Illinois Rising Stars Game: Statistical Analysis

June 8, 2026
By: Illinois Staff

On Tuesday, June 2nd, the Prep Baseball Illinois staff hosted the Illinois Rising Stars Game at Lee Pfund Field in Carol Stream, IL. The event was for those in the class of 2030 and class of 2031, serving as an early opportunity to experience a showcase and be seen by PB 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.

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	Brocktyn Roberts	IL	Armstrong	2030	SS	84.0 mph
2	Ajay Redman	IL	Richland County	2030	SS	81.8 mph
3	Blake Fisher	IL	Washington	2030	RHP	81.5 mph
4	JACK STORY	IL	Maine South	2030	RHP	80.9 mph
5	Trevor Hebel	IL	Normal University	2030	RHP	80.4 mph

FASTBALL SPIN RATE (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (avg)
1	Trae Herring	IL	University High School	2030	LHP	2125 rpm
2	Luke Redman	IL	Hampshire High School	2030	SS	2113 rpm
3	Colton Stillwell	IL	Benet Academy	2030	OF	2086 rpm
4	Declan Steinmetz	IL	Marist High School	2030	OF	2056 rpm
5	JACK STORY	IL	Maine South	2030	RHP	1967 rpm

60-YARD DASH

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	60-yd
1	Brocktyn Roberts	IL	Armstrong	2030	SS	6.99 s
2	Griffin Cunningham	IL	Brother Rice	2030	OF	7.15 s
3	Ahmi Hale	IL	Glenwood	2030	C	7.25 s
4	Trae Herring	IL	University High School	2030	LHP	7.26 s
5	Ajay Redman	IL	Richland County	2030	SS	7.28 s

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Enzo Villacci	IL	Benet Academy	2030	LHP	95.2 mph
2	Brocktyn Roberts	IL	Armstrong	2030	SS	91.6 mph
3	Noah Fountain	IL	Brother Rice	2030	SS	90.9 mph
4	JACK STORY	IL	Maine South	2030	RHP	90.7 mph
5	Andrew Heckman	IL	Cary-Grove	2030	OF	89.7 mph
6	Van Ozment	IL	Crystal Lake Central	2030	SS	89.5 mph
7	Luke Redman	IL	Hampshire High School	2030	SS	89.4 mph
8	Blake Fisher	IL	Washington	2030	RHP	89.3 mph
9	Caden Nyquist	IL	Hampshire High School	2030	C	88.9 mph
10	Lucca Infelise	IL	Providence Catholic	2030	3B	88.8 mph

TOP INFIELD VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	INF Velo
1	Michael Hussey	IL	Providence Catholic High School	2031	RHP	83
^	Ajay Redman	IL	Richland County	2030	SS	83
2	Brocktyn Roberts	IL	Armstrong	2030	SS	81
3	Casey Gabriel	IL	Undecided	2031	SS	80
^	Blake Fisher	IL	Washington	2030	RHP	80

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	OF Velo
1	Michael Manno	IL	St. Viator	2030	RHP	79
2	Griffin Cunningham	IL	Brother Rice	2030	OF	78
3	Andrew Heckman	IL	Cary-Grove	2030	OF	76
^	JACK STORY	IL	Maine South	2030	RHP	76
^	Caden Busch	IL	Joliet Catholic Academy	2030	OF	76
^	Colton Stillwell	IL	Benet Academy	2030	OF	76

TOP CATCHER VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	C Velo
1	Ahmi Hale	IL	Glenwood	2030	C	74
2	Zachary Falkner	IL	Lincoln-Way West	2030	C	70
^	Quinn Riechers	IL	Lincoln-Way East High School	2030	C	70
^	Caden Nyquist	IL	Hampshire High School	2030	C	70
^	Grayson Withrow	IL	Oswego	2030	C	70
^	Matthew Salah	IL	Maine South	2030	C	70

TOP POP TIMES

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Pop Time
1	Quinn Riechers	IL	Lincoln-Way East High School	2030	C	2.00-2.21
2	Ryan Burns	IL	Huntley High School	2031	SS	2.03-2.16
3	Ahmi Hale	IL	Glenwood	2030	C	2.07-2.21

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