Illinois Rising Stars Games: Statistical and Data Analysis
May 28, 2024
This past Tuesday, May 21, the Prep Baseball Illinois hosted the Illinois Rising Stars Games at Triton JC in River Grove, Illinois. The event was for those in the class of 2028 and class of 2029, serving as an early opportunity to experience a showcase and be seen by PBR staff.
The event will help identify invitations for the invite-only Junior Future Games in July, which run in conjunction with Prep Baseball’s prestigious Future Games. The Future Games Event, an annual event featuring players entering their junior and senior years, is among the most scouted events in the country, attracting more than 300 college coaches each year.
Below are the day’s top performers, broken down by position players and pitchers. To see a list of those that attended, click here. For all of the statistics from this event, click here.
POSITIONAL TOOLS
TOP 60-TIMES
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
1 | Alex Govoni | IL | Loyola Academy | 2028 | 3B | 7.09 |
2 | Weston Wyzukovicz | IL | Libertyville | 2028 | C | 7.10 |
3 | Carver Cohn | IL | McHenry | 2028 | OF | 7.12 |
4 | Jay Baird | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2028 | RHP | 7.15 |
5 | Tyson Arbour | IL | Bradley-Bourbonnais | 2028 | OF | 7.19 |
MAX INF VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
1 | Mark Williams | IL | Naperville Central | 2028 | SS | 79 |
2 | Ethan Sehmer | IL | Lakes Community | 2028 | SS | 78 |
^ | Alex Govoni | IL | Loyola Academy | 2028 | 3B | 78 |
3 | Kameron Cox | IL | Montini Catholic | 2028 | SS | 75 |
^ | Ethan Johnson | IL | Lake Zurich | 2028 | LHP | 75 |
MAX OF VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
1 | Carver Cohn | IL | McHenry | 2028 | OF | 82 |
2 | Mark Williams | IL | Naperville Central | 2028 | SS | 81 |
3 | Jay Baird | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2028 | RHP | 76 |
^ | Tyson Arbour | IL | Bradley-Bourbonnais | 2028 | OF | 76 |
MAX C VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
1 | Weston Wyzukovicz | IL | Libertyville | 2028 | C | 72 |
^ | Lucas Sloan | IL | Olympia High School | 2028 | C | 72 |
2 | Gunnar Larner | IL | Maroa-Forsyth Senior High Sch | 2028 | C | 71 |
POP POP-TIMES
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
1 | Weston Wyzukovicz | IL | Libertyville | 2028 | C | 2.13-2.33 |
2 | John Rose | IL | Latin School of Chicago | 2028 | C | 2.15-2.28 |
3 | Gunnar Larner | IL | Maroa-Forsyth Senior High Sch | 2028 | C | 2.19-2.30 |
TRACKMAN
We'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan units. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch data.
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY & SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Carver Cohn | IL | McHenry | 2028 | OF | 83.3 mph |
2 | Lucas Sloan | IL | Olympia High School | 2028 | C | 81.5 mph |
3 | Ethan Sehmer | IL | Lakes Community | 2028 | SS | 81.1 mph |
4 | Alex Govoni | IL | Loyola Academy | 2028 | 3B | 80.2 mph |
5 | Peter Pignatiello | IL | benet | 2028 | SS | 78.6 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Ethan Sehmer | IL | Lakes Community | 2028 | SS | 2098 rpm |
2 | Lucas Sloan | IL | Olympia High School | 2028 | C | 2002 rpm |
3 | Carver Cohn | IL | McHenry | 2028 | OF | 1988 rpm |
4 | Alex Govoni | IL | Loyola Academy | 2028 | 3B | 1965 rpm |
5 | Julian Stump | IL | Depaul College Prep | 2028 | C | 1858 rpm |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
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.
AVERAGE FASTBALL HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Peter Pignatiello | IL | benet | 2028 | SS | 16.6 |
2 | Wesley Bogda | IL | Crystal Lake South | 2028 | 3B | 13.5 |
3 | Jay Baird | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2028 | RHP | 13.1 |
4 | Julian Stump | IL | Depaul College Prep | 2028 | C | 13.0 |
5 | Lucas Sloan | IL | Olympia High School | 2028 | C | 12.0 |
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.”
AVERAGE CURVEBALL & SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Ethan Johnson | IL | Lake Zurich | 2028 | LHP | 1950 rpm |
2 | Julian Stump | IL | Depaul College Prep | 2028 | C | 1919 rpm |
3 | Ethan Sehmer | IL | Lakes Community | 2028 | SS | 1906 rpm |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Carver Cohn | IL | McHenry | 2028 | OF | 2183 |
2 | Lucas Sloan | IL | Olympia High School | 2028 | C | 1934 |
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Lucas Sloan | IL | Olympia High School | 2028 | C | 15.3 |
2 | Carver Cohn | IL | McHenry | 2028 | OF | -12.4 |
3 | Wesley Bogda | IL | Crystal Lake South | 2028 | 3B | 8.8 |
MAX AND AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Carver Cohn | IL | McHenry | 2028 | OF | 90.4 mph |
2 | Wesley Bogda | IL | Crystal Lake South | 2028 | 3B | 88.9 mph |
3 | Alex Govoni | IL | Loyola Academy | 2028 | 3B | 87.8 mph |
4 | Jay Baird | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2028 | RHP | 87.1 mph |
5 | Gunnar Larner | IL | Maroa-Forsyth Senior High Sch | 2028 | C | 86.5 mph |
6 | Weston Wyzukovicz | IL | Libertyville | 2028 | C | 86.1 mph |
7 | Peter Pignatiello | IL | benet | 2028 | SS | 85.7 mph |
8 | Julian Stump | IL | Depaul College Prep | 2028 | C | 85.3 mph |
9 | Hunter Lockefeer | IL | St Viator | 2028 | C | 85.0 mph |
10 | Lucas Sloan | IL | Olympia High School | 2028 | C | 84.1 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Wesley Bogda | IL | Crystal Lake South | 2028 | 3B | 82.7 mph |
2 | Jay Baird | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2028 | RHP | 82.4 mph |
3 | Carver Cohn | IL | McHenry | 2028 | OF | 81.1 mph |
4 | Kameron Cox | IL | Montini Catholic | 2028 | SS | 79.1 mph |
5 | Peter Pignatiello | IL | benet | 2028 | SS | 78.9 mph |
6 | Hunter Lockefeer | IL | St Viator | 2028 | C | 78.7 mph |
7 | Kale Bacus | IL | Normal Community | 2028 | 3B | 78.4 mph |
8 | Ryne Peterson | IL | Providence Catholic | 2028 | 3B | 78.0 mph |
9 | Weston Wyzukovicz | IL | Libertyville | 2028 | C | 77.8 mph |
10 | MJ Castelloni | IL | Fremd | 2028 | 3B | 77.5 mph |
MAX DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Carver Cohn | IL | McHenry | 2028 | OF | 312 ft |
2 | Wesley Bogda | IL | Crystal Lake South | 2028 | 3B | 312 ft |
3 | Gunnar Larner | IL | Maroa-Forsyth Senior High Sch | 2028 | C | 310 ft |
4 | Jay Baird | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2028 | RHP | 306 ft |
5 | Mark Williams | IL | Naperville Central | 2028 | SS | 301 ft |
6 | Hunter Lockefeer | IL | St Viator | 2028 | C | 298 ft |
7 | Ryne Peterson | IL | Providence Catholic | 2028 | 3B | 297 ft |
8 | Lucas Sloan | IL | Olympia High School | 2028 | C | 296 ft |
9 | Alex Govoni | IL | Loyola Academy | 2028 | 3B | 292 ft |
10 | Kameron Cox | IL | Montini Catholic | 2028 | SS | 284 ft |
SWEET SPOT PERCENTAGE (HITTING)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
1 | MJ Castelloni | IL | Fremd | 2028 | 3B | 90 % |
2 | Ethan Sehmer | IL | Lakes Community | 2028 | SS | 90 % |
3 | Julian Stump | IL | Depaul College Prep | 2028 | C | 81 % |
4 | Peter Pignatiello | IL | benet | 2028 | SS | 72 % |
5 | Ryne Peterson | IL | Providence Catholic | 2028 | 3B | 70 % |
^ | Weston Wyzukovicz | IL | Libertyville | 2028 | C | 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.
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