Prep Baseball Report

Preseason 2022: Blast Metrics Leaderboard (Class of '23)


Joe Walentin
Scouting Director, NY

It was a busy preseason across the empire state, we’ve crunched all the numbers and have identified the top performances in each statistical category from our events. 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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avg Bat Speed

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Anthony Macarelli NY CBA-Albany 2023 C 78.7 mph
2 Joshua Ryan NY Shaker 2023 OF 77.2 mph
3 Boston Flannery CT Brunswick School 2023 RHP 77.1 mph
4 Keldrin Rodriguez NY Valley Central 2023 OF 77.0 mph
5 Andrew Hearn NY Starpoint 2023 OF 76.9 mph
6 Ryan Foody NJ St. Joseph's Montvale 2023 LHP 76.6 mph
7 Cody Orsulak PA Panther Valley 2023 C 75.9 mph
8 Braden Seeber NY Baldwinsville 2023 C 75.8 mph
9 Christian Jerez NY Holy Cross 2023 3B 75.5 mph
10 Mikey Brunetti FL IMG Academy 2023 C 75.5 mph

 

avg Rotational acceleration

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Ryan Zuckerman PA Pennsbury 2023 3B 31.7 g
2 Thomas Russo NY Royalton-Hartland 2023 3B 29.4 g
3 John Lonski CT Greenwich Country Day 2023 1B 27.8 g
4 Chase Fogg NY Warwick 2023 2B 25.3 g
5 Conner McGraw NY Cicero North Syracuse 2023 C 24.5 g
6 Nate Shattuck NY Skaneateles 2023 RHP 23.5 g
7 John Carollo NY St. Peter's Boys High School 2023 C 23.3 g
8 Xavier Mann NY City Honors 2023 2B 23.1 g
9 Logan Kapusinsky NY North Rockland 2023 SS 22.2 g
10 Owen Tillinghast NY Warwick Valley 2023 OF 22.1 g

Avg hand speed

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Ryan Zuckerman PA Pennsbury 2023 3B 25.1 mph
2 Thomas Shkreli NY Yorktown 2023 RHP 24.7 mph
3 Nicholas Paszt NY Niagara Wheatfield 2023 C 24.5 mph
4 Xavier Mann NY City Honors 2023 2B 24.5 mph
5 Tyler Scorzelli NY Shaker 2023 OF 24.4 mph
6 Zack Sperger NY Lansing 2023 SS 24.2 mph
7 Nate Shattuck NY Skaneateles 2023 RHP 24.0 mph
8 Aidan Trimper NY St. Francis 2023 1B 24.0 mph
9 Jordan Kraut NY Mamaroneck 2023 C 23.8 mph
10 Daniel Bello NY Valley Central 2023 1B 23.5 mph

On Plane Percentage

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Riley Derenzo NY Niskayuna 2023 2B 95 %
2 Connor Hutcheson NY Niagara Falls 2023 2B 93 %
3 Tristan Mancari NY Bishop Grimes 2023 C 92 %
4 Bryan Aguayo NY Sewanhaka 2023 SS 92 %
5 Ryan McQuade NY Hicksville 2023 OF 91 %
6 Trent Gombita PA Honesdale 2023 1B 90 %
7 Tyler Wolcott NY Palmyra Macedon 2023 RHP 88 %
8 Brendan Gonzalez NY Shenendehowa 2023 OF 87 %
9 Konner Hauck NY Lancaster 2023 C 87 %
^ Stephen Rizzolo NY Fairport 2023 C 87 %
10 Jake Gannon NY Somers 2023 RHP 85 %




UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
2022 JR NYS Games (26 spots remain) NY 07/05 Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex
2022 New York Open Pre-Tournament Combine (14U/15U) NY 07/21 Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex
PBR Junior Future Games NATIONAL 07/26 LakePoint
2022 Summer Open: West NY 08/03 Clark V. Whited Sports Complex
2022 New York Open Pre-Tournament Combine (16U/17U) NY 08/04 Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex
2022 Summer Open: East NY 08/18 Cantine Field
2022 Summer Open: Central NY 08/26 Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex