On Feb. 21, the PBR Illinois staff traveled to the Bo Dome in Lockport, Ill., to host the annual Lockport Preseason ID. The event featured nearly 200 players from the surrounding area, and provided our staff with an ample opportunity to check-in on some of the state’s top high school prospects, as well as identify several new names to know as we prepare for the IHSA season ahead – in addition to invite-only events on the PBR Illinois calendar, like Saturday’s Preseason All-State showcases. 

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	Daniel Strohm	IL	Geneva	2022	LHP	87.0 mph
2	Ryan Mickenbecker	IL	Plainfield North	2024	RHP	87.0 mph
3	Jake Perrino	IL	Benet	2023	RHP	86.8 mph
4	Daniel Giusto	IL	Lincoln-Way East	2023	RHP	86.0 mph
5	Lucas Bormann	IL	York	2023	RHP	85.6 mph
6	Devan Tupper	IL	Normal University	2024	RHP	85.3 mph
7	Collin Jennings	IL	Marist	2023	OF	84.7 mph
8	Aiden O'Hara	IL	Brother Rice	2023	RHP	84.6 mph
9	Nate George	IL	Minooka	2024	OF	84.6 mph
10	Colton Kachinsky	IL	Lincoln-Way West	2023	LHP	84.6 mph

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Colton Kachinsky	IL	Lincoln-Way West	2023	LHP	2396 rpm
2	Matthew Wnukowski	IL	Tinley Park	2024	LHP	2363 rpm
3	Connor Bird	IL	Lincoln-Way East	2023	2B	2279 rpm
4	Lucas Bormann	IL	York	2023	RHP	2262 rpm
5	Joshua Schmidt	IL	Whitney Young	2023	RHP	2259 rpm
6	Jake Perrino	IL	Benet	2023	RHP	2228 rpm
7	Gavin Gomez	IL	Providence Catholic	2023	LHP	2196 rpm
8	Jake Coulson	IL	Lincoln-Way East	2023	3B	2183 rpm
9	Cristian Ruiz	IL	Oak Lawn	2023	SS	2181 rpm
10	Mesfin Duwell	IL	Lyons Township	2024	RHP	2175 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

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

Average Curveball Spin Rate

Average Changeup Horizontal Movement

Average Exit Velocity (Hitting)

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)

Peak Estimated Batted Distance (Hitting)

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

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