Northern Wisconsin Open: Positional Data Dive
October 26, 2023
On Oct. 21, PBR Wisconsin hosted one of its last open showcases of 2023: The Northern Wisconsin Open. Perennially, this showcase helps introduce our staff to new need-to-know players in the state that we’d not yet seen before, as well as provided us with updated looks at players who’ve earned our attention in the past.
For a closer look at the showcase details and the technologies we'll have on-site to assist our in-person evaluation for all in attendance, click here. For a complete look at those registered to attend this event, view the most up-to-date version of the roster by clicking here.
Wednesday, we took a closer look at some of the immediate standouts who caught our attention with our Quick Hits. Yesterday, we published our Statistical Analysis, where we broke down the stat leaders from the more traditional categories. Now, we will take a further in-depth look at the top positional players with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:
SYNCRO ATHLETIC TESTING
60-YARD DASH
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
1 | Caleb Schierl | WI | Bay Port | 2024 | 2B | 6.82 s |
2 | Aidan Birling | WI | St Mary Catholic | 2024 | OF | 6.88 s |
3 | Carson Medden | WI | Kimberly | 2024 | OF | 6.96 s |
4 | Dimitry Edmunds | WI | Appleton West | 2025 | C | 6.99 s |
5 | Alex Tornio | WI | Fox Valley Lutheran | 2024 | OF | 7.03 s |
10-YARD SPLIT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 10-yd |
1 | Aidan Birling | WI | St Mary Catholic | 2024 | OF | 1.60 s |
2 | Caleb Schierl | WI | Bay Port | 2024 | 2B | 1.61 s |
3 | Koeplin Look | WI | Middleton | 2025 | C | 1.63 s |
4 | Avery Ramos | WI | Neenah High | 2025 | SS | 1.65 s |
^ | Drew Siudzinski | WI | Notre Dame Academy | 2025 | 3B | 1.65 s |
5 | Alex Tornio | WI | Fox Valley Lutheran | 2024 | OF | 1.67 s |
^ | Shaefer Peterson | WI | Kimberly | 2026 | 1B | 1.67 s |
Run Speed (Max)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Run speed (max) |
1 | Carson Medden | WI | Kimberly | 2024 | OF | 20.1 |
2 | Caleb Schierl | WI | Bay Port | 2024 | 2B | 20.0 |
3 | Dimitry Edmunds | WI | Appleton West | 2025 | C | 19.9 |
4 | Aidan Birling | WI | St Mary Catholic | 2024 | OF | 19.9 |
5 | Alex Tornio | WI | Fox Valley Lutheran | 2024 | OF | 19.7 |
Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. We implemented three timing gates at the 10 and 30 yards, to capture athletes’ quickness, explosiveness and reaction time. From there, we will calculate an athlete’s top-end speed in miles per hour. While the measurement still has its utility, the 10-yard split has started to become more and more applicable in determining the player's burst and reaction time in-game, whether that's in the outfield or on the basepaths.
The ability to develop force quickly is a requisite ability in most sports. The reactive strength index (RSI) has been developed as a measure of explosive strength and is derived by evaluating jump height divided by ground contact time during the depth jump. Regarding vertical jumps and its application to baseball, there have been studies conducted that show a correlation between max jump height for an athlete and their ability to generate power and strength, especially on the mound.
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Trent Mclain | WI | Florence | 2025 | 1B | 95.4 mph |
2 | Oscar Garcia | IL | Taft | 2024 | 3B | 95.2 mph |
3 | Dimitry Edmunds | WI | Appleton West | 2025 | C | 95.1 mph |
4 | Drew Siudzinski | WI | Notre Dame Academy | 2025 | 3B | 93.9 mph |
5 | Alex Tornio | WI | Fox Valley Lutheran | 2024 | OF | 93.4 mph |
6 | Randall Von Haden | WI | Preble High | 2025 | 3B | 93.3 mph |
7 | Elery Hardwick | WI | Marquette University | 2025 | C | 92.5 mph |
8 | Nolan Meis | WI | Lakeside Lutheran | 2025 | SS | 92.0 mph |
9 | Oliver Dugas | WI | East High | 2025 | SS | 92.0 mph |
10 | Henry Koopmeiners | WI | Waukesha North | 2027 | RHP | 90.9 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Trent Mclain | WI | Florence | 2025 | 1B | 90.4 mph |
2 | Drew Siudzinski | WI | Notre Dame Academy | 2025 | 3B | 87.9 mph |
3 | Nolan Meis | WI | Lakeside Lutheran | 2025 | SS | 87.2 mph |
4 | Elery Hardwick | WI | Marquette University | 2025 | C | 86.5 mph |
5 | Oscar Garcia | IL | Taft | 2024 | 3B | 86.3 mph |
Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Dimitry Edmunds | WI | Appleton West | 2025 | C | 357 ft |
2 | Alex Tornio | WI | Fox Valley Lutheran | 2024 | OF | 339 ft |
3 | Oscar Garcia | IL | Taft | 2024 | 3B | 339 ft |
4 | Trent Mclain | WI | Florence | 2025 | 1B | 334 ft |
5 | Elery Hardwick | WI | Marquette University | 2025 | C | 330 ft |
SWEET SPOT%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
1 | Logan Haupt | WI | Manitowoc Lutheran | 2026 | SS | 90 % |
2 | Mason Heintz | WI | Pulaski High School | 2027 | C | 85 % |
3 | Gavin Brady | WI | Bayport | 2025 | 3B | 77 % |
^ | Elery Hardwick | WI | Marquette University | 2025 | C | 77 % |
4 | Brendan Kellar | WI | Badger | 2026 | SS | 72 % |
^ | Aidan Birling | WI | St Mary Catholic | 2024 | OF | 72 % |
5 | Alex Tornio | WI | Fox Valley Lutheran | 2024 | OF | 70 % |
^ | Dimitry Edmunds | WI | Appleton West | 2025 | C | 70 % |
^ | Blake Bugher | WI | Eau Claire Memorial | 2025 | SS | 70 % |
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.
BLAST MOTION
HAND SPEED (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Blake Bugher | WI | Eau Claire Memorial | 2025 | SS | 22.6 mph |
2 | Randall Von Haden | WI | Preble High | 2025 | 3B | 22.4 mph |
3 | Trent Mclain | WI | Florence | 2025 | 1B | 22.2 mph |
4 | Alex Tornio | WI | Fox Valley Lutheran | 2024 | OF | 22.1 mph |
5 | Elery Hardwick | WI | Marquette University | 2025 | C | 21.6 mph |
6 | Caleb Schierl | WI | Bay Port | 2024 | 2B | 21.4 mph |
7 | Shaefer Peterson | WI | Kimberly | 2026 | 1B | 20.9 mph |
8 | Drew Siudzinski | WI | Notre Dame Academy | 2025 | 3B | 20.7 mph |
9 | Avery Ramos | WI | Neenah High | 2025 | SS | 20.5 mph |
10 | Jacob Coopman | WI | Menasha | 2026 | LHP | 20.5 mph |
Hand Speed: The observed 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 (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Alex Tornio | WI | Fox Valley Lutheran | 2024 | OF | 79.7 mph |
2 | Oscar Garcia | IL | Taft | 2024 | 3B | 74.8 mph |
3 | Randall Von Haden | WI | Preble High | 2025 | 3B | 74.2 mph |
4 | Dimitry Edmunds | WI | Appleton West | 2025 | C | 74.2 mph |
5 | Drew Siudzinski | WI | Notre Dame Academy | 2025 | 3B | 73.2 mph |
6 | Avery Ramos | WI | Neenah High | 2025 | SS | 72.0 mph |
7 | Elery Hardwick | WI | Marquette University | 2025 | C | 70.6 mph |
8 | Carson Medden | WI | Kimberly | 2024 | OF | 69.8 mph |
9 | Trent Mclain | WI | Florence | 2025 | 1B | 69.6 mph |
10 | Caleb Schierl | WI | Bay Port | 2024 | 2B | 69.5 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 (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Randall Von Haden | WI | Preble High | 2025 | 3B | 31.1 g |
2 | Elery Hardwick | WI | Marquette University | 2025 | C | 20.3 g |
3 | Koeplin Look | WI | Middleton | 2025 | C | 18.5 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
EDGE SCORE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Edge Score |
1 | Jacob Hurtgen | WI | Watertown | 2025 | OF | 83.64 |
2 | Caleb Schierl | WI | Bay Port | 2024 | 2B | 81.54 |
3 | Jacob Coopman | WI | Menasha | 2026 | LHP | 80.86 |
4 | Dimitry Edmunds | WI | Appleton West | 2025 | C | 80.78 |
5 | Tenzin Pavlik | WI | Shorewood | 2027 | 3B | 80.02 |
6 | Nolan Meis | WI | Lakeside Lutheran | 2025 | SS | 78.10 |
7 | Carson Medden | WI | Kimberly | 2024 | OF | 77.38 |
8 | Koeplin Look | WI | Middleton | 2025 | C | 77.02 |
^ | Logan Haupt | WI | Manitowoc Lutheran | 2026 | SS | 77.02 |
9 | Elery Hardwick | WI | Marquette University | 2025 | C | 76.89 |
10 | Calvin Hurtgen | WI | Watertown | 2025 | C | 76.07 |
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.
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