Prep Baseball Illinois Best of 2024: Top Average Exit Velocity
December 5, 2024
With our 2025 event calendar on the horizon, our staff has dedicated some time to reflect on the top statistical performers that we saw at our events in 2024. We'll be shining some light on Illinois natives who put up loud numbers in 2024, showcasing their tools to our staff at Prep Baseball Illinois events.
These leaderboards were compiled solely based on numbers at our state events, including Super 60, Preseason IDs, All-States, Open events, Scout Days, Future Games, and the All-American Game, too.
To see all of the events we ran this year, click HERE.
For a full list of our 2025 winter calendar that includes our upcoming events, click HERE.
Check out the Leaderboard stories that we've rollout the last weeks:
- 60-yard
- Infield Velocity
- Outfield Velocity
- Catcher velocities
- Pop times
- Fastball velocities
- Fastball spin
- Curveball spin
This week, we rolled out top slider spin, changeup horizontal movement and max exit velocity. Today we will look into the Top Average Exit Velocity from 2024.
By the numbers breakdown:
- 19 prospects had an average exit velocity over 95 mph across all four grad classes.
- 11 2025 prospects had an average exit velocity over 95 mph.
- 11 2026 prospects had an average exit velocity over 93 mph.
- 11 2027 prospects had an average exit velocity over 90 mph.
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY
2024
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Nate George | IL | Minooka | 2024 | OF | 97.9 mph |
| 2 | Jimmy Janicki | IL | Downers Grove North | 2024 | C | 97.2 mph |
| 3 | James Love | IL | Joliet West | 2024 | 3B | 96.0 mph |
| 4 | Jameson Martin | IL | St. Laurence | 2024 | SS | 94.7 mph |
| 5 | Brendan Tunink | IL | Newman Central Catholic | 2024 | OF | 93.3 mph |
| 6 | Tyler Bell | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2024 | SS | 92.6 mph |
| 7 | Sir Jamison Jones | IL | St. Rita | 2024 | C | 92.5 mph |
| 8 | Jalen House | IL | Downers Grove South | 2024 | OF | 91.0 mph |
| 9 | Hayden Mosley | IL | Harvest Christian Academy | 2024 | 3B | 90.8 mph |
| 10 | Anthony Holloway | IL | Saint Patrick | 2024 | OF | 90.7 mph |
2025
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Enzo Infelise | IL | Providence Catholic | 2025 | C | 98.4 mph |
| 2 | Justin Garcia Hernandez | IL | St. Patrick | 2025 | OF | 98.4 mph |
| 3 | Jaden Fauske | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2025 | C | 97.6 mph |
| 4 | Benjamin Mitchell | IL | Harvest Christian Academy | 2025 | C | 97.1 mph |
| 5 | Xander Metke | IL | Brother Rice | 2025 | 1B | 96.8 mph |
| 6 | Brayden Zilis | IL | Minooka | 2025 | SS | 96.2 mph |
| 7 | Owen Strahl | IL | Lake Zurich | 2025 | OF | 96.0 mph |
| 8 | Hayden Bernreuter | IL | Triad | 2025 | OF | 95.8 mph |
| 9 | Sean Cody | IL | Richards | 2025 | SS | 95.6 mph |
| 10 | Conor Essenburg | IL | Lincoln-Way West | 2025 | LHP | 95.5 mph |
| 11 | Demir Heidelberg | IL | Homewood Flossmoor | 2025 | 1B | 95.1 mph |
| 12 | Cash Bailey | IL | Columbia | 2025 | 3B | 93.9 mph |
| 13 | Tyler Trapp | IL | Lane Tech | 2025 | SS | 93.9 mph |
| 14 | Jacob Gross | IL | LaSalle Peru | 2025 | 3B | 93.8 mph |
| 15 | Ryan Lisowski | IL | York | 2025 | OF | 93.7 mph |
| 16 | Ethan Flores | IL | Marmion Academy | 2025 | C | 93.5 mph |
| 17 | Sam Mitre | IL | Marquette Academy | 2025 | 1B | 93.0 mph |
| 18 | AJ Putty | IL | Huntley | 2025 | 1B | 92.8 mph |
| 19 | Joe Barkley | IL | Neuqua Valley | 2025 | 1B | 92.7 mph |
| 20 | Brady Green | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2025 | SS | 92.4 mph |
| 21 | Jack Wheeler | IL | Morris | 2025 | 3B | 92.4 mph |
| 22 | Davis Collie | IL | Sycamore | 2025 | 1B | 92.3 mph |
| 23 | Collin Roche | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2025 | C | 92.3 mph |
| 24 | Brady Schallmoser | IL | Downers Grove North | 2025 | OF | 92.2 mph |
| 25 | Carter Johnson | IL | Wheaton North | 2025 | 1B | 92.1 mph |
2026
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | TJ McQuillan | IL | Mount Carmel | 2026 | 3B | 98.4 mph |
| 2 | Nolan Ramoley | IL | Brother Rice | 2026 | OF | 96.1 mph |
| 3 | Ian Campbell | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2026 | RHP | 95.3 mph |
| 4 | Kaeden Schatsiek | IL | Brimfield | 2026 | OF | 95.2 mph |
| 5 | Adam Swanson | IL | Ottawa Township | 2026 | C | 95.1 mph |
| 6 | Clancy Rogers | IL | Glenbrook South | 2026 | OF | 94.8 mph |
| 7 | Addison Latko | IL | DePaul College Prep | 2026 | C | 94.7 mph |
| 8 | Mason Bloom | IL | New Trier | 2026 | OF | 94.5 mph |
| 9 | Brandon Thomsen | IL | St. Viator | 2026 | C | 94.4 mph |
| 10 | Anthony Chavez | IL | Mount Carmel | 2026 | 1B | 93.2 mph |
| 11 | Dylan Kassab | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2026 | C | 93.1 mph |
| 12 | Joey Ireland | IL | Mount Carmel | 2026 | SS | 92.9 mph |
| 13 | Rhett Harris | IL | Minooka | 2026 | 1B | 92.9 mph |
| 14 | Travis Dudycha | IL | Huntley | 2026 | 1B | 92.8 mph |
| 15 | Callaghan O'Connor | IL | Bishop McNamara | 2026 | 3B | 92.6 mph |
| 16 | Cayden Craig | IL | North Clay Community | 2026 | OF | 91.6 mph |
| 17 | Bryce Tencza | IL | Providence Catholic | 2026 | 1B | 91.5 mph |
| 18 | Ethan Bass | IL | Glenbrook North | 2026 | SS | 91.4 mph |
| 19 | Logan Fernandez | IL | Mount Carmel | 2026 | OF | 91.1 mph |
| 20 | Jackson Mansker | IL | Lincoln-Way West | 2026 | 3B | 91.1 mph |
| 21 | Josh Colaizzi | IL | Bartlett | 2026 | OF | 91.0 mph |
| 22 | Cory Les | IL | St. Laurence | 2026 | SS | 90.9 mph |
| 23 | Matthew Jackson | IL | Prospect | 2026 | OF | 90.9 mph |
| 24 | Keaton Reinke | IL | St. Charles North | 2026 | RHP | 90.7 mph |
| 25 | Ralph Jones | IL | Stagg | 2026 | SS | 90.4 mph |
2027
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Xavier Martin | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2027 | SS | 93.8 mph |
| 2 | Ayden Peterson | IL | Wesclin | 2027 | 3B | 93.8 mph |
| 3 | Brady Cunningham | IL | Brother Rice | 2027 | 3B | 93.3 mph |
| 4 | Gavin Stanislawski | IL | Brother Rice | 2027 | 3B | 92.0 mph |
| 5 | Ryan Wilberding | IL | Libertyville | 2027 | C | 91.5 mph |
| 6 | Ashton Miner | IL | Newman Central Catholic | 2027 | OF | 91.2 mph |
| 7 | Miles Mazanowski | IL | Lane Tech | 2027 | 3B | 91.2 mph |
| 8 | Keegan Seipp | IL | Triad | 2027 | C | 90.6 mph |
| 9 | Noah Hallahan | IL | Geneva | 2027 | RHP | 90.1 mph |
| 10 | Cole Ruggeri | IL | Waubonsie Valley | 2027 | RHP | 90.0 mph |
| 11 | Santino Iacullo | IL | Central High School | 2027 | 1B | 89.1 mph |
| 12 | Trevor McClure | IL | Mount Vernon | 2027 | SS | 88.7 mph |
| 13 | Keaton Ariano | IL | Geneseo | 2027 | OF | 88.1 mph |
| 14 | Brandon Beasley | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2027 | OF | 87.8 mph |
| 15 | Tyson Williams | IL | Hononegah Chd High School | 2027 | RHP | 87.7 mph |
| 16 | James McGrath | IL | St Francis - Wheaton | 2027 | OF | 87.1 mph |
| 17 | Kaden Wasniewski | IL | McHenry | 2027 | RHP | 87.1 mph |
| 18 | Sean Dabe | IL | Huntley | 2027 | SS | 87.0 mph |
| 19 | Eli Michanicou | IL | Dunlap | 2027 | SS | 86.9 mph |
| 20 | Max Wiginton | IL | McHenry | 2027 | 1B | 86.8 mph |
