Oct. 13, PBR Illinois hosted the Morton JC Scout Day at Goss Field in Cicero, Ill Despite some unfavorable weather conditions, a number of the Panthers still showed very well for themselves. 

Below are the day’s top performers, broken down by position players and pitchers. You can read up on the players that stood out to our scouting staff from the event, HERE.

POSITIONAL TOOLS

TOP 60-TIMES

Rank	Name	School	HS Grad Year	Pos	60-yard
1	Quinton Schwartz	Morton JC	2021	OF	6.94
2	Alex Brodie	Morton JC	2021	C	6.95
3	Brian Donlea	Morton JC	2021	C	7.02
^	Trent Lawrence	Morton JC	2021	3B	7.02
4	Ryan Jenkins	Barrington	2021	OF	7.07
5	Michael Wanhala	Morton JC	2022	OF	7.10

MAX INF VELOCITY

Rank	Name	School	HS Grad Year	Pos	INF Velo
1	Brian Donlea	Morton JC	2021	C	88
2	Carter Hall	Morton JC	2022	C	83
^	Nick Humbracht	Morton JC	2022	RHP	83
3	Trent Lawrence	Morton JC	2021	3B	82
4	Noah Chase	Morton JC	2022	3B	81

MAX OF VELOCITY

Rank	Name	School	HS Grad Year	Pos	OF Velo
1	Brian Donlea	Morton JC	2021	C	90
2	Nick Tampa	Morton JC	2021	OF	83
3	Luke Ulbert	Hersey	2021	OF	82
^	Nick Humbracht	Morton JC	2022	RHP	82
^	Ryan Jenkins	Barrington	2021	OF	82

MAX C VELOCITY

Rank	Name	School	HS Grad Year	Pos	C Velo
1	Carter Hall	Morton JC	2022	C	77
2	Brian Donlea	Morton JC	2021	C	76

TOP POP-TIMES

Rank	Name	School	HS Grad Year	Pos	Pop Time
1	Brian Donlea	Morton JC	2021	C	2.02-2.09
2	Carter Hall	Morton JC	2022	C	2.15-2.21

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 & AVERAGE SPIN RATE

Rank	Name	School	HS Grad Year	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Ludovic Messier	Morton JC	2020	RHP	86.0 mph
2	Jeremy Fox	Riverside Brookfield	2021	RHP	85.4 mph
3	Marc Black	Morton JC	2021	RHP	84.7 mph
4	Nick Humbracht	Morton JC	2022	RHP	83.4 mph
5	Trent Lawrence	Morton JC	2021	3B	82.8 mph

Rank	Name	School	HS Grad Year	Pos	Spin Rate (avg)
1	Marc Black	Morton JC	2021	RHP	2407 rpm
2	Ludovic Messier	Morton JC	2020	RHP	2348 rpm
3	Tyler Kott	Morton JC	2019	RHP	2277 rpm
4	Nick Humbracht	Morton JC	2022	RHP	2267 rpm
5	Osvaldo Peinado	Morton JC	2020	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	Noah Chase	Morton JC	2022	3B	16.3
2	Joseph Evans	Morton JC	2022	LHP	-14.9
3	Miguel Cantu	Morton JC	2022	RHP	14.5
4	Hunter Mccaw	Morton JC	2022	RHP	14.3
5	Brandon Bonin	Morton JC	2022	RHP	13.9

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

AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

MAX EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)

MAX DISTANCE (HITTING)

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)

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)

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)

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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