McHenry Preseason ID: Statistical Analysis
February 15, 2023
On Feb. 11, the PBR Illinois team hosted its second Preseason ID event of the 2023: the McHenry Preseason ID. For the past seven years, this event has provided our staff with an opportunity to evaluate high school-aged prospects from northern Illinois, primarily. The McHenry event has historically revealed to us some of the area’s top talent, and this year was no different.
Today we'll start our data dive from the numbers collected at this event within this statistical analysis. Over the next couple of days we’ll be diving deeper into all of the data we collected rolling out even more coverage from the event.
FASTBALL VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Ethan Dorchies
IL
Cary-Grove
2024
RHP
91.5 mph
2
AJ Putty
IL
Huntley
2025
1B
87.5 mph
3
Kenny Nanos
IL
Mundelein
2024
RHP
87.5 mph
4
Mark Takasaki
IL
Jacobs
2024
C
87.0 mph
5
Noah Cryns
IL
Evanston Township
2024
RHP
86.2 mph
6
Drew Borkowski III
IL
Huntley
2026
RHP
85.5 mph
7
Calen Scheider
IL
Hampshire
2025
RHP
85.2 mph
8
John Gariepy
IL
Crystal Lake Central
2025
RHP
84.6 mph
9
Quinn Drews
IL
Huntley
2024
C
83.6 mph
10
Tyler Tylka
IL
Wauconda
2024
RHP
83.5 mph
FASTBALL SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Charlie Taczy
IL
Cary-Grove
2025
RHP
2301 rpm
2
Ethan Dorchies
IL
Cary-Grove
2024
RHP
2246 rpm
3
Brady Klepfer
IL
Huntley
2026
C
2221 rpm
4
Carter Piecuch
IL
Huntley
2024
RHP
2187 rpm
5
Danny Newman
IL
Wauconda
2024
LHP
2160 rpm
6
Cole Kenyon
IL
Lake Zurich
2025
RHP
2159 rpm
7
Jake Chrzastowski
IL
Grant Community High School
2025
RHP
2157 rpm
8
Nick Coletta
IL
Lake Zurich High School
2025
1B
2151 rpm
9
Johnny Geisser
IL
Crystal Lake Central
2026
RHP
2113 rpm
10
Josh Rudnick
IL
Huntley
2026
RHP
2101 rpm
SWIFT 30-YARD Split
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
30-yd
1
Payton Sensabaugh
IL
McHenry
2024
OF
3.75 s
2
Karson Stiefer
IL
Prairie Ridge
2025
LHP
3.87 s
3
Aidyn Mueller
WI
Muskego
2025
3B
3.91 s
^
Ryan Kondrad
IL
Lake Zurich
2024
3B
3.91 s
4
Kenny Nanos
IL
Mundelein
2024
RHP
3.94 s
^
Jack Stecker
IL
McHenry
2024
OF
3.94 s
5
Mark Takasaki
IL
Jacobs
2024
C
3.97 s
6
Travis Dudycha
IL
Huntley
2026
1B
3.98 s
7
Dominic Bonilla
IL
CHICAGO HOPE ACADEMY
2025
SS
3.99 s
^
Logan Thennes
IL
Prairie Ridge High School
2026
1B
3.99 s
8
Easton Stewart
IL
Hononegah
2025
LHP
4.00 s
9
Brennan Coyle
IL
Prairie Ridge
2025
2B
4.01 s
^
Eric Suarez
IL
Huntley
2025
OF
4.01 s
10
Ryan Dabe
IL
Huntley
2025
OF
4.02 s
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velo
1
Benjamin Mitchell
IL
HARVEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
C
100
2
AJ Putty
IL
Huntley
2025
1B
98
3
Ryan Dabe
IL
Huntley
2025
OF
97
^
Haiden Janke
IL
Huntley
2024
OF
97
^
Ryan Kondrad
IL
Lake Zurich
2024
3B
97
4
Gage Martin
IL
Jacobs
2024
SS
96
5
Payton Sensabaugh
IL
McHenry
2024
OF
94
^
Charlie Meister
IL
Hersey
2025
SS
94
^
Owen Ziaja
IL
Jacobs
2024
2B
94
TOP INFIELD VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
OF Velo
1
Ryan Dabe
IL
Huntley
2025
OF
90
2
Haiden Janke
IL
Huntley
2024
OF
85
^
Jackson Murphy
IL
Wauconda
2025
OF
85
3
Carter Kelley
IL
Crystal Lake Central
2025
LHP
84
^
Eric Suarez
IL
Huntley
2025
OF
84
4
Jacob Dorn
IL
Barrington High School
2025
OF
83
^
Jack Stecker
IL
McHenry
2024
OF
83
5
Easton Stewart
IL
Hononegah
2025
LHP
82
^
Charlie Smerek
IL
HARVEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2024
OF
82
^
Payton Sensabaugh
IL
McHenry
2024
OF
82
^
Michael Zawilenski
IL
ST VIATOR HIGH SCHOOL
2025
OF
82
TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
OF Velo
1
Ryan Dabe
IL
Huntley
2025
OF
90
2
Haiden Janke
IL
Huntley
2024
OF
85
^
Jackson Murphy
IL
Wauconda
2025
OF
85
3
Carter Kelley
IL
Crystal Lake Central
2025
LHP
84
^
Eric Suarez
IL
Huntley
2025
OF
84
4
Jacob Dorn
IL
Barrington High School
2025
OF
83
^
Jack Stecker
IL
McHenry
2024
OF
83
5
Easton Stewart
IL
Hononegah
2025
LHP
82
^
Charlie Smerek
IL
HARVEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2024
OF
82
^
Payton Sensabaugh
IL
McHenry
2024
OF
82
^
Michael Zawilenski
IL
ST VIATOR HIGH SCHOOL
2025
OF
82
TOP CATCHER VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
C Velo
1
Mark Takasaki
IL
Jacobs
2024
C
80
2
Calen Scheider
IL
Hampshire
2025
RHP
79
^
Charlie Meister
IL
Hersey
2025
SS
79
3
AJ Foley
IL
Lake Zurich High School
2025
C
78
4
Brady Klepfer
IL
Huntley
2026
C
77
5
Benjamin Mitchell
IL
HARVEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2025
C
76
TOP POP TIMES
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
1 | Charlie Meister | IL | Hersey | 2025 | SS | 1.87-2.01 |
2 | Calen Scheider | IL | Hampshire | 2025 | RHP | 1.91-1.96 |
3 | Quinn Drews | IL | Huntley | 2024 | C | 2.00-2.03 |
4 | AJ Foley | IL | Lake Zurich High School | 2025 | C | 2.01-2.12 |
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