Preseason All-State Showcase: Stats Posted
February 16, 2015
By Ryan Quigley
Illinois Scouting Director
The 2015 Prep Baseball Report Preseason All-State Showcase took place on this past Sunday at the Max in McCook, IL. 125 of Illinois top prospects in the 2016 class gathered to display the fruits of their hard winter labor in front of the PBR scouting staff.
Click Here to view complete statistics from the 2015 PBR Preseason All-State in PDF format.
Top Statistical Performers
St. Viator’s Michael Ragauskis ran an event best 6.62 60, with Morgan Park’s Thalame Byrd not far behind at 6.69 seconds. An impressive nine prospects ran sub-7.0 60 times.
Top 60 Times
|
Michael |
Ragauskis |
Saint Viator |
OF/LHP |
6.62 |
|
Thalame |
Byrd |
Morgan Park |
OF/3B |
6.69 |
|
Jeremy |
Gaines |
Oak Park-River Forest |
MIF/OF |
6.74 |
|
James |
Welton |
Limestone |
OF |
6.84 |
|
Danny |
Gleaves |
St. Rita |
OF |
6.88 |
|
Jordan |
McFarland |
Gibault Catholic |
OF/3B |
6.90 |
|
Cole |
Cimaroli |
Edwardsville |
OF/MIF |
6.93 |
|
Brandon |
Skopick |
Lincoln-Way East |
MIF |
6.94 |
|
Jack |
Coney |
Saint Viator |
MIF |
6.98 |
Recent Texas Christian commit Cal Coughlin’s performance at the event will be talked about extensively over the next few weeks during our coverage, and it starts with setting an event record with 98 mph exit velocity. Equally impressive is that he posted 91 mph exit velocity from the left side of the plate as well. Providence’s Mike Madej also impressed swinging it from both sides of the plate with authority. Normal’s Alec Trela and Gibault’s Jordan McFarland both proved to be physical presences in the batter’s box and posted 96 mph exit velocity, while also displaying plus power potential during batting practice.
Top Exit Velocity
|
Cal |
Coughlin |
Lake Forest |
RHP/3B |
R: 98 L:91 |
|
Mike |
Madej |
Providence Catholic |
MIF |
R: 95 L: 84 |
|
Alec |
Trela |
Normal |
SS/3B |
96 |
|
Jordan |
McFarland |
Gibault Catholic |
OF/3B |
96 |
|
Austin |
Galindo |
Normal University |
RHP/OF |
94 |
|
Mitch |
Owens |
Moline |
3B/RHP |
92 |
|
Dalton |
Parker |
St. Joseph-Ogden |
RHP/3B |
92 |
|
Jack |
Butler |
Tri-Valley |
OF/LHP |
91 |
|
Trey |
Riley |
Edwardsville |
OF/RHP |
91 |
|
Tyler |
Fisher |
Herscher |
C/1B |
91 |
|
Ranko |
Stevanovic |
Notre Dame College Prep |
1B/RHP |
91 |
Coughlin set an event record topping out at 93 mph, but even more impressive is that he sat 91-92 mph with an 82-85 slider, perhaps the top secondary offering of the event. Lemont’s Garret Acton (St. Louis commit) hit 91 mph numerous times throughout his bullpen, and Notre Dame’s Sam Ferri, also a University of Notre Dame commit, sat at 90 mph throughout his bullpen. Ferri also had a banner day, both on the mound and behind the plate.
Top Fastball Velocity
|
Cal |
Coughlin |
Lake Forest |
RHP/3B |
93 |
|
Garrett |
Acton |
Lemont |
RHP/1B |
91 |
|
Sam |
Ferri |
Notre Dame College Prep |
C/RHP |
90 |
|
Brad |
Littleton |
Coal City |
RHP |
89 |
|
Trey |
Riley |
Edwardsville |
OF/RHP |
89 |
|
Jack |
Bellinger |
Schaumburg |
RHP/1B |
89 |
|
Austin |
Galindo |
Normal University |
RHP/OF |
89 |
Limestone’s James Welton and Providence’s Tom Kelley impressed touching 90 mph from the outfield, while also displaying accurate arms in the process.
Top Outfield Velocity
|
James |
Welton |
Limestone |
OF |
90 |
|
Tom |
Kelley |
Providence Catholic |
OF/MIF |
90 |
|
Joe |
Muscolino |
Nazareth Academy |
OF |
89 |
|
Joe |
Santoro |
Carmel Catholic |
SHP/OF |
89 |
|
Trey |
Riley |
Edwardsville |
OF/RHP |
89 |
|
Austin |
Galindo |
Normal University |
RHP/OF |
89 |
Coughlin again showed off his power arm, throwing 88 mph across the diamond from third, while Alabama commit Camden Bauer proved to be one of the slickest fielding shortstops at the event and threw 87 mph.
Top Infield Velocity
|
Cal |
Coughlin |
Lake Forest |
RHP/3B |
88 |
|
Camden |
Bauer |
O'Fallon |
SS |
87 |
|
Matt |
Collins |
Carmel Catholic |
SS |
85 |
|
Dalton |
Parker |
St. Joseph-Ogden |
RHP/3B |
85 |
|
Jake |
Huber |
Lockport |
MIF |
84 |
|
Brady |
Huebbe |
LaSalle-Peru |
RHP/SS |
84 |
|
Cooper |
Johnson |
Carmel Catholic |
C/3B |
84 |
|
Alec |
Trela |
Normal |
SS/3B |
84 |
Sam Ferri and ‘Ole Miss commit Cooper Johnson are elite catch and throw prospects, two of the top backstops not only in the Midwest, but across the entire country. The pair consistently fired off sub 1.95 pop times, with Ferri taking the top honors at 1.84. 14 prospects threw 2.0 seconds or less down to second, as the group of catching prospects was the deepest in recent memory and perhaps the top overall collection of talent by position at the event.
Top Catching Pop Times
|
Sam |
Ferri |
Notre Dame College Prep |
C/RHP |
1.84, 1.87, 1.91 |
|
Cooper |
Johnson |
Carmel Catholic |
C/3B |
1.88, 1.91, 1.95 |
|
Austin |
Ulick |
Washington |
C/OF |
1.93, 1.94, 2.01 |
|
Sam |
Nozicka |
Grayslake Central |
C/SS |
1.93, 1.97, 2.01 |
|
Christian |
Barczi |
Naperville North |
C/OF |
1.94, 1.95, 2.00 |
|
Anthony |
Rios |
St. Laurence |
C/1B |
1.94, 2.00, 2.01 |
|
Alex |
Peters |
Richwoods |
C/3B |
1.94, 2.01, 2.07 |
|
Joshua |
Nowak |
Stagg |
C/MIF |
1.94, 2.04, 2.12 |
|
Zach |
Frey |
Normal |
C/RHP |
1.97, 1.97, 2.00 |
|
Matthew |
Bunetta |
Plainfield Central |
C/3B |
1.98, 201, 2.06 |
Johnson took home top honors at 83 mph, with Normal’s Zach Frey and Ferri not far behind at 82 mph and 80 mph respectively. Frey also touched 87 mph on the mound, while displaying one of the event’s best changeups.
Top Catching Velocity
|
Cooper |
Johnson |
Carmel Catholic |
C/3B |
83 |
|
Zach |
Frey |
Normal |
C/RHP |
82 |
|
Sam |
Ferri |
Notre Dame College Prep |
C/RHP |
80 |
|
Clay |
Bachman |
Olympia |
C/3B |
78 |
|
Sam |
Nozicka |
Grayslake Central |
C/SS |
78 |
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