On June 25th, Prep Baseball Wisconsin traveled to Ziggy Park in DeForest, WI, for the Madison Summer Rising Stars ID. The event featured a mix of players in the 2028-2029 classes, allowing our staff to get a look at them before their high school careers begin.

Below are the day’s top performers, broken down by position players and pitchers, as well as a scouting report on every player. To see a list of those that attended, click here. For all of the statistics from this event, click here. 

POSITIONAL TOOLS

TOP 60-TIMES

MAX INF VELOCITY

MAX OF VELOCITY

MAX C VELOCITY

TOP POP-TIMES

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.

MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY & AVERAGE SPIN RATE

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

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

AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

MAX & AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)

MAX DISTANCE (HITTING)

SWEET SPOT % (HITTING)

Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees. Sweet spot percentage can be used in concert with hard-hit rate -- the percentage of a player's batted balls that have an exit velocity of 90 mph or higher. Per MLB glossary.

PROSPECT ANALYSIS (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)

Tyson Carr, (WI), 2029
Positional Profile: 3B/OF
Body: 5-11, 130-pounds. Trim, high-waisted frame with room to fill.
Hit: LHH. Narrow setup, toe tap stride, repeats. Direct path, some bat speed, opposite field approach.
Power: 79 max exit velocity, averaged 71.2 mph. 255’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 62 mph. Full arm action, 3/4 slot.
Defense: Steady actions, two hand gather, shuffle to throw.
Run: 7.79 runner in the 60.

Max Egan, Whitefish Bay (WI), 2028
Positional Profile: SS/3B
Body: 6-1, 165-pounds. Trim, high-waisted frame with room to add.
Hit: RHH. Wide setup, up and down stride that gains ground. Handsy, direct, flat path with feel for the barrel. Backspin contact to all fields.
Power: 83 max exit velocity, averaged 78.3 mph. 300’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 77 mph. OF - 78 mph. 1B: Full arm action, 3/4 slot, quick and loose. INF: Arm works on the move and from multiple slots.
Defense: 1B: Fields ball out front, attacks the baseball, shuffle to throw. INF: fluid mover, athletic actions, fields on the move.
Run: 7.77 runner in the 60.

Maxwell McElgunn, Verona (WI), 2028
Positional Profile: 1B
Body: 6-2, 165-pounds. Strong lower half with room to add.
Hit: LHH. Wide setup, some rhythm, no stride. Direct, hits off the backside, feel to elevate, simple.
Power: 77 max exit velocity, averaged 72.7 mph. 252’ max distance.
Arm: LH. INF - 64 mph. Short arm action, 3/4 slot.
Defense: Two hand gather, sure hands, shuffle to throw, feel for the bag.
Run: 8.89 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: LHP
Delivery: Sidestep delivery, high leg tuck, drop/drive lower-half, lands towards home.
Arm Action: LH. Full arm loop, 3/4 slot, loose.
FB: T71, 66-70 mph. Cuts it, lands for strikes at times. T1355, 1241 average rpm.
CB: 54-56 mph. 1/7 shape, gradual. T1446, 1429 average rpm.
SL: mph. T, average rpm.
CH: 59-61 mph. Decelerates, slight arm side fade at times. T1171, 1115 average rpm.
SPLT: 52-55 mph. Kills spin, decelerates.

Rell Nalbert, New Berlin Eisenhower (WI), 2028
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 5-10, 165-pounds. Lean with room to fill.
Hit: RHH. Wide setup, no stride, creates separation. Flat path, handsy, up the midddle to opposite field approach.
Power: 83 max exit velocity, averaged 71.3 mph. 269’ max distance.
Arm: RH. OF - 73 mph. Short arm action, 3/4 slot, some arm speed out front.
Defense: Attacks the baseball, one hand gather into throw.
Run: 7.92 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: RHP
Delivery: Stretch-only delivery; medium leg tuck with slight coil at balance point, tall/fall lower-half, lands towards glove-side.
Arm Action: RH. Long, loose arm action, 3/4 slot.
FB: T75, 72-74 mph. Mostly straight actions, plays at the top of the zone. T1985, 1905 average rpm.
CB: 54-60 mph. Short 12/6 action, developing feel. T1915, 1831 average rpm.
SL: 59-60 mph. 11/5 slurve action. T2031, 1883 average rpm.

Braedon Paczocha, Mukwonago (WI), 2028
Positional Profile: C/1B
Body: 5-10, 155-pounds. Proportional frame, room for growth.
Hit: RHH. Stock setup, knee knock load, repeats. Direct, flat path, up the middle approach, simple.
Power: 79 max exit velocity, averaged 74.1 mph. 273’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 69 mph. Short, high 3/4 slot, developing accuracy.
Defense: 2.18-2.48 pop times. Willing and soft blocker, natural receiving actions, soft glove, presents pitches. Clean transfers, feet work in-line.
Run: 7.41 runner in the 60.

Teag Stephenson, Tomah (WI), 2028
Positional Profile: OF/SS
Body: 5-7, 140-pounds. Well-proportioned frame.
Hit: RHH. Open setup, high leg kick into forward move, repeats. Flat path, easy, line drives to all fields, handsy.
Power: 78 max exit velocity, averaged 73.4 mph. 268’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 69 mph. OF - 68 mph. Full arm action, 3/4 slot, accurate.
Defense: Attacks the baseball, one hand gather, shuffle to throw.
Run: 7.83 runner in the 60.

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