Top Prospect - St. Louis: Statistical Analysis
June 10, 2017
By Phil Kerber
The St. Louis Top Prospects Games took place on Tuesday, June 6th at SIU – Edwardsville in Edwardsville, Illinois. The event had over 50 prospects take place in a pro style workout and games in front of the PBR Scouting Staff. Today we start event analysis with stats story. A number of players have their names littered throughout the top performers. Nick Boone (O'Fallon) and Zeb Roos (Lindbergh) showed off some serious speed to go along with one of the top arms from the outfield. Colten Weber (Jackson) and Matthew Helwig (Lincoln-Way Central) came away as the top two-way arms at the event, posting top numbers on the mound as well as at their respective positions.
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Top home to first times
Seven players ran sub 4.50 home to first times. Nick Boone and Bryce Griebler (Southeast) posted the fastest times by a wide margin, with a speedy 4.19 and 4.26 respectively.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Home to First |
| Nick Boone | IL |
O'Fallon | 2018 | OF | 4.19 |
| Bryce Griebler | IL | Southeast | 2018 | OF/SS | 4.26 |
| Aaron Klar | MO | Vianney | 2018 | SS/2B | 4.41 |
| Zeb Roos | MO | Lindbergh | 2018 | OF/LHP | 4.46 |
Top fastball velocity
A total of ten players reached 85 mph or higher off the mound. Matt Kesel (Francis Howell Central) led the way with an 89 mph fastball from the right-side. The top left-handed arms at the event belonged to Blake Struble (Carrollton) and Cody Hacker (Holt), both topping out at 86 mph.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fastball Velocity |
| Matt Kesel | MO | Francis Howell Central | 2018 | RHP/3B | 89 |
| Colten Weber | MO | Jackson | 2017 | RHP/C | 88 |
| Matthew Helwig | IL | Lincoln-Way Central | 2018 | RHP/OF | 86 |
| Evan Warrington | IL | Sacred Heart-Griffin | 2018 | RHP/SS | 86 |
| Blake Struble | IL | Carrollton | 2018 | LHP/1B | 86 |
| Cody Hacker | MO | Holt | 2018 | LHP/1B | 86 |
| McCade Brown | IL | Normal West | 2018 | RHP/OF | 86 |
top exit velocity
15 players recorded exit velocities of 90 mph or greater. The only player to record a triple digit exit velocity was Donovan Nanfeldt (Andrew), at 102 mph. Jacob Marti (Normal West) proved he could swing with power from both sides of the plate, reaching 99 mph from the right side and 91 from the left.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity |
| Donovan Nanfeldt | IL |
Andrew | 2018 | 1B/LHP | 102 |
| Jacob Marti | IL | Normal West | 2018 | 1B/OF | R:99 L:91 |
| Jackson Kaplowitz | IL | Notre Dame | 2018 | SS/3B | 94 |
| Logan Anderson | IL | Providence Catholic | 2018 | C/3B |
94 |
| Dylan Honkala | IL | McHenry West | 2018 | 3B/RHP | 93 |
| Hayden Cooper | MO | Holt | 2018 | 3B/1B | 93 |
| Jack Small | IL | Lemont | 2018 | 1B/OF | 93 |
TOP INFIELD VELOCITY
Middle Infielders dominated infield velocity, taking eight of the top 10 spots.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Infield Velocity |
| Karsen Reid | MO | Smithville | 2018 | SS/2B | 86 |
| Easton Stewart | IL | Carmi-White | 2018 | SS/2B | 84 |
| Noah Pingel | MO | Francis Howell North | 2018 | RHP/3B | 83 |
| Riley Covington | MO | Liberty North | 2018 | 1B/OF | 82 |
top outfield velocity
Matthew Helwig took the top outfield velocity spot at 87 mph to go along with one of the hardest fastballs on the day.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Outfield Velocity |
| Matthew Helwig | IL |
Lincoln-Way Central | 2018 | RHP/OF | 87 |
| Zeb Roos | MO | Lindbergh | 2018 | OF/LHP | 85 |
| Nick Boone | IL | O'Fallon | 2018 | OF | 85 |
| Mikey Hampton | IL | Alton | 2018 | OF | 85 |
top catcher pop times
AJ Spinello posted the only sub 2.00 pop time of the day with a 1.97.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Times |
| AJ Spinello | MO | Rockhurst | 2018 | C/3B | 1.97-2.15 |
| Brandon Bannon | IL | Richmond Burton | 2018 | C/2B | 2.01-2.13 |
| Ben Chapman | IL | Rochester | 2018 | C/RHP | 2.06-2.19 |
| Colten Weber | MO | Jackson | 2017 | C/RHP |
2.06-2.25 |
| Mason Majors | MO | Staley | 2018 | C/RHP | 2.07-2.18 |
top catcher velocity
Colten Weber and Bryce Moskiewicz (Lyons Township) tied for the top velocity from behind the dish at 82 mph. Weber also featured a power arm on the mound, posting the second fastest fastball on the day.
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Catcher Velocity |
| Colten Weber | MO | Jackson | 2017 | C/RHP | 82 |
| Bryce Moskiewicz | IL | Lyons Township | 2018 | C/3B | 82 |
| Ben Chapman | IL | Rochester | 2018 | C/RHP | 78 |
| Mason Majors | MO | Staley | 2018 | C/RHP |
77 |
| Jake LaSota | IL | Marengo | 2018 | C/OF | 77 |
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