PBR Illinois Best of 2022: Average Peak Bat Speed
January 13, 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 top average bat-speeds produced by Illinois prospects over the last calendar year, separated by grad class.
2022
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | BAT SPEED (AVG) |
| 1 | Victor Izquierdo | IL | Lockport | 2022 | 1B | 78.8 mph |
| 2 | Brady Small | IL | Lemont | 2022 | OF | 78.4 mph |
| 3 | Luke Adams | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2022 | 3B | 77.9 mph |
| 4 | Jaden Coleman | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2022 | OF | 76.6 mph |
| 5 | Tommy Stricklin | IL | Mundelein | 2022 | 3B | 76.2 mph |
| 6 | Miguel Cantu | IL | St. Rita | 2022 | RHP | 75.9 mph |
| 7 | Blake Stempowski | IL | Geneva | 2022 | 3B | 75.6 mph |
| 8 | Easton Harris | IL | Washington | 2022 | SS | 75.1 mph |
| 9 | Estevan Moreno | IL | Montini Catholic | 2022 | SS | 74.6 mph |
| 10 | Will Plattner | IL | Glenwood | 2022 | C | 74.3 mph |
| 11 | Jake Kohanzo | IL | Barrington | 2022 | RHP | 73.5 mph |
| 12 | Brendan Summerhill | IL | Whitney Young | 2022 | OF | 73.3 mph |
| 13 | Donyae Smith | IL | Gwendolyn Brooks | 2022 | 3B | 73.0 mph |
2023
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | BAT SPEED (AVG) |
| 1 | Luke Stulga | IL | St. Laurence | 2023 | OF | 78.8 mph |
| 2 | Christian Graves | IL | Jacobs | 2023 | 3B | 77.6 mph |
| 3 | Patrick Carmody | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2023 | 3B | 76.7 mph |
| ^ | Aiden Choslovsky | IL | Lincoln Park | 2023 | LHP | 76.7 mph |
| 4 | Blake Binkowski | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2023 | 1B | 76.5 mph |
| ^ | Brayden Bakes | IL | Huntley | 2023 | OF | 76.5 mph |
| 5 | Ryan Niedzwiedz | IL | West Aurora | 2023 | SS | 76.3 mph |
| 6 | Theo Schmidt | IL | Libertyville | 2023 | 3B | 76.1 mph |
| ^ | Dalton Miller | IL | Quincy Notre Dame | 2023 | 1B | 76.1 mph |
| 7 | Easton Steck | IL | Galesburg | 2023 | SS | 75.9 mph |
| ^ | Jake Morrill | IL | Normal West | 2023 | OF | 75.9 mph |
| 8 | Sohrab Rezaei | IL | University of Chicago Laboratory Schools | 2023 | SS | 75.6 mph |
| 9 | Ryan Quinlan | IL | Huntley | 2023 | 2B | 75.5 mph |
| 10 | Nick Mardis | IL | Bloomington Central Catholic | 2023 | C | 75.4 mph |
| 11 | Ryne Crum | IL | Springfield | 2023 | 1B | 75.3 mph |
| 12 | Jake Zitella | IL | St. Charles East | 2023 | 3B | 75.2 mph |
| 13 | Carter Storti | IL | Lemont | 2023 | SS | 74.9 mph |
| 14 | Kade Schneider | IL | Barrington | 2023 | OF | 74.8 mph |
| 15 | Mikey Murphy | IL | Minooka | 2023 | OF | 74.7 mph |
| 16 | Eduardo Letamendi | IL | Von Steuben | 2023 | SS | 74.6 mph |
| ^ | Charlie Dumo | IL | Deerfield | 2023 | OF | 74.6 mph |
| 17 | Gavin Parkerson | IL | Armstrong | 2023 | RHP | 74.5 mph |
| 18 | William Ho | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2023 | RHP | 74.4 mph |
| 19 | Jeremy Yanow | IL | Deerfield | 2023 | SS | 74.2 mph |
| 20 | Henry Saul | IL | Batavia | 2023 | C | 74.1 mph |
| 21 | Bryer Arview | IL | Civic Memorial | 2023 | SS | 74.0 mph |
| ^ | Damon Brena | IL | Niles West | 2023 | C | 74.0 mph |
| 22 | Sheppard Graf | IL | Lake Forest | 2023 | 3B | 73.9 mph |
| ^ | Chris Rogers | IL | Grayslake Central | 2023 | LHP | 73.9 mph |
| 23 | AJ Malzone | IL | St. Rita | 2023 | C | 73.8 mph |
| ^ | Aiden O'Hara | IL | Brother Rice | 2023 | RHP | 73.8 mph |
| ^ | Alex Schreckenberg | IL | Columbia | 2023 | 2B | 73.8 mph |
| 24 | Josh Polubinski | IL | Oswego East | 2023 | 3B | 73.7 mph |
| 25 | Joey Russo | IL | Mount Carmel | 2023 | C | 73.6 mph |
| ^ | Spencer Geake | IL | Glenbrook North | 2023 | RHP | 73.6 mph |
| ^ | Kiefer Tarnoki | IL | Sycamore | 2023 | OF | 73.6 mph |
| 26 | Danny Rollins | IL | Lake Park | 2023 | C | 73.5 mph |
2024
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | BAT SPEED (AVG) |
| 1 | Keenan Oldani | IL | South Elgin | 2024 | 3B | 81.2 mph |
| 2 | Jimmy Janicki | IL | Downers Grove North | 2024 | C | 80.1 mph |
| 3 | Jackson Petsche | IL | Oswego East | 2024 | 1B | 79.3 mph |
| 4 | Nate George | IL | Minooka | 2024 | OF | 77.5 mph |
| 5 | Christian Deshazer | IL | Lake Park | 2024 | 3B | 77.1 mph |
| 6 | Nolan VanDuzer | IL | LaSalle-Peru | 2024 | RHP | 76.4 mph |
| 7 | Ryan Sloan | IL | York | 2024 | RHP | 76.2 mph |
| 8 | Jaden Obaldo | IL | Crystal Lake Central | 2024 | 2B | 76.0 mph |
| ^ | Lucas Hicks | IL | Westmont | 2024 | OF | 76.0 mph |
| 9 | Sir Jamison Jones | IL | St. Rita | 2024 | C | 75.7 mph |
| 10 | Bryce Loeger | IL | Conant | 2024 | RHP | 75.4 mph |
| 11 | David Cox | IL | Nazareth | 2024 | 3B | 75.3 mph |
| ^ | Rhett Wolf | IL | Carmel Catholic | 2024 | C | 75.3 mph |
| 12 | Sean Kempf | IL | Crystal Lake Central | 2024 | C | 75.2 mph |
| 13 | Danny Schuch | IL | Plainfield East | 2024 | OF | 74.8 mph |
| 14 | Ethan Collins | IL | Oak Lawn | 2024 | LHP | 74.5 mph |
| ^ | Anthony Xydakis | IL | Morris | 2024 | OF | 74.5 mph |
| 15 | Tyler Bell | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2024 | SS | 74.4 mph |
| 16 | Brendan Tunink | IL | Newman Central Catholic | 2024 | OF | 73.9 mph |
| ^ | Zechariah Landstrom | IL | Pontiac | 2024 | RHP | 73.9 mph |
| 17 | Colin Christensen | IL | Wauconda | 2024 | OF | 73.1 mph |
| ^ | Owen Micklinghoff | IL | McHenry | 2024 | RHP | 73.1 mph |
| 18 | Beau McBride | IL | New Trier | 2024 | LHP | 73.0 mph |
| 19 | Hank Gomric | IL | Althoff Catholic | 2024 | OF | 72.7 mph |
| 20 | Nick Randell | IL | Hampshire | 2024 | OF | 72.6 mph |
| ^ | Jameson Martin | IL | St. Laurence | 2024 | SS | 72.6 mph |
| 21 | AJ Manganello | IL | Montini | 2024 | C | 72.5 mph |
| ^ | Khamaree Thomas | IL | Kenwood | 2024 | OF | 72.5 mph |
| ^ | Zachary Pyles | IL | Oak Harbor | 2024 | 1B | 72.5 mph |
2025
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | BAT SPEED (AVG) |
| 1 | AJ Putty | IL | Huntley | 2025 | 3B | 78.1 mph |
| 2 | Charlie Meister | IL | Hersey | 2025 | C | 75.4 mph |
| 3 | Chase Petersen | IL | Glenbrook North | 2025 | OF | 75.2 mph |
| 4 | Aiden Clark | IL | Naperville Central | 2025 | OF | 74.3 mph |
| 5 | Carter Bleakney | IL | Champaign Central | 2025 | OF | 74.1 mph |
| 6 | Conor Essenburg | IL | Lincoln-Way West | 2025 | 1B | 73.8 mph |
| 7 | Charlie Taczy | IL | Cary-Grove | 2025 | RHP | 73.7 mph |
| 9 | Cameron Steinbaugh | IL | Georgetown-Ridgefarm | 2025 | OF | 73.2 mph |
| 10 | Jaden Fauske | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2025 | C | 73.0 mph |
| 11 | Jack Bauer | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2025 | LHP | 72.9 mph |
| 12 | Benjamin Mitchell | IL | Harvest Christian | 2025 | C | 72.8 mph |
| 14 | Jordan Shoemaker | IL | Metea Valley | 2025 | OF | 72.5 mph |
| 15 | Dominic Holton | IL | Notre Dame Prep | 2025 | SS | 72.3 mph |
| ^ | Ryan Mirante | IL | South Elgin | 2025 | OF | 72.3 mph |
| ^ | Tayden Washington | IL | Plainfield East | 2025 | SS | 72.3 mph |
| 18 | Julian Ashley-Friedman | IL | Barrington | 2025 | SS | 72.2 mph |
| 19 | Demir Heidelberg | IL | Homewood Flossmoor | 2025 | 1B | 71.9 mph |
| ^ | Xavier Crowder | IL | Mount Carmel | 2025 | SS | 71.9 mph |
| ^ | Jimmy Downs | IL | Kenwood | 2025 | 3B | 71.9 mph |
| 22 | Gael Urbieta | IL | Loyola Academy | 2025 | C | 71.3 mph |
| ^ | Ryan Dabe | IL | Huntley | 2025 | OF | 71.3 mph |
| 24 | Justin Rausch | IL | New Trier | 2025 | OF | 71.2 mph |
2026
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | BAT SPEED (AVG) |
| 1 | TJ McQuillan | IL | Mount Carmel | 2026 | OF | 75.0 mph |
| 2 | Dylan Kassab | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2026 | C | 74.5 mph |
| 3 | Ethan Bass | IL | Glenbrook North | 2026 | SS | 71.8 mph |
| 4 | Mason Nolasco | IL | Stevenson | 2026 | OF | 70.8 mph |
| 5 | Max Heineman | IL | Normal University | 2026 | C | 70.2 mph |
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