On Feb. 12, the PBR Illinois team hosted its second Preseason ID event of the new year: the McHenry Preseason ID. For the past six years, this event has provided our staff with an opportunity to evaluate high school-aged prospects from northern Illinois, primarily. The McHenry event has historically revealed to us some of the area’s top talent, and this year was no different.

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	Austin Leonard	IL	Hampshire	2023	C	26.4 mph
2	Caden Monti	IL	Woodstock	2023	CF	25.1 mph
3	Mason Willis	IL	Antioch	2025	C	25.0 mph
4	Tyler Vasey	IL	Prairie Ridge	2023		24.9 mph
5	Sheppard Graf	IL	Lake Forest	2023	3B	24.8 mph
6	Charlie Meister	IL	Hersey	2025	SS	24.7 mph

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hand Speed (avg)
1	Caden Monti	IL	Woodstock	2023	CF	24.4 mph
2	Austin Leonard	IL	Hampshire	2023	C	24.3 mph
3	Sheppard Graf	IL	Lake Forest	2023	3B	24.1 mph
4	Charlie Taczy	IL	Cary-Grove Community High School	2025	RHP	24.1 mph
5	Tyler Vasey	IL	Prairie Ridge	2023		23.7 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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