Jack Small IL Lemont 2018 1B/OF 94
TOP INFIELD VELOCITY
Ryan Howe and Matthew Rozsypal took the power they exhibited at the plate and brought it with them to the field, logging the top infield velocities of 87 and 86 mph.
Name State School Class Pos Infield Velocity
Ryan Howe IL Prospect 2018 SS/RHP 87
Matthew Rozsypal IL Lake Forest 2018 SS/RHP 86
Andrew Wilhite IL Stillman Valley 2018 SS/3B 84
Wes Sommers IL Appleton North (WI) 2018 RHP/SS 84
Gavin Doyle IL Plainfield North 2018 RHP/3B 83
top outfield velocity
Of the seven outfielders to workout, Christian Lucio (Mount Carmel) and Sean Hebreard (Plainfield East) separated themselves by throwing 86 mph from the outfield. 
Name State School Class Pos Outfield Velocity
Christian Lucio IL Mount Carmel 2018 SS/OF 86
Sean Hebreard IL Plainfield East 2018 OF/RHP 86
Dalton Crowder IL Plainfield East 2018 OF/1B 83
Steven Hamer IL St. Charles North 2018 OF/LHP 83
top catcher pop times
Brandon Bannon (Richard Burton) and Liam Oreskovich (Jacobs) posted the top pop times, each recording a 2.00. Bannon proved to be the most consistent, posting times between 2.00-2.07
Name State School Class Pos Pop Times
Brandon Bannon IL Richard Burton 2018 C/2B 2.00-2.07
Liam Oreskovich IL Jacobs 2018 C/3B 2.00-2.18
Jake Zylman IL St. Rita 2018 C/3B 2.01-2.12
Mason Schaller IL Mundelein 2018 C/2B
2.04-2.11
Zac Styka IL Mount Carmel 2018 C/3B 2.04-2.12
top catcher velocity
Two catchers were able to break the 80 mph mark, Bryce Moskiewicz (Lyons Township) and Oreskovich with 82 and 80 mph, respectively.
Name State School Class Pos Catcher Velocity
Bryce Moskiewicz IL Lyons Township 2018 C/3B 82
Liam Oreskovich IL Jacobs 2018 C/3B 80
Jake Zylman IL St. Rita 2018 C/3B 77
Mason Schaller IL Mundelein 2018 C/2B
77
Clint Wells IL Canton 2018 C/OF 77
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