Northwest Suburban Open: Positional Data Dive
July 20, 2023
On Tuesday, July 11, the PBR Illinois Staff hosted the Northwest Suburban Open at Wintrust Field in Schaumburg, IL. The event featured 60+ prospects and gave our scouting staff an quality look at players from all ranks of high school.
For a closer look at the showcase details and the technologies we'll have on-site to assist our in-person evaluation for all in attendance, click here. For a complete look at those registered to attend this event, view the most up-to-date version of the roster by clicking here.
Yesterday, we published 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 positional players with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:
SYNCRO ATHLETIC TESTING
60-YARD DASH
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
1 | Cooper Hanson | IL | Conant | 2024 | SS | 6.90 s |
2 | Braden Mann | IL | Warren Township | 2024 | OF | 7.06 s |
3 | Matt Sonnenschein | IL | Naperville North | 2025 | SS | 7.13 s |
4 | Kevin O'Connor | IL | DePaul College Prep | 2024 | LHP | 7.20 s |
^ | Max Wille | IL | Normal University | 2025 | OF | 7.20 s |
5 | Kyle Boma | IL | Saint Patrick | 2024 | OF | 7.23 s |
^ | Matthew Garcia | IL | Addison Trail | 2025 | OF | 7.23 s |
10-YARD SPLIT
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
10-yd
1
Braden Mann
IL
Warren Township
2024
OF
1.71 s
2
Zack Ziroli
IL
Downers Grove North
2025
LHP
1.72 s
^
Cooper Hanson
IL
Conant
2024
SS
1.72 s
3
Matthew Garcia
IL
Addison Trail
2025
OF
1.73 s
4
Cody Allen
IL
DeKalb
2025
C
1.74 s
^
Max Wille
IL
Normal University
2025
OF
1.74 s
5
Alex Babich
IL
Maine South High School
2025
OF
1.76 s
^
Ryan Bannon
IL
Willowbrook
2025
SS
1.76 s
^
Kevin O'Connor
IL
DePaul College Prep
2024
LHP
1.76 s
Run Speed (Max)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Run speed (max) |
1 | Cooper Hanson | IL | Conant | 2024 | SS | 20.1 |
2 | Matt Sonnenschein | IL | Naperville North | 2025 | SS | 19.7 |
3 | Braden Mann | IL | Warren Township | 2024 | OF | 19.5 |
4 | Sam Nigro | IL | New Trier | 2024 | SS | 19.3 |
^ | George Holland | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2025 | 1B | 19.3 |
5 | Kyle Boma | IL | Saint Patrick | 2024 | OF | 19.2 |
Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. We implemented three timing gates at the 10 and 30 yards, to capture athletes’ quickness, explosiveness and reaction time. From there, we will calculate an athlete’s top-end speed in miles per hour. While the measurement still has its utility, the 10-yard split has started to become more and more applicable in determining the player's burst and reaction time in-game, whether that's in the outfield or on the basepaths.
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
George Holland
IL
Oak Park-River Forest
2025
1B
100.3 mph
2
Carson Stevens
IL
Neuqua Valley High School
2025
C
98.2 mph
3
Cooper Hanson
IL
Conant
2024
SS
94.3 mph
4
Kevin O'Connor
IL
DePaul College Prep
2024
LHP
93.3 mph
5
Christian Wolff
WI
Badger
2024
3B
92.6 mph
6
Alexander Clark
IL
New Trier
2024
OF
92.2 mph
7
Aidan Calvey
IL
Minooka Community
2024
92.2 mph
8
Matthew Steinberg
IL
St Charles East High School
2025
RHP
91.7 mph
9
Braden Mann
IL
Warren Township
2024
OF
91.5 mph
10
Max Wille
IL
Normal University
2025
OF
91.5 mph
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
Carson Stevens
IL
Neuqua Valley High School
2025
C
92.0 mph
2
George Holland
IL
Oak Park-River Forest
2025
1B
90.2 mph
3
Alexander Clark
IL
New Trier
2024
OF
86.4 mph
4
Christian Wolff
WI
Badger
2024
3B
86.1 mph
5
Aidan Calvey
IL
Minooka Community
2024
86.0 mph
Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Carson Stevens
IL
Neuqua Valley High School
2025
C
363 ft
2
Kevin O'Connor
IL
DePaul College Prep
2024
LHP
348 ft
3
Alexander Clark
IL
New Trier
2024
OF
345 ft
4
Cooper Hanson
IL
Conant
2024
SS
342 ft
5
Christian Wolff
WI
Badger
2024
3B
338 ft
SWEET SPOT%
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Sweet Spot %
1
Liam Sullivan
IL
Crystal Lake South High School
2025
OF
100 %
2
John Aquino
IL
Prospect
2025
SS
87 %
3
Max Wille
IL
Normal University
2025
OF
85 %
4
Braden Mann
IL
Warren Township
2024
OF
77 %
^
Vic Flores
IL
Prairie Ridge
2024
C
77 %
^
Zack Ziroli
IL
Downers Grove North
2025
LHP
77 %
5
Aidan Calvey
IL
Minooka Community
2024
75 %
^
Matthew Garcia
IL
Addison Trail
2025
OF
75 %
^
Edgar Berge
IL
Maine East
2026
LHP
75 %
^
Jacob Meiners
IL
Schaumburg
2027
3B
75 %
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.
BLAST MOTION
HAND SPEED (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (avg)
1
George Holland
IL
Oak Park-River Forest
2025
1B
24.1 mph
2
Aidan Calvey
IL
Minooka Community
2024
23.8 mph
3
Cooper Hanson
IL
Conant
2024
SS
23.0 mph
4
Joshua Jacques
IL
Stagg
2026
C
22.3 mph
5
Matt Sonnenschein
IL
Naperville North
2025
SS
22.1 mph
6
Jason Wolter
IL
Huntley High School
2024
C
21.9 mph
7
Christian Wolff
WI
Badger
2024
3B
21.8 mph
8
John Aquino
IL
Prospect
2025
SS
21.5 mph
9
Michael Wickersham
IL
Badger
2026
2B
21.4 mph
10
Joseph Kraushaar
IL
Taft
2024
C
21.2 mph
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 (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Bat Speed (avg)
1
Cooper Hanson
IL
Conant
2024
SS
73.9 mph
2
Carson Stevens
IL
Neuqua Valley High School
2025
C
71.8 mph
3
George Holland
IL
Oak Park-River Forest
2025
1B
71.2 mph
4
Aidan Calvey
IL
Minooka Community
2024
70.8 mph
5
John Aquino
IL
Prospect
2025
SS
70.3 mph
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 (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (avg)
1
George Holland
IL
Oak Park-River Forest
2025
1B
25.6 g
2
Max Wille
IL
Normal University
2025
OF
23.6 g
3
Aidan Calvey
IL
Minooka Community
2024
22.5 g
4
Michael Wickersham
IL
Badger
2026
2B
22.2 g
5
John Aquino
IL
Prospect
2025
SS
21.5 g
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.
+ CLICK HERE for a look at the complete statistics from the event.