O'Hare Preseason I.D.: TrackMan Files
March 18, 2021
On March 13, the PBR Illinois team hosted the first-ever O'Hare Preseason I.D. at the new Bo Jackson Dome in Bensenville, Ill. The event featured approximately 130 players from high school graduates in classes 2021-24, from across the Chicagoland area.
Our staff collaborated in the days that followed to highlight the biggest takeaways and highlights from Saturday’s showcase, and we’'ve published them throughout the week with our Quick Hits and Statistical Analysis. Today, we'll look into the analytical side of things with the help of the TrackMan unit we had on site.
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY & PEak SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Ryan Henschel | IL | Glenbrook North | 2022 | OF | 89.1 mph |
2 | Bennett Musser | IL | Mundelein | 2023 | RHP | 88.4 mph |
3 | Michael Hilker Jr | IL | Yorkville | 2022 | RHP | 86.0 mph |
4 | Connor Walters | IL | Libertyville | 2022 | RHP | 85.1 mph |
5 | Luke Brown | IL | Plainfield North | 2023 | LHP | 85.0 mph |
6 | Malachi Paplanus | IL | Huntley | 2024 | RHP | 84.3 mph |
7 | Brady Chambers | IL | Lyons Township | 2024 | RHP | 83.7 mph |
8 | Beau McBride | IL | New Trier | 2024 | LHP | 83.5 mph |
9 | Calvin Proskey | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2023 | RHP | 83.5 mph |
10 | Charlie Faoro | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor | 2022 | SS | 83.0 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Charlie Faoro | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor | 2022 | SS | 2642 rpm |
2 | Michael Hilker Jr | IL | Yorkville | 2022 | RHP | 2420 rpm |
3 | Luke Brown | IL | Plainfield North | 2023 | LHP | 2318 rpm |
4 | Malachi Paplanus | IL | Huntley | 2024 | RHP | 2290 rpm |
5 | Beau McBride | IL | New Trier | 2024 | LHP | 2287 rpm |
6 | Bennett Musser | IL | Mundelein | 2023 | RHP | 2287 rpm |
7 | Charlie Lange | IL | Glenbard West | 2022 | RHP | 2273 rpm |
8 | Lucas Bormann | IL | York | 2023 | RHP | 2270 rpm |
9 | Cole Cacini | IL | Prospect | 2023 | RHP | 2246 rpm |
10 | Connor Walters | IL | Libertyville | 2022 | RHP | 2236 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 | Graham Goodman | IL | Libertyville | 2023 | RHP | 19.1 |
2 | Carter Laureys | IL | Mundelein | 2023 | OF | 17.5 |
3 | Will Bartels | IL | Carmel Catholic | 2023 | OF | 17.0 |
4 | Bennett Musser | IL | Mundelein | 2023 | RHP | 16.5 |
5 | Nathan Tyrpin | IL | Mount Carmel | 2022 | 1B | 16.4 |
6 | Jimmy Spagoletti | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2023 | RHP | 16.0 |
7 | Cayden Hart | IL | Lakes Community | 2023 | 2B | 15.5 |
8 | Max Kaplan | IL | New Trier | 2024 | LHP | -15.0 |
9 | Dayne Meyer | IL | Willowbrook | 2024 | LHP | -14.9 |
10 | Aiden Zimmerman | IL | Huntley | 2023 | C | 14.4 |
11 | James Schott | IL | Carmel Catholic | 2023 | SS | 14.2 |
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
Michael Hilker Jr
IL
Yorkville
2022
RHP
2505
2
Chris Iannuzzi
IL
Stevenson
2023
RHP
2392
3
Charlie Lange
IL
Glenbard West
2022
RHP
2159
4
Joshua Wicker
IL
Fenwick
2024
2B
2156
5
Alex Kirages
IL
Lake Forest
2022
RHP
2132
6
Callahan Koch
IL
Fenwick
2023
RHP
2118
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Malachi Paplanus
IL
Huntley
2024
RHP
2566 rpm
2
Graham Goodman
IL
Libertyville
2023
RHP
2532 rpm
3
Michael Hilker Jr
IL
Yorkville
2022
RHP
2527 rpm
4
Charlie Faoro
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor
2022
SS
2444 rpm
5
Calvin Proskey
IL
Oak Park-River Forest
2023
RHP
2379 rpm
6
Luke Brown
IL
Plainfield North
2023
LHP
2294 rpm
7
Connor Walters
IL
Libertyville
2022
RHP
2256 rpm
8
Bennett Musser
IL
Mundelein
2023
RHP
2239 rpm
9
Cole Cacini
IL
Prospect
2023
RHP
2239 rpm
10
Alex Kirages
IL
Lake Forest
2022
RHP
2238 rpm
11
Brady Chambers
IL
Lyons Township
2024
RHP
2220 rpm
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Luke Brown | IL | Plainfield North | 2023 | LHP | -20.5 |
2 | Will Bartels | IL | Carmel Catholic | 2023 | OF | 18.3 |
3 | Luke Brabham | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2022 | SS | 17.2 |
4 | Chris Iannuzzi | IL | Stevenson | 2023 | RHP | 17.0 |
5 | Callahan Koch | IL | Fenwick | 2023 | RHP | 16.4 |
6 | Charlie Lange | IL | Glenbard West | 2022 | RHP | 16.4 |
7 | Kaiden Herman | IL | Grayslake North | 2023 | LHP | -15.9 |
8 | Hank Babwin | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2023 | RHP | 15.0 |
9 | Matthew Richert | IL | St. Ignatius | 2024 | RHP | 15.0 |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | John Rings | IL | Maine West | 2022 | 3B | 93.0 mph |
2 | Ryan Henschel | IL | Glenbrook North | 2022 | OF | 91.9 mph |
3 | Cash Campbell | IL | Montini Catholic | 2024 | 3B | 90.8 mph |
4 | Owen Duffy | IL | Marist | 2023 | OF | 90.7 mph |
5 | Alec Wiersema | IL | Mount Carmel | 2023 | OF | 88.2 mph |
6 | Chris Iannuzzi | IL | Stevenson | 2023 | RHP | 88.1 mph |
7 | Ethan Serrano | IL | Von Steuben | 2023 | OF | 87.6 mph |
8 | Cole Collins | IL | Libertyville | 2022 | 1B | 87.5 mph |
9 | Michael O'Conor | IL | Notre Dame College Prep | 2022 | SS | 87.4 mph |
10 | Patrick Carmody | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2023 | 3B | 86.5 mph |
11 | William Klumpp | IL | Sycamore | 2024 | OF | 86.3 mph |
12 | Mark DeCicco | IL | Crystal Lake South | 2022 | RHP | 86.3 mph |
13 | Justin Orloff | IL | Deerfield | 2022 | 3B | 86.2 mph |
14 | Jacob White | IL | Mount Carmel | 2022 | 3B | 85.6 mph |
15 | Troy Stukenberg | IL | Lyons Township | 2023 | SS | 85.5 mph |
16 | Connor Dickson | IL | Libertyville | 2022 | OF | 85.4 mph |
17 | Luke Brabham | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2022 | SS | 85.4 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 | John Rings | IL | Maine West | 2022 | 3B | 99.3 mph |
2 | Ryan Henschel | IL | Glenbrook North | 2022 | OF | 99.2 mph |
3 | Michael O'Conor | IL | Notre Dame College Prep | 2022 | SS | 98.7 mph |
4 | Troy Stukenberg | IL | Lyons Township | 2023 | SS | 96.9 mph |
5 | Chris Iannuzzi | IL | Stevenson | 2023 | RHP | 96.9 mph |
6 | Owen Duffy | IL | Marist | 2023 | OF | 96.7 mph |
7 | Jacob White | IL | Mount Carmel | 2022 | 3B | 96.2 mph |
8 | Cole Collins | IL | Libertyville | 2022 | 1B | 96.1 mph |
9 | Cash Campbell | IL | Montini Catholic | 2024 | 3B | 95.6 mph |
10 | Alec Wiersema | IL | Mount Carmel | 2023 | OF | 95.3 mph |
11 | Sir Jamison Jones | IL | St. Rita | 2024 | C | 94.8 mph |
12 | Julian Sumner | IL | Lyons Township | 2023 | C | 94.6 mph |
13 | Justin Orloff | IL | Deerfield | 2022 | 3B | 93.9 mph |
14 | Luke Brabham | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2022 | SS | 93.2 mph |
15 | Mark DeCicco | IL | Crystal Lake South | 2022 | RHP | 93.2 mph |
16 | Tyler O'Connor | IL | Wheaton North | 2023 | OF | 92.9 mph |
17 | Leo Anderson | IL | Lake Forest | 2022 | OF | 92.7 mph |
18 | Alex Vasquez | IL | Evanston | 2022 | SS | 92.7 mph |
19 | Justin Butcher | IL | Taft | 2024 | 3B | 92.4 mph |
20 | Michael Zedak | IL | St. Laurence | 2022 | OF | 92.2 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Ryan Henschel | IL | Glenbrook North | 2022 | OF | 375 ft |
2 | Michael O'Conor | IL | Notre Dame College Prep | 2022 | SS | 347 ft |
3 | Ryan Kempf | IL | Crystal Lake Central | 2022 | 3B | 338 ft |
4 | Michael Zedak | IL | St. Laurence | 2022 | OF | 335 ft |
5 | Leo Anderson | IL | Lake Forest | 2022 | OF | 330 ft |
6 | Jacob Hall | IL | Warren Township | 2023 | C | 329 ft |
7 | Jack Hayden | IL | Marian Central Catholic | 2022 | 3B | 329 ft |
8 | Julian Sumner | IL | Lyons Township | 2023 | C | 328 ft |
9 | Alex Vasquez | IL | Evanston | 2022 | SS | 328 ft |
10 | Luke Brabham | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2022 | SS | 327 ft |
11 | Graham Goodman | IL | Libertyville | 2023 | RHP | 325 ft |
12 | Sir Jamison Jones | IL | St. Rita | 2024 | C | 324 ft |
13 | Dominic Jacoby | IL | Taft | 2023 | SS | 324 ft |
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.
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