2025 Northeast Buzz 9/15-9/21
September 15, 2025
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Welcome BACK to The Northeast Buzz, your weekly pulse on the rising stars, breakout performances, and can't-miss moments from the diamond across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. Whether it's a flamethrower lighting up the radar gun in Philly, a smooth-swinging shortstop making noise in North Jersey, or a sleeper prospect turning heads in upstate New York, we’re here to highlight the talent that’s shaping the future of baseball in the Northeast.
Each week, we’ll deliver scouting insights and player write-ups to get a better understanding of the great talent that surrounds us. In this region, the grind is real, the ceilings are high, and the buzz is just getting started.
Week of 9/15/25
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Brayden Morrison C / 3B / Union Catholic, NJ / 2027Rankings StateRank: 22 / POS: 3
One of New Jersey’s top catching prospects for good reason. An athletic catcher, 6.9 sixty, with a physical, durable build at 5 ‘10 and 185-pounds. Morrison displayed impressive defensive metrics at the Future Games with a 1.89-1.97 pop time and an arm strength of 76 mph. Offensively, there is present strength with an exit velocity of 97.5 mph and a max distance of 375 feet. During game play Morrison was a consistent performer, constantly working into deep counts and putting the ball in play. Overall, Morrison is a very reliable catcher to control the running game, handle a pitching staff, and provide production offensively. A catcher to follow this Fall.
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Steven Pannullo RHP / Delbarton, NJ / 2027Rankings StateRank: 10 / POS: 3
The number 3 right hander in New Jersey and the 10th overall player in the state. The top uncommitted arm in the state was a top performer this Summer for Team New Jersey at the Future Games. Standing at 6 ‘1 and 195-pounds, Pannullo has a presence on the mound that exudes confidence. His pitching arsenal consists of a fastball that is 89-90 topping 91.2 mph, a changeup at 82-84 mph, and a slider in the 77-79 mph range. What separates his fastball from other low 90’s fastballs are how much his ball moves to the arm side with sink. This arsenal has the potential to develop into a nationally ranked pitching arsenal.
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Logan Hearity 2B / SS / Hazleton Area, PA / 2027Rankings StateRank: 52 / POS: 1
Gamer, competitor, performer, and many more words can be used to describe Hearity and the way he plays the game. The left-handed hitting second baseman is a walking QAB machine that does not stop producing. At 5 ‘11 and 153-pounds, he impressively generated exit velocities up to 97.7 mph, a max distance of 348 feet, and bat speeds up to 77.5 mph. Over the course of this past summer there have been virtually no other players that have been able to produce the way Hearity has been able to. Will be an impact player the second he arrives on campus. e
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Collin Romanczuk RHP / Malvern Prep, PA / 2027Rankings StateRank: 34 / POS: 10
Romanczuk is a 6 ‘6 and 205-pound, insanely projectable right-handed pitcher and already possesses high-level pitch-ability and command. One of the only top pitchers in the Keystone State that’s willing to throw a right-on-right changeup with a full count and execute the pitch. His arsenal consists of a fastball at 85-87 topping at 88 mph, changeup at 79-80, and a slider at 74-79 that he can manipulate the shape situationally. All his pitches are also spun at an above-average level, his 4-seam fastball is north of 2,500 RPMs, the slider is north of 2,600 RPMs, and his changeup is as low as 1,130 RPMs. Romanczuk’s pitch-ability and command combined with his projectability, and current arsenal is a recipe for another elite Eastern Pennsylvania right hander.
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Nicholas Santobello RHP / RHP / The Stony Brook School, NY / 2027Rankings StateRank: 9 / POS: 6
Must follow arm. High spin FB with ride & run. counters with 2 different shape high spin breaking balls that can get whiffs in & out of the zone.
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Freddie Crowhurst OF / 1B / The Trinity School, NY / 2027Rankings StateRank: 78 / POS: 15
Physical 6-1, 190 lb OF. Hit tool is present with big power potential.
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