PBR IL: John Wood CC Statistical Analysis & Data Dive
September 14, 2023
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
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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
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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
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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.