PBR Illinois Best of 2022: Max Curveball Spin Rates
January 6, 2023
The PBR Illinois staff hosted over 40 showcases in 2022 – from invite-only events for select prospects, events for incoming freshmen, unsigned seniors, and the list goes on. Before we close the book on 2022 for good, we're going to check out some of the top showcase performances of last year.
To make your mark at a PBR showcase in 2023, check out the recently released Illinois winter 2023 calendar.
Below you'll find the highest curveball spin rates produced by Illinois products over the last calendar year, separated by grad class.
2022
RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | SPIN RATE (MAX) |
1 | Matthew Tarr | IL | West Aurora | 2022 | RHP | 2850 rpm |
2 | Logan Kottmeyer | IL | Kaneland | 2022 | RHP | 2568 rpm |
3 | Easton Harris | IL | Washington | 2022 | SS | 2496 rpm |
4 | Alex Alberico | IL | Providence Catholic | 2022 | RHP | 2466 rpm |
2023
RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | SPIN RATE (MAX) |
1 | Hank Liss | IL | Evanston | 2023 | RHP | 2917 rpm |
2 | Dominic Voegele | IL | Columbia | 2023 | RHP | 2819 rpm |
3 | Colin Tarr | IL | West Aurora | 2023 | RHP | 2771 rpm |
4 | Dimitrios Bourmas | IL | Harvard | 2023 | RHP | 2735 rpm |
5 | Josh Katz | IL | Lane Tech | 2023 | RHP | 2722 rpm |
6 | Austin Brown | IL | Triad | 2023 | RHP | 2713 rpm |
7 | Cole Kratzberg | IL | Orion | 2023 | OF | 2697 rpm |
8 | Cooper Cohn | IL | McHenry | 2023 | C | 2639 rpm |
9 | Drew Zemaitis | IL | Providence Catholic | 2023 | RHP | 2635 rpm |
10 | Michael Belbot | IL | Stevenson | 2023 | RHP | 2615 rpm |
11 | Daniel Giusto | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2023 | RHP | 2607 rpm |
12 | Joshua Schmidt | IL | Whitney Young | 2023 | RHP | 2603 rpm |
13 | Donald Timon | IL | Mascoutah | 2023 | C | 2560 rpm |
14 | Drew Koenen | IL | Maine South | 2023 | RHP | 2553 rpm |
15 | Charlie Hahn | IL | New Trier | 2023 | RHP | 2551 rpm |
16 | Dylan Mayer | IL | New Trier | 2023 | LHP | 2541 rpm |
17 | Lucas Bormann | IL | York | 2023 | RHP | 2516 rpm |
18 | Brayden McKuras | IL | Bradley-Bourbonnais | 2023 | SS | 2506 rpm |
19 | Caden Vogt | IL | Marengo | 2023 | LHP | 2505 rpm |
20 | Heath Hornke | IL | Normal West | 2023 | RHP | 2504 rpm |
21 | Jayden Gumprecht | IL | Crystal Lake South | 2023 | OF | 2503 rpm |
22 | RJ Bergren | IL | Mount Carmel | 2023 | LHP | 2488 rpm |
23 | Josh McDevitt | IL | Effingham | 2023 | RHP | 2479 rpm |
24 | Nathaniel Buehrer | IL | Hampshire | 2023 | RHP | 2474 rpm |
25 | Isaiah Vance | IL | Libertyville | 2023 | RHP | 2471 rpm |
26 | Ryan Greifelt | IL | Notre Dame | 2023 | LHP | 2467 rpm |
27 | Spencer Geake | IL | Glenbrook North | 2023 | RHP | 2465 rpm |
28 | John McGlynn | IL | Oak Lawn | 2023 | RHP | 2464 rpm |
29 | Ian Boal | IL | Johnsburg | 2023 | LHP | 2463 rpm |
30 | Christian Graves | IL | Jacobs | 2023 | 3B | 2455 rpm |
31 | Luke Richker | IL | New Trier | 2023 | RHP | 2446 rpm |
32 | Colin Kornit | IL | Grayslake Central | 2023 | LHP | 2441 rpm |
33 | Jake Schisler | IL | Quincy Notre Dame | 2023 | OF | 2431 rpm |
34 | Vincent Costantino | IL | Huntley | 2023 | RHP | 2423 rpm |
2024
RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | SPIN RATE (MAX) |
1 | Jack Wisdom | IL | Bloomington Central Catholic | 2024 | RHP | 2694 rpm |
2 | Ryan Kotara | IL | Lincoln-Way Central | 2024 | RHP | 2691 rpm |
3 | Malachi Paplanus | IL | Huntley | 2024 | RHP | 2610 rpm |
4 | Eli Travis | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2024 | RHP | 2554 rpm |
5 | Casey Giemzik | IL | Brother Rice | 2024 | RHP | 2538 rpm |
6 | Trevor Rehnstrom | IL | Glenbard East | 2024 | RHP | 2535 rpm |
7 | Amari McGill | IL | Plainfield East | 2024 | OF | 2520 rpm |
8 | Owen Cavanaugh | IL | Normal Community | 2024 | SS | 2518 rpm |
9 | Kaileb Hackman | IL | Normal Community | 2024 | 3B | 2494 rpm |
10 | Jack Wilson | IL | New Trier | 2024 | RHP | 2461 rpm |
11 | Kyle Demay | IL | Plainfield North | 2024 | RHP | 2450 rpm |
12 | Alexander Schiefer | IL | Kaneland | 2024 | RHP | 2449 rpm |
13 | Dominic Stringham | IL | Oswego | 2024 | SS | 2439 rpm |
14 | Colin McCormick | IL | IMG Academy | 2024 | SS | 2397 rpm |
15 | Griffin Hall | IL | Minooka | 2024 | LHP | 2367 rpm |
16 | Landen Patton | IL | Sangamon Valley | 2024 | LHP | 2360 rpm |
17 | Quinn Hacker | IL | Plainfield North | 2024 | RHP | 2359 rpm |
18 | Tanner Spangler | IL | Morton | 2024 | RHP | 2356 rpm |
19 | Tom Ford | IL | Lisle | 2024 | RHP | 2349 rpm |
20 | Justin Butcher | IL | Taft | 2024 | 1B | 2348 rpm |
21 | Aidan Hayse | IL | Joliet Catholic Academy | 2024 | RHP | 2337 rpm |
22 | Ethan Eberle | IL | Normal Community | 2024 | LHP | 2309 rpm |
23 | Brady Chambers | IL | Lyons Township | 2024 | RHP | 2303 rpm |
2025
RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | SPIN RATE (MAX) |
1 | Xavier Crowder | IL | Montini Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 2812 rpm |
2 | Jordan Shoemaker | IL | Metea Valley | 2025 | OF | 2732 rpm |
3 | Alex Macak | IL | Sandburg | 2025 | 2B | 2656 rpm |
4 | John Hilpert | IL | Belleville West | 2025 | CF | 2622 rpm |
5 | Cole Kenyon | IL | Lake Zurich | 2025 | RHP | 2553 rpm |
6 | Blaine Williams | IL | Tremont | 2025 | C | 2534 rpm |
7 | Donovan Christman | IL | McHenry | 2025 | RHP | 2504 rpm |
8 | Anthony Karbowski | IL | Hampshire | 2025 | LHP | 2485 rpm |
9 | Jack Bauer | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2025 | LHP | 2477 rpm |
10 | Tyler Dowling | IL | Bloomington | 2025 | 2B | 2473 rpm |
11 | Patrick Heneghan | IL | New Trier | 2025 | SS | 2468 rpm |
12 | Declan Martin | IL | Loyola Academy | 2025 | RHP | 2465 rpm |
13 | Enzo Infelise | IL | Providence Catholic | 2025 | C | 2453 rpm |
14 | Brady Rosenkranz | IL | Adlai E. Stevenson | 2025 | RHP | 2445 rpm |
15 | Michael Boenzi | IL | Lake Zurich | 2025 | RHP | 2416 rpm |
16 | Eddie Olszta | IL | Providence Catholic | 2025 | SS | 2348 rpm |
17 | Jake Chrzastowski | IL | Grant | 2025 | 3B | 2306 rpm |
2026
RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | SPIN RATE (MAX) |
1 | Brady Turner | IL | Routt Catholic | 2026 | LHP | 2701 rpm |
2 | Chase Lockwood | IL | Libertyville | 2026 | RHP | 2585 rpm |
3 | Ethan Bass | IL | Glenbrook North | 2026 | SS | 2352 rpm |
4 | Samuel Chin | IL | Timothy Christian | 2026 | RHP | 2342 rpm |
5 | Jackson Schlott | IL | Plainfield North | 2026 | OF | 2313 rpm |
6 | Mitchell Breeden | IL | McHenry | 2026 | RHP | 2303 rpm |
7 | Nico Harper | IL | Libertyville | 2026 | LHP | 2282 rpm |
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