PBR Illinois Best of 2022: Average Exit Velocity
January 9, 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 average exit velocities produced by Illinois prospects over the last calendar year, separated by grad class.
2022
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | EXIT VELOCITY (AVG) |
| 1 | Owen Murphy | IL | Riverside-Brookfield | 2022 | RHP | 97.0 mph |
| 2 | Estevan Moreno | IL | Montini Catholic | 2022 | SS | 96.5 mph |
| 3 | Luke Adams | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2022 | 3B | 96.3 mph |
| 4 | Jake Kohanzo | IL | Barrington | 2022 | RHP | 94.0 mph |
| 5 | Brady Small | IL | Lemont | 2022 | OF | 93.8 mph |
| 6 | Hayden Christiansen | IL | Richmond Burton | 2022 | C | 93.5 mph |
| 7 | Alex Stanwich | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2022 | OF | 93.2 mph |
| 8 | Alex Willey | IL | Normal West | 2022 | RHP | 93.1 mph |
| 9 | Victor Izquierdo | IL | Lockport | 2022 | 1B | 92.6 mph |
| 10 | Brendan Summerhill | IL | Whitney Young | 2022 | OF | 91.0 mph |
| 11 | Tommy Stricklin | IL | Mundelein | 2022 | 3B | 90.8 mph |
2023
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | EXIT VELOCITY (AVG) |
| 1 | Christian Graves | IL | Jacobs | 2023 | 3B | 96.5 mph |
| 2 | Dylan Mayer | IL | New Trier | 2023 | LHP | 96.3 mph |
| 3 | Jake Zitella | IL | St. Charles East | 2023 | 3B | 95.5 mph |
| 4 | Ryan Quinlan | IL | Huntley | 2023 | 2B | 94.8 mph |
| 5 | Josh Polubinski | IL | Oswego East | 2023 | 3B | 94.5 mph |
| 6 | Ryan Niedzwiedz | IL | West Aurora | 2023 | SS | 94.4 mph |
| 7 | Troy Stukenberg | IL | Lyons Township | 2023 | SS | 94.2 mph |
| 8 | Gavin Parkerson | IL | Armstrong | 2023 | RHP | 93.8 mph |
| 9 | Kaelan Natyshok | IL | Coal City | 2023 | RHP | 93.6 mph |
| 10 | Andy Roman | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2023 | C | 93.3 mph |
| 11 | Zachary Kwasny | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2023 | 3B | 93.2 mph |
| 12 | Trey Swiderski | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2023 | OF | 92.7 mph |
| 13 | Andrew Gallegos | IL | Naperville Central | 2023 | 1B | 92.5 mph |
| 14 | Austin Leonard | IL | Hampshire | 2023 | C | 92.4 mph |
| 15 | Kade Schneider | IL | Barrington | 2023 | OF | 92.3 mph |
| ^ | Cooper Cohn | IL | McHenry | 2023 | C | 92.3 mph |
| ^ | Dillon Putty | IL | Huntley | 2023 | 1B | 92.3 mph |
| ^ | Jayden Malone | IL | Metea Valley High School | 2023 | OF | 92.3 mph |
| ^ | Owen Cornett | IL | Du Quoin | 2023 | 1B | 92.3 mph |
| 16 | Danny Rollins | IL | Lake Park | 2023 | C | 92.2 mph |
| 17 | Bryce Nevils | IL | Brother Rice | 2023 | OF | 92.1 mph |
| 18 | Jack Falls | IL | Lyons Township | 2023 | 3B | 91.8 mph |
| ^ | Tommy Atkinson | IL | St. Rita | 2023 | OF | 91.8 mph |
| 19 | Dalton Miller | IL | Quincy Notre Dame | 2023 | 1B | 91.6 mph |
| 20 | Ryne Crum | IL | Springfield | 2023 | 1B | 91.5 mph |
| 21 | Charlie Dumo | IL | Deerfield | 2023 | OF | 91.3 mph |
| ^ | Nick Mardis | IL | Bloomington Central Catholic | 2023 | C | 91.3 mph |
| ^ | Brayden Bakes | IL | Huntley | 2023 | OF | 91.3 mph |
| 22 | Donald Tober | IL | Timothy Christian | 2023 | RHP | 91.0 mph |
| ^ | Mikey Murphy | IL | Minooka | 2023 | OF | 91.0 mph |
| 23 | Zan von Schlegell | IL | Saint Viator | 2023 | SS | 90.9 mph |
| ^ | Damon Brena | IL | Niles West | 2023 | C | 90.9 mph |
| 24 | Patrick Carmody | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2023 | 3B | 90.8 mph |
| ^ | Luke Stulga | IL | St. Laurence | 2023 | OF | 90.8 mph |
| ^ | Christian Seminaro | IL | Mundelein | 2023 | OF | 90.8 mph |
| 25 | Blake Binkowski | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2023 | 1B | 90.7 mph |
| 26 | Johnny Wendling | IL | St. Laurence | 2023 | C | 90.6 mph |
| ^ | Owen Duffy | IL | Marist | 2023 | OF | 90.6 mph |
| 27 | John St. Clair | IL | Plainfield North | 2023 | SS | 90.4 mph |
| ^ | Andrew Hendrickson | IL | Edwardsville | 2023 | 3B | 90.4 mph |
| 28 | Jude Allen | IL | Providence Catholic | 2023 | 1B | 90.3 mph |
| ^ | Clay Jensen | IL | St. Charles East | 2023 | OF | 90.3 mph |
| ^ | AJ Malzone | IL | St. Rita | 2023 | C | 90.3 mph |
| 29 | Declan Jessee | IL | Glenwood | 2023 | 3B | 90.2 mph |
| ^ | Jayden Diaz | IL | Alton | 2023 | C | 90.2 mph |
| 30 | Tyler Patterson | IL | Simeon | 2023 | RHP | 90.1 mph |
| 31 | Taylor Voorhees | IL | St. Joseph Ogden | 2023 | 3B | 90.0 mph |
2024
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | EXIT VELOCITY (AVG) |
| 1 | James Love | IL | Joliet West | 2024 | 3B | 93.5 mph |
| 2 | Jackson Stanek | IL | St Rita | 2024 | 1B | 93.4 mph |
| 3 | Hank Gomric | IL | Althoff Catholic | 2024 | OF | 92.9 mph |
| 4 | Matthew Ruttkay | IL | Glenbrook North | 2024 | 1B | 92.8 mph |
| 5 | Sir Jamison Jones | IL | St. Rita | 2024 | C | 92.6 mph |
| ^ | Keenan Oldani | IL | South Elgin | 2024 | 3B | 92.6 mph |
| 6 | Randall Nauden | IL | Brother Rice | 2024 | C | 92.5 mph |
| 7 | David Cox | IL | Nazareth | 2024 | 3B | 92.0 mph |
| 8 | Sean Kempf | IL | Crystal Lake Central | 2024 | C | 91.8 mph |
| 9 | Nate George | IL | Minooka | 2024 | OF | 91.6 mph |
| 10 | Jaden Obaldo | IL | Crystal Lake Central | 2024 | 2B | 91.3 mph |
| 11 | Kenny Perez | IL | De LaSalle | 2024 | SS | 91.1 mph |
| 12 | Brendan Tunink | IL | Newman Central Catholic | 2024 | OF | 90.2 mph |
| 13 | Nate Harris | IL | Yorkville | 2024 | SS | 90.1 mph |
| 14 | Jimmy Janicki | IL | Downers Grove North | 2024 | C | 90.9 mph |
| 15 | Jackson Petsche | IL | Oswego East | 2024 | 1B | 90.0 mph |
| 16 | Jaden Franckowiak | IL | Andrew | 2024 | 1B | 89.9 mph |
| 17 | Ryan Kotara | IL | Lincoln-Way Central | 2024 | RHP | 89.6 mph |
| ^ | Tyler Bell | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2024 | SS | 89.6 mph |
| ^ | Anthony Xydakis | IL | Morris | 2024 | OF | 89.6 mph |
| ^ | Jimmy Anderson | IL | Joliet West | 2024 | SS | 89.6 mph |
| 18 | Parker Reinke | IL | St. Charles North | 2024 | OF | 89.3 mph |
| 19 | Nolan VanDuzer | IL | LaSalle-Peru | 2024 | RHP | 89.0 mph |
| ^ | William Klumpp | IL | DeKalb | 2024 | OF | 89.0 mph |
| 20 | Cash Campbell | IL | Montini Catholic | 2024 | 3B | 88.9 mph |
| 21 | Jonathan Fleaka | IL | Lake Zurich | 2024 | SS | 88.7 mph |
| ^ | Andrew Schweigert | IL | Bradley Bourbonnais | 2024 | OF | 88.7 mph |
| 22 | Michael Hultman | IL | Andrew | 2024 | C | 88.6 mph |
| 23 | Zachary Pyles | IL | Oak Harbor | 2024 | 1B | 88.4 mph |
| 24 | Christopher Boykin | IL | Simeon | 2024 | 1B | 88.3 mph |
| ^ | Ryan Kondrad | IL | Lake Zurich | 2024 | 3B | 88.3 mph |
| 25 | Matthew Carrano | IL | St. Laurence | 2024 | C | 88.2 mph |
2025
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | EXIT VELOCITY (AVG) |
| 1 | Jimmy Downs | IL | Kenwood | 2025 | 3B | 91.8 mph |
| 2 | Charlie Meister | IL | Hersey | 2025 | C | 91.1 mph |
| 3 | Enzo Infelise | IL | Providence Catholic | 2025 | C | 91.0 mph |
| 4 | Aidan Nohava | IL | Brother Rice | 2025 | 1B | 90.9 mph |
| 5 | Peter Visconti II | IL | St. Joseph Catholic | 2025 | C | 90.8 mph |
| 6 | Jaden Fauske | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2025 | C | 90.5 mph |
| 7 | AJ Putty | IL | Huntley | 2025 | 3B | 89.6 mph |
| 8 | Ryan Mirante | IL | South Elgin | 2025 | OF | 89.3 mph |
| 9 | Quinn Schambow | IL | Libertyville | 2025 | C | 88.4 mph |
| 10 | Henry Murray | IL | Lane Tech | 2025 | OF | 88.1 mph |
| 11 | Carter Bleakney | IL | Champaign Central | 2025 | OF | 87.8 mph |
| 12 | Cameron Steinbaugh | IL | Georgetown-Ridgefarm | 2025 | OF | 87.7 mph |
| ^ | Soran Leahy | IL | Barrington | 2025 | RHP | 87.2 mph |
| ^ | Demir Heidelberg | IL | Homewood Flossmoor | 2025 | 1B | 87.2 mph |
| 13 | Xavier Crowder | IL | Mount Carmel | 2025 | SS | 87.1 mph |
| ^ | Brock Fearday | IL | St. Anthony | 2025 | RHP | 87.1 mph |
| 14 | Xander Metke | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2025 | RHP | 86.8 mph |
| ^ | Brandon Stinson | IL | Kenwood Academy | 2025 | C | 86.8 mph |
| 15 | Logan Nagle | IL | Lockport | 2025 | 3B | 86.6 mph |
| 16 | Conor Essenburg | IL | Lincoln-Way West | 2025 | 1B | 86.4 mph |
| ^ | Connor Blue | IL | O'Fallon | 2025 | RHP | 86.4 mph |
| 17 | Adolfo Lopez | IL | Maine East | 2025 | 3B | 86.3 mph |
2026
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | EXIT VELOCITY (AVG) |
| 1 | TJ McQuillan | IL | Mount Carmel | 2026 | OF | 90.0 mph |
| 2 | Ethan Bass | IL | Glenbrook North | 2026 | SS | 89.7 mph |
| 3 | Ryan Harris | IL | Stevenson | 2026 | OF | 88.5 mph |
| 4 | Matthew Jackson | IL | Prospect | 2026 | OF | 86.1 mph |
| 5 | Dylan Kassab | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2026 | C | 84.6 mph |
| 6 | Nolan Ramoley | IL | Brother Rice | 2026 | OF | 84.5 mph |
| 7 | Max Heineman | IL | Normal University | 2026 | C | 83.4 mph |
| 8 | Colin Quinn | IL | St. Rita | 2026 | C | 82.9 mph |
| 9 | Joshua Kursell | IL | Judah Christian | 2026 | RHP | 82.1 mph |
| 10 | Antonio Brown Jr | IL | Homewood Flossmoor | 2026 | RHP | 81.8 mph |
| 11 | Jose Rodriguez | IL | Reavis | 2026 | RHP | 81.6 mph |
| 12 | Trey Webster | IL | James Hart | 2026 | C | 81.5 mph |
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