Prep Baseball Report

Preseason I.D. - McHenry: Statistical Analysis


Phil Kerber
Assoc. Scout/JUCO Wire Editor

The PBR Preseason I.D. - McHenry took place on Sunday, January 28 at Pro Player Academy in McHenry, IL. This event featured nearly 100 prospects from all classes. Prospects participated in a pro-style workout in front of the PBR Illinois Scouting Staff. Today, we begin the event analysis with a stats story. 

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TOP HOME TO FIRST TIMES
Run on turf indoors, Nicholas Gregory (Dundee Crown, 2020) and Daniel Laughery (Grant, 2020) brought their running shoes, as they posted an event-best 4.26 home to first time. 
Name State School Class Pos Home to First
Nicholas Gregory IL Dundee Crown 2020 OF/RHP 4.26
Daniel Laughery IL Grant 2020 OF 4.26
Nick Rockweiler WI Elkhorn 2019 OF 4.29
Logan Delgado IL Antioch 2020 C 4.29
Cameron Caldwell IL Yorkville 2020 OF 4.30
TOP FASTBALL VELOCITY
There was a considerable amount of arm strength on the mound at this event. Typically our leaderboards only feature the top five prospects, but this one had to be extended to 10 in order to fit all the prospects. Joseph Kaminski (McHenry West, 2019) ran his fastball up 85 mph, the top of the day. Just behind Kaminski was Jared Novak (Benet, 2020) at 84. The top velocity for a left-handed pitcher came from Dominic Listi (Prairie Ridge, 2019), who was clocked at 82.
Name State School Class Pos Fastball Velocity
Joseph Kaminski IL McHenry West 2019 RHP/3B 85
Jared Novak IL Benet 2020 RHP/1B 84
Kyle Maurer IL Huntley 2019 OF/RHP 83
Ryan Wilwers IL Marengo 2020 RHP/3B 83
Josh Stitt IL Palatine 2019 SS/RHP 82
Cooper Schmidt IL Cary-Grove 2019 RHP 82
Dominic Listi IL Prairie Ridge 2019 LHP/OF 82
Ben Harris IL Prairie Ridge 2019 C/RHP 82
Cole Bhardwaj IL Jacobs 2020 RHP 82
Mikal Ashley IL Grant 2020 3B/RHP 82
TOP EXIT VELOCITY
Physical two-way prospect Mikal Ashley (Grant, 2020) showed a considerable amount of strength in the cage, recording a 94 mph exit velocity off a tee. Close on his heels was infielder Payton Coss (Huntley, 2020) at 93.
Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity
Mikal Ashley IL Grant 2020 3B/RHP 94
Payton Coss IL Huntley 2020 2B/3B 93
Nathan Hardman IL Normal University 2019 3B 91
John Hamer IL St. Charles North 2019 OF/RHP 90
Brandon Jernigan IL Huntley 2020 1B 90
Jared Novak IL Benet 2020 RHP/1B 90 
TOP INFIELD VELOCITY
Corner infielders dominate the infield velocity leaderboard. After finding themselves amongst the top exit velocities Brandon Jernigan (Huntley, 2020), Nathan Hardman (Normal University, 2019), and Jared Novak (Benet, 2020) see their names called once more. Jernigan led the pack after being clocked at 85 mph across the diamond.
Name State School Class Pos Infield Velocity
Brandon Jernigan IL Huntley 2020 1B 85
Joseph Kaminski IL McHenry West 2019 RHP/3B 84
Nathan Hardman IL Normal University 2019 3B 84
Jared Novak IL Benet 2020 RHP/1B 83
Jackson Broom IL Huntley 2019 3B/RHP 82
Ryan Wilwers IL Marengo 2020 RHP/3B 82
Evan Tocmo IL Huntley 2020 SS/3B 82
TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY
The top velo from the outfield came from Kyle Hetherington (Crystal Lake South, 2019) at 87 mph. A pair prospects, AJ Henkle (Huntley, 2019) and Daniel Laughery (Grant, 2020), trailed Hetherington by a mere mile per hour, 
Name State School Class Pos Outfield Velocity
Kyle Hetherington IL Crystal Lake South 2019 OF/LHP 87
AJ Henkle IL Huntley 2019 OF 86
Daniel Laughery IL Grant 2020 OF 86
Kyle Maurer IL Huntley 2019 OF/RHP 84
Dominic Listi IL Prairie Ridge 2019 LHP/OF 84
TOP CATCHER POP TIMES
Ben Harris (Prairie Ridge, 2019) posted an event-best 1.97 pop time to go along with the most consistent pops and the second fastest catcher velocity at 77 mph. Logan Delgado (Antioch, 2020) came out of the chute ready to go with a 79 mph throw down to second. 
Name State School Class Pos Pop Times
Ben Harris IL Prairie Ridge 2019 C/RHP 1.97-2.02
Evan Jewson IL Crystal Lake South 2019 C 2.07-2.17
Logan Delgado IL Antioch 2020 C 2.07-2.20
Camden Janik IL Wauconda 2021 C 2.11-2.18
Jason Volpe IL Lakes Community 2019 C 2.13-2.19