Southern Wisconsin Open: Positional Data Dive
October 23, 2023
On Oct. 14, PBR Wisconsin hosted one of its last open showcases of 2023: The Southern Wisconsin Open. Perennially, this showcase helps introduce our staff to new need-to-know players in the state that we’d not yet seen before, as well as provided us with updated looks at players who’ve earned our attention in the past.
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.
Wednesday, we took a closer look at some of the immediate standouts who caught our attention with our Quick Hits. Earlier today, we published our Statistical Analysis, where we broke down the stat leaders from the more traditional categories. Now, we will take a further in-depth look at the top positional players with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:
SYNCRO ATHLETIC TESTING
60-YARD DASH
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
1 | Jack Sagedal | WI | Burlington | 2025 | OF | 6.95 |
2 | Jack Towne | WI | Columbus | 2026 | OF | 6.97 |
3 | Tyler Gremchuk | IL | Downers Grove South | 2024 | OF | 6.98 |
4 | Ty Cieslewicz | WI | Menomonee Falls | 2024 | SS | 7.00 |
5 | Hayden Dieschbourg | IL | Cary-Grove | 2025 | OF | 7.01 |
10-YARD SPLIT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 10-yd |
1 | Owen McLellan | WI | Shorewood | 2026 | SS | 1.65 s |
2 | Jacob Garth | WI | Stevens Point Area | 2024 | 2B | 1.67 s |
3 | Tyler Gremchuk | IL | Downers Grove South | 2024 | OF | 1.70 s |
^ | Jack Sagedal | WI | Burlington | 2025 | OF | 1.70 s |
^ | Gavin Sawyer | WI | Slinger | 2026 | OF | 1.70 s |
4 | David Bevsek | WI | Nathan Hale | 2024 | SS | 1.71 s |
^ | Matthew Koo | WI | Whitnall | 2025 | C | 1.71 s |
^ | Ty Cieslewicz | WI | Menomonee Falls | 2024 | SS | 1.71 s |
^ | Jimmy Angle | WI | Kettle Moraine | 2026 | OF | 1.71 s |
5 | Jack Schilling | WI | Waukesha North | 2025 | OF | 1.73 s |
^ | Christopher McMahon | WI | Tremper | 2024 | OF | 1.73 s |
^ | Haaken Hovestol | WI | Delavan-Darien | 2027 | C | 1.73 s |
^ | Hudson Burg | WI | Fond du Lac | 2026 | 2B | 1.73 s |
Run Speed (Max)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Run speed (max) |
1 | Jack Towne | WI | Columbus | 2026 | OF | 19.6 |
2 | Jack Sagedal | WI | Burlington | 2025 | OF | 19.5 |
3 | Hayden Dieschbourg | IL | Cary-Grove | 2025 | OF | 19.4 |
4 | Tyler Gremchuk | IL | Downers Grove South | 2024 | OF | 19.4 |
5 | Ty Cieslewicz | WI | Menomonee Falls | 2024 | SS | 19.3 |
Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. We implemented three timing gates at the 10 and 30 yards, to capture athletes’ quickness, explosiveness and reaction time. From there, we will calculate an athlete’s top-end speed in miles per hour. While the measurement still has its utility, the 10-yard split has started to become more and more applicable in determining the player's burst and reaction time in-game, whether that's in the outfield or on the basepaths.
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Jakob DeLeo | IL | Hononegah | 2025 | SS | 95.8 mph |
2 | Gavin Wesling | WI | Clinton | 2025 | 3B | 94.6 mph |
3 | PJ Hamel | WI | Arrowhead | 2025 | C | 94.4 mph |
4 | Graiden Liethen | WI | Arrowhead | 2025 | RHP | 94.2 mph |
5 | Eli Dreier | WI | Wisconsin Lutheran | 2027 | SS | 92.6 mph |
6 | Christian Lim | WI | Brookfield Central | 2024 | C | 92.0 mph |
7 | Hudson Burg | WI | Fond du Lac | 2026 | 2B | 91.8 mph |
8 | Dieter Pommer | WI | West Bend West | 2026 | C | 91.3 mph |
9 | Jack Sagedal | WI | Burlington | 2025 | OF | 91.2 mph |
10 | Jimmy Angle | WI | Kettle Moraine | 2026 | OF | 90.8 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | PJ Hamel | WI | Arrowhead | 2025 | C | 91.5 mph |
2 | Gavin Wesling | WI | Clinton | 2025 | 3B | 89.2 mph |
3 | Jakob DeLeo | IL | Hononegah | 2025 | SS | 86.5 mph |
4 | Christian Lim | WI | Brookfield Central | 2024 | C | 85.6 mph |
5 | Hudson Burg | WI | Fond du Lac | 2026 | 2B | 84.6 mph |
Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Gavin Wesling | WI | Clinton | 2025 | 3B | 347 ft |
2 | PJ Hamel | WI | Arrowhead | 2025 | C | 339 ft |
3 | Graiden Liethen | WI | Arrowhead | 2025 | RHP | 333 ft |
4 | Jakob DeLeo | IL | Hononegah | 2025 | SS | 330 ft |
5 | Tyler Gremchuk | IL | Downers Grove South | 2024 | OF | 327 ft |
SWEET SPOT%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
1 | Dieter Pommer | WI | West Bend West | 2026 | C | 88 % |
^ | William Baumhardt | WI | Slinger | 2025 | RHP | 88 % |
^ | Gavin Wesling | WI | Clinton | 2025 | 3B | 88 % |
^ | Noah Schaller | WI | Monona Grove | 2025 | RHP | 88 % |
2 | Jack Stuck | WI | Nicolet | 2025 | RHP | 81 % |
3 | TJ Allemand | WI | Wayland Academy | 2026 | LHP | 80 % |
^ | Callahan Connor | WI | Marquette University | 2027 | C | 80 % |
4 | Haaken Hovestol | WI | Delavan-Darien | 2027 | C | 77 % |
5 | Ty Cieslewicz | WI | Menomonee Falls | 2024 | SS | 75 % |
^ | Christian Lim | WI | Brookfield Central | 2024 | C | 75 % |
Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.
BLAST MOTION
HAND SPEED (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Gavin Wesling | WI | Clinton | 2025 | 3B | 24.7 mph |
2 | Graiden Liethen | WI | Arrowhead | 2025 | RHP | 24.2 mph |
3 | Jakob DeLeo | IL | Hononegah | 2025 | SS | 23.5 mph |
4 | Jack Sagedal | WI | Burlington | 2025 | OF | 23.4 mph |
5 | Christopher McMahon | WI | Tremper | 2024 | OF | 22.7 mph |
6 | Zach Flater | WI | Waterford | 2025 | SS | 22.5 mph |
7 | TJ Allemand | WI | Wayland Academy | 2026 | LHP | 22.4 mph |
8 | Eli Dreier | WI | Wisconsin Lutheran | 2027 | SS | 22.0 mph |
9 | Jacob Garth | WI | Stevens Point Area | 2024 | 2B | 21.3 mph |
10 | Erick Brunsvold | MN | DeLaSalle | 2024 | 1B | 21.1 mph |
Hand Speed: The observed speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.
BAT SPEED (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Eli Dreier | WI | Wisconsin Lutheran | 2027 | SS | 77.9 mph |
2 | Jakob DeLeo | IL | Hononegah | 2025 | SS | 75.3 mph |
3 | Jack Sagedal | WI | Burlington | 2025 | OF | 74.1 mph |
4 | Graiden Liethen | WI | Arrowhead | 2025 | RHP | 73.5 mph |
5 | Gavin Wesling | WI | Clinton | 2025 | 3B | 72.1 mph |
6 | Jimmy Angle | WI | Kettle Moraine | 2026 | OF | 72.0 mph |
7 | Erick Brunsvold | MN | DeLaSalle | 2024 | 1B | 71.3 mph |
8 | Hudson Burg | WI | Fond du Lac | 2026 | 2B | 70.9 mph |
9 | PJ Hamel | WI | Arrowhead | 2025 | C | 70.9 mph |
10 | Zach Flater | WI | Waterford | 2025 | SS | 70.5 mph |
Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.
ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Jacob Garth | WI | Stevens Point Area | 2024 | 2B | 28.0 g |
2 | Graiden Liethen | WI | Arrowhead | 2025 | RHP | 24.2 g |
3 | Jakob DeLeo | IL | Hononegah | 2025 | SS | 20.5 g |
4 | Gavin Wesling | WI | Clinton | 2025 | 3B | 19.2 g |
5 | Eli Dreier | WI | Wisconsin Lutheran | 2027 | SS | 18.9 g |
Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.
VIZUAL EDGE
EDGE SCORE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Edge Score |
1 | Jimmy Angle | WI | Kettle Moraine | 2026 | OF | 84.70 |
2 | William Baumhardt | WI | Slinger | 2025 | RHP | 84.39 |
3 | Jacob Garth | WI | Stevens Point Area | 2024 | 2B | 84.24 |
4 | Stryker Bartels | WI | Ozaukee | 2025 | C | 83.25 |
5 | Erick Brunsvold | MN | DeLaSalle | 2024 | 1B | 83.12 |
6 | Christopher McMahon | WI | Tremper | 2024 | OF | 82.66 |
7 | Matthew Koo | WI | Whitnall | 2025 | C | 81.24 |
8 | Tyler Gremchuk | IL | Downers Grove South | 2024 | OF | 79.95 |
9 | Jack Sagedal | WI | Burlington | 2025 | OF | 79.27 |
10 | Owen McLellan | WI | Shorewood | 2026 | SS | 79.16 |
The Edge Score is a comprehensive score out of 100 that takes the core-six visual skills into account, providing athletes, parents, coaches and scouts with a benchmark number for assessing an athlete’s overall visual ability. In general the higher the Edge Score, the higher chance of athletic success. Think of the Edge Score as the 'Sixth Metric' in the standard Five-Tools that make up a ball player.
The average Edge Score for the 2020 MLB Draft Class was 79.3 (of hitters who completed a Vizual Edge test). MLB players we've worked with typically show stronger scores, with elite hitters scoring consistently above 87.0 on their Edge Score.
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