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New York Summer Championships: Primer

July 8, 2026
Matthew Laurentino

This is the week of the New York Summer Championships, taking place 7/9-7/12 at The Lumber Yard, featuring players from the grad classes of 2025-2031 Over 500 players are headed to The Lumber Yard this weekend, with more than 53 currently ranked in their home state's Prep Baseball rankings.

Inside this article, we're previewing the talent making its way to The Lumber Yard by analyzing Prep Baseball showcase data since the start of 2025 to find the most impressive statistical outliers and under-the-radar athletes on this weekend's rosters.

Find more information by visiting tournaments.prepbaseballreport.com or from the pages linked below:

Top Position Players to Watch

These players stood out across multiple measurables at Prep Baseball showcases and are among the most intriguing athletes in the field this weekend.

OF/2B • Class of 2026 • #71 NY

5-11/175.7 • Right/Right • RBI Baseball - Bender • SUNY-Cortland commit

Max EV Avg. EV Avg. BS 60-Yd.
100.5 93.6 68.8 6.52

One of only 3 players with a sub-6.80 sixty and 100+ mph max EV; 1st-fastest 60-yd. dash this weekend.

SS/RHP • Class of 2026 • #44 NY

6-0/178.8 • Right/Right • SRS Outlaws • Albany commit

Max EV Avg. EV Avg. BS 60-Yd.
100.6 95.0 80.1 6.67

The only player with 78+ mph avg. bat speed and 100+ mph max EV; No. 1-ranked avg. bat speed among all players this weekend.

OF/RHP • Class of 2026 • #232 NY

6-0/185 • Right/Right • 315 Ghost College Prep CSE • Frederick CC commit

Max EV Avg. EV Avg. BS 60-Yd.
101.5 95.8 72.0 6.74

No. 3 avg. EV among all players in the field; One of only 3 players with a sub-6.80 sixty and 100+ mph max EV.

C/OF • Class of 2028 • #41 NY

5-9/180 • Right/Right • Top Level Athletics • Uncommitted

Max EV Avg. EV Avg. BS 60-Yd.
101.7 95.5 75.2 6.92

No. 2-ranked max EV among all players this weekend; Top-5 avg. bat speed in the field.

3B/RHP • Class of 2027 • #96 NY

6-3/185.3 • Right/Right • 315 Ghost College Prep CSE • Uncommitted

Max EV Avg. EV Avg. BS 60-Yd.
100.2 92.9 70.4 7.03

2nd-highest max EV among 2027s; 2nd-ranked max EV among uncommitted '27s.

1B/RHP • Class of 2027 • #103 NY

6-2/235 • Left/Right • Bainbridge Diamond Sharks • Uncommitted

Max EV Avg. EV Avg. BS 60-Yd.
104.2 97.6 72.4 7.19

Highest max EV among all players this weekend; Highest avg. EV in the field.

C/1B • Class of 2028 • #34 NY

5-10/245.1 • Right/Right • Top Level Athletics • Uncommitted

Max EV Avg. EV Avg. BS 60-Yd.
101.7 96.8 75.9 7.76

No. 2 avg. EV among all players in the field; No. 2-ranked max EV among all players this weekend.

OF/SS • Class of 2027 • #26 NY

5-10/175.1 • Right/Right • SRS Outlaws • Uncommitted

Max EV Avg. EV Avg. BS 60-Yd.
99.2 93.6 70.7 6.83

3rd-highest max EV among 2027s; 3rd-ranked max EV among uncommitted '27s.

OF/LHP • Class of 2027 • #171 NY

5-11/192.7 • L • Rochester Brewers • Uncommitted

Max EV Avg. EV Avg. BS 60-Yd.
98.6 94.4 70.3 7.23

No. 6 overall avg. EV in the field.

SS • Class of 2029 • #6 NY

5-8/155 • Right/Right • Northeast Pride '29 National • Uncommitted

Max EV Avg. EV
96.6 86.9
OF/2B • Class of 2029 • #7 NY

5-11/178 • Right/Right • 5TP Development • Uncommitted

Max EV Avg. EV Avg. BS 60-Yd.
94.0 83.7 66.4 7.16
OF/SS • Class of 2029 • #20 NY

5-8/172.3 • Right/Right • 315 Ghost • Uncommitted

Max EV Avg. EV Avg. BS 60-Yd.
91.5 82.4 65.7 7.62
3B/OF • Class of 2029 • #26 NY

5-6/192.2 • Right/Right • Northeast Pride '29 Scout • Uncommitted

Max EV Avg. EV Avg. BS 60-Yd.
97.5 80.3 65.6 7.64

3rd-highest max EV among 2029s; 3rd-ranked max EV among uncommitted '29s.

Stat Leaders: Position Players

All metrics from official Prep Baseball showcases attended since the start of 2025 (minimum thresholds applied).

Exit Velocity Leaders 🔴

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Highest Max EVs

#
Player
Pos.
Class
Max EV
Avg. EV
Avg. BS
1 Jacoby Mapes (#103 NY)
Bainbridge Diamond Sharks		 1B 2027 104.2 97.6 72.4
2 Griffin Durant (#34 NY)
Top Level Athletics		 C 2028 101.7 96.8 75.9
3 Julian Medina (#41 NY)
Top Level Athletics		 C 2028 101.7 95.5 75.2
4 Chace Shepard (#232 NY)
315 Ghost College Prep CSE		 OF 2026 101.5 95.8 72.0
5 Owen Klei (#134 NY)
315 Ghost College Prep CSE		 1B 2026 101.1 91.6 70.9
6 Brayden Mack (#44 )
SRS Outlaws		 SS 2026 100.6 95.0 80.1
7 Connor Davy (#71 NY)
RBI Baseball - Bender		 OF 2026 100.5 93.6 68.8
8 Ben Kaulback (#96 NY)
315 Ghost College Prep CSE		 3B 2027 100.2 92.9 70.4
9 Chase Beloin (#79 CT)
Canes CT		 3B 2025 99.5 93.6 77.7
10 Rocco Grotto (#26 NY)
SRS Outlaws		 OF 2027 99.2 93.6 70.7
11 Gavin Nelli (#23 )
Northeast Pride '30 Scout		 C 2029 99.1 80.4 —
12 Braeden Phipps (#246 NY)
315 Ghost College Prep CSE		 C 2026 99.1 90.8 68.7
13 Avery Brace
RCS Warpath Gold		 3B 2029 98.7 90.5 —
14 Cole Harris (#171 NY)
Rochester Brewers		 OF 2027 98.6 94.4 70.3
15 Owen Rich (#38 CT)
Canes CT		 SS 2025 98.0 84.8 72.1

Bat Speed Leaders ⚡

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Highest Avg. Bat Speeds

#
Player
Pos.
Class
Avg. BS
Avg. RA
Max EV
1 Brayden Mack (#44 )
SRS Outlaws		 SS 2026 80.1 18.1 100.6
2 Chase Beloin (#79 CT)
Canes CT		 3B 2025 77.7 19.9 99.5
3 Griffin Durant (#34 NY)
Top Level Athletics		 C 2028 75.9 21.1 101.7
4 Julian Medina (#41 NY)
Top Level Athletics		 C 2028 75.2 16.3 101.7
5 Kal Cihocki (#84 NY)
315 Ghost		 3B 2028 74.5 7.4 96.7
6 Logan Rembish (#18 CT)
Canes CT		 RHP 2025 73.9 22.2 92.3
7 Max Yaeger (#367 )
RBI Baseball - Bender		 3B 2026 72.9 8.2 92.8
8 Jacoby Mapes (#103 NY)
Bainbridge Diamond Sharks		 1B 2027 72.4 20.0 104.2
9 Dylan Wiggins (#147 NY)
SRS Outlaws		 1B 2026 72.2 16.5 92.6
10 Owen Rich (#38 CT)
Canes CT		 SS 2025 72.1 17.8 98.0
11 Chace Shepard (#232 NY)
315 Ghost College Prep CSE		 OF 2026 72.0 11.5 101.5
12 Riley Clemons-Butenko (#70 )
315 Ghost College Prep CSE		 OF 2026 71.3 16.4 96.5
13 Mitchell Zielinski (#295 CT)
Canes CT		 SS 2026 71.2 15.8 96.0
14 Owen Klei (#134 NY)
315 Ghost College Prep CSE		 1B 2026 70.9 16.0 101.1
15 Rocco Grotto (#26 NY)
SRS Outlaws		 OF 2027 70.7 21.7 99.2

Athletic Testing Leaders 💨

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Fastest 60-Yard Dash Times

#
Player
Pos.
Class
60-Yd.
Pos. Velo
1 Connor Davy (#71 NY)
RBI Baseball - Bender		 OF 2026 6.52 81 mph (OF)
2 Shane Richters (#78 CT)
Canes CT		 OF 2025 6.60 85 mph (OF)
3 Dylan Wenban (#461 NY)
315 Ghost College Prep CSE		 SS 2026 6.60 81 mph (IF)
4 Brayden Mack (#44 )
SRS Outlaws		 SS 2026 6.67 90 mph (IF)
5 Owen Rich (#38 CT)
Canes CT		 SS 2025 6.70 90 mph (IF)
6 Logan Rembish (#18 CT)
Canes CT		 RHP 2025 6.72 88 mph (IF)
7 Chace Shepard (#232 NY)
315 Ghost College Prep CSE		 OF 2026 6.74 90 mph (OF)
8 Cayden Nappa (#490 NY)
SRS Outlaws		 SS 2026 6.77 80 mph (IF)
9 Bryce Meder (#100 CT)
Canes CT		 RHP 2025 6.78 89 mph (OF)
10 Seamus Macnamee (#467 NY)
RBI Baseball - Bender		 OF 2026 6.78 85 mph (OF)
11 John Graham
Corning Elite		 SS 2028 6.81 81 mph (IF)
12 Rocco Grotto (#26 NY)
SRS Outlaws		 OF 2027 6.83 89 mph (OF)
13 Riley Clemons-Butenko (#70 )
315 Ghost College Prep CSE		 OF 2026 6.83 91 mph (OF)
14 Paolo Munetz (#426 NY)
315 Ghost College Prep CSE		 SS 2026 6.89 84 mph (IF)
15 Chase Antinore
Rochester Brewers		 OF 2027 6.90 79 mph (OF)

Top Arms to Watch 🔥

These are the pitchers our system has flagged in the lead-up to this week's tournament across multiple categories like velo, spin, movement profiles, etc., based off past Prep Baseball showcase performances.

RHP/3B • Class of 2026 • #297 NY

6-1/200 • Right/Right • RBI Baseball - Bender • SUNY-Oswego commit

Max FB FB Range FB Avg. Spin SL CH
89.0 86-88 2,292 69-73 76-78

No. 3-ranked FB velo among all arms this weekend; Highest avg. FB spin rate in the field (2,292 rpm).

2B/SS • Class of 2030

5-0/100 • Right/Right • CT METS BLUE • Uncommitted

Max FB FB Range
89.0 84-88

No. 3-ranked FB velo among all arms this weekend; Hardest-throwing 2030 arm in the field.

RHP/OF • Class of 2027 • #16

6-6/230 • Left/Right • Canes CT • East Carolina commit

Max FB FB Range FB Avg. Spin CB CB Avg. Spin SL
88.8 87-89 2,278 69-71 2,172 71-74

Top-5 FB velo in the field; No. 2-ranked avg. FB spin rate in the field (2,278 rpm).

3B/SS • Class of 2028 • #84 NY

6-0/210.8 • Right/Right • 315 Ghost • Uncommitted

Max FB FB Range FB IVB Avg. CB CH
86.0 84-86 16.3 in. 73-74 75-77

Hardest-throwing 2028 arm in the field; Top-ranked FB velo among all uncommitted '28s.

3B/RHP • Class of 2027 • #96 NY

6-3/185.3 • Right/Right • 315 Ghost College Prep CSE • Uncommitted

Max FB FB Range CB CB Avg. Spin SL CH
88.0 84-87 70-71 1,602 74-75 79-79

3rd-hardest throwing 2027 arm in the field; 2nd-ranked FB velo among uncommitted '27s.

RHP • Class of 2027 • NY

6-0/186.7 • Right/Right • Top Level Athletics • Uncommitted

Max FB FB Range FB Avg. Spin SL CH
88.5 86-88 2,199 77-79 77-80

Top-ranked FB velo among all uncommitted '27s; 2nd-hardest throwing 2027 arm in the field.

RHP/2B • Class of 2028 • #148 NY

6-1/162.9 • Right/Right • Bainbridge Diamond Sharks • Uncommitted

Max FB FB Range FB HM Avg. CB CB Avg. Spin SL
85.2 83-84 19.1 in. 56-59 1,752 70-71

Notable FB horizontal movement (19.1 in. avg.) at 85 mph; 2nd-hardest throwing 2028 arm in the field.

Stat Leaders: Pitchers

All metrics from official Prep Baseball showcases attended since the start of 2025.

Fastball Velocity Leaders 🔥

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Max Fastball Velocity

#
Player
Pos.
Class
Max FB
FB Range
FB Avg. Spin
FB Avg. IVB
FB Avg. HM
1 Trout He
MLB Development Center		 RHP 2025 90.0 88-89 — — —
2 Logan Rembish (#18 CT)
Canes CT		 RHP 2025 89.2 86-88 1,987 14.4 7.1
3 Dasch Benson (#297 NY)
RBI Baseball - Bender		 RHP 2026 89.0 86-88 2,292 14.3 8.8
4 Ryan Martinez
CT METS BLUE		 2B/RHP 2030 89.0 84-88 — — —
5 Coby Dagata (#16 )
Canes CT		 RHP 2027 88.8 87-89 2,278 14.3 13.4
6 Danny Cioffi
Top Level Athletics		 RHP 2027 88.5 86-88 2,199 11.4 10.6
7 Ben Kaulback (#96 NY)
315 Ghost College Prep CSE		 3B/RHP 2027 88.0 84-87 1,619 14.1 8.1
8 Owen Rich (#38 CT)
Canes CT		 SS/RHP 2025 87.9 86-88 2,241 17.1 11.9
9 Lucas Aiello (#139 )
SRS Outlaws		 LHP 2026 86.0 83-86 2,140 20.0 -13.3
10 Kal Cihocki (#84 NY)
315 Ghost		 3B/RHP 2028 86.0 84-86 1,945 16.3 11.6
11 Bryce Meder (#100 CT)
Canes CT		 RHP 2025 85.6 84-85 1,519 7.8 4.3
12 Elias Scofield (#148 NY)
Bainbridge Diamond Sharks		 RHP 2028 85.2 83-84 1,938 11.5 19.1
13 Jack Pole
SRS Outlaws		 RHP 2026 85.1 84-85 2,003 14.4 12.5
14 Rocco Davino
Canes CT		 3B/RHP 2026 85.0 82-85 — — —
15 Max Seaver (#139 NY)
Rochester Brewers		 RHP 2027 85.0 81-84 2,122 16.0 15.6

Breaking Ball Spin Leaders 🌀

Top-15 Overall, Sorted by Highest Avg. Breaking Ball Spin Rate (CB/SL)

#
Player
Pos.
Class
Type
Avg. Spin
Velo Range
Avg. IVB
Avg. HM
1 Brady Van Voast
Upper Deck Titans Van Voast		 3B 2027 CB 2,558 63-64 -8.3 -19.0
2 Cole Trebilcock
RBI Baseball - Bender		 SS 2026 SL 2,373 65-67 -6.4 -16.2
3 Brody Keller
Rochester Brewers		 RHP 2027 CB 2,316 63-64 -13.2 -19.1
4 Owen Rich (#38 CT)
Canes CT		 SS 2025 CB 2,294 71-74 -9.3 -13.2
5 Keegan Magill
RBI Baseball - Testani		 RHP 2028 SL 2,276 69-69 1.5 -3.5
6 Michael Nguyen
Stamford Travel Baseball		 1B 2029 CB 2,271 59-64 -9.5 13.8
7 Nick Menar
SRS Outlaws		 SS 2028 CB 2,251 70-71 — —
8 Angel Batista
5TP Development		 SS 2029 CB 2,224 66-69 -2.4 -4.9
9 Coby Dagata (#16 )
Canes CT		 RHP 2027 SL 2,217 71-74 8.2 18.6
10 Max Haran
Northeast Pride '29 Scout		 2B 2029 CB 2,193 59-61 — —
11 Matthew Myers
Northeast Pride '29 Scout		 RHP 2029 SL 2,157 64-66 -4.0 -6.8
12 Grady Wilson
RBI Baseball - Bender		 OF 2027 CB 2,153 64-66 -4.9 -11.3
13 Jack Pole
SRS Outlaws		 RHP 2026 SL 2,147 72-76 -1.3 -7.3
14 Mason Finegan
Northeast Pride '29 National		 2B 2028 CB 2,121 67-69 -2.2 -4.4
15 Logan Mayo (#198 NY)
RBI Baseball - Bender		 SS 2027 SL 2,120 69-70 -3.5 -16.2

Top Uncommitted Prospects 🎯

These are the top-ranked uncommitted players on rosters headed to our tournament this week.

State Rank
Player
Pos.
Class
Ht/Wt
#26 Rocco Grotto (NY)
SRS Outlaws		 OF/SS 2027 5-10 / 175.1 lbs.
#34 Griffin Durant (NY)
Top Level Athletics		 C/1B 2028 5-10 / 245.1 lbs.
#41 Julian Medina (NY)
Top Level Athletics		 C/OF 2028 5-9 / 180 lbs.
#84 Kal Cihocki (NY)
315 Ghost		 3B/SS 2028 6-0 / 210.8 lbs.
#96 Ben Kaulback (NY)
315 Ghost College Prep CSE		 3B/RHP 2027 6-3 / 185.3 lbs.
#100 Geno Fiacco (NY)
Top Level Athletics		 RHP/SS 2028 6-1 / 172.4 lbs.
#103 Jacoby Mapes (NY)
Bainbridge Diamond Sharks		 1B/RHP 2027 6-2 / 235 lbs.
#139 Max Seaver (NY)
Rochester Brewers		 RHP/OF 2027 5-11 / 175 lbs.
#148 Elias Scofield (NY)
Bainbridge Diamond Sharks		 RHP/2B 2028 6-1 / 162.9 lbs.
#153 Dylan Brace (NY)
RBI Baseball - Bender		 C/SS 2027 5-8 / 183 lbs.
#171 Cole Harris (NY)
Rochester Brewers		 OF/LHP 2027 5-11 / 192.7 lbs.
#198 Logan Mayo (NY)
RBI Baseball - Bender		 SS/RHP 2027 5-8 / 158.3 lbs.
#215 Evan Fitzpatrick (NY)
Rochester Brewers		 RHP/3B 2027 5-9 / 166.7 lbs.
#239 Nick Cosselman (NY)
Top Level Athletics		 OF/1B 2027 5-8 / 169.3 lbs.
#276 Mason Little (NY)
RBI Baseball - Bender		 C/OF 2027 5-9 / 186.1 lbs.

All showcase metrics from Prep Baseball events attended since the start of 2025. Leaderboards compiled from officially submitted tournament rosters. Players who have not attended a recent Prep Baseball showcase will not appear. Find an upcoming showcase near you.

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