PBR Illinois Best of 2022: Max Batted Distance
January 11, 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 furthest batted ball distances produced by Illinois prospects over the last calendar year, separated by grad class.
2022
RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | DISTANCE (MAX) |
1 | Owen Murphy | IL | Riverside Brookfield | 2022 | RHP | 392 ft |
2 | Alex Stanwich | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2022 | OF | 390 ft |
3 | Estevan Moreno | IL | Montini Catholic | 2022 | SS | 389 ft |
4 | Jake Kohanzo | IL | Barrington | 2022 | RHP | 386 ft |
^ | Luke Adams | IL | Hinsdale Cenral | 2022 | 3B | 386 ft |
5 | Brandon Rogers | IL | Mount Carmel | 2022 | OF | 384 ft |
6 | Jaden Coleman | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2022 | OF | 379 ft |
7 | Alex Willey | IL | Normal West | 2022 | RHP | 378 ft |
^ | Victor Izquierdo | IL | Lockport | 2022 | 1B | 378 ft |
8 | Jacob Buysse | IL | Mundelein | 2022 | 1B | 372 ft |
9 | Brady Small | IL | Lemont | 2022 | OF | 370 ft |
10 | Tommy Stricklin | IL | Mundelein | 2022 | 3B | 369 ft |
11 | Brendan Summerhill | IL | Whitney Young | 2022 | OF | 368 ft |
12 | Hayden Christiansen | IL | Richmond Burton | 2022 | C | 365 ft |
13 | Blake Stempowski | IL | Geneva | 2022 | 3B | 364 ft |
14 | Easton Harris | IL | Washington | 2022 | SS | 363 ft |
15 | Ben Karpowicz | IL | South Elgin | 2022 | OF | 359 ft |
16 | Michael Oprondek | IL | Providence Catholic | 2022 | C | 355 ft |
2023
RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | DISTANCE (MAX) |
1 | Dylan Mayer | IL | New Trier | 2023 | LHP | 392 ft |
2 | Mikey Murphy | IL | Minooka | 2023 | OF | 391 ft |
3 | Brayden Bakes | IL | Huntley | 2023 | OF | 389 ft |
4 | Jake Zitella | IL | St. Charles East | 2023 | 3B | 385 ft |
5 | Jayden Diaz | IL | Alton | 2023 | C | 380 ft |
6 | TJ Schuyler | IL | Antioch | 2023 | C | 378 ft |
7 | Owen Cornett | IL | Du Quoin | 2023 | 1B | 373 ft |
8 | Luke Stulga | IL | St. Laurence | 2023 | OF | 371 ft |
^ | Clay Jensen | IL | St. Charles East | 2023 | OF | 371 ft |
^ | Jake Morrill | IL | Normal West | 2023 | OF | 371 ft |
9 | Mike Polubinski | IL | Oswego East | 2023 | OF | 370 ft |
^ | Sheppard Graf | IL | Lake Forest | 2023 | 3B | 370 ft |
^ | Charlie Dumo | IL | Deerfield | 2023 | OF | 370 ft |
10 | Kade Schneider | IL | Barrington | 2023 | OF | 368 ft |
11 | Sohrab Rezaei | IL | University of Chicago Laboratory Schools | 2023 | SS | 366 ft |
^ | Chris Rogers | IL | Grayslake Central | 2023 | LHP | 366 ft |
12 | Brooks Neuhoff | IL | Morton | 2023 | 2B | 365 ft |
13 | Trey Swiderski | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2023 | OF | 363 ft |
14 | Zan von Schlegell | IL | Saint Viator | 2023 | SS | 362 ft |
^ | Christian Graves | IL | Jacobs | 2023 | 3B | 362 ft |
24 | Dominic Voegele | IL | Columbia | 2023 | RHP | 361 ft |
^ | Luis Gonzalez | IL | Fenwick | 2023 | LHP | 361 ft |
15 | Jayden Malone | IL | Metea Valley High School | 2023 | OF | 360 ft |
^ | Aiden Knipper | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2023 | C | 360 ft |
^ | Preston Lund | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor | 2023 | C | 360 ft |
16 | Kaelan Natyshok | IL | Coal City | 2023 | RHP | 359 ft |
^ | Vinnie Marvucic | IL | Niles North | 2023 | OF | 359 ft |
^ | Eduardo Letamendi | IL | Von Steuben | 2023 | SS | 359 ft |
^ | Taylor Kujak | IL | Plainfield Central | 2023 | MIF | 359 ft |
17 | Carl Moland-Kovash | IL | Rolling Meadows | 2023 | C | 357 ft |
^ | Kaden Griffitts | IL | Williamsville | 2023 | CF | 357 ft |
^ | Michael Carrano | IL | St. Laurence | 2023 | C | 357 ft |
18 | Gianni Royer | IL | Lake Forest | 2023 | OF | 356 ft |
^ | Jaden Correa | IL | De La Salle | 2023 | SS | 356 ft |
^ | Ryne Crum | IL | Springfield | 2023 | 1B | 356 ft |
19 | Andrew Hendrickson | IL | Edwardsville | 2023 | 3B | 355 ft |
^ | Isaiah White | IL | Homewood Flossmoor | 2023 | OF | 355 ft |
^ | Michael Stupavsky | IL | Quincy Notre Dame | 2023 | C | 355 ft |
2024
RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | DISTANCE (MAX) |
1 | Parker Violett | IL | Kaneland | 2024 | OF | 393 ft |
2 | Sir Jamison Jones | IL | St. Rita | 2024 | C | 388 ft |
3 | Tyler Bell | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2024 | SS | 381 ft |
4 | Jackson Stanek | IL | St Rita | 2024 | 1B | 377 ft |
5 | Jimmy Janicki | IL | Downers Grove North | 2024 | C | 376 ft |
6 | David Cox | IL | Nazareth | 2024 | 3B | 370 ft |
7 | Jack Cozzi | IL | St. Edward Central Catholic | 2024 | OF | 369 ft |
8 | James Love | IL | Joliet West | 2024 | 3B | 368 ft |
9 | Ryan Kotara | IL | Lincoln-Way Central | 2024 | RHP | 367 ft |
10 | Eric DeCosta | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2024 | 3B | 365 ft |
11 | Keenan Oldani | IL | South Elgin | 2024 | 3B | 363 ft |
12 | Nate George | IL | Minooka | 2024 | OF | 362 ft |
13 | Hank Gomric | IL | Althoff Catholic | 2024 | OF | 357 ft |
14 | Seth Impson | IL | Springfield | 2024 | C | 356 ft |
15 | Matthew Ruttkay | IL | Glenbrook North | 2024 | 1B | 355 ft |
^ | Jonathan Fleaka | IL | Lake Zurich | 2024 | SS | 355 ft |
16 | Alex Nahas | IL | Joliet Catholic Academy | 2024 | OF | 354 ft |
17 | Brendan Tunink | IL | Newman Central Catholic | 2024 | OF | 353 ft |
^ | Jaden Franckowiak | IL | Andrew | 2024 | 1B | 353 ft |
18 | Jaden Obaldo | IL | Crystal Lake Central | 2024 | 2B | 351 ft |
^ | Kenny Perez | IL | De LaSalle | 2024 | SS | 351 ft |
19 | Brandon Schultz | IL | Stevenson | 2024 | OF | 350 ft |
2025
RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | DISTANCE (MAX) |
1 | Jimmy Downs | IL | Kenwood | 2025 | 3B | 374 ft |
2 | Peter Visconti II | IL | St. Joseph Catholic | 2025 | C | 362 ft |
3 | Henry Murray | IL | Lane Tech | 2025 | OF | 360 ft |
4 | Jaden Fauske | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2025 | C | 354 ft |
5 | Benjamin Mitchell | IL | Harvest Christian | 2025 | C | 352 ft |
6 | John McAuliffe | IL | Marist | 2025 | C | 349 ft |
7 | Xavier Crowder | IL | Mount Carmel | 2025 | SS | 346 ft |
8 | Quinn Schambow | IL | Libertyville | 2025 | C | 345 ft |
^ | Enzo Infelise | IL | Providence Catholic | 2025 | C | 345 ft |
9 | Adolfo Lopez | IL | Maine East | 2025 | 3B | 344 ft |
10 | Xander Metke | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2025 | RHP | 343 ft |
11 | Connor Blue | IL | O'Fallon | 2025 | RHP | 341 ft |
12 | AJ Putty | IL | Huntley | 2025 | 3B | 339 ft |
13 | Logan Nagle | IL | Lockport | 2025 | 3B | 338 ft |
^ | Vincent Ippolito | IL | Willowbrook | 2025 | C | 338 ft |
^ | Josh Fleming | IL | York | 2025 | SS | 338 ft |
^ | Cody Freitas | IL | Bradley-Bourbonnais | 2025 | RHP | 338 ft |
14 | Cameron Steinbaugh | IL | Georgetown-Ridgefarm | 2025 | OF | 336 ft |
15 | Demir Heidelberg | IL | Homewood Flossmoor | 2025 | 1B | 333 ft |
^ | Conor Essenburg | IL | Lincoln-Way West | 2025 | 1B | 333 ft |
16 | Aidan Nohava | IL | Brother Rice | 2025 | 1B | 332 ft |
17 | Tyler Humphrey | IL | Washington Community | 2025 | C | 331 ft |
^ | Joseph Arend | IL | St. Charles East | 2025 | OF | 331 ft |
^ | Peter Farren | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2025 | OF | 331 ft |
18 | Theodore Greco | IL | Lane Tech | 2025 | SS | 330 ft |
2026
RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | DISTANCE (MAX) |
1 | Ethan Bass | IL | Glenbrook North | 2026 | SS | 370 ft |
2 | TJ McQuillan | IL | Mount Carmel | 2026 | OF | 350 ft |
3 | Ryan Harris | IL | Stevenson | 2026 | OF | 347 ft |
4 | Matthew Jackson | IL | Prospect | 2026 | OF | 338 ft |
^ | Dylan Kassab | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2026 | C | 338 ft |
5 | Nolan Ramoley | IL | Brother Rice | 2026 | OF | 337 ft |
6 | Callaghan O'Connor | IL | Bishop McNamara | 2026 | RHP | 330 ft |
7 | Jose Rodriguez | IL | Reavis | 2026 | RHP | 327 ft |
8 | Logan Fernandez | IL | Jones College Prep | 2026 | OF | 326 ft |
9 | Max Heineman | IL | Normal University | 2026 | C | 324 ft |
10 | Jaden Carrasco | IL | De LaSalle | 2026 | OF | 320 ft |
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