Prep Baseball Report

PBR IL - Heartland CC Scout Day: TrackMan Files


By: Diego Solares
Staff Writer, Associate Scout

On Thursday, September 23, the PBR Illinois scouting staff held the Heartland Community College Scout Day at Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois. All the prospects in attendance showcased their talents in front of our staff, including a handful of other scouts that attended.

Our staff published a quick Statistical Analysis from this event earlier today, shining some light on those who stood out from a pure numbers standpoint - 60-yard dash, exit velocity, etc. 

We'll continue our extensive post-event coverage by diving deeper into the data we gathered at Heartland, all thanks to the technology we have at our disposal. This piece will highlight the numbers collected through our TrackMan units, such as the pitch data and batted ball metrics from the day.


PITCHING

MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Velocity (max)
1 Mitchel Sampson Heartland CC 2020 RHP 92.8 mph
2 Keegan Buksa Heartland CC 2021 RHP 90.7 mph
3 Jacob Kampf Heartland CC 2020 RHP 90.5 mph
4 Reese Dutton Heartland CC 2019 RHP 90.0 mph
5 Connor Aten Heartland CC 2020 RHP 89.4 mph
6 Teague Conrad Heartland CC 2019 RHP 89.3 mph
7 Brayden Closs Heartland CC 2021 LHP 89.2 mph
8 Meade Johnson Heartland CC 2021 RHP 89.1 mph
9 Luke Skudlarczyk Heartland CC 2020 RHP 88.6 mph
10 Connor Best Heartland CC 2020 RHP 87.3 mph
11 Luke Markunas Heartland CC 2019 RHP 87.2 mph
12 Drew Martin Heartland CC 2021 RHP 87.1 mph

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Connor Aten Heartland CC 2020 RHP 2573 rpm
2 Reese Dutton Heartland CC 2019 RHP 2302 rpm
3 Meade Johnson Heartland CC 2021 RHP 2296 rpm
4 Luke Skudlarczyk Heartland CC 2020 RHP 2256 rpm
5 Mason Telford Heartland CC 2021 RHP 2203 rpm
6 Brayden Closs Heartland CC 2021 LHP 2173 rpm
7 Drew Martin Heartland CC 2021 RHP 2151 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 School HS Grad Year Pos HM (avg)
1 Jake Jakubowski Heartland CC 2021 RHP 21.5
2 Michael Rivera Heartland CC 2021 RHP 16.6
3 Luke Skudlarczyk Heartland CC 2020 RHP 15.4
4 Teague Conrad Heartland CC 2019 RHP 15.4
5 Jason Buhl Heartland CC 2021 LHP -15.1

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 School HS Grad Year Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Connor Aten Heartland CC 2020 RHP 2881
2 Jake Jakubowski Heartland CC 2021 RHP 2575
3 Reese Dutton Heartland CC 2019 RHP 2544
4 Jacob Kampf Heartland CC 2020 RHP 2354
5 Meade Johnson Heartland CC 2021 RHP 2249

Average Curveball Spin Rate

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Connor Aten Heartland CC 2020 RHP 2840 rpm
2 Reese Dutton Heartland CC 2019 RHP 2513 rpm
3 Jacob Kampf Heartland CC 2020 RHP 2399 rpm
4 Meade Johnson Heartland CC 2021 RHP 2349 rpm
5 Keegan Buksa Heartland CC 2021 RHP 2253 rpm

Average Changeup Horizontal Movement

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos HM (avg)
1 Teague Conrad Heartland CC 2019 RHP 21.8
2 Michael Rivera Heartland CC 2021 RHP 20.1
3 Luke Skudlarczyk Heartland CC 2020 RHP 19.5
4 Jake Jakubowski Heartland CC 2021 RHP 19.3
5 Reese Dutton Heartland CC 2019 RHP 18.8
6 Brayden Closs Heartland CC 2021 LHP -16.7
7 Jason Buhl Heartland CC 2021 LHP -15.5
8 Kieran Schmitz Heartland CC 2020 LHP -14.8


HITTING

Average Exit Velocity

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Tyler Brandenburg Heartland CC 2019 1B 97.6 mph
2 Jeremy Figueroa Heartland CC 2020 2B 96.6 mph
3 Sam Antonacci Heartland CC 2021 SS 95.5 mph
4 Jacyk Uehling Heartland CC 2020 OF 94.9 mph
5 Bobby Atkinson Heartland CC 2021 1B 94.3 mph
6 Matthew Murphy Heartland CC 2020 C 93.7 mph
7 Riley Rundquist Heartland CC 2019 1B 92.8 mph
8 Sean Shook Heartland CC 2020 2B 91.5 mph
9 Braden Zenor Heartland CC 2020 OF 89.8 mph
10 Quinn Willard Heartland CC 2021 OF 88.9 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

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Tyler Brandenburg Heartland CC 2019 1B 104.6 mph
2 Matthew Murphy Heartland CC 2020 C 103.1 mph
3 Jacyk Uehling Heartland CC 2020 OF 102.3 mph
4 Riley Rundquist Heartland CC 2019 1B 102.0 mph
5 Bobby Atkinson Heartland CC 2021 1B 101.9 mph
6 Mason Sawyer Heartland CC 2020 C 101.4 mph
7 Quinn Willard Heartland CC 2021 OF 100.6 mph
8 Sam Antonacci Heartland CC 2021 SS 100.6 mph
9 Jeremy Figueroa Heartland CC 2020 2B 100.3 mph
10 Sean Shook Heartland CC 2020 2B 99.0 mph
11 Bryce Brown Heartland CC 2020 3B 98.5 mph

Peak Estimated Batted Distance

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Distance (max)
1 Riley Rundquist Heartland CC 2019 1B 399 ft
2 Matthew Murphy Heartland CC 2020 C 398 ft
3 Jeremy Figueroa Heartland CC 2020 2B 397 ft
4 Mason Sawyer Heartland CC 2020 C 391 ft
5 Bobby Atkinson Heartland CC 2021 1B 389 ft
6 Tyler Brandenburg Heartland CC 2019 1B 385 ft
7 Sam Antonacci Heartland CC 2021 SS 384 ft
8 Jacyk Uehling Heartland CC 2020 OF 372 ft
9 Ben Hartl Heartland CC 2021 C 358 ft
10 Quinn Willard Heartland CC 2021 OF 357 ft
11 Sean Shook Heartland CC 2020 2B 351 ft
12 Braden Zenor Heartland CC 2020 OF 337 ft

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

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