Prep Baseball Report

Central Illinois Open: Trackman Files


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. We broke down those that topped our statistical leaderboards inside our Stat Story yesterday as well.

Today, we’re continuing our post-event analysis by examining the data measured by our TrackMan units. The technology is able to capture information that’s difficult to capture by the naked eye, like pitch-by-pitch metrics and batted-ball data. We’ll explain more below:

MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Blake Roundtree IL LeRoy 2022 OF 88.1 mph
2 Charlie Vercruysse IL University 2024 SS 86.0 mph
3 Kayden Althoff IL Teutopolis 2022 OF 84.5 mph
4 Tyler Adkins IL Metamora 2022 3B 83.7 mph
5 Quincy Hougas IL Normal University 2022 RHP 83.3 mph
6 Jaxson Tresenriter IL Dunlap 2025 MIF 83.0 mph
7 Chase Wiese IL Normal Community 2023 SS 82.7 mph
8 Gavin Thompson IL Pekin 2022 RHP 82.2 mph
9 Jaden Fauske IL Nazareth Academy 2025 C 81.3 mph
10 Kaileb Hackman IL Normal Community 2024 3B 80.6 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Quincy Hougas IL Normal University 2022 RHP 2694 rpm
2 Gavin Thompson IL Pekin 2022 RHP 2314 rpm
3 Dane Lohman IL Pekin 2022 RHP 2217 rpm
4 Colin DeLaere IL Pekin 2022 3B 2164 rpm
5 Jaxson Tresenriter IL Dunlap 2025 MIF 2149 rpm
6 Blake Roundtree IL LeRoy 2022 OF 2136 rpm
7 Jaden Fauske IL Nazareth Academy 2025 C 2109 rpm

Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.

Spin Rate: This metric calculates the rate of spin on the baseball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm). Historical data shows that high-spin fastballs lessen the impact of gravity, allowing for more ‘rise’ (or less fall, in other words) as it carries through the zone. Low-spin fastballs typically indicate the pitch has greater horizontal action, often making it tougher to square up, but generally easier to make contact with, leading to more ground balls, while high-spin fastballs show a correlation with swings and misses.

Average Fastball Horizontal Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Jaxson Tresenriter IL Dunlap 2025 MIF 15.0
2 Colin DeLaere IL Pekin 2022 3B 14.9
3 Riley Mohr IL Pinckneyville 2024 SS 13.6
4 Charlie Severino IL Pleasant Plains 2025 MIF 13.4
5 William Applegate IL Charleston 2023 SS 13.2
6 Braiden Elliott IL Tri-Valley 2022 OF -12.9
7 Aric Beaman IL Burlington Central 2022 1B 12.0
8 Landen Bell IL Pekin 2024 RHP 12.0
9 Jaden Fauske IL Nazareth Academy 2025 C 11.7
10 Charlie Vercruysse IL University 2024 SS 11.6
11 Mason Marshall IL Chatham Glenwood 2025 OF 11.4

Horizontal Break: Outlined on TrackMan’s own website: “... horizontal movement is measured in inches between where the pitch actually crosses the front of home plate side-wise, and where it would have crossed home plate side-wise if had it traveled in a perfectly straight line from release. A positive number means the break was to the right from the pitcher’s perspective, while a negative number means the break was to the left from the pitcher’s perspective.”

Average Slider Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Quincy Hougas IL Normal University 2022 RHP 2858
2 Nathan Burdin IL Rochelle 2022 LHP 2407
3 Payton Evans IL Bloomington 2023 C 2123
4 Evan Ruzich IL Mahomet Seymour 2022 RHP 2077
5 Colin DeLaere IL Pekin 2022 3B 1971

Average Curveball Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Quincy Hougas IL Normal University 2022 RHP 2866 rpm
2 Nathan Burdin IL Rochelle 2022 LHP 2322 rpm
3 Gavin Thompson IL Pekin 2022 RHP 2156 rpm
4 Evan Ruzich IL Mahomet Seymour 2022 RHP 2123 rpm
5 Kaileb Hackman IL Normal Community 2024 3B 2109 rpm
6 Tanner Spangler IL Morton 2024 RHP 2042 rpm
7 Aric Beaman IL Burlington Central 2022 1B 2015 rpm

Average Changeup Horizontal Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Charlie Vercruysse IL University 2024 SS 17.6
2 Matt Brummer IL St. Teresa 2023 3B 15.8
3 Jaxson Tresenriter IL Dunlap 2025 MIF 14.1
4 William Applegate IL Charleston 2023 SS 13.6
5 Jack Piper IL Dunlap 2024 RHP 13.3
6 Jaden Fauske IL Nazareth Academy 2025 C 13.0

Average Exit Velocity (Hitting)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Carson Beal IL Normal University 2022 1B 85.8 mph
2 Kaileb Hackman IL Normal Community 2024 3B 85.4 mph
3 Aric Beaman IL Burlington Central 2022 1B 85.0 mph
4 Jaden Fauske IL Nazareth Academy 2025 C 83.4 mph
5 Charlie Severino IL Pleasant Plains 2025 MIF 82.9 mph
6 Tyler Adkins IL Metamora 2022 3B 81.6 mph
7 William Applegate IL Charleston 2023 SS 81.4 mph

Exit Speed: Also according to TrackMan’s own website: “The speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.”

Peak Exit Velocity (Hitting)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Tyler Adkins IL Metamora 2022 3B 97.0 mph
2 Aric Beaman IL Burlington Central 2022 1B 93.3 mph
3 Carson Beal IL Normal University 2022 1B 93.0 mph
4 Blake Roundtree IL LeRoy 2022 OF 91.7 mph
5 Kayden Althoff IL Teutopolis 2022 OF 91.6 mph
6 Matt Brummer IL St. Teresa 2023 3B 91.3 mph
7 Colin DeLaere IL Pekin 2022 3B 90.6 mph
8 Joe Brummer IL St. Teresa 2023 SS 90.3 mph
9 Kaileb Hackman IL Normal Community 2024 3B 90.0 mph

Peak Estimated Batted Distance (Hitting)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Blake Roundtree IL LeRoy 2022 OF 359 ft
2 Carson Beal IL Normal University 2022 1B 339 ft
3 Aric Beaman IL Burlington Central 2022 1B 332 ft
4 Cam Semelroth IL Limestone 2023 OF 332 ft
5 Ryan Brucker IL Princeton 2023 SS 329 ft
6 Charlie Severino IL Pleasant Plains 2025 MIF 325 ft

For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.

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