ESP Scout Day: Data Dive
July 20, 2023
On Wednesday, July 12th, the PBR Illinois staff traveled to Elite Sports Performance in Oswego, IL to host the ESP Scout Day, where 50+ players from the ESP program participated in a pro-style workout in front of our staff.
To see a full list of players that attended, click HERE. For all the statistics collected at this event, click HERE.
Today, we're going to break down the takeaways from the event by diving deeper into all of the data we collected at the ESP Scout Day.
POSITIONAL TOOLS
TOP 30-TIMES
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 30-yd |
1 | Collin Severson | IL | Sycamore | 2024 | OF | 3.75 s |
2 | Jaedon Martin | IL | Plainfield North High School | 2024 | OF | 3.80 s |
3 | Hayden Bowman | IL | Oswego | 2024 | 3.81 s | |
4 | Noah Martinez | IL | Minooka | 2025 | LHP | 3.89 s |
5 | Collin Gallione | IL | Naperville North | 2024 | OF | 3.94 s |
^ | Jack Mackey | IL | Neuqua Valley | 2028 | 1B | 3.94 s |
6 | Thomas Harazin | IL | Oswego | 2026 | OF | 3.98 s |
7 | Chase Lafin | IL | Oswego East | 2027 | C | 4.02 s |
^ | Jeff Hernandez Jr. | IL | Oswego | 2026 | C | 4.02 s |
8 | Ryan Lucas | IL | Waubonsie Valley High School | 2026 | SS | 4.03 s |
^ | Cooper Matheny | IL | West Aurora High School | 2025 | SS | 4.03 s |
9 | Darren Barnes | IL | Batavia | 2025 | 2B | 4.04 s |
^ | Sebastian Westphal | IL | Yorkville | 2024 | 2B | 4.04 s |
10 | Dayton Ramiscal | IL | Metea Valley | 2026 | SS | 4.05 s |
^ | Isaiah Wolter | IL | Oswego East | 2028 | C | 4.05 s |
MAX INF VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
INF Velo
1
Sam Maglares
IL
Central High School
2026
RHP
80
2
Sebastian Westphal
IL
Yorkville
2024
2B
79
3
Hayden Bowman
IL
Oswego
2024
78
^
Daniel McCauley
IL
Plainfield South
2024
1B
78
4
Ryan Yurisich
IL
Joliet Catholic
2025
1B
77
5
Tyler Czerak
IL
JOLIET CATHOLIC ACADEMY
2025
LHP
76
MAX OF VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
OF Velo
1
Kameron Yearsley
IL
Yorkville
2024
OF
85
2
Collin Severson
IL
Sycamore
2024
OF
83
3
AJ Baron
IL
Yorkville High School
2026
OF
82
4
Nick Brennan
IL
Oswego East
2026
RHP
80
5
Zach Toma
IL
West Aurora High School Rssp
2026
LHP
79
^
Connor Konken
IL
Oswego East
2026
OF
79
MAX C VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
C Velo
1
Derek Kubek
IL
Oswego East
2025
C
76
2
Brandon Wisniewski
IL
West Aurora High School
2026
C
74
3
Isaiah Wolter
IL
Oswego East
2028
C
73
4
Jeff Hernandez Jr.
IL
Oswego
2026
C
72
5
Angel Romero
IL
West Aurora
2026
C
71
TOP POP-TIMES
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Pop Time
1
Derek Kubek
IL
Oswego East
2025
C
2.12-2.20
2
Isaiah Wolter
IL
Oswego East
2028
C
2.12-2.24
3
Brandon Wisniewski
IL
West Aurora High School
2026
C
2.19-2.33
^
Raul Gomez Jr
IL
Aurora Central Catholic
2025
C
2.19-2.33
4
Chase Lafin
IL
Oswego East
2027
C
2.20-2.50
5
Angel Romero
IL
West Aurora
2026
C
2.25-2.45
TRACKMAN
We'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan units. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch data.
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY & AVERAGE SPIN RATE
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Alexander Schiefer
IL
Kaneland
2024
RHP
87.1 mph
2
Hayden Bowman
IL
Oswego
2024
85.3 mph
3
Max Woodward
IL
Kaneland
2024
RHP
84.0 mph
4
Daniel McCauley
IL
Plainfield South
2024
1B
82.8 mph
5
Noah Martinez
IL
Minooka
2025
LHP
82.5 mph
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Alexander Schiefer
IL
Kaneland
2024
RHP
2385 rpm
2
Hayden Bowman
IL
Oswego
2024
2360 rpm
3
Braden Currer
IL
Oswego East
2027
RHP
2219 rpm
4
Jake Niedzwiedz
IL
West Aurora High School
2025
RHP
2159 rpm
5
Armaan Shah
IL
Metea Valley High School
2025
SS
2154 rpm
6
Max Woodward
IL
Kaneland
2024
RHP
2150 rpm
7
Isaiah Wolter
IL
Oswego East
2028
C
2070 rpm
8
Tyler Czerak
IL
JOLIET CATHOLIC ACADEMY
2025
LHP
2029 rpm
9
Daniel McCauley
IL
Plainfield South
2024
1B
2024 rpm
10
Ryan Yurisich
IL
Joliet Catholic
2025
1B
2018 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
Gabriel Lunardini
IL
Waubonsie Valley
2025
RHP
18.9
2
Noah Martinez
IL
Minooka
2025
LHP
-15.2
3
Griffin Lavery
IL
Metea Valley High School
2027
LHP
-14.2
4
Daniel McCauley
IL
Plainfield South
2024
1B
12.4
5
Alex Voegele
IL
Neuqua Valley
2024
RHP
11.9
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 CURVEBALL & SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Max Woodward
IL
Kaneland
2024
RHP
2614 rpm
2
Alexander Schiefer
IL
Kaneland
2024
RHP
2591 rpm
3
Hayden Bowman
IL
Oswego
2024
2368 rpm
4
Alex Voegele
IL
Neuqua Valley
2024
RHP
2326 rpm
5
Braden Currer
IL
Oswego East
2027
RHP
2247 rpm
6
Grant Seppelfrick
IL
Oswego East High School
2028
OF
2233 rpm
7
Daniel McCauley
IL
Plainfield South
2024
1B
2155 rpm
8
Connor Konken
IL
Oswego East
2026
OF
2145 rpm
9
Jake Niedzwiedz
IL
West Aurora High School
2025
RHP
2123 rpm
10
Angel Romero
IL
West Aurora
2026
C
2110 rpm
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Alex Voegele
IL
Neuqua Valley
2024
RHP
2030
2
Isaiah Wolter
IL
Oswego East
2028
C
1940
3
Cayden Lohrey
IL
AURORA CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
2025
LHP
1809
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Isaiah Wolter
IL
Oswego East
2028
C
-9.5
2
Cayden Lohrey
IL
AURORA CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
2025
LHP
8.2
3
Alex Voegele
IL
Neuqua Valley
2024
RHP
-4.4
MAX EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Kameron Yearsley
IL
Yorkville
2024
OF
99.5 mph
2
Hayden Bowman
IL
Oswego
2024
93.3 mph
3
Ryan Yurisich
IL
Joliet Catholic
2025
1B
92.6 mph
4
Daniel McCauley
IL
Plainfield South
2024
1B
92.5 mph
5
Sebastian Westphal
IL
Yorkville
2024
2B
90.9 mph
MAX DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Kameron Yearsley
IL
Yorkville
2024
OF
361 ft
2
Ryan Yurisich
IL
Joliet Catholic
2025
1B
353 ft
3
Daniel McCauley
IL
Plainfield South
2024
1B
315 ft
4
Nick Brennan
IL
Oswego East
2026
RHP
303 ft
5
Ryan Lucas
IL
Waubonsie Valley High School
2026
SS
301 ft
BLAST MOTION
With the help of our Blast Motion sensors, we're analyzing the swing metrics measured at this open showcase.
HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Kameron Yearsley | IL | Yorkville | 2024 | OF | 24.5 mph |
2 | AJ Baron | IL | Yorkville High School | 2026 | OF | 22.3 mph |
3 | Hayden Bowman | IL | Oswego | 2024 | 22.1 mph | |
4 | Ryan Yurisich | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2025 | 1B | 22.0 mph |
5 | Collin Severson | IL | Sycamore | 2024 | OF | 21.8 mph |
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (avg)
1
Kameron Yearsley
IL
Yorkville
2024
OF
22.8 mph
2
AJ Baron
IL
Yorkville High School
2026
OF
21.9 mph
3
Hayden Bowman
IL
Oswego
2024
21.3 mph
4
Collin Severson
IL
Sycamore
2024
OF
21.1 mph
5
Isaiah Wolter
IL
Oswego East
2028
C
20.6 mph
Peak Hand Speed: The observed maximum 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 (AVERAGE)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Bat Speed (avg)
1
Kameron Yearsley
IL
Yorkville
2024
OF
74.7 mph
2
AJ Baron
IL
Yorkville High School
2026
OF
68.9 mph
3
Ryan Yurisich
IL
Joliet Catholic
2025
1B
68.7 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 (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
1 | Isaiah Wolter | IL | Oswego East | 2028 | C | 25.1 g |
2 | Hayden Bowman | IL | Oswego | 2024 | 23.6 g | |
3 | Collin Severson | IL | Sycamore | 2024 | OF | 23.3 g |
4 | Kameron Yearsley | IL | Yorkville | 2024 | OF | 21.6 g |
5 | Dominic Murrell | IL | WHEATON ACADEMY | 2026 | OF | 19.5 g |
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (avg)
1
Collin Severson
IL
Sycamore
2024
OF
19.9 g
2
Isaiah Wolter
IL
Oswego East
2028
C
19.4 g
3
Kameron Yearsley
IL
Yorkville
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.
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