PBR IL: Harper JC Scout Day: Data Dive
October 6, 2022
On Oct. 3, PBR Illinois hosted the Harper JC Scout Day at Harper College in Palatine, Ill. The event gave our staff an in-depth look at a number of intriguing players the Hawks have to offer for this coming spring season.
POSITIONAL TOOLS
TOP 60-TIMES
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | 60-yard |
1 | George Betevis | Harper JC | 2021 | OF | 6.60 |
2 | Micah O'Neal | Harper JC | 2020 | OF | 6.70 |
3 | Nicolas Castrovillari | Harper JC | 2021 | SS | 6.81 |
4 | Ehinger Adrianza | Harper JC | 2021 | SS | 6.83 |
5 | Quinton Johnston | Harper JC | 2022 | RHP | 6.97 |
6 | Cole Ratliff | Harper JC | 2022 | OF | 6.99 |
MAX INF VELOCITY
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | INF Velo |
1 | Nicolas Castrovillari | Harper JC | 2021 | SS | 86 |
^ | Ehinger Adrianza | Harper JC | 2021 | SS | 86 |
^ | Justin Gadomski | Harper JC | 2021 | SS | 86 |
2 | Quinton Johnston | Harper JC | 2022 | RHP | 83 |
3 | Kaleb Nelson | Northern Collegiate | 2022 | 1B | 79 |
^ | Logan Leber | Harper JC | 2022 | 2B | 79 |
MAX OF VELOCITY
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | OF Velo |
1 | George Betevis | Harper JC | 2021 | OF | 91 |
2 | Micah O'Neal | Harper JC | 2020 | OF | 87 |
3 | Cole Ratliff | Harper JC | 2022 | OF | 85 |
MAX C VELOCITY
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | C Velo |
1 | Kyle Odeshoo | Harper JC | 2022 | C | 77 |
2 | Sean Holbrook | Harper JC | 2021 | C | 72 |
^ | TJ Kutil | Harper JC | 2021 | C | 72 |
TOP POP-TIMES
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Pop Time |
1 | Kyle Odeshoo | Harper JC | 2022 | C | 1.97-2.13 |
2 | TJ Kutil | Harper JC | 2021 | C | 2.07-2.15 |
3 | Sean Holbrook | Harper JC | 2021 | C | 2.08-2.16 |
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 | Shawn Lacy | Harper JC | 2021 | RHP | 87.0 mph |
2 | Jermaine Salcedo | Harper JC | 2020 | RHP | 85.7 mph |
3 | Connor Fitzgerald | Harper JC | 2021 | RHP | 84.5 mph |
4 | JT Adams | Harper JC | 2020 | RHP | 84.0 mph |
5 | Jason Gutkowski | Harper JC | 2021 | RHP | 83.4 mph |
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Jermaine Salcedo
Harper JC
2020
RHP
2347 rpm
2
Shawn Lacy
Harper JC
2021
RHP
2338 rpm
3
Connor Fitzgerald
Harper JC
2021
RHP
2235 rpm
4
Jason Gutkowski
Harper JC
2021
RHP
2229 rpm
5
Steven Byrne
Harper JC
2022
RHP
2214 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
Keaton Sirek
Iowa Lakes CC
2021
LHP
-18.1
2
Shawn Lacy
Harper JC
2021
RHP
17.3
3
Steven Byrne
Harper JC
2022
RHP
15.7
4
Joey Bisesi
Rolling Meadows
2022
RHP
15.1
5
Antonio DeBartolo
Harper JC
2022
RHP
14.3
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 CURVEBALL & SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Jermaine Salcedo
Harper JC
2020
RHP
2384 rpm
2
Jason Gutkowski
Harper JC
2021
RHP
2370 rpm
3
Shawn Lacy
Harper JC
2021
RHP
2122 rpm
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Jason Gutkowski
Harper JC
2021
RHP
2546
2
Jermaine Salcedo
Harper JC
2020
RHP
2403
3
Connor Fitzgerald
Harper JC
2021
RHP
2244
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Antonio DeBartolo
Harper JC
2022
RHP
17.4
2
Jason Gutkowski
Harper JC
2021
RHP
17.0
3
Keaton Sirek
Iowa Lakes CC
2021
LHP
-16.5
4
Shawn Lacy
Harper JC
2021
RHP
15.4
5
Connor Fitzgerald
Harper JC
2021
RHP
13.7
MAX EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
George Betevis
Harper JC
2021
OF
98.2 mph
2
Kyle Odeshoo
Harper JC
2022
C
97.3 mph
3
Justin Gadomski
Harper JC
2021
SS
96.1 mph
4
Justin Cappis
Triton JC
2021
C
96.0 mph
5
Ehinger Adrianza
Harper JC
2021
SS
94.9 mph
6
Cole Ratliff
Harper JC
2022
OF
94.5 mph
7
TJ Kutil
Harper JC
2021
C
94.0 mph
8
Nathan Meister
Hoffman Estates
2021
1B
93.9 mph
9
Micah O'Neal
Harper JC
2020
OF
93.7 mph
10
Quinton Johnston
Harper JC
2022
RHP
93.1 mph
MAX DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Kyle Odeshoo
Harper JC
2022
C
375 ft
2
Matthew Schalk
Harper JC
2021
1B
350 ft
3
Justin Cappis
Triton JC
2021
C
349 ft
4
Nathan Meister
Hoffman Estates
2021
1B
347 ft
5
Cole Ratliff
Harper JC
2022
OF
346 ft
6
Micah O'Neal
Harper JC
2020
OF
346 ft
7
Ehinger Adrianza
Harper JC
2021
SS
340 ft
8
TJ Kutil
Harper JC
2021
C
338 ft
9
George Betevis
Harper JC
2021
OF
336 ft
10
Justin Gadomski
Harper JC
2021
SS
330 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
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Hand Speed (max)
1
George Betevis
Harper JC
2021
OF
25.4 mph
2
Cole Ratliff
Harper JC
2022
OF
25.2 mph
3
Kyle Odeshoo
Harper JC
2022
C
24.7 mph
4
Kaleb Nelson
Northern Collegiate
2022
1B
24.5 mph
5
John Swiderek
Harper JC
2021
1B
24.4 mph
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Hand Speed (avg)
1
George Betevis
Harper JC
2021
OF
24.1 mph
2
Cole Ratliff
Harper JC
2022
OF
23.2 mph
3
Justin Gadomski
Harper JC
2021
SS
22.7 mph
4
John Swiderek
Harper JC
2021
1B
22.6 mph
5
Kyle Odeshoo
Harper JC
2022
C
22.5 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
Cole Ratliff
Harper JC
2022
OF
75.2 mph
2
Justin Gadomski
Harper JC
2021
SS
74.4 mph
3
George Betevis
Harper JC
2021
OF
72.3 mph
4
John Swiderek
Harper JC
2021
1B
72.1 mph
5
Ehinger Adrianza
Harper JC
2021
SS
72.0 mph
6
Nicolas Castrovillari
Harper JC
2021
SS
71.8 mph
7
Nathan Meister
Hoffman Estates
2021
1B
71.4 mph
8
Micah O'Neal
Harper JC
2020
OF
70.1 mph
9
Justin Cappis
Triton JC
2021
C
69.9 mph
10
AJ Christoffer
Rock Valley JC
2020
OF
69.4 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
Kyle Odeshoo
Harper JC
2022
C
29.4 g
2
Quinton Johnston
Harper JC
2022
RHP
25.5 g
3
John Swiderek
Harper JC
2021
1B
23.7 g
4
Cole Ratliff
Harper JC
2022
OF
23.2 g
5
Kaleb Nelson
Northern Collegiate
2022
1B
22.2 g
Rank
Name
School
HS Grad Year
Pos
Rot. Acc (avg)
1
Kyle Odeshoo
Harper JC
2022
C
25.4 g
2
John Swiderek
Harper JC
2021
1B
20.3 g
3
Quinton Johnston
Harper JC
2022
RHP
18.8 g
4
TJ Kutil
Harper JC
2021
C
18.4 g
5
George Betevis
Harper JC
2021
OF
17.5 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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