PBR IL: Rock Valley College Statistical and Data Analysis
October 6, 2023
On Monday, October 2nd, PBR Illinois traveled to Rock Valley Junior College in Rockford, IL for the Rock Valley JC Scout Day. The event featured over 35 of Rock Valley’s players. The Golden Eagles are coming off a 32-25 record in 2023.
Below are the day’s top performers, broken down by position players and pitchers. To see a list of those that attended, click here. For all of the statistics from this event, click here.
POSITIONAL TOOLS
TOP 60-TIMES
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
1 | River Lindsey | WI | New Berlin Eisenhower | 2023 | SS | 6.54 s |
2 | Grant Garrett | IL | Grayslake North | 2022 | OF | 6.79 s |
3 | Konner Giddley | WI | Beloit Turner | 2023 | SS | 6.95 s |
4 | Israel Delgado | IL | Sandburg | 2022 | SS | 6.97 s |
^ | Jackson Lindquist | IL | Winnebago | 2022 | 2B | 6.97 s |
5 | Sean McGurk | IL | Streator | 2022 | C | 7.00 s |
MAX INF VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
INF Velo
1
Israel Delgado
IL
Sandburg
2022
SS
92
2
Chase Wiese
IL
Normal Community
2023
SS
89
3
Jackson Lindquist
IL
Winnebago
2022
2B
86
4
River Lindsey
WI
New Berlin Eisenhower
2023
SS
84
5
Konner Giddley
WI
Beloit Turner
2023
SS
83
MAX OF VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
OF Velo
1
Rick Powell
IL
McHenry
2021
OF
90
2
River Lindsey
WI
New Berlin Eisenhower
2023
SS
87
3
John Spoto
IL
Joliet West
2023
OF
83
4
Ethan Chance
IL
Plainfield South
2022
OF
77
MAX C VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
C Velo
1
Preston Sewell
IL
Belvidere North
2022
C
78
^
Sean McGurk
IL
Streator
2022
C
78
2
Cooper Gillette
IL
Harlem
2023
C
77
3
Nick Mardis
IL
Bloomington Central Catholic
2023
C
74
TOP POP-TIMES
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Pop Time
1
Sean McGurk
IL
Streator
2022
C
1.96-2.06
2
Preston Sewell
IL
Belvidere North
2022
C
2.00-2.07
3
Nick Mardis
IL
Bloomington Central Catholic
2023
C
2.00-2.20
4
Cooper Gillette
IL
Harlem
2023
C
2.07-2.33
TRACKMAN
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 data.
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY & SPIN RATE
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Ethan Storm
IL
Sycamore
2022
RHP
95.8 mph
2
Griffin Smith
WI
Appleton North
2022
RHP
90.6 mph
3
Eric Williamson
WI
Union Grove
2022
RHP
89.6 mph
4
Mason Lei
IL
Freeport
2023
RHP
89.1 mph
5
Kahler Key
WI
La Crosse Aquinas
2022
RHP
89.0 mph
6
Sam Pritchard
IL
Grayslake North
2022
RHP
88.9 mph
7
Michael Cook
WI
Turner
2023
RHP
88.8 mph
8
Jackson Wohlers
IA
Davenport Assumption
2023
RHP
88.4 mph
9
Conner Williar
IL
Sycamore
2023
RHP
87.0 mph
10
Derek Huber
IL
Huntley
2023
RHP
86.8 mph
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Ethan Storm
IL
Sycamore
2022
RHP
2582 rpm
2
Sam Pritchard
IL
Grayslake North
2022
RHP
2515 rpm
3
Mason Lei
IL
Freeport
2023
RHP
2377 rpm
4
Griffin Smith
WI
Appleton North
2022
RHP
2341 rpm
5
Chase Wiese
IL
Normal Community
2023
SS
2305 rpm
6
Conner Williar
IL
Sycamore
2023
RHP
2300 rpm
7
Eric Williamson
WI
Union Grove
2022
RHP
2287 rpm
8
Jackson Wohlers
IA
Davenport Assumption
2023
RHP
2244 rpm
9
Derek Huber
IL
Huntley
2023
RHP
2239 rpm
10
Austin Loberger
WI
Bradford
2024
RHP
2209 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
Jackson Wohlers
IA
Davenport Assumption
2023
RHP
24.8
2
Derek Huber
IL
Huntley
2023
RHP
21.0
3
Troy McLeese
IL
Normal Community
2023
LHP
-16.8
4
Cayden Ahart
IL
Peoria Heights
2022
RHP
16.6
5
Max Strash
WI
Bradford
2023
RHP
16.0
6
Austin Loberger
WI
Bradford
2024
RHP
16.0
7
Michael Cantrill
TX
Burnet
2022
RHP
14.6
8
Conner Williar
IL
Sycamore
2023
RHP
14.2
9
Sam Pritchard
IL
Grayslake North
2022
RHP
13.7
10
Eric Williamson
WI
Union Grove
2022
RHP
13.3
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 CURVEBALL & SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Jackson Wohlers
IA
Davenport Assumption
2023
RHP
2788 rpm
2
Michael Cook
WI
Turner
2023
RHP
2726 rpm
3
Ethan Storm
IL
Sycamore
2022
RHP
2657 rpm
4
Michael Cantrill
TX
Burnet
2022
RHP
2608 rpm
5
Sam Pritchard
IL
Grayslake North
2022
RHP
2572 rpm
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Michael Cook
WI
Turner
2023
RHP
2661
2
Ethan Storm
IL
Sycamore
2022
RHP
2636
3
Griffin Smith
WI
Appleton North
2022
RHP
2587
4
Eric Williamson
WI
Union Grove
2022
RHP
2491
5
Conner Williar
IL
Sycamore
2023
RHP
2461
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Michael Cook
WI
Turner
2023
RHP
-20.3
2
Derek Huber
IL
Huntley
2023
RHP
-20.0
3
Troy McLeese
IL
Normal Community
2023
LHP
18.9
4
Eric Williamson
WI
Union Grove
2022
RHP
-17.6
5
Sam Pritchard
IL
Grayslake North
2022
RHP
-17.5
6
Conner Williar
IL
Sycamore
2023
RHP
-15.7
7
Ethan Storm
IL
Sycamore
2022
RHP
-12.4
8
Austin Loberger
WI
Bradford
2024
RHP
-12.0
9
Mason Lei
IL
Freeport
2023
RHP
-10.9
10
Max Strash
WI
Bradford
2023
RHP
-7.1
MAX AND AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Javier Garcia
IL
Harlem
2022
1B
102.2 mph
2
Nick Mardis
IL
Bloomington Central Catholic
2023
C
100.3 mph
3
Rick Powell
IL
McHenry
2021
OF
97.4 mph
4
Ethan Krueger
WI
Wauwatosa West
2022
3B
96.6 mph
5
Israel Delgado
IL
Sandburg
2022
SS
96.3 mph
6
John Spoto
IL
Joliet West
2023
OF
95.5 mph
7
Konner Giddley
WI
Beloit Turner
2023
SS
93.9 mph
8
Sean McGurk
IL
Streator
2022
C
93.5 mph
9
Cooper Gillette
IL
Harlem
2023
C
93.4 mph
10
Grant Marshall
IL
Normal University
2023
LHP
93.1 mph
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
Javier Garcia
IL
Harlem
2022
1B
94.1 mph
2
Rick Powell
IL
McHenry
2021
OF
93.4 mph
3
Ethan Krueger
WI
Wauwatosa West
2022
3B
89.6 mph
4
Israel Delgado
IL
Sandburg
2022
SS
88.0 mph
5
John Spoto
IL
Joliet West
2023
OF
87.2 mph
MAX DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Javier Garcia
IL
Harlem
2022
1B
388 ft
2
Nick Mardis
IL
Bloomington Central Catholic
2023
C
380 ft
3
Israel Delgado
IL
Sandburg
2022
SS
366 ft
4
Rick Powell
IL
McHenry
2021
OF
359 ft
5
Ethan Krueger
WI
Wauwatosa West
2022
3B
357 ft
HARD HIT PERCENTAGE (HITTING)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hard Hit %
1
Rick Powell
IL
McHenry
2021
OF
90 %
2
Ethan Krueger
WI
Wauwatosa West
2022
3B
66 %
3
Javier Garcia
IL
Harlem
2022
1B
63 %
Hard Hit % - Trackman defines a 'hard-hit ball' as one hit with an exit velocity of 90 mph or higher, and a player's "hard-hit rate" is simply showing the percentage of batted balls that were hit at 90 mph or more.
BLAST MOTION
With the help of our Blast Motion sensors, we're analyzing the swing metrics measured at this open showcase.
HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (max)
1
Ethan Chance
IL
Plainfield South
2022
OF
25.3 mph
2
Preston Sewell
IL
Belvidere North
2022
C
24.7 mph
^
Chase Wiese
IL
Normal Community
2023
SS
24.7 mph
3
Rick Powell
IL
McHenry
2021
OF
24.4 mph
4
John Spoto
IL
Joliet West
2023
OF
24.2 mph
^
Nick Mardis
IL
Bloomington Central Catholic
2023
C
24.2 mph
5
Cooper Gillette
IL
Harlem
2023
C
23.9 mph
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (avg)
1
Chase Wiese
IL
Normal Community
2023
SS
24.0 mph
2
Ethan Chance
IL
Plainfield South
2022
OF
24.0 mph
3
Nick Mardis
IL
Bloomington Central Catholic
2023
C
23.3 mph
4
John Spoto
IL
Joliet West
2023
OF
23.3 mph
5
Konner Giddley
WI
Beloit Turner
2023
SS
23.0 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)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Bat Speed (avg)
1
Nick Mardis
IL
Bloomington Central Catholic
2023
C
80.8 mph
2
Javier Garcia
IL
Harlem
2022
1B
79.7 mph
3
Preston Sewell
IL
Belvidere North
2022
C
79.4 mph
4
Rick Powell
IL
McHenry
2021
OF
75.8 mph
5
Chase Wiese
IL
Normal Community
2023
SS
74.0 mph
6
Grant Garrett
IL
Grayslake North
2022
OF
73.8 mph
7
Konner Giddley
WI
Beloit Turner
2023
SS
73.6 mph
8
Ethan Chance
IL
Plainfield South
2022
OF
73.5 mph
9
Cole Kersten
IL
McHenry Community
2022
3B
73.2 mph
10
Ryan Buschmann
WI
Deforest
2022
1B
72.9 mph
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)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (max)
1
Nick Mardis
IL
Bloomington Central Catholic
2023
C
25.0 g
2
John Spoto
IL
Joliet West
2023
OF
24.3 g
3
Javier Garcia
IL
Harlem
2022
1B
21.6 g
4
Chase Wiese
IL
Normal Community
2023
SS
19.5 g
5
Preston Sewell
IL
Belvidere North
2022
C
19.1 g
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (avg)
1
John Spoto
IL
Joliet West
2023
OF
23.2 g
2
Nick Mardis
IL
Bloomington Central Catholic
2023
C
21.7 g
3
Javier Garcia
IL
Harlem
2022
1B
17.7 g
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.
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