Western Wisconsin Open: Statistical Analysis
August 2, 2023
On July 18th, PBR Wisconsin hosted the Western Wisconsin Open at Carson Park in Eau Claire, WI. Around 30 players made it out to this event, providing us with updated looks and a new list of prospects to follow in an area of Wisconsin that regularly produces some of the state’s top talent.
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.
Last week, we published our Quick Hits from the positional players from the event. Today, we will be looking at the top measurable data performers from the event, found below.
Stay tuned in the coming weeks for much more from this event.
FASTBALL VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Giles Groothousen
WI
Flambeau
2024
RHP
88.1 mph
2
Cooper Jesperson
WI
Eau Claire Memorial
2025
RHP
85.2 mph
3
Aaron Schwechler
WI
Hudson
2024
LHP
84.9 mph
4
Carter Gunderson
WI
Eleva-Strum
2024
RHP
84.7 mph
5
Jake Bjerke
WI
Eleva-Strum
2024
3B
84.2 mph
FASTBALL SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Aaron Schwechler
WI
Hudson
2024
LHP
2589 rpm
2
Cooper Jesperson
WI
Eau Claire Memorial
2025
RHP
2516 rpm
3
Giles Groothousen
WI
Flambeau
2024
RHP
2386 rpm
4
Caden Pierzina
WI
Onalaska
2024
RHP
2277 rpm
5
Jake Bjerke
WI
Eleva-Strum
2024
3B
2209 rpm
60-YARD DASH
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
60-yd
1
Carter Gilhausen
WI
Onalaska
2024
OF
6.89 s
2
Brady Lokken
WI
Mosinee
2025
1B
7.05 s
3
Kellen Smith
WI
Altoona
2025
OF
7.07 s
4
Giles Groothousen
WI
Flambeau
2024
RHP
7.12 s
5
Kamron Diermeier
WI
Elk Mound
2025
OF
7.15 s
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Brady Lokken
WI
Mosinee
2025
1B
96.9 mph
2
William Jensen
WI
Amery
2024
OF
95.8 mph
3
Sam Reimann
WI
Merrill
2024
SS
95.3 mph
4
Braxton Weissmiller
WI
Medford
2024
C
92.8 mph
5
Kellen Smith
WI
Altoona
2025
OF
92.1 mph
6
Giles Groothousen
WI
Flambeau
2024
RHP
91.9 mph
7
Tanner Hraby
WI
Medford Area
2024
SS
91.6 mph
8
Jake Bjerke
WI
Eleva-Strum
2024
3B
91.6 mph
9
Carter Gilhausen
WI
Onalaska
2024
OF
90.9 mph
10
Jack Gorman
WI
Eau Claire North
2025
C
90.0 mph
TOP INFIELD VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
INF Velo
1
Giles Groothousen
WI
Flambeau
2024
RHP
83
^
Sam Reimann
WI
Merrill
2024
SS
83
2
Brady Lokken
WI
Mosinee
2025
1B
82
^
Jake Bjerke
WI
Eleva-Strum
2024
3B
82
3
Kellen Smith
WI
Altoona
2025
OF
81
4
Ben Mettler
WI
Eau Claire North
2025
SS
80
5
Aiden Becker
WI
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser
2026
C
78
^
Brady Johnson
WI
Eau Claire Memorial
2025
RHP
78
TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
OF Velo
1
Cooper Jesperson
WI
Eau Claire Memorial
2025
RHP
85
^
Carter Gilhausen
WI
Onalaska
2024
OF
85
2
George Schroeder
WI
New Richmond
2024
OF
83
3
Bennett Burke
WI
IMG Academy
2025
OF
82
4
Kamron Diermeier
WI
Elk Mound
2025
OF
80
5
Braxton Weissmiller
WI
Medford
2024
C
79
TOP CATCHER VELOCITY
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
C Velo
1
Braxton Weissmiller
WI
Medford
2024
C
74
2
Carter Vieth
WI
Elk Mound
2024
C
73
^
Jack Gorman
WI
Eau Claire North
2025
C
73
3
Brodie Allram
WI
Saint Croix Falls High
2026
C
72
^
Keegen Catt
WI
Mondovi
2025
C
72
4
Aiden Becker
WI
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser
2026
C
71
TOP POP TIMES
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Pop Time
1
Carter Vieth
WI
Elk Mound
2024
C
2.01-2.22
2
Jack Gorman
WI
Eau Claire North
2025
C
2.11-2.22
3
Keegen Catt
WI
Mondovi
2025
C
2.19-2.51
4
Aiden Becker
WI
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser
2026
C
2.22-2.29
+ CLICK HERE for a look at the complete statistics from the event.
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