Preseason All-State: Underclass TrackMan Files
March 3, 2022
On Feb. 26, the PBR Illinois staff hosted the Preseason All-State: Underclass showcase at The MAX in McCook, Ill., featuring many of the state’s top players inside both the 2024 and 2025 classes. This event helped our staff gain a clearer picture of the on-the-rise underclassmen in Illinois, and we’ll begin to break down the excellent thoroughly today and throughout the week. Inside today’s Quick Hits post, we’re highlighting the best of the best – the talent that exited the event as with arrows pointed way up headed into the spring.
Earlier this week we published Quick Hits highlighting the top prospects of the event by class. We also rolled out a Statistical Analysis pointing out the top recorded stats by category.
Now 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 metric data.
MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Ryan Sloan | IL | York | 2024 | RHP | 91.7 mph |
2 | Xavier Crowder | IL | Proviso West | 2025 | SS | 90.7 mph |
3 | Wyatt Mammen | IL | Lincoln | 2024 | RHP | 89.9 mph |
4 | Malachi Paplanus | IL | Huntley | 2024 | RHP | 89.3 mph |
5 | Luke Teschke | IL | Monticello | 2024 | RHP | 88.1 mph |
6 | Luke Weber | IL | Highland Park | 2024 | RHP | 87.9 mph |
7 | Tom Ford | IL | Lisle | 2024 | RHP | 87.1 mph |
8 | Casey Giemzik | IL | Brother Rice | 2024 | RHP | 86.5 mph |
9 | Cole Noreuil | IL | Delavan | 2024 | RHP | 86.5 mph |
10 | Daniel Cercello | IL | Neuqua Valley | 2024 | RHP | 86.4 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Jackson Natanek | IL | Brother Rice | 2025 | SS | 2573 rpm |
2 | Xavier Crowder | IL | Proviso West | 2025 | SS | 2489 rpm |
3 | Tom Ford | IL | Lisle | 2024 | RHP | 2471 rpm |
4 | Casey Giemzik | IL | Brother Rice | 2024 | RHP | 2396 rpm |
5 | Tanner Spangler | IL | Morton | 2024 | RHP | 2346 rpm |
6 | Luke Teschke | IL | Monticello | 2024 | RHP | 2312 rpm |
7 | Malachi Paplanus | IL | Huntley | 2024 | RHP | 2311 rpm |
8 | Trevor Rehnstrom | IL | Glenbard East | 2024 | RHP | 2299 rpm |
9 | David Cox | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2024 | SS | 2282 rpm |
10 | Zach Baka | IL | Montini Catholic High School | 2025 | RHP | 2243 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 | AJ Putty | IL | Huntley | 2025 | 1B | 17.8 |
2 | Ethan Eberle | IL | Normal Community | 2024 | LHP | -16.3 |
3 | Daniel Cercello | IL | Neuqua Valley | 2024 | RHP | 15.6 |
4 | Ryan Sloan | IL | York | 2024 | RHP | 15.4 |
5 | Benjamin Mitchell | IL | HARVEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | C | 14.6 |
6 | Cooper Marrs | IL | Riverside-Brookfield | 2024 | OF | 13.6 |
7 | Talan Hull | IL | Galva | 2025 | OF | -13.3 |
8 | David Cox | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2024 | SS | 13.3 |
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 SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Casey Giemzik | IL | Brother Rice | 2024 | RHP | 2609 |
2 | Jackson Natanek | IL | Brother Rice | 2025 | SS | 2592 |
3 | Tom Ford | IL | Lisle | 2024 | RHP | 2236 |
4 | Ryan Sloan | IL | York | 2024 | RHP | 2173 |
5 | Tanner Spangler | IL | Morton | 2024 | RHP | 2153 |
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Xavier Crowder | IL | Proviso West | 2025 | SS | 2686 rpm |
2 | Casey Giemzik | IL | Brother Rice | 2024 | RHP | 2478 rpm |
3 | Malachi Paplanus | IL | Huntley | 2024 | RHP | 2473 rpm |
4 | Enzo Infelise | IL | Providence Catholic | 2025 | C | 2305 rpm |
5 | Trevor Rehnstrom | IL | Glenbard East | 2024 | RHP | 2255 rpm |
6 | Tanner Spangler | IL | Morton | 2024 | RHP | 2255 rpm |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
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AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Randall Nauden | IL | Brother Rice | 2024 | C | 92.5 mph |
2 | Jaden Obaldo | IL | Crystal Lake Central | 2024 | 2B | 91.3 mph |
3 | Charlie Meister | IL | Hersey | 2025 | SS | 91.1 mph |
4 | Kenny Perez | IL | De La Salle | 2024 | SS | 91.0 mph |
5 | Aidan Nohava | IL | Brother Rice | 2025 | 3B | 90.9 mph |
6 | Peter Visconti II | WI | St. Joseph Catholic Academy | 2025 | C | 90.8 mph |
7 | Nate Harris | IL | Yorkville | 2024 | OF | 90.1 mph |
8 | Jackson Petsche | IL | Oswego East | 2024 | 1B | 90.0 mph |
9 | Jimmy Anderson | IL | Joliet West | 2024 | SS | 89.6 mph |
10 | AJ Putty | IL | Huntley | 2025 | 1B | 89.6 mph |
Exit Speed: Also according to TrackMan’s own website: “The speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.”
PEAK EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Keenan Oldani | IL | South Elgin | 2024 | OF | 101.0 mph |
2 | Ryan Sloan | IL | York | 2024 | RHP | 99.1 mph |
3 | David Cox | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2024 | SS | 98.8 mph |
4 | Randall Nauden | IL | Brother Rice | 2024 | C | 98.7 mph |
5 | James Love | IL | Joliet West | 2024 | 3B | 98.5 mph |
6 | Cash Campbell | IL | Montini Catholic | 2024 | 3B | 97.8 mph |
7 | Jackson Petsche | IL | Oswego East | 2024 | 1B | 97.5 mph |
8 | Enzo Infelise | IL | Providence Catholic | 2025 | C | 97.4 mph |
9 | Henry Murray | IL | Lane Technical High School | 2025 | OF | 97.4 mph |
10 | Peter Visconti II | WI | St. Joseph Catholic Academy | 2025 | C | 97.3 mph |
PEAK ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Peter Visconti II | WI | St. Joseph Catholic Academy | 2025 | C | 362 ft |
2 | Henry Murray | IL | Lane Technical High School | 2025 | OF | 360 ft |
3 | Benjamin Mitchell | IL | HARVEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | C | 352 ft |
4 | Kenny Perez | IL | De La Salle | 2024 | SS | 351 ft |
5 | Xavier Crowder | IL | Proviso West | 2025 | SS | 346 ft |
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.