Prep Baseball Report

Toronto Rising Stars ID: Positional Data Dive


Cam Black-Araujo
Assistant Director, Canada

On Monday, March 31st, the Prep Baseball Ontario staff hosted it's first of two Rising Stars ID's with the Sold Out Toronto Rising Stars ID hosted at the The Yard, in Oshawa, Ontario.

This event featured 60+ prospects in the 2029 - 2030 classes and 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 springs 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 broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis and Pitching Data Dive. Now, we conclude our post-event coverage within this Positional Data Dive as we take a look at the top TrackMan Hitting and VALD Performance running data.

For complete event results, click here.
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TRACKMAN

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Austin Robins ON Cobourg Collegiate Institute 2029 1B 84.9 mph
2 Jackson Batstra ON Brooklin School 2029 OF 78.8 mph
3 Justin Campoli ON n/a 2029 SS 78.6 mph
4 Christopher DesLauriers ON Pickering High 2029 RHP 78.6 mph
5 Owen Poliziani ON st joan of arc barrie 2029 1B 77.8 mph
6 Keats Mahannah ON Iroquois Ridge High School 2029 1B 77.6 mph
7 Nigel Peskun ON Toronto, Crestwood Preparatory College 2029 RHP 77.1 mph
8 Nolan Landry ON St Mary Catholic High School 2030 OF 76.2 mph
9 Sam Nanavati ON Abbey Park High School 2029 SS 74.7 mph
10 Ayaan Bhagat ON Earl Haig SS, Toronto 2029 RHP 74.5 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 Owen Poliziani ON st joan of arc barrie 2029 1B 317 ft
2 Justin Campoli ON n/a 2029 SS 281 ft
3 Nolan Landry ON St Mary Catholic High School 2030 OF 277 ft
4 Jackson Batstra ON Brooklin School 2029 OF 275 ft
5 Austin Robins ON Cobourg Collegiate Institute 2029 1B 265 ft
6 Kyle Ritter ON CHAT TORONTO 2029 3B 263 ft
7 Atticus Manger ON ASAD/McLaughlin 2029 C 262 ft
8 Marco Cunha ON n/a 2029 1B 262 ft
9 Sam Nanavati ON Abbey Park High School 2029 SS 261 ft
10 James Bingleman ON Trinity Collegiate 2029 OF 260 ft
11 Easton Robinson ON Leaside High School 2029 OF 259 ft
12 Noah Reed ON Not Listed 2030 1B 258 ft
13 Christopher DesLauriers ON Pickering High 2029 RHP 258 ft
14 Preston Cartwright ON Sir William Mulock Secondary School 2029 SS 253 ft
15 Atticus Feng ON Markham District High School 2029 C 252 ft

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Justin Campoli ON n/a 2029 SS 207 ft
2 Austin Robins ON Cobourg Collegiate Institute 2029 1B 205 ft
3 James Bingleman ON Trinity Collegiate 2029 OF 174 ft
4 Marco Cunha ON n/a 2029 1B 174 ft
5 AJ King ON McKinnon Park SS 2029 C 171 ft
6 Kyle Ritter ON CHAT TORONTO 2029 3B 170 ft
7 Atticus Feng ON Markham District High School 2029 C 170 ft
8 Jackson Batstra ON Brooklin School 2029 OF 169 ft
9 Noah Reed ON Not Listed 2030 1B 158 ft
10 Nolan Landry ON St Mary Catholic High School 2030 OF 158 ft

Distance: This metric measures how far the ball traveled, or would travel if it was not obstructed, measured in feet.

SWEET SPOT %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Lucas Young ON Iona Catholic Secondary School 2029 RHP 90 %
2 Zain Udell ON Upper Canada College 2029 C 83 %
3 Austin Robins ON Cobourg Collegiate Institute 2029 1B 77 %
^ Justin Campoli ON n/a 2029 SS 77 %
4 Brayden Morlock ON TBA 2030 2B 75 %
^ Noah Reed ON Not Listed 2030 1B 75 %
5 Sam Nanavati ON Abbey Park High School 2029 SS 71 %
6 Nigel Simpson ON Upper Canada College 2029 RHP 68 %
7 Nathan Nash (Castillo) ON William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute 2029 C 66 %
^ Anthony Barbuzzi ON St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School 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.

LINE DRIVE %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Line Drive %
1 Lucas Young ON Iona Catholic Secondary School 2029 RHP 80 %
2 Zain Udell ON Upper Canada College 2029 C 58 %
3 Brayden Morlock ON TBA 2030 2B 50 %
^ Noah Reed ON Not Listed 2030 1B 50 %
4 Jackson Batstra ON Brooklin School 2029 OF 45 %
5 Austin Robins ON Cobourg Collegiate Institute 2029 1B 44 %
^ Anthony Barbuzzi ON St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School 2029 OF 44 %
^ Justin Campoli ON n/a 2029 SS 44 %
6 Nigel Simpson ON Upper Canada College 2029 RHP 43 %
7 Sam Nanavati ON Abbey Park High School 2029 SS 42 %

VALD PERFORMANCE

30-YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 30-yd
1 Nolan Landry ON St Mary Catholic High School 2030 OF 3.97 s
2 Easton Robinson ON Leaside High School 2029 OF 4.06 s
3 Sam Nanavati ON Abbey Park High School 2029 SS 4.14 s
4 Jackson Batstra ON Brooklin School 2029 OF 4.22 s
5 Kian Harper ON Heart Lake Secondary school 2029 C 4.23 s
^ Kyle Ritter ON CHAT TORONTO 2029 3B 4.23 s
6 James Bingleman ON Trinity Collegiate 2029 OF 4.24 s
7 Preston Cartwright ON Sir William Mulock Secondary School 2029 SS 4.26 s
8 Ryder Bojda ON Donald A. Wilson H.S 2029 OF 4.28 s
9 Keats Mahannah ON Iroquois Ridge High School 2029 1B 4.30 s

10-YARD SPLIT

Rank Name State School Class Pos 10-yd
1 Nolan Landry ON St Mary Catholic High School 2030 OF 1.70 s
2 Easton Robinson ON Leaside High School 2029 OF 1.74 s
3 Sam Nanavati ON Abbey Park High School 2029 SS 1.78 s
4 Preston Cartwright ON Sir William Mulock Secondary School 2029 SS 1.80 s
^ Keats Mahannah ON Iroquois Ridge High School 2029 1B 1.80 s
5 James Bingleman ON Trinity Collegiate 2029 OF 1.82 s
6 Christopher DesLauriers ON Pickering High 2029 RHP 1.84 s
7 Kyle Ritter ON CHAT TORONTO 2029 3B 1.85 s
^ Joshua Greenspan ON Bill Crothers 2029 C 1.85 s
^ Jackson Batstra ON Brooklin School 2029 OF 1.85 s
^ Kian Harper ON Heart Lake Secondary school 2029 C 1.85 s

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