Chicagoland Summer ID: Pitching Data Dive
June 11, 2024
On June 5th, the Prep Baseball Illinois staff hosted the Chicagoland Summer ID at Triton JC in River Grove, Ill. Over 40 players participated in a pro-style workout, gathering unrivaled access to data through our state-of-the-art tech partners, as well as in-depth scouting analysis from our Prep Baseball Illinois staff.
Yesterday, we published 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 pitchers with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:
TRACKMAN
FASTBALL
VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Neyderson Campos | IL | YCCS-Youth Connection Leadership Academy | 2025 | RHP | 90.1 mph |
2 | Nathan Matoush | IL | Hillsboro | 2025 | LHP | 87.9 mph |
3 | Luke Wildes | IL | Benet Academy | 2025 | OF | 86.9 mph |
4 | Matthew Steinberg | IL | St Charles East High School | 2025 | 1B | 86.4 mph |
5 | Cameron Delahoussaye | IL | Waubonsie Valley | 2027 | RHP | 86.3 mph |
6 | Beckett Weber | IL | Normal Community High School | 2026 | RHP | 83.5 mph |
7 | Luke Stevenson | IL | Batavia | 2025 | LHP | 83.4 mph |
8 | Xavier Martin | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2027 | SS | 83.4 mph |
9 | Tyler Osmanski | IL | Lincoln-Way East High School | 2027 | SS | 83.1 mph |
10 | Lucas Calderin | IL | Glenbard East | 2026 | OF | 82.5 mph |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Cameron Delahoussaye | IL | Waubonsie Valley | 2027 | RHP | 2507 rpm |
2 | TJ Rodriguez | IL | Grayslake Central | 2026 | RHP | 2339 rpm |
3 | Beckett Weber | IL | Normal Community High School | 2026 | RHP | 2236 rpm |
4 | Luke Wildes | IL | Benet Academy | 2025 | OF | 2216 rpm |
5 | Lucas Calderin | IL | Glenbard East | 2026 | OF | 2144 rpm |
6 | Nathan Matoush | IL | Hillsboro | 2025 | LHP | 2102 rpm |
7 | Neyderson Campos | IL | YCCS-Youth Connection Leadership Academy | 2025 | RHP | 2096 rpm |
8 | Seamus O'Meara | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2027 | SS | 2095 rpm |
9 | Miller Peters | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2025 | RHP | 2033 rpm |
10 | Owen Cypress | IL | lyons township high school | 2027 | RHP | 2018 rpm |
Spin Rate: This metric calculates the rate of spin on the baseball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm). Historical data shows that high-spin fastballs lessen the impact of gravity, allowing for more ‘rise’ (or less fall, in other words) as it carries through the zone. Low-spin fastballs typically indicate the pitch has greater horizontal action, often making it tougher to square up, but generally easier to make contact with, leading to more ground balls, while high-spin fastballs show a correlation with swings and misses.
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Cameron Delahoussaye | IL | Waubonsie Valley | 2027 | RHP | 20.4 in |
2 | Hunter Feldkamp | IL | Antioch Community High School | 2026 | 2B | 17.0 in |
3 | Nathan Matoush | IL | Hillsboro | 2025 | LHP | 16.4 in |
4 | Max Judge | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2027 | SS | 15.7 in |
5 | Beckett Weber | IL | Normal Community High School | 2026 | RHP | 15.0 in |
6 | TJ Rodriguez | IL | Grayslake Central | 2026 | RHP | 14.9 in |
7 | Matthew Steinberg | IL | St Charles East High School | 2025 | 1B | 14.5 in |
8 | Lucas Calderin | IL | Glenbard East | 2026 | OF | 13.8 in |
9 | Everett Perschall | IL | Glenbrook South | 2025 | RHP | 13.4 in |
10 | Luke Stevenson | IL | Batavia | 2025 | LHP | 13.1 in |
Induced Vertical Break: Used in short form as "IVB," this metric is most important on fastballs for creating rise and on curveballs for creating depth – it can also have some use when measuring sliders and cutters as well. Sliders tend to be closer to zero inches while cutters are generally between 5 and 15 inches. Usually fastballs and curveballs with large IVB have higher spin efficiencies as well. Sliders generally have very little (closer to zero) IVB and very low spin efficiency. You could also categorize IVB into spin rate as this is part of the “useful movement” you’re looking for. IVB is also a huge part of the vertical approach angle.
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Nathan Matoush | IL | Hillsboro | 2025 | LHP | -16.9 |
2 | Lucas Calderin | IL | Glenbard East | 2026 | OF | 12.9 |
3 | Matthew Steinberg | IL | St Charles East High School | 2025 | 1B | 10.9 |
4 | Luke Stevenson | IL | Batavia | 2025 | LHP | -10.8 |
5 | Tyler Osmanski | IL | Lincoln-Way East High School | 2027 | SS | 10.4 |
Horizontal Break: Outlined on TrackMan’s own website: “... horizontal movement is measured in inches between where the pitch actually crosses the front of home plate side-wise, and where it would have crossed home plate side-wise if had it traveled in a perfectly straight line from release. A positive number means the break was to the right from the pitcher’s perspective, while a negative number means the break was to the left from the pitcher’s perspective.”
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Nathan Matoush | IL | Hillsboro | 2025 | LHP | 85 % |
2 | Beckett Weber | IL | Normal Community High School | 2026 | RHP | 83 % |
3 | Hunter Feldkamp | IL | Antioch Community High School | 2026 | 2B | 66 % |
^ | Miller Peters | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2025 | RHP | 66 % |
4 | Luke Wildes | IL | Benet Academy | 2025 | OF | 57 % |
5 | Owen Cypress | IL | lyons township high school | 2027 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Matthew Steinberg | IL | St Charles East High School | 2025 | 1B | 50 % |
Average MLB pitchers throw 62% strikes, and better pitchers throw strikes 65% of the time, or roughly 2:1 strikes to balls.
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | TJ Rodriguez | IL | Grayslake Central | 2026 | RHP | 2414 rpm |
2 | Neyderson Campos | IL | YCCS-Youth Connection Leadership Academy | 2025 | RHP | 2382 rpm |
3 | Tyler Osmanski | IL | Lincoln-Way East High School | 2027 | SS | 2316 rpm |
4 | Beckett Weber | IL | Normal Community High School | 2026 | RHP | 2225 rpm |
5 | Lucas Calderin | IL | Glenbard East | 2026 | OF | 2155 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Tyler Osmanski | IL | Lincoln-Way East High School | 2027 | SS | -19.6 in |
2 | Xavier Martin | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2027 | SS | -9.8 in |
3 | Everett Perschall | IL | Glenbrook South | 2025 | RHP | -9.3 in |
4 | Seamus O'Meara | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2027 | SS | -9.0 in |
5 | Matthew Steinberg | IL | St Charles East High School | 2025 | 1B | -9.0 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Matthew Steinberg | IL | St Charles East High School | 2025 | 1B | -23.4 |
2 | Tyler Osmanski | IL | Lincoln-Way East High School | 2027 | SS | -19.6 |
3 | Everett Perschall | IL | Glenbrook South | 2025 | RHP | -19.5 |
4 | Hunter Feldkamp | IL | Antioch Community High School | 2026 | 2B | -19.3 |
5 | Seamus O'Meara | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2027 | SS | -19.1 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Everett Perschall | IL | Glenbrook South | 2025 | RHP | 80 % |
2 | Nathan Matoush | IL | Hillsboro | 2025 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Hunter Feldkamp | IL | Antioch Community High School | 2026 | 2B | 50 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | TJ Rodriguez | IL | Grayslake Central | 2026 | RHP | 2392 |
2 | Miller Peters | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2025 | RHP | 2327 |
3 | Seamus O'Meara | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2027 | SS | 2326 |
4 | Neyderson Campos | IL | YCCS-Youth Connection Leadership Academy | 2025 | RHP | 2212 |
5 | Beckett Weber | IL | Normal Community High School | 2026 | RHP | 2169 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Seamus O'Meara | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2027 | SS | -8.0 in |
2 | Cameron Delahoussaye | IL | Waubonsie Valley | 2027 | RHP | -6.4 in |
3 | Luke Stevenson | IL | Batavia | 2025 | LHP | 3.4 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Everett Perschall | IL | Glenbrook South | 2025 | RHP | -22.0 |
2 | Seamus O'Meara | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2027 | SS | -16.3 |
3 | Cameron Delahoussaye | IL | Waubonsie Valley | 2027 | RHP | -14.4 |
4 | Matthew Steinberg | IL | St Charles East High School | 2025 | 1B | -13.6 |
5 | Luke Wildes | IL | Benet Academy | 2025 | OF | -13.4 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Luke Wildes | IL | Benet Academy | 2025 | OF | 100 % |
2 | Matthew Steinberg | IL | St Charles East High School | 2025 | 1B | 75 % |
3 | Luke Stevenson | IL | Batavia | 2025 | LHP | 60 % |
CHANGEUP
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Neyderson Campos | IL | YCCS-Youth Connection Leadership Academy | 2025 | RHP | 1969 rpm |
2 | Matthew Steinberg | IL | St Charles East High School | 2025 | 1B | 1749 rpm |
3 | Luke Stevenson | IL | Batavia | 2025 | LHP | 1717 rpm |
4 | Nathan Matoush | IL | Hillsboro | 2025 | LHP | 1619 rpm |
5 | Lucas Calderin | IL | Glenbard East | 2026 | OF | 1576 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Max Judge | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2027 | SS | 16.4 in |
2 | Tyler Osmanski | IL | Lincoln-Way East High School | 2027 | SS | 13.8 in |
3 | Beckett Weber | IL | Normal Community High School | 2026 | RHP | 13.1 in |
4 | Matthew Steinberg | IL | St Charles East High School | 2025 | 1B | 12.6 in |
5 | Luke Wildes | IL | Benet Academy | 2025 | OF | 10.1 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Lucas Calderin | IL | Glenbard East | 2026 | OF | 13.8 |
2 | Nathan Matoush | IL | Hillsboro | 2025 | LHP | -13.6 |
3 | Luke Wildes | IL | Benet Academy | 2025 | OF | 12.5 |
4 | Luke Stevenson | IL | Batavia | 2025 | LHP | -9.1 |
5 | Owen Cypress | IL | lyons township high school | 2027 | RHP | 8.3 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Matthew Steinberg | IL | St Charles East High School | 2025 | 1B | 100 % |
2 | Max Judge | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2027 | SS | 75 % |
3 | Beckett Weber | IL | Normal Community High School | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Luke Stevenson | IL | Batavia | 2025 | LHP | 50 % |
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