Preseason All-State: Underclass Statistical Analysis
March 2, 2022
On Saturday, Feb. 26, the PBR Illinois team hosted the Preseason All-State: Underclass at The Max in McCook, Ill. The event featured over 100 of the most talented underclass players Illinois has to offer, while also giving our staff one last look at the state's top talent before the IHSA season begins.
Our staff collaborated to highlight the biggest takeaways and highlights from Saturday's showcase, and will be publishing them within our Quick Hits piece. Over the next couple of days we’ll be diving deeper into all of the data we collected as we roll out even more coverage from the event.
Today we'll start our data dive from the numbers collected at this event within this statistical analysis. Below you'll find which players popped on the numerical side from The MAX on Saturday.
top 60-times:
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
| 1 | Khamaree Thomas | IL | Kenwood | 2024 | OF | 6.71 |
| 2 | Brandon Schultz | IL | Stevenson | 2024 | OF | 6.75 |
| 3 | Anthony Xydakis | IL | Morris | 2024 | OF | 6.80 |
| 4 | Nate Harris | IL | Yorkville | 2024 | OF | 6.82 |
| 5 | Michael Kuska | IL | Pontiac | 2024 | CF | 6.83 |
| 6 | Jackson McCarey | IL | New Trier | 2024 | OF | 6.84 |
| ^ | Jackson Smith | IL | Providence Catholic | 2024 | SS | 6.84 |
| 7 | Xavier Crowder | IL | Proviso West | 2025 | SS | 6.94 |
| 8 | Jackson Petsche | IL | Oswego East | 2024 | 1B | 7.01 |
| 9 | Bennett Summers | IL | Bloomington Central Catholic | 2024 | SS | 7.03 |
| 10 | Graham Roesel | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2024 | C | 7.06 |
| ^ | Gavin Duran | IL | Harvest Christian | 2024 | SS | 7.06 |
| 11 | Ryan Sloan | IL | York | 2024 | RHP | 7.07 |
| 12 | Destin Edwards | IL | Kenwood Academy | 2024 | OF | 7.10 |
| 13 | DaMaurion Butler | IL | Kenwood Academy High School | 2025 | SS | 7.12 |
| 14 | Tyler Bell | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2024 | SS | 7.13 |
| 15 | Samuel Chapman | IL | Woodstock | 2024 | OF | 7.14 |
Max Fastball velocity:
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Ryan Sloan
IL
York
2024
RHP
91.7 mph
2
Xavier Crowder
IL
Proviso West
2025
SS
90.7 mph
3
Wyatt Mammen
IL
Lincoln
2024
RHP
89.9 mph
4
Malachi Paplanus
IL
Huntley
2024
RHP
89.3 mph
5
Luke Teschke
IL
Monticello
2024
RHP
88.1 mph
6
Luke Weber
IL
Highland Park
2024
RHP
87.9 mph
7
Tom Ford
IL
Lisle
2024
RHP
87.1 mph
8
Casey Giemzik
IL
Brother Rice
2024
RHP
86.5 mph
9
Cole Noreuil
IL
Delavan
2024
RHP
86.5 mph
10
Daniel Cercello
IL
Neuqua Valley
2024
RHP
86.4 mph
11
Cody Freitas
IL
Bradley-Bourbonnais
2025
3B
86.1 mph
12
Joe Olson
IL
St. Laurence
2025
LHP
85.9 mph
13
Tanner Spangler
IL
Morton
2024
RHP
85.8 mph
14
Trevor Rehnstrom
IL
Glenbard East
2024
RHP
85.7 mph
15
Keegan Waters
IL
Morris
2024
RHP
85.4 mph
16
Jack LoConte
IL
Andrew
2024
LHP
85.2 mph
17
Michael Furmanek
IL
Plainfield East
2025
RHP
85.2 mph
18
Ethan Eberle
IL
Normal Community
2024
LHP
84.8 mph
19
David Cox
IL
Nazareth Academy
2024
SS
84.2 mph
20
Simon Skroch
IL
Yorkville
2024
LHP
84.1 mph
Max Exit velocity:
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Keenan Oldani
IL
South Elgin
2024
OF
101.0 mph
2
Ryan Sloan
IL
York
2024
RHP
99.1 mph
3
David Cox
IL
Nazareth Academy
2024
SS
98.8 mph
4
Randall Nauden
IL
Brother Rice
2024
C
98.7 mph
5
James Love
IL
Joliet West
2024
3B
98.5 mph
6
Cash Campbell
IL
Montini Catholic
2024
3B
97.8 mph
7
Jackson Petsche
IL
Oswego East
2024
1B
97.5 mph
8
Enzo Infelise
IL
Providence Catholic
2025
C
97.4 mph
9
Henry Murray
IL
Lane Technical High School
2025
OF
97.4 mph
10
Peter Visconti II
WI
St. Joseph Catholic Academy
2025
C
97.3 mph
11
Savion Flowers
IL
Kenwood Academy
2024
OF
97.2 mph
12
Kenny Perez
IL
De La Salle
2024
SS
96.9 mph
13
Nate Harris
IL
Yorkville
2024
OF
96.5 mph
14
Ashton Seymore
IL
Latin School of Chicago
2024
C
96.4 mph
15
Brandon Schultz
IL
Stevenson
2024
OF
96.3 mph
16
Matthew Zeman
IL
Montini Catholic
2024
OF
96.1 mph
17
Jaden Obaldo
IL
Crystal Lake Central
2024
2B
95.9 mph
18
Sir Jamison Jones
IL
St. Rita
2024
C
95.4 mph
19
Aidan Nohava
IL
Brother Rice
2025
3B
95.0 mph
20
Xander Metke
IL
Brother Rice
2025
1B
94.5 mph
21
Charlie Meister
IL
Hersey
2025
SS
94.5 mph
22
AJ Putty
IL
Huntley
2025
1B
94.3 mph
23
Kyle Hartmann
IL
Sycamore
2024
C
94.3 mph
24
Khamaree Thomas
IL
Kenwood
2024
OF
93.8 mph
25
Jimmy Downs
IL
Kenwood Academy
2025
3B
93.2 mph
max infield velocity:
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Nate Harris | IL | Yorkville | 2024 | OF | 92 |
| ^ | Luke Teschke | IL | Monticello | 2024 | RHP | 92 |
| 2 | David Cox | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2024 | SS | 90 |
| 3 | Savion Flowers | IL | Kenwood Academy | 2024 | OF | 88 |
| ^ | Tyler Bell | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2024 | SS | 88 |
| 4 | Jackson Natanek | IL | Brother Rice | 2025 | SS | 87 |
| 5 | Cody Freitas | IL | Bradley-Bourbonnais | 2025 | 3B | 86 |
| ^ | Derrick Holmes | IL | Brother Rice | 2025 | OF | 86 |
| 6 | Andrew Kouris | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2025 | 3B | 85 |
| ^ | DaMaurion Butler | IL | Kenwood Academy High School | 2025 | SS | 85 |
| ^ | Garrett Cox | IL | Washington | 2024 | RHP | 85 |
| ^ | Conor Essenburg | IL | Lincoln-Way West | 2025 | 1B | 85 |
| 7 | Jack Wheeler | IL | Morris | 2025 | 3B | 84 |
| ^ | Jimmy Downs | IL | Kenwood Academy | 2025 | 3B | 84 |
| ^ | Gael Urbieta | IL | loyola academy | 2025 | C | 84 |
| ^ | Lucas Krebs | IL | Edwardsville | 2025 | SS | 84 |
| ^ | Kenny Perez | IL | De La Salle | 2024 | SS | 84 |
| ^ | Enzo Infelise | IL | Providence Catholic | 2025 | C | 84 |
max outfield velocity:
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
OF Velo
1
Samuel Chapman
IL
Woodstock
2024
OF
91
2
Anthony Xydakis
IL
Morris
2024
OF
89
3
Chris Daugherty
IL
Brother Rice
2024
OF
88
4
Talan Hull
IL
Galva
2025
OF
86
^
Jack LoConte
IL
Andrew
2024
LHP
86
5
Khamaree Thomas
IL
Kenwood
2024
OF
85
^
Ryan Dabe
IL
Huntley
2025
OF
85
^
Destin Edwards
IL
Kenwood Academy
2024
OF
85
^
Chase Petersen
IL
Glenbrook North
2025
OF
85
6
Joey Arend
IL
St. Charles East
2025
OF
84
Max catcher velocity:
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Kyle Hartmann | IL | Sycamore | 2024 | C | 80 |
| ^ | Brock Suding | IL | Tolono Unity | 2024 | C | 80 |
| 2 | Randall Nauden | IL | Brother Rice | 2024 | C | 79 |
| 3 | Charlie Meister | IL | Hersey | 2025 | SS | 77 |
| ^ | Cameron Smith | IL | Reed-Custer | 2024 | C | 77 |
| ^ | Gael Urbieta | IL | loyola academy | 2025 | C | 77 |
| 4 | John McAuliffe | IL | Marist | 2025 | C | 76 |
| ^ | Ashton Seymore | IL | Latin School of Chicago | 2024 | C | 76 |
| ^ | Sir Jamison Jones | IL | St. Rita | 2024 | C | 76 |
| 5 | Graham Roesel | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2024 | C | 75 |
| ^ | Peter Visconti II | WI | St. Joseph Catholic Academy | 2025 | C | 75 |
| ^ | Vincent Ippolito | IL | Willowbrook | 2025 | C | 75 |
| ^ | Aiden Simmons | IL | Plainfield North | 2024 | C | 75 |
| ^ | Matthew Zeman | IL | Montini Catholic | 2024 | OF | 75 |
top pop-times:
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Charlie Meister | IL | Hersey | 2025 | SS | 1.93-2.01 |
| 2 | Ashton Seymore | IL | Latin School of Chicago | 2024 | C | 1.93-2.05 |
| 3 | Gael Urbieta | IL | loyola academy | 2025 | C | 1.94-2.07 |
| 4 | Graham Roesel | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2024 | C | 1.94-2.09 |
| 5 | Owen Young | IL | Joliet West | 2024 | C | 1.96-2.03 |
| 6 | Kyle Hartmann | IL | Sycamore | 2024 | C | 1.96-2.09 |
| 7 | Brandon Stinson | IL | Kenwood Academy High School | 2025 | C | 2.00-2.06 |
| 8 | Vincent Ippolito | IL | Willowbrook | 2025 | C | 2.01-2.14 |
| 9 | Enzo Infelise | IL | Providence Catholic | 2025 | C | 2.02-2.12 |
| 10 | Randall Nauden | IL | Brother Rice | 2024 | C | 2.02-2.19 |
| 11 | Aiden Simmons | IL | Plainfield North | 2024 | C | 2.03-2.08 |
| 12 | Sir Jamison Jones | IL | St. Rita | 2024 | C | 2.06-2.14 |
| 13 | Kaleb Navarro | IL | De La Salle | 2025 | C | 2.07-2.16 |
| 14 | Brock Suding | IL | Tolono Unity | 2024 | C | 2.07-2.21 |
| 15 | John McAuliffe | IL | Marist | 2025 | C | 2.08-2.13 |
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