Preseason ID Events Leaderboards: Blast Swing Metrics

April 7, 2023
Joe Walentin & Ted Williams
PBR Staff

It was a busy preseason across the Keystone state, we have crunched all the numbers and have identified the top performances in each statistical category from our Preseason ID events. Included in the final results are players from outside the state borders that have excelled while participating in a PBR Pennsylvania event.

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avg bat speed

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Bat Speed (avg)
1	Matthew Kaleta	PA	Tunkhannock Area	2027	3B	79.1 mph
2	Stephen Katch	PA	Hempfield	2023	3B	78.5 mph
3	Gibson Havanis	PA	Washington	2024	OF	78.4 mph
4	Ethan Hotchkiss	PA	Waynesboro Area	2025	1B	76.6 mph
5	Moises Gonzalez Jr.	PA	Northern Lebanon	2024	OF	76.4 mph
6	Jake Tinnemeyer	PA	Mt. Lebanon	2024	3B	76.2 mph
7	Nick Hamilton	PA	McDowell	2024	RHP	75.7 mph
8	Ryan Mielnicki	PA	Pine Richland	2025	OF	75.6 mph
9	Michael Tortorella	PA	Indiana	2025	OF	75.5 mph
10	Michael Paciotti	PA	North Pocono	2024	3B	75.4 mph

avg rotational acceleration

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Rot. Acc (avg)
1	Dominic Cubellis	PA	Neshannock	2025	OF	33.2 g
2	Timothy Birch	PA	Indiana Area	2025	OF	28.9 g
3	Justin McNelly	PA	Norwin	2025	RHP	28.0 g
4	Maxwell Orsefskie	PA	Mcdowell High School	2026	OF	27.6 g
5	Cooper Stutzman	PA	Upper St. Clair	2026	OF	26.4 g
6	Brayden Hy	NY	Royalton Hartland	2024	OF	26.2 g
7	Ross Brotherston	PA	Harriton	2024	1B	25.8 g
8	Elijah Quick	PA	Clearfield Area	2024	RHP	24.9 g
9	Daniel Giordano	PA	Bayard Rustin	2025	C	24.7 g
10	Jack Reichlin	PA	Downingtown East	2024	C	24.6 g

avg hand speed

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hand Speed (avg)
1	Dominic Cubellis	PA	Neshannock	2025	OF	25.5 mph
2	Ross Brotherston	PA	Harriton	2024	1B	24.6 mph
3	Ethan Hotchkiss	PA	Waynesboro Area	2025	1B	24.4 mph
4	Moises Gonzalez Jr.	PA	Northern Lebanon	2024	OF	24.4 mph
5	Erick Diaz	PA	Perkiomen School	2024	OF	24.1 mph
6	Chyno Spearman	PA	Penn Hills	2024	RHP	24.0 mph
7	Timothy Birch	PA	Indiana Area	2025	OF	24.0 mph
8	Brayden Hy	NY	Royalton Hartland	2024	OF	23.9 mph
9	Nevin Day	PA	Punxsutawney	2026	RHP	23.9 mph
10	Michael Koldhoff	PA	Central Bucks HS-West	2025	SS	23.8 mph

on plane percentage

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	On Plane Eff (avg)
1	Tyler Aftanas	PA	Riverview	2025	SS	91 %
2	Andrew Cowan	NY	Fredonia	2025	C	90 %
3	Jason Indenbom	PA	Downingtown West	2026	3B	90 %
4	Andrew Nemchik	PA	Downingtown West	2026	3B	89 %
5	Landon Kreider	PA	Cedar Crest	2025	RHP	89 %
6	Matt Cowan	NY	Fredonia	2027	1B	88 %
7	Scott Stevens	PA	Southern Lehigh	2024	3B	88 %
8	Matthew DeSimone	PA	Youngsville	2024	OF	88 %
9	Cohen Schadler	PA	Emmaus	2024	2B	88 %
10	Tyler Hutchison	PA	Karns City	2024	3B	87 %