Prep Baseball Report

Class of 2019 Showcase: Statistical Analysis



By Phil Kerber
Associate Scout

The Class of 2019 Showcase took place on Tuesday, July 18th at Wheaton College's Lee Pfund Stadium in Carol Stream, IL. The event had nearly 80 prospects from Illinois' 2019 class  participate in a pro style workout in front of the PBR Scouting Staff. Today we start event analysis with stats story. The arms of Beiker Fuentes (Crystal Lake South) and Julio Cajigas (Romeoville) stood out amongst the rest, as Fuentes posted the top velocities from the infield and outfield. Cajigas was runner-up in the infield, outfield, and catcher velocities, as well as catcher pop time. 

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Top 60 yard dash times
Clark Elliott (Barrington) stood out in the 60, posting an event best 6.59; an entire 0.10 seconds faster than the runner-up Elias Flowers (Yorkville). In total 16 prospects broke the 7.00 mark.
Name State School Class Pos 60 Yard Dash
Clark Elliott IL Barrington 2019 SS 6.59
Elias Flowers IL Yorkville 2019 OF/2B 6.69
Andrew Gatland IL Lyons Twp 2019 SS/RHP 6.80
Ian Steinorth IL York 2019 SS/2B 6.83
Peter Fusek IL Homeschool 2019 OF/RHP 6.83
Top fastball velocity
Nate Curtis (Plainfield North) and Nick Fields (Galesburg) were the only two prospects to reach 85 mph or above, with Curtis topping out at 86.
Name State School Class Pos Fastball Velocity
Nate Curtis IL Plainfield North 2019 RHP/OF 86
Nick Fields IL Galesburg 2019 SS/RHP 85
Matt Scherrman IL Wheaton Warrenville South 2019 SS/RHP 84
Luke Uhwat IL Richmond Burton 2019 RHP 84
top exit velocity
No single player was able to separate themselves from the pack in exit velocity, with four prospects, Cade Bibby (Harlem), Garry Maynard (Oswego), Angelo Cantelo (Marian Catholic), and Lucas Kolovitz (Fenwick) recording 95 mph.
Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity
Cade Bibby IL Harlem 2019 3B/RHP 95
Garry Maynard IL Oswego 2019 3B/2B 95
Angelo Cantelo IL Marian Catholic 2019 C 95
Lucas Kolovitz IL Fenwick 2019 OF 95
Nick Kosmetatos IL St. Francis 2019 3B/SS 93
tOP INFIELD VELOCITY
Beiker Fuentes (Crystal Lake South) tops the leaderboard in infield velocity, as he recorded 86 mph across the diamond. Julio Cajigas (Romeoville), Nick Kosmetatos (St. Francis), and Johnny Colombo (Lane Tech) all posted 85 mph.
Name State School Class Pos Infield Velocity
Beiker Fuentes IL Crystal Lake South 2019 OF/2B 86
Julio Cajigas IL Romeoville 2019 C/INF/OF 85
Nick Kosmetatos IL St. Francis 2019 3B/SS 85
Johnny Colombo IL Lane Tech 2019 SS/2B 85
Patrick Keaty IL South Elgin 2019 SS 84
Matt Scherrman IL Wheaton Warrenville South 2019 SS/RHP 84
top outfield velocity
Beiker Fuentes (Crystal Lake South) once again finds himself atop the leaderboard, posting an event best 90 mph from the outfield. Utility-man Julio Cajigas (Romeoville) was runner-up once more to Fuentes, recording 84 mph.
Name State School Class Pos Outfield Velocity
Beiker Fuentes IL Crystal Lake South 2019 OF/2B 90
Julio Cajigas IL Romeoville 2019 C/INF/OF 84
Joseph Miller IL Oswego 2019 C/INF/OF 83
Peter Fusek IL Homeschool 2019 OF/RHP 83
top catcher pop times
Joseph Miller (Oswego) and Julio Cajigas (Romeoville) were the only two catchers to break the 2.00 second pop time mark. Miller beat our Cajigas by 0.01 seconds. Alex Powers (Prairie Ridge) came close with an exact 2.00 pop time. The most consistent catcher was Max Malley (Marist), who's pop times 2.05 - 2.11 showed the least amount of variance.
Name State School Class Pos Pop Times
Joseph Miller IL Oswego 2019 C/INF/OF 1.93 - 2.07
Julio Cajigas IL Romeoville 2019 C/INF/OF 1.94 - 2.07
Alex Powers IL Prairie Ridge 2019 C 2.00 - 2.14
Andrew Johnson IL Stevenson 2019 C 2.04 - 2.26
Max Malley IL Marist 2019 C/2B 2.05 - 2.11
top catcher velocity
Alex Powers (Prairie Ridge) came out firing from behind the dish, posting 79 mph out of the crouch, good enough to lead all catchers. Julio Cajigas (Romeoville) followed up Powers at 77 mph.
Name State School Class Pos Catcher Velocity
Alex Powers IL Prairie Ridge 2019 C 79
Julio Cajigas IL Romeoville 2019 C/INF/OF 77
Joseph Miller IL Oswego 2019 C/INF/OF 75
Angelo Cantelo IL Marian Catholic 2019 C 74