Peoria Preseason ID: TrackMan Files
February 28, 2022
On Wednesday, February 23rd, the PBR Illinois staff traveled to the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria, IL., to host the fifth annual Peoria Preseason ID. This open event provided our staff an opportunity for an up-to-date look on players from the Central Illinois area prior to the start of the high school season.
Earlier this week we published Quick Hits highlighting the top prospects of the event by class. We also rolled out a Statistical Analysis pointing out the top recorded stats by category.
Now we'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan units. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch metric data.
MAX FASTBALL & PEAK SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Logan Justus | IL | Midwest Central | 2023 | RHP | 84.3 mph |
2 | Garrett Guenther | IL | Grayslake Central | 2023 | UTILITY | 83.9 mph |
3 | Landen Patton | IL | Sangamon Valley | 2024 | LHP | 83.4 mph |
4 | Lane Lorton | IL | Glenwood | 2023 | RHP | 82.7 mph |
5 | Cole Burton | IL | Washington | 2024 | RHP | 82.6 mph |
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Cole Burton
IL
Washington
2024
RHP
2279 rpm
2
Coy Dettmer
IL
United Township
2023
LHP
2241 rpm
3
Jake Schisler
IL
Quincy Notre Dame
2023
OF
2217 rpm
4
Landen Patton
IL
Sangamon Valley
2024
LHP
2212 rpm
5
Will Leman
IL
Morton
2023
RHP
2208 rpm
6
Nolan VanDuzer
IL
LaSalle-Peru
2024
RHP
2144 rpm
7
Jack Wisdom
IL
Bloomington Central Catholic
2024
RHP
2137 rpm
8
Logan Justus
IL
Midwest Central
2023
RHP
2124 rpm
9
Garrett Guenther
IL
Grayslake Central
2023
UTILITY
2118 rpm
10
Trey Carter
IL
Williamsville
2023
RHP
2097 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
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Alek Terlecki
IL
Glenwood
2025
1B
-21.8
2
Ethan Murphy
IL
Springfield Southeast
2025
RHP
17.1
3
Kyle Fitting
IL
Althoff Catholic
2023
OF
15.6
4
Cameron Ahart
IL
Peoria Heights
2025
RHP
15.6
5
Carter Murphy
IL
Springfield Southeast
2025
RHP
14.8
6
Ethan Zaayenga
IL
Tremont
2023
RHP
14.7
7
Ben Frericks
IL
Illinois Valley Central
2023
OF
-14.4
8
Luke Simpson
IL
Tri-Valley
2023
OF
14.1
9
Ryan Bettis
IL
Porta
2023
2B
13.0
10
Zechariah Landstrom
IL
Pontiac
2024
RHP
12.8
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 Slider Spin Rate
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Ethan Murphy
IL
Springfield Southeast
2025
RHP
2094
2
Trey Carter
IL
Williamsville
2023
RHP
2091
3
Nolan VanDuzer
IL
LaSalle-Peru
2024
RHP
2025
4
Ethan Zaayenga
IL
Tremont
2023
RHP
2024
Average Curveball Spin Rate
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Jack Wisdom
IL
Bloomington Central Catholic
2024
RHP
2632 rpm
2
Jake Schisler
IL
Quincy Notre Dame
2023
OF
2314 rpm
3
Landen Patton
IL
Sangamon Valley
2024
LHP
2296 rpm
4
Coy Dettmer
IL
United Township
2023
LHP
2255 rpm
5
Trey Carter
IL
Williamsville
2023
RHP
2227 rpm
6
Alec Bergman
IL
Mahomet-Seymour
2024
RHP
2177 rpm
Average Changeup Horizontal Movement
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Ethan Murphy
IL
Springfield Southeast
2025
RHP
18.4
2
Alek Terlecki
IL
Glenwood
2025
1B
-17.9
3
Caleb Lott
IL
Richwoods
2023
SS
16.9
4
Jake Branch
IL
Normal Community
2024
RHP
16.1
5
Carter Murphy
IL
Springfield Southeast
2025
RHP
15.6
6
Lane Lorton
IL
Glenwood
2023
RHP
15.3
7
Kyle Fitting
IL
Althoff Catholic
2023
OF
14.6
8
Brecken Thomas
IL
Williamsville
2024
2B
14.1
9
Trey Carter
IL
Williamsville
2023
RHP
14.0
10
Ryan Schaffnit
IL
Morton
2025
RHP
13.7
Average Exit Velocity (Hitting)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
Nolan VanDuzer
IL
LaSalle-Peru
2024
RHP
89.0 mph
2
Reed Drabant
IL
Columbia
2023
OF
86.8 mph
3
Kyle Binder
IL
Brimfield
2024
C
84.6 mph
4
Cole Burton
IL
Washington
2024
RHP
84.5 mph
5
Malakai Correa
IL
Canton
2023
1B
84.2 mph
Exit Speed: Also according to TrackMan’s own website: “The speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.”
Peak Exit Velocity (Hitting)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Nolan VanDuzer
IL
LaSalle-Peru
2024
RHP
96.5 mph
2
Michael Stupavsky
IL
Quincy Notre Dame
2023
C
94.3 mph
3
Cole Burton
IL
Washington
2024
RHP
93.4 mph
4
Reed Drabant
IL
Columbia
2023
OF
93.2 mph
5
Jake Schisler
IL
Quincy Notre Dame
2023
OF
93.0 mph
6
Kyle Binder
IL
Brimfield
2024
C
92.5 mph
7
Isaac Elliott
IL
Glenwood
2023
RHP
92.2 mph
8
Malakai Correa
IL
Canton
2023
1B
92.1 mph
9
Jack Linenfelser
IL
Quincy Notre Dame
2023
SS
91.4 mph
10
Zechariah Landstrom
IL
Pontiac
2024
RHP
91.1 mph
Peak Estimated Batted Distance (Hitting)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Michael Stupavsky
IL
Quincy Notre Dame
2023
C
355 ft
2
Nolan VanDuzer
IL
LaSalle-Peru
2024
RHP
348 ft
3
Cayden Hart
IL
Lakes Community
2023
2B
338 ft
4
Kyle Carter
IL
Williamsville
2024
OF
337 ft
5
Jake Schisler
IL
Quincy Notre Dame
2023
OF
337 ft
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.