Chicagoland Open: Statistical Analysis
August 25, 2022
On Sunday, Aug. 21, the PBR Illinois team hosted the Chicagoland Open at Triton College in River Grove, Ill. The open event featured close to 90 prospects from all high school classes (2023-2026), and gave our staff an ample look at a number of prospects to follow moving forward.
We recently published our Quick Hits story and Data Dive, now we're continuing our post-event coverage with this statistical analysis.
Check out all the measurable data leaders from the event, found below.
60-times
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
| 1 | Nikolas Nudo | IL | Norte Dame College Prep | 2024 | OF | 6.86 s |
| 2 | Yuhki Yamada | IL | Fremd | 2023 | SS | 6.93 s |
| 3 | Jace Weaver | IL | Spoon River Valley | 2024 | OF | 7.00 s |
| 4 | Brady Coon | IL | Triad | 2024 | OF | 7.01 s |
| 5 | Morgan Wachler | IL | Palatine | 2024 | OF | 7.07 s |
max fastball velocity
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Chris Rogers | IL | Grayslake Central | 2023 | LHP | 87.5 mph |
| 2 | Mason Denlow | IL | Evanston | 2023 | RHP | 85.5 mph |
| 3 | David Anderson | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor | 2023 | RHP | 85.1 mph |
| 4 | Nicholas Tinajero | IL | Fenton | 2023 | RHP | 84.6 mph |
| 5 | Ryan Greifelt | IL | Notre Dame | 2023 | LHP | 82.6 mph |
| 6 | Conor Mulcrone | IL | Lyons Township | 2023 | RHP | 81.8 mph |
| 7 | Ryan Block | IL | Glenbrook North | 2024 | 3B | 81.7 mph |
| 8 | Antonio Brown Jr | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor High School | 2026 | RHP | 81.3 mph |
| 9 | Anthony Sexton | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2024 | RHP | 81.3 mph |
| 10 | Ryan Rossi | IL | Glenbrook North | 2024 | SS | 80.6 mph |
max fastball IVB
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (max) |
| 1 | Patrick O'Toole | IL | Oswego | 2025 | OF | 22.4 in |
| 2 | Joshua Kursell | IL | Judah Christian | 2026 | RHP | 22.2 in |
| 3 | DeCarlos Nora III | WI | Beloit Memorial | 2023 | 2B | 21.0 in |
| 4 | Chris Rogers | IL | Grayslake Central | 2023 | LHP | 20.0 in |
| 5 | Owen Klosinski | IL | Lakes Community High School | 2025 | LHP | 19.2 in |
average fastball IVB
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
| 1 | Patrick O'Toole | IL | Oswego | 2025 | OF | 18.9 in |
| 2 | DeCarlos Nora III | WI | Beloit Memorial | 2023 | 2B | 18.5 in |
| 3 | Chris Rogers | IL | Grayslake Central | 2023 | LHP | 18.4 in |
| 4 | Joshua Kursell | IL | Judah Christian | 2026 | RHP | 18.1 in |
| 5 | Ryan Greifelt | IL | Notre Dame | 2023 | LHP | 17.8 in |
max fastball horizontal movement
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (max) |
| 1 | Antonio Brown Jr | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor High School | 2026 | RHP | 19.9 in |
| 2 | Brady Carlson | IL | Grayslake Central | 2025 | RHP | 19.3 in |
| 3 | Carlo Cinabro | IL | Tinley Park | 2024 | RHP | 19.3 in |
| 4 | Nicholas Tinajero | IL | Fenton | 2023 | RHP | 18.0 in |
| 5 | Maximos Barriball | IL | Plainfield North High School | 2025 | LHP | -17.6 in |
max curveball spin rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Ryan Greifelt | IL | Notre Dame | 2023 | LHP | 2467 rpm |
| 2 | Michael Boenzi | IL | Lake Zurich | 2025 | RHP | 2416 rpm |
| 3 | David Anderson | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor | 2023 | RHP | 2308 rpm |
| 4 | Anthony Sexton | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2024 | RHP | 2287 rpm |
| 5 | Kasey Clark | IA | Bettendorf | 2025 | RHP | 2261 rpm |
max slider spin rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Nicholas Tinajero | IL | Fenton | 2023 | RHP | 2721 rpm |
| 2 | Anthony Sexton | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2024 | RHP | 2396 rpm |
| 3 | Conor Mulcrone | IL | Lyons Township | 2023 | RHP | 2198 rpm |
max exit velocity
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Ryne Crum | IL | Springfield | 2023 | 1B | 97.7 mph |
| 2 | Hank Gomric | IL | Althoff Catholic | 2024 | 97.0 mph | |
| 3 | Chris Rogers | IL | Grayslake Central | 2023 | LHP | 96.4 mph |
| 4 | Ryan Rossi | IL | Glenbrook North | 2024 | SS | 96.2 mph |
| 5 | Morgan Wachler | IL | Palatine | 2024 | OF | 95.8 mph |
| 6 | Brady Coon | IL | Triad | 2024 | OF | 95.7 mph |
| 7 | Joey Russo | IL | Mount Carmel | 2023 | C | 94.6 mph |
| 8 | Matthew Ruttkay | IL | Glenbrook North | 2024 | 1B | 93.4 mph |
| 9 | Brendan Arnold | IL | Brother Rice | 2023 | OF | 93.2 mph |
| 10 | Michael Hultman | IL | Victor J Andrew High School | 2024 | C | 92.6 mph |
| 11 | Anthony Sexton | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2024 | RHP | 92.4 mph |
| 12 | Carlito Collins | IL | Notre Dame College Prep | 2023 | OF | 92.3 mph |
| 13 | Ben Convey | MI | Williamston | 2024 | 3B | 91.7 mph |
| 14 | Matthew Carrano | IL | St. Laurence | 2024 | C | 91.6 mph |
| 15 | Matt Spell | IL | Brother Rice | 2023 | 3B | 91.5 mph |
max infield velocity
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Chris Rogers | IL | Grayslake Central | 2023 | LHP | 83 |
| 2 | Julian Cabanin | IL | Notre Dame College Prep | 2024 | SS | 82 |
| ^ | Matt Spell | IL | Brother Rice | 2023 | 3B | 82 |
| 3 | Sam Nigro | IL | New Trier | 2024 | SS | 81 |
| ^ | Ryan Block | IL | Glenbrook North | 2024 | 3B | 81 |
| 4 | beck kjeldbjerg | IL | Warren Township | 2023 | C | 80 |
| 5 | Adam Bovinett | IL | Collinsville | 2025 | 3B | 79 |
| 6 | Nicholas Tinajero | IL | Fenton | 2023 | RHP | 78 |
| ^ | Yuhki Yamada | IL | Fremd | 2023 | SS | 78 |
| ^ | Declan Drumm | IL | Oak Park River Forest | 2025 | RHP | 78 |
max outfield velocity
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Timmy Leark | IL | Oak Park River Forest | 2025 | OF | 85 |
| ^ | Brady Coon | IL | Triad | 2024 | OF | 85 |
| 2 | Jace Weaver | IL | Spoon River Valley | 2024 | OF | 84 |
| ^ | Morgan Wachler | IL | Palatine | 2024 | OF | 84 |
| 3 | Connor Martin | IL | Pekin | 2024 | OF | 81 |
| ^ | Owen Klosinski | IL | Lakes Community High School | 2025 | LHP | 81 |
| ^ | Hank Gomric | IL | Althoff Catholic | 2024 | 81 | |
| 4 | Rafael Vargas | IL | Hubbard | 2023 | OF | 80 |
max catcher velocity
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Myles Brincks | IL | Harvard | 2023 | C | 77 |
| 2 | Cooper Koslowski | MI | Fraser | 2023 | C | 76 |
| 3 | Anthony Sexton | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2024 | RHP | 73 |
| 4 | beck kjeldbjerg | IL | Warren Township | 2023 | C | 72 |
| ^ | Joey Russo | IL | Mount Carmel | 2023 | C | 72 |
top pop-times
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Myles Brincks | IL | Harvard | 2023 | C | 2.04-2.26 |
| 2 | Matthew Carrano | IL | St. Laurence | 2024 | C | 2.11-2.19 |
| 3 | Joey Russo | IL | Mount Carmel | 2023 | C | 2.12-2.32 |
| 4 | Quinn Hester | IL | Notre Dame College Prep | 2024 | C | 2.18-2.32 |
| 5 | beck kjeldbjerg | IL | Warren Township | 2023 | C | 2.22-2.43 |
| 6 | Trevor Cote | IL | Woodstock | 2025 | C | 2.26-2.36 |
For a complete look at all the data collected from the event, click HERE.
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