Preseason Procase All-Time Leaderboard
January 15, 2025
Wednesday, January 29th, the Prep Baseball Illinois team is hosting their fourth annual Preseason Procase at Rhino Sports Academy in Shorewood, Il. This event is a premier event to kickoff our 2025 season giving the top players in the 2025 class an opportunity to get in front of MLB Scouts ahead of their senior season.
With this story we are taking a look back at some of the top performers, broken down by position players and pitchers. For a look at the past rosters and statistical leaders, continue reading below.
Past Preseason Procases:
In-depth Breakdown
- 17 runners ran under a 7.00 60-yard dash while three runners ran under a 6.52.
- 18 pitchers had a max fastball velocity over 90.0 mph with six players recording over 92.0 mph per Trackman.
- 13 batters had a max exit velocity over 99.0 mph with eight reaching over 100.0 mph per Trackman.
- Eight batters had a max distance over 370 ft and two batters had a max over 400 ft per Trackman.
- 13 batters recorded a max bat speed over 22.0 mph and five batters had a max over 24.0 mph per Blast.
- 22 batters recorded a max bat speed over 75 mph and five batters had a max over 80 mph per Blast.
POSITIONAL TOOLS
TOP 60-TIMES
MAX INF VELOCITY
MAX OF VELOCITY
MAX C VELOCITY
TOP POP-TIMES
TRACKMAN
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY & AVERAGE SPIN RATE
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
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.
AVERAGE FASTBALL HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
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.”
AVERAGE CURVEBALL SPIN RATE
AVERAGE SLIDER SPIN RATE
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
MAX EXIT VELOCITY
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY
MAX DISTANCE
SWEET SPOT %
Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees. Sweet spot percentage can be used in concert with hard-hit rate -- the percentage of a player's batted balls that have an exit velocity of 90 mph or higher. Per MLB glossary.
BLAST MOTION
HAND SPEED PEAK
HAND SPEED AVERAGE
Hand Speed: The observed speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.
BAT SPEED PEAK
BAT SPEED AVERAGE
Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.
ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVERAGE)
Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.
ON-PLANE EFFICIENCY %
On-Plane Efficiency %:measures the percentage of your swing where the bat is on the swing plane. Your Vertical Bat Angle (VBA) at contact establishes the plane for that specific swing. A high % is a great indicator of making consistent contact and barreling balls. Blast recommends an average of 70% or higher, with a range in the 65% to 85%.