Wed January 25, 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 outfield velocities produced by Illinois products over the last calendar year, separated by grad class.
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | OF VELO |
| 1 | Luke Adams | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2022 | OF | 97 |
| ^ | Alex Stanwich | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2022 | OF | 97 |
| 2 | Brendan Summerhill | IL | Whitney Young | 2022 | OF | 93 |
| 3 | Brady Small | IL | Lemont | 2022 | OF | 92 |
| ^ | Brandon Rogers | IL | Mount Carmel | 2022 | OF | 92 |
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | OF VELO |
| 1 | Trey Swiderski | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2023 | OF | 93 |
| 2 | jake swanson | IL | Grant | 2023 | LHP | 92 |
| ^ | Michael Boyce | IL | Naperville Central | 2023 | RHP | 92 |
| 3 | Collin Jennings | IL | Marist | 2023 | OF | 91 |
| ^ | John St. Clair | IL | Plainfield North | 2023 | SS | 91 |
| 4 | Krew Bond | IL | Mendota | 2023 | OF | 90 |
| ^ | Luke Bafia | IL | Benet Academy | 2023 | SS | 90 |
| ^ | Aidan Capone | IL | Rockford Auburn | 2023 | OF | 90 |
| ^ | Gianni Royer | IL | Lake Forest | 2023 | OF | 90 |
| ^ | Ben Flerlage | IL | Latin School of Chicago | 2023 | OF | 90 |
| ^ | Dylan Mayer | IL | New Trier | 2023 | LHP | 90 |
| 5 | Reed Drabant | IL | Columbia | 2023 | OF | 89 |
| ^ | Aiden O'Hara | IL | Brother Rice | 2023 | RHP | 89 |
| ^ | Clay Schrader | IL | Naperville Central | 2023 | OF | 89 |
| 6 | Spencer Geake | IL | Glenbrook North | 2023 | RHP | 88 |
| ^ | Daniel Darin | IL | Gibault Catholic | 2023 | OF | 88 |
| ^ | Daniel O'Malley | IL | Andrew | 2023 | RHP | 88 |
| ^ | Griffin Graue | IL | Glenwood | 2023 | C | 88 |
| ^ | Christian Seminaro | IL | Mundelein | 2023 | OF | 88 |
| ^ | Kaelan Natyshok | IL | Coal City | 2023 | RHP | 88 |
| ^ | Kevin Denty | IL | Marian Catholic | 2023 | OF | 88 |
| ^ | Josh Polubinski | IL | Oswego East | 2023 | 3B | 88 |
| ^ | William Hill | IL | Brooks | 2023 | OF | 88 |
| ^ | Jason Sullivan | IL | Sandburg | 2023 | OF | 88 |
| ^ | Blake Norton | IL | Salt Fork | 2023 | RHP | 88 |
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | OF VELO |
| 1 | Savion Flowers | IL | Kenwood Academy | 2024 | OF | 92 |
| ^ | Destin Edwards | IL | Kenwood Academy | 2024 | OF | 92 |
| 2 | Bryce Loeger | IL | Conant | 2024 | RHP | 91 |
| ^ | Samuel Chapman | IL | Woodstock | 2024 | OF | 91 |
| 3 | Nate George | IL | Minooka | 2024 | OF | 89 |
| ^ | Chris Danko | IL | York | 2024 | OF | 89 |
| ^ | Anthony Xydakis | IL | Morris | 2024 | OF | 89 |
| 4 | Jonah Weathers | IL | Marian Catholic | 2024 | 3B | 88 |
| ^ | Trevor Geis | IL | Mascoutah | 2024 | OF | 88 |
| ^ | Chris Daugherty | IL | Brother Rice | 2024 | OF | 88 |
| ^ | Cal Darling | IL | Bradley-Bourbonnais | 2024 | OF | 88 |
| ^ | Devan Tupper | IL | Normal University | 2024 | OF | 88 |
| 5 | Danny Schuch | IL | Plainfield East | 2024 | OF | 86 |
| ^ | Jack LoConte | IL | Andrew | 2024 | LHP | 86 |
| ^ | Jude Strahm | IL | Brimfield | 2024 | OF | 86 |
| ^ | Amari McGill | IL | Plainfield East | 2024 | OF | 86 |
| ^ | Andrew Schweigert | IL | Bradley Bourbonnais | 2024 | OF | 86 |
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | OF VELO |
| 1 | Lance Moon | IL | Brother Rice | 2025 | OF | 90 |
| 2 | Liam Arsich | IL | Lincoln-Way Central | 2025 | OF | 86 |
| ^ | Ben Toft | IL | New Trier | 2025 | OF | 86 |
| ^ | Joseph Arend | IL | St. Charles East | 2025 | OF | 86 |
| ^ | Talan Hull | IL | Galva | 2025 | LHP | 86 |
| 3 | Chase Petersen | IL | Glenbrook North | 2025 | OF | 85 |
| ^ | Francisco Rodriguez | IL | De La Salle | 2025 | SS | 85 |
| ^ | Kolin Adams | IL | Mount Carmel | 2025 | OF | 85 |
| ^ | Ryan Dabe | IL | Huntley | 2025 | OF | 85 |
| ^ | Timmy Leark | IL | Oak Park River Forest | 2025 | OF | 85 |
| ^ | Constantine Coines | IL | Maine South | 2025 | OF | 85 |
| 4 | Ezra Essex | IL | Marian Catholic | 2025 | OF | 84 |
| ^ | John Hilpert | IL | Belleville West | 2025 | CF | 84 |
| 5 | Cameron Steinbaugh | IL | Georgetown-Ridgefarm | 2025 | OF | 83 |
| ^ | Arthur Stamps | IL | Homewood Flossmoor | 2025 | 3B | 83 |
| 6 | Remo Indomenico | IL | St. Ignatius | 2025 | LHP | 82 |
| ^ | John McAuliffe | IL | Marist | 2025 | C | 82 |
| ^ | Cameron Armstrong | IL | Lincoln-Way West | 2025 | RHP | 82 |
| ^ | Aaron Scott | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2025 | LHP | 82 |
| ^ | Donovan Christman | IL | McHenry | 2025 | RHP | 82 |
| ^ | Daniel Luster Jr | IL | Kenwood | 2025 | C | 82 |
| ^ | Carter Bleakney | IL | Champaign Central | 2025 | OF | 82 |
| ^ | Henry Murray | IL | Lane Tech | 2025 | OF | 82 |
| ^ | Ryan Frano | IL | Glenbard East | 2025 | LHP | 82 |
| RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | OF VELO |
| 1 | Frank Costabile | IL | Stevenson | 2026 | OF | 87 |
| 2 | Isaac Harris | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2026 | OF | 83 |
| 3 | Matthew Jackson | IL | Prospect | 2026 | OF | 82 |
| ^ | Easton Newman | IL | Deerfield | 2026 | OF | 82 |
| ^ | Ryan Harris | IL | Stevenson | 2026 | OF | 82 |
| ^ | Haiden Lajcin | IL | Mount Carmel | 2026 | OF | 82 |
| 4 | Riley Contreras | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2026 | OF | 81 |
| ^ | TJ McQuillan | IL | Mount Carmel | 2026 | OF | 81 |
| ^ | Sam Higgins | IL | Maine South | 2026 | OF | 81 |
| ^ | James Dooman | IL | Glenbrook South | 2026 | OF | 81 |
| 5 | Patrick Connors | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2026 | OF | 80 |
| ^ | Aaron Katz | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2026 | OF | 80 |
