2025 Event Leaderboard: Max Fastball Velocity
November 8, 2025
2025 has been an eventful year for the Prep Baseball Illinois staff. We have hosted over 40 events exclusive to the high school ranks and compiled data on numerous players. Some players showed up for one event, and some showed up for several. Either way, we got to see some of the top talent throughout the state. We released our 2025 Event Leaderboard late last month to show off some of the top performers. Today, let's look at the top 75 max fastball velocities from throughout the year at our events.
Max Fastball Velocity
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Brady Buenik | IL | Libertyville | 2027 | RHP | 95.3 mph |
| 2 | Kaden Wasniewski | IL | McHenry | 2027 | RHP | 94.9 mph |
| 3 | Brandon Shannon | IL | McHenry | 2025 | RHP | 94.8 mph |
| 4 | Tyler Gluting | IL | Metea Valley | 2027 | LHP | 94.7 mph |
| 5 | Frank Costabile | IL | Stevenson | 2026 | OF | 93.7 mph |
| 6 | Kash VanHouten | IL | Canton | 2027 | SS | 93.5 mph |
| 7 | Paddy Roth | IL | St. Patrick | 2026 | RHP | 93.4 mph |
| 8 | Tre Cole | IL | Champaign Central | 2026 | RHP | 93.4 mph |
| 9 | Ryan Harris | IL | Stevenson | 2026 | RHP | 93.2 mph |
| 10 | Tyler Townsend | IL | Sycamore | 2026 | RHP | 93.1 mph |
| 11 | Gavin Swartz | IL | Normal Community | 2026 | RHP | 92.9 mph |
| 12 | Kaeden Schatsiek | IL | Brimfield | 2026 | OF | 92.3 mph |
| 13 | Austin Winge | IL | Lockport | 2027 | RHP | 92.0 mph |
| 14 | Jake Rifenburg | IL | Benet Academy | 2025 | LHP | 92.0 mph |
| 15 | Andrew Dawson | IL | Tremont | 2026 | 3B | 91.9 mph |
| 16 | Lucas Grant | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2025 | LHP | 91.9 mph |
| 17 | Jack Slightom | IL | Lyons Township | 2026 | RHP | 91.9 mph |
| 18 | Chase Rhodes | IL | Tremont | 2026 | RHP | 91.8 mph |
| 19 | Traxton Roberts | IL | Armstrong | 2027 | RHP | 91.6 mph |
| 20 | Cole Ruggeri | IL | Waubonsie Valley | 2027 | RHP | 91.6 mph |
| 21 | Joshua Holst | IL | Libertyville | 2025 | LHP | 91.6 mph |
| 22 | Billy Main | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2026 | SS | 91.4 mph |
| 23 | Ryan Duncheon Jr. | IL | East Peoria | 2026 | C | 91.2 mph |
| 24 | Charley Spour | IL | St. Anthony | 2027 | RHP | 91.1 mph |
| 25 | Liam Nash | IL | Huntley | 2027 | RHP | 91.0 mph |
| 26 | Samuel Finn | IL | Plainfield North | 2026 | LHP | 90.9 mph |
| 27 | Dodger Friedrich | IL | Lane Tech | 2028 | RHP | 90.9 mph |
| 28 | Jackson Natanek | IL | Brother Rice | 2025 | SS | 90.8 mph |
| 29 | Brandon Pelz | IL | Bartlett | 2026 | RHP | 90.7 mph |
| 30 | Josh Jones | IL | Normal Community | 2026 | RHP | 90.7 mph |
| 31 | Matthew Rogers | IL | Plainfield South | 2026 | RHP | 90.7 mph |
| 32 | Caleb Cox | IL | Lutheran High School | 2026 | RHP | 90.7 mph |
| 33 | Grant Umbright | IL | Naperville Central | 2026 | RHP | 90.6 mph |
| 34 | Brady Cunningham | IL | Brother Rice | 2027 | 3B | 90.5 mph |
| 35 | Jaiden Ponce | IL | St Ignatius | 2026 | OF | 90.5 mph |
| 36 | William Houston | IL | Stagg | 2026 | RHP | 90.5 mph |
| 37 | Luke Blackwell | IL | Valmeyer | 2026 | RHP | 90.4 mph |
| 38 | Henry Humes | IL | Homewood Flossmoor | 2026 | RHP | 90.4 mph |
| 39 | Langston Booth | IL | Loyola Academy | 2027 | RHP | 90.3 mph |
| 40 | Mason Rychetsky | IL | Kennedy | 2027 | RHP | 90.2 mph |
| 41 | Joseph Falkowski | IL | Taft | 2025 | RHP | 90.1 mph |
| 42 | Braylen Brown | IL | Staunton | 2027 | RHP | 90.0 mph |
| 43 | Connor Elenteny | IL | Mount Carmel | 2026 | RHP | 90.0 mph |
| 44 | Connor McKay | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2026 | RHP | 90.0 mph |
| 45 | Anthony Eberlin | IL | Edwardsville | 2026 | RHP | 89.9 mph |
| 46 | Cooper Holman | IL | Wilmington | 2027 | RHP | 89.9 mph |
| 47 | Nick Linares | IL | Walter Payton College Prep | 2026 | 3B | 89.8 mph |
| 48 | Logan O'Dell | IL | Collinsville | 2026 | RHP | 89.8 mph |
| 49 | Ronan Owens | IL | Lane Tech | 2026 | RHP | 89.7 mph |
| 50 | Jack Gianikos | IL | Maine South | 2026 | RHP | 89.6 mph |
| 51 | Cody Freitas | IL | Bradley-Bourbonnais | 2025 | RHP | 89.5 mph |
| 52 | Antonio Brown Jr. | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor | 2026 | RHP | 89.5 mph |
| 53 | Emerson Larson | IL | carmel catholic high school | 2026 | RHP | 89.5 mph |
| 54 | Tre Hoggard | IL | Unity | 2026 | OF | 89.4 mph |
| 55 | Cullen Schwigen | IL | Rockridge | 2027 | RHP | 89.4 mph |
| 56 | Alec Novotney | IL | Marquette Academy | 2026 | RHP | 89.4 mph |
| 57 | Jameson Rapinchuk | IL | Harvest Christian Academy | 2026 | LHP | 89.4 mph |
| 58 | Jack Postma | IL | Barrington | 2028 | RHP | 89.4 mph |
| 59 | Keaton Reinke | IL | St. Charles North | 2026 | RHP | 89.4 mph |
| 60 | Brady Klepfer | IL | Huntley | 2026 | C | 89.4 mph |
| 61 | Aiden David | IL | St. Patrick High School | 2026 | LHP | 89.3 mph |
| 62 | Mason Bruesch | IL | Geneva | 2027 | OF | 89.3 mph |
| 63 | Caden Kendall | IL | Andrew | 2026 | SS | 89.3 mph |
| 64 | James Wasson | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2027 | RHP | 89.2 mph |
| 65 | Jackson Connoyer | IL | Quincy Notre Dame | 2026 | RHP | 89.2 mph |
| ^ | Jose Rodriguez | IL | Reavis | 2026 | RHP | 89.2 mph |
| 66 | Theo Kellogg | IL | Libertyville | 2026 | RHP | 89.2 mph |
| 67 | Carson Norris | IL | Lakes Community | 2026 | RHP | 89.2 mph |
| 68 | Joey Arend | IL | St. Charles East | 2025 | OF | 89.2 mph |
| 69 | Rocco Szambelan | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2026 | LHP | 89.1 mph |
| 70 | Dean Miller | IL | Glenbrook North | 2026 | RHP | 89.1 mph |
| 71 | Blake Heyer | IL | Montini Catholic | 2026 | RHP | 89.0 mph |
| 72 | Jason Phillips | IL | Plano | 2026 | 3B | 89.0 mph |
| 73 | Soogyeom Park | IL | Champaign Central | 2025 | RHP | 88.9 mph |
| 74 | Dylan Huff | IL | Glenwood | 2026 | RHP | 88.8 mph |
| 75 | John Skordas | IL | Stagg | 2026 | RHP | 88.8 mph |
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