PBR IL: Morton JC Statistical and Data Analysis
October 5, 2023
On Monday, October 1st, PBR Illinois traveled to Morton Junior College in Cicero, IL for the Morton JC Scout Day. The event featured over 38 of Morton’s players. The Panthers are coming off a 35-24 record in 2023.
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 | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
1 | Joey Robinson | IL | Lyons Township | 2021 | OF | 6.75 s |
2 | Angelo Luna | IL | St. Laurence | 2022 | OF | 6.82 s |
3 | Hector Mendoza | IL | Morton West | 2022 | 2B | 6.87 s |
4 | Michael Wanhala | IL | Huntley | 2022 | OF | 6.95 s |
5 | Ayham Salah | IL | Oak Lawn Community | 2023 | OF | 6.99 s |
MAX INF VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
INF Velo
1
Cristian Ruiz
IL
Oak Lawn
2023
SS
87
2
Taylor Voorhees
IL
St. Joseph-Ogden
2023
3B
83
3
Noah Chase
IL
Illinois Valley Central
2022
3B
81
MAX OF VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
OF Velo
1
Jake Tyler
IL
Riverside Brookfield
2025
C
83
^
Ayham Salah
IL
Oak Lawn Community
2023
OF
83
2
Michael Wanhala
IL
Huntley
2022
OF
82
3
Miguel Cantu
IL
St. Rita
2022
RHP
81
4
JD Swarbrick
IL
Barrington
2022
SS
79
MAX C VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
C Velo
1
Carter Hall
IL
Champaign Central
2022
C
79
2
Joey Russo
IL
Mount Carmel
2023
C
76
^
Angel Tapia Jr.
IL
Solorio
2023
C
76
3
Jake Tyler
IL
Riverside Brookfield
2025
C
75
4
Liam Egan
IL
Marist
2023
C
72
TOP POP-TIMES
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Pop Time
1
Carter Hall
IL
Champaign Central
2022
C
1.90-2.08
2
Liam Egan
IL
Marist
2023
C
1.95-2.20
3
Angel Tapia Jr.
IL
Solorio
2023
C
2.00-2.16
4
Jake Tyler
IL
Riverside Brookfield
2025
C
2.05-2.15
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
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Sebastian Gutierrez
IL
Nazareth
2022
RHP
90.9 mph
2
Jeremy Fox
IL
Riverside Brookfield
2021
RHP
86.7 mph
3
Cristian Ruiz
IL
Oak Lawn
2023
SS
85.3 mph
4
John McGlynn
IL
Oak Lawn
2023
RHP
84.6 mph
5
Noah Chase
IL
Illinois Valley Central
2022
3B
83.4 mph
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Sebastian Gutierrez
IL
Nazareth
2022
RHP
2369 rpm
2
Cristian Ruiz
IL
Oak Lawn
2023
SS
2282 rpm
3
Noah Chase
IL
Illinois Valley Central
2022
3B
2266 rpm
4
Brandon Bonin
IL
Morton
2022
RHP
2182 rpm
5
John McGlynn
IL
Oak Lawn
2023
RHP
2155 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
Ethan Jordan
IN
Dekalb
2025
3B
18.9
2
Jeremy Fox
IL
Riverside Brookfield
2021
RHP
17.3
3
Noah Chase
IL
Illinois Valley Central
2022
3B
16.5
4
Caleb Arndt
IL
Plainfield South
2022
LHP
-16.4
5
Sebastian Gutierrez
IL
Nazareth
2022
RHP
15.3
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
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Sebastian Gutierrez
IL
Nazareth
2022
RHP
2762 rpm
2
John McGlynn
IL
Oak Lawn
2023
RHP
2584 rpm
3
Cristian Ruiz
IL
Oak Lawn
2023
SS
2411 rpm
4
Noah Chase
IL
Illinois Valley Central
2022
3B
2309 rpm
5
Arturo Liendo
IL
ASPIRA Business and Finance
2027
2B
2155 rpm
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
John McGlynn
IL
Oak Lawn
2023
RHP
2554
2
Jaxson MacKay
ON
Resurrection
2025
RHP
2415
3
Noah Chase
IL
Illinois Valley Central
2022
3B
2203
4
Drew Clemmer
TN
Brentwood Academy
2023
RHP
2167
5
Braden Branecki
IL
Glenbard East
2023
LHP
2156
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
John McGlynn
IL
Oak Lawn
2023
RHP
-18.4
2
Jeremy Fox
IL
Riverside Brookfield
2021
RHP
-15.1
3
Drew Clemmer
TN
Brentwood Academy
2023
RHP
-14.4
4
Joseph Evans
IL
Oak Park-River Forest
2022
LHP
13.8
5
Evan Martinez
IL
St Laurence
2023
LHP
12.3
MAX AND AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Miguel Cantu
IL
St. Rita
2022
RHP
100.1 mph
2
Carter Hall
IL
Champaign Central
2022
C
98.0 mph
3
Ethan Jordan
IN
Dekalb
2025
3B
98.0 mph
4
Luke Brabham
IL
Nazareth Academy
2022
SS
97.1 mph
5
Noah Chase
IL
Illinois Valley Central
2022
3B
96.9 mph
6
Taylor Voorhees
IL
St. Joseph-Ogden
2023
3B
96.5 mph
7
Joey Russo
IL
Mount Carmel
2023
C
96.0 mph
8
Angelo Luna
IL
St. Laurence
2022
OF
95.3 mph
9
Ayham Salah
IL
Oak Lawn Community
2023
OF
93.5 mph
10
Brandon Juska
IL
St. Laurence
2023
2B
92.8 mph
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
Miguel Cantu
IL
St. Rita
2022
RHP
96.4 mph
2
Luke Brabham
IL
Nazareth Academy
2022
SS
92.4 mph
3
Joey Russo
IL
Mount Carmel
2023
C
92.0 mph
4
Ethan Jordan
IN
Dekalb
2025
3B
91.6 mph
5
Taylor Voorhees
IL
St. Joseph-Ogden
2023
3B
90.3 mph
MAX DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Angelo Luna
IL
St. Laurence
2022
OF
371 ft
2
Carter Hall
IL
Champaign Central
2022
C
366 ft
3
Taylor Voorhees
IL
St. Joseph-Ogden
2023
3B
358 ft
4
Miguel Cantu
IL
St. Rita
2022
RHP
358 ft
5
Luke Brabham
IL
Nazareth Academy
2022
SS
356 ft
HARD HIT PERCENTAGE (HITTING)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hard Hit %
1
Miguel Cantu
IL
St. Rita
2022
RHP
100 %
2
Luke Brabham
IL
Nazareth Academy
2022
SS
88 %
3
Joey Russo
IL
Mount Carmel
2023
C
75 %
4
Taylor Voorhees
IL
St. Joseph-Ogden
2023
3B
70 %
^
Ethan Jordan
IN
Dekalb
2025
3B
70 %
5
Carter Hall
IL
Champaign Central
2022
C
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
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (max)
1
Luke Brabham
IL
Nazareth Academy
2022
SS
25.8 mph
^
Joey Robinson
IL
Lyons Township
2021
OF
25.8 mph
2
Cristian Ruiz
IL
Oak Lawn
2023
SS
25.7 mph
3
Joey Russo
IL
Mount Carmel
2023
C
25.4 mph
4
Taylor Voorhees
IL
St. Joseph-Ogden
2023
3B
25.1 mph
5
Miguel Cantu
IL
St. Rita
2022
RHP
24.4 mph
6
Ethan Jordan
IN
Dekalb
2025
3B
23.6 mph
7
Angelo Luna
IL
St. Laurence
2022
OF
23.4 mph
8
Michael Wanhala
IL
Huntley
2022
OF
23.2 mph
9
Carter Hall
IL
Champaign Central
2022
C
23.1 mph
10
Hector Mendoza
IL
Morton West
2022
2B
22.9 mph
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (avg)
1
Luke Brabham
IL
Nazareth Academy
2022
SS
24.7 mph
2
Taylor Voorhees
IL
St. Joseph-Ogden
2023
3B
23.5 mph
3
Miguel Cantu
IL
St. Rita
2022
RHP
23.1 mph
4
Ethan Jordan
IN
Dekalb
2025
3B
22.1 mph
5
Joey Russo
IL
Mount Carmel
2023
C
22.0 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
State
School
Class
Pos
Bat Speed (avg)
1
Joey Russo
IL
Mount Carmel
2023
C
79.2 mph
2
Miguel Cantu
IL
St. Rita
2022
RHP
75.7 mph
3
Carter Hall
IL
Champaign Central
2022
C
74.1 mph
4
Luke Brabham
IL
Nazareth Academy
2022
SS
73.7 mph
5
Taylor Voorhees
IL
St. Joseph-Ogden
2023
3B
72.9 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
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (max)
1
Ethan Jordan
IN
Dekalb
2025
3B
25.7 g
2
Joey Robinson
IL
Lyons Township
2021
OF
23.8 g
3
Brandon Juska
IL
St. Laurence
2023
2B
23.1 g
4
Angelo Luna
IL
St. Laurence
2022
OF
20.8 g
5
Luke Brabham
IL
Nazareth Academy
2022
SS
19.4 g
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (avg)
1
Ethan Jordan
IN
Dekalb
2025
3B
22.7 g
2
Cristian Ruiz
IL
Oak Lawn
2023
SS
22.3 g
3
Brandon Juska
IL
St. Laurence
2023
2B
20.3 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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