Wed January 18, 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 hand speeds produced by Illinois prospects over the last calendar year, separated by grad class.
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | HAND SPEED (AVG) |
| 1 | Tommy Stricklin | IL | Mundelein | 2022 | 3B | 26.3 mph |
| 2 | Blake Stempowski | IL | Geneva | 2022 | 3B | 25.9 mph |
| 3 | Alex Stanwich | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2022 | OF | 25.7 mph |
| 4 | Luke Adams | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2022 | 3B | 25.4 mph |
| 5 | Brandon Rogers | IL | Mount Carmel | 2022 | OF | 25.3 mph |
| 6 | Michael Oprondek | IL | Providence Catholic | 2022 | C | 25.2 mph |
| 7 | Owen Murphy | IL | Riverside-Brookfield | 2022 | RHP | 25.0 mph |
| 8 | Estevan Moreno | IL | Montini Catholic | 2022 | SS | 24.9 mph |
| 9 | Jake Kohanzo | IL | Barrington | 2022 | RHP | 24.8 mph |
| 10 | Victor Izquierdo | IL | Lockport | 2022 | 1B | 24.4 mph |
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | HAND SPEED (AVG) |
| 1 | Aidan Capone | IL | Rockford Auburn | 2023 | OF | 27.0 mph |
| 2 | Jayden Malone | IL | Metea Valley High School | 2023 | OF | 26.9 mph |
| 3 | Ryan Niedzwiedz | IL | West Aurora | 2023 | SS | 26.2 mph |
| 4 | Andrew Gallegos | IL | Naperville Central | 2023 | 1B | 25.7 mph |
| ^ | Francis Heinzmann | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2023 | RHP | 25.7 mph |
| 5 | Aaron Stuart | IL | St Ignatius | 2023 | SS | 25.6 mph |
| 6 | Clay Schrader | IL | Naperville Central | 2023 | OF | 25.5 mph |
| ^ | Luis Gonzalez | IL | Fenwick | 2023 | LHP | 25.5 mph |
| ^ | Preston Lund | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor | 2023 | C | 25.5 mph |
| 7 | Gavin Parkerson | IL | Armstrong | 2023 | RHP | 25.4 mph |
| 8 | Chris Rogers | IL | Grayslake Central | 2023 | LHP | 25.2 mph |
| 9 | Kash Koslowski | IL | Plainfield North | 2023 | LHP | 25.1 mph |
| ^ | Dylan Kaminski | IL | DePaul Prep | 2023 | RHP | 25.1 mph |
| ^ | Carter Storti | IL | Lemont | 2023 | SS | 25.1 mph |
| 10 | Jaden Correa | IL | De La Salle | 2023 | SS | 25.0 mph |
| ^ | Aiden Choslovsky | IL | Lincoln Park | 2023 | LHP | 25.0 mph |
| 11 | Jake Morrill | IL | Normal West | 2023 | OF | 24.9 mph |
| 12 | Michael Scarpelli | IL | Libertyville | 2023 | RHP | 24.8 mph |
| 13 | Charlie Dumo | IL | Deerfield | 2023 | OF | 24.7 mph |
| ^ | Omar Alday Jr | IL | St. Rita | 2023 | SS | 24.7 mph |
| 14 | Henry Wolfe | IL | New Trier | 2023 | C | 24.6 mph |
| ^ | Brandon Brokowski | IL | Evanston | 2023 | C | 24.6 mph |
| 15 | Dalton Miller | IL | Quincy Notre Dame | 2023 | 1B | 24.5 mph |
| ^ | Dylan Mayer | IL | New Trier | 2023 | LHP | 24.5 mph |
| ^ | Niko Mastoras | IL | Lockport Township | 2023 | SS | 24.5 mph |
| ^ | Easton Steck | IL | Galesburg | 2023 | SS | 24.5 mph |
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | HAND SPEED (AVG) |
| 1 | Ryan Sloan | IL | York | 2024 | RHP | 26.4 mph |
| 2 | Devan Tupper | IL | Normal University | 2024 | OF | 25.5 mph |
| 3 | Dominic Catalano | IL | Montini Catholic | 2024 | OF | 25.2 mph |
| 4 | Nate George | IL | Minooka | 2024 | OF | 25.1 mph |
| 5 | Aidan Calvey | IL | Minooka | 2024 | 3B | 25.0 mph |
| 6 | Jimmy Janicki | IL | Downers Grove North | 2024 | C | 24.8 mph |
| 7 | Aidan Conners | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2024 | 3B | 24.5 mph |
| 8 | Jonah Weathers | IL | Marian Catholic | 2024 | 3B | 24.4 mph |
| ^ | Ethan Collins | IL | Oak Lawn | 2024 | LHP | 24.4 mph |
| ^ | Danny Schuch | IL | Plainfield East | 2024 | OF | 24.4 mph |
| 9 | James Love | IL | Joliet West | 2024 | 3B | 24.3 mph |
| ^ | Matthew Ruttkay | IL | Glenbrook North | 2024 | 1B | 24.3 mph |
| 10 | Matthew Zeman | IL | Montini Catholic | 2024 | OF | 24.1 mph |
| 11 | Jackson Petsche | IL | Oswego East | 2024 | 1B | 24.0 mph |
| 12 | Declan Waters | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2024 | 3B | 23.8 mph |
| 13 | Parker Violett | IL | Kaneland | 2024 | OF | 23.7 mph |
| ^ | Sir Jamison Jones | IL | St. Rita | 2024 | C | 23.7 mph |
| ^ | Nolan VanDuzer | IL | LaSalle-Peru | 2024 | RHP | 23.7 mph |
| ^ | Nolan Girard | IL | Glenbrook North | 2024 | LHP | 23.7 mph |
| ^ | Ashton Seymore | IL | Latin School of Chicago | 2024 | C | 23.7 mph |
| 14 | Cody DelFavero | IL | Morris | 2024 | OF | 23.6 mph |
| 15 | Joshua Gutierrez | IL | St. Ignatius | 2024 | C | 23.5 mph |
| ^ | Jameson Martin | IL | St. Laurence | 2024 | SS | 23.5 mph |
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | HAND SPEED (AVG) |
| 1 | Cameron Steinbaugh | IL | Georgetown-Ridgefarm | 2025 | OF | 25.2 mph |
| 2 | Richard Taylor | IL | Marian Catholic | 2025 | OF | 24.9 mph |
| 3 | Tucker King | IL | Lyons Township | 2025 | RHP | 24.5 mph |
| 4 | Andrew Kouris | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2025 | 3B | 24.4 mph |
| ^ | George Holland | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2025 | C | 24.4 mph |
| 5 | AJ Putty | IL | Huntley | 2025 | 3B | 24.2 mph |
| ^ | Madden Johnson | IL | Mattoon | 2025 | RHP | 24.2 mph |
| ^ | Chase Petersen | IL | Glenbrook North | 2025 | OF | 24.2 mph |
| 6 | Charlie Taczy | IL | Cary-Grove | 2025 | RHP | 24.1 mph |
| 7 | Adolfo Lopez | IL | Maine East | 2025 | 3B | 23.9 mph |
| 8 | Talan Hull | IL | Galva | 2025 | LHP | 23.7 mph |
| 9 | Ben Toft | IL | New Trier | 2025 | OF | 23.6 mph |
| ^ | Nick Konopiots | IL | Downers Grove North | 2025 | OF | 23.6 mph |
| 10 | Brady Booth | IL | Tremont | 2025 | SS | 23.5 mph |
| ^ | Charlie Meister | IL | Hersey | 2025 | C | 23.5 mph |
| ^ | Matt Reilly | IL | Metea Valley | 2025 | C | 23.5 mph |
| 11 | Conor Essenburg | IL | Lincoln-Way West | 2025 | 1B | 23.4 mph |
| ^ | Kaleb Navarro | IL | De La Salle | 2025 | C | 23.4 mph |
| ^ | David Biede | IL | Vernon Hills | 2025 | SS | 23.4 mph |
| ^ | Donovan Williams | IL | Oswego | 2025 | OF | 23.4 mph |
| 12 | Thomas Mickels | IL | Peoria Notre Dame | 2025 | RHP | 23.3 mph |
| ^ | Brandon Stinson | IL | Kenwood Academy | 2025 | C | 23.3 mph |
| ^ | Vincent Ippolito | IL | Willowbrook | 2025 | C | 23.3 mph |
| ^ | Ethan Rogers | IL | Lincoln-Way Central | 2025 | OF | 23.3 mph |
| 13 | Xavier Crowder | IL | Mount Carmel | 2025 | SS | 23.2 mph |
| ^ | Sean Sanderson | IL | Mundelein | 2025 | LHP | 23.2 mph |
| 14 | Cody Freitas | IL | Bradley-Bourbonnais | 2025 | RHP | 23.1 mph |
| ^ | David Leung | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2025 | LHP | 23.1 mph |
| 15 | Evan Stinson | IL | Kenwood | 2025 | OF | 23.0 mph |
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | HAND SPEED (AVG) |
| 1 | Matthew Jackson | IL | Prospect | 2026 | OF | 25.6 mph |
| 2 | Ian Kelly | IL | Huntley | 2026 | OF | 23.1 mph |
| ^ | TJ McQuillan | IL | Mount Carmel | 2026 | OF | 23.1 mph |
| 3 | Antonio Brown Jr | IL | Homewood Flossmoor | 2026 | RHP | 22.6 mph |
| 4 | Ethan Kelby | IL | Lemont | 2026 | SS | 22.5 mph |
| 5 | Isaac Harris | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2026 | OF | 22.2 mph |
