Unsigned Senior Showcase: Data Dive
October 27, 2022
On Oct. 22, the PBR Wisconsin staff hosted our final event of the year: the Unsigned Senior Showcase, as it does each and every fall, at The MOSH Performance Center in Franklin, Wis., where roughly 30 prospects participated. Most of which are uncommitted prospects that are currently in their final year of high school.
This week, we published our Quick Hits piece that contained the highlights from the event. Today, we're going to continue breaking down the takeaways from the event by diving deeper into all of the data we collected at the showcase in the form of our Data Dive.
TRACKMAN
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 data.
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY & AVERAGE SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Brady Wotruba | WI | Pulaski | 2023 | SS | 83.2 mph |
2 | Parker Meifert | WI | Greenfield | 2024 | RHP | 83.1 mph |
3 | Jackson Golatke | WI | Wauwatosa East | 2023 | SS | 82.6 mph |
4 | Miles Burchardt | WI | Kettle Moraine | 2024 | RHP | 82.5 mph |
5 | Brayden Steinbecker | WI | Manitowoc Lincoln | 2025 | SS | 81.9 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Brolan Frost | WI | Elkhorn Area High | 2025 | LHP | 2212 rpm |
2 | Jackson Golatke | WI | Wauwatosa East | 2023 | SS | 2200 rpm |
3 | Brady Wotruba | WI | Pulaski | 2023 | SS | 2140 rpm |
4 | Brayden Steinbecker | WI | Manitowoc Lincoln | 2025 | SS | 2060 rpm |
5 | Parker Meifert | WI | Greenfield | 2024 | RHP | 2057 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
Max Kurth
WI
Evansville
2023
RHP
15.9
2
Nolan Meis
WI
Lakeside Lutheran
2025
SS
14.3
3
Jackson Golatke
WI
Wauwatosa East
2023
SS
13.9
4
Miles Burchardt
WI
Kettle Moraine
2024
RHP
12.5
5
Elliot Bednar
WI
Washington Park
2023
SS
12.4
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 CURVEBALL & SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Brady Wotruba
WI
Pulaski
2023
SS
2669 rpm
2
Jacob Norris
WI
Cedar Grove
2023
RHP
2381 rpm
3
Nolan Meis
WI
Lakeside Lutheran
2025
SS
2375 rpm
4
Parker Meifert
WI
Greenfield
2024
RHP
2311 rpm
5
Brolan Frost
WI
Elkhorn Area High
2025
LHP
2231 rpm
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Nolan Meis
WI
Lakeside Lutheran
2025
SS
2535
2
Jackson Golatke
WI
Wauwatosa East
2023
SS
2226
3
Jake Eichstaedt
WI
Waukesha North
2023
OF
2077
4
Alex Petasek
WI
Green Bay Preble
2023
LHP
2071
5
Elliot Bednar
WI
Washington Park
2023
SS
2057
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Parker Meifert
WI
Greenfield
2024
RHP
17.4
2
Brady Wotruba
WI
Pulaski
2023
SS
16.5
3
Jacob Norris
WI
Cedar Grove
2023
RHP
15.7
4
Elliot Bednar
WI
Washington Park
2023
SS
14.4
5
Alex Petasek
WI
Green Bay Preble
2023
LHP
-13.8
6
Max Kurth
WI
Evansville
2023
RHP
13.5
7
Miles Burchardt
WI
Kettle Moraine
2024
RHP
12.6
8
Jackson Golatke
WI
Wauwatosa East
2023
SS
11.7
9
Angelo Amador
IL
Solorio Academy
2023
RHP
11.4
10
Brolan Frost
WI
Elkhorn Area High
2025
LHP
-8.8
MAX EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Christian Counard
WI
Southern Door
2023
OF
99.3 mph
2
Hayden Reich
WI
Sussex Hamilton
2023
1B
98.1 mph
3
Stephen Combs
FL
TNXL Academy
2024
OF
94.8 mph
4
Jedvier Garcia
WI
Riverside University
2023
SS
94.1 mph
5
Jack Peterson
WI
Southern Door
2023
OF
92.2 mph
6
Alex Pluta
WI
Germantown
2023
OF
91.0 mph
7
Bryce Erdmann
WI
Manitowoc Lincoln
2023
2B
90.5 mph
8
Dylan Cunningham
WI
Franklin
2023
C
90.4 mph
9
Carl Biechler
WI
Stevens Point
2023
SS
90.1 mph
10
Peyton Ryback
WI
Nathan Hale
2024
C
90.1 mph
MAX DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Hayden Reich
WI
Sussex Hamilton
2023
1B
354 ft
2
Stephen Combs
FL
TNXL Academy
2024
OF
342 ft
3
Peyton Ryback
WI
Nathan Hale
2024
C
338 ft
4
Christian Counard
WI
Southern Door
2023
OF
334 ft
5
Alex Pluta
WI
Germantown
2023
OF
332 ft
6
Max Kurth
WI
Evansville
2023
RHP
321 ft
7
Chase Huettl
MN
Mound Westonka
2023
OF
317 ft
8
Bryce Erdmann
WI
Manitowoc Lincoln
2023
2B
313 ft
9
Jedvier Garcia
WI
Riverside University
2023
SS
312 ft
10
Jackson Golatke
WI
Wauwatosa East
2023
SS
308 ft
BLAST MOTION
With the help of our Blast Motion sensors, we're analyzing the swing metrics measured at this open showcase.
HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (max)
1
Angelo Amador
IL
Solorio Academy
2023
RHP
25.0 mph
2
Christian Counard
WI
Southern Door
2023
OF
24.6 mph
3
Jack Peterson
WI
Southern Door
2023
OF
24.2 mph
4
Dylan Cunningham
WI
Franklin
2023
C
23.8 mph
5
Max Kurth
WI
Evansville
2023
RHP
23.3 mph
6
Hayden Reich
WI
Sussex Hamilton
2023
1B
23.1 mph
7
Carl Biechler
WI
Stevens Point
2023
SS
23.0 mph
8
Jackson Golatke
WI
Wauwatosa East
2023
SS
22.6 mph
9
Alex Pluta
WI
Germantown
2023
OF
22.1 mph
10
Stephen Combs
FL
TNXL Academy
2024
OF
21.7 mph
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (avg)
1
Christian Counard
WI
Southern Door
2023
OF
23.6 mph
2
Angelo Amador
IL
Solorio Academy
2023
RHP
23.5 mph
3
Jack Peterson
WI
Southern Door
2023
OF
22.9 mph
4
Dylan Cunningham
WI
Franklin
2023
C
22.9 mph
5
Max Kurth
WI
Evansville
2023
RHP
22.7 mph
6
Carl Biechler
WI
Stevens Point
2023
SS
21.6 mph
7
Jackson Golatke
WI
Wauwatosa East
2023
SS
21.2 mph
8
Wade Menard
IL
Oswego
2023
OF
20.9 mph
9
Stephen Combs
FL
TNXL Academy
2024
OF
20.8 mph
10
Alex Pluta
WI
Germantown
2023
OF
20.8 mph
Peak Hand Speed: The observed maximum speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.
BAT SPEED (AVERAGE)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Bat Speed (avg)
1
Christian Counard
WI
Southern Door
2023
OF
77.3 mph
2
Hayden Reich
WI
Sussex Hamilton
2023
1B
73.7 mph
3
Jack Peterson
WI
Southern Door
2023
OF
72.8 mph
4
Jedvier Garcia
WI
Riverside University
2023
SS
71.1 mph
5
Carl Biechler
WI
Stevens Point
2023
SS
70.8 mph
Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.
ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (max)
1
Angelo Amador
IL
Solorio Academy
2023
RHP
28.9 g
2
Christian Counard
WI
Southern Door
2023
OF
25.9 g
3
Dylan Cunningham
WI
Franklin
2023
C
21.0 g
4
Wade Menard
IL
Oswego
2023
OF
20.6 g
5
Hayden Reich
WI
Sussex Hamilton
2023
1B
20.2 g
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (avg)
1
Christian Counard
WI
Southern Door
2023
OF
23.1 g
2
Angelo Amador
IL
Solorio Academy
2023
RHP
23.0 g
3
Wade Menard
IL
Oswego
2023
OF
18.5 g
4
Dylan Cunningham
WI
Franklin
2023
C
17.3 g
5
Stephen Combs
FL
TNXL Academy
2024
OF
14.8 g
Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.
VIZUAL EDGE
A look at the top Vizual Edge scores from the event.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Edge Score |
1 | Dylan Cunningham | WI | Franklin | 2023 | C | 90.27 |
2 | Alex Pluta | WI | Germantown | 2023 | OF | 84.79 |
3 | Peyton Ryback | WI | Nathan Hale | 2024 | C | 81.66 |
4 | Glen Cole | WI | Whitnall | 2023 | 1B | 81.25 |
5 | Cooper Kuemmel | WI | Muskego | 2023 | SS | 81.02 |
6 | Addison Blough | IL | Evanston Township | 2023 | OF | 80.35 |
7 | Jackson Golatke | WI | Wauwatosa East | 2023 | SS | 79.36 |
8 | Hayden Reich | WI | Sussex Hamilton | 2023 | 1B | 79.24 |
9 | Max Kurth | WI | Evansville | 2023 | RHP | 78.11 |
10 | Carl Biechler | WI | Stevens Point | 2023 | SS | 78.05 |
The Edge Score is a comprehensive score out of 100 that takes the core-six visual skills into account, providing athletes, parents, coaches and scouts with a benchmark number for assessing an athlete’s overall visual ability. In general the higher the Edge Score, the higher chance of athletic success. Think of the Edge Score as the 'Sixth Metric' in the standard Five-Tools that make up a ball player.
The average Edge Score for the 2020 MLB Draft Class was 79.3 (of hitters who completed a Vizual Edge test). MLB players we've worked with typically show stronger scores, with elite hitters scoring consistently above 87.0 on their Edge Score.