Prep Baseball Report

Central Illinois Open: Statistical Analysis


Kevin Cronin
Area Scout

On Wednesday, Aug. 4, the PBR Illinois staff hosted the Central Illinois Open at the Corn Crib Stadium in Normal, IL. This event was open to all classes and provided our scouting staff with a deeper look at prospects within the Central Illinois area.

Several members of our scouting staff collaborated after the event to provide a brief overview of those who stood out, found inside our Quick Hits piece. Today, we'll look at the traditional data gathered from this event and highlight those who topped our statistical leaderboards. We'll unravel more technological information as the week rolls on with the help of our partners at TrackMan and Blast Motion.

You'll find our statistical leaders, below.

+ INF/RHP Charlie Vercruysse (Normal University, 2024) showcased one of the top arms at our Central Illinois event. A 6-foot-2, 175-pound athlete with wiry strength, Vercruysse led the whole infield group in arm strength with an 89 mph across the infield and he threw the second highest fastball of the day, topping at 86 mph. 

+ From Teutopolis, OF Kayden Althoff (2022) led the entire event in max outfield velocity. A projectable 6-foot-3, 175-pound athlete, Althoff reached an 88 mph high to home during his defensive workout.

+ OF/RHP Blake Roundtree (LeRoy, 2022) is a 6-foot-3, 200-pounds right handed hitting outfielder with a strong arm and bat. During his outfield portion of the event, Roundtree threw the second highest of the group with an 86 mph high to home and topped at 88 mph on the mound, too.

+ C/INF Jaden Fauske (Nazareth Academy, 2025), a three time Junior Future Games participant, continues to impress our scouting staff each time we see him. During his BP round, Fauske recorded a new presonal best max exit velocity of 89 mph - beating the number he topped at LakePoint two weeks ago and an impressive number for someone his age. Defensively, Fauske took reps at shortstop and behind the dish, topping at 81 mph across the diamond. He also bumped his fastball up to 81 mph on the mound in his pen. 

TOP 60-YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yard
1 Mitchell Crompton IL Champaign Central 2023 OF 6.85
2 Trever Goforth IL North Fulton 2022 OF 6.90
3 Michael Kuska IL Pontiac 2024 CF 6.92
4 Logan Roepke IL Teutopolis 2023 C 6.94
5 Brock Bacus IL Normal Community 2022 SS 7.03
^ Brennon Reed IL Bloomington 2022 OF 7.03
6 Zach Spidle IL Bloomington 2024 C 7.11
^ William Applegate IL Charleston 2023 SS 7.11

MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Max FB
1 Blake Roundtree IL LeRoy 2022 OF 88 mph
2 Charlie Vercruysse IL University 2024 SS 86 mph
3 Kayden Althoff IL Teutopolis 2022 OF 85 mph
4 Tyler Adkins IL Metamora 2022 3B 84 mph
5 Chase Wiese IL Normal Community 2023 SS 83 mph
^ Jaxson Tresenriter IL Dunlap 2025 MIF 83 mph
^ Quincy Hougas IL Normal University 2022 RHP 83 mph
6 Gavin Thompson IL Pekin 2022 RHP 82 mph
7 Tanner Spangler IL Morton 2024 RHP 81 mph
^ Matt Brummer IL St. Teresa 2023 3B 81 mph
^ Kaileb Hackman IL Normal Community 2024 3B 81 mph
^ Jaden Fauske IL Nazareth Academy 2025 C 81 mph

MAX EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velo
1 Tyler Adkins IL Metamora 2022 3B 97
2 Aric Beaman IL Burlington Central 2022 1B 93
^ Carson Beal IL Normal University 2022 1B 93
3 Blake Roundtree IL LeRoy 2022 OF 92
4 Matt Brummer IL St. Teresa 2023 3B 91
^ Colin DeLaere IL Pekin 2022 3B 91
^ Kayden Althoff IL Teutopolis 2022 OF 91
5 Kaileb Hackman IL Normal Community 2024 3B 90
^ Joe Brummer IL St. Teresa 2023 SS 90

MAX INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Charlie Vercruysse IL University 2024 SS 89
2 Jaxson Tresenriter IL Dunlap 2025 MIF 83
3 Jaden Fauske IL Nazareth Academy 2025 C 82
4 Ryan Brucker IL Princeton 2023 SS 81
^ Matt Brummer IL St. Teresa 2023 3B 81

MAX OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Kayden Althoff IL Teutopolis 2022 OF 88
2 Blake Roundtree IL LeRoy 2022 OF 86
3 Zach Spidle IL Bloomington 2024 C 83
4 Braiden Elliott IL Tri-Valley 2022 OF 82

MAX CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Payton Evans IL Bloomington 2023 C 75
^ Bryan Kohlmeyer IL Paris 2022 C 75
2 Jaden Fauske IL Nazareth Academy 2025 C 73
^ Carter Hall IL Champaign Central 2022 C 73

TOP POP TIMES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Jaden Fauske IL Nazareth Academy 2025 C 2.08-2.14
2 Carter Hall IL Champaign Central 2022 C 2.10-2.20
3 Bryan Kohlmeyer IL Paris 2022 C 2.11-2.19
4 Matthew DeLorenzo IL St. Thomas More 2023 C 2.12-2.18
5 Connor Drowns IL Pekin 2023 C 2.12-2.26

For a full list of statistics taken from this event, CLICK HERE.

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