West Suburban Open: Positional Data Dive
July 5, 2023
On Tuesday, June 27th the PBR Illinois team hosted the West Suburban Open at Lee Pfund Field in Carol Stream, IL. This open event was for all high school classes (2024-27), and gave our staff a chance to get a look at 30+ uncommitted prospects before the summer gets into full swing.
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.
Friday, we took a closer look at some of the immediate standouts who caught our attention with our Quick Hits and our Statistical Analysis, where we broke down the stat leaders from the more traditional categories. Today, 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 | Nolan Ramoley | IL | Brother Rice | 2026 | OF | 6.67 |
2 | Cooper Hanson | IL | Conant | 2024 | SS | 6.73 |
3 | James Carlson | IL | Crystal Lake South | 2024 | 6.78 | |
4 | CJ Regillio | IL | Crystal Lake South | 2024 | 1B | 6.84 |
5 | Ryan Fostiak | IL | Wauconda | 2025 | OF | 7.02 |
10-YARD SPLIT
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
10-yd
1
CJ Regillio
IL
Crystal Lake South
2024
1B
1.62 s
2
Cooper Hanson
IL
Conant
2024
SS
1.66 s
3
James Carlson
IL
Crystal Lake South
2024
1.67 s
4
Nolan Ramoley
IL
Brother Rice
2026
OF
1.68 s
5
Tyler Gerrick
IL
Yorkville
2024
OF
1.69 s
Run Speed (Max)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Run speed (max) |
1 | Nolan Ramoley | IL | Brother Rice | 2026 | OF | 21.0 |
2 | James Carlson | IL | Crystal Lake South | 2024 | 20.7 | |
3 | Cooper Hanson | IL | Conant | 2024 | SS | 20.6 |
4 | CJ Regillio | IL | Crystal Lake South | 2024 | 1B | 20.1 |
5 | Ryan Fostiak | IL | Wauconda | 2025 | OF | 19.8 |
6 | Brock Harer | IL | St. Viator | 2025 | SS | 19.7 |
7 | Aidan Marshall | IL | Saint Viator | 2024 | OF | 19.6 |
8 | Keegan Farnaus | IL | Joliet Catholic Academy | 2025 | 2B | 19.5 |
9 | Tyler Gerrick | IL | Yorkville | 2024 | OF | 19.3 |
10 | Ian MacKinnon | IL | Fenwick | 2024 | OF | 19.1 |
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.
The ability to develop force quickly is a requisite ability in most sports. The reactive strength index (RSI) has been developed as a measure of explosive strength and is derived by evaluating jump height divided by ground contact time during the depth jump. Regarding vertical jumps and its application to baseball, there have been studies conducted that show a correlation between max jump height for an athlete and their ability to generate power and strength, especially on the mound.
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Nolan Ramoley
IL
Brother Rice
2026
OF
98.4 mph
2
Jake Williams
IL
Wheaton North
2025
SS
95.6 mph
3
Ian McGowan
IL
Grayslake Central
2025
3B
92.9 mph
4
Ian MacKinnon
IL
Fenwick
2024
OF
92.8 mph
5
CJ Regillio
IL
Crystal Lake South
2024
1B
92.5 mph
6
Nehemiah Torres
IL
Glenbrook North
2026
SS
92.2 mph
7
Ryan Fostiak
IL
Wauconda
2025
OF
91.8 mph
8
Lucas Staniszewski
IL
Homeschool (AB)
2025
OF
91.5 mph
9
Brock Harer
IL
St. Viator
2025
SS
90.6 mph
10
Owen Walsh
IL
St Ignatius
2025
RHP
90.5 mph
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
Ian MacKinnon
IL
Fenwick
2024
OF
87.1 mph
2
CJ Regillio
IL
Crystal Lake South
2024
1B
86.8 mph
3
Jake Williams
IL
Wheaton North
2025
SS
86.2 mph
4
Nolan Ramoley
IL
Brother Rice
2026
OF
85.8 mph
5
Ryan Fostiak
IL
Wauconda
2025
OF
84.5 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
Jake Williams
IL
Wheaton North
2025
SS
350 ft
2
CJ Regillio
IL
Crystal Lake South
2024
1B
349 ft
3
Tyler Gerrick
IL
Yorkville
2024
OF
332 ft
4
Ian MacKinnon
IL
Fenwick
2024
OF
323 ft
5
Ryan Fostiak
IL
Wauconda
2025
OF
320 ft
SWEET SPOT%
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Sweet Spot %
1
Nolan Ramoley
IL
Brother Rice
2026
OF
90 %
2
Grant Cook
IL
Hinsdale Central
2026
3B
80 %
^
Andrew Satunas
IL
Lockport
2026
C
80 %
3
Zachary Peterson
IL
Moline
2025
2B
70 %
^
Jacob Cronshaw
IL
Yorkville
2024
SS
70 %
^
Ryan Fostiak
IL
Wauconda
2025
OF
70 %
^
Ian McGowan
IL
Grayslake Central
2025
3B
70 %
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
Tyler Gerrick
IL
Yorkville
2024
OF
23.8 mph
2
Cooper Hanson
IL
Conant
2024
SS
23.8 mph
3
Scott Scheffler
IL
Hampshire
2025
OF
23.5 mph
4
Jake Williams
IL
Wheaton North
2025
SS
22.9 mph
5
Madden Johnson
IL
Mattoon
2025
RHP
22.6 mph
6
Joey Gainer
IL
St Francis
2025
C
22.6 mph
7
James Carlson
IL
Crystal Lake South
2024
22.4 mph
8
Chase Henry
IL
Moline Sr High School
2025
3B
21.6 mph
9
Nolan Ramoley
IL
Brother Rice
2026
OF
21.5 mph
10
Trevor Raap
IL
Burlington Central
2026
C
21.2 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
Joey Gainer
IL
St Francis
2025
C
76.9 mph
2
Nolan Ramoley
IL
Brother Rice
2026
OF
75.9 mph
3
Cooper Hanson
IL
Conant
2024
SS
75.7 mph
4
Lucas Staniszewski
IL
Homeschool (AB)
2025
OF
70.6 mph
5
Tanner Soucinek
IL
Moline Sr High School
2025
OF
70.2 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
Tyler Gerrick
IL
Yorkville
2024
OF
26.5 g
2
Aiden Towey
IL
Glenbard East
2024
3B
21.1 g
3
Tanner Soucinek
IL
Moline Sr High School
2025
OF
20.7 g
4
Chase Henry
IL
Moline Sr High School
2025
3B
19.5 g
5
Joshua Gliszczynski
IL
Huntley
2026
OF
18.6 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
Scott Scheffler
IL
Hampshire
2025
OF
79.03
2
Nehemiah Torres
IL
Glenbrook North
2026
SS
79.01
3
Jacob Cronshaw
IL
Yorkville
2024
SS
78.63
4
Madden Johnson
IL
Mattoon
2025
RHP
78.03
5
Nick Tickle
IL
Oswego
2024
RHP
76.39
6
Lucas Staniszewski
IL
Homeschool (AB)
2025
OF
75.76
7
Joey Gainer
IL
St Francis
2025
C
75.38
8
Jaden Holmes
IL
Hoffman Estates
2025
SS
75.30
9
Christian Kobayashi
IL
Von Steuben
2025
2B
74.50
10
CJ Regillio
IL
Crystal Lake South
2024
1B
72.65
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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