On Tuesday, June 23rd, the Prep Baseball Illinois staff traveled to Ozinga Field to host the South Suburban Rising Stars ID, where 5+ players participated in a pro-style workout in front of our staff. 

To see a full list of players that attended, click HERE. For all the statistics collected at this event, click HERE. 

Today, we're going to break down the event by diving deeper into all of the data we collected at the South Suburban Rising Stars ID.

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PLAYER ANALYSIS

Vince Alegria, Lake Central (IN), 2031
Positional Profile: C/2B
Body: 5-3, 110 pounds. High-waisted frame.
Hit: RHH. Balanced, toe-tap stride, slight rhythm in the hands pre-pitch, linear lower-half. Longer slightly uphill swing, looks to keep the ball on a line, works middle/oppo.
Power: 76 mph max exit velocity (68 avg.); 228-foot max batted distance.
Arm: RH. OF - 57 mph. Shorter arm stroke, over the top slot.
Defense: Attacks the ball, confident one-hand gather off front foot, short crow hop to target, flashes natural actions.
Run: 8.64 runner in the 60-yard dash.

Logan Clark, Portage High School (IN), 2030
Positional Profile: 3B
Body: 5-8, 180 pounds. Proportional build with some strength in the frame.
Hit: RHH. Balanced, rhythm in the hands pre-pitch, short stride, linear lower-half. Strong hands, intentful, slightly uphill path, generates jump off the barrel at times, works middle/pull-side.
Power: 84 mph max exit velocity (68.3 avg.); 212-foot max batted distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 73 mph. Longer arm action, can play from multiple slots.
Defense: Attacks the ball, steady actions, glove-pat transfer, steady glove.
Run: 8.70 runner in the 60-yard dash.

Positional Profile: RHP
Delivery: Stretch-only; shorter leg kick into balance point, tall/fall lower-half.
Arm Action: RH. Longer draw out of the glove, high 3/4 slot.
FB: T70, 68-70 mph. Mostly straight actions, occasional run. T1564, 1515 average rpm.
CB: 57-59 mph. Gradual action, developing. T1369, 1292 average rpm.
SL: 58-59 mph. Similar profile to curveball, developing. T1483, 1398 average rpm.

Angel Flores, St. Laurence (IL), 2030
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 5-10, 170 pounds. Proportional build with present strength.
Hit: RHH. Wider base, loads onto backside, quiet hands pre-pitch, stride gains ground, utilizes lower-half. Quick hands, short to the ball, flatter path, intentful, works to the pull-side.
Power: 86 mph max exit velocity (76.1 avg.); 306-foot max batted distance.
Arm: RH. OF - 75 mph. Short, aggressive arm, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: Attacks the ball, steady glove, one-hand gather off front foot, short shuffle step to target.
Run: 7.81 runner in the 60-yard dash.

Positional Profile: RHP
Delivery: Stretch-only; medium leg kick into balance point, tall/fall lower-half.
Arm Action: RH. Long, loose arm, accelerates out front, high 3/4 slot.
FB: T79, 78-79 mph. Life out of the hand, firm through the zone, late armside run at times. T2128, 1921 average rpm.
CB: 65-66 mph. Throws with intent, sharp 10/4 action at times, flashes. T1994, 1927 average rpm.
CH: 69-71 mph. Fastball armspeed, firm, tumbles, advanced offering. T2018, 1947 average rpm.

Zach Gorecki, Brother Rice (IL), 2030
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 6-0, 185 pounds. Athletic build with strength.
Hit: LHH. Balanced, short stride, minimal pre-pitch movement, linear lower-half. Shorter swing, slightly uphill path, hitterish, line drive approach, works middle/oppo, balanced, hitterish.
Power: 95 mph max exit velocity (88.2 avg.); 325-foot max batted distance.
Arm: LH. OF - 79 mph. Long, full arm action, easy high 3/4 slot.
Defense: Stays behind the ball, clean one-hand gather off front foot, easy actions, some natural feel.
Run: 7.46 runner in the 60-yard dash.

Positional Profile: LHP
Delivery: Stretch-only; medium leg kick into balance point, tall/fall lower-half.
Arm Action: LH. Full arm action, over the top slot.
FB: T81, 78-80 mph. Mostly straight actions, clean out of the hand, flashes armside run. T2192, 2144 average rpm.
CB: 61-62 mph. Knuckle-curve; flashes depth, 1/7 shape. T1991, 1862 average rpm.
CH: 68-69 mph. Fading action to the armside. T1904, 1810 average rpm.

Landry Hanson, Portage High School (IN), 2031
Positional Profile: 1B/RHP
Body: 5-10, 155 pounds. High-waisted frame, long levers.
Hit: RHH. Balanced, slightly open setup, short stride. Longer path, slightly uphill, line drive oriented, hands work on top of the ball at times, middle of the field approach.
Power: 84 mph max exit velocity (75.8 avg.); 217-foot max batted distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 59 mph. Longer arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: pop time range; Steady two-hand gather into body, steady actions, some feel around the bag.
Run: 8.81 runner in the 60-yard dash.

Positional Profile: RHP
Delivery: Simple delivery, controlled, higher leg kick into balance point, tall/fall lower-half.
Arm Action: RH. Long, loose arm action, high 3/4 slot.
FB: T61, 59-61 mph. Mostly straight actions, plays at the top of the zone. T1472, 1373 average rpm.
CB: 49-50 mph. Gradual, 11/5 shape, flashes feel for the zone. T1588, 1531 average rpm.

Eli Hayden, Morgan Township Middle/High School (IN), 2031
Positional Profile: SS
Body: 5-9, 135 pounds. Athletic, high-waisted build with long levers.
Hit: RHH. Balanced, relaxed setup, short stride, linear lower-half. Longer, uphill path, loose hands, looks to keep the ball on a line, some feel to hit.
Power: 81 mph max exit velocity (69.5 avg.); 269-foot max batted distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 68 mph. Short arm action, 3/4 slot.
Defense: Soft two-hand gather out front, steady actions, some feel for the position, short shuffle step to target.
Run: 7.44 runner in the 60-yard dash.

Positional Profile: RHP
Delivery: Clean, athletic delivery, medium leg kick into balance point, tall/fall lower-half.
Arm Action: RH. Short, athletic arm action, high 3/4 slot.
FB: T70, 66-69 mph. Mostly straight actions, some armside run. T1707, 1602 average rpm.
CB: 50-55 mph. Gradual 11/5 action, some feel for the zone. T1597, 1562 average rpm.
CH: 56-58 mph. Kills spin, mostly straight actions, developing. T1035, 940 average rpm.

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POSITIONAL TOOLS

TOP 60-TIMES

MAX INF VELOCITY

MAX OF VELOCITY

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 & AVERAGE SPIN RATE

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

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

AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

MAX & AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)

MAX DISTANCE (HITTING)

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

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