PBR Illinois Best of 2022: Max Slider Spin Rates
January 6, 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 highest slider spin rates produced by Illinois products over the last calendar year, separated by grad class.
2022
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | SPIN RATE (MAX) |
| 1 | David Auw | IL | St. Rita | 2022 | RHP | 2454 rpm |
| 2 | Nathan Chapman | IL | Jacobs | 2022 | RHP | 2407 rpm |
| 3 | Alex Beaird | IL | Oswego | 2022 | RHP | 2348 rpm |
2023
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | SPIN RATE (MAX) |
| 1 | Hank Liss | IL | Evanston | 2023 | RHP | 2990 rpm |
| 2 | Andrew Ressler | IL | Huntley | 2023 | RHP | 2724 rpm |
| 3 | Nicholas Tinajero | IL | Fenton | 2023 | RHP | 2721 rpm |
| 4 | Heath Hornke | IL | Normal West | 2023 | RHP | 2704 rpm |
| 5 | Finn O'Meara | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2023 | RHP | 2694 rpm |
| 6 | Michael Belbot | IL | Stevenson | 2023 | RHP | 2691 rpm |
| 7 | Dalton Miller | IL | Quincy Notre Dame | 2023 | 1B | 2676 rpm |
| 8 | Colin Tarr | IL | West Aurora | 2023 | RHP | 2642 rpm |
| 9 | Dominic Voegele | IL | Columbia | 2023 | RHP | 2641 rpm |
| 10 | Joey Vandermeir | IL | Schaumburg Christian | 2023 | 3B | 2631 rpm |
| 11 | Anthony Solis | IL | Waukegan | 2023 | RHP | 2618 rpm |
| 12 | Blake Wolters | IL | Mahomet Seymour | 2023 | RHP | 2611 rpm |
| 13 | Josh Katz | IL | Lane Tech | 2023 | RHP | 2599 rpm |
| 14 | Chandler Alderman | IL | North Boone | 2023 | LHP | 2583 rpm |
| 15 | Cooper Cohn | IL | McHenry | 2023 | C | 2535 rpm |
| 16 | Parker Schuring | IL | Huntley | 2023 | RHP | 2523 rpm |
| 17 | Brody Stonecipher | IL | Champaign Centennial | 2023 | RHP | 2519 rpm |
| 18 | Kash Koslowski | IL | Plainfield North | 2023 | LHP | 2481 rpm |
| 19 | John McGlynn | IL | Oak Lawn | 2023 | RHP | 2476 rpm |
| 20 | Haron Abuelhija | IL | St. Rita | 2023 | RHP | 2452 rpm |
| 21 | Ben Wegrzyn | IL | Stevenson | 2023 | OF | 2439 rpm |
| 22 | Seth Cavett | IL | Lockport | 2023 | RHP | 2436 rpm |
| 23 | Chris Iannuzzi | IL | Stevenson | 2023 | RHP | 2435 rpm |
| 24 | Charlie Hahn | IL | New Trier | 2023 | RHP | 2431 rpm |
| 25 | Ryan Klukas | IL | Lemont | 2023 | LHP | 2429 rpm |
| 26 | Joseph Martin | IL | Newark | 2023 | RHP | 2410 rpm |
| 27 | Ian Boal | IL | Johnsburg | 2023 | LHP | 2409 rpm |
| 28 | Jared Lortie | IL | Evanston | 2023 | RHP | 2402 rpm |
| 29 | Colin Miller | IL | Hampshire | 2023 | RHP | 2401 rpm |
| 30 | Francis Heinzmann | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2023 | RHP | 2389 rpm |
| 31 | Xzavier Vargas | IL | Lyons Township | 2023 | RHP | 2387 rpm |
| 32 | Donald Timon | IL | Mascoutah | 2023 | C | 2386 rpm |
| 33 | Max Pavlik | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2023 | 3B | 2371 rpm |
2024
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | SPIN RATE (MAX) |
| 1 | Casey Giemzik | IL | Brother Rice | 2024 | RHP | 2678 rpm |
| 2 | Dominic Stringham | IL | Oswego | 2024 | SS | 2576 rpm |
| 3 | Kaiden Nichols | IL | Effingham | 2024 | LHP | 2510 rpm |
| 4 | Anthony Sexton | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2024 | RHP | 2396 rpm |
| 5 | Joshua Wicker | IL | Fenwick | 2024 | 2B | 2396 rpm |
| 6 | Ethan Eberle | IL | Normal Community | 2024 | LHP | 2391 rpm |
| 7 | Nick Bestrick | IL | Sandburg | 2024 | RHP | 2341 rpm |
| 8 | Jack Wilson | IL | New Trier | 2024 | RHP | 2337 rpm |
| 9 | David Cox | IL | Nazareth | 2024 | RHP | 2305 rpm |
| 10 | Bryce Loeger | IL | Conant | 2024 | RHP | 2290 rpm |
| 11 | Colin Christensen | IL | Wauconda | 2024 | OF | 2289 rpm |
| 12 | Amari McGill | IL | Plainfield East | 2024 | OF | 2275 rpm |
| 13 | Tom Ford | IL | Lisle | 2024 | RHP | 2274 rpm |
| 14 | Beau McBride | IL | New Trier | 2024 | LHP | 2269 rpm |
2025
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | SPIN RATE (MAX) |
| 1 | Jackson Natanek | IL | Brother Rice | 2025 | SS | 2679 rpm |
| 2 | John Hilpert | IL | Belleville West | 2025 | CF | 2579 rpm |
| 3 | Connor Blue | IL | O'Fallon | 2025 | RHP | 2546 rpm |
| 4 | Alex Macak | IL | Sandburg | 2025 | 2B | 2508 rpm |
| 5 | Brayden Zilis | IL | Minooka | 2025 | SS | 2491 rpm |
| 6 | Troy Kashul | IL | Naperville Central | 2025 | 1B | 2466 rpm |
| 7 | Cole Kenyon | IL | Lake Zurich | 2025 | RHP | 2463 rpm |
| 8 | AJ Neargarder | IL | Zion Benton | 2025 | SS | 2453 rpm |
| 9 | Charlie Taczy | IL | Cary-Grove | 2025 | RHP | 2375 rpm |
| 10 | Madden Johnson | IL | Mattoon | 2025 | RHP | 2365 rpm |
| 11 | Owen Walsh | IL | Saint Ignatius | 2025 | RHP | 2352 rpm |
| 12 | Donovan Christman | IL | McHenry | 2025 | RHP | 2340 rpm |
| 13 | Jake Junia | IL | Mundelein | 2025 | CF | 2329 rpm |
| 14 | Brady Rosenkranz | IL | Adlai E. Stevenson | 2025 | RHP | 2315 rpm |
2026
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | SPIN RATE (MAX) |
| 1 | Brady Turner | IL | Routt Catholic | 2026 | LHP | 2700 rpm |
| 2 | Frank Costabile | IL | Stevenson | 2026 | OF | 2430 rpm |
| 3 | Ethan Bass | IL | Glenbrook North | 2026 | SS | 2341 rpm |
| 4 | Chase Lockwood | IL | Libertyville | 2026 | RHP | 2319 rpm |
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