Underclass Invitational Showcase: Stats Posted
January 19, 2015
By Ryan Quigley
Illinois Scouting Director
The Prep Baseball Report’s Underclass Invitational for 2017 and 2018 prospects took place this past Sunday at the Max in McCook, IL. 98 underclass prospects completed a pro-style workout for the PBR Illinois Scouting Staff, several of whom are new to the
Click Here to view complete statistics from the event in PDF format.
Let’s take a look at the statistical breakdown from this January’s Underclass Invitational Showcase.
Top Fastball Velocity
McHenry West’s Bobby Miller touched 90 mph on the mound, sitting 86-88 mph with late arm side run. 13 prospects threw 83 mph or better, several of which project to throw harder thanks to their athleticism and large frames.
Lockport’s Josh Baker touched 87 mph from a physical 6-foot-2, 210-frame.
Plainfield South teammates Konnor Ash and Austin Marozas both showed excellent velocity, with two distinct styles. Ash has an impressive three-pitch mix, highlighted by a 78 mph power changeup with sink, and creates excellent arm speed from a 5-foot-11, 150-pound frame. Marozas has been as high as 87 mph this winter, and touched 85 on Sunday with the makings of a 71 mph power slider all delivered from a 6-foot-5, 190-pound physical frame.
Lake Zurich’s Shane Nolan and Lincoln-Way East’s Jake Pomykalski also touched 85 mph from huge 6-foot-3 and 6-foot-4 frames respectively.
|
Bobby |
Miller |
McHenry West |
2017 |
RHP/1B |
90 |
|
Josh |
Baker |
Lockport |
2017 |
RHP/1B |
87 |
|
Konnor |
Ash |
Plainfield South |
2017 |
RHP/3B |
86 |
|
Austin |
Marozas |
Plainfield South |
2017 |
RHP |
85 |
|
Shane |
Nolan |
Lake Zurich |
2017 |
RHP/3B |
85 |
|
Jake |
Pomykalski |
Lincoln-Way East |
2017 |
RHP |
85 |
Top 60 Times
Lake Forest’s Brad Czerniejewski, a recent Texas Christian commit, ran a 6.84 laser timed 60-yard dash, and also set an Underclass record for exit velocity at 95 mph. To top it all off Czerniejewski also recorded the top outfield throwing velocity at 87 mph.
|
Brad |
Czerniejewski |
Lake Forest |
2017 |
OF |
6.84 |
|
JD |
Villafuerte |
Normal |
2017 |
MIF |
6.99 |
|
Mike |
Addante |
Jacobs |
2017 |
OF |
7.07 |
|
Thomas |
Larson |
Families of Faith Christian Academy |
2017 |
OF/3B |
7.13 |
|
Jimmy |
Burnette |
St. Laurence |
2017 |
OF/LHP |
7.17 |
|
Thomas |
Farrell |
St. Laurence |
2017 |
1B/LHP |
7.19 |
Top Exit Velocity
Bat speed was in abundance as the aforementioned Czerniejewski led the way with 95 mph. 90 was the magic number for Bobby Miller on Sunday, touching it both on the mound and with the bat. Marian Catholic’s Montreal Blade also touched 90 mph with his exit velocity.
Dunlap’s Charlie Mangieri and Mount Carmel’s Bobby Seymour both posted 88 mph exit velocity, are both physical behemoth’s at 6-foot-4, 225-pounds, and will be an unwelcome site in the batters box for high school pitchers over the next several years.
|
Brad |
Czerniejewski |
Lake Forest |
2017 |
OF |
95 |
|
Bobby |
Miller |
McHenry West |
2017 |
RHP/1B |
90 |
|
Montreal |
Blade |
Marian Catholic |
2017 |
OF/1B |
90 |
|
Thomas |
Larson |
Families of Faith |
2017 |
OF/3B |
89 |
|
Daniel |
Reed |
Edwardsville |
2017 |
C/1B |
89 |
|
Charlie |
Mangieri |
Dunlap |
2018 |
1B/RHP |
88 |
|
Ryan |
Kutt |
Brother Rice |
2017 |
SS/3B |
88 |
|
Bobby |
Seymour |
Mount Carmel |
2017 |
1B/OF |
88 |
Top Outfield Velocity
|
Brad |
Czerniejewski |
Lake Forest |
2017 |
OF |
87 |
|
Jimmy |
Burnette |
St. Laurence |
2017 |
OF/LHP |
84 |
|
Easton |
Bertrand |
Manteno |
2017 |
OF/MIF |
84 |
|
Donovin |
Williams |
Morgan Park |
2017 |
3B/OF |
83 |
|
Mike |
Addante |
Jacobs |
2017 |
OF |
82 |
Top Infield Velocity
|
Bobby |
Miller |
McHenry West |
2017 |
RHP/1B |
86 |
|
Josh |
Baker |
Lockport |
2017 |
RHP/1B |
84 |
|
Ryan |
Kutt |
Brother Rice |
2017 |
SS/3B |
84 |
|
Easton |
Bertrand |
Manteno |
2017 |
OF/MIF |
84 |
|
Sam |
Fradin |
Deerfield |
2017 |
3B/RHP |
83 |
|
Tyler |
Esplin |
Lake Forest Academy |
2017 |
3B/RHP |
83 |
Top Catching Pop Times
The catching crop at this year’s event was particularly deep, with 11 catching prospects recording pop times under 2.10, led by New Trier’s Max Rosenthal’s 1.94 mark.
|
Max |
Rosenthal |
New Trier |
2017 |
C |
1.94, 1.97, 2.04 |
|
Jacob |
Campbell |
Janesville Craig (WI) |
2018 |
C/OF |
1.98, 2.09, 2.12 |
|
Niko |
Pozzi |
Mount Carmel |
2018 |
C/3B |
2.03, 2.04, 2.08 |
|
Connor |
McCormick |
Manteno |
2017 |
C/3B |
2.04, 2.05, 2.18 |
|
Joe |
Rizzo |
Huntley |
2017 |
C/RHP |
2.04, 2.08, 2.12 |
|
Tyler |
Pennington |
Cary Grove |
2017 |
C/3B |
2.04, 2.12, 2.19 |
Top Catching Velocity
|
Max |
Rosenthal |
New Trier |
2017 |
C |
81 |
|
Jacob |
Campbell |
Janesville Craig (WI) |
2018 |
C/OF |
77 |
|
Connor |
McCormick |
Manteno |
2017 |
C/3B |
76 |
|
Andrew |
Erickson |
Tuscola |
2018 |
C/SS |
75 |
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