Chicagoland Open: Positional Data Dive
June 19, 2023
On Tuesday, June 13th the PBR Illinois team hosted the Chicagoland Open at Triton College in River Grove, IL. This open event was for all high school classes (2024-27), and gave our staff a chance to get a look at 30+ 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.
Monday, we took a closer look at some of the immediate standouts who caught our attention with our Quick Hits. Yesterday, we published 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-yd
1
Josh Colaizzi
IL
Bartlett
2026
OF
6.88 s
2
Conor Fitzpatrick
IL
Barrington
2024
OF
6.94 s
3
Ethan Serembiczky
WI
Sussex Hamilton
2025
OF
6.99 s
4
Jake Greenspan
IL
St. Charles East
2024
SS
7.03 s
5
Ben Fawcett
IL
Stevenson
2024
RHP
7.13 s
10-YARD SPLIT
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
10-yd
1
Ethan Serembiczky
WI
Sussex Hamilton
2025
OF
1.65 s
2
Conor Fitzpatrick
IL
Barrington
2024
OF
1.68 s
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Josh Colaizzi
IL
Bartlett
2026
OF
1.68 s
3
Jake Greenspan
IL
St. Charles East
2024
SS
1.70 s
4
Ben Fawcett
IL
Stevenson
2024
RHP
1.72 s
5
Juhthaniel Lebron
IL
Ogden Int High School
2025
3B
1.74 s
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Weston Spreng
WI
Sussex Hamilton
2025
2B
1.74 s
Run Speed (Max)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Run speed (max) |
1 | Josh Colaizzi | IL | Bartlett | 2026 | OF | 19.9 |
2 | Conor Fitzpatrick | IL | Barrington | 2024 | OF | 19.9 |
3 | Jake Greenspan | IL | St. Charles East | 2024 | SS | 19.6 |
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
Justin Garcia Hernandez
IL
St. Patrick
2025
OF
100.7 mph
2
Mason Monce
IL
Wheaton Warrenville South
2025
C
97.8 mph
3
Juhthaniel Lebron
IL
Ogden Int High School
2025
3B
96.0 mph
4
Josh Colaizzi
IL
Bartlett
2026
OF
93.6 mph
5
Luke Beenders
IL
Morton
2024
C
93.5 mph
6
Ethan Hibicke
WI
Sussex Hamilton
2025
1B
90.8 mph
7
Trevor Raap
IL
Burlington Central
2026
C
90.4 mph
8
Ben Fawcett
IL
Stevenson
2024
RHP
88.5 mph
9
Cam Klein
IL
DePaul Prep
2024
3B
88.1 mph
10
justin bradley
IL
De La Salle
2024
SS
87.7 mph
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
Juhthaniel Lebron
IL
Ogden Int High School
2025
3B
89.6 mph
2
Justin Garcia Hernandez
IL
St. Patrick
2025
OF
85.4 mph
3
Mason Monce
IL
Wheaton Warrenville South
2025
C
84.4 mph
4
Ethan Hibicke
WI
Sussex Hamilton
2025
1B
83.2 mph
5
Trevor Raap
IL
Burlington Central
2026
C
82.7 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
Trevor Raap
IL
Burlington Central
2026
C
350 ft
2
Mason Monce
IL
Wheaton Warrenville South
2025
C
331 ft
3
Sammy Pirie
IL
Grayslake Central
2024
C
325 ft
4
justin bradley
IL
De La Salle
2024
SS
325 ft
5
Justin Garcia Hernandez
IL
St. Patrick
2025
OF
325 ft
SWEET SPOT%
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
Justin Garcia Hernandez
IL
St. Patrick
2025
OF
25.2 mph
2
Darren Law
IL
Oak Park-River Forest
2026
RHP
22.7 mph
3
Juhthaniel Lebron
IL
Ogden Int High School
2025
3B
21.9 mph
4
Trevor Raap
IL
Burlington Central
2026
C
21.1 mph
5
Isaac Beenders
IL
Morton High School
2026
OF
20.9 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
Juhthaniel Lebron
IL
Ogden Int High School
2025
3B
75.4 mph
2
Justin Garcia Hernandez
IL
St. Patrick
2025
OF
74.9 mph
3
Josh Colaizzi
IL
Bartlett
2026
OF
71.0 mph
4
Sean Dabe
IL
Huntley
2027
SS
70.1 mph
5
Mason Monce
IL
Wheaton Warrenville South
2025
C
68.8 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 (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Josh Efflandt
IL
Wauconda
2024
RHP
88.6 mph
2
Owen Novak
IL
Lincoln-Way Central
2026
RHP
83.2 mph
3
Ben Fawcett
IL
Stevenson
2024
RHP
82.4 mph
4
Justin Garcia Hernandez
IL
St. Patrick
2025
OF
82.4 mph
5
Mason Monce
IL
Wheaton Warrenville South
2025
C
81.9 mph
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
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.
+ CLICK HERE for a look at the complete statistics from the event.