Prep Baseball Report

Preseason I.D. - Peoria: Statistical Analysis


Phil Kerber
Assoc. Scout/JUCO Wire Editor

The PBR Preseason I.D. - Peoria took place on Saturday, January 27 at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria, IL. This event featured over 90 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 60 YARD DASH TIMES
Seven prospects broke the 7.00-second mark in the 60 yard dash, led by middle infielder Ryan Vogel (Metamora, 2019), who posted an event best 6.74. Ryan St. Ledger (Edwards County, 2021) came in at 6.89, the best time for a member of the Class of 2020 or 2021.
Name State School Class Pos 60 Yard Dash
Ryan Vogel IL Metamora 2019 SS/2B 6.74
Jake Stipp IL Danville 2019 LHP/OF 6.86
Ryan St. Ledger IL Edwards County 2021 OF 6.89
Tommy Kelly IL Peoria Notre Dame 2020 3B/RHP 6.90
Kotah Broeker IL Salt Fork 2019 SS/2B 6.94
Abe Collins IL Morton 2020 OF 6.94
TOP FASTBALL VELOCITY
Right-handed arms came out hot on the mound. Ryan Rhoda (Prairie Central, 2019) saved his best for last, as he pumped in a 90 mph fastball to end his bullpen session. A trio of arms topped out at 87, including 2020 Connor Aten (Galesburg).
Name State School Class Pos Fastball Velocity
Ryan Rhoda IL Prairie Central 2019 RHP/3B 90
Nate Sammer IL LeRoy 2019 RHP/SS 87
Andrew Pogue IL Dunlap 2019 RHP/OF 87
Connor Aten IL Galesburg 2020 OF/RHP 87
Nathan Righi IL Pekin 2019 RHP/3B 86
TOP EXIT VELOCITY
Nathan Righi (Pekin, 2019) finds his name littered throughout the leaderboards (See: Fastball Velocity and Infield Velocity), but when it comes to exit velocity, he reigns supreme. Righi recorded an event best 98 mph exit velocity. 
Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity
Nathan Righi IL Pekin 2019 RHP/3B 98
Caileb Johnson IL Brimfield 2019 1B/3B 92
Tevin Lee IL Du Quoin 2018 1B 91
Jimmy DeAngelo IL Hall 2019 1B/RHP 89
CJ Lewis IL Normal West 2019 3B/OF 89
TOP INFIELD VELOCITY
Our infield velocity leaderboard is surprisingly features prospects from the 2019 class through the 2021s. John Day (Dunlap, 2019) and Carson Richardson (Collinsville, 2020) are the co-leaders at 86 mph.  Ben Hess (Charleston, 2021) rounds out our leaderboard at 82 mph.
Name State School Class Pos Infield Velocity
John Day IL Dunlap 2019 SS/RHP 86
Carson Richardson IL Collinsville 2020 3B/RHP 86
Nathan Righi IL Pekin 2019 RHP/3B 84
CJ Lewis IL Normal West 2019 3B/OF 82
Tommy Kelly IL Peoria Notre Dame 2020 3B/RHP 82
Ben Hess IL Charleston 2021 RHP/1B 82
TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY
Connor Aten (Galesburg, 2020) and Jack Shields (Peoria Notre Dame, 2020) were both clocked at 86 mph, good enough to share the top spot in outfield velocity. 
Name State School Class Pos Outfield Velocity
Connor Aten IL Galesburg 2020 OF/RHP 86
Jack Shields IL Peoria Notre Dame 2020 OF/RHP 86
CJ Lewis IL Normal West 2019 3B/OF 83
Drew Henrikson IL Rochester 2020 OF 82
Kameron Wilson IL Bloomington 2019 RHP/OF 80
Brendan Tupper IL Normal University 2020 OF 80
TOP CATCHER POP TIMES
The Class of 2020 showed well at the catcher position. Chase Mason (Washington, 2020) posted the top pop time at 2.03, the top pop range at 0.10 seconds, and the top catcher velocity at 78 mph. Connor Stephenson (Normal West, 2020) recorded the second best pop time of the day with a 2.06. Nick Sharp (Bloomington, 2020) shares the lead in catcher velocity with Mason.
Name State School Class Pos Pop Times
Chase Mason IL Washington  2020 2.03-2.13
Connor Stephenson IL Normal West 2020 C/2B 2.06-2.19
Nick Sharp IL Bloomington 2020 C/3B 2.12-2.22
Tyler Wessels IL Elmwood 2020 C 2.12-2.31
Ben Hartl IL Springfield 2021 C/3B 2.15-2.26
Zachary Rocke-White IL Richwoods 2019 C 2.15-2.28
TOP CATCHER VELOCITY
Name State School Class Pos Catcher Velocity
Chase Mason IL Washington 2020 78
Nick Sharp IL Bloomington 2020 C/3B 78
Zachary Rocke-White IL Richwoods 2019 C 76
Jalen Ping IL Chatham-Glenwood 2019 C 75
Connor Stephenson IL Normal West 2020 C/2B 75
Mason Burns IL Normal Community 2020 RHP/C 75