Aurora Preseason ID: Statistical Analysis

January 20, 2026
Kevin Cronin
Illinois & Wisconsin Data Coordinator, Area Scout

On January 19th, the Prep Baseball Illinois staff hosted the Aurora Preseason ID at Aurora Sports Zone, Aurora, IL. 51 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.

Today, we will be looking at the top measurable data performers from the event, found below.

FASTBALL VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Zachary Westerberg	IL	Lincoln-Way East	2027	RHP	86.9 mph
2	Colin Ogden	IL	Plainfield North	2027	C	86.0 mph
3	Nick Lozano	IL	Geneva, IL	2028	RHP	84.9 mph
4	Nick Cali	IL	Marmion Academy	2027	LHP	81.5 mph
5	Eastin McBroom	IL	Newark	2028	RHP	81.4 mph

FASTBALL SPIN RATE (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (avg)
1	Nick Cali	IL	Marmion Academy	2027	LHP	2218 rpm
2	Colin Ogden	IL	Plainfield North	2027	C	2175 rpm
3	Anthony Albano	IL	Rockford Boylan Catholic	2027	SS	2172 rpm
4	Eastin McBroom	IL	Newark	2028	RHP	2158 rpm
5	Brody Dryden	IL	Yorkville	2027	C	2029 rpm

60-YARD DASH

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	60-yd
1	Evan Jenks	IL	Minooka	2027	SS	7.04 s
2	Nick Lozano	IL	Geneva, IL	2028	RHP	7.06 s
3	Allen Weber	IL	Naperville Central	2026	C	7.09 s
^	Quinn Champion	IL	Lyons Township	2028	OF	7.09 s
^	Seamus O'Meara	IL	Nazareth Academy	2027	OF	7.09 s
4	Nate Kaminski	IL	Lincoln-Way East	2027	OF	7.11 s
5	Tate Beran	IL	Geneva	2027	3B	7.12 s

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Evan Jenks	IL	Minooka	2027	SS	102.5 mph
2	Colin Ogden	IL	Plainfield North	2027	C	101.8 mph
3	Oscar Alexander Jr.	IL	West Aurora	2027	C	101.6 mph
4	Waylon Marko	IL	Hononegah	2028	C	101.5 mph
5	Noah Neece	IL	Sycamore	2027	1B	98.1 mph
6	Joshua Wesby	IL	Oswego East	2027	1B	97.7 mph
7	Seamus O'Meara	IL	Nazareth Academy	2027	OF	97.7 mph
8	Andrew Miller	IL	Conant	2027	SS	96.7 mph
9	Quinn Champion	IL	Lyons Township	2028	OF	95.1 mph
10	Giulio dEscoto	IL	Kaneland	2028	3B	94.9 mph

TOP INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	INF Velo
1	Evan Jenks	IL	Minooka	2027	SS	83
^	Reece Huber	IL	Maine South	2027	OF	83
2	Anthony Albano	IL	Rockford Boylan Catholic	2027	SS	82
^	Connor Lamb	IL	Plainfield East	2026	SS	82
^	RJ Halverson	IL	Marmion Academy	2027	SS	82
3	Abdul-Matin Smith	IL	Southland College Prep Charter High School	2027	3B	79
^	Tate Beran	IL	Geneva	2027	3B	79
^	Nick Lozano	IL	Geneva, IL	2028	RHP	79
4	Liam Allen	IL	Hinsdale Central	2027	3B	78
5	Andrew Miller	IL	Conant	2027	SS	77
^	Jason Lach	IL	Fremd	2027	RHP	77
^	Ty Lotus	IL	St Laurence	2029	SS	77

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	OF Velo
1	Nate Kaminski	IL	Lincoln-Way East	2027	OF	87
2	Matthew Castaneda	IL	Prospect	2027	RHP	81
^	Seamus O'Meara	IL	Nazareth Academy	2027	OF	81
3	Quinn Champion	IL	Lyons Township	2028	OF	80
4	Braden Currer	IL	Oswego East	2027	RHP	77
5	Mason Seyller	IL	Benet Academy	2028	OF	76

TOP CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	C Velo
1	Colin Ogden	IL	Plainfield North	2027	C	83
2	Waylon Marko	IL	Hononegah	2028	C	80
3	Oscar Alexander Jr.	IL	West Aurora	2027	C	77

TOP POP TIMES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Pop Time
1	Oscar Alexander Jr.	IL	West Aurora	2027	C	1.94-1.96
2	Colin Ogden	IL	Plainfield North	2027	C	1.94-2.14
3	Maddux Carson	IL	Geneva	2029	C	1.95-2.09

+ CLICK HERE for a look at the complete statistics from the event.