Top 2016 Showcase Results: Exit Velocity
January 4, 2017
By TJ Hunt
Director of Scouting, New Jersey
As 2016 comes to a close, it is time to highlight the Year in Review - a daily segment leading up to the New Year that features the best of the best from 2016. This segment will list the best measurable statistics from PBR New Jersey events in 2016. Here are the top Exit Velocities 2016 brought us:
| RANK | NAME | VELOCITY | EVENT | HIGH SCHOOL | CLASS | COMMITMENT |
| 1 | Matthew Rivera | 94 | Winter Trials South | Holy Spirit | 2018 | |
| 1 | Matthew Stil | 94 | Future Games | Cherokee | 2018 | CHARLESTON SOUTHERN |
| 2 | Anthony Galason | 92 | Future Games | Colts Neck | 2018 | ELON |
| 2 | Luke Gutos | 92 | Future Games | Moorestown | 2018 | COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON |
| 2 | Tavian Gibson | 92 | New Jersey State Games | Paul VI | 2017 | |
| 2 | Justin Provost | 92 | New Jersey State Games | Pope John XXIII | 2017 | ROWAN UNIVERSITY |
| 3 | Francisco Luareano-Pina | 91 | Winter Trials South | Atlantic City | 2017 | |
| 3 | Finn Hodgins | 91 | New Jersey State Games | St. Peter's Prep | 2017 | CISCO CC |
| 3 | Nick Hohenstein | 91 | Future Games | Christian Brothers Academy | 2018 | |
| 4 | Johnny Piacentino | 90 | Winter Trials South | Bishop Eustace | 2019 | |
| 4 | Tyler Ras | 90 | Futures Preview | Middletown North | 2018 | ALABAMA |
| 5 | KC Hunt | 89 | Futures Preview | Ramapo | 2019 | |
| 6 | Daiven Sanchez | 88 | New Jersey State Games | Pope John XXIII | 2017 | HOOD COLLEGE |
| 7 | Makhi Booker | 87 | Winter Trials South | Montclair | 2017 | |
| 7 | Ryan Sehdev | 87 | Winter Trials South | Haddonfield Memorial | 2018 | |
| 7 | Anthony Petrosino | 87 | Futures Preview | Don Bosco | 2019 | |
| 7 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | 87 | New Jersey State Games | Toms River South | 2017 | |
| 7 | Jesse Gerdes | 87 | Unsigned Senior Showcase | Montgomery | 2017 | WILKES UNIVERSITY |
| 7 | Evan Geisler | 87 | New Jersey State Games | Lodi | 2017 | |
| 7 | Matthew Bettio | 87 | Last Chance Open I.D. Showcase | Montville | 2019 | |
| 8 | Isaiah Acosta | 86 | Winter Trials South |
John F. Kennedy | 2017 | |
| 8 | Jack DeSalvo | 86 | Winter Trials South | Tenafly | 2017 | Washington University (MO) |
| 8 | Joe Turek | 86 | Futures Preview | Arthur L. Johnson | 2018 | |
| 8 | Trey Henry | 86 | Futures Preview | Egg Harbor Twp. | 2019 | |
| 8 | Jason Bobiak | 86 | New Jersey State Games | Gloucester Catholic | 2018 | |
| 9 | Shawne Eldridge | 85 | Winter Trials South | Monroe Twp. | 2018 | |
| 9 | Kyle Teel | 85 | Futures Preview | Mahwah | 2020 | |
| 9 | Jack Tirrell | 85 | Last Chance Open I.D. | Colts Neck | 2018 | |
| 9 | Jake Topolski | 85 | Futures Preview | Lenape | 2018 | DUKE |
| 9 | Ryan Casey | 85 | New Jersey State Games | Pope John XXIII | 2017 | |
| 9 | Albert Munoz | 85 | Unsigned Senior Showcase | Memorial (WNY) | 2017 |