Ontario Rising Stars ID: Positional Data Dive
March 4, 2026
On Sunday, March 1st, the Prep Baseball Ontario staff hosted it's first Rising Stars ID of the year with the Ontario Rising Stars ID hosted at Future MVP Baseball Lab, in Scarborough, Ontario.
This event featured roughly 55 prospects in the 2030 - 2031 classes for an introductory showcase that allowed the young athletes to compete in their first showcase with players stricly within their age group. Rising Stars ID's also serve as identifiers for Canada's Junior Future Games Team that will compete at LakePoint Sports in late July against top players from each U.S. State.
All player ran through a full workout that included batting practice and bullpens captured on our TrackMan, as well as 30-yard runs and splits captured by VALD Performance and positional drills including velocities. Over the next several days we'll be highlighting top performers from the event within our post-event analysis. Stay locked into our social media channels over the next several days as we continue to push out video, leaderboards and more.
Earlier this week, we began our post-event coverage within our Statistical Analysis and Pitching Data Dive articles. Today, we will continue our post-event coverage within this Positional Data Dive article as we bring you the top Trackman Hitting and VALD Performance data collected on Sunday.
For complete event results, click here.
To view Class of 2026 Commitment Board, click here.
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Alexander Penney | ON | St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School | 2030 | 1B | 98.2 mph |
| 2 | Reggie Mills | ON | Waterdown District High School | 2030 | 1B | 96.9 mph |
| 3 | Liam McCready | ON | Bill Crothers Secondary School | 2030 | OF | 92.1 mph |
| 4 | Carter Elliott | ON | Nelson High School | 2030 | RHP | 90.5 mph |
| 5 | Jaziah Harris | ON | St peters | 2030 | SS | 90.4 mph |
| 6 | Vincent Ristevski | ON | St Stephens Bowmanville | 2030 | C | 88.2 mph |
| 7 | Owen Sedlak | ON | St. James Catholic High School | 2030 | C | 87.8 mph |
| 8 | Matthew Humphrey | ON | Notre Dame Catholic Secondary | 2030 | RHP | 87.7 mph |
| 9 | Max Moretto | ON | Holy Names | 2030 | LHP | 87.4 mph |
| 10 | Julian Manaois | ON | Bishop Allen Academy Catholic Secondary School | 2030 | C | 86.5 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Reggie Mills | ON | Waterdown District High School | 2030 | 1B | 87.8 mph |
| 2 | Alexander Penney | ON | St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School | 2030 | 1B | 85.3 mph |
| 3 | Jaziah Harris | ON | St peters | 2030 | SS | 81.5 mph |
| 4 | Max Moretto | ON | Holy Names | 2030 | LHP | 81.1 mph |
| 5 | Vincent Ristevski | ON | St Stephens Bowmanville | 2030 | C | 78.5 mph |
| 6 | Jayden David | ON | PHS | 2030 | SS | 78.3 mph |
| 7 | Domenico Di Nardo | ON | Assumption College School | 2030 | OF | 77.2 mph |
| 8 | JJ Mak | ON | Upper Canada College | 2030 | OF | 77.1 mph |
| 9 | FABRIZIO DARRIGO | ON | St Marcellinus | 2030 | 3B | 76.1 mph |
| 10 | Sylas Turner | ON | unlisted | 2030 | 1B | 75.4 mph |
Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Alexander Penney | ON | St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School | 2030 | 1B | 324 ft |
| 2 | Kai Jackson | ON | GreenWood | 2030 | OF | 302 ft |
| 3 | JJ Mak | ON | Upper Canada College | 2030 | OF | 302 ft |
| 4 | Vincent Ristevski | ON | St Stephens Bowmanville | 2030 | C | 291 ft |
| 5 | Jaziah Harris | ON | St peters | 2030 | SS | 285 ft |
| 6 | Carter Elliott | ON | Nelson High School | 2030 | RHP | 276 ft |
| 7 | Max Moretto | ON | Holy Names | 2030 | LHP | 276 ft |
| 8 | Matthew Humphrey | ON | Notre Dame Catholic Secondary | 2030 | RHP | 266 ft |
| 9 | Carter May | ON | Southwood Secondary School | 2030 | SS | 264 ft |
| 10 | Jayden David | ON | PHS | 2030 | SS | 261 ft |
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Alexander Penney | ON | St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School | 2030 | 1B | 186 ft |
| 2 | Austin Lobsinger | ON | St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School London Ontario | 2030 | OF | 182 ft |
| 3 | Harry Sandico | ON | St. Marcellinus Secondary School | 2030 | 2B | 179 ft |
| 4 | Owen Sedlak | ON | St. James Catholic High School | 2030 | C | 178 ft |
| 5 | Jaziah Harris | ON | St peters | 2030 | SS | 170 ft |
| 6 | Jacob Feret | ON | Brooklin High School | 2031 | 1B | 163 ft |
| 7 | Lucas Spourgitis | ON | Bill Crothers Secondary School | 2030 | 1B | 162 ft |
| 8 | Luke Tilson | ON | Not listed | 2030 | C | 162 ft |
| 9 | Max Moretto | ON | Holy Names | 2030 | LHP | 152 ft |
| 10 | JJ Mak | ON | Upper Canada College | 2030 | OF | 151 ft |
HARD HIT %
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hard Hit % |
| 1 | Alexander Penney | ON | St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School | 2030 | 1B | 40 % |
| 2 | Reggie Mills | ON | Waterdown District High School | 2030 | 1B | 37 % |
| 3 | Liam McCready | ON | Bill Crothers Secondary School | 2030 | OF | 11 % |
| 4 | Carter Elliott | ON | Nelson High School | 2030 | RHP | 8 % |
| 5 | Jaziah Harris | ON | St peters | 2030 | SS | 7 % |
LINE DRIVE %
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Line Drive % |
| 1 | Max Moretto | ON | Holy Names | 2030 | LHP | 83 % |
| 2 | Hudson Cammisuli | ON | St. Stephen Secondary | 2030 | RHP | 61 % |
| ^ | Domenico Di Nardo | ON | Assumption College School | 2030 | OF | 61 % |
| 3 | Marquise Gordon | ON | TBD | 2031 | SS | 53 % |
| 4 | Owen Sedlak | ON | St. James Catholic High School | 2030 | C | 50 % |
| ^ | Nathan Serafini | ON | Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School | 2030 | 1B | 50 % |
| ^ | Christian Lopez | ON | Christ the King Catholic Secondary School | 2030 | 2B | 50 % |
| ^ | Clark Robinson | ON | Donald A. Wilson Secondary School | 2030 | LHP | 50 % |
| 5 | Jackson Brock | ON | NHS | 2030 | RHP | 44 % |
| 6 | Austin Lobsinger | ON | St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School London Ontario | 2030 | OF | 42 % |
| ^ | Curtis Brown Jr. | ON | Henry Street H.S. | 2030 | C | 42 % |
SWEET SPOT %
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
| 1 | Nathan Serafini | ON | Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School | 2030 | 1B | 100 % |
| 2 | Max Moretto | ON | Holy Names | 2030 | LHP | 83 % |
| 3 | Lucas Spourgitis | ON | Bill Crothers Secondary School | 2030 | 1B | 72 % |
| 4 | Hudson Cammisuli | ON | St. Stephen Secondary | 2030 | RHP | 69 % |
| ^ | Marquise Gordon | ON | TBD | 2031 | SS | 69 % |
| 5 | Clark Robinson | ON | Donald A. Wilson Secondary School | 2030 | LHP | 66 % |
| ^ | Jacob Feret | ON | Brooklin High School | 2031 | 1B | 66 % |
| 6 | Noah Reed | ON | Maxwell Heights Secondary School | 2030 | LHP | 62 % |
| 7 | Luke Tilson | ON | Not listed | 2030 | C | 61 % |
| ^ | Jaziah Harris | ON | St peters | 2030 | SS | 61 % |
| ^ | Domenico Di Nardo | ON | Assumption College School | 2030 | OF | 61 % |
Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.
VALD PERFORMANCE
30-YARD SPLIT
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 30-yd |
| 1 | Jaziah Harris | ON | St peters | 2030 | SS | 3.93 s |
| 2 | Noah Reed | ON | Maxwell Heights Secondary School | 2030 | LHP | 4.17 s |
| 3 | Reggie Mills | ON | Waterdown District High School | 2030 | 1B | 4.18 s |
| 4 | Liam McCready | ON | Bill Crothers Secondary School | 2030 | OF | 4.20 s |
| 5 | Ethan Hoffmann | ON | n/a | 2030 | OF | 4.22 s |
| ^ | JJ Mak | ON | Upper Canada College | 2030 | OF | 4.22 s |
| ^ | Cameron Anderson | ON | Bowmanville High School | 2030 | SS | 4.22 s |
| 6 | Sylas Turner | ON | unlisted | 2030 | 1B | 4.24 s |
| 7 | Marquise Gordon | ON | TBD | 2031 | SS | 4.26 s |
| ^ | Carter Elliott | ON | Nelson High School | 2030 | RHP | 4.26 s |
| ^ | Max Moretto | ON | Holy Names | 2030 | LHP | 4.26 s |
10-YARD SPLIT
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 10-yd |
| 1 | Jaziah Harris | ON | St peters | 2030 | SS | 1.67 s |
| 2 | Carter Elliott | ON | Nelson High School | 2030 | RHP | 1.76 s |
| 3 | JJ Mak | ON | Upper Canada College | 2030 | OF | 1.79 s |
| ^ | Noah Reed | ON | Maxwell Heights Secondary School | 2030 | LHP | 1.79 s |
| 4 | Marquise Gordon | ON | TBD | 2031 | SS | 1.81 s |
| ^ | Liam McCready | ON | Bill Crothers Secondary School | 2030 | OF | 1.81 s |
| ^ | Reggie Mills | ON | Waterdown District High School | 2030 | 1B | 1.81 s |
| ^ | Sylas Turner | ON | unlisted | 2030 | 1B | 1.81 s |
| 5 | Seita Tanaka | ON | Garth Webb Secondary School | 2030 | RHP | 1.82 s |
| ^ | Max Moretto | ON | Holy Names | 2030 | LHP | 1.82 s |
| ^ | Noah Fernandez | ON | St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School | 2030 | SS | 1.82 s |
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