Prep Baseball Report

PBR Illinois Best of 2022: Max Batted Distance


By: Peter Hamot
Area Scout, Staff Writer

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 furthest batted ball distances produced by Illinois prospects over the last calendar year, separated by grad class.

 

2022

RANK   NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS DISTANCE (MAX)
1 Owen Murphy  IL Riverside Brookfield 2022 RHP 392 ft
2 Alex Stanwich IL Lincoln-Way East 2022 OF 390 ft
3 Estevan Moreno  IL Montini Catholic 2022 SS 389 ft
4 Jake Kohanzo IL Barrington 2022 RHP 386 ft
^ Luke Adams IL Hinsdale Cenral 2022 3B 386 ft
5 Brandon Rogers IL Mount Carmel 2022 OF 384 ft
6 Jaden Coleman IL Lincoln-Way East 2022 OF 379 ft
7 Alex Willey IL Normal West 2022 RHP 378 ft
^ Victor Izquierdo IL Lockport 2022 1B 378 ft
8 Jacob Buysse IL Mundelein 2022 1B 372 ft
9 Brady Small IL Lemont 2022 OF 370 ft
10 Tommy Stricklin IL Mundelein 2022 3B 369 ft
11 Brendan Summerhill IL Whitney Young 2022 OF 368 ft
12 Hayden Christiansen IL Richmond Burton 2022 C 365 ft
13 Blake Stempowski IL Geneva 2022 3B 364 ft
14 Easton Harris IL Washington 2022 SS 363 ft
15 Ben Karpowicz IL South Elgin 2022 OF 359 ft
16 Michael Oprondek IL Providence Catholic 2022 C 355 ft

 

2023

RANK   NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS DISTANCE (MAX)
1 Dylan Mayer IL New Trier 2023 LHP 392 ft
2 Mikey Murphy IL Minooka 2023 OF 391 ft
3 Brayden Bakes IL Huntley 2023 OF 389 ft
4 Jake Zitella IL St. Charles East 2023 3B 385 ft
5 Jayden Diaz IL Alton 2023 C 380 ft
6 TJ Schuyler IL Antioch 2023 C 378 ft
7 Owen Cornett IL Du Quoin 2023 1B 373 ft
8 Luke Stulga IL St. Laurence 2023 OF 371 ft
^ Clay Jensen IL St. Charles East 2023 OF 371 ft
^ Jake Morrill IL Normal West 2023 OF 371 ft
9 Mike Polubinski IL Oswego East 2023 OF 370 ft
^ Sheppard Graf IL Lake Forest 2023 3B 370 ft
^ Charlie Dumo IL Deerfield 2023 OF 370 ft
10 Kade Schneider IL Barrington 2023 OF 368 ft
11 Sohrab Rezaei IL University of Chicago Laboratory Schools 2023 SS 366 ft
^ Chris Rogers IL Grayslake Central 2023 LHP 366 ft
12 Brooks Neuhoff IL Morton 2023 2B 365 ft
13 Trey Swiderski IL Joliet Catholic 2023 OF 363 ft
14 Zan von Schlegell IL Saint Viator 2023 SS 362 ft
^ Christian Graves IL Jacobs 2023 3B 362 ft
24 Dominic Voegele IL Columbia 2023 RHP 361 ft
^ Luis Gonzalez IL Fenwick 2023 LHP 361 ft
15 Jayden Malone IL Metea Valley High School 2023 OF 360 ft
^ Aiden Knipper IL Lincoln-Way East 2023 C 360 ft
^ Preston Lund IL Homewood-Flossmoor 2023 C 360 ft
16 Kaelan Natyshok IL Coal City 2023 RHP 359 ft
^ Vinnie Marvucic IL Niles North 2023 OF 359 ft
^ Eduardo Letamendi IL Von Steuben 2023 SS 359 ft
^ Taylor Kujak IL Plainfield Central 2023 MIF 359 ft
17 Carl Moland-Kovash IL Rolling Meadows 2023 C 357 ft
^ Kaden Griffitts IL Williamsville 2023 CF 357 ft
^ Michael Carrano IL St. Laurence 2023 C 357 ft
18 Gianni Royer IL Lake Forest 2023 OF 356 ft
^ Jaden Correa IL De La Salle 2023 SS 356 ft
^ Ryne Crum IL Springfield 2023 1B 356 ft
19 Andrew Hendrickson IL Edwardsville 2023 3B 355 ft
^ Isaiah White IL Homewood Flossmoor 2023 OF 355 ft
^ Michael Stupavsky IL Quincy Notre Dame 2023 C 355 ft

 

2024

RANK   NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS DISTANCE (MAX)
1 Parker Violett IL Kaneland 2024 OF 393 ft
2 Sir Jamison Jones IL St. Rita 2024 C 388 ft
3 Tyler Bell IL Lincoln-Way East 2024 SS 381 ft
4 Jackson Stanek IL St Rita 2024 1B 377 ft
5 Jimmy Janicki IL Downers Grove North  2024 C 376 ft
6 David Cox  IL Nazareth  2024 3B  370 ft
7 Jack Cozzi IL St. Edward Central Catholic 2024 OF 369 ft
8 James Love IL Joliet West 2024 3B 368 ft
9 Ryan Kotara IL Lincoln-Way Central 2024 RHP 367 ft
10 Eric DeCosta IL Wheaton Academy 2024 3B 365 ft
11 Keenan Oldani IL South Elgin 2024 3B 363 ft
12 Nate George IL Minooka 2024 OF 362 ft
13 Hank Gomric IL Althoff Catholic 2024 OF 357 ft
14 Seth Impson IL Springfield 2024 C 356 ft
15 Matthew Ruttkay IL Glenbrook North 2024 1B 355 ft
^ Jonathan Fleaka IL Lake Zurich 2024 SS 355 ft
16 Alex Nahas IL Joliet Catholic Academy 2024 OF 354 ft
17 Brendan Tunink IL Newman Central Catholic 2024 OF 353 ft
^ Jaden Franckowiak IL Andrew 2024 1B 353 ft
18 Jaden Obaldo IL Crystal Lake Central 2024 2B 351 ft
^ Kenny Perez IL De LaSalle 2024 SS 351 ft
19 Brandon Schultz IL Stevenson 2024 OF 350 ft

 

2025

RANK   NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS DISTANCE (MAX)
1 Jimmy Downs IL Kenwood 2025 3B 374 ft
2 Peter Visconti II IL St. Joseph Catholic 2025 C 362 ft
3 Henry Murray IL Lane Tech 2025 OF 360 ft
4 Jaden Fauske IL Nazareth Academy 2025 C 354 ft
5 Benjamin Mitchell IL Harvest Christian 2025 C 352 ft
6 John McAuliffe IL Marist 2025 C 349 ft
7 Xavier Crowder IL Mount Carmel 2025 SS 346 ft
8 Quinn Schambow IL Libertyville 2025 C 345 ft
^ Enzo Infelise IL Providence Catholic 2025 C 345 ft
9 Adolfo Lopez IL Maine East 2025 3B 344 ft
10 Xander Metke IL Nazareth Academy 2025 RHP 343 ft
11 Connor Blue IL O'Fallon 2025 RHP 341 ft
12 AJ Putty IL Huntley 2025 3B 339 ft
13 Logan Nagle IL Lockport 2025 3B 338 ft
^ Vincent Ippolito IL Willowbrook 2025 C 338 ft
^ Josh Fleming IL York 2025 SS 338 ft
^ Cody Freitas IL Bradley-Bourbonnais 2025 RHP 338 ft
14 Cameron Steinbaugh IL Georgetown-Ridgefarm 2025 OF 336 ft
15 Demir Heidelberg IL Homewood Flossmoor 2025 1B 333 ft
^ Conor Essenburg IL Lincoln-Way West 2025 1B 333 ft
16 Aidan Nohava IL Brother Rice 2025 1B 332 ft
17 Tyler Humphrey IL Washington Community 2025 C 331 ft
^ Joseph Arend IL St. Charles East 2025 OF 331 ft
^ Peter Farren IL Oak Park-River Forest 2025 OF 331 ft
18 Theodore Greco IL Lane Tech 2025 SS 330 ft

 

2026

RANK   NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS DISTANCE (MAX)
1 Ethan Bass IL Glenbrook North 2026 SS 370 ft
2 TJ McQuillan IL Mount Carmel 2026 OF 350 ft
3 Ryan Harris IL  Stevenson 2026 OF 347 ft
4 Matthew Jackson IL Prospect 2026 OF 338 ft
^ Dylan Kassab IL Hinsdale Central 2026 C 338 ft
5 Nolan Ramoley IL Brother Rice  2026 OF 337 ft
6 Callaghan O'Connor IL Bishop McNamara 2026 RHP 330 ft
7 Jose Rodriguez IL Reavis 2026 RHP 327 ft
8 Logan Fernandez IL  Jones College Prep 2026 OF 326 ft
9 Max Heineman IL Normal University  2026 C 324 ft 
10 Jaden Carrasco IL De LaSalle 2026  OF  320 ft

 

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