Prep Baseball Report

Fox Cities Preseason I.D.: Statistical Analysis


By Andy Sroka
Staff Writer

On Sunday, the PBR Wisconsin team made the trek to Appleton, the site of this year’s Fox Cities Preseason I.D. Over 100 prospects joined us over the weekend to participate in the East Central Wisconsin showcase, many of whom impressed our staff.

Below, we’ve compiled a list of the statistical leaders who participated in the Fox Cities event. As noted in yesterday's Quick Hits post, West De Pere was well represented in Appleton on Sunday. Sophomore Joshua Blount ran the day's fastest 60-yard dash and recorded one of the day's top exit velocities. Fellow 2021 backstop Kaden Kosobucki also had the lowest average pop time.

Xavier junior Christopher VandenHeuvel appears on just about every one of the leaderboards below. He had one of the top 60 marks, outfield throws, and recorded the best exit velocity of the event. As the No. 40-ranked 2020 in the state, he's among the most interesting uncommitted juniors still on the market.

Finally, Logan Schulfer (Stevens Point, 2021) showcased his advanced arm strength from both the mound and from behind the plate on Sunday. His 89 mph fastballs were the day's hardest by three ticks and his 83 mph throws out of the crouch were the best by far.

We’ll continue our coverage in the next couple of weeks when we publish reports on each of the prospects who battled a blizzard to make it to the Appleton showcase.

For a look at a sortable board of all the event's recorded statistics, CLICK HERE.

top 60-yard Dash
Name State School Class Pos 60-yard Dash
Joshua Blount WI West De Pere 2021 INF 6.84
Christopher VandenHeuvel WI Xavier 2020 OF/INF 6.89
Tyler Blum WI De Pere 2020 OF 6.97
Cole Wilcox WI Shiocton 2020 OF/INF 6.98
Tyler Lawson MI Escanaba 2021 C 7.05
Wolfgang Kalz WI Appleton West 2021 OF 7.08
TOP FASTBALL VELOCITY
Name State School Class Pos FB Velo.
Logan Schulfer WI Stevens Point 2021 RHP/C 89
Donovan Schultz WI Kimberly 2020 LHP 86
Reed Hafeman WI Hortonville 2020 LHP/OF 85
Christopher VandenHeuvel WI Xavier 2020 OF/INF/RHP 85
Ethan Gause WI Appleton West 2020 RHP/INF 83
Ben Graff WI Green Bay Preble 2020 RHP/OF 83
Gavin Rusch WI Bay Port 2021 RHP 83
Easton Vertz WI Pulaski 2021 RHP 83
TOP EXIT VELOCITY
Name State School Class Pos Exit Velo.
Christopher VandenHeuvel WI Xavier 2020 OF/INF/RHP 96
Joshua Blount WI West De Pere 2021 INF 94
Jose Concepcion WI Hortonville 2020 C 94
Ben Graff WI Green Bay Preble 2020 2B/SS 93
Wilson Zuck WI Appleton North 2021 OF 93
Ethan Habetler WI West De Pere 2020 INF 91
Alex Windey WI Wrightstown 2021 1B 91
Adam Cootway WI Fox Valley Lutheran 2020 INF 90
Adam DeHart WI Xavier 2021 C/INF 90
Jourdon Schuyler WI West De Pere 2021 OF 90
TOP INFIELD VELOCITY
Name State School Class Pos INF Velo.
Ethan Gause WI Appleton West 2020 RHP/INF 86
Braydon Skenandore WI West De Pere 2021 RHP/INF 84
Nick Aide WI Franklin 2020 SS/2B 84
Anthony Lausten WI Hartford 2022 INF 84
Will Mattheis WI Laconia 2021 INF/RHP 82
TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY
Name State School Class Pos OF Velo.
Wilson Zuck WI Appleton North 2021 OF 89
Cole Wilcox WI Shiocton 2020 OF 89
Ben Graff WI Green Bay Preble 2020 RHP/OF 88
Reed Hafeman WI Hortonville 2020 LHP/OF 88
Christopher VandenHeuvel WI Xavier 2020 OF/INF/RHP 86
Joshua Brud WI West De Pere 2021 OF 86
Dylan Anderson WI Neenah 2020 OF 85
Tyler Blum WI De Pere 2020 OF 84
TOP CATCHER POP TIMES
Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
Kaden Kosobucki WI West De Pere 2021 C 2.03-2.08
Tucker Kohl WI New London 2020 C 2.10-2.26
Adam DeHart WI Xavier 2021 C 2.11-2.26
Logan Schulfer WI Stevens Point 2021 RHP/C 2.13-2.19