Prep Baseball Report

Ottawa/Gatineau Spring Invite: Positional Data Dive


Cameron Black-Araujo
Assistant Director, Canada

On Sunday, March 22nd, the Prep Baseball Ontario staff hosted it's annual Ottawa/Gatineau Spring Invite, hosted in conjunction with the Ottawa Nepean Canadians, at the Bell Sensplex in Kanata, Ontario.

This event featured roughly 65+ prospects in the 2026 - 2030 classes and it became the largest event out staff has ever hosted in the Ottawa region. The roster included several of the top players in the Nation's Capital as players were competing for roster spots on Canada/Ontario's National Team's at events such as the Future Games, Senior Future Games, West Coast Games, New York State Games, NorthEast Senior Games and the Best of the West.

All players ran through a full workout that included batting practice and bullpens captured on our TrackMan, swings captured by Blast Motion, 30-yard with splits captured by VALD Performance and positional metrics. 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 as we bring you the top TrackMan, Blast Motion and VALD Performance data from Sunday's event.

For complete event results, click here.
To view the Class of 2026 Commitment Board, click here.

To register for the Ontario Future Games Trials (Apr. 3), click here.
To register for the Pitcher-Only/Catcher Future Games Trials (Apr. 11), click here.
To register for the Ontario Future Games Trials (Apr. 16), click here.
To register for the Ontario Future Games Trials (Apr. 17), click here.
To register for the Montreal Spring Invite (Apr. 25), click here.


TRACKMAN

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Will White ON St. John Catholic High School 2026 OF 104.0 mph
2 Carson Cappadocio ON St. John Catholic High School 2028 3B 102.1 mph
3 Jackson Becker ON Sir Robert Borden High School 2027 OF 101.3 mph
4 Michael Antonopoulos QC Northern Pre University 2026 OF 99.6 mph
5 Ben Laughlin ON Glebe Collegiate Institute 2028 1B 98.8 mph
6 Noah Hall ON Regiopolis Notre Dame Catholic High School 2027 2B 98.1 mph
7 Shayne Gagne ON Tagwi SS 2027 C 97.0 mph
8 Jack Purdy ON Sacred Heart Catholic High School 2028 C 94.2 mph
9 John Jackson (JJ) Sanders ON Colonel By Secondary School 2027 3B 94.0 mph
10 Bryson Brojde QC Berkshire School 2027 OF 92.8 mph
11 Ayden Johnson ON Harbord Collegiate Institute 2027 C 92.6 mph
12 Zac Ward ON Frontenac Secondary School 2027 3B 91.4 mph
13 Alex Dubois QC Hadley Philemon Wright High School 2027 2B 91.3 mph
14 Aydyn Hallett ON St. Mother Theresa 2029 SS 90.8 mph
15 Jamie Deforge ON St. John Catholic High School 2027 RHP 90.6 mph

EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Carson Cappadocio ON St. John Catholic High School 2028 3B 96.8 mph
2 Will White ON St. John Catholic High School 2026 OF 95.1 mph
3 Jackson Becker ON Sir Robert Borden High School 2027 OF 89.7 mph
4 Noah Hall ON Regiopolis Notre Dame Catholic High School 2027 2B 89.1 mph
5 Michael Antonopoulos QC Northern Pre University 2026 OF 86.3 mph
6 Alex Dubois QC Hadley Philemon Wright High School 2027 2B 86.1 mph
7 Jack Purdy ON Sacred Heart Catholic High School 2028 C 85.9 mph
8 Shayne Gagne ON Tagwi SS 2027 C 85.4 mph
9 John Jackson (JJ) Sanders ON Colonel By Secondary School 2027 3B 85.3 mph
10 Ben Laughlin ON Glebe Collegiate Institute 2028 1B 84.9 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 Will White ON St. John Catholic High School 2026 OF 363 ft
2 Carson Cappadocio ON St. John Catholic High School 2028 3B 358 ft
3 John Jackson (JJ) Sanders ON Colonel By Secondary School 2027 3B 342 ft
4 Noah Hall ON Regiopolis Notre Dame Catholic High School 2027 2B 331 ft
5 Ayden Johnson ON Harbord Collegiate Institute 2027 C 330 ft
6 Jackson Becker ON Sir Robert Borden High School 2027 OF 326 ft
7 Shayne Gagne ON Tagwi SS 2027 C 321 ft
8 Ben Laughlin ON Glebe Collegiate Institute 2028 1B 321 ft
9 Cedric Lefebvre QC Nouvelles Frontières 2027 OF 318 ft
10 Jack Purdy ON Sacred Heart Catholic High School 2028 C 318 ft
11 Jorge Moreno ON Holy Trinity High 2029 SS 316 ft
12 Olivier Projean ON Collège Notre-Dame 2029 2B 314 ft
13 Aydyn Hallett ON St. Mother Theresa 2029 SS 309 ft
14 Grey Margulis ON St. Mark High School 2028 C 306 ft
15 Cole Cote ON Saint Pius X 2029 RHP 301 ft

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Carson Cappadocio ON St. John Catholic High School 2028 3B 260 ft
2 Aydyn Hallett ON St. Mother Theresa 2029 SS 256 ft
3 Ayden Johnson ON Harbord Collegiate Institute 2027 C 223 ft
4 Cole Cote ON Saint Pius X 2029 RHP 198 ft
5 Noah Hall ON Regiopolis Notre Dame Catholic High School 2027 2B 190 ft
6 Everett McCambley QC St. Michael's 2027 OF 190 ft
7 Jack Purdy ON Sacred Heart Catholic High School 2028 C 189 ft
8 Gabriel Lanzillotta ON Sacred Heart High School 2028 OF 189 ft
9 Bowen Carson ON North Grenville District High School 2029 C 186 ft
10 Jack Sutcliffe ON Ashbury College 2028 RHP 175 ft

HARD HIT %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hard Hit %
1 Carson Cappadocio ON St. John Catholic High School 2028 3B 100 %
2 Will White ON St. John Catholic High School 2026 OF 72 %
3 Jackson Becker ON Sir Robert Borden High School 2027 OF 58 %
4 Noah Hall ON Regiopolis Notre Dame Catholic High School 2027 2B 50 %
5 Ayden Johnson ON Harbord Collegiate Institute 2027 C 44 %
6 John Jackson (JJ) Sanders ON Colonel By Secondary School 2027 3B 43 %
^ Ben Laughlin ON Glebe Collegiate Institute 2028 1B 43 %
7 Bryson Brojde QC Berkshire School 2027 OF 41 %
8 Shayne Gagne ON Tagwi SS 2027 C 37 %
9 Alex Dubois QC Hadley Philemon Wright High School 2027 2B 30 %

LINE DRIVE %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Line Drive %
1 Alex Dubois QC Hadley Philemon Wright High School 2027 2B 70 %
2 Everett McCambley QC St. Michael's 2027 OF 61 %
3 Noah Hall ON Regiopolis Notre Dame Catholic High School 2027 2B 61 %
4 Carson Cappadocio ON St. John Catholic High School 2028 3B 55 %
5 Jackson White ON St. John Catholic High School 2030 SS 54 %
6 Maksym Monast QC École secondaire Saint-Stanislas 2027 3B 50 %
^ Troy Driver ON Sacred Heart 2029 OF 50 %
^ Shayne Gagne ON Tagwi SS 2027 C 50 %
7 Isaac MacEachern ON Glebe Collegiate Institute 2027 OF 47 %
8 Michael Antonopoulos QC Northern Pre University 2026 OF 46 %

SWEET SPOT %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Carson Cappadocio ON St. John Catholic High School 2028 3B 88 %
2 Bowen Carson ON North Grenville District High School 2029 C 85 %
3 Jack Purdy ON Sacred Heart Catholic High School 2028 C 77 %
4 Everett McCambley QC St. Michael's 2027 OF 76 %
5 Noah Hall ON Regiopolis Notre Dame Catholic High School 2027 2B 72 %
6 Joel Geve ON Stittsville Ecole secondaire catholique Paul Desmarais 2028 SS 71 %
7 Isaac MacEachern ON Glebe Collegiate Institute 2027 OF 70 %
8 Alex Dubois QC Hadley Philemon Wright High School 2027 2B 70 %
^ Tyler Rheaume ON South Carleton High School 2030 RHP 70 %
9 Blake MacKenzie ON Maplewood Secondary School 2028 SS 66 %
^ Freddie Pettigrew ON South Carleton High School 2030 2B 66 %
^ Troy Driver ON Sacred Heart 2029 OF 66 %

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.

BLAST MOTION

AVG. HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Noah Hall ON Regiopolis Notre Dame Catholic High School 2027 2B 23.2 mph
2 Michael Antonopoulos QC Northern Pre University 2026 OF 23.2 mph
3 Carson Cappadocio ON St. John Catholic High School 2028 3B 22.5 mph
4 Will White ON St. John Catholic High School 2026 OF 22.1 mph
5 Jorge Moreno ON Holy Trinity High 2029 SS 21.2 mph
6 Ben Laughlin ON Glebe Collegiate Institute 2028 1B 21.1 mph
7 Joel Geve ON Stittsville Ecole secondaire catholique Paul Desmarais 2028 SS 21.1 mph
8 Aydyn Hallett ON St. Mother Theresa 2029 SS 20.9 mph
9 John Jackson (JJ) Sanders ON Colonel By Secondary School 2027 3B 20.8 mph
10 Cody Beaulieu ON École secondaire Catholique L’escale 2030 OF 20.7 mph

Hand Speed: The observed speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.

AVG. BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Carson Cappadocio ON St. John Catholic High School 2028 3B 73.1 mph
2 Jackson Becker ON Sir Robert Borden High School 2027 OF 73.0 mph
3 Michael Antonopoulos QC Northern Pre University 2026 OF 72.4 mph
4 Will White ON St. John Catholic High School 2026 OF 72.1 mph
5 Shayne Gagne ON Tagwi SS 2027 C 71.4 mph
6 Noah Hall ON Regiopolis Notre Dame Catholic High School 2027 2B 70.4 mph
7 John Jackson (JJ) Sanders ON Colonel By Secondary School 2027 3B 70.4 mph
8 Ben Laughlin ON Glebe Collegiate Institute 2028 1B 70.2 mph
9 Bryson Brojde QC Berkshire School 2027 OF 68.9 mph
10 Jorge Moreno ON Holy Trinity High 2029 SS 68.4 mph

Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.

AVG. ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Noah Hall ON Regiopolis Notre Dame Catholic High School 2027 2B 21.8 g
2 Michael Antonopoulos QC Northern Pre University 2026 OF 21.2 g
3 Cole Cote ON Saint Pius X 2029 RHP 18.5 g
4 Bryson Brojde QC Berkshire School 2027 OF 18.1 g
5 Joel Geve ON Stittsville Ecole secondaire catholique Paul Desmarais 2028 SS 17.2 g
6 Shayne Gagne ON Tagwi SS 2027 C 15.7 g
7 Aydyn Hallett ON St. Mother Theresa 2029 SS 15.3 g
8 Isaac MacEachern ON Glebe Collegiate Institute 2027 OF 12.8 g
9 Will White ON St. John Catholic High School 2026 OF 12.5 g
10 Joshua Lamoureux ON École Secondaire Publique Louis Riel 2028 C 12.1 g

Rotational Acceleration: Rotational Acceleration measures how quickly your bat accelerates into the swing plane. Rotational Acceleration is a good indicator of how you build bat speed by sequencing properly vs. pulling the bat with your hands. The quicker your rotational acceleration, the more power you will have and the more time you have to make a decision at the plate.

AVG. ON-PLANE EFFICIENCY

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Grayson Ellis QC Blythe Academy 2029 3B 88 %
2 Bowen Carson ON North Grenville District High School 2029 C 88 %
3 Everett McCambley QC St. Michael's 2027 OF 88 %
4 Nathan Craig ON Maplewood Secondary School 2029 SS 85 %
5 Cole Cote ON Saint Pius X 2029 RHP 83 %
6 Blake MacKenzie ON Maplewood Secondary School 2028 SS 83 %
7 Anthony Mac Millan QC Hormidas Gamelin 2030 1B 83 %
8 Rainner Bouret ON Arnprior District High School 2029 RHP 82 %
9 Jorge Moreno ON Holy Trinity High 2029 SS 81 %
10 Troy Driver ON Sacred Heart 2029 OF 81 %

On-Plane Efficiency: Measures the percentage of your swing where the bat is on the swing plane. Your vertical bat angle at contact establishes the plane for that swing. Plane is a great indicator of making consistent contact and barreling balls.

VALD PERFORMANCE

30-YARD SPLIT

Rank Name State School Class Pos 30-yd
1 Michael Antonopoulos QC Northern Pre University 2026 OF 3.85 s
2 Jackson Becker ON Sir Robert Borden High School 2027 OF 3.88 s
3 Jorge Moreno ON Holy Trinity High 2029 SS 3.92 s
4 Bryce Lamarche ON Holy Trinity Catholic High School 2029 OF 3.95 s
5 Ayden Johnson ON Harbord Collegiate Institute 2027 C 3.97 s
6 Shayne Gagne ON Tagwi SS 2027 C 4.04 s
^ Ben Laughlin ON Glebe Collegiate Institute 2028 1B 4.04 s
^ Alex Dubois QC Hadley Philemon Wright High School 2027 2B 4.04 s
7 Grayson Ellis QC Blythe Academy 2029 3B 4.05 s
8 Nathan Craig ON Maplewood Secondary School 2029 SS 4.06 s
^ Grey Margulis ON St. Mark High School 2028 C 4.06 s

10-YARD SPLIT

Rank Name State School Class Pos 10-yd
1 Michael Antonopoulos QC Northern Pre University 2026 OF 1.64 s
2 Bryce Lamarche ON Holy Trinity Catholic High School 2029 OF 1.66 s
3 Jackson Becker ON Sir Robert Borden High School 2027 OF 1.68 s
^ Cole Cote ON Saint Pius X 2029 RHP 1.68 s
^ Jorge Moreno ON Holy Trinity High 2029 SS 1.68 s
4 Grayson Ellis QC Blythe Academy 2029 3B 1.71 s
5 Ayden Johnson ON Harbord Collegiate Institute 2027 C 1.72 s
6 Nathan Craig ON Maplewood Secondary School 2029 SS 1.73 s
7 Everett McCambley QC St. Michael's 2027 OF 1.74 s
8 Shayne Gagne ON Tagwi SS 2027 C 1.75 s
^ Ben Laughlin ON Glebe Collegiate Institute 2028 1B 1.75 s
^ Grey Margulis ON St. Mark High School 2028 C 1.75 s

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