Best of 2021: Max Exit Velocity Leaders
January 11, 2022
The PBR Illinois staff hosted more than 40 showcases in 2021 – from invite-only events for select prospects, events for incoming freshmen, unsigned seniors, and the list goes on. Before we close the book on 2021 for good, we're going to check out some of the top showcase performances of last year.
To make your mark at a PBR showcase in 2022, check out the recently released Illinois winter 2022 calendar.
Below you'll find the hardest hit baseballs by Illinois' products over the last calendar year, separated by grad class.
MAX EXIT VELOCITY LEADERS
2022
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Daniel Pacella | IL | Mundelein | 2022 | 1B | 105.9 mph |
| 2 | Luke Adams | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2022 | 3B | 104.1 mph |
| 3 | Alex Stanwich | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2022 | OF | 103.5 mph |
| 4 | Matthew Tarr | IL | West Aurora | 2022 | C | 102.4 mph |
| 5 | Victor Izquierdo | IL | Lockport | 2022 | 1B | 102.4 mph |
| 6 |
Hayden Christiansen | IL | Richmond-Burton | 2022 | C | 101.8 mph |
| 7 |
Andrew Bollman | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2022 | 3B | 101.7 mph |
| 8 |
Jermaine Young Jr | IL | St. Patrick | 2022 | OF | 100.9 mph |
| 9 |
Estevan Moreno | IL | Montini Catholic | 2022 | SS | 100.9 mph |
| 10 |
Jake Collins | IL | Lockport | 2022 | OF | 100.8 mph |
| 11 |
Jack McNamara | IL | Lyons Township | 2022 | C | 100.4 mph |
| 12 | Will Plattner | IL | Glenwood | 2022 | C | 100.3 mph |
| 13 | Owen Hensler | IL | Central | 2022 | RHP | 99.9 mph |
| 14 | Lucas Pajeau | IL | Lockport | 2022 | OF | 99.8 mph |
| 15 | Javy Garcia | IL | Harlem | 2022 | 1B | 99.7 mph |
| 16 | Brady Small | IL | Lemont | 2022 | OF | 99.6 mph |
| 17 | Cooper Ohlson | IL | Lyons Township | 2022 | OF | 99.5 mph |
| 18 | John Rings | IL | Maine West | 2022 | 3B | 99.3 mph |
| 19 | Ryan Henschel | IL | Glenbrook North | 2022 | OF | 99.2 mph |
| 20 |
Owen Murphy | IL | Riverside-Brookfield | 2022 | 3B | 99.2 mph |
| 21 | Ryan Kramer | IL | The Latin School of Chicago | 2022 | 3B | 99.0 mph |
| 22 |
Dylan Bass | IL | Glenbrook North | 2022 | OF | 99.0 mph |
| 23 | Jack Flagg | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2022 | RHP | 98.9 mph |
| 24 | Ethan Sosnowski | IL | East Peoria | 2022 | C | 98.9 mph |
| 25 | Jack Scheri | IL | LaSalle Peru | 2022 | SS | 98.7 mph |
| 26 | Michael O'Conor | IL | Notre Dame College Prep | 2022 | SS | 98.7 mph |
| 27 | Brendan Summerhill | IL | Whitney Young | 2022 | OF | 98.5 mph |
| 28 |
Michael Addari | IL | Libertyville | 2022 | RHP | 98.5 mph |
| 29 | Jake Kohanzo | IL | Barrington | 2022 | RHP | 98.4 mph |
| 30 |
Brian Twomey | IL | Riverside Brookfield | 2022 | C | 97.8 mph |
| 31 | Gavin Dobbels | IL | Yorkville | 2022 | 2B | 97.7 mph |
| 32 | Ivan Dahlberg | IL | Minooka | 2022 | C | 97.6 mph |
| 33 | Matthew Merk | IL | Lockport | 2022 | C | 97.6 mph |
| 34 | Michael Zedak | IL | St. Laurence | 2022 | OF | 97.6 mph |
| 35 | Harry Fandre | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2022 | 1B | 97.6 mph |
| 36 | Owen Ross | IL | Yorkville | 2022 | SS | 97.5 mph |
| 37 | Evan Jones | IL | Normal University | 2022 | OF | 97.5 mph |
| 38 | Lucas Montesantos | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2022 | RHP | 97.2 mph |
| 39 | Jayden Lobliner | IL | St. Charles North | 2022 | C | 97.2 mph |
| 40 |
Blake Edmonds | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2022 | OF | 97.1 mph |
| 41 | Caleb Royer | IL | Grant | 2022 | 1B | 97.0 mph |
| 42 | Tyler Adkins | IL | Metamora | 2022 | 3B | 97.0 mph |
| 43 | Eric Gonzalez | IL | Batavia | 2022 | SS | 97.0 mph |
2023
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Cade Duffin | IL | Oswego | 2023 | 1B | 107.5 mph |
| 2 | Caeleb Copeland | IL | Edwardsville | 2023 | OF | 104.5 mph |
| 3 | Colin Barczi | IL | Naperville Central | 2023 | C | 103.6 mph |
| 4 | Trey Swiderski | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2023 | OF | 103.6 mph |
| 5 | Christian Graves | IL | Jacobs | 2023 | 3B | 101.9 mph |
| 6 |
Brayden Bakes | IL | Huntley | 2023 | OF | 101.3 mph |
| 7 |
Mikey Murphy | IL | Minooka | 2023 | OF | 100.8 mph |
| 8 | Cal Sefcik | IL | Marist | 2023 | SS | 100.7 mph |
| 9 | Graham Mastros | IL | New Trier | 2023 | 3B | 99.4 mph |
| 10 | Ryan Bakes | IL | Huntley | 2023 | C | 98.7 mph |
| 11 |
Rocco Tenuta | IL | St. Francis | 2023 | SS | 98.7 mph |
| 12 |
Riley Iffrig | IL | Edwardsville | 2023 | 1B | 98.7 mph |
| 13 |
Jaden Correa | IL | De La Salle | 2023 | ATH | 98.6 mph |
| 14 | Jake Zitella | IL | St. Charles East | 2023 | 3B | 98.1 mph |
| 15 | Adam Schilz | IL | Warren | 2023 | SS | 97.8 mph |
| 16 | Zachary Kwasny | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2023 | 3B | 97.7 mph |
| 17 | Owen Cornett | IL | Du Quoin | 2023 | 1B | 97.7 mph |
| 18 | Andy Roman III | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2023 | C | 97.6 mph |
| 19 |
Blake Binkowski | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2023 | 1B | 97.6 mph |
| 20 |
Justin Trott | IL | Loyola | 2023 | 1B | 97.5 mph |
| 21 | Dylan Mayer | IL | New Trier | 2023 | OF | 97.4 mph |
| 22 |
William Hill | IL | Brooks | 2023 | OF | 97.0 mph |
| 23 | Troy Stukenberg | IL | Lyons Township | 2023 | SS | 96.9 mph |
| 24 | Chris Iannuzzi | IL | Stevenson | 2023 | OF | 96.9 mph |
| 25 | Bryer Arview | IL | Civic Memorial | 2023 | SS | 96.8 mph |
| 26 | Owen Duffy | IL | Marist | 2023 | OF | 96.7 mph |
| 27 | CJ Filipek | IL | Huntley | 2023 | 1B | 96.6 mph |
| 28 | Alex Day | IL | Andrew | 2023 | 3B | 96.6 mph |
| 29 | Spencer Geake | IL | Glenbrook North | 2023 | RHP | 96.6 mph |
| 30 | AJ Malzone | IL | St. Rita | 2023 | C | 96.5 mph |
| 31 | Tommy Townsend | IL | Sycamore | 2023 | OF | 96.4 mph |
| 32 | Danny Rollins | IL | Lake Park | 2023 | C | 96.3 mph |
| 33 | Ryan Niedzwiedz | IL | West Aurora | 2023 | SS | 96.3 mph |
| 34 | Cooper Cohn | IL | McHenry | 2023 | C | 96.3 mph |
| 36 | Jason Fye | IL | Oswego East | 2023 | 1B | 96.3 mph |
| 35 | Drew Gilley | IL | New Trier | 2023 | OF | 96.3 mph |
| 36 |
Charalambos Nicoloudes | IL | Naperville Central | 2023 | 3B | 96.3 mph |
| 37 |
Kade Schneider | IL | Barrington | 2023 | OF | 96.3 mph |
| 38 | Tyler Vasey | IL | Prairie Ridge | 2023 | SS | 96.2 mph |
| 39 | Sheppard Graf | IL | Lake Forest | 2023 | 3B | 96.1 mph |
| 40 | Joey Russo | IL | Mount Carmel | 2023 | C | 96.1 mph |
| 41 | Anthony Martinez | IL | Lockport | 2023 | RHP | 96.0 mph |
| 42 |
Kaden Griffitts | IL | Williamsville | 2023 | OF | 96.0 mph |
2024
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 |
Keenan Oldani | IL | South Elgin | 2024 | 3B | 100.3 mph |
| 2 | Cash Campbell | IL | Montini Catholic | 2024 | 3B | 99.0 mph |
| 3 |
CJ Regillio | IL | Crystal Lake South | 2024 | 1B | 96.2 mph |
| 4 |
Ryan Sloan | IL | York | 2024 | RHP | 96.1 mph |
| 5 |
Matthew Zeman | IL | Montini Catholic | 2024 | OF | 95.8 mph |
| 6 |
Morgan Wachler | IL | Palatine | 2024 | OF | 95.3 mph |
| 7 |
Justyn Hart | IL | Marian Catholic | 2024 | LHP | 95.2 mph |
| 8 |
Eric DeCosta | IL | Wheaton Warrenville South | 2024 | 3B | 95.0 mph |
| 9 |
Sir Jamison Jones | IL | St. Rita | 2024 | C | 94.8 mph |
| 10 |
James Love | IL | Joliet West | 2024 | 3B | 94.1 mph |
| 11 | Zachary Pyles | IL | Warren | 2024 | 3B | 93.8 mph |
| 12 | Luca Royer | IL | Lake Forest | 2024 | OF | 93.3 mph |
| 13 | Savion Flowers | IL | Kenwood | 2024 | 3B | 92.8 mph |
| 14 |
Jonathan Fleaka | IL | Lake Zurich | 2024 | 2B | 92.8 mph |
| 15 | Beau McBride | IL | New Trier | 2024 | LHP | 92.7 mph |
| 16 |
Ryan Kotara | IL | Lincoln-Way Central | 2024 | SS | 92.6 mph |
| 17 |
Luke Newhall | IL | Walter Payton College Prep | 2024 | RHP | 92.6 mph |
| 18 | Max Miller | IL | New Trier | 2024 | C | 92.4 mph |
| 19 | Justin Butcher | IL | Taft | 2024 | OF | 92.4 mph |
| 20 |
Jaden Obaldo | IL | Crystal Lake Central | 2024 | 2B | 92.3 mph |
| 21 |
Aayush Modi | IL | Naperville North | 2024 | 1B | 92.3 mph |
| 22 |
Nolan VanDuzer | IL | LaSalle-Peru | 2024 | RHP | 92.3 mph |
| 23 |
Jameson Martin | IL | St. Laurence | 2024 | SS | 92.2 mph |
| 24 |
Randall Nauden | IL | Marian Catholic | 2024 | C | 92.0 mph |
| 25 | Braylon Kilduff | IL | Byron | 2024 | RHP | 91.9 mph |
| 26 | David Cox | IL | Nazareth | 2024 | SS | 91.9 mph |
| 27 | Colin Ryder | IL | St Charles North | 2024 | 1B | 91.8 mph |
| 28 | William Klumpp | IL | Sycamore | 2024 | OF | 91.6 mph |
| 29 |
Matthew Ruttkay | IL | Glenbrook North | 2024 | 1B | 91.4 mph |
| 30 |
Charlie Vercruysse | IL | Normal University | 2024 | SS | 91.3 mph |
| 31 |
Tom Ford | IL | Lisle | 2024 | RHP | 91.2 mph |
| 32 |
Ryan Groberski | IL | Lockport | 2024 | 1B | 91.2 mph |
| 33 |
Gabriel Kotwasinski | IL | Fenwick | 2024 | 3B | 91.0 mph |
| 34 |
Carter Laudeman | IL | Morris | 2024 | RHP | 91.0 mph |
| 35 |
Krayton Reincke | IL | Porta | 2024 | RHP | 91.0 mph |
| 36 |
Jack Swaney | IL | Springfield | 2024 | 1B | 91.0 mph |