Ottawa/Gatineau Preseason ID: Hitting Data Dive
March 4, 2024
On Friday, March 1st, the Prep Baseball Ontario staff hosted it's second Preseason ID of the year with the Ottawa/Gatineau Preseason ID at the Bell Sensplex in Kanata, Ontario and the event gives players a chance to showcase their offseason developments prior to their spring trips down South. The event also serves as an identifier and qualifier for our Select Series Events such as Future Games (2026), Jr. Future Games (2028/2029), Senior Future Games (2025), West Coast Games (2025/2026) Best of the West (18U & 15U), NY State Games (2025-2027) and NorthEast Senior Games (2025).
This event featured roughly 30 prospects from the Ottawa and Monteal areas in the 2024 - 2027 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players, as well as collect updated metrics via our tech partner TrackMan.
Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis and Pitching Data Dive. Now, we conclude our post-event coverage within this Hitting Data Dive article as we take a look at the top Trackman hitting data:
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 | Ben Paul | ON | St. Francis Xavier | 2025 | OF | 94.1 mph |
| 2 | Riley Stamplecoskie | ON | St. Peter High School | 2026 | OF | 92.9 mph |
| 3 | Erik Fritz | ON | Cairine Wilson | 2026 | 2B | 90.5 mph |
| 4 | Giordano Richard | QC | Lester B. Pearson | 2025 | OF | 90.0 mph |
| 5 | Joey DiPasquale | ON | Saint Laurent Academy | 2027 | OF | 87.2 mph |
| 6 | Will Watson | ON | Nepean | 2025 | OF | 86.5 mph |
| 7 | Alexis Legault | QC | Felix-Leclerc | 2025 | C | 86.0 mph |
| 8 | Noah Hall | ON | Regiopolis Notre Dame | 2026 | 3B | 85.7 mph |
| 9 | Migel Lopez | ON | Frontenac | 2026 | SS | 85.7 mph |
| 10 | Chase Crawford | ON | NGDHS | 2025 | 3B | 85.0 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Ben Paul | ON | St. Francis Xavier | 2025 | OF | 87.8 mph |
| 2 | Giordano Richard | QC | Lester B. Pearson | 2025 | OF | 86.3 mph |
| 3 | Joey DiPasquale | ON | Saint Laurent Academy | 2027 | OF | 80.8 mph |
| 4 | Alexis Legault | QC | Felix-Leclerc | 2025 | C | 80.7 mph |
| 5 | Thomas Gravel | QC | College Letendre | 2026 | C | 79.1 mph |
| 6 | Shayne Gagne | ON | Tagwi | 2026 | C | 78.9 mph |
| 7 | Migel Lopez | ON | Frontenac | 2026 | SS | 76.6 mph |
| 8 | Noah Hall | ON | Regiopolis Notre Dame | 2026 | 3B | 76.3 mph |
| 9 | Ben Laughlin | ON | Glebe Collegiate Institute | 2027 | 1B | 75.9 mph |
| 10 | Riley Stamplecoskie | ON | St. Peter High School | 2026 | OF | 75.7 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 | Giordano Richard | QC | Lester B. Pearson | 2025 | OF | 317 ft |
| 2 | Ben Paul | ON | St. Francis Xavier | 2025 | OF | 315 ft |
| 3 | Chase Crawford | ON | NGDHS | 2025 | 3B | 296 ft |
| 4 | Ben Laughlin | ON | Glebe Collegiate Institute | 2027 | 1B | 291 ft |
| 5 | Shayne Gagne | ON | Tagwi | 2026 | C | 291 ft |
| 6 | Migel Lopez | ON | Frontenac | 2026 | SS | 282 ft |
| 7 | Ryan Simpson | ON | All Saints | 2026 | OF | 277 ft |
| 8 | Joey DiPasquale | ON | Saint Laurent Academy | 2027 | OF | 277 ft |
| 9 | Adam Swyers | ON | South Carleton District | 2026 | 1B | 275 ft |
| 10 | Jean-Philippe Guilbeault | QC | École Secondaire Saint-Gabriel | 2025 | SS | 270 ft |
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Shayne Gagne | ON | Tagwi | 2026 | C | 228 ft |
| 2 | Giordano Richard | QC | Lester B. Pearson | 2025 | OF | 226 ft |
| 3 | Migel Lopez | ON | Frontenac | 2026 | SS | 224 ft |
| 4 | Joey DiPasquale | ON | Saint Laurent Academy | 2027 | OF | 222 ft |
| 5 | Zach Vachon | ON | Louis-Riel | 2027 | RHP | 206 ft |
| 6 | Braeden Gaffney | ON | Louis Riel HS | 2026 | C | 206 ft |
| 7 | Riley Stamplecoskie | ON | St. Peter High School | 2026 | OF | 197 ft |
| 8 | Jean-Philippe Guilbeault | QC | École Secondaire Saint-Gabriel | 2025 | SS | 194 ft |
| 9 | Noah Hall | ON | Regiopolis Notre Dame | 2026 | 3B | 194 ft |
| 10 | Matt Albert | ON | Franco-Cite Catholic High School | 2025 | SS | 191 ft |
SWEET SPOT %
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
| 1 | Shayne Gagne | ON | Tagwi | 2026 | C | 88 % |
| 2 | Joey DiPasquale | ON | Saint Laurent Academy | 2027 | OF | 85 % |
| 3 | Matt Albert | ON | Franco-Cite Catholic High School | 2025 | SS | 81 % |
| 4 | Wyatt Leduc | ON | St. Joseph | 2027 | LHP | 80 % |
| 5 | Migel Lopez | ON | Frontenac | 2026 | SS | 72 % |
| 6 | Chase Crawford | ON | NGDHS | 2025 | 3B | 66 % |
| 7 | Ben Paul | ON | St. Francis Xavier | 2025 | OF | 63 % |
| ^ | Erik Fritz | ON | Cairine Wilson | 2026 | 2B | 63 % |
| ^ | Alexis Legault | QC | Felix-Leclerc | 2025 | C | 63 % |
| 8 | Giordano Richard | QC | Lester B. Pearson | 2025 | OF | 62 % |
| ^ | Noah Hall | ON | Regiopolis Notre Dame | 2026 | 3B | 62 % |
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 | Wyatt Leduc | ON | St. Joseph | 2027 | LHP | 80 % |
| 2 | Giordano Richard | QC | Lester B. Pearson | 2025 | OF | 62 % |
| 3 | Samuel Gomez | ON | L’Erablière High School | 2024 | OF | 60 % |
| ^ | Thomas Gravel | QC | College Letendre | 2026 | C | 60 % |
| 4 | Benjamin Drew | ON | North Dundas | 2026 | SS | 55 % |
| 5 | Migel Lopez | ON | Frontenac | 2026 | SS | 54 % |
| 6 | Wes Bean | ON | South Carleton Disrtrict High School | 2026 | 3B | 50 % |
| ^ | Hayden Bennett | ON | Holy Trinity | 2026 | 2B | 50 % |
UPCOMING EVENTS
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| 2024 Titans Scout Day | ON | 03/23 | True North Fieldhouse |
| 2024 Spring Future Games Trials 3.29.24 | ON | 03/29 | The Athlete Matrix |
| 2024 Pitcher Only Future Games Trials 3.29.24 | ON | 03/29 | NRS Institute |
| 2024 Pitcher Only Future Games Trials II 4.1.24 | ON | 04/01 | NRS Institute |
| 2024 Junior Future Games Trials 4.1.24 | ON | 04/01 | The Athlete Matrix |
| 2024 Spring Future Games Trials II 4.6.24 | ON | 04/06 | Campus Fieldhouse |
| 2024 Unsigned Senior Showcase | ON | 04/07 | Campus Fieldhouse |
| 2024 Junior Future Games Trials II 4.13.24 | ON | 04/13 | Campus Fieldhouse |
| 2024 Team Ontario Scout Day | ON | 04/17 | The Dugout |
| 2024 Ontario Blue Jays Scout Day | ON | 04/18 | The Athlete Matrix |
| 2024 Terriers Scout Day | ON | 04/24 | King's Christian Collegiate |
| 2024 18U Best of the West | ON | 05/01 | Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC) |
| 2024 15U Best of the West | ON | 05/01 | Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC) |
| 2024 Toronto Summer Open | ON | 07/30 | Dan Lang Field |
| Improve My Profile with Game Video (Ontario) | ON | 08/29 | Ontario |
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