PBT Northeast Invite: Primer

June 11, 2026
Matthew Laurentino

This is the week of the Northeast Invite, taking place June 12-14 at Cortland, NY, featuring players from the grad classes of 2026 through 2031. Over 250 players are headed to Cortland this weekend, with more than 29 currently ranked in their home state's Prep Baseball rankings.

Inside this article, we're previewing the talent making its way to Cortland 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.

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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.

Landon Trout

OF/RHP • Class of 2028 • #42 PA

5-10/185 • Right/Right • RCS Warpath Gold • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
100.7	91.1	70.3	7.12

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

Gabriel Overend

OF/SS • Class of 2029 • #17 NY

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

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
90.2	82.4	65.7	7.62

Christopher Knelly

SS • Class of 2028 • #57 PA

5-6/159.8 • Right/Right • RCS Warpath Gold • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
98.6	93.6	75.0	6.93

Highest avg. EV in the field; No. 3-ranked max EV among all players this weekend.

Thomas Bailey

OF/2B • Class of 2026 • #165 NY

6-0/179.9 • Right/Right • DP Canes National • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
95.9	85.8	71.8	6.84

2nd-fastest 60-yd. dash this weekend; No. 8 overall in max EV in the field.

Nicholas Snyder

3B/RHP • Class of 2028 • #129 NY

6-2/195 • Right/Right • Syracuse Select • Uncommitted

Max EV	Avg. EV	Avg. BS	60-Yd.
96.8	87.0	68.9	7.28

Top-5 max EV among 110 hitters this weekend; 3rd-highest max EV among 2028s.

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	Landon Trout (#42 PA) RCS Warpath Gold	OF	2028	100.7	91.1	70.3
2	Michael Antonopoulos Ottawa Nepean Canadians (ONC)	OF	2026	99.6	86.3	72.4
3	Christopher Knelly (#57 PA) RCS Warpath Gold	SS	2028	98.6	93.6	75.0
4	Merrick Damin (#455 NY) Tri-City Bombers	SS	2026	97.4	88.6	72.3
5	Nicholas Snyder (#129 NY) Syracuse Select	3B	2028	96.8	87.0	68.9
6	Cooper Davis (#103 NY) Bainbridge Diamond Sharks	1B	2028	96.7	89.8	60.2
7	Kal Cihocki (#84 NY) 315 Ghost	3B	2028	96.7	87.8	74.5
8	Thomas Bailey (#165 NY) DP Canes National	OF	2026	95.9	85.8	71.8
9	Dominic Corona (#126 NY) DP Canes National	SS	2027	95.8	85.0	68.0
10	Dominic Marranca The GRIND Athletics	SS	2028	94.4	87.6	69.0
11	Grayson Virkler (#193 NY) Syracuse Select	RHP	2027	94.4	85.5	71.1
12	Drew Gruba (#448 NY) DP Canes National	OF	2026	94.3	79.1	71.3
13	Nathan Sartori Baseball UPa Prospects	3B	2028	94.2	88.0	70.8
14	Ryan Hicks RCS Warpath Gold	OF	2030	94.0	86.4	—
15	Logan Teaman The GRIND Athletics	1B	2028	94.0	84.0	—

Bat Speed Leaders ⚡

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

#	Player	Pos.	Class	Avg. BS	Avg. RA	Max EV
1	Christopher Knelly (#57 PA) RCS Warpath Gold	SS	2028	75.0	14.8	98.6
2	Kal Cihocki (#84 NY) 315 Ghost	3B	2028	74.5	7.4	96.7
3	Michael Antonopoulos Ottawa Nepean Canadians (ONC)	OF	2026	72.4	21.2	99.6
4	Merrick Damin (#455 NY) Tri-City Bombers	SS	2026	72.3	21.2	97.4
5	Sam Roselli (#108 NY) DP Canes National	OF	2026	71.9	14.3	93.0
6	Thomas Bailey (#165 NY) DP Canes National	OF	2026	71.8	11.1	95.9
7	Drew Gruba (#448 NY) DP Canes National	OF	2026	71.3	13.4	94.3
8	Grayson Virkler (#193 NY) Syracuse Select	RHP	2027	71.1	33.2	94.4
9	Nathan Sartori Baseball UPa Prospects	3B	2028	70.8	15.8	94.2
10	Jaxen Swain Bainbridge Diamond Sharks	3B	2027	70.5	10.8	93.8
11	Landon Trout (#42 PA) RCS Warpath Gold	OF	2028	70.3	24.2	100.7
12	Tyler Daugherty The GRIND Athletics	1B	2028	69.9	9.3	93.9
13	Zach Craib (#358 NY) DP Canes National	C	2026	69.4	20.3	90.2
14	Dominic Marranca The GRIND Athletics	SS	2028	69.0	17.2	94.4
15	Nicholas Snyder (#129 NY) Syracuse Select	3B	2028	68.9	15.3	96.8

Athletic Testing Leaders 💨

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

#	Player	Pos.	Class	60-Yd.	Pos. Velo
1	Nick Meluni (#100 NY) Syracuse Select	OF	2027	6.80	80 mph (OF)
2	Thomas Bailey (#165 NY) DP Canes National	OF	2026	6.84	83 mph (OF)
3	Daniel Luce DP Canes National	2B	2027	6.84	83 mph (IF)
4	Christopher Knelly (#57 PA) RCS Warpath Gold	SS	2028	6.93	86 mph (IF)
5	Jason Larsen (#248 NY) DP Canes National	3B	2026	6.99	84 mph (IF)
6	Ethan Bathurst Ottawa Nepean Canadians (ONC)	RHP	2026	7.00	79 mph (OF)
7	Zayden Crouse Tri-City Bombers	C	2025	7.01	69 mph (C)
8	Dominic Corona (#126 NY) DP Canes National	SS	2027	7.04	85 mph (IF)
9	Aidan Murphy Tri-City Bombers	OF	2025	7.09	69 mph (OF)
10	Landon Trout (#42 PA) RCS Warpath Gold	OF	2028	7.12	90 mph (OF)
11	Dylan Utter Orleans Outlaws	SS	2028	7.14	74 mph (IF)
12	Will Rogers (#117 NY) New York Elite	OF	2028	7.15	83 mph (OF)
13	Brody Goodmore (#145 NY) Collett Blue Birds	LHP	2028	7.15	82 mph (OF)
14	Ty Cull RCS Warpath Gold	OF	2029	7.15	65 mph (OF)
15	Maddox Carey The GRIND Athletics	2B	2028	7.16	72 mph (IF)

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.

Gabriel Overend

OF/SS • Class of 2029 • #17 NY

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

Max FB	FB Range	CB	CH
82.0	78-81	67-68	70-72

Hardest-throwing 2029 arm in the field; Top-ranked FB velo among all uncommitted '29s.

Landon Trout

OF/RHP • Class of 2028 • #42 PA

5-10/185 • Right/Right • RCS Warpath Gold • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	FB Avg. Spin	CB	CB Avg. Spin	SL
86.8	84-87	2,129	66-68	2,169	69-72

No. 2-ranked FB velo among all arms this weekend; Hardest-throwing 2028 arm in the field.

Jon Roessel

RHP/SS • Class of 2026 • #54

6-1/185 • Right/Right • DP Canes National • USC Upstate commit

Max FB	FB Range	FB Avg. Spin	FB HM Avg.	SL	SL Avg. Spin
89.0	85-88	2,274	16.7 in.	73-77	2,217

Hardest-throwing arm this weekend; Highest avg. FB spin rate in the field (2,274 rpm).

Sam Roselli

OF/RHP • Class of 2026 • #108 NY

6-2/175 • Right/Right • DP Canes National • Albany commit

Max FB	FB Range	CB	CB Avg. Spin	SL	SL Avg. Spin
85.3	84-85	69-70	2,281	69-70	2,255

Top-5 FB velo in the field; No. 3-ranked avg. breaking ball spin rate (2,281 rpm).

Drew Gruba

OF/RHP • Class of 2026 • #448 NY

6-0/189.8 • Right/Right • DP Canes National • Uncommitted

Max FB	FB Range	FB Avg. Spin	CB	CB Avg. Spin	SL
80.2	79-80	2,258	66-68	2,397	61-64

Highest avg. breaking ball spin rate in the field (2,397 rpm); No. 2-ranked avg. FB spin rate in the field (2,258 rpm).

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	Jon Roessel (#54 ) DP Canes National	RHP	2026	89.0	85-88	2,274	8.4	16.7
2	Landon Trout (#42 PA) RCS Warpath Gold	OF	2028	86.8	84-87	2,129	8.0	7.0
3	Jason Larsen (#248 NY) DP Canes National	3B	2026	86.0	82-84	1,959	14.3	7.2
4	Sam Roselli (#108 NY) DP Canes National	OF	2026	85.3	84-85	1,859	14.3	7.7
5	Christopher Knelly (#57 PA) RCS Warpath Gold	SS	2028	84.6	84-84	2,196	14.9	12.7
6	Kal Cihocki (#84 NY) 315 Ghost	3B	2028	84.4	82-84	1,925	14.0	9.6
7	Troy Borkowski (#297 NY) Syracuse Select	RHP	2027	84.0	77-82	1,884	15.8	9.4
8	Grayson Virkler (#193 NY) Syracuse Select	RHP	2027	84.0	79-82	1,863	8.4	3.4
9	Kohl Schaefer New York Elite	RHP	2027	83.5	82-83	1,907	16.2	6.5
10	Camden Misasi Prospects Elite	RHP	2028	82.5	80-82	1,794	13.8	13.3
11	Merrick Damin (#455 NY) Tri-City Bombers	SS	2026	82.3	77-80	2,009	14.1	6.8
12	Ethan Bathurst Ottawa Nepean Canadians (ONC)	RHP	2026	82.2	80-82	2,111	11.1	17.1
13	Dominic Anzalone (#219 NY) DP Canes National	OF	2026	82.2	81-82	1,804	17.6	0.7
14	Gabriel Overend (#17 NY) 315 Ghost	OF	2029	82.0	78-81	1,951	15.1	7.1
15	Dylan Findlay Ottawa Nepean Canadians (ONC)	RHP	2026	82.0	79-82	1,855	13.5	10.3

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	Drew Gruba (#448 NY) DP Canes National	OF	2026	CB	2,397	66-68	-12.4	-12.5
2	Grayson Virkler (#193 NY) Syracuse Select	RHP	2027	SL	2,343	72-75	-3.2	-11.1
3	Sam Roselli (#108 NY) DP Canes National	OF	2026	CB	2,281	69-70	-2.3	-4.9
4	Dylan Findlay Ottawa Nepean Canadians (ONC)	RHP	2026	SL	2,246	64-65	1.3	-13.3
5	Jon Roessel (#54 ) DP Canes National	RHP	2026	SL	2,217	73-77	1.3	-1.8
6	Jack Hiscott Baseball UPa Prospects	OF	2028	SL	2,193	71-73	0.8	-6.1
7	Max Haran Northeast Pride '29 Scout	2B	2029	CB	2,193	59-61	—	—
8	Brody Goodmore (#145 NY) Collett Blue Birds	LHP	2028	CB	2,187	73-74	2.8	5.3
9	Landon Trout (#42 PA) RCS Warpath Gold	OF	2028	SL	2,174	69-72	—	—
10	Braden Cram Dirtbags Mid-Atlantic	SS	2029	SL	2,168	67-68	1.4	-9.1
11	Roman Bednarek RCS Warpath Gold	SS	2028	CB	2,135	67-69	1.1	-7.6
12	Zayden Crouse Tri-City Bombers	C	2025	SL	2,127	64-65	2.1	-10.0
13	Dominic Cocco The GRIND Athletics	RHP	2027	CB	2,102	69-71	-1.4	-0.6
14	Christopher Knelly (#57 PA) RCS Warpath Gold	SS	2028	CB	2,073	67-69	—	—
15	Tyler Zola RCS Warpath Gold	RHP	2029	CB	2,068	56-59	-10.3	-9.9

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.