PBR Illinois Best of 2022: Hard Hit %
January 16, 2023
The PBR Illinois staff hosted over 40 showcases in 2022 – from invite-only events for select prospects, events for incoming freshmen, unsigned seniors, and the list goes on. Before we close the book on 2022 for good, we're going to check out some of the top showcase performances of last year.
To make your mark at a PBR showcase in 2023, check out the recently released Illinois winter 2023 calendar.
Below you'll find the best hard hit percentages* produced by Illinois prospects over the last calendar year, separated by grad class.
*Hard hit % is the percentage of batted balls struck at 90 mph or more.
2022
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | HARD HIT % |
| 1 | Owen Murphy | IL | Riverside-Brookfield | 2022 | RHP | 85 % |
| ^ | Estevan Moreno | IL | Montini Catholic | 2022 | SS | 85 % |
| 2 | Luke Adams | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2022 | 3B | 84 % |
| ^ | Hayden Christiansen | IL | Richmond-Burton | 2022 | C | 84 % |
| 3 | Brady Small | IL | Lemont | 2022 | OF | 82 % |
| 4 | Jake Kohanzo | IL | Barrington | 2022 | RHP | 80 % |
| 5 | Alex Stanwich | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2022 | OF | 76 % |
| 6 | Victor Izquierdo | IL | Lockport | 2022 | 1B | 71 % |
| 7 | Brendan Summerhill | IL | Whitney Young | 2022 | OF | 69 % |
| 8 | Alex Willey | IL | Normal West | 2022 | RHP | 66 % |
| 9 | Will Plattner | IL | Glenwood | 2022 | C | 60 % |
| ^ | Jacob Buysse | IL | Mundelein | 2022 | 1B | 60 % |
| ^ | Michael Oprondek | IL | Providence Catholic | 2022 | C | 60 % |
| 10 | Jackson Bessette | IL | South Elgin | 2022 | C | 59 % |
| 11 | Brandon Rogers | IL | Mount Carmel | 2022 | OF | 57 % |
| 12 | Ben Karpowicz | IL | South Elgin | 2022 | OF | 55 % |
| 13 | Blake Stempowski | IL | Geneva | 2022 | 3B | 54 % |
| ^ | Tommy Stricklin | IL | Mundelein | 2022 | 3B | 54 % |
| 14 | Jack Scheri | IL | LaSalle Peru | 2022 | SS | 53 % |
| ^ | Shai Robinson | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor | 2022 | SS | 53 % |
| 15 | Jack Tobin | IL | Prairie Ridge | 2022 | 1B | 50 % |
2023
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | HARD HIT % |
| 1 | Ryan Niedzwiedz | IL | West Aurora | 2023 | SS | 100 % |
| 2 | Kaelan Natyshok | IL | Coal City | 2023 | RHP | 90 % |
| ^ | Christian Graves | IL | Jacobs | 2023 | 3B | 90 % |
| ^ | Andy Roman | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2023 | C | 90 % |
| ^ | Bryce Nevils | IL | Brother Rice | 2023 | OF | 90 % |
| ^ | Ryne Crum | IL | Springfield | 2023 | 1B | 90 % |
| ^ | Ryan Quinlan | IL | Huntley | 2023 | 2B | 90 % |
| ^ | Dylan Mayer | IL | New Trier | 2023 | LHP | 90 % |
| 3 | Austin Leonard | IL | Hampshire | 2023 | C | 88 % |
| ^ | Troy Stukenberg | IL | Lyons Township | 2023 | SS | 88 % |
| 4 | Jayden Malone | IL | Metea Valley High School | 2023 | OF | 85 % |
| 5 | Jake Zitella | IL | St. Charles East | 2023 | 3B | 84 % |
| 6 | Trey Swiderski | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2023 | OF | 81 % |
| 7 | Dillon Putty | IL | Huntley | 2023 | 1B | 80 % |
| ^ | Zachary Kwasny | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2023 | 3B | 80 % |
| ^ | Josh Polubinski | IL | Oswego East | 2023 | 3B | 80 % |
| 8 | Thomas Curry | WI | Arrowhead | 2023 | C | 78 % |
| 9 | Danny Rollins | IL | Lake Park | 2023 | C | 77 % |
| ^ | Jack Falls | IL | Lyons Township | 2023 | 3B | 77 % |
| ^ | Donald Tober | IL | Timothy Christian | 2023 | RHP | 77 % |
| 10 | Kade Schneider | IL | Barrington | 2023 | OF | 75 % |
| ^ | Charlie Dumo | IL | Deerfield | 2023 | OF | 75 % |
| ^ | Tyler Vasey | IL | Prairie Ridge | 2023 | MIF | 75 % |
| 11 | Nick Mardis | IL | Bloomington Central Catholic | 2023 | C | 72 % |
| ^ | John St. Clair | IL | Plainfield North | 2023 | SS | 72 % |
| ^ | Dalton Miller | IL | Quincy Notre Dame | 2023 | 1B | 72 % |
| ^ | Owen Cornett | IL | Du Quoin | 2023 | 1B | 72 % |
| 12 | Luke Stulga | IL | St. Laurence | 2023 | OF | 71 % |
| 13 | Owen Duffy | IL | Marist | 2023 | OF | 70 % |
| ^ | Carter Storti | IL | Lemont | 2023 | SS | 70 % |
| ^ | Patrick Carmody | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2023 | 3B | 70 % |
| ^ | Luke Bafia | IL | Benet Academy | 2023 | SS | 70 % |
| ^ | Mikey Murphy | IL | Minooka | 2023 | OF | 70 % |
| ^ | AJ Malzone | IL | St. Rita | 2023 | C | 70 % |
| ^ | Cooper Cohn | IL | McHenry | 2023 | C | 70 % |
| ^ | Andrew Hendrickson | IL | Edwardsville | 2023 | 3B | 70 % |
| ^ | Andrew Gallegos | IL | Naperville Central | 2023 | 1B | 70 % |
| 14 | Christian Seminaro | IL | Mundelein | 2023 | OF | 66 % |
| ^ | Jude Allen | IL | Providence Catholic | 2023 | 1B | 66 % |
| ^ | Sam Viniard | IL | Lyons Township | 2023 | 1B | 66 % |
| ^ | Sheppard Graf | IL | Lake Forest | 2023 | 3B | 66 % |
| ^ | Gavin Parkerson | IL | Armstrong | 2023 | RHP | 66 % |
| ^ | Michael Stupavsky | IL | Quincy Notre Dame | 2023 | C | 66 % |
| ^ | Damon Brena | IL | Niles West | 2023 | C | 66 % |
| 15 | Zan von Schlegell | IL | Saint Viator | 2023 | SS | 63 % |
| ^ | Tommy Atkinson | IL | St. Rita | 2023 | OF | 63 % |
| ^ | Jayden Diaz | IL | Alton | 2023 | C | 63 % |
| ^ | Collin Jennings | IL | Marist | 2023 | OF | 63 % |
| ^ | Luka Romic | IN | Lake Central | 2023 | 3B | 63 % |
| ^ | Tony Konopiots | IL | Downers Grove North | 2023 | 3B | 63 % |
| 16 | Brayden Bakes | IL | Huntley | 2023 | OF | 61 % |
| 17 | Jeremy Yanow | IL | Deerfield | 2023 | SS | 60 % |
| ^ | Luca Morelli | IL | Stevenson | 2023 | C | 60 % |
| ^ | Joey Russo | IL | Mount Carmel | 2023 | C | 60 % |
| ^ | Kevin Geake | IL | Glenbrook North | 2023 | C | 60 % |
| ^ | Michael Carrano | IL | St. Laurence | 2023 | C | 60 % |
| 18 | TJ Schuyler | IL | Antioch | 2023 | C | 58 % |
| ^ | Gianni Royer | IL | Lake Forest | 2023 | OF | 58 % |
| ^ | Troy Vosburgh | IL | Oswego | 2023 | SS | 58 % |
| 19 | Carson McCaleb | MO | Timberland | 2023 | C | 56 % |
| 20 | Nathan Jonas | IL | Jacobs | 2023 | 1B | 55 % |
| ^ | Dominic Kibler | WI | New Berlin West | 2023 | C | 55 % |
| 21 | Tommy Townsend | IL | Sycamore | 2023 | RF | 54 % |
| ^ | Jack Novak | IL | Lincoln-Way Central | 2023 | OF | 54 % |
| ^ | Dominic Voegele | IL | Columbia | 2023 | RHP | 54 % |
| ^ | Cooper Gillette | IL | Harlem | 2023 | C | 54 % |
| ^ | Jaden Correa | IL | De La Salle | 2023 | SS | 54 % |
| ^ | Kerim Orucevic | IL | Maine South | 2023 | SS | 54 % |
| ^ | Chris Rogers | IL | Grayslake Central | 2023 | LHP | 54 % |
| ^ | Vinnie Marvucic | IL | Niles North | 2023 | OF | 54 % |
| ^ | Blake Norton | IL | Salt Fork | 2023 | RHP | 54 % |
| ^ | Henry Wolfe | IL | New Trier | 2023 | C | 54 % |
| ^ | Michael Farina | IL | Mundelien | 2023 | SS | 54 % |
| 22 | CJ Filipek | IL | Huntley | 2023 | 1B | 50 % |
| ^ | Zach Hesse | IL | Tinley Park | 2023 | SS | 50 % |
| ^ | Jack Fagerson | IL | Plainfield North | 2023 | 1B | 50 % |
| ^ | Korey Mulling | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor | 2023 | 2B | 50 % |
| ^ | William Hill | IL | Brooks | 2023 | OF | 50 % |
| ^ | Carl Moland-Kovash | IL | Rolling Meadows | 2023 | C | 50 % |
| ^ | Taylor Voorhees | IL | St. Joseph Ogden | 2023 | 3B | 50 % |
| ^ | Brooks Neuhoff | IL | Morton | 2023 | 2B | 50 % |
| ^ | Preston Lund | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor | 2023 | C | 50 % |
| ^ | Vincent Lewis III | IL | Downers Grove North | 2023 | 3B | 50 % |
| ^ | Colin Schmitke | IL | Stevenson | 2023 | SS | 50 % |
| ^ | Kevin Denty | IL | Marian Catholic | 2023 | OF | 50 % |
| ^ | Jacob Hall | IL | Warren | 2023 | C | 50 % |
| ^ | Daniel Connelly | IL | Mundelein | 2023 | C | 50 % |
| ^ | Clay Jensen | IL | St. Charles East | 2023 | OF | 50 % |
| ^ | Nicolas Mangano | IL | Marian Catholic | 2023 | SS | 50 % |
| ^ | Blake Binkowski | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2023 | 1B | 50 % |
| ^ | Dylan Kaminski | IL | DePaul Prep | 2023 | RHP | 50 % |
2024
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | HARD HIT % |
| 1 | Randall Nauden | IL | Brother Rice | 2024 | C | 90 % |
| 2 | James Love | IL | Joliet West | 2024 | 3B | 81 % |
| 3 | Jaden Obaldo | IL | Crystal Lake Central | 2024 | 2B | 80 % |
| 4 | Matthew Ruttkay | IL | Glenbrook North | 2024 | 1B | 77 % |
| 5 | Sir Jamison Jones | IL | St. Rita | 2024 | C | 75 % |
| 6 | Tyler Bell | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2024 | SS | 71 % |
| 7 | Kenny Perez | IL | De LaSalle | 2024 | SS | 70 % |
| ^ | Jackson Stanek | IL | St Rita | 2024 | 1B | 70 % |
| ^ | Hank Gomric | IL | Althoff Catholic | 2024 | OF | 70 % |
| ^ | Sean Kempf | IL | Crystal Lake Central | 2024 | C | 70 % |
| 8 | Jimmy Janicki | IL | Downers Grove North | 2024 | C | 66 % |
| ^ | Morgan Wachler | IL | Palatine | 2024 | OF | 66 % |
| 9 | Mac Collins | MO | Blue Springs South | 2024 | 3B | 63 % |
| ^ | Nate George | IL | Minooka | 2024 | OF | 63 % |
| ^ | Keenan Oldani | IL | South Elgin | 2024 | 3B | 63 % |
| 10 | Zachary Pyles | IL | Oak Harbor | 2024 | 1B | 62 % |
| 11 | Ryan Kotara | IL | Lincoln-Way Central | 2024 | RHP | 60 % |
| ^ | Brandon Schultz | IL | Stevenson | 2024 | OF | 60 % |
| ^ | Michael Hultman | IL | Andrew | 2024 | C | 60 % |
| ^ | Jonah Weathers | IL | Marian Catholic | 2024 | 3B | 60 % |
| ^ | William Klumpp | IL | DeKalb | 2024 | OF | 60 % |
| 12 | Eric DeCosta | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2024 | 3B | 59 % |
| 13 | Nate Harris | IL | Yorkville | 2024 | SS | 58 % |
| 14 | Andrew Schweigert | IL | Bradley Bourbonnais | 2024 | OF | 55 % |
| ^ | David Cox | IL | Nazareth | 2024 | 3B | 55 % |
| ^ | Jaden Franckowiak | IL | Andrew | 2024 | 1B | 55 % |
| ^ | Nolan VanDuzer | IL | LaSalle-Peru | 2024 | RHP | 55 % |
| ^ | Jackson Petsche | IL | Oswego East | 2024 | 1B | 55 % |
| ^ | Brady Gilroy | IL | Burlington Central | 2024 | OF | 55 % |
| ^ | Parker Violett | IL | Kaneland | 2024 | OF | 55 % |
| 15 | Ben Ford | IL | Waubonsie Valley | 2024 | SS | 54 % |
| 16 | Mick Graham | CT | Salisbury CT | 2024 | OF | 50 % |
| ^ | Kody Brown | MO | Seckman | 2024 | C | 50 % |
| ^ | Derrick Owens | IL | Simeon | 2024 | OF | 50 % |
| ^ | Khamaree Thomas | IL | Kenwood | 2024 | OF | 50 % |
| ^ | Parker Reinke | IL | St. Charles North | 2024 | OF | 50 % |
| ^ | Ryan Kondrad | IL | Lake Zurich | 2024 | 3B | 50 % |
| 17 | Brendan Tunink | IL | Newman Central Catholic | 2024 | OF | 46 % |
| 18 | Luke Mejdrich | IL | Hampshire | 2024 | RHP | 45 % |
| ^ | Cash Campbell | IL | Montini Catholic | 2024 | 3B | 45 % |
| 19 | Ryan Sloan | IL | York | 2024 | RHP | 44 % |
| ^ | Lucas Hicks | IL | Westmont | 2024 | OF | 44 % |
2025-2026
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | HARD HIT % |
| 1 | Charlie Meister | IL | Hersey | 2025 | C | 80 % |
| 2 | Enzo Infelise | IL | Providence Catholic | 2025 | C | 75 % |
| 3 | Peter Visconti II | IL | St. Joseph Catholic | 2025 | C | 72 % |
| 4 | Aidan Nohava | IL | Brother Rice | 2025 | 1B | 70 % |
| ^ | Jimmy Downs | IL | Kenwood | 2025 | 3B | 70 % |
| 5 | Jaden Fauske | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2025 | C | 66 % |
| 6 | Ryan Mirante | IL | South Elgin | 2025 | OF | 63 % |
| 7 | Ryan Harris | IL | Stevenson | 2026 | OF | 58 % |
| 8 | AJ Putty | IL | Huntley | 2025 | 3B | 54 % |
| 9 | Henry Murray | IL | Lane Tech | 2025 | OF | 52 % |
| 10 | Xander Metke | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
| ^ | Ethan Bass | IL | Glenbrook North | 2026 | SS | 50 % |
| ^ | Matthew Jackson | IL | Prospect | 2026 | OF | 50 % |
| ^ | TJ McQuillan | IL | Mount Carmel | 2026 | OF | 50 % |
| ^ | Carter Bleakney | IL | Champaign Central | 2025 | OF | 50 % |
| 11 | Jack Wheeler | IL | Morris | 2025 | 3B | 45 % |
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