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	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)

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. 

 

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TRACKMAN

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)

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)

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.

 

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BLAST MOTION

HAND SPEED (AVG.)

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.)

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.)

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.

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