On Sunday, March 9th, the Prep Baseball Wisconsin staff traveled to the Hitters facility in Caledonia, WI to host one of the largest showcases on our winter calendar, the South Milwaukee Preseason ID. This event provided us an ample opportunity to check-in on some of the area’s high school prospects and identify several names as we prepare for the WIAA season, as well as future invite-only events on the PBR Wisconsin calendar.

In the week that followed this event, we produced post-event analysis that includes performance highlights inside of our Quick Hits story, a look at the traditional stats measured within our Statistical Analysis piece, batted-ball and pitch data covered in our Positional and Pitcher data dives.

You can learn more about the state-of-the-art technologies featured at our showcases within the hyperlinks above. Today we’ll continue our post-event process by rolling out the individual scouting reports of the day, continuing with the outfielders as we work our way across the diamond as the week continues.

TOP OUTFIELDERS

1. Ira Hilbelink, Cedar Grove-Belgium (WI), 2027 |
Positional Profile: OF/SS
Body: 5-10, 178 pounds. Strong build with projection.
Hit: RHH. Wide stance, leg lift trigger, repeats with rhythm. Electric hand speed, controls top hand and backspins rockets to all fields, has hitters hands. 77.2 mph bat speed with 27g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 99 mph max exit velocity (91.7 avg.); 353-foot max batted distance.
Arm: RH. OF - 95.00 mph. Extremely quick arm through the ball, serious carry and accuracy.
Defense: Active footwork through the baseball, one-hand gather, high intent and explosive through the throw.
Athletic Testing: 7.03 runner in the 60-yard dash; 22.00-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 78.82 Edge Score.