2023 Year in Review: PA Trackman Pitching Leaderboard (Class of '25)
December 14, 2023
In the ever-evolving landscape of baseball analytics, the integration of advanced technologies has become paramount in understanding player performance. The events in 2023 across the state were buzzing with rising stars, and the unsung hero capturing it all – Trackman. In this article, we delve into the leaderboards of Trackman baseball pitching data from 2023 NY showcase events, unraveling the nuances that statistics bring to the forefront and shedding light on the rising stars and standout performances that is shaping the future for these players. 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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Peak Fastball Velocity
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Christian Lucarelli | PA | Riverside | 2025 | RHP | 92.2 mph |
| 2 | Adrian Rodriguez | PA | Mccaskey | 2025 | RHP | 89.7 mph |
| 3 | Zachary Hare | PA | Riverside | 2025 | 3B | 89.2 mph |
| 4 | Christopher Cavalcante | PA | La Salle College HS | 2025 | RHP | 88.9 mph |
| 5 | Isaiah Shayter | PA | Elizabethtown Area | 2025 | RHP | 88.9 mph |
| 6 | Dustin Kohan | PA | Freeport | 2025 | LHP | 88.8 mph |
| 7 | Drew Yagodzinskie | PA | Mount Carmel Area | 2025 | RHP | 88.7 mph |
| 8 | Anthony Frobose | NY | Lakeland | 2025 | SS | 88.5 mph |
| 9 | Evan Jones | PA | Methacton | 2025 | RHP | 88.2 mph |
| 10 | Braden Leed | PA | Manheim Township | 2025 | RHP | 87.8 mph |
Peak Fastball Spin Rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Angelo Billiard | PA | Manheim Township | 2025 | 1B | 2761 rpm |
| 2 | Anthony Frobose | NY | Lakeland | 2025 | SS | 2618 rpm |
| 3 | Colten Shaffer | PA | New Covenant | 2025 | RHP | 2562 rpm |
| 4 | Van Willner | PA | Lower Merion | 2025 | RHP | 2545 rpm |
| 5 | Michael Hanz | PA | Freeport | 2025 | RHP | 2524 rpm |
| 6 | Dante Deleonibus | PA | Shaler Area | 2025 | RHP | 2520 rpm |
| 7 | Jude Scavone | PA | State College Area | 2025 | RHP | 2510 rpm |
| 8 | Braden Leed | PA | Manheim Township | 2025 | RHP | 2494 rpm |
| 9 | Evan Jones | PA | Methacton | 2025 | RHP | 2479 rpm |
| 10 | Macen Probition | PA | Quakertown Community | 2025 | RHP | 2462 rpm |
Peak Curveball Spin Rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Dante Deleonibus | PA | Shaler Area | 2025 | RHP | 2879 rpm |
| 2 | Angelo Billiard | PA | Manheim Township | 2025 | 1B | 2867 rpm |
| 3 | Brody Gebhard | PA | Hempfield | 2025 | OF | 2665 rpm |
| 4 | Jude Scavone | PA | State College Area | 2025 | RHP | 2632 rpm |
| 5 | Nico Varlotta | PA | North Allegheny | 2025 | RHP | 2625 rpm |
| 6 | Brady Vershum | PA | Montour | 2025 | RHP | 2622 rpm |
| 7 | Braden Pomponi | PA | Unionville | 2025 | LHP | 2600 rpm |
| 8 | Colten Shaffer | PA | New Covenant | 2025 | RHP | 2589 rpm |
| 9 | Michael Hanz | PA | Freeport | 2025 | RHP | 2581 rpm |
| 10 | Andrew Sager | NY | Coxsackie-Athens | 2025 | RHP | 2570 rpm |
Peak Slider Spin Rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Brady Vershum | PA | Montour | 2025 | RHP | 2805 rpm |
| 2 | Dante Deleonibus | PA | Shaler Area | 2025 | RHP | 2763 rpm |
| 3 | Drew Yagodzinskie | PA | Mount Carmel Area | 2025 | RHP | 2661 rpm |
| 4 | Colten Shaffer | PA | New Covenant | 2025 | RHP | 2655 rpm |
| 5 | Nico Varlotta | PA | North Allegheny | 2025 | RHP | 2618 rpm |
| 6 | Aaron Smearman | PA | Altoona Area | 2025 | SS | 2588 rpm |
| 7 | Brody Gebhard | PA | Hempfield | 2025 | OF | 2535 rpm |
| 8 | Jude Scavone | PA | State College Area | 2025 | RHP | 2529 rpm |
| 9 | Maddox Bell | PA | Lakeview | 2025 | LHP | 2501 rpm |
| 10 | Micah Hays | NY | Horseheads | 2025 | LHP | 2479 rpm |
Advanced Metrics Via Trackman Baseball
FB AVG Induced Vertical Break
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
| 1 | Joseph Beitler | PA | Pennsbury | 2025 | RHP | 23.0 in |
| 2 | Nolan Kidwell | PA | Springfield | 2025 | LHP | 22.2 in |
| 3 | Cole Stocks | PA | William Penn Charter | 2025 | RHP | 21.3 in |
| 4 | Christian Lucarelli | PA | Riverside | 2025 | RHP | 20.9 in |
| 5 | Joey Graziani | PA | Monsignor Bonner | 2025 | RHP | 20.5 in |
| 6 | Jake Hommer | PA | Spring-Ford | 2025 | RHP | 20.3 in |
| 7 | Matthew Hart | MD | North Harford | 2025 | RHP | 20.2 in |
| 8 | Dylan Carter | PA | LaSalle College High School | 2025 | 1B | 20.1 in |
| 9 | Drew Yagodzinskie | PA | Mount Carmel Area | 2025 | RHP | 19.8 in |
| 10 | Joshua Nachmann | NY | Walter Panas | 2025 | RHP | 19.8 in |
FB AVG Horizontal Break
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Liam Ahern | PA | Lancaster Catholic | 2025 | RHP | 21.9 |
| 2 | Ethan Rose | PA | South Fayette | 2025 | RHP | 20.6 |
| 3 | Gavin Kendrick | PA | Cumberland Valley | 2025 | OF | 19.6 |
| 4 | Ryan Fernandez | NY | Liberty University Online Academy | 2025 | 1B | 19.6 |
| 5 | TJ Johnson | PA | Pittston Area | 2025 | LHP | -18.7 |
| 6 | Thomas Cook | PA | Donegal | 2025 | C | 18.5 |
| 7 | Landon Glovas | PA | Nazareth | 2025 | SS | 18.3 |
| 8 | Michael Schnitzer | NY | Monticello | 2025 | C | 18.3 |
| 9 | Noah Mackie | PA | Pine-richland High School | 2025 | RHP | 18.3 |
| 10 | Patrick McNerney | PA | Pope John Paul II | 2025 | RHP | 18.1 |
CB AVG Induced Vertical Break
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
| 1 | Mason Gass | PA | West Allegheny | 2025 | 3B | -16.7 in |
| 2 | Dylan Carter | PA | LaSalle College High School | 2025 | 1B | -15.5 in |
| 3 | Dominic Ruggiero | PA | Spring-Ford | 2025 | LHP | -15.5 in |
| 4 | Danny Cashley | PA | Lansdale Catholic | 2025 | LHP | -15.4 in |
| 5 | Jaxson Mayo | NY | Lansing | 2025 | 3B | -15.3 in |
| 6 | Liam Ahern | PA | Lancaster Catholic | 2025 | RHP | -14.6 in |
| 7 | Dante Deleonibus | PA | Shaler Area | 2025 | RHP | -14.5 in |
| 8 | Logan Hutsko | PA | Minersville Area | 2025 | LHP | -14.4 in |
| 9 | Noah Heath | PA | Lower Dauphin | 2025 | SS | -13.8 in |
| 10 | James Posner | PA | Downingtown West | 2025 | OF | -13.8 in |
CB AVG Horizontal Break
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Oliver Auryansen | NY | Pine Bush | 2025 | RHP | -20.4 |
| 2 | Kaden Schoenly | PA | Cumberland Valley | 2025 | 1B | 18.7 |
| 3 | Jake Rauscher | PA | Plymouth Whitemarsh | 2025 | 3B | -18.6 |
| 4 | Declan Cawley | PA | LaSalle College | 2025 | RHP | -18.4 |
| 5 | Robby Grasso | PA | St. Joseph's Prep | 2025 | 3B | -17.8 |
| 6 | Angelo Billiard | PA | Manheim Township | 2025 | 1B | -17.4 |
| 7 | Maddox Sheesley | NY | FREWSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | 2B | -17.2 |
| 8 | Ethan Grim | PA | Governor Mifflin | 2025 | RHP | -17.0 |
| 9 | Braden Buhl | PA | Pine Richland | 2025 | OF | -16.8 |
| 10 | Dante Deleonibus | PA | Shaler Area | 2025 | RHP | -16.5 |
SL AVG Induced Vertical Break
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
| 1 | Joseph Beitler | PA | Pennsbury | 2025 | RHP | 16.7 in |
| 2 | Bryson Neri | PA | Bishop McDevitt | 2025 | LHP | -14.0 in |
| 3 | Dawson Sherman | PA | Elk Lake | 2025 | RHP | 12.6 in |
| 4 | Brady Yarabinetz | PA | Franklin Regional | 2025 | OF | 12.1 in |
| 5 | Charlie Thompson | PA | Downingtown East | 2025 | OF | -12.0 in |
| 6 | Ryan Cantz | PA | La Salle College HS | 2025 | LHP | -11.5 in |
| 7 | Brett Connolly | PA | Stem Academy | 2025 | OF | 11.4 in |
| 8 | Peyton Vancas | PA | Bellefonte Area | 2025 | SS | -10.4 in |
| 9 | Joshua Nachmann | NY | Walter Panas | 2025 | RHP | 10.1 in |
| 10 | Spencer Griffie | PA | Carlisle | 2025 | RHP | -9.9 in |
SL AVG Horizontal Break
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
| 1 | Justin Fryer | PA | Norristown Area HS | 2025 | LHP | 20.1 |
| 2 | Kevin Kazmierczak | NY | Fordham Prep | 2025 | 3B | -19.4 |
| 3 | Isaiah Maldonado | PA | Central Mountain | 2025 | OF | 18.8 |
| 4 | Connor Klock | PA | Souderton | 2025 | C | -18.8 |
| 5 | Donovan Thompson | PA | Central Dauphin East | 2025 | 3B | 18.6 |
| 6 | Jake Rauscher | PA | Plymouth Whitemarsh | 2025 | 3B | -18.1 |
| 7 | Jake Hommer | PA | Spring-Ford | 2025 | RHP | -18.1 |
| 8 | Aaron Smearman | PA | Altoona Area | 2025 | SS | -17.7 |
| 9 | Micah Hays | NY | Horseheads | 2025 | LHP | 17.5 |
| 10 | Lorenzo Hernandez | PA | Mid Valley | 2025 | SS | -17.5 |
