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PBR IL: John Wood CC Statistical Analysis & Data Dive

September 14, 2023
Kevin Cronin
Tech Analyst, Area Scout

On Sept. 8, PBR Illinois traveled to John Wood Community College in Quincy, Ill., for the John Wood CC Scout Day. The event featured over 22 of John Wood’s players, many of whom were a part of the Blazers' 37-19 season in the spring of 2023.

Below are the day’s top performers, broken down by position players and pitchers. To see a list of those that attended, click here. For all of the statistics from this event, click here.

POSITIONAL TOOLS

TOP 60-YARD DASH TIMES

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos 60-yd
1 Ben Kasparie John Wood CC 2022 OF 6.76 s
2 Haidyn McGill John Wood CC 2023 OF 6.77 s
3 Garrett Meyer John Wood CC 2022 SS 7.12 s
4 Jackson Bredensteiner John Wood CC 2022 OF 7.15 s
5 David Castro John Wood CC 2022 OF 7.21 s

MAX INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos INF Velo
1 Garrett Meyer John Wood CC 2022 SS 89
2 Landyn Smith John Wood CC 2022 2B 83
3 Andrew Srebroski IV John Wood CC 2021 SS 82

MAX OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos OF Velo
1 Garrett Meyer John Wood CC 2022 SS 91
2 Landyn Smith John Wood CC 2022 2B 86
3 Payton Mansfield John Wood CC 2021 OF 85

MAX CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos C Velo
1 Byron Blaise John Wood CC 2022 C 78
2 Alex Loman John Wood CC 2022 C 74
3 Victor Tejeira John Wood CC 2021 C 73

TOP POP TIMES

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Pop Time
1 Alex Loman John Wood CC 2022 C 2.01-2.12
2 Byron Blaise John Wood CC 2022 C 2.02-2.09
3 Victor Tejeira John Wood CC 2021 C 2.04-2.11

TRACKMAN

MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY & SPIN RATE

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Velocity (max)
1 Ethan McMasters John Wood CC 2023 RHP 85.7 mph
2 Tyler Dance John Wood CC 2023 RHP 85.6 mph
3 Jacob Millar John Wood CC 2023 RHP 84.1 mph

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Ethan McMasters John Wood CC 2023 RHP 2300 rpm
2 Jacob Millar John Wood CC 2023 RHP 2190 rpm
3 Tyler Dance John Wood CC 2023 RHP 2103 rpm
4 Connor Schwindeler John Wood CC 2022 RHP 2040 rpm
5 Drew Hahs John Wood CC 2023 RHP 1999 rpm
6 Brandon Alzamora John Wood CC 2023 LHP 1848 rpm

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

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos HM (avg)
1 Brandon Alzamora John Wood CC 2023 LHP -13.8
2 Connor Schwindeler John Wood CC 2022 RHP 12.7
3 Jacob Millar John Wood CC 2023 RHP 11.5

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 & SLIDER SPIN RATE

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Ethan McMasters John Wood CC 2023 RHP 2545 rpm
2 Drew Hahs John Wood CC 2023 RHP 2375 rpm
3 Tyler Dance John Wood CC 2023 RHP 2029 rpm
4 Brandon Alzamora John Wood CC 2023 LHP 2019 rpm
5 Jacob Millar John Wood CC 2023 RHP 1974 rpm

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Ethan McMasters John Wood CC 2023 RHP 2764
2 Tyler Dance John Wood CC 2023 RHP 2178
3 Connor Schwindeler John Wood CC 2022 RHP 1931

AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos HM (avg)
1 Ethan McMasters John Wood CC 2023 RHP -15.5
2 Tyler Dance John Wood CC 2023 RHP -12.6
3 Connor Schwindeler John Wood CC 2022 RHP -5.7

MAX AND AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Carson Moreno John Wood CC 2022 1B 107.7 mph
2 Payton Mansfield John Wood CC 2021 OF 105.1 mph
3 Garrett Meyer John Wood CC 2022 SS 99.4 mph
4 Xavier Deatherage John Wood CC 2023 3B 97.2 mph
5 David Castro John Wood CC 2022 OF 96.5 mph
6 Noah Deas John Wood CC 2022 1B 95.9 mph
^ Tyler Dance John Wood CC 2023 RHP 95.9 mph
7 Byron Blaise John Wood CC 2022 C 95.2 mph
8 Andrew Srebroski IV John Wood CC 2021 SS 94.1 mph
9 Victor Tejeira John Wood CC 2021 C 93.4 mph
^ Drew Hahs John Wood CC 2023 RHP 93.4 mph
10 Ben Kasparie John Wood CC 2022 OF 93.3 mph

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Carson Moreno John Wood CC 2022 1B 104.1 mph
2 Payton Mansfield John Wood CC 2021 OF 100.0 mph
3 Garrett Meyer John Wood CC 2022 SS 94.6 mph
4 Noah Deas John Wood CC 2022 1B 91.4 mph
^ Tyler Dance John Wood CC 2023 RHP 91.4 mph
5 Byron Blaise John Wood CC 2022 C 91.1 mph
6 David Castro John Wood CC 2022 OF 91.0 mph
7 Andrew Srebroski IV John Wood CC 2021 SS 88.8 mph
8 Xavier Deatherage John Wood CC 2023 3B 88.5 mph
9 Landyn Smith John Wood CC 2022 2B 87.4 mph
10 Ben Kasparie John Wood CC 2022 OF 86.5 mph

MAX DISTANCE (HITTING)

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Distance (max)
1 Carson Moreno John Wood CC 2022 1B 413 ft
2 Payton Mansfield John Wood CC 2021 OF 407 ft
3 Garrett Meyer John Wood CC 2022 SS 366 ft
4 Noah Deas John Wood CC 2022 1B 358 ft
^ Tyler Dance John Wood CC 2023 RHP 358 ft
5 Byron Blaise John Wood CC 2022 C 354 ft
6 David Castro John Wood CC 2022 OF 351 ft
7 Andrew Srebroski IV John Wood CC 2021 SS 349 ft
8 Jorey Anderson John Wood CC 2022 OF 337 ft
9 Xavier Deatherage John Wood CC 2023 3B 337 ft
10 Landyn Smith John Wood CC 2022 2B 332 ft

HARD HIT PERCENTAGE (HITTING)

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Hard Hit %
1 Payton Mansfield John Wood CC 2021 OF 100 %
^ Carson Moreno John Wood CC 2022 1B 100 %
2 Garrett Meyer John Wood CC 2022 SS 80 %
3 Noah Deas John Wood CC 2022 1B 77 %
^ Tyler Dance John Wood CC 2023 RHP 77 %
4 Byron Blaise John Wood CC 2022 C 70 %
^ David Castro John Wood CC 2022 OF 70 %
5 Andrew Srebroski IV John Wood CC 2021 SS 63 %

Hard Hit%: TrackMan defines a 'hard-hit ball' as one hit with an exit velocity of 90 mph or higher, and a player's "hard-hit rate" is simply showing the percentage of batted balls that were hit at 90 mph or more.

BLAST MOTION

HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Carson Moreno John Wood CC 2022 1B 26.3 mph
2 David Castro John Wood CC 2022 OF 25.4 mph
3 Ben Kasparie John Wood CC 2022 OF 24.5 mph
4 Payton Mansfield John Wood CC 2021 OF 23.5 mph
5 Xavier Deatherage John Wood CC 2023 3B 22.6 mph
6 Victor Tejeira John Wood CC 2021 C 22.4 mph
7 Jorey Anderson John Wood CC 2022 OF 22.1 mph
8 Jackson Bredensteiner John Wood CC 2022 OF 21.8 mph
9 Landyn Smith John Wood CC 2022 2B 21.5 mph
10 Garrett Meyer John Wood CC 2022 SS 21.3 mph

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Carson Moreno John Wood CC 2022 1B 24.5 mph
2 Ben Kasparie John Wood CC 2022 OF 23.3 mph
3 David Castro John Wood CC 2022 OF 23.2 mph
4 Payton Mansfield John Wood CC 2021 OF 22.0 mph
5 Xavier Deatherage John Wood CC 2023 3B 21.3 mph
6 Jorey Anderson John Wood CC 2022 OF 21.0 mph
7 Victor Tejeira John Wood CC 2021 C 21.0 mph
8 Garrett Meyer John Wood CC 2022 SS 20.7 mph
9 Jackson Bredensteiner John Wood CC 2022 OF 20.5 mph
10 Andrew Srebroski IV John Wood CC 2021 SS 20.3 mph

Peak Hand Speed: The observed maximum 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 (AVERAGE)

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Carson Moreno John Wood CC 2022 1B 79.9 mph
2 Payton Mansfield John Wood CC 2021 OF 77.6 mph
3 David Castro John Wood CC 2022 OF 75.9 mph
4 Xavier Deatherage John Wood CC 2023 3B 74.6 mph
5 Garrett Meyer John Wood CC 2022 SS 74.0 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 (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Xavier Deatherage John Wood CC 2023 3B 24.7 g
2 Noah Deas John Wood CC 2022 1B 19.3 g
3 Carson Moreno John Wood CC 2022 1B 18.7 g

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Xavier Deatherage John Wood CC 2023 3B 20.0 g
2 Noah Deas John Wood CC 2022 1B 17.9 g
3 Payton Mansfield John Wood CC 2021 OF 15.7 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.

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