PBR IL: Elgin CC Statistical Analysis & Data Dive
October 2, 2023
On Sept. 28th, PBR Illinois traveled to Elgin Community College in Elgin, Ill., for the Elgin CC Scout Day. The event featured 30 players that allowed our staff to get an inside look ahead of their 2024 season.
Below are the day’s top performers, broken down by position players and pitchers. To see a list of those that attended, click here. For all of the statistics from this event, click here.
POSITIONAL TOOLS
TOP 60-TIMES
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | 60-yd |
1 | Ryan Caccia | Elgin CC | 2022 | C | 6.71 s |
2 | Charlie Jury | Elgin CC | 2022 | OF | 6.88 s |
3 | Chris Lara | Streamwood | 2023 | SS | 6.91 s |
4 | Jack Kerno | Elgin CC | 2023 | 1B | 6.95 s |
5 | Josh Collins | Elgin CC | 2022 | OF | 6.99 s |
MAX INF VELOCITY
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
INF Velo
1
Chris Lara
Streamwood
2023
SS
87
^
Jimmy Bluemling
Elgin CC
2023
SS
87
2
Aidan Stratton
Elgin CC
2022
RHP
82
^
Jack Keck
Elgin CC
2022
3B
82
3
Andrew Flynn
Elgin CC
2026
2B
81
MAX OF VELOCITY
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
OF Velo
1
Jaden Alberson
Elgin CC
2022
RHP
89
^
Jesus Munoz Aparicio
Elgin CC
2023
OF
89
2
Ryan Caccia
Elgin CC
2022
C
87
3
Charlie Jury
Elgin CC
2022
OF
86
MAX C VELOCITY
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
C Velo
1
Ryan Caccia
Elgin CC
2022
C
80
2
Luke Bolender
Elgin CC
2024
C
78
3
Nick Weaver
Elgin CC
2023
C
75
TOP POP-TIMES
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Pop Time
1
Ryan Caccia
Elgin CC
2022
C
1.94-2.04
2
Luke Bolender
Elgin CC
2024
C
1.95-2.15
3
Nick Weaver
Elgin CC
2023
C
2.01-2.12
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 & SPIN RATE
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Lucas Aguirre
Elgin CC
2023
RHP
88.3 mph
2
Drew Piaskowy
Elgin CC
2022
RHP
86.6 mph
3
Jaden Alberson
Elgin CC
2022
RHP
86.4 mph
4
Troy Petty
Elgin CC
2023
RHP
84.1 mph
5
Edgar Barba
East Aurora
2022
RHP
83.7 mph
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Jaden Alberson
Elgin CC
2022
RHP
2509 rpm
2
Drew Piaskowy
Elgin CC
2022
RHP
2302 rpm
3
Troy Petty
Elgin CC
2023
RHP
2200 rpm
4
Daniel Kinney
Elgin CC
2019
LHP
2188 rpm
5
Jimmy Bluemling
Elgin CC
2023
SS
2120 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
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Sean Riordan
Elgin CC
2023
RHP
15.5
2
Daniel Kinney
Elgin CC
2019
LHP
-15.3
3
Casey Farrell
Wheaton Warrenville South
2023
LHP
-12.0
4
Lucas Aguirre
Elgin CC
2023
RHP
11.8
5
Drew Piaskowy
Elgin CC
2022
RHP
9.5
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
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Jaden Alberson
Elgin CC
2022
RHP
2692 rpm
2
Troy Petty
Elgin CC
2023
RHP
2686 rpm
3
Lucas Aguirre
Elgin CC
2023
RHP
2569 rpm
4
Drew Piaskowy
Elgin CC
2022
RHP
2532 rpm
5
Jimmy Bluemling
Elgin CC
2023
SS
2510 rpm
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Jaden Alberson
Elgin CC
2022
RHP
2875
2
Troy Petty
Elgin CC
2023
RHP
2570
3
Jimmy Bluemling
Elgin CC
2023
SS
2477
4
Lucas Aguirre
Elgin CC
2023
RHP
2447
5
Aidan Stratton
Elgin CC
2022
RHP
2413
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Jimmy Bluemling
Elgin CC
2023
SS
-17.0
2
Casey Farrell
Wheaton Warrenville South
2023
LHP
16.7
3
Jaden Alberson
Elgin CC
2022
RHP
-16.7
4
Lucas Aguirre
Elgin CC
2023
RHP
-9.4
5
Troy Petty
Elgin CC
2023
RHP
-7.2
MAX AND AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Daniel Blickhan
Elgin CC
2023
3B
103.0 mph
2
Aiden Kashuba
Elgin CC
2022
OF
101.3 mph
3
Patrick Nelson
Elgin CC
2022
1B
100.6 mph
4
Charlie Jury
Elgin CC
2022
OF
99.8 mph
5
Luke Bolender
Elgin CC
2024
C
97.9 mph
6
Ryan Caccia
Elgin CC
2022
C
97.6 mph
7
Josh Collins
Elgin CC
2022
OF
97.1 mph
8
Jack Kerno
Elgin CC
2023
1B
96.9 mph
9
Aidan Stratton
Elgin CC
2022
RHP
95.9 mph
10
Edgar Barba
East Aurora
2022
RHP
95.0 mph
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
Patrick Nelson
Elgin CC
2022
1B
95.2 mph
2
Daniel Blickhan
Elgin CC
2023
3B
93.1 mph
3
Charlie Jury
Elgin CC
2022
OF
93.0 mph
4
Josh Collins
Elgin CC
2022
OF
92.4 mph
5
Aiden Kashuba
Elgin CC
2022
OF
92.3 mph
MAX DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Aiden Kashuba
Elgin CC
2022
OF
382 ft
2
Daniel Blickhan
Elgin CC
2023
3B
382 ft
3
Luke Bolender
Elgin CC
2024
C
381 ft
4
Patrick Nelson
Elgin CC
2022
1B
374 ft
5
Jesus Munoz Aparicio
Elgin CC
2023
OF
354 ft
6
Josh Collins
Elgin CC
2022
OF
349 ft
7
Andrew Flynn
Elgin CC
2026
2B
344 ft
8
Casey Farrell
Wheaton Warrenville South
2023
LHP
335 ft
9
Chris Lara
Streamwood
2023
SS
333 ft
10
Charlie Jury
Elgin CC
2022
OF
331 ft
HARD HIT PERCENTAGE (HITTING)
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Hard Hit %
1
Patrick Nelson
Elgin CC
2022
1B
88 %
2
Josh Collins
Elgin CC
2022
OF
81 %
3
Aiden Kashuba
Elgin CC
2022
OF
72 %
4
Luke Bolender
Elgin CC
2024
C
70 %
5
Daniel Blickhan
Elgin CC
2023
3B
66 %
^
Charlie Jury
Elgin CC
2022
OF
66 %
Hard Hit % - Trackman defines a 'hard-hit ball' as one hit with an exit velocity of 90 mph or higher, and a player's "hard-hit rate" is simply showing the percentage of batted balls that were hit at 90 mph or more.
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
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Hand Speed (max)
1
Ryan Caccia
Elgin CC
2022
C
25.3 mph
2
Jesus Munoz Aparicio
Elgin CC
2023
OF
25.0 mph
3
Jack Keck
Elgin CC
2022
3B
24.6 mph
4
Daniel Blickhan
Elgin CC
2023
3B
23.7 mph
^
Luke Bolender
Elgin CC
2024
C
23.7 mph
5
Charlie Jury
Elgin CC
2022
OF
23.3 mph
6
Jack Kerno
Elgin CC
2023
1B
22.6 mph
7
Andrew Flynn
Elgin CC
2026
2B
22.2 mph
^
Patrick Nelson
Elgin CC
2022
1B
22.2 mph
8
Josh Collins
Elgin CC
2022
OF
22.0 mph
^
Casey Farrell
Wheaton Warrenville South
2023
LHP
22.0 mph
^
Chris Lara
Streamwood
2023
SS
22.0 mph
9
Aiden Kashuba
Elgin CC
2022
OF
21.9 mph
10
Ty Sierpien
Elgin CC
2022
2B
21.3 mph
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Hand Speed (avg)
1
Jesus Munoz Aparicio
Elgin CC
2023
OF
23.9 mph
2
Ryan Caccia
Elgin CC
2022
C
22.9 mph
3
Jack Keck
Elgin CC
2022
3B
22.8 mph
4
Daniel Blickhan
Elgin CC
2023
3B
22.1 mph
5
Luke Bolender
Elgin CC
2024
C
21.9 mph
6
Charlie Jury
Elgin CC
2022
OF
21.8 mph
7
Andrew Flynn
Elgin CC
2026
2B
21.5 mph
8
Jack Kerno
Elgin CC
2023
1B
21.5 mph
9
Patrick Nelson
Elgin CC
2022
1B
21.1 mph
10
Chris Lara
Streamwood
2023
SS
20.9 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
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Bat Speed (avg)
1
Patrick Nelson
Elgin CC
2022
1B
80.5 mph
2
Daniel Blickhan
Elgin CC
2023
3B
80.2 mph
3
Ryan Caccia
Elgin CC
2022
C
77.5 mph
4
Charlie Jury
Elgin CC
2022
OF
74.5 mph
5
Jack Kerno
Elgin CC
2023
1B
73.1 mph
6
Aiden Kashuba
Elgin CC
2022
OF
72.6 mph
7
Luke Bolender
Elgin CC
2024
C
71.7 mph
8
Jack Keck
Elgin CC
2022
3B
71.4 mph
9
Josh Collins
Elgin CC
2022
OF
71.4 mph
10
Aidan Stratton
Elgin CC
2022
RHP
70.7 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
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Rot. Acc (max)
1
Jack Keck
Elgin CC
2022
3B
33.4 g
2
Ryan Caccia
Elgin CC
2022
C
32.5 g
3
Charlie Jury
Elgin CC
2022
OF
23.4 g
4
Aidan Stratton
Elgin CC
2022
RHP
20.4 g
5
Luke Bolender
Elgin CC
2024
C
20.0 g
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Rot. Acc (avg)
1
Jack Keck
Elgin CC
2022
3B
28.6 g
2
Ryan Caccia
Elgin CC
2022
C
26.6 g
3
Charlie Jury
Elgin CC
2022
OF
19.3 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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