Ottawa/Gatineau Preseason ID: Statistical Analysis
March 2, 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.
Today we'll start our deep dive into the data collected at this event within this Statistical Analysis story. Over the next couple of days we’ll be diving deeper into all of the data we collected rolling out even more coverage from the event.
For complete event results, click here.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.
60-YARD DASH
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
| 1 | Ryan Simpson | ON | All Saints | 2026 | OF | 6.97 |
| ^ | Will Watson | ON | Nepean | 2025 | OF | 6.97 |
| 2 | Jean-Philippe Guilbeault | QC | École Secondaire Saint-Gabriel | 2025 | SS | 6.99 |
| 3 | Samuel Gomez | ON | L’Erablière High School | 2024 | OF | 7.16 |
| 4 | Braden Sherman | ON | Nepean High School | 2026 | SS | 7.19 |
| 5 | Alexis Legault | QC | Felix-Leclerc | 2025 | C | 7.22 |
| 6 | Thomas Gravel | QC | College Letendre | 2026 | C | 7.25 |
| 7 | Giordano Richard | QC | Lester B. Pearson | 2025 | OF | 7.28 |
| ^ | Matt Albert | ON | Franco-Cite Catholic High School | 2025 | SS | 7.28 |
| 8 | Migel Lopez | ON | Frontenac | 2026 | SS | 7.29 |
FASTBALL VELOCITY (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Olivier Mantha | QC | Polyvalente Saint-Jerome | 2026 | RHP | 78.2 mph |
| 2 | Austin Ogilvie | ON | Thousand Islands Secondary School | 2027 | RHP | 77.5 mph |
| 3 | Braden Sherman | ON | Nepean High School | 2026 | SS | 77.4 mph |
| 4 | Zach Vachon | ON | Louis-Riel | 2027 | RHP | 76.2 mph |
| 5 | Shayne Gagne | ON | Tagwi | 2026 | C | 75.8 mph |
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 |
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 |
INFIELD VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Jean-Philippe Guilbeault | QC | École Secondaire Saint-Gabriel | 2025 | SS | 80 |
| 2 | Zach Vachon | ON | Louis-Riel | 2027 | RHP | 75 |
| ^ | Giordano Richard | QC | Lester B. Pearson | 2025 | OF | 75 |
| ^ | Braden Sherman | ON | Nepean High School | 2026 | SS | 75 |
| 3 | Braeden Gaffney | ON | Louis Riel HS | 2026 | C | 74 |
OUTFIELD VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Ben Paul | ON | St. Francis Xavier | 2025 | OF | 82 |
| ^ | Will Watson | ON | Nepean | 2025 | OF | 82 |
| ^ | Ryan Simpson | ON | All Saints | 2026 | OF | 82 |
| 2 | Thomas Gravel | QC | College Letendre | 2026 | C | 80 |
| ^ | Austin Ogilvie | ON | Thousand Islands Secondary School | 2027 | RHP | 80 |
CATCHER VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Alexis Legault | QC | Felix-Leclerc | 2025 | C | 74 |
| 2 | Shayne Gagne | ON | Tagwi | 2026 | C | 72 |
| 3 | Thomas Gravel | QC | College Letendre | 2026 | C | 71 |
POP-TIME
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Shayne Gagne | ON | Tagwi | 2026 | C | 2.07-2.18 |
| 2 | Alexis Legault | QC | Felix-Leclerc | 2025 | C | 2.09-2.15 |
| 3 | Thomas Gravel | QC | College Letendre | 2026 | C | 2.09-2.26 |
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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