Prep Baseball Report

PBR IL - Black Hawk JC Scout Day: Statistical Analysis


By: Kevin Cronin and Diego Solares
Illinois Scouting Staff

On Friday, October 8, the PBR Illinois staff traveled to Moline, Illinois, to host the Black Hawk College Scout Day on the school’s campus. Roughly 30 prospects showcased their talents in front of our scouting staff throughout the day’s workout portion. 

Today, our scouting staff will begin to roll out all our prototypical post-event content pieces, starting with this statistical analysis. Below we’ll highlight players that put up numbers from a traditional standpoint, such as leaders in the 60-yard dash, max throwing velocities, and other data gathered from the day. 

We’ll also roll out more analysis as the week rolls on, like a takeaways piece from the day and deeper data dives with the statistics collected from our technological partners at TrackMan and Blast Motion. 

For now, take a look at which players put out noteworthy statistical outputs.

STAT STORY

+ OF Brandon Roth paced the Black Hawk prospects in multiple different statistical categories throughout the workout. Standing at 6-foot-4, 215-pounds, Roth ran the day’s fastest 60-yard dash, clocking a 6.75 time on our lasers. He showed physicality and plenty of bat strength in BP, recording a max exit velocity of 98.77 mph with a 72.7 percent hard hit rate. From the outfield, Roth showed off his arm strength with a 90 mph max throw to the plate. 

+ UTL Chance Resetich showed well in multiple different areas during his workout. A 5-foot-10, 180-pound athlete, Resetich ran the day’s third-fastest 60-yard dash time, clocking a 6.84 on our lasers. He peaked at 88 mph from the outfield, the third-hardest throw of the day, and his hardest hit ball left the bat at 98 mph in BP, per TrackMan. 

+ Always known for his quick-twitch tendencies in high school, OF/LHP Lucas Spence impressed our scouts with his workout performance. Spence kicked his workout off with a 6.83 in the 60-yard dash and used that explosive twitch to barrel his hardest hit ball up at 97.28 mph to go along with an 80-percent hard hit rate in BP. Spence led all outfielders in throwing velocity  with a 94 mph strike to home and was also up to 86 mph on the mound, featuring two breaking balls that spun at a 2,600+ RPM average. 

+ MIF Tucker Cole led all infielders in throwing velocity, reaching an 85 mph high across the infield. Cole is a 5-foot-11, 170-pound athlete that’s hardest hit ball came off his bat at 91 mph and traveled 324 feet, per TrackMan. 

+ RHP Kale Ven Huizen had the hardest fastball during the bullpen portion of the scout day. A 6-foot-3, 185-pound right-handed pitcher from Illinois, Van Huizen ran his heater up to 90 mph during his ‘pen, sitting in the 88-90 mph range throughout.

TOP 60-YARD DASH

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos 60-yard
1 Brandon Roth Black Hawk JC-Moline 2019 OF 6.75
2 Lucas Spence Black Hawk JC-Moline 2021 OF 6.83
3 Chance Resetich Black Hawk JC-Moline 2019 SS 6.84
4 Ryne Schimmel Black Hawk JC-Moline 2021 SS 7.03
5 Vincent Esposito Black Hawk JC-Moline 2020 1B 7.13

MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Max FB
1 Kale Ven Huizen Black Hawk JC-Moline 2019 RHP 90 mph
2 Payton Lawrence Black Hawk JC-Moline 2019 RHP 86 mph
^ Lucas Spence Black Hawk JC-Moline 2021 OF 86 mph
3 Seth West Black Hawk JC-Moline 2019 RHP 85 mph
^ Jack Savitch Black Hawk JC-Moline 2021 RHP 85 mph
^ Payton Plym Black Hawk JC-Moline 2021 RHP 85 mph

MAX EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Exit Velo
1 Brandon Roth Black Hawk JC-Moline 2019 OF 99
2 Chance Resetich Black Hawk JC-Moline 2019 SS 98
3 Lucas Spence Black Hawk JC-Moline 2021 OF 97
4 Charlie Allison Black Hawk JC-Moline 2019 3B 96
5 AJ Urban Black Hawk JC-Moline 2021 1B 95
^ Petey Kiefer Black Hawk JC-Moline 2019 SS 95

MAX INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos INF Velo
1 Tucker Cole Black Hawk JC-Moline 2019 SS 85
2 Vincent Esposito Black Hawk JC-Moline 2020 1B 83

MAX OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos OF Velo
1 Lucas Spence Black Hawk JC-Moline 2021 OF 94
2 Brandon Roth Black Hawk JC-Moline 2019 OF 90
3 Chance Resetich Black Hawk JC-Moline 2019 SS 88

MAX CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos C Velo
1 Sebastian Cabeza Black Hawk JC-Moline 2021 C 77
2 Reid Murphy Black Hawk JC-Moline 2021 C 75

TOP POP TIMES

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Pop Time
1 Sebastian Cabeza Black Hawk JC-Moline 2021 C 2.01-2.07

For a full list of statistics taken from this event, CLICK HERE.


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