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Tue February 21, 2023
On Feb. 18, the PBR Illinois staff traveled to the Pullman Community Center in Chicago to host the Chicago Preseason ID. This event provided us an ample opportunity to check-in on some of the area’s top high school prospects and identify several new names to know as we prepare for the IHSA season, as well as future invite-only events on the PBR Illinois calendar.
Earlier today, we published our Quick Hits story from the players from the event. Now, we'll start our deep dive into the data collected at this event within this Statistical Analysis story.
Below you'll find which players popped on the numerical side at Chicago’s Pullman Center over the weekend.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Henry Rouch | IL | Evanston Township | 2024 | RHP | 89.9 mph |
2 | Luke Mejdrich | IL | Hampshire | 2024 | RHP | 85.1 mph |
3 | Matthew Richert | IL | St. Ignatius | 2024 | RHP | 84.8 mph |
4 | Kenneth Jackson | IL | Simeon | 2023 | RHP | 84.7 mph |
5 | Andrew (AJ) Payton | IL | Burlington Central | 2024 | RHP | 84.2 mph |
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Henry Rouch
IL
Evanston Township
2024
RHP
2238 rpm
2
Kenneth Jackson
IL
Simeon
2023
RHP
2200 rpm
3
William Nazha
IL
Barrington
2024
2B
2137 rpm
4
Matthew Richert
IL
St. Ignatius
2024
RHP
2126 rpm
5
Nathan Cera
IL
Maine South
2026
OF
2117 rpm
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
1 | Brenden Beals | IL | Barrington | 2023 | SS | 6.88 |
^ | Angel Mohammad | IL | Taft | 2024 | OF | 6.88 |
2 | Kevin Zanin | IL | Mount Carmel | 2024 | 2B | 6.93 |
3 | Andrew Crenshaw | IL | Lindblom | 2024 | SS | 6.99 |
4 | Christian Hudson | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor | 2026 | OF | 7.13 |
5 | Ethan Collins | IL | Oak Lawn | 2024 | LHP | 7.15 |
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velo
1
Jaden Franckowiak
IL
Andrew
2024
1B
102
2
Shaun Charles II
IL
Morgan Park
2023
1B
95
^
Trey Blanchette
IL
Kankakee
2024
1B
95
3
Brenden Beals
IL
Barrington
2023
SS
92
4
Justin Butcher
IL
Taft
2024
3B
91
5
Nathan Schnur
IL
Taft
2024
1B
89
^
Ethan Collins
IL
Oak Lawn
2024
LHP
89
^
Everett Flannery
IL
Woodstock
2025
1B
89
^
George Salazar
IL
Lindblom
2023
C
89
^
Angel Mohammad
IL
Taft
2024
OF
89
^
Dominic Jacoby
IL
Taft
2023
SS
89
6
Xavier Arroyo
IL
Lindblom
2024
OF
88
^
Evan Bradford
IL
Mount Carmel
2026
OF
88
^
Freddie Matvias
IL
DePaul College Prep
2025
C
88
^
Peter Corthinos
IL
Maine South
2026
C
88
^
Jacob Younan
IL
Taft
2024
3B
88
^
Gus Padilla
IL
Lindblom
2024
OF
88
7
Christian Lott
IL
Simeon
2026
3B
86
^
Charlie Cizek
IL
Oak Lawn
2024
3B
86
^
Andrew (AJ) Payton
IL
Burlington Central
2024
RHP
86
^
Luke Yolich
IL
Whitney Young
2025
SS
86
^
Emiliano Perez Zeeb
IL
Lane Tech
2024
OF
86
^
Kenneth Jackson
IL
Simeon
2023
RHP
86
^
Christian Martinez
IL
Solorio Academy
2023
C
86
8
Antwan Harvey Jr.
IL
Lindblom
2023
2B
85
^
Jake Trezise
IL
Lincoln-Way East
2025
OF
85
^
Diego Lugo
IL
St. Laurence
2024
SS
85
9
Andrew Crenshaw
IL
Lindblom
2024
SS
84
^
William Nazha
IL
Barrington
2024
2B
84
^
Elias Fernandez
IL
Chicago High School For Agricultural Sciences
2025
C
84
^
Owen Walsh
IL
Saint Ignatius
2025
RHP
84
^
Kayin Timble
IL
Von Stueben
2025
1B
84
^
Dallan Krewatch
IL
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
2026
OF
84
10
Noah Nelkin
IL
Lincoln Park
2024
SS
83
^
Andrew Smith
IL
Sarah Goode
2023
OF
83
^
Ellis Alexander
IL
Jones College Prep
2025
C
83
^
Quincy Matthews
IL
Kenwood
2025
2B
83
^
Richard Taylor
IL
Marian Catholic
2025
OF
83
^
devin vassel
IL
Leo Catholic
2026
1B
83
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
INF Velo
1
Justin Butcher
IL
Taft
2024
3B
85
2
Dominic Jacoby
IL
Taft
2023
SS
84
3
Trey Blanchette
IL
Kankakee
2024
1B
81
^
William Nazha
IL
Barrington
2024
2B
81
^
Kenneth Jackson
IL
Simeon
2023
RHP
81
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
OF Velo
1
Angel Mohammad
IL
Taft
2024
OF
83
2
Xavier Arroyo
IL
Lindblom
2024
OF
81
3
Hunter Rauhaus
IL
Jones College Prep
2024
OF
80
^
Ellis Alexander
IL
Jones College Prep
2025
C
80
^
Dallan Krewatch
IL
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
2026
OF
80
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
C Velo
1
Freddie Matvias
IL
DePaul College Prep
2025
C
77
2
Christian Martinez
IL
Solorio Academy
2023
C
76
^
George Salazar
IL
Lindblom
2023
C
76
3
Ellis Alexander
IL
Jones College Prep
2025
C
72
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
C Velo
1
Freddie Matvias
IL
DePaul College Prep
2025
C
77
2
Christian Martinez
IL
Solorio Academy
2023
C
76
^
George Salazar
IL
Lindblom
2023
C
76
3
Ellis Alexander
IL
Jones College Prep
2025
C
72
+ CLICK HERE for a look at the complete statistics from the event.