On Saturday, Jan. 29, the PBR Illinois and PBR Wisconsin staffs met in Chicago to host the inaugural Preseason ProCase at the Pullman Community Center, featuring 15 of the area’s top seniors, representing both states. Today, we’ll be publishing our instant analysis from the event with scouting reports on each of the event’s attendees.

Earlier this week we published Quick Hits highlighting the top prospects of the event by class. We also rolled out a Statistical Analysis, bringing you a quick statistical analysis of those that participated in the event. We then dove deep into the data, looking at the pitch metrics and batted ball numbers from this event inside our TrackMan Files piece.

Today, with the help of our Blast Motion sensors, we're analyzing the swing metrics measured on Saturday at this high-caliber showcase.

Hand Speed (Peak & Average)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hand Speed (max)
1	Brandon Rogers	IL	Mount Carmel	2022	OF	27.9 mph
2	Victor Izquierdo	IL	Lockport	2022	1B	24.8 mph
3	Will Plattner	IL	Glenwood	2022	C	24.4 mph
^	Jack Scheri	IL	LaSalle Peru	2022	SS	24.4 mph
4	Brady Small	IL	Lemont	2022	OF	23.5 mph
5	Bryce Nevils	IL	Brother Rice	2023	OF	23.4 mph
6	Christian Holmes	IL	Brother Rice	2022	SS	22.7 mph
7	Jackson Bessette	IL	South Elgin	2022	C	22.1 mph
8	Ben Karpowicz	IL	South Elgin	2022	OF	21.9 mph
9	Shai Robinson	IL	Homewood-Flossmoor	2022	SS	20.6 mph

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hand Speed (avg)
1	Brandon Rogers	IL	Mount Carmel	2022	OF	25.3 mph
2	Jack Scheri	IL	LaSalle Peru	2022	SS	23.3 mph
3	Victor Izquierdo	IL	Lockport	2022	1B	23.1 mph
4	Will Plattner	IL	Glenwood	2022	C	21.9 mph
5	Brady Small	IL	Lemont	2022	OF	21.6 mph
6	Bryce Nevils	IL	Brother Rice	2023	OF	21.2 mph
7	Christian Holmes	IL	Brother Rice	2022	SS	21.2 mph
8	Jackson Bessette	IL	South Elgin	2022	C	21.1 mph
9	Ben Karpowicz	IL	South Elgin	2022	OF	20.7 mph

Peak Hand Speed: The observed maximum speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.

Bat Speed (Average)

Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.

Rotational Acceleration (Peak & Average)

Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.

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

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