McHenry Preseason ID: TrackMan Files
February 17, 2022
On Feb. 12, the PBR Illinois team hosted its second Preseason ID event of the new year: the McHenry Preseason ID. For the past six 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.
Earlier this week we published Quick Hits highlighting the top prospects of the event by class. We also rolled out a Statistical Analysis pointing out the top recorded stats by category.
Now 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 metric data.
MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Andrew Ressler | IL | Huntley | 2023 | RHP | 89.0 mph |
2 | Ryan Skwarek | IL | Crystal Lake South | 2023 | SS | 87.9 mph |
3 | Cooper Cohn | IL | McHenry | 2023 | C | 87.6 mph |
4 | Chandler Alderman | IL | North Boone | 2023 | LHP | 87.6 mph |
5 | Lleyton Grubich | IL | McHenry | 2023 | LHP | 86.9 mph |
6 | Lucas Foley | IL | Lake Zurich | 2023 | LHP | 86.4 mph |
7 | Ian Boal | IL | Johnsburg | 2023 | LHP | 85.7 mph |
8 | Spencer Kennamann | IL | Lakes Community | 2024 | 1B | 84.8 mph |
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Andrew Ressler
IL
Huntley
2023
RHP
2484 rpm
2
Chandler Alderman
IL
North Boone
2023
LHP
2408 rpm
3
Jayden Gumprecht
IL
Crystal Lake South
2023
OF
2324 rpm
4
Cooper Cohn
IL
McHenry
2023
C
2309 rpm
5
Caden Vogt
IL
Marengo
2023
LHP
2232 rpm
6
Lleyton Grubich
IL
McHenry
2023
LHP
2231 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
Charlie Taczy
IL
Cary-Grove
2025
RHP
20.0
2
Jackson Cavaliero
IL
Barrington High School
2025
MIF
17.9
3
Mason Willis
IL
Antioch Comm High School
2025
C
17.6
4
Ryan Polly
IL
Sycamore
2023
RHP
16.9
5
Lleyton Grubich
IL
McHenry
2023
LHP
-16.8
6
Will Bartels
IL
Carmel Catholic
2023
OF
16.6
7
Nolan Rotundo
IL
McHenry
2025
LHP
-16.6
8
Jacob Dorn
IL
Barrington High School
2025
OF
-16.3
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
Andrew Ressler
IL
Huntley
2023
RHP
2675
2
Cole Kenyon
IL
Lake Zurich
2025
RHP
2422
3
Cooper Cohn
IL
McHenry
2023
C
2415
4
Chandler Alderman
IL
North Boone
2023
LHP
2202
5
Cooper Jaworski
IL
Hampshire
2023
C
2103
Average Curveball Spin Rate
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Cooper Cohn
IL
McHenry
2023
C
2469 rpm
2
Jayden Gumprecht
IL
Crystal Lake South
2023
OF
2464 rpm
3
Cole Kenyon
IL
Lake Zurich
2025
RHP
2448 rpm
4
Isaiah Vance
IL
Libertyville
2023
RHP
2311 rpm
5
Jacob Wagner
IL
McHenry
2023
RHP
2251 rpm
Average Changeup Horizontal Movement
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Ryan Skwarek
IL
Crystal Lake South
2023
SS
23.2
2
Charlie Taczy
IL
Cary-Grove
2025
RHP
20.7
3
James Allie
IL
Crystal Lake South
2023
RHP
19.6
4
Jackson Cavaliero
IL
Barrington High School
2025
MIF
19.4
5
Lleyton Grubich
IL
McHenry
2023
LHP
-18.7
6
Jayden Gumprecht
IL
Crystal Lake South
2023
OF
18.6
7
Cooper Cohn
IL
McHenry
2023
C
18.2
8
Kaiden Herman
IL
Grayslake North
2023
LHP
-16.8
9
Lucas Foley
IL
Lake Zurich
2023
LHP
-16.6
10
Parker Schuring
IL
Huntley
2023
RHP
16.6
Average Exit Velocity (Hitting)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
Ryan Quinlan
IL
Huntley
2023
2B
94.8 mph
2
Christian Graves
IL
Jacobs
2023
3B
93.3 mph
3
Dillon Putty
IL
Huntley
2023
1B
92.3 mph
4
Blake Binkowski
IL
Lincoln-Way East
2023
1B
90.7 mph
5
Austin Leonard
IL
Hampshire
2023
C
90.5 mph
6
Sean Kempf
IL
Crystal Lake Central
2024
C
90.4 mph
7
Cooper Cohn
IL
McHenry
2023
C
89.6 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
Christian Graves
IL
Jacobs
2023
3B
99.4 mph
2
Ryan Quinlan
IL
Huntley
2023
2B
99.3 mph
3
Blake Binkowski
IL
Lincoln-Way East
2023
1B
98.2 mph
4
Sheppard Graf
IL
Lake Forest
2023
3B
96.2 mph
5
Cooper Cohn
IL
McHenry
2023
C
96.2 mph
6
Dillon Putty
IL
Huntley
2023
1B
95.9 mph
7
Sean Kempf
IL
Crystal Lake Central
2024
C
94.8 mph
Peak Estimated Batted Distance (Hitting)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Cooper Cohn
IL
McHenry
2023
C
2155 rpm
2
James Allie
IL
Crystal Lake South
2023
RHP
2069 rpm
3
Lleyton Grubich
IL
McHenry
2023
LHP
2004 rpm
4
Andrew Ressler
IL
Huntley
2023
RHP
1919 rpm
5
Cooper Jaworski
IL
Hampshire
2023
C
1911 rpm
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.
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