Prep Baseball Report

Wladyka Baseball Pitcher's Showcase: Stats Analysis


TJ Hunt
Director, PBR New Jersey

We were back in Rutherford, NJ on March 8th for our 7th annual Wladyka Baseball Pitcher's Showcase. As always, a great opportunity to see some arms before the high school season is in full swing. We will highlight some of the top statistical performances on the mound here. 

CLICK HERE for a full list of stats from the event. 

Top Fastball Velocity (Trackman)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Connor Darling NJ Northern Highlands 2024 RHP 90.1 mph
2 Jason Amalbert NJ DePaul Catholic 2026 RHP 89.7 mph
3 Christopher Marano NJ DePaul Catholic 2026 RHP 88.3 mph
4 Michael Zalinkanskas NJ Cranford 2024 RHP 86.8 mph
5 Chase Hermance NY Wallkill 2023 LHP 86.3 mph

Top Fastball Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Dean Qira NJ Wayne Hills 2024 LHP 2397 rpm
2 Chase Hermance NY Wallkill 2023 LHP 2246 rpm
3 Connor Darling NJ Northern Highlands 2024 RHP 2245 rpm
4 Michael Liloia NJ Governor Livingston 2025 RHP 2162 rpm
5 Nick Gilpin NJ Don Bosco Prep 2025 SS 2153 rpm

Top Fastball Strikezone %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Zone %
1 Chase Hermance NY Wallkill 2023 LHP 85 %
^ Kendry Gonzalez NJ North Bergen 2024 RHP 85 %
2 Ryan Devlin NJ Butler 2024 LHP 80 %
3 Joseph Micchio NJ DePaul Catholic 2025 RHP 77 %
4 Finn Jones NJ Montclair 2024 RHP 72 %
5 Jason Amalbert NJ DePaul Catholic 2026 RHP 71 %

Top Fastball Spin efficiency

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Efficiency % (avg)
1 Dylan OHare NJ Don Bosco Prep 2026 RHP 100 %
2 Chris Gioia NJ Rutherford 2025 RHP 99 %
3 Anthony Costello Jr NJ Don Bosco Prep 2025 LHP 99 %
4 RJ DiMinni NJ Millburn 2025 LHP 99 %
5 Parker Rutkowski NJ Pope John XXIII 2024 RHP 98 %

Top Curveball Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Dean Qira NJ Wayne Hills 2024 LHP 2578 rpm
2 Drew Slomkowski NJ Nutley 2025 RHP 2483 rpm
3 Connor Darling NJ Northern Highlands 2024 RHP 2362 rpm
4 Nick Gilpin NJ Don Bosco Prep 2025 SS 2341 rpm
5 Jake Czwakiel NJ Middletown South 2024 OF 2324 rpm

Top Slider Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Christopher Marano NJ DePaul Catholic 2026 RHP 2673 rpm
2 Jason Amalbert NJ DePaul Catholic 2026 RHP 2285 rpm
3 Gabriel Gobbi NJ Union 2024 RHP 2257 rpm
4 Finn Jones NJ Montclair 2024 RHP 2209 rpm
5 Michael Zalinkanskas NJ Cranford 2024 RHP 2184 rpm