Summer 2022: Blast Metrics Leaderboard (Class of '23)
September 19, 2022
After an action-packed summer of high profile events across the 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 | Zak Newman | NY | NYC Lab School For Collaborative Studies | 2023 | C | 82.1 mph |
| 2 | Donato Incollingo | PA | Lower Moreland | 2023 | OF | 79.1 mph |
| 3 | Mikey Brunetti | FL | IMG Academy | 2023 | C | 78.8 mph |
| 4 | Peter Link | NY | Trinity-Pawling | 2023 | 1B | 78.4 mph |
| 5 | Nicholas Paszt | NY | Niagara Wheatfield | 2023 | C | 78.3 mph |
avg rotational acceleration
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Zachary Vasconcellos | NY | Half Hallow Hills West | 2023 | OF | 32.0 g |
| 2 | Owen Shortell | NY | Smithtown East | 2023 | C | 30.4 g |
| 3 | Michael Lombardo | NY | Northport | 2023 | OF | 28.2 g |
| 4 | John Carollo | NY | St. Peter's Boys High School | 2023 | C | 27.9 g |
| 5 | Jake Acker | NY | Sachem East | 2023 | C | 27.2 g |
avg hand speed
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Nicholas Paszt | NY | Niagara Wheatfield | 2023 | C | 24.5 mph |
| 2 | Drew Kennedy | PA | Malvern Prep | 2023 | 1B | 24.5 mph |
| 3 | Marcus Diaz | NY | The Harvey School | 2023 | OF | 24.4 mph |
| 4 | Nicholas Lang | NY | Union Endicott | 2023 | OF | 24.3 mph |
| 5 | Triton Travale | NY | Canisius | 2023 | C | 24.3 mph |
on plane percentage
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
| 1 | Zacharias Papanikolatos | NY | Patchogue Medford | 2023 | C | 94 % |
| 2 | Tyler Mulligan | NY | Northport | 2023 | RHP | 94 % |
| 3 | Kaden Grayson | NY | Vestal | 2023 | SS | 91 % |
| 4 | Darren Gray | NY | JFK Prep | 2023 | 1B | 90 % |
| 5 | Tanner Warren | NY | Central Valley Academy | 2023 | SS | 90 % |
UPCOMING EVENTS
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| 2022 Last Chance Open: West | NY | 09/25 | St. Bonaventure University |
| 2022 NY Interstate Games | NY | 10/01 | Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex |
| 2022 Last Chance Open: East | NY | 10/09 | Dutchess Stadium |
| 2022 Last Chance Open: Downstate | NY | 10/16 | Poly Prep |