Prep Baseball Report

Top Prospect Milwaukee: Statistical Analysis



By Steve Nielsen
Scouting Supervisor - Wisconsin/Illinois

The Top Prospect - Milwaukee took place on Tuesday, July 25 at The Rock in Franklin, WI. This was the first Top Prospect event in the state of Wisconsin and the talent was impressive. The pitching was probably the highlight from a statistical analysis as 11 of the 36 pitchers touched 85 mph or better.  

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TOP 60 YARD DASH TIMES
On what was a slower track than normal, Zachary Lutz (Hartford Union) ran the top 60 at 6.84. Lutz has previously been in the 6.6's at previous events. 
Name State School Class Pos 60 Yard Dash
Zachary Lutz WI Hartford Union 2018 OF 6.84
Alex Moyao WI Tremper 2018 OF 6.93
Aaron Chapman WI Waterford 2018 SS 6.94
Kyle Kroener WI Tomah 2018 OF 6.94
Jacob Tomassetti WI Appleton North 2018 OF 6.98
Jacob Fietz WI De Pere 2018 OF 6.99
TOP FASTBALL VELOCITY
RHP Nicalas Wanker (Oak Creek) showed the biggest arm of the day touching 90 mph once, sitting 86-89 mph with a heavy fastball. RHP Colin Fields (Libertyville) out of Illinois topped out at 89 mph with a live quick arm.
Name State School Class Pos Fastball Velocity
Nicalas Wanker WI Oak Creek 2018 RHP 90
Colin Fields IL Libertyville 2018 RHP 89
Taylor Jansen WI Sun Prairie 2018 RHP 87
Luke DePrey WI Sun Prairie 2018 LHP 86
Blake Thiesse WI G-E-T 2018 RHP 86
Jackson Brown WI Oconomowoc 2018 RHP 86
Jackson Mandella WI Nicolet 2018 RHP 86
Wes Sommers WI Appleton North 2018 RHP 86
TOP EXIT VELOCITY
Alex Oakley (Sun Prairie) posted the top exit velocity of the event at 96 mph. Mukwonago's Tyler Gaecke translated his 95 mph exit velocity to BP launching several balls to his pull side. 
Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity
Alex Oakley WI Sun Prairie 2018 OF 96
Tyler Gaecke WI Mukwonago 2018 OF 96
Aaron Chapman WI Waterford 2018 SS 95
Josh Sobczak WI South Milwaukee 2018 OF 94
Devin Toburen WI Greenwood 2018 SS 93
TOP INFIELD VELOCITY
Josh Leslie (Westosha Central) was one of the top infield defenders at the event, not only did he show all the actions and can go beyond routine plays, his arm played well from the left side with carry across the diamond.
Name State School Class Pos Infield Velocity
Josh Leslie WI Westosha Central 2018 SS 85
Brendan Collins IL St. Laurence 2018 SS 84
Bryce Burton IL Marmion 2018 SS 83
Bryce Toussaint WI Arrowhead 2018 SS 82
Sam Vomhof WI DeForest 2018 SS 82
Brady Fields WI Badger 2018 3B 82
Brady Nowicki WI Mukwonago 2018 2B 82
TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY
Kyle Kroener (Tomah) displayed a big time arm from the outfield. Long loose and effortless, he topped at 91 mph. A raw athlete, Kroener could also intrigue some on the mound. 
Name State School Class Pos Outfield Velocity
Kyle Kroener WI Tomah 2018 OF 91
Josh Sobczak WI South Milwaukee 2018 OF 88
Bryce Burton IL Marmion 2018 IF/OF 87
Sean Hebreard IL Plainfield East 2018 OF 85
TOP CATCHER POP TIMES
Jacob Kaiser (Catholic Memorial) posted the top pop times at 1.93, while Brandon Bannon (Richmond Burton) followed closely with a 1.94. Both posted the only sub-2.0 pop times of the day. 
Name State School Class Pos Pop Times
Jacob Kaiser WI Catholic Memorial 2018 C 1.93-2.01
Brandon Bannon IL Richmond Burton 2018 C 1.94-2.01
Matt Miller WI Sussex-Hamilton 2018 C 2.00-2.07
Jack Pawlak WI Grafton 2018 C 2.01-2.12
Gino D'Alessio WI Pius XI 2018 C 2.05-2.11
TOP CATCHER VELOCITY
Kaiser's top pop time was due much in part to his big arm out of the crouch. Matt Miller (Sussex-Hamilton) also showed off a strong arm that carried well, and may have been the best receiver of the event. 
Name State School Class Pos Catcher Velocity
Jacob Kaiser WI Catholic Memorial 2018 C 82
Matt Miller WI Sussex-Hamilton 2018 C 80
Jack Pawlak WI Grafton 2018 C 77
Brandon Bannon IL Richmond Burton 2018 C 76