Prep Baseball Report

Illinois Unsigned Senior: TrackMan Files


Kevin Cronin
Tech Analyst, Area Scout

On Feb. 6, the PBR Illinois staff hosted the Unsigned Senior Showcase at The MAX in McCook, Illinois. This event served as one final look for members of the 2022 class, who are still uncommitted, to showcase their talents in front of our staff after the off-season. 

Earlier this week we published Quick Hits highlighting the top prospects of the event by class. We also rolled out a Statistical Analysis pointing out the top recorded stats by category.

Now we'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan units. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch metric data.

MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Jake Kohanzo IL Barrington 2022 RHP 88.1 mph
2 Logan Kottmeyer IL Kaneland 2022 RHP 86.6 mph
3 Daniel Alworth IL Geneva 2022 RHP 84.8 mph
4 Jaden Coleman IL Lincoln-Way East 2022 OF 84.2 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Logan Kottmeyer IL Kaneland 2022 RHP 2366 rpm
2 Cormac Ryan IL Lyons Township 2022 LHP 2230 rpm
3 Jake Kohanzo IL Barrington 2022 RHP 2194 rpm
4 David Auw IL St. Rita 2022 RHP 2149 rpm
5 Jaden Coleman IL Lincoln-Way East 2022 OF 2138 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 Alex Beaird IL Oswego 2022 RHP 16.6
2 Owen Pierce IL Willowbrook 2022 RHP 16.2
3 Mateusz Gapinski IL Lake Forest 2022 1B 15.1
4 Shawn Coy IL Lindblom 2022 LHP -14.4
5 Miguel Cantu IL St. Rita 2022 RHP 14.1
6 Jaden Coleman IL Lincoln-Way East 2022 OF -12.4

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 David Auw IL St. Rita 2022 RHP 2390
2 Alex Beaird IL Oswego 2022 RHP 2298
3 Jaden Coleman IL Lincoln-Way East 2022 OF 1927

Average Curveball Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Logan Kottmeyer IL Kaneland 2022 RHP 2532 rpm
2 Alex Beaird IL Oswego 2022 RHP 2025 rpm
3 Hayden Lowe IN Laporte 2022 3B 2007 rpm
4 Cormac Ryan IL Lyons Township 2022 LHP 2005 rpm

Average Changeup Horizontal Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Timothy Mills IL Wilmington 2022 RHP 16.6
2 Jaden Coleman IL Lincoln-Way East 2022 OF -16.2
3 Cormac Ryan IL Lyons Township 2022 LHP -15.9
4 Jake Kohanzo IL Barrington 2022 RHP 15.9
5 Daniel Alworth IL Geneva 2022 RHP 15.9
6 Alex Beaird IL Oswego 2022 RHP 15.1

Average Exit Velocity (Hitting)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Jake Kohanzo IL Barrington 2022 RHP 94.0 mph
2 Tommy Stricklin IL Mundelein 2022 3B 90.8 mph
3 Blake Stempowski IL Geneva 2022 3B 89.9 mph
4 Jaden Coleman IL Lincoln-Way East 2022 OF 87.1 mph
5 Miguel Cantu IL St. Rita 2022 RHP 87.0 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 Tommy Stricklin IL Mundelein 2022 3B 102.9 mph
2 Jake Kohanzo IL Barrington 2022 RHP 101.8 mph
3 Blake Stempowski IL Geneva 2022 3B 98.2 mph
4 Jaden Coleman IL Lincoln-Way East 2022 OF 95.6 mph

Peak Estimated Batted Distance (Hitting)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Jake Kohanzo IL Barrington 2022 RHP 386 ft
2 Jaden Coleman IL Lincoln-Way East 2022 OF 379 ft
3 Tommy Stricklin IL Mundelein 2022 3B 369 ft
4 Blake Stempowski IL Geneva 2022 3B 364 ft
5 Mateusz Gapinski IL Lake Forest 2022 1B 347 ft
6 Jack Severino IL Pleasant Plains 2022 1B 341 ft
7 Jack Tobin IL Prairie Ridge 2022 1B 340 ft

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

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