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Best of 2021: JUCO TrackMan Pitch Metric Leaders

December 23, 2021
By: Diego Solares
Associate Scout, Staff Writer

For the first time this fall, PBR Illinois made a concerted effort to check in on several of the state's JUCO programs and familiarize ourselves with that aspect of amateur baseball. Our staff ran 10 total junior college events this fall - nine of which were individual scout days and we also hosted the Region IV Showcase for the first time.

We collected an abundance of data throughout our extensive coverage of the JUCO realm this fall and now, as the year comes to an end, we're eager to take a look at which players put up the most impressive numbers.

Dipping into the advanced analytics at our disposal, below you'll find several pitchers with noteworthy spin rates collected through our partners at TrackMan this fall.


Average fastball iVB

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos IVB (avg)
1 Adam Hutchinson Lincoln Trail JC 2020 RHP 24.8 in
2 Ben Thompson John A. Logan JC 2020 RHP 23.5 in
3 Benny Thompson Anderson University (IN) 2021 RHP 23.5 in
4 Kristian Asbury John A. Logan JC 2020 RHP 23.1 in
5 Mitchell Henneberry Lincoln Trail JC 2021 LHP 23.0 in
6 Shea Hendrixson Lincoln Trail JC 2019 SS 23.0 in
7 Kale Ven Huizen Black Hawk JC-Moline 2019 RHP 22.9 in
8 Ethan Luzum Black Hawk JC-Moline 2021 RHP 21.8 in
9 Jacob Ryan Sauk Valley CC 2019 RHP 21.6 in
10 Daniel Llanas Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2019 OF 21.4 in
11 Jay Schueler Parkland College 2019 RHP 20.8 in
12 Luke Kyprianidis Oakton CC 2020 LHP 20.6 in
13 Engerlee Brazoban Martinez Olive-Harvey JC 2020 RHP 20.5 in
14 Marc Black Morton JC 2021 RHP 20.3 in
15 Carter Monke Parkland College 2021 RHP 20.2 in

Definition: Distance between where the pitch actually crosses the front of home plate height-wise, and where it would have crossed home plate height-wise if had it traveled in a perfectly straight line from release, but affected by gravity. Note: If this number is positive, the ball broke “upwards”, or in reality dropped less than it would have due to gravity alone – it does not necessarily mean that the ball actually rose.

 

average fastball horizontal break

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos HM (avg)
1 Silas Israel Carl Sandburg JC 2019 LHP -24.5
2 David Go Milwaukee Area Technical JC 2020 LHP -21.6
3 Jake Jakubowski Heartland CC 2021 RHP 21.5
4 Wesley Babcock College of Lake County 2020 LHP -19.4
5 Ryan Eiermann Kankakee CC 2017 LHP -19.3
6 Logan Strutz Triton JC 2019 RHP 18.4
7 Giacomo O'Neill Black Hawk JC-Moline 2020 LHP -18.3
8 Max Rundberg III South Suburban JC 2020 LHP -17.8
9 Jacob Paymaster Triton JC 2020 LHP -17.7
10 Grant Pytel Wabash Valley JC 2019 RHP 17.5
11 Paolo Zavala Morton JC 2018 RHP 17.2
12 Grady Gorgen McHenry County JC 2020 LHP -17.1
13 Charlie Cmiel Black Hawk JC-Moline 2021 LHP -16.7
14 Michael Rivera Heartland CC 2021 RHP 16.6
15 Marcus Seguin Joliet JC 2018 RHP 16.0

 

AVERAGE Curveball IVB

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos IVB (avg)
1 Engerlee Brazoban Martinez Olive-Harvey JC 2020 RHP -24.2 in
2 Connor Aten Heartland CC 2020 RHP -23.1 in
3 Donnie Canchela Florence-Darlington JC 2020 RHP -18.6 in
4 Jason Gutkowski Harper JC 2021 RHP -17.7 in
5 Jacob Kampf Heartland CC 2020 RHP -17.0 in
6 Josiah Zamora Kankakee CC 2019 SS -16.9 in
7 AJ Hamilton Rock Valley JC 2021 RHP -16.8 in
8 Jacob Bosse South Suburban JC 2020 LHP -16.6 in
9 Gavin Sebby Black Hawk JC-Moline 2021 RHP -16.3 in
10 Zachary Nehlsen Lincoln Trail JC 2021 RHP -15.7 in
11 Reese Dutton Heartland CC 2019 RHP -15.5 in
12 Danny Perdzock McHenry County JC 2020 RHP -15.4 in
13 Steven Kleyheeg Rock Valley JC 2020 RHP -15.3 in
14 Kale Ven Huizen Black Hawk JC-Moline 2019 RHP -14.8 in
15 Panagiotis Rokkas Triton JC 2020 RHP -14.8 in

 

average changeup horizontal break

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos HM (avg)
1 Wesley Babcock College of Lake County 2020 LHP -23.0
2 Teague Conrad Heartland CC 2019 RHP 21.8
3 Kyle Moore Oakton CC 2020 RHP 21.7
4 Jorden Rauch Bryant & Stratton - Wisconsin 2019 RHP 21.5
5 Sam Myers Parkland College 2021 RHP 21.4
6 Alex Buchanan Southwestern Illinois JC 2019 RHP 20.7
7 Grady Gorgen McHenry County JC 2020 LHP -20.3
8 Michael Rivera Heartland CC 2021 RHP 20.1
9 Sebastian Bentz Triton JC 2020 LHP -19.8
10 Connor Ayers Carl Sandburg JC 2019 LHP -19.7
11 Luke Skudlarczyk Heartland CC 2020 RHP 19.5
12 Logan Strutz Triton JC 2019 RHP 19.4
13 Jake Jakubowski Heartland CC 2021 RHP 19.3
14 Danny Perdzock McHenry County JC 2020 RHP 18.9
15 Reese Dutton Heartland CC 2019 RHP 18.8
16 Max Rundberg III South Suburban JC 2020 LHP -18.6
17 Matthew Haley Parkland College 2021 RHP 18.6
18 Grant Pytel Wabash Valley JC 2019 RHP 18.1
19 David Go Milwaukee Area Technical JC 2020 LHP -17.8
20 Marcus Seguin Joliet JC 2018 RHP 17.8

For an in-depth look at all the JUCO Scout Days we ran this fall, including a complete list of gathered statistics, click HERE.

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