Prep Baseball Report

PBR Illinois Best of 2022: Top Infield Velocities


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 top infield velocities produced by Illinois products over the last calendar year, separated by grad class.

 

2022

RANK   NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS INF VELO
1 Easton Harris IL Washington 2022 SS 94
2 Jack Scheri IL LaSalle Peru 2022 SS 91
^ Estevan Moreno IL Montini Catholic 2022 SS 91
3 Owen Murphy IL Riverside-Brookfield 2022 SS 90 
^ Shai Robinson IL Homewood-Flossmoor 2022 SS 90

 

2023

RANK   NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS INF VELO
1 Zan von Schlegell IL Saint Viator 2023 SS 95
2 William Ho IL Hinsdale Central 2023 RHP 92
3 Ryan Niedzwiedz IL West Aurora 2023 SS 90
4 Troy Vosburgh IL Oswego 2023 SS 89
5 Kerim Orucevic IL Maine South 2023 SS 88
^ Charlie Wolf IL St. Ignatius 2023 RHP 88
^ J.R. Nelson IL Stevenson 2023 SS 88
^ Eli Kieser IL Normal University 2023 SS 88
6 Jake Zitella IL St. Charles East 2023 3B 87
^ Cristian Ruiz IL Oak Lawn 2023 SS 87
^ Jeremy Yanow IL Deerfield 2023 SS 87
^ Gavin Parkerson IL Armstrong 2023 RHP 87
^ Jaden Correa IL De La Salle 2023 SS 87
^ Colin Schmitke IL Stevenson 2023 SS 87
7 Luke Bafia IL Benet Academy 2023 SS 86
^ Niko Mastoras IL Lockport Township 2023 SS 86
^ Tony Konopiots IL Downers Grove North 2023 3B 86
^ Troy Stukenberg IL Lyons Township 2023 SS 86
^ Jordan Vazquez IL Fenwick 2023 SS 86
^ Jared Lortie IL Evanston 2023 RHP 86
^ Eduardo Letamendi IL Von Steuben 2023 SS 86
^ Zachary Kwasny IL Lincoln-Way East 2023 3B 86
^ NJ Gott IL Glenbrook North 2023 1B 86
^ Sheppard Graf IL Lake Forest 2023 3B 86
8 Omar Alday Jr IL St. Rita 2023 SS 85
^ Christian Graves IL Jacobs 2023 3B 85
^ James Schott IL Carmel Catholic 2023 SS 85
^ Jack Falls IL Lyons Township 2023 3B 85
^ Ryan Nelson IL Plainfield North 2023 2B 85
^ John St. Clair IL Plainfield North 2023 SS 85
^ Owen Cornett IL Du Quoin 2023 1B 85
^ Nicolas Mangano IL Marian Catholic 2023 SS 85
^ Dylan Kaminski IL DePaul Prep 2023 RHP 85
^ Thomas Smith IL St. Francis 2023 2B 85
^ Shemar Harris IL Thornwood 2023 SS 85
^ Carter Storti IL Lemont 2023 SS 85

 

2024

RANK   NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS INF VELO
1 Nate Harris IL Yorkville 2024 SS 92
^ Luke Teschke IL Monticello 2024 RHP 92
2 David Cox IL Nazareth 2024 SS 90
3 Savion Flowers IL Kenwood Academy 2024 OF 88
^ Tyler Bell IL Lincoln-Way East 2024 SS 88
^ Dayton Murphy IL Crystal Lake South 2024 SS 88
4 Jonah Weathers  IL Marian Catholic 2024 SS 87 
5 Jake Stedman IL Belleville West 2024 SS 86
6 Jonathan Fleaka IL Lake Zurich 2024 SS 85
^ Garrett Cox IL Washington 2024 RHP 85
^ Joey Barboza IL De La Salle 2024 SS 85
^ Ryan Kondrad IL Lake Zurich 2024 3B 85
^ Kenny Perez IL De LaSalle 2024 SS 85
^ Eric DeCosta IL Wheaton Academy 2024 3B 85
^ Camden Raddatz IL Effingham 2024 3B 85
^ Colin McCormick IL IMG Academy 2024 SS 85
7 Will Potter IL Downers Grove South 2024 SS 84
^ Marc Iozzo IL Benet Academy 2024 SS 84
^ Nolan Turner IL Routt Catholic 2024 SS 84
^ James Love IL Joliet West 2024 3B 84
^ Morgan Kosmos IL Tinley Park 2024 SS 84

 

2025

RANK   NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS INF VELO
1 Enzo Infelise  IL Providence Catholic 2025  C 87
^ Cody Freitas IL Bradley-Bourbonnais 2025 RHP 87
^ Jackson Natanek IL Brother Rice 2025 SS 87
2 Derrick Holmes IL Brother Rice 2025 SS 86
3 DaMaurion Butler IL Kenwood Academy 2025 SS 85
^ Conor Essenburg IL Lincoln-Way West 2025 1B 85
^ Andrew Kouris IL Nazareth Academy 2025 3B 85
^ Keegan Luxem IL Hersey 2025 RHP 85
4 Jaden Fauske IL Nazareth Academy 2025 C 84
^ Jack Wheeler IL Morris 2025 3B 84
^ Lucas Krebs IL Edwardsville 2025 SS 84
^ Gael Urbieta IL Loyola Academy 2025 C 84
^ Jimmy Downs IL Kenwood 2025 3B 84
^ Anthony Karbowski IL Hampshire 2025 LHP 84
^ Francisco Rodriguez IL De La Salle 2025 SS 84
5 Nathan O'Donnell IL Providence Catholic 2025 3B 83
^ Eddie Olszta IL Providence Catholic 2025 SS 83
^ Dominic Holton IL Notre Dame Prep 2025 SS 83
6 Braden Deverman IL Normal University 2025 RHP 82
^ Julian Ashley-Friedman IL Barrington 2025 SS 82
^ Brady Green IL Oak Park-River Forest 2025 SS 82
^ Aadden Guerrero IL Lyons Township 2025 SS 82
^ Theodore Greco IL Lane Tech 2025 SS 82
^ Troy Kashul IL Naperville Central 2025 1B 82

 

2026

RANK   NAME STATE SCHOOL CLASS POS INF VELO
1 Ethan Bass IL Glenbrook North 2026 SS 84
2 Oliver Thulin IL Downers Grove North  2026 SS 83 
^ Callaghan O'Connor  IL Bishop McNamara  2026 RHP 83 
3 Lucas Simulick IL Joliet Catholic 2026 SS 82
4 Joey Ireland IL Mount Carmel 2026 SS 81

 

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