West Milwaukee Preseason ID: Statistical Analysis
February 22, 2024
On Feb. 17, The Prep Baseball Wisconsin staff hosted the first Preseason ID of 2024: The West Milwaukee Preseason ID. 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.
Wednesday, 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 for much more from this event.
FASTBALL VELOCITY (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Peter Kussow | WI | Arrowhead | 2025 | RHP | 92.7 mph |
| 2 | Ben Kuglitsch | WI | Muskego | 2026 | SS | 91.3 mph |
| 3 | Rocco Conrad | WI | New Berlin West | 2025 | RHP | 90.6 mph |
| 4 | Ryan Brennecke | WI | Oconomowoc | 2025 | LHP | 90.6 mph |
| 5 | Eli Bryant | WI | Beaver Dam | 2025 | SS | 89.8 mph |
| 6 | Cail Geiger | WI | Menomonee Falls | 2026 | RHP | 89.6 mph |
| 7 | Colton Semmelmann | WI | Brookfield Central | 2026 | LHP | 88.6 mph |
| 8 | Charlie Slawinski | WI | Brookfield East High | 2025 | SS | 86.8 mph |
| 9 | Tyson Grulkowski | WI | Muskego | 2026 | RHP | 86.4 mph |
| 10 | Sean Beug-Hoffman | WI | Brookfield Central | 2025 | RHP | 86.2 mph |
| 11 | Liam St Denis | WI | Wauwatosa East | 2025 | RHP | 86.1 mph |
| 12 | Andrew Ishag | WI | Kettle Moraine | 2025 | LHP | 86.0 mph |
| 13 | Owen Klosinski | IL | Lakes Community High School | 2025 | LHP | 85.9 mph |
| 14 | Mason Sommer | WI | West Bend | 2025 | LHP | 85.7 mph |
| 15 | Owen Dobberstein | WI | Pewaukee | 2025 | RHP | 84.6 mph |
FASTBALL SPIN RATE (AVG.)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Jack Boerst | WI | Arrowhead High | 2027 | SS | 2324 rpm |
| 2 | Ben Kuglitsch | WI | Muskego | 2026 | SS | 2288 rpm |
| 3 | Tyson Grulkowski | WI | Muskego | 2026 | RHP | 2241 rpm |
| 4 | Jaiden Delaney | WI | Oconomowoc | 2025 | RHP | 2237 rpm |
| 5 | Brady Ploch | WI | Oconomowoc | 2026 | OF | 2227 rpm |
| 6 | William Grellinger | WI | Marquette | 2025 | RHP | 2218 rpm |
| 7 | Charlie Slawinski | WI | Brookfield East High | 2025 | SS | 2210 rpm |
| 8 | Owen Klosinski | IL | Lakes Community High School | 2025 | LHP | 2177 rpm |
| 9 | Sam Wells | WI | Brookfield East | 2026 | 3B | 2171 rpm |
| 10 | Owen Dobberstein | WI | Pewaukee | 2025 | RHP | 2169 rpm |
60-YARD DASH
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
| 1 | Nolan Schmidbauer | WI | Waukesha West | 2026 | OF | 6.75 |
| 2 | Ben Kuglitsch | WI | Muskego | 2026 | SS | 6.92 |
| 3 | Jack Sagedal | WI | Burlington | 2025 | OF | 6.94 |
| 4 | Trey Kerkhoff | WI | Burlington | 2026 | 3B | 6.97 |
| 5 | Damen Lonstine | WI | Cedarburg | 2027 | SS | 7.00 |
| 6 | Collin Harrington | WI | New Berlin Eisenhower | 2026 | OF | 7.05 |
| 7 | Nathan Hinek | WI | New Berlin West | 2026 | OF | 7.08 |
| 8 | Eli Bryant | WI | Beaver Dam | 2025 | SS | 7.10 |
| 9 | Tyler Vetch | WI | New Berlin West | 2025 | OF | 7.11 |
| 10 | Nicco Caravella | WI | New Berlin West | 2027 | OF | 7.12 |
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Tyson Grulkowski | WI | Muskego | 2026 | RHP | 100.8 mph |
| 2 | Rocco Conrad | WI | New Berlin West | 2025 | RHP | 98.7 mph |
| 3 | Eli Bryant | WI | Beaver Dam | 2025 | SS | 97.6 mph |
| 4 | Nathan Schopf | WI | Oak Creek | 2025 | OF | 97.6 mph |
| 5 | Logan Zaverl | WI | Germantown | 2025 | RHP | 97.4 mph |
| 6 | Ethan Daily | WI | Waukesha North | 2026 | 3B | 97.3 mph |
| 7 | Charlie Slawinski | WI | Brookfield East High | 2025 | SS | 97.2 mph |
| 8 | Miken Haddon | WI | Catholic Memorial | 2026 | 1B | 97.1 mph |
| 9 | Logan Vande Zande | WI | Menomonee Falls | 2026 | OF | 97.0 mph |
| 10 | Daniel Kibler | WI | New Berlin West Middle/High | 2025 | 3B | 96.2 mph |
| 11 | Matthew O'Grady Jr. | WI | Badger | 2026 | OF | 96.0 mph |
| 12 | Andrew Carlson | WI | Neenah High | 2025 | 3B | 95.7 mph |
| 13 | Trey Kerkhoff | WI | Burlington | 2026 | 3B | 95.5 mph |
| 14 | PJ Hamel | WI | Arrowhead | 2025 | C | 95.5 mph |
| 15 | Brayden Zimmerman | WI | Slinger | 2026 | 3B | 95.2 mph |
TOP INFIELD VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Dean Staudacher | WI | Muskego | 2025 | SS | 97 |
| 2 | Logan Zaverl | WI | Germantown | 2025 | RHP | 92 |
| 3 | Rocco Conrad | WI | New Berlin West | 2025 | RHP | 91 |
| 4 | Luke Schlosser | WI | Oconomowoc | 2025 | 2B | 90 |
| ^ | Ben Kuglitsch | WI | Muskego | 2026 | SS | 90 |
| 5 | Charlie Slawinski | WI | Brookfield East High | 2025 | SS | 89 |
| ^ | Eli Bryant | WI | Beaver Dam | 2025 | SS | 89 |
| 6 | Cail Geiger | WI | Menomonee Falls | 2026 | RHP | 87 |
| ^ | Tyson Grulkowski | WI | Muskego | 2026 | RHP | 87 |
| ^ | Douglas Wagner | WI | Germantown | 2025 | SS | 87 |
| 7 | Seth Myers | WI | Edgewood | 2025 | 1B | 85 |
| ^ | Sam Wells | WI | Brookfield East | 2026 | 3B | 85 |
| ^ | William Grellinger | WI | Marquette | 2025 | RHP | 85 |
| ^ | Zach Flater | WI | Waterford | 2025 | SS | 85 |
| 8 | Trey Kerkhoff | WI | Burlington | 2026 | 3B | 84 |
| ^ | Jayden Reynaldo | WI | South Milwaukee | 2026 | 3B | 84 |
| ^ | Graiden Liethen | WI | Arrowhead | 2025 | RHP | 84 |
| 9 | Sam Scaffido | WI | Kettle Moraine | 2026 | SS | 83 |
| ^ | Andrew Carlson | WI | Neenah High | 2025 | 3B | 83 |
| ^ | Preston Manthei | WI | LAKE COUNTRY LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | 3B | 83 |
| 10 | Nathan Hinek | WI | New Berlin West | 2026 | OF | 82 |
| ^ | Mason Sommer | WI | West Bend | 2025 | LHP | 82 |
TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Nathan Schopf | WI | Oak Creek | 2025 | OF | 89 |
| 2 | Chace Staude | WI | Kettle Moraine | 2027 | OF | 88 |
| ^ | Douglas Wagner | WI | Germantown | 2025 | SS | 88 |
| ^ | Matthew O'Grady Jr. | WI | Badger | 2026 | OF | 88 |
| ^ | Nick Gilroy | WI | Arrowhead | 2025 | OF | 88 |
| 3 | Brock Goral | WI | Waukesha West | 2025 | OF | 86 |
| 4 | Nicholas (Niko) Frangopoulos | WI | Hartland Arrowhead | 2026 | OF | 85 |
| ^ | Jack Sagedal | WI | Burlington | 2025 | OF | 85 |
| ^ | Luke Budde | WI | Berlin | 2025 | OF | 85 |
| ^ | Yamato Takahashi | WI | Arrowhead | 2025 | OF | 85 |
| 5 | Mason Horn | WI | Muskego | 2027 | OF | 84 |
| ^ | Nolan Schmidbauer | WI | Waukesha West | 2026 | OF | 84 |
| ^ | Brady Ploch | WI | Oconomowoc | 2026 | OF | 84 |
| ^ | Nathan Hinek | WI | New Berlin West | 2026 | OF | 84 |
TOP CATCHER VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | PJ Hamel | WI | Arrowhead | 2025 | C | 82 |
| 2 | Marek Bolson | WI | Oconomowoc | 2025 | C | 75 |
| ^ | Marek Wawrzyniakowski | WI | Catholic Memorial | 2025 | C | 75 |
| 3 | Ethan Trudell | WI | New Berlin West | 2026 | C | 74 |
| ^ | Dieter Pommer | WI | West Bend West | 2026 | C | 74 |
| ^ | Ethan Miller | WI | Slinger High | 2027 | C | 74 |
| ^ | Tyler Smeiska | WI | Mukwonago | 2027 | C | 74 |
| 4 | Jackson Naber | WI | Slinger | 2025 | C | 73 |
| ^ | Jake Dummer | WI | Burlington | 2026 | C | 73 |
| 5 | Chase Schimpf | WI | Kettle Moraine | 2026 | C | 72 |
| ^ | Jaxon Wiese | WI | New Berlin West | 2025 | C | 72 |
| ^ | Matt Carnell | WI | Marquette University | 2027 | C | 72 |
TOP POP TIMES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Marek Wawrzyniakowski | WI | Catholic Memorial | 2025 | C | 1.97-2.07 |
| 2 | Ethan Miller | WI | Slinger High | 2027 | C | 2.00-2.13 |
| 3 | Marek Bolson | WI | Oconomowoc | 2025 | C | 2.00-2.14 |
| 4 | PJ Hamel | WI | Arrowhead | 2025 | C | 2.00-2.15 |
| 5 | Dieter Pommer | WI | West Bend West | 2026 | C | 2.06-2.15 |
+ CLICK HERE for a look at the complete statistics from the event.
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