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PBR Illinois Best of 2022: Max Exit Velocity


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 highest exit velocities produced by Illinois prospects over the last calendar year, separated by grad class.

 

2022

RANK   NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
1 Victor Izquierdo IL Lockport 2022 1B 105.8 mph
2 Owen Murphy IL Riverside-Brookfield 2022 3B 104.4 mph
3 Luke Adams IL Hinsdale Central 2022 3B 103.3 mph
4 Estevan Moreno IL Montini 2022 SS 103.0 mph
5 Tommy Stricklin IL Mundelein 2022 3B 102.9 mph
6 Brady Small IL Lemont 2022 OF 102.0 mph
7 Alex Stanwich IL Lincoln-Way East 2022 OF 101.8 mph
^ Jake Kohanzo IL Barrington 2022 RHP 101.8 mph
8 Brandon Rogers IL Mount Carmel 2022 OF 99.9 mph
9 Easton Harris IL Washington 2022 SS 99.8 mph
10 Hayden Christiansen IL Richmond Burton 2022 C 99.7 mph
11 Brendan Summerhill IL Whitney Young 2022 OF 99.2 mph
12 Michael Oprondek IL Providence Catholic 2022 C 99.0 mph
13 Alex Willey IL Normal West 2022 RHP 98.9 mph
14 Jacob Buysse IL Mundelein 2022 1B 98.7 mph
15 Blake Stempowski IL Geneva 2022 3B 98.2 mph
16 Will Plattner IL Glenwood 2022 C 98.1 mph
17 Jack Scheri IL LaSalle Peru 2022 SS 97.7 mph

 

2023

RANK   NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
1 Jake Zitella IL St. Charles East 2023 3B 103.9 mph
2 Mikey Murphy IL Minooka 2023 OF 102.5 mph
3 Dylan Mayer IL New Trier 2023 LHP 102.5 mph
4 Ryan Niedzwiedz IL West Aurora 2023 SS 101.8 mph
5 Josh Polubinski IL Oswego East 2023 3B 101.1 mph
6 Gavin Parkerson IL Armstrong 2023 RHP 100.6 mph
^ Christian Graves IL Jacobs 2023 3B 100.6 mph
7 Kade Schneider IL Barrington 2023 OF 100.5 mph
8 Trey Swiderski IL Joliet Catholic 2023 OF 100.4 mph
9 Dalton Miller IL Quincy Notre Dame 2023 1B 100.2 mph
10 Mark Golminas IL Metea Valley 2023 OF 99.9 mph
11 Brayden Bakes IL Huntley 2023 OF 99.5 mph
12 Ryan Quinlan IL Huntley 2023 2B 99.3 mph
13 TJ Schuyler IL Antioch 2023 C 99.1 mph
14 Spencer Geake IL Glenbrook North 2023 RHP 99.0 mph
15 Owen Cornett IL Du Quoin 2023 1B 98.7 mph
16 Zachary Kwasny IL Lincoln-Way East 2023 3B 98.7 mph
17 Sheppard Graf IL Lake Forest 2023 3B 98.7 mph
18 Troy Stukenberg IL Lyons Township 2023 SS 98.5 mph
19 Jaden Correa IL De La Salle 2023 SS 98.5 mph
20 Ricky Collazo IL IC Catholic Prep 2023 C 98.4 mph
21 Dillon Putty IL Huntley 2023 1B 98.3 mph
22 Blake Binkowski IL Lincoln-Way East 2023 1B 98.2 mph
23 Raymond Sansonetti IL Jones College Prep 2023 SS 98.2 mph
24 Andrew Gallegos IL Naperville Central 2023 1B 98.2 mph
25 Danny Rollins IL Lake Park 2023 C 98.2 mph
26 Andy Roman IL Wheaton Academy 2023 C 98.0 mph

 

2024

RANK   NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
1 Brendan Tunink IL Newman Central Catholic 2024 OF 101.9 mph
2 Cash Campbell IL Montini Catholic 2024 3B 101.0 mph
^ Jimmy Janicki IL Downers Grove North 2024 C 101.0 mph
^ Keenan Oldani IL South Elgin 2024 3B 101.0 mph
3 Sir Jamison Jones IL St. Rita 2024 C 100.3 mph
4 Sean Kempf IL Crystal Lake Central 2024 C 100.2 mph
5 Eric DeCosta IL Wheaton Academy 2024 3B 99.8 mph
6 Jackson Stanek IL St Rita 2024 1B 99.7 mph
7 Parker Violett IL Kaneland 2024 OF 99.6 mph
8 Ryan Sloan IL York 2024 RHP 99.1 mph
9 David Cox IL Nazareth 2024 SS 98.8 mph
10 Randall Nauden IL Brother Rice 2024 C 98.7 mph
11 James Love IL Joliet West 2024 3B 98.6 mph
12 Cal Darling IL Bradley-Bourbonnais 2024 OF 98.0 mph
13 Hayden Fellows IL Downers Grove South 2024 C 97.6 mph
14 Nate Harris IL Yorkville 2024 SS 97.5 mph
^ Jackson Petsche IL Oswego East 2024 1B 97.5 mph
15 Savion Flowers IL Kenwood 2024 OF 97.2 mph
16 Kenny Perez IL De LaSalle 2024 SS 97.1 mph
17 Tyler Bell IL Lincoln-Way East 2024 SS 97.0 mph
18 Hank Gomric IL Althoff Catholic 2024 OF 97.0 mph
19 Zachary Pyles IL Warren 2024 1B 97.0 mph
20 Brandon Schultz IL Stevenson 2024 OF 96.9 mph
21 Jaden Obaldo IL Crystal Lake Central 2024 2B 96.8 mph
22 Nate George IL Minooka 2024 OF 96.7 mph
23 Nolan VanDuzer IL LaSalle-Peru 2024 RHP 96.5 mph

 

2025

RANK   NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
1 Jimmy Downs IL Kenwood 2025 3B 100.4 mph
2 Enzo Infelise IL Providence Catholic 2025 C 98.3 mph
3 Kolin Adams IL Mount Carmel 2025 OF 97.6 mph
4 Henry Murray IL Lane Tech 2025 OF 97.4 mph
5 Jaden Fauske IL Nazareth Academy 2025 C 96.7 mph
6 Ryan Mirante IL South Elgin 2025 OF 95.6 mph
7 Carter Bleakney IL Champaign Central 2025 OF 95.0 mph
8 Aidan Nohava IL Brother Rice 2025 1B 95.0 mph
9 Keegan Luxem IL Hersey 2025 RHP 94.8 mph
10 Xander Metke IL Nazareth Academy 2025 RHP 94.5 mph
11 Charlie Meister IL Hersey 2025 C 94.5 mph
12 AJ Putty IL Huntley 2025 3B 94.3 mph
13 Adolfo Lopez IL Maine East 2025 3B 93.9 mph
14 Cameron Steinbaugh IL Georgetown-Ridgefarm 2025 OF 93.8 mph
15 Blaine Williams IL Tremont 2025 C 93.6 mph
16 Jack Nelson IL Johnsburg 2025 OF 93.4 mph
17 Conor Essenburg IL Lincoln-Way West 2025 1B 93.3 mph
18 Angel Castro IL De La Salle 2025 C 93.2 mph
19 Brock Fearday IL St. Anthony 2025 RHP 92.9 mph
20 Ben Toft IL New Trier 2025 OF 92.9 mph

 

2026

RANK   NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
1 TJ McQuillan IL Mount Carmel 2026 3B 97.6 mph
2 Ethan Bass IL Glenbrook North 2026 SS 96.8 mph
3 Matthew Jackson IL Prospect 2026 OF 92.7 mph
4 Ryan Harris IL Stevenson 2026 OF 91.9 mph
5 Dylan Kassab IL  Hinsdale Central 2026 C 91.3 mph

 

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