Prep Baseball Report

Top Performances of 2020: Max Exit Velocity


By Andy Sroka
Illinois and Wisconsin Assistant Director

The PBR Illinois staff hosted over 30 showcases in 2020 – from invite-only events for select prospects, events for incoming freshmen, unsigned seniors, the list goes on. As we prepare to flip the calendar to the new year, we’re going to count down the remainder of 2020 by highlighting the top showcase performances of this past year, starting today with the highest ‘Max Exit Velocity’, separated by class.

To make your mark at a PBR showcase in 2021, check out the recently released PBR Illinois winter showcase schedule.


Continue on below for a look at the Illinois prospects who unleashed the highest peak exit velocity through our own staff's live 2020 looks.

MAX EXIT VELOCITY

CLASS OF 2021

RANK   NAME EXIT SPEED (MAX) SCHOOL POS
1 Alex Calarco 103.0 mph New Trier C
2 Jude Sullivan 102.7 mph Paris OF/1B
3 Kyle Hayes 102.0 mph St. Charles East 1B
4 Cameron Hill 101.8 mph Brother Rice OF
5 Ty Batusich 101.5 mph Joliet West C
6 Gavin Baldwin 100.9 mph Nashville OF
7 Cole Luckey 100.4 mph Glenbrook South OF
8 Luke Trepanier 100.2 mph Manteno OF
9 Maxwell Thompson 99.6 mph Warren Township 1B
10 Joshua Kendall 99.0 mph Andrew INF/OF
^ Al Holguin 99.0 mph St. Rita 1B
^ Tyler Pecson 99.0 mph Palatine C/OF
11 Erik Mitchell 98.5 mph St. Charles East OF


CLASS OF 2022

RANK   NAME EXIT SPEED (MAX) SCHOOL POS
1 Daniel Pacella
107.0 mph Mundelein 1B/OF
2 Alex Stanwich 104.2 mph Lincoln-Way East OF
3 Victor Izquierdo 102.1 mph Lockport Township 1B
4 Ethan Patera 101.0 mph Downers Grove South RHP/1B
5 Nicholas Kolze 100.0 mph Romeoville RHP/1B
^ Matthew Merk 100.0 mph Lockport Township C
^ Luke Adams 100.0 mph Hinsdale Central 3B
6 Ryan Bibb 99.9 mph Mascoutah RHP/INF
7 Jack Scheri 99.0 mph LaSalle-Peru SS/2B
8 Tyler Pflomm 98.9 mph Hersey C
^ Tommy Stricklin
98.9 mph Mundelein 3B
9 Christian Mitchelle
98.6 mph Plainfield East INF/RHP
10 Christian Holmes 98.5 mph De La Salle SS


CLASS OF 2023

RANK   NAME EXIT SPEED (MAX) SCHOOL POS
1 Adison Worthman 103.3 mph Bloomington OF
2 Ryan Bakes 101.2 mph Huntley C
3 Trey Swiderski 98.9 mph Joliet Catholic OF
4 Andy Roman 98.8 mph Wheaton Academy C/1B
5 Graham Mastros 97.6 mph New Trier 3B
6 Cooper Cohn 96.8 mph McHenry C/RHP
^ Dalton Miller 96.8 mph Quincy Notre Dame 3B/RHP
7 Michael Clarkson 96.6 mph Loyola Academy 3B/1B
8 Cal Sefcik 96.4 mph Marist SS/3B
9 Adam Schilz 96.2 mph Warren Township INF/RHP
^ Sheppard Graf 96.2 mph Lake Forest 3B/1B
10 Alec Wiersema 96.1 mph Mount Carmel OF


CLASS OF 2024

RANK   NAME EXIT SPEED (MAX) SCHOOL POS
1 Collin Mowry 96.1 mph Lincoln-Way Central C
2 Cole Crafton 95.8 mph Lincoln-Way West SS
3 Paul Svanascini 95.4 mph Northridge Prep RHP/INF
4 Randall Nauden 94.7 mph Marian Catholic C
5 Cash Campbell 92.8 mph Montini Catholic 3B
6 Jonathan Fleaka 91.6 mph Lake Zurich SS/2B
7 Ryan Sloan 91.5 mph York RHP/INF
8 Charlie Vercruysse 91.1 mph Normal University SS
9 Joshua Janowski 90.9 mph Lincoln-Way East 1B
10 Aidan Archibald 90.8 mph Charleston 1B


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