Prep Baseball Report

Class of 2019: By the Showcase Numbers


Phil Kerber
Assoc. Scout/JUCO Wire Editor

As PBR Illinois and Wisconsin make preparations to hit the showcase circuit once again, we take a statistical look at how each class (2018/2019/2020) fared over the course of 2017. Intern Sam Couch had the opportunity to compile all of the stats collected form showcases and broke them down by class.

Yesterday we presented the senior Class of 2018 - Illinois - Wisconsin

Today we continue with the junior Class of 2019.

The Body

What does the average member of the Class of 2019, who attended an event in our coverage area look like for the 2017 calendar year? He stands just over 5-foot-11 and weighs in at 168.1 pounds. Compared to the Class of 2018, the Class of 2019 stands two inches shorter and weighs nearly 10 pounds less.

The tallest prospect in the Class of 2019 who attended an event in Illinois or Wisconsin belongs to two individuals, LHP Johnny Beck (Rochelle, IL) and 1B/LHP Ryne Singsank (Elk Grove, IL), who both stood 6-foot-7. Coincidentally enough, they are both left-handed.

The Speed

Now that we have our physical measurements, our hypothetical 5-foot-11, 168.1 pound high school junior prepares to run the 60 yard dash. He completes the 60 in 7.47 seconds, only 0.09 seconds behind the average member of the Class of 2018.

Finishing nearly a full second in front of our hypothetical prospect is Michigan commit SS/OF Clark Elliott (Barrington, IL). Elliott posted the top 60 time in our coverage area, running a 6.59.

The Power

Our prospect grabs his bat and heads to the cages after watching Elliott make quick work of the 60. In the cage, our prospect squares the ball up back into the radar and registers an 82.47 mph exit velocity. This trails our hypothetical prospect from the Class of 2018 by just over 2 mph.

Only two prospects managed to break the 100 mph exit velocity barrier. One would be the aforementioned 6-foot-7, 215 pound Ryne Singsank, who recorded the top exit velocity at 101. The other is 5-foot-10, 170 pound OF/RHP Cameron Kissel (Plainfield North, IL), who posted a 100 mph exit velocity.

The Arm

Next our prospect heads to the field to have his outfield velocity, infield velocity, catcher velocity and pop time recorded.

From the outfield, after receiving five balls, he pops the catcher’s glove at 78.81 mph. This narrowly misses matching the outfield velocity of the Class of 2018 (80.82).

After witnessing the raw power, at the plate, of Cameron Kissel, it should come as no surprise that Kissel is our co-year end leader in outfield velocity at 93 mph. The other prospect is OF/2B Beiker Fuentes (Crystal Lake South, IL).

Moving onto the infield portion, our hypothetical prospect records a velocity of 75.36 mph across the diamond. Compared to the Class of 2018, this falls just short of matching them at 77.21 mph.

Once again, we have a tie atop the leaderboard for infield velocity. RHP/SS Logan Mueller (Lakes Community, IL) and 3B/SS Nick Kosmetatos (St. Francis, IL) both recorded velocities of 90 mph across the infield. The only two members of this class to have achieved this feat.

The final portion of the position player workout is catcher velocity and pop time. Our prospect gears up and does his thing, recording a velocity of 71.51 mph and a pop time of 2.20 seconds. As has been the trend throughout the analysis of the position player workout, the Class of 2018 is approximately two mph ahead of the Class of 2019 and 0.10 seconds ahead in pop time.

There is no clear cut winner in catcher velocity, as four prospects share the top spot at 80 mph. C/OF Julio Cajigas (Romeoville, IL), Arkansas commit C/OF Nathan Stevens (Waunakee, IL), C/OF Jack Haufle (Oregon, WI) and C/RHP Kyle Crawford (Dixon, IL) all managed to register 80 mph on the radar.

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In terms of pop time, Nathan Stevens edged out Murray State commit C Joseph Miller (Oswego, IL) and Julio Cajigas by 0.01 and 0.02 seconds, respectively, with a 1.92 pop time of his own.

The Mound

We finish with a bullpen, where our hypothetical member of the Class of 2019 tops out at 78.95 mph. The trend continues as the Class of 2018 beats out the Class of 2019 by just over two mph on the mound (81.39 mph).

If you were wondering whether or not Cameron Kissel’s arm strength from the outfield translates to the mound, it does. Kissel maxed out at 89 mph on the mound, as did Arkansas commit RHP Nathan Rintz (Schaumburg, IL). Yet, our Leader in fastball velocity is Illinois commit RHP Grant Leader (Lyons, IL) who touched 90 mph.

Recap

Height Weight 60 Yard Dash Infield Velo Outfield Velo Catcher Velo Exit Velo Pop Time Fastball Velo
5-11 168.1 7.47 75.36 78.81 71.51 82.47 2.20 78.95


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