Preseason 2022: Blast Metrics Leaderboard (Class of '24)
May 17, 2022
It was a busy preseason across the empire state, we’ve crunched all the numbers and have identified the top performances in each statistical category from our events. Included in the final results are players from outside the state borders that have excelled while participating in a PBR New York event.
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AVG BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Ryan Adams | NY | West Babylon | 2024 | C | 77.5 mph |
| 2 | Gabriel Alvarez | NJ | St Joseph's Montvale | 2024 | RHP | 77.3 mph |
| 3 | Ethan Paluszek | NY | Poly Prep | 2024 | 3B | 76.5 mph |
| 4 | Matt Nowlan | NY | Comsewogue | 2024 | OF | 75.5 mph |
| 5 | Andrew Lenski | NY | Plainview Old Bethpage | 2024 | C | 75.1 mph |
| 6 | Ian Doherty | NY | Warwick | 2024 | C | 74.0 mph |
| 7 | Christian Malenda | NJ | Bergen Catholic | 2024 | 1B | 73.9 mph |
| 8 | Warren Miller | NY | Plattsburgh | 2024 | 1B | 73.4 mph |
| 9 | Keaton Phillips | PA | Delaware Valley | 2024 | 3B | 73.4 mph |
| 10 | Zach Black | PA | Serra Catholic | 2024 | SS | 73.1 mph |
AVG ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Owen Smith | NY | Williamsville North | 2024 | OF | 26.6 g |
| 2 | John Freitag | NY | Calhoun | 2024 | OF | 25.4 g |
| 3 | Landen Duprey | NY | Peru | 2024 | 1B | 25.3 g |
| 4 | Tariq Moore Jr | PA | Williamsport Area | 2024 | SS | 24.9 g |
| 5 | Aaron Jones | NY | Canisius | 2024 | OF | 24.2 g |
| 6 | Jack Puvogel | NY | St. Dominic's | 2024 | RHP | 23.4 g |
| 7 | Emerson Toulson | NY | Cooperstown | 2024 | C | 23.4 g |
| 8 | Ivan Epps | NY | Lutheran | 2024 | RHP | 23.1 g |
| 9 | Cody Baker | CT | Greenwich | 2024 | C | 23.0 g |
| 10 | James Marotta | NY | Aquinas Institute | 2024 | OF | 22.5 g |
AVG HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Brayden Hy | NY | Royalton Hartland | 2024 | OF | 25.8 mph |
| 2 | Jack Puvogel | NY | St. Dominic's | 2024 | RHP | 25.8 mph |
| 3 | Owen Smith | NY | Williamsville North | 2024 | OF | 25.0 mph |
| 4 | John Freitag | NY | Calhoun | 2024 | OF | 24.8 mph |
| 5 | Ivan Epps | NY | Lutheran | 2024 | RHP | 24.7 mph |
| 6 | Eli Negron | NY | Kennedy Catholic | 2024 | SS | 24.2 mph |
| 7 | Robert Wegrzyn | NY | Niagara Wheatfield | 2024 | C | 24.1 mph |
| 8 | Brennen Russo | NY | Eastridge | 2024 | OF | 24.0 mph |
| 9 | Landen Duprey | NY | Peru | 2024 | 1B | 23.9 mph |
| 10 | Jack Donlin | NY | Cazenovia | 2024 | 1B | 23.7 mph |
ON PLANE PERCENTAGE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
| 1 | Thomas Cheplick | NY | Thomas A. Edison | 2024 | SS | 97 % |
| 2 | Kyle Peryer | NY | Chittenango | 2024 | RHP | 94 % |
| 3 | Kaden Miller | NY | Clarkstown North | 2024 | 1B | 92 % |
| 4 | Mason Stewart | NY | Rush Henrietta | 2024 | 1B | 90 % |
| 5 | Jamison Riley | NY | Victor | 2024 | RHP | 90 % |
| 6 | David Sardella | NY | Niskayuna | 2024 | C | 90 % |
| 7 | Michael McDonald | NY | Webster Thomas | 2024 | C | 89 % |
| 8 | Dimitrios Bardis | NY | Kellenberg Memorial | 2024 | LHP | 89 % |
| 9 | Kevin Walker | NY | Hauppauge | 2024 | 2B | 89 % |
| 10 | James Marotta | NY | Aquinas Institute | 2024 | OF | 88 % |
UPCOMING EVENTS
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| 2022 JR NYS Games (26 spots remain) | NY | 07/05 | Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex |
| 2022 New York Open Pre-Tournament Combine (14U/15U) | NY | 07/21 | Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex |
| PBR Junior Future Games | NATIONAL | 07/26 | LakePoint |
| 2022 Summer Open: West | NY | 08/03 | Clark V. Whited Sports Complex |
| 2022 New York Open Pre-Tournament Combine (16U/17U) | NY | 08/04 | Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex |
| 2022 Summer Open: East | NY | 08/18 | Cantine Field |
| 2022 Summer Open: Central | NY | 08/26 | Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex |