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24 NY Preseason ID: Downstate Session 1 Stat Release & Leaderboards


Joe Walentin
Scouting Director, NY

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POSITIONAL METRICS

30 (via Swift Technologies) 

Rank Name State School Class Pos 30-yd
1 Jack Gangemi NY Bronxville 2025 OF 3.93 s
2 James Sanford NY Putnam Valley 2025 C 4.03 s
3 Sam Muller NY Iona Preparatory 2025 OF 4.07 s
4 Chibuzo Ononaji NY ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL 2026 OF 4.18 s
^ Andrew Rizzo NY Hastings 2026 2B 4.18 s
^ Christopher Luyando NY Iona Prep 2026 3B 4.18 s
5 Braeden Burke NY Monroe-Woodbury 2026 RHP 4.23 s
^ Cooper Furst NY Fox Lane 2025 SS 4.23 s
6 Matthew Portanova NY John Jay - East Fishkill 2026 RHP 4.30 s
7 Michael Connolly NY Brewster 2026 RHP 4.36 s
8 Joseph Gileno NY Brewster 2027 SS 4.43 s
9 Mikey Santoiemma NY Lakeland 2026 C 4.45 s
10 Lou Vernagallo NY Lakeland 2027 SS 4.47 s

OF Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Sam Muller NY Iona Preparatory 2025 OF 86
2 Christopher Luyando NY Iona Prep 2026 3B 78
3 Jack Gangemi NY Bronxville 2025 OF 72
^ Matthew Portanova NY John Jay - East Fishkill 2026 RHP 72
4 Chibuzo Ononaji NY ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL 2026 OF 69


INF Velocity
Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Cooper Furst NY Fox Lane 2025 SS 78
^ Michael Connolly NY Brewster 2026 RHP 78
2 Christopher Luyando NY Iona Prep 2026 3B 77
3 Braeden Burke NY Monroe-Woodbury 2026 RHP 76
4 Lou Vernagallo NY Lakeland 2027 SS 73
5 Hudson Walden NY Horace Greeley 2027 3B 71
6 Joseph Gileno NY Brewster 2027 SS 68
7 Andrew Rizzo NY Hastings 2026 2B 64
8 Kevin Hickey CT New Fairfield 2028 1B 55


C Velocity
Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 James Sanford NY Putnam Valley 2025 C 76
2 Mikey Santoiemma NY Lakeland 2026 C 65


Exit Velocity (via Trackman)
Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Sam Muller NY Iona Preparatory 2025 OF 93.1 mph
2 Jack Gangemi NY Bronxville 2025 OF 90.2 mph
3 Michael Connolly NY Brewster 2026 RHP 89.7 mph
4 James Sanford NY Putnam Valley 2025 C 89.6 mph
5 Chibuzo Ononaji NY ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL 2026 OF 88.0 mph
6 Christopher Luyando NY Iona Prep 2026 3B 87.8 mph
7 Matthew Portanova NY John Jay - East Fishkill 2026 RHP 86.1 mph
8 Braeden Burke NY Monroe-Woodbury 2026 RHP 85.8 mph
9 Andrew Rizzo NY Hastings 2026 2B 84.1 mph
10 Cooper Furst NY Fox Lane 2025 SS 84.1 mph


Peak Velocity (FB)
Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Braeden Burke NY Monroe-Woodbury 2026 RHP 80.9 mph
2 Matthew Portanova NY John Jay - East Fishkill 2026 RHP 77.2 mph
3 Michael Connolly NY Brewster 2026 RHP 77.1 mph
4 Hudson Walden NY Horace Greeley 2027 3B 72.1 mph



ADVANCED HITTING METRICS (VIA TRACKMAN)

Average Exit Velocity
Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 James Sanford NY Putnam Valley 2025 C 84.1 mph
2 Jack Gangemi NY Bronxville 2025 OF 83.9 mph
3 Christopher Luyando NY Iona Prep 2026 3B 83.4 mph
4 Chibuzo Ononaji NY ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL 2026 OF 83.4 mph
5 Sam Muller NY Iona Preparatory 2025 OF 81.5 mph
6 Matthew Portanova NY John Jay - East Fishkill 2026 RHP 79.0 mph
7 Braeden Burke NY Monroe-Woodbury 2026 RHP 77.4 mph
8 Andrew Rizzo NY Hastings 2026 2B 76.7 mph
9 Cooper Furst NY Fox Lane 2025 SS 76.2 mph
10 Michael Connolly NY Brewster 2026 RHP 75.3 mph


Peak Distance
Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 James Sanford NY Putnam Valley 2025 C 324 ft
2 Matthew Portanova NY John Jay - East Fishkill 2026 RHP 314 ft
3 Sam Muller NY Iona Preparatory 2025 OF 314 ft
4 Jack Gangemi NY Bronxville 2025 OF 307 ft
5 Michael Connolly NY Brewster 2026 RHP 303 ft
6 Chibuzo Ononaji NY ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL 2026 OF 300 ft
7 Braeden Burke NY Monroe-Woodbury 2026 RHP 291 ft
8 Andrew Rizzo NY Hastings 2026 2B 283 ft
9 Christopher Luyando NY Iona Prep 2026 3B 271 ft
10 Lou Vernagallo NY Lakeland 2027 SS 271 ft


Hard Hit Percentage
Rank Name State School Class Pos Hard Hit %
1 Sam Muller NY Iona Preparatory 2025 OF 23 %
2 Jack Gangemi NY Bronxville 2025 OF 18 %


ADVANCED HITTING METRICS (BLAST)

Hand Speed
Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Chibuzo Ononaji NY ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL 2026 OF 23.9 mph
2 Sam Muller NY Iona Preparatory 2025 OF 22.8 mph
3 Andrew Rizzo NY Hastings 2026 2B 21.8 mph
4 Michael Connolly NY Brewster 2026 RHP 21.6 mph
5 Jack Gangemi NY Bronxville 2025 OF 21.4 mph
^ James Sanford NY Putnam Valley 2025 C 21.4 mph
6 Matthew Portanova NY John Jay - East Fishkill 2026 RHP 21.1 mph
7 Braeden Burke NY Monroe-Woodbury 2026 RHP 21.0 mph
^ Cooper Furst NY Fox Lane 2025 SS 21.0 mph
8 Joseph Gileno NY Brewster 2027 SS 20.7 mph
9 Kevin Hickey CT New Fairfield 2028 1B 20.6 mph
10 Mikey Santoiemma NY Lakeland 2026 C 19.6 mph
^ Christopher Luyando NY Iona Prep 2026 3B 19.6 mph


Bat Speed
Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Sam Muller NY Iona Preparatory 2025 OF 73.6 mph
2 Michael Connolly NY Brewster 2026 RHP 70.4 mph
3 James Sanford NY Putnam Valley 2025 C 68.6 mph
4 Christopher Luyando NY Iona Prep 2026 3B 68.2 mph
5 Matthew Portanova NY John Jay - East Fishkill 2026 RHP 67.3 mph
6 Chibuzo Ononaji NY ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL 2026 OF 66.9 mph
7 Jack Gangemi NY Bronxville 2025 OF 65.7 mph
8 Andrew Rizzo NY Hastings 2026 2B 64.5 mph
9 Braeden Burke NY Monroe-Woodbury 2026 RHP 64.4 mph
10 Cooper Furst NY Fox Lane 2025 SS 63.6 mph
^ Kevin Hickey CT New Fairfield 2028 1B 63.6 mph


Rotational Acceleration
Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Joseph Gileno NY Brewster 2027 SS 23.1 g
2 Chibuzo Ononaji NY ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL 2026 OF 21.1 g
3 Matthew Portanova NY John Jay - East Fishkill 2026 RHP 18.6 g
4 James Sanford NY Putnam Valley 2025 C 18.0 g
5 Michael Connolly NY Brewster 2026 RHP 15.7 g
6 Christopher Luyando NY Iona Prep 2026 3B 14.4 g
7 Braeden Burke NY Monroe-Woodbury 2026 RHP 14.2 g
8 Andrew Rizzo NY Hastings 2026 2B 13.9 g
9 Kevin Hickey CT New Fairfield 2028 1B 13.7 g
10 Cooper Furst NY Fox Lane 2025 SS 10.1 g


On-Plane Efficiency 
Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Cooper Furst NY Fox Lane 2025 SS 82 %
2 Joseph Gileno NY Brewster 2027 SS 82 %
3 Braeden Burke NY Monroe-Woodbury 2026 RHP 73 %
4 Michael Connolly NY Brewster 2026 RHP 71 %
5 Jack Gangemi NY Bronxville 2025 OF 67 %
6 James Sanford NY Putnam Valley 2025 C 66 %
7 Sam Muller NY Iona Preparatory 2025 OF 66 %
8 Andrew Rizzo NY Hastings 2026 2B 65 %
9 Matthew Portanova NY John Jay - East Fishkill 2026 RHP 60 %
10 Christopher Luyando NY Iona Prep 2026 3B 60 %



ADVANCED PITCHING METRICS (VIA TRACKMAN)

Zone Percentage (FB)
Rank Name State School Class Pos Zone %
1 Michael Connolly NY Brewster 2026 RHP 60 %
2 Braeden Burke NY Monroe-Woodbury 2026 RHP 57 %
3 Matthew Portanova NY John Jay - East Fishkill 2026 RHP 42 %
4 Hudson Walden NY Horace Greeley 2027 3B 28 %


Peak Spin Rate (FB)
Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Matthew Portanova NY John Jay - East Fishkill 2026 RHP 2095 rpm
2 Braeden Burke NY Monroe-Woodbury 2026 RHP 2048 rpm
3 Hudson Walden NY Horace Greeley 2027 3B 1975 rpm
4 Michael Connolly NY Brewster 2026 RHP 1892 rpm


Spin Score (Spin rate divided by velocity)
Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Hudson Walden NY Horace Greeley 2027 3B 27
2 Matthew Portanova NY John Jay - East Fishkill 2026 RHP 27
3 Braeden Burke NY Monroe-Woodbury 2026 RHP 25
4 Michael Connolly NY Brewster 2026 RHP 24


Peak Spin Rate (CB)
Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Hudson Walden NY Horace Greeley 2027 3B 2066 rpm
2 Matthew Portanova NY John Jay - East Fishkill 2026 RHP 1890 rpm
3 Michael Connolly NY Brewster 2026 RHP 1522 rpm


Peak Spin Rate (SL)
Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Braeden Burke NY Monroe-Woodbury 2026 RHP 2251 rpm



Advanced athletic testing
(via Swift Technologies) 


10yd

Rank Name State School Class Pos 10-yd
1 Jack Gangemi NY Bronxville 2025 OF 1.72 s
2 James Sanford NY Putnam Valley 2025 C 1.76 s
3 Sam Muller NY Iona Preparatory 2025 OF 1.78 s
4 Andrew Rizzo NY Hastings 2026 2B 1.79 s
5 Cooper Furst NY Fox Lane 2025 SS 1.80 s
6 Christopher Luyando NY Iona Prep 2026 3B 1.82 s
^ Chibuzo Ononaji NY ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL 2026 OF 1.82 s
7 Braeden Burke NY Monroe-Woodbury 2026 RHP 1.84 s
^ Michael Connolly NY Brewster 2026 RHP 1.84 s
8 Joseph Gileno NY Brewster 2027 SS 1.88 s
^ Matthew Portanova NY John Jay - East Fishkill 2026 RHP 1.88 s
^ Mikey Santoiemma NY Lakeland 2026 C 1.88 s
9 Lou Vernagallo NY Lakeland 2027 SS 1.89 s
10 Hudson Walden NY Horace Greeley 2027 3B 2.03 s


30yd
Rank Name State School Class Pos 30-yd
1 Jack Gangemi NY Bronxville 2025 OF 3.93 s
2 James Sanford NY Putnam Valley 2025 C 4.03 s
3 Sam Muller NY Iona Preparatory 2025 OF 4.07 s
4 Chibuzo Ononaji NY ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL 2026 OF 4.18 s
^ Andrew Rizzo NY Hastings 2026 2B 4.18 s
^ Christopher Luyando NY Iona Prep 2026 3B 4.18 s
5 Braeden Burke NY Monroe-Woodbury 2026 RHP 4.23 s
^ Cooper Furst NY Fox Lane 2025 SS 4.23 s
6 Matthew Portanova NY John Jay - East Fishkill 2026 RHP 4.30 s
7 Michael Connolly NY Brewster 2026 RHP 4.36 s
8 Joseph Gileno NY Brewster 2027 SS 4.43 s
9 Mikey Santoiemma NY Lakeland 2026 C 4.45 s
10 Lou Vernagallo NY Lakeland 2027 SS 4.47 s

Jump Height

Rank Name State School Class Pos Jump Height (max)
1 James Sanford NY Putnam Valley 2025 C 30.2
2 Sam Muller NY Iona Preparatory 2025 OF 30.1
3 Chibuzo Ononaji NY ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL 2026 OF 28.8
4 Jack Gangemi NY Bronxville 2025 OF 27.9
5 Braeden Burke NY Monroe-Woodbury 2026 RHP 26.8


Grip Strength
Rank Name State School Class Pos Grip Strgth (RH)
1 Matthew Portanova NY John Jay - East Fishkill 2026 RHP 150.9
2 Sam Muller NY Iona Preparatory 2025 OF 125.1
3 James Sanford NY Putnam Valley 2025 C 123.6
4 Cooper Furst NY Fox Lane 2025 SS 119.8
5 Michael Connolly NY Brewster 2026 RHP 119.6
6 Andrew Rizzo NY Hastings 2026 2B 115.8
7 Jack Gangemi NY Bronxville 2025 OF 111.2
8 Chibuzo Ononaji NY ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL 2026 OF 110.3
9 Braeden Burke NY Monroe-Woodbury 2026 RHP 108.8
10 Christopher Luyando NY Iona Prep 2026 3B 105.5


Grip Strength
Rank Name State School Class Pos Grip Strgth (LH)
1 Andrew Rizzo NY Hastings 2026 2B 124.2
2 Matthew Portanova NY John Jay - East Fishkill 2026 RHP 123.1
3 Sam Muller NY Iona Preparatory 2025 OF 119.2
4 Braeden Burke NY Monroe-Woodbury 2026 RHP 118.0
5 Jack Gangemi NY Bronxville 2025 OF 117.4
6 James Sanford NY Putnam Valley 2025 C 111.6
7 Hudson Walden NY Horace Greeley 2027 3B 104.8
8 Chibuzo Ononaji NY ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL 2026 OF 104.1
9 Cooper Furst NY Fox Lane 2025 SS 102.2
10 Michael Connolly NY Brewster 2026 RHP 100.2


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