Class of 2025 Showcase: Statistical Analysis
October 12, 2023
On Sunday, October 8th, the PBR Illinois staff traveled to The MAX in McCook, Ill., to host the Class of 2025 Showcase. This annual event is for players who just started their junior years, in this case the state’s 2025 class, and hosted more than 40 players from across the state.
Monday, we published our Quick Hits from the positional players from the event. Today, we will be looking at the top measurable data performers from the event, found below.
Stay tuned in the coming weeks for much more from this event.
FASTBALL VELOCITY (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Will Burke | IL | Plainfield North | 2025 | RHP | 85.4 mph |
| 2 | Patrick Kennedy | IL | Champaign Central | 2025 | RHP | 84.0 mph |
| 3 | Ryan Frano | IL | Glenbard East High School | 2025 | LHP | 83.7 mph |
| 4 | Evion Rodriguez | IL | Morgan Park | 2025 | 3B | 81.8 mph |
| 5 | Braylon McNair | IL | Lindblom Math & Science | 2025 | 1B | 81.6 mph |
FASTBALL SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Mercer Krantz
IL
Lyons Township
2025
RHP
2223 rpm
2
Joseph DalPonte
IL
Lockport
2025
SS
2207 rpm
3
Braylon McNair
IL
Lindblom Math & Science
2025
1B
2131 rpm
4
Nick Francis-Miller
IL
Metamora
2025
OF
2087 rpm
5
Ryan Frano
IL
Glenbard East High School
2025
LHP
2036 rpm
60-YARD DASH
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
60-yd
1
Ryan Frano
IL
Glenbard East High School
2025
LHP
6.92 s
^
Jonathan Medina Jr
IL
St. Laurence
2025
OF
6.92 s
2
Aadden Guerrero
IL
St. Laurence
2025
SS
6.98 s
3
Roan Orlanes
IL
Naperville Central
2025
SS
6.99 s
4
Luke Canada
IL
Timothy Christian
2025
SS
7.04 s
5
Theodore Greco
IL
Lane Tech
2025
SS
7.05 s
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Beni Espinosa
IL
DePaul College Prep
2025
SS
94.6 mph
2
Owen Strahl
IL
Lake Zurich
2025
OF
94.1 mph
3
Jonathan Medina Jr
IL
St. Laurence
2025
OF
93.5 mph
4
Ethan Mendez
IL
Benet Academy
2025
SS
92.6 mph
5
Oliver Brandow
IL
Champaign Central
2025
SS
91.6 mph
6
Anthony Batshon
IL
Lockport
2025
C
91.4 mph
7
Alex Behles
IL
Huntley
2025
1B
90.6 mph
8
Theodore Greco
IL
Lane Tech
2025
SS
90.6 mph
9
Jaden Gonzalez
IL
Lyons Township
2025
SS
90.5 mph
10
Dylan Hecht
IL
DEPAUL COLLEGE PREP
2025
OF
90.4 mph
TOP INFIELD VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
INF Velo
1
Joseph DalPonte
IL
Lockport
2025
SS
86
2
Aadden Guerrero
IL
St. Laurence
2025
SS
85
^
Jaden Gonzalez
IL
Lyons Township
2025
SS
85
^
Theodore Greco
IL
Lane Tech
2025
SS
85
3
Braylon McNair
IL
Lindblom Math & Science
2025
1B
83
4
Sean Campbell
IL
Riverside-Brookfield
2025
SS
82
^
Alec Gunderson
IL
ST IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREP
2025
SS
82
^
Ethan Mendez
IL
Benet Academy
2025
SS
82
5
Bernabe Astorga III
IL
Morgan Park
2025
SS
81
^
Eli Ordower
IL
Niles West High School
2025
SS
81
TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
OF Velo
1
Max Russ
IL
Immaculate Conception Catholic
2025
OF
85
^
Ryan Frano
IL
Glenbard East High School
2025
LHP
85
2
Aadden Guerrero
IL
St. Laurence
2025
SS
84
3
Jackson Newton
IL
Dunlap
2025
OF
82
^
Roan Orlanes
IL
Naperville Central
2025
SS
82
^
Owen Strahl
IL
Lake Zurich
2025
OF
82
4
Justin Hodges
IL
Hononegah
2025
OF
79
5
Vincent Skokal
IL
St. Rita
2025
C
78
TOP CATCHER VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
C Velo
1
Zachary Ponce
IL
Pleasant Plains
2025
C
78
2
Patrick Kennedy
IL
Champaign Central
2025
RHP
76
3
Anthony Batshon
IL
Lockport
2025
C
75
TOP POP TIMES
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Pop Time
1
Kaleb Elwood
IL
Aurora Christian
2025
C
1.95-2.21
2
Anthony Batshon
IL
Lockport
2025
C
2.01-2.19
3
Zachary Ponce
IL
Pleasant Plains
2025
C
2.04-2.18
+ CLICK HERE for a look at the complete statistics from the event.
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