2026 Preseason Review: NJ Trackman Pitching Leaderboard (Class of '27)
April 3, 2026
TrackMan’s 2026 Pitching Leaderboards offer a data-driven look at top performers from events across the Northeast. Moving beyond traditional numbers, this breakdown dives into key pitch metrics — velocity, spin, movement profiles, and more — to identify the arms that stood out on the showcase circuit. The result is a clearer picture of the pitchers trending upward and the traits that continue to separate high-level prospects.
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Peak Fastball Velocity
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Dominic Long | NJ | Middlesex | 2027 | RHP | 90.4 mph |
| 2 | Chase Colaianni | NJ | DePaul Catholic | 2027 | RHP | 90.1 mph |
| 3 | Max Stalb | NJ | Pascack Valley | 2027 | OF | 89.2 mph |
| 4 | Jaden Leshinsky | NJ | Bergen Catholic | 2027 | 1B | 88.7 mph |
| 5 | Jacob Litsky | NJ | Cherokee | 2027 | RHP | 88.4 mph |
| 6 | Michael Meyers | NJ | Somerville | 2027 | RHP | 88.2 mph |
| 7 | Nick Malinowski | NJ | Barnegat | 2027 | RHP | 87.7 mph |
| 8 | Nicolas Erminio | NJ | Wayne Valley | 2027 | RHP | 87.7 mph |
| 9 | Daniel Lipsky | NJ | Morris County School of Technology | 2027 | RHP | 87.6 mph |
| 10 | Ari Borek | NJ | Demarest | 2027 | RHP | 87.6 mph |
| 11 | John Luca Gallina | NJ | Ranney | 2027 | RHP | 87.4 mph |
| 12 | Christopher Romeo Jr | NJ | Bishop Eustace | 2027 | SS | 87.3 mph |
| 13 | Benjamin Faigin | NJ | Monroe Township | 2027 | OF | 87.3 mph |
| 14 | Hudson Giddens | NJ | St. Peter's Prep | 2027 | RHP | 87.0 mph |
| 15 | William Howell | NJ | Paul VI | 2027 | RHP | 86.9 mph |
| 16 | Brayden Falcone | NJ | Cherry Hill West | 2027 | SS | 86.7 mph |
| 17 | Kevin Magsam | NJ | Kingsway | 2027 | RHP | 86.6 mph |
| 18 | Brandon Wilson | NJ | Jackson Memorial | 2027 | RHP | 86.4 mph |
| 19 | Luca Lanza-Ronquillo | NJ | Glen Rock | 2027 | RHP | 85.4 mph |
| 20 | Christopher Jerla | NJ | Don Bosco Prep | 2027 | 1B | 85.2 mph |
AVG Fastball Spin Rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Aiden Reilly | NJ | St. Joseph's Montvale | 2027 | SS | 2312 rpm |
| 2 | Benjamin Faigin | NJ | Monroe Township | 2027 | OF | 2281 rpm |
| 3 | Dominic Long | NJ | Middlesex | 2027 | RHP | 2252 rpm |
| 4 | Daniel Lipsky | NJ | Morris County School of Technology | 2027 | RHP | 2252 rpm |
| 5 | Nick Malinowski | NJ | Barnegat | 2027 | RHP | 2251 rpm |
| 6 | Connor Hayeck | NJ | Scotch Plains-Fanwood | 2027 | RHP | 2203 rpm |
| 7 | Aiden Nugent | NJ | Seton Hall Prep | 2027 | OF | 2187 rpm |
| 8 | Jack Velonas | NJ | Cedar Grove | 2027 | OF | 2174 rpm |
| 9 | Hudson Giddens | NJ | St. Peter's Prep | 2027 | RHP | 2156 rpm |
| 10 | Ari Borek | NJ | Demarest | 2027 | RHP | 2134 rpm |
AVG Curveball Spin Rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Nick Malinowski | NJ | Barnegat | 2027 | RHP | 2611 rpm |
| 2 | Bryce Gordon | NJ | Seneca | 2027 | OF | 2475 rpm |
| 3 | Aiden Luccarelli | NJ | Scotch Plains-Fanwood | 2027 | OF | 2449 rpm |
| 4 | Andrew Summa | NJ | Morristown | 2027 | LHP | 2418 rpm |
| 5 | Aiden Nugent | NJ | Seton Hall Prep | 2027 | OF | 2413 rpm |
| 6 | Luca Lanza-Ronquillo | NJ | Glen Rock | 2027 | RHP | 2242 rpm |
| 7 | Slade Davis | NJ | Pascack Valley | 2027 | LHP | 2214 rpm |
| 8 | Ethan Cruz | NJ | Cumberland Regional | 2027 | RHP | 2213 rpm |
| 9 | Sean Fealey | NJ | Nutley | 2027 | RHP | 2210 rpm |
| 10 | Pete Cabrales | NJ | Westfield | 2027 | RHP | 2209 rpm |
AVG Slider Spin Rate
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Dominic Long | NJ | Middlesex | 2027 | RHP | 2708 |
| 2 | Chase Colaianni | NJ | DePaul Catholic | 2027 | RHP | 2513 |
| 3 | Hudson Giddens | NJ | St. Peter's Prep | 2027 | RHP | 2442 |
| 4 | Aiden Luccarelli | NJ | Scotch Plains-Fanwood | 2027 | OF | 2398 |
| 5 | Aiden Nugent | NJ | Seton Hall Prep | 2027 | OF | 2352 |
| 6 | Benjamin Faigin | NJ | Monroe Township | 2027 | OF | 2282 |
| 7 | John Luca Gallina | NJ | Ranney | 2027 | RHP | 2229 |
| 8 | Avery Lacey | NJ | Pemberton Township | 2027 | SS | 2216 |
| 9 | Pete Cabrales | NJ | Westfield | 2027 | RHP | 2215 |
| 10 | Luke Powers | NJ | Ridgewood HS, Ridgewood NJ 07450 | 2027 | RHP | 2212 |
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FB Hop+ Score
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hop+ |
| 1 | Max Stalb | NJ | Pascack Valley | 2027 | OF | 96 |
| 2 | Bryce Bradley | NJ | Seton Hall Prep | 2027 | 3B | 95 |
| 3 | Nick Malinowski | NJ | Barnegat | 2027 | RHP | 94 |
| 4 | Michael Meyers | NJ | Somerville | 2027 | RHP | 93 |
| 5 | Dominic Long | NJ | Middlesex | 2027 | RHP | 90 |
| 6 | Jacob Litsky | NJ | Cherokee | 2027 | RHP | 88 |
| 7 | Ari Borek | NJ | Demarest | 2027 | RHP | 82 |
| 8 | Jack Velonas | NJ | Cedar Grove | 2027 | OF | 81 |
| ^ | Avery Lacey | NJ | Pemberton Township | 2027 | SS | 81 |
| 9 | Slade Davis | NJ | Pascack Valley | 2027 | LHP | 80 |
| ^ | Luca Lanza-Ronquillo | NJ | Glen Rock | 2027 | RHP | 80 |
| 10 | Aiden Moylan | NJ | Toms River South | 2027 | LHP | 73 |
FB Rise+ Score
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rise+ |
| 1 | Michael Meyers | NJ | Somerville | 2027 | RHP | 78 |
| 2 | Evan Vallee | NJ | Rancocas Valley | 2027 | 2B | 73 |
| 3 | Ari Borek | NJ | Demarest | 2027 | RHP | 72 |
| 4 | Aiden Reilly | NJ | St. Joseph's Montvale | 2027 | SS | 66 |
| ^ | Dominic Long | NJ | Middlesex | 2027 | RHP | 66 |
| 5 | Nick Malinowski | NJ | Barnegat | 2027 | RHP | 65 |
| ^ | Aiden Moylan | NJ | Toms River South | 2027 | LHP | 65 |
| 6 | Nick Street | NJ | West Essex | 2027 | OF | 63 |
| ^ | Max Stalb | NJ | Pascack Valley | 2027 | OF | 63 |
| 7 | Luca Lanza-Ronquillo | NJ | Glen Rock | 2027 | RHP | 62 |
| ^ | Avery Lacey | NJ | Pemberton Township | 2027 | SS | 62 |
| 8 | Bryce Bradley | NJ | Seton Hall Prep | 2027 | 3B | 61 |
| 9 | Jack Velonas | NJ | Cedar Grove | 2027 | OF | 60 |
| ^ | Brooks Bryant | NJ | Lenape | 2027 | OF | 60 |
| 10 | Saimon Dadolf | NJ | Teaneck | 2027 | RHP | 59 |
FB Sink+ Score
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sink+ |
| 1 | Jacob Litsky | NJ | Cherokee | 2027 | RHP | 105 |
| 2 | Slade Davis | NJ | Pascack Valley | 2027 | LHP | 97 |
| 3 | Christopher Jerla | NJ | Don Bosco Prep | 2027 | 1B | 90 |
| 4 | Brayden Yost | NJ | Lenape | 2027 | C | 89 |
| ^ | Max Stalb | NJ | Pascack Valley | 2027 | OF | 89 |
| ^ | Daniel DeFilippo | NJ | Don Bosco | 2027 | RHP | 89 |
| 5 | Alex Dragone | NJ | Seton Hall Prep | 2027 | OF | 87 |
| 6 | Dominic Long | NJ | Middlesex | 2027 | RHP | 86 |
| ^ | Jack Marquardt | NJ | Lenape | 2027 | OF | 86 |
| 7 | Luca Lanza-Ronquillo | NJ | Glen Rock | 2027 | RHP | 84 |
| 8 | Nick Malinowski | NJ | Barnegat | 2027 | RHP | 83 |
| 9 | Bryce Bradley | NJ | Seton Hall Prep | 2027 | 3B | 82 |
| 10 | Jack Velonas | NJ | Cedar Grove | 2027 | OF | 81 |
CB Hammer+ Score
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hammer+ |
| 1 | Bryce Gordon | NJ | Seneca | 2027 | OF | 91 |
| 2 | Luca Lanza-Ronquillo | NJ | Glen Rock | 2027 | RHP | 78 |
| 3 | Evan Vallee | NJ | Rancocas Valley | 2027 | 2B | 68 |
| 4 | Jacob Litsky | NJ | Cherokee | 2027 | RHP | 65 |
| 5 | Ari Borek | NJ | Demarest | 2027 | RHP | 62 |
| 6 | Brayden Yost | NJ | Lenape | 2027 | C | 57 |
| 7 | Brooks Bryant | NJ | Lenape | 2027 | OF | 56 |
| 8 | Daniel DeFilippo | NJ | Don Bosco | 2027 | RHP | 54 |
| 9 | Joshua Rosen | NJ | Fair Lawn | 2027 | RHP | 52 |
| 10 | William Black | NJ | Montclair | 2027 | RHP | 50 |
CB Sweep+ Score
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweep+ |
| 1 | Luca Lanza-Ronquillo | NJ | Glen Rock | 2027 | RHP | 108 |
| 2 | Bryce Gordon | NJ | Seneca | 2027 | OF | 103 |
| 3 | Ari Borek | NJ | Demarest | 2027 | RHP | 100 |
| 4 | Brayden Yost | NJ | Lenape | 2027 | C | 81 |
| 5 | Brooks Bryant | NJ | Lenape | 2027 | OF | 76 |
| 6 | Jacob Litsky | NJ | Cherokee | 2027 | RHP | 74 |
| 7 | Evan Vallee | NJ | Rancocas Valley | 2027 | 2B | 72 |
| 8 | William Tschumy | NJ | DOANE ACADEMY | 2027 | SS | 65 |
| 9 | Joshua Rosen | NJ | Fair Lawn | 2027 | RHP | 64 |
| 10 | Max Stalb | NJ | Pascack Valley | 2027 | OF | 61 |
SL Sweep+ Score
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweep+ |
| 1 | Dominic Long | NJ | Middlesex | 2027 | RHP | 130 |
| 2 | Ari Borek | NJ | Demarest | 2027 | RHP | 117 |
| 3 | AJ LaMarca | NJ | Cherokee | 2027 | 3B | 101 |
| 4 | Avery Lacey | NJ | Pemberton Township | 2027 | SS | 92 |
| 5 | Alex Dragone | NJ | Seton Hall Prep | 2027 | OF | 75 |
| 6 | Nick Street | NJ | West Essex | 2027 | OF | 70 |
| 7 | tobias pilger | NJ | Kittatinny | 2027 | RHP | 53 |
SL Hammer+ Score
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hammer+ |
| 1 | Dominic Long | NJ | Middlesex | 2027 | RHP | 96 |
| 2 | Ari Borek | NJ | Demarest | 2027 | RHP | 70 |
| 3 | Avery Lacey | NJ | Pemberton Township | 2027 | SS | 64 |
| 4 | AJ LaMarca | NJ | Cherokee | 2027 | 3B | 61 |
| 5 | Alex Dragone | NJ | Seton Hall Prep | 2027 | OF | 59 |
| 6 | Nick Street | NJ | West Essex | 2027 | OF | 57 |
| 7 | tobias pilger | NJ | Kittatinny | 2027 | RHP | 37 |