Lockport Preseason ID: Pitching Data Dive
February 23, 2024
On Feb. 19th, the Prep Baseball Illinois staff hosted the Lockport Preseason ID at Bo Jackson's Elite Sports Dome in Lockport, Ill. Over 150 players participated in a pro-style workout, gathering unrivaled access to data through our state-of-the-art tech partners, as well as in-depth scouting analysis from our Prep Baseball Illinois staff.
Yesterday, we looked at the top measurable data performers from the event, found in our Statistical Analysis, where we broke down the stat leaders from the more traditional categories. Today, we will take a further in-depth look at the top pitchers with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:
TRACKMAN
FASTBALL
VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Elliott Alicea | IL | Burlington Central | 2024 | OF | 90.2 mph |
2 | Brady Backes | IL | Lasalle-Peru | 2025 | RHP | 88.2 mph |
3 | Owen Roberts | IL | Waubonsie Valley High School | 2025 | SS | 88.1 mph |
4 | Kasten Goebbert | IL | Providence Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 87.6 mph |
5 | Cale Zoeller | IL | Wheaton North | 2025 | RHP | 86.9 mph |
6 | Peter Jurcenko | IL | Sandburg | 2026 | RHP | 86.3 mph |
7 | Bryce Legel | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2025 | RHP | 85.9 mph |
8 | Jack Schiek | IL | Lockport | 2026 | RHP | 85.3 mph |
9 | William Houston | IL | Stagg | 2026 | OF | 85.0 mph |
10 | Henry Humes | IL | Homewood Flossmoor | 2026 | RHP | 85.0 mph |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Kiet Truong | IL | NVHS | 2025 | SS | 2398 rpm |
2 | Kasten Goebbert | IL | Providence Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 2354 rpm |
3 | Jack Schiek | IL | Lockport | 2026 | RHP | 2280 rpm |
4 | Jackson Clark | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2025 | RHP | 2270 rpm |
5 | Mason Jurewicz | IL | New Trier | 2025 | RHP | 2215 rpm |
6 | Owen Roberts | IL | Waubonsie Valley High School | 2025 | SS | 2196 rpm |
7 | Conor Powers | IL | Minooka | 2027 | RHP | 2191 rpm |
8 | Nolan Canfield | IL | Manteno | 2025 | RHP | 2181 rpm |
9 | Jack Gordon | IL | Andrew | 2026 | RHP | 2129 rpm |
10 | Jason Duy | IL | Minooka | 2026 | SS | 2115 rpm |
Spin Rate: This metric calculates the rate of spin on the baseball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm). Historical data shows that high-spin fastballs lessen the impact of gravity, allowing for more ‘rise’ (or less fall, in other words) as it carries through the zone. Low-spin fastballs typically indicate the pitch has greater horizontal action, often making it tougher to square up, but generally easier to make contact with, leading to more ground balls, while high-spin fastballs show a correlation with swings and misses.
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Jack Nicoll | IL | Bartlett | 2026 | RHP | 19.7 in |
2 | Aj Donelson | IL | Parkview Christian Academy | 2025 | SS | 19.6 in |
3 | Brendan Carlson | IL | Providence Catholic | 2027 | 1B | 18.7 in |
4 | Jason Duy | IL | Minooka | 2026 | SS | 18.7 in |
5 | Jack Gordon | IL | Andrew | 2026 | RHP | 18.5 in |
6 | Jacob Habel | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2026 | RHP | 18.3 in |
7 | Lucas Rink | IL | Wilmington High School | 2025 | 3B | 18.3 in |
8 | Bryce Legel | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2025 | RHP | 18.2 in |
9 | Ethan Rogers | IL | Lincoln-Way Central High School | 2025 | 1B | 17.3 in |
10 | Jack Schiek | IL | Lockport | 2026 | RHP | 17.3 in |
Induced Vertical Break: Used in short form as "IVB," this metric is most important on fastballs for creating rise and on curveballs for creating depth – it can also have some use when measuring sliders and cutters as well. Sliders tend to be closer to zero inches while cutters are generally between 5 and 15 inches. Usually fastballs and curveballs with large IVB have higher spin efficiencies as well. Sliders generally have very little (closer to zero) IVB and very low spin efficiency. You could also categorize IVB into spin rate as this is part of the “useful movement” you’re looking for. IVB is also a huge part of the vertical approach angle.
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Henry Humes | IL | Homewood Flossmoor | 2026 | RHP | 17.5 |
2 | Bryson Das | IL | Lincoln-Way East High School | 2026 | LHP | -17.3 |
3 | Nolan Torgerson | IL | Carl Sandburg High School | 2027 | OF | 16.6 |
4 | Aaron Katz | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2026 | RHP | 14.8 |
5 | Evan Voss | IL | Downers Grove South | 2026 | LHP | -14.6 |
6 | Jack Gordon | IL | Andrew | 2026 | RHP | 14.1 |
7 | Nicholas Whitford | IL | Romeoville | 2025 | OF | 14.1 |
8 | Jackson Clark | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2025 | RHP | 13.9 |
9 | Casey Mikrut | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2027 | SS | 13.9 |
10 | Grady Flannigan | IL | Lincoln-Way Central | 2026 | RHP | 13.4 |
Horizontal Break: Outlined on TrackMan’s own website: “... horizontal movement is measured in inches between where the pitch actually crosses the front of home plate side-wise, and where it would have crossed home plate side-wise if had it traveled in a perfectly straight line from release. A positive number means the break was to the right from the pitcher’s perspective, while a negative number means the break was to the left from the pitcher’s perspective.”
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Danny Smith | IL | Plainfield North | 2026 | RHP | 83 % |
^ | Braylan McCarthy | IL | Warren Township | 2026 | RHP | 83 % |
2 | Lucas Rink | IL | Wilmington High School | 2025 | 3B | 75 % |
3 | Bryce Lee | IL | Morris Community High School | 2026 | 3B | 66 % |
^ | Joseph(JP) Gainer | IL | Marist | 2026 | RHP | 66 % |
^ | Peter Jurcenko | IL | Sandburg | 2026 | RHP | 66 % |
4 | Cormac Saunders | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor High School | 2026 | RHP | 60 % |
5 | William Houston | IL | Stagg | 2026 | OF | 57 % |
^ | Jackson Clark | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2025 | RHP | 57 % |
^ | Pharrell Weekley | IL | Bolingbrook | 2026 | SS | 57 % |
^ | Henry Humes | IL | Homewood Flossmoor | 2026 | RHP | 57 % |
^ | Kasten Goebbert | IL | Providence Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 57 % |
Average MLB pitchers throw 62% strikes, and better pitchers throw strikes 65% of the time, or roughly 2:1 strikes to balls.
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Kiet Truong | IL | NVHS | 2025 | SS | 2465 rpm |
2 | Thomas Sosinski | IL | Mount Carmel | 2026 | RHP | 2406 rpm |
3 | Brady Backes | IL | Lasalle-Peru | 2025 | RHP | 2335 rpm |
4 | Nicholas Whitford | IL | Romeoville | 2025 | OF | 2316 rpm |
5 | Braylan McCarthy | IL | Warren Township | 2026 | RHP | 2247 rpm |
6 | Mason Jurewicz | IL | New Trier | 2025 | RHP | 2243 rpm |
7 | Kasten Goebbert | IL | Providence Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 2226 rpm |
8 | Bralen Mitcham | IL | Lincoln-Way East High School | 2025 | RHP | 2214 rpm |
9 | Trace Schaaf | IL | Lockport | 2026 | LHP | 2210 rpm |
10 | Casey Mikrut | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2027 | SS | 2198 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Thomas Sosinski | IL | Mount Carmel | 2026 | RHP | -18.0 in |
2 | Jacob Sever | IL | Lincoln-Way Central | 2025 | 1B | -14.7 in |
3 | Mason Jurewicz | IL | New Trier | 2025 | RHP | -14.3 in |
4 | Carson Miller | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2025 | 1B | -12.6 in |
5 | Kasten Goebbert | IL | Providence Catholic | 2025 | RHP | -12.5 in |
6 | Joshua Barta | IL | Peotone | 2025 | LHP | -12.2 in |
7 | Arjun Patel | IL | J B Conant High School | 2026 | LHP | -11.2 in |
8 | Ryan Turton | IL | Lincoln-Way West | 2026 | SS | -10.3 in |
9 | Owen Lense | IL | Lincoln-Way East High School | 2026 | RHP | -10.3 in |
10 | Nicholas Whitford | IL | Romeoville | 2025 | OF | -8.7 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Ethan Rogers | IL | Lincoln-Way Central High School | 2025 | 1B | -22.3 |
2 | Jude Chapel | IL | Lincoln-Way West | 2026 | OF | -17.3 |
3 | Carson Miller | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2025 | 1B | 16.1 |
4 | Kiet Truong | IL | NVHS | 2025 | SS | -15.5 |
5 | Nicholas Whitford | IL | Romeoville | 2025 | OF | -15.2 |
6 | Aaron Katz | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2026 | RHP | -15.1 |
7 | Jack Skorpinski | IL | Lincoln-Way Central High School | 2026 | 2B | -14.9 |
8 | Mason Jurewicz | IL | New Trier | 2025 | RHP | -14.6 |
9 | Bralen Mitcham | IL | Lincoln-Way East High School | 2025 | RHP | -14.1 |
10 | Bryce Legel | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2025 | RHP | -13.3 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Conor Powers | IL | Minooka | 2027 | RHP | 100 % |
2 | Owen Lense | IL | Lincoln-Way East High School | 2026 | RHP | 75 % |
^ | Carson Miller | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2025 | 1B | 75 % |
^ | Aaron Katz | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2026 | RHP | 75 % |
3 | Brayden Niemeyer | IL | Lincoln-Way West | 2027 | RHP | 66 % |
^ | Brady Backes | IL | Lasalle-Peru | 2025 | RHP | 66 % |
4 | Evan Voss | IL | Downers Grove South | 2026 | LHP | 60 % |
^ | Aj Donelson | IL | Parkview Christian Academy | 2025 | SS | 60 % |
^ | Maxwell Burke | IL | Wheaton North High School | 2025 | 1B | 60 % |
^ | Aidan Barrera | IL | Carl Sandburg High School | 2026 | LHP | 60 % |
^ | Ryan Turton | IL | Lincoln-Way West | 2026 | SS | 60 % |
^ | Bryce Legel | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2025 | RHP | 60 % |
^ | Peter Jurcenko | IL | Sandburg | 2026 | RHP | 60 % |
5 | Jack Gordon | IL | Andrew | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Jack Schiek | IL | Lockport | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Ethan Rogers | IL | Lincoln-Way Central High School | 2025 | 1B | 50 % |
^ | Thomas Sosinski | IL | Mount Carmel | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Cale Zoeller | IL | Wheaton North | 2025 | RHP | 2761 |
2 | Thomas Sosinski | IL | Mount Carmel | 2026 | RHP | 2334 |
3 | Nicholas Whitford | IL | Romeoville | 2025 | OF | 2274 |
4 | Owen Roberts | IL | Waubonsie Valley High School | 2025 | SS | 2247 |
5 | William Houston | IL | Stagg | 2026 | OF | 2244 |
6 | Brady Backes | IL | Lasalle-Peru | 2025 | RHP | 2228 |
7 | Mason Jurewicz | IL | New Trier | 2025 | RHP | 2206 |
8 | Conor Powers | IL | Minooka | 2027 | RHP | 2179 |
9 | Cormac Saunders | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor High School | 2026 | RHP | 2175 |
10 | Nolan Canfield | IL | Manteno | 2025 | RHP | 2155 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Thomas Sosinski | IL | Mount Carmel | 2026 | RHP | -9.7 in |
2 | Jack Nicoll | IL | Bartlett | 2026 | RHP | 7.6 in |
3 | Tommy Burke | IL | Glenbard South | 2025 | LHP | -7.0 in |
4 | Conor Powers | IL | Minooka | 2027 | RHP | -5.2 in |
5 | Jack Schiek | IL | Lockport | 2026 | RHP | 5.2 in |
6 | William Houston | IL | Stagg | 2026 | OF | -5.2 in |
7 | Pharrell Weekley | IL | Bolingbrook | 2026 | SS | -4.9 in |
8 | Lucas Rink | IL | Wilmington High School | 2025 | 3B | 4.8 in |
9 | Nolan Canfield | IL | Manteno | 2025 | RHP | -4.7 in |
10 | Bryson Das | IL | Lincoln-Way East High School | 2026 | LHP | -4.6 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Jack Nicoll | IL | Bartlett | 2026 | RHP | -17.3 |
2 | William Houston | IL | Stagg | 2026 | OF | -16.9 |
3 | Lucas Rink | IL | Wilmington High School | 2025 | 3B | -16.7 |
4 | Cale Zoeller | IL | Wheaton North | 2025 | RHP | -16.3 |
5 | Carson Miller | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2025 | 1B | 13.9 |
6 | Aaron Katz | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2026 | RHP | -13.1 |
7 | Mason Jurewicz | IL | New Trier | 2025 | RHP | -12.8 |
8 | Thomas Sosinski | IL | Mount Carmel | 2026 | RHP | -12.6 |
9 | Pharrell Weekley | IL | Bolingbrook | 2026 | SS | -12.2 |
10 | Joshua Barta | IL | Peotone | 2025 | LHP | 12.1 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Cormac Saunders | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor High School | 2026 | RHP | 100 % |
^ | Conor Powers | IL | Minooka | 2027 | RHP | 100 % |
2 | Cale Zoeller | IL | Wheaton North | 2025 | RHP | 80 % |
^ | Owen Roberts | IL | Waubonsie Valley High School | 2025 | SS | 80 % |
3 | Lucas Rink | IL | Wilmington High School | 2025 | 3B | 75 % |
4 | Joshua Barta | IL | Peotone | 2025 | LHP | 60 % |
^ | Jack Nicoll | IL | Bartlett | 2026 | RHP | 60 % |
5 | Aaron Katz | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Jack Schiek | IL | Lockport | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Mason Jurewicz | IL | New Trier | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Jeffrey Bruining | IL | Lockport | 2025 | LHP | 50 % |
CHANGEUP
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Kiet Truong | IL | NVHS | 2025 | SS | 2044 rpm |
2 | Trace Schaaf | IL | Lockport | 2026 | LHP | 1980 rpm |
3 | Jack Gordon | IL | Andrew | 2026 | RHP | 1874 rpm |
4 | Aj Donelson | IL | Parkview Christian Academy | 2025 | SS | 1855 rpm |
5 | Nolan Canfield | IL | Manteno | 2025 | RHP | 1835 rpm |
6 | Bryce Legel | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2025 | RHP | 1805 rpm |
7 | Braylan McCarthy | IL | Warren Township | 2026 | RHP | 1762 rpm |
8 | Brady Backes | IL | Lasalle-Peru | 2025 | RHP | 1740 rpm |
9 | Peter Jurcenko | IL | Sandburg | 2026 | RHP | 1724 rpm |
10 | Kasten Goebbert | IL | Providence Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 1710 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Jack Nicoll | IL | Bartlett | 2026 | RHP | 21.3 in |
2 | Matthew Rick | IL | Lincoln Way West | 2026 | RHP | 17.5 in |
3 | Jacob Mucha | IL | Lincoln-Way Central | 2027 | RHP | 16.4 in |
4 | Jack Schiek | IL | Lockport | 2026 | RHP | 15.7 in |
5 | Ben Westin | IL | Andrew | 2026 | OF | 15.6 in |
6 | Xander Metke | IL | Brother Rice | 2025 | 1B | 15.4 in |
7 | Jeffrey Bruining | IL | Lockport | 2025 | LHP | 14.3 in |
8 | Bryce Legel | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2025 | RHP | 14.1 in |
9 | Evan Voss | IL | Downers Grove South | 2026 | LHP | 13.9 in |
10 | Brady Backes | IL | Lasalle-Peru | 2025 | RHP | 13.6 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Bryson Das | IL | Lincoln-Way East High School | 2026 | LHP | -19.8 |
2 | Aj Donelson | IL | Parkview Christian Academy | 2025 | SS | 18.3 |
3 | Jack Gordon | IL | Andrew | 2026 | RHP | 18.2 |
4 | Braylan McCarthy | IL | Warren Township | 2026 | RHP | 17.7 |
5 | Carson Miller | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2025 | 1B | -16.4 |
6 | Kiet Truong | IL | NVHS | 2025 | SS | 15.6 |
7 | Joseph(JP) Gainer | IL | Marist | 2026 | RHP | 15.3 |
8 | Grady Flannigan | IL | Lincoln-Way Central | 2026 | RHP | 15.2 |
9 | Maxwell Burke | IL | Wheaton North High School | 2025 | 1B | -15.2 |
10 | Bryce Lee | IL | Morris Community High School | 2026 | 3B | 15.0 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Nicholas Whitford | IL | Romeoville | 2025 | OF | 100 % |
2 | Ethan Rogers | IL | Lincoln-Way Central High School | 2025 | 1B | 80 % |
3 | Bryce Lee | IL | Morris Community High School | 2026 | 3B | 66 % |
^ | Jeffrey Bruining | IL | Lockport | 2025 | LHP | 66 % |
4 | Jacob Sever | IL | Lincoln-Way Central | 2025 | 1B | 60 % |
^ | Jack Gordon | IL | Andrew | 2026 | RHP | 60 % |
^ | Gavin Ace | IL | Geneva | 2025 | OF | 60 % |
5 | Brady Backes | IL | Lasalle-Peru | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Carson Miller | IL | Wheaton Academy | 2025 | 1B | 50 % |
^ | Brady Galmines | IL | Lincoln-Way Central | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Lucas Rink | IL | Wilmington High School | 2025 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | Bralen Mitcham | IL | Lincoln-Way East High School | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Henry Humes | IL | Homewood Flossmoor | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Aaron Katz | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
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