Garden State Naturals Scout Day: Statistical Analysis
August 6, 2026
On July 7th, the Prep Baseball New Jersey staff hosted the Garden State Naturals Scout Day at Oratory Prep in Union County, NJ. Over 25 players participated in a pro-style workout gathering unrivaled access to data through our state-of-the-art tech partners, as well as in-depth scouting analysis from our Prep Baseball New Jersey staff.
Today, we will be looking at the top measurable data performers from the event, found below.
FASTBALL VELOCITY (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Connor Hayeck | NJ | Scotch Plains-Fanwood | 2027 | RHP | 87.4 mph |
| 2 | Paulie Rao | NJ | St. Joseph's Metuchen | 2028 | RHP | 83.3 mph |
| 3 | Carter Murphy | NJ | Scotch Plains-Fanwood | 2028 | OF | 81.6 mph |
| 4 | Ralph Nieves | NJ | Developmental Learning Center Warren | 2030 | RHP | 81.0 mph |
| 5 | Luke Jones | NJ | Middlesex | 2027 | 1B | 76.8 mph |
| 6 | Collin Maloney | NJ | Arthur L. Johnson | 2028 | 2B | 75.9 mph |
| 7 | Daniel Hirschenfang | NJ | Metuchen | 2028 | RHP | 75.8 mph |
| 8 | William Christian | NJ | St Joseph | 2029 | SS | 74.9 mph |
| 9 | George Alarcon | NJ | Matawan | 2028 | 2B | 74.7 mph |
| 10 | Brian Dwyer Jr | NJ | Woodbridge H.S. | 2028 | 2B | 74.6 mph |
FASTBALL SPIN RATE (AVG.)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Connor Hayeck | NJ | Scotch Plains-Fanwood | 2027 | RHP | 2261 rpm |
| 2 | Collin Maloney | NJ | Arthur L. Johnson | 2028 | 2B | 2090 rpm |
| 3 | Nicholas Comba | NJ | St. Joseph's Metuchen | 2029 | OF | 2043 rpm |
| 4 | Carter Murphy | NJ | Scotch Plains-Fanwood | 2028 | OF | 1995 rpm |
| 5 | Evan Nelson | NJ | Seton Hall Prep | 2029 | 3B | 1950 rpm |
| 6 | Ralph Nieves | NJ | Developmental Learning Center Warren | 2030 | RHP | 1889 rpm |
| 7 | Daniel Hirschenfang | NJ | Metuchen | 2028 | RHP | 1794 rpm |
| 8 | Paulie Rao | NJ | St. Joseph's Metuchen | 2028 | RHP | 1739 rpm |
| 9 | Luke Jones | NJ | Middlesex | 2027 | 1B | 1641 rpm |
| 10 | William Christian | NJ | St Joseph | 2029 | SS | 1605 rpm |
SIXTY-YARD DASH (SEC.)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
| 1 | Rocco Cuoco | NJ | St. Joseph's Metuchen | 2028 | C | 7.08 s |
| 2 | Connor Hayeck | NJ | Scotch Plains-Fanwood | 2027 | RHP | 7.19 s |
| 3 | Walter Christian III | NJ | St Joseph | 2026 | OF | 7.21 s |
| 4 | George Alarcon | NJ | Matawan | 2028 | 2B | 7.27 s |
| 5 | Giovanni Cuoco | NJ | St. Joseph's Metuchen | 2028 | 2B | 7.47 s |
| 6 | Colin Sharma | NJ | St. Joseph's Metuchen | 2027 | OF | 7.48 s |
| ^ | Luke Jones | NJ | Middlesex | 2027 | 1B | 7.48 s |
| 7 | Luke Hansen | NJ | Oratory prep | 2030 | C | 7.55 s |
| ^ | Collin Casey | NJ | JP Stevens | 2028 | SS | 7.55 s |
| 8 | Darren Binkley | NJ | Somerville | 2029 | OF | 7.59 s |
| ^ | Nicholas Comba | NJ | St. Joseph's Metuchen | 2029 | OF | 7.59 s |
| 9 | William Christian | NJ | St Joseph | 2029 | SS | 7.67 s |
| 10 | Evan Nelson | NJ | Seton Hall Prep | 2029 | 3B | 7.72 s |
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Connor Hayeck | NJ | Scotch Plains-Fanwood | 2027 | RHP | 99.1 mph |
| 2 | Rocco Cuoco | NJ | St. Joseph's Metuchen | 2028 | C | 95.0 mph |
| 3 | Luke Hansen | NJ | Oratory prep | 2030 | C | 91.2 mph |
| 4 | Walter Christian III | NJ | St Joseph | 2026 | OF | 91.0 mph |
| 5 | George Alarcon | NJ | Matawan | 2028 | 2B | 89.6 mph |
| 6 | Luke Jones | NJ | Middlesex | 2027 | 1B | 89.1 mph |
| 7 | Colin Sharma | NJ | St. Joseph's Metuchen | 2027 | OF | 88.5 mph |
| 8 | Ralph Nieves | NJ | Developmental Learning Center Warren | 2030 | RHP | 88.4 mph |
| 9 | Giovanni Cuoco | NJ | St. Joseph's Metuchen | 2028 | 2B | 88.1 mph |
| 10 | Carter Murphy | NJ | Scotch Plains-Fanwood | 2028 | OF | 87.9 mph |
TOP INFIELD VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Walter Christian III | NJ | St Joseph | 2026 | OF | 84 |
| 2 | Connor Hayeck | NJ | Scotch Plains-Fanwood | 2027 | RHP | 81 |
| 3 | Collin Maloney | NJ | Arthur L. Johnson | 2028 | 2B | 80 |
| 4 | Ralph Nieves | NJ | Developmental Learning Center Warren | 2030 | RHP | 79 |
| ^ | Carter Murphy | NJ | Scotch Plains-Fanwood | 2028 | OF | 79 |
| 5 | Martin Lang, Jr | NJ | Matawan | 2029 | SS | 75 |
TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Walter Christian III | NJ | St Joseph | 2026 | OF | 82 |
| 2 | Colin Sharma | NJ | St. Joseph's Metuchen | 2027 | OF | 77 |
| 3 | Nicholas Comba | NJ | St. Joseph's Metuchen | 2029 | OF | 76 |
| 4 | William Christian | NJ | St Joseph | 2029 | SS | 72 |
| 5 | Harry Goldenberg | NJ | Metuchen | 2028 | OF | 69 |
TOP CATCHER VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Rocco Cuoco | NJ | St. Joseph's Metuchen | 2028 | C | 75 |
| 2 | Luke Hansen | NJ | Oratory prep | 2030 | C | 70 |
| 3 | Owen Cavanaugh | NJ | St. Joseph's Metuchen | 2030 | C | 63 |
| 4 | Liam ORorke | NJ | Colonia | 2030 | C | 60 |
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