Preseason All-State: Upperclass Statistical Analysis
March 4, 2022
On Feb. 26, the PBR Illinois team hosted the Preseason All-State: Upperclass at The MAX in McCook, Ill. The event featured over 100 of the most talented upperclass players from around the state and gave our staff an in-depth look at some names to follow for this coming spring.
Thursday our staff published our collaborated takeaways from this event within our Quick Hits piece, which you can find by clicking HERE. We'll continue our post-event process today and into next week, so be on the lookout for that.
Today, we'll start our data dive from the numbers collected at this event within this statistical analysis. In total, 17 players ran sub-7.00 times in the 60-yard dash, 20 prospects recorded fastballs at or above 88 mph, and 11 players recorded peak exit velocities north of the 98 mph mark.
Read below to see which prospects put up eye-popping numbers at this high pedigree, invite-only event.
top 60-times
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
60-yard
1
Mikey Murphy
IL
Minooka
2023
OF
6.31
2
Luke Wallace
IL
Lemont
2023
OF
6.50
3
Luke Stulga
IL
St. Laurence
2023
OF
6.54
4
Clay Schrader
IL
Naperville Central
2023
OF
6.55
5
Gianni Royer
IL
Lake Forest
2023
OF
6.56
6
Tyler Vasey
IL
Prairie Ridge
2023
6.61
7
Isaiah White
IL
Homewood Flossmoor
2023
OF
6.64
8
Ryan Quinlan
IL
Huntley
2023
2B
6.67
^
Eduardo Letamendi
IL
Von Steuben
2023
SS
6.67
9
Trey Swiderski
IL
Joliet Catholic
2023
OF
6.75
^
Bryer Arview
IL
Civic Memorial
2023
SS
6.75
^
Joe Chiarelli
IL
Downers Grove North
2023
SS
6.75
^
Krew Bond
IL
Mendota
2023
OF
6.75
10
Henry Wolfe
IL
New Trier
2023
C
6.78
11
Jake VanBooven
IL
St. Viator
2023
OF
6.79
12
Gavin Parkerson
IL
Armstrong
2023
RHP
6.83
13
Lucas Smith
IL
Nazareth
2023
CF
6.86
14
Mike Polubinski
IL
Oswego East
2023
OF
6.88
15
Kaleb Wilkey
IL
Lincoln-Way West
2023
C
6.89
16
Kaden Griffitts
IL
Williamsville
2023
CF
6.91
17
Bryce Nevils
IL
Brother Rice
2023
OF
6.98
max fastball velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Dimitrios Bourmas
IL
Harvard
2023
RHP
91.5 mph
2
Adam Behrens
IL
Warren Township
2023
RHP
90.7 mph
3
Colin Miller
IL
Hampshire
2023
RHP
90.6 mph
4
Drew Zemaitis
IL
Providence Catholic
2023
RHP
90.6 mph
5
Michael Belbot
IL
Stevenson
2023
RHP
90.5 mph
6
Donald Tober
IL
Timothy Christian
2023
RHP
90.3 mph
7
Grant Tenuta
IL
Sandburg
2023
RHP
89.8 mph
8
Taylor Waldron
IL
Marquette Academy
2023
RHP
89.7 mph
9
Bennett Musser
IL
Mundelein
2023
RHP
89.6 mph
10
Hank Liss
IL
Evanston
2023
RHP
89.6 mph
11
Gabe Smith
IL
Father McGivney
2023
RHP
89.2 mph
12
Ean DiPasquale
IL
Belleville East
2023
RHP
89.0 mph
13
Tommy Haggerty
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor
2023
RHP
88.5 mph
14
Christian Graves
IL
Jacobs
2023
3B
88.4 mph
15
Joe Richardson
IL
Stevenson
2023
LHP
88.1 mph
16
TJ Schlageter
IL
Joliet Catholic
2023
LHP
88.1 mph
17
Lleyton Grubich
IL
McHenry
2023
LHP
87.9 mph
18
Dalton Miller
IL
Quincy Notre Dame
2023
3B
87.8 mph
19
Logan Barnett
IL
Pontiac
2023
RHP
87.8 mph
20
Colin Tarr
IL
West Aurora
2023
RHP
87.7 mph
max exit velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Mikey Murphy
IL
Minooka
2023
OF
102.5 mph
2
Ryan Niedzwiedz
IL
West Aurora
2023
SS
101.8 mph
3
Josh Polubinski
IL
Oswego East
2023
3B
101.1 mph
4
Gavin Parkerson
IL
Armstrong
2023
RHP
100.6 mph
^
Christian Graves
IL
Jacobs
2023
3B
100.6 mph
5
Trey Swiderski
IL
Joliet Catholic
2023
OF
100.4 mph
6
Dalton Miller
IL
Quincy Notre Dame
2023
3B
100.2 mph
7
Luka Romic
IN
Lake Central
2023
3B
99.6 mph
8
Zachary Kwasny
IL
Lincoln-Way East
2023
RHP
98.7 mph
9
Sheppard Graf
IL
Lake Forest
2023
3B
98.7 mph
10
Danny Rollins
IL
Lake Park
2023
C
98.2 mph
11
Bryce Nevils
IL
Brother Rice
2023
OF
97.8 mph
12
Luke Stulga
IL
St. Laurence
2023
OF
96.8 mph
13
Rocco Tenuta
IL
St. Francis
2023
SS
96.7 mph
14
Tony Konopiots
IL
Downers Grove North
2023
3B
96.5 mph
15
Gianni Royer
IL
Lake Forest
2023
OF
96.3 mph
16
Ryan Quinlan
IL
Huntley
2023
2B
96.2 mph
17
Owen Duffy
IL
Marist
2023
OF
96.2 mph
18
Cooper Cohn
IL
McHenry
2023
C
96.0 mph
19
Kerim Orucevic
IL
Maine South
2023
SS
95.9 mph
20
Lucas Smith
IL
Nazareth
2023
CF
95.6 mph
max infield velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
INF Velo
1
William Ho
IL
Hinsdale Central
2023
RHP
92
2
Ryan Niedzwiedz
IL
West Aurora
2023
SS
90
3
Kerim Orucevic
IL
Maine South
2023
SS
88
^
J.R. Nelson
IL
Stevenson
2023
SS
88
^
Eli Kieser
IL
Normal University
2023
SS
88
4
Gavin Parkerson
IL
Armstrong
2023
RHP
87
^
Jaden Correa
IL
De La Salle
2023
SS
87
^
Cristian Ruiz
IL
Oak Lawn
2023
SS
87
^
Luka Romic
IN
Lake Central
2023
3B
87
5
Zachary Kwasny
IL
Lincoln-Way East
2023
RHP
86
^
Eduardo Letamendi
IL
Von Steuben
2023
SS
86
^
Tony Konopiots
IL
Downers Grove North
2023
3B
86
^
Sheppard Graf
IL
Lake Forest
2023
3B
86
6
Carter Storti
IL
Lemont
2023
SS
85
^
Omar Alday Jr
IL
St. Rita
2023
SS
85
^
Christian Graves
IL
Jacobs
2023
3B
85
^
Ryan Nelson
IL
Plainfield North
2023
2B
85
max outfield velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
OF Velo
1
Trey Swiderski
IL
Joliet Catholic
2023
OF
93
2
Gianni Royer
IL
Lake Forest
2023
OF
90
^
Krew Bond
IL
Mendota
2023
OF
90
3
Clay Schrader
IL
Naperville Central
2023
OF
89
4
Josh Polubinski
IL
Oswego East
2023
3B
88
5
Brady Marques
IL
Maine South
2023
OF
87
^
Bryce Nevils
IL
Brother Rice
2023
OF
87
^
Lucas Smith
IL
Nazareth
2023
CF
87
^
Luke Stulga
IL
St. Laurence
2023
OF
87
6
Owen Duffy
IL
Marist
2023
OF
86
7
Kaden Griffitts
IL
Williamsville
2023
CF
85
max catcher velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
C Velo
1
Henry Wolfe
IL
New Trier
2023
C
82
2
Cooper Cohn
IL
McHenry
2023
C
81
3
AJ Malzone
IL
St. Rita
2023
C
80
^
Damon Brena
IL
Niles West
2024
C
80
4
Donald Tober
IL
Timothy Christian
2023
RHP
78
^
Jake LaVine
IL
Metea Valley
2023
C
78
^
Andrew Mack
IL
Minooka
2023
C
78
5
Danny Rollins
IL
Lake Park
2023
C
77
^
Ray Jesse
IL
Lockport
2023
C
77
6
Luca Morelli
IL
Stevenson
2023
C
76
^
Jack Rozmus
IL
York
2023
C
76
7
William Millard
IL
O'Fallon
2023
C
75
top pop-times
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Pop Time
1
Cooper Cohn
IL
McHenry
2023
C
1.90-1.94
2
AJ Malzone
IL
St. Rita
2023
C
1.94-2.09
3
Henry Wolfe
IL
New Trier
2023
C
1.95-2.06
4
Jack Rozmus
IL
York
2023
C
1.98-2.03
5
Andrew Mack
IL
Minooka
2023
C
2.00-2.13
6
Ray Jesse
IL
Lockport
2023
C
2.00-2.15
7
Damon Brena
IL
Niles West
2024
C
2.03-2.07
8
Jake LaVine
IL
Metea Valley
2023
C
2.03-2.13
9
Donald Tober
IL
Timothy Christian
2023
RHP
2.03-2.14
10
Danny Rollins
IL
Lake Park
2023
C
2.06-2.14
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