Prep Baseball Report

Holiday Hitters - Oshawa: Hitting Data Dive


Cam Black-Araujo
Assistant Director, Prep Baseball Canada

On Thursday, the PBR Ontario staff hosted the second part of its three part Holiday Hitters Series, Holiday Hitters - Oshawa, at EZ Sports Facility in Oshawa, Ontario. This event featured roughly 35 players from the across the province in the 2024 - 2028 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at how players are progressing this winter as players received several extended rounds of BP utilizing our TrackMan for the complete breakdown and metrics.

Today, we will take an in-depth look at the top position players and metrics with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:

For complete event results, click here.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.

TRACKMAN

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Brady Martynuik ON Elmvale District 2027 3B 99.4 mph
2 Alexander Tassopoulos ON Bill Crothers 2025 SS 96.3 mph
3 Dylan Zaretsky ON King City 2025 C 96.0 mph
4 Wesley Saunders ON Saint-Charles-Garnier 2026 OF 93.8 mph
5 Colin Miller ON Brooklin 2027 C 93.5 mph
6 Parker Deans ON Robert F. Hall 2025 OF 92.8 mph
7 Phelan McGivern ON St. Peter Catholic 2024 1B 92.8 mph
8 Cole Phillips ON Henry Street 2025 3B 92.2 mph
9 Christian Clark ON Markham District 2027 C 92.1 mph
10 Nate Rowan ON Bill Crothers 2026 OF 92.0 mph

EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Dylan Zaretsky ON King City 2025 C 87.0 mph
2 Parker Deans ON Robert F. Hall 2025 OF 85.7 mph
3 Cole Phillips ON Henry Street 2025 3B 84.5 mph
4 Wesley Saunders ON Saint-Charles-Garnier 2026 OF 84.4 mph
5 Nathan Eccleston ON Archbishop Denis O’Connor 2024 OF 84.3 mph
6 Alexander Tassopoulos ON Bill Crothers 2025 SS 83.5 mph
7 Brady Martynuik ON Elmvale District 2027 3B 83.0 mph
8 Landen Creasey ON St. Benedict 2027 1B 82.7 mph
9 Phelan McGivern ON St. Peter Catholic 2024 1B 82.5 mph
10 Colin Miller ON Brooklin 2027 C 82.2 mph

Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Dylan Zaretsky ON King City 2025 C 349 ft
2 Daniel Dery ON Westmount Collegiate 2026 1B 347 ft
3 Colin Miller ON Brooklin 2027 C 343 ft
4 Wesley Saunders ON Saint-Charles-Garnier 2026 OF 342 ft
5 Parker Deans ON Robert F. Hall 2025 OF 342 ft
6 Phelan McGivern ON St. Peter Catholic 2024 1B 342 ft
7 Alexander Tassopoulos ON Bill Crothers 2025 SS 333 ft
8 Christian Clark ON Markham District 2027 C 327 ft
9 Cole Phillips ON Henry Street 2025 3B 325 ft
10 Nate Di Paola ON St Augustine Catholic 2025 1B 324 ft

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Alexander Tassopoulos ON Bill Crothers 2025 SS 271 ft
2 Dylan Zaretsky ON King City 2025 C 244 ft
3 Nathan Eccleston ON Archbishop Denis O’Connor 2024 OF 223 ft
4 Wesley Saunders ON Saint-Charles-Garnier 2026 OF 206 ft
5 Nate Di Paola ON St Augustine Catholic 2025 1B 202 ft
6 Parker Deans ON Robert F. Hall 2025 OF 201 ft
7 Daniel Colangelo ON Notre Dame 2027 3B 195 ft
8 Tanner Morris ON Confederation 2027 C 192 ft
9 Jacob Hawco ON All Saints 2026 RHP 191 ft
10 Phelan McGivern ON St. Peter Catholic 2024 1B 182 ft

HARD HIT %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hard Hit %
1 Colin Miller ON Brooklin 2027 C 39 %
2 Alexander Tassopoulos ON Bill Crothers 2025 SS 36 %
3 Dylan Zaretsky ON King City 2025 C 32 %
^ Christian Clark ON Markham District 2027 C 32 %
4 Brady Martynuik ON Elmvale District 2027 3B 27 %
5 Nate Rowan ON Bill Crothers 2026 OF 20 %
6 Wesley Saunders ON Saint-Charles-Garnier 2026 OF 19 %
7 Landen Creasey ON St. Benedict 2027 1B 18 %
8 Daniel Dery ON Westmount Collegiate 2026 1B 14 %
9 Phelan McGivern ON St. Peter Catholic 2024 1B 12 %

SWEET SPOT %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Nathan Eccleston ON Archbishop Denis O’Connor 2024 OF 78 %
2 Wesley Saunders ON Saint-Charles-Garnier 2026 OF 65 %
3 Ayden Keels ON Bear Creek 2026 C 65 %
4 Jackson Doyle ON Bill Crothers 2025 2B 62 %
^ Daniel Dery ON Westmount Collegiate 2026 1B 62 %
5 Parker Deans ON Robert F. Hall 2025 OF 60 %
6 Ethan Zega ON Courtice 2025 2B 59 %
7 Grayden Taylor ON Thomas A. Stewart 2026 2B 56 %
8 Carter Racette ON St. Stephens Catholic 2026 RHP 55 %
9 Lucas Blanchard ON Paul Dwyer Catholic 2026 3B 54 %

Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.

LINE DRIVE %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Line Drive %
1 Ethan Zega ON Courtice 2025 2B 54 %
2 Ayden Keels ON Bear Creek 2026 C 47 %
^ Nathan Eccleston ON Archbishop Denis O’Connor 2024 OF 47 %
3 Cole Phillips ON Henry Street 2025 3B 46 %
4 Carter Racette ON St. Stephens Catholic 2026 RHP 44 %
5 Jackson Doyle ON Bill Crothers 2025 2B 44 %
6 Wesley Saunders ON Saint-Charles-Garnier 2026 OF 42 %
7 Shayne Gagne ON Tagwi 2026 C 41 %
8 Parker Deans ON Robert F. Hall 2025 OF 39 %
9 Landen Creasey ON St. Benedict 2027 1B 37 %

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
2023 Holiday Hitters Series - Toronto ON 01/03 NRS Institute
2024 Canadian College & University Showcase ON 02/03 BP Sports Park
Super 60 Pro Showcase NATIONAL 02/04 The MAX - McCook, IL
2024 Greater Toronto Preseason ID ON 02/19 Vaughan Sportsplex
2024 Canada Reds Academy Scout Day ON 02/23 Russell Sports Dome
2024 Terriers Scout Day ON 04/24 King's Christian Collegiate
Improve My Profile with Game Video (Ontario) ON 08/29 Ontario

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