24 NY Preseason ID: Downstate Session 1 Stat Release & Leaderboards
March 12, 2024
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POSITIONAL METRICS
30 (via Swift Technologies)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 30-yd |
1 | Jack Gangemi | NY | Bronxville | 2025 | OF | 3.93 s |
2 | James Sanford | NY | PUTNAM VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 4.03 s |
3 | Sam Muller | NY | Iona Preparatory | 2025 | OF | 4.07 s |
4 | Chibuzo Ononaji | NY | ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 4.18 s |
^ | Andrew Rizzo | NY | Hastings | 2026 | 2B | 4.18 s |
^ | Christopher Luyando | NY | Iona Prep | 2026 | 3B | 4.18 s |
5 | Braeden Burke | NY | Monroe-Woodbury | 2026 | RHP | 4.23 s |
^ | Cooper Furst | NY | Fox Lane | 2025 | SS | 4.23 s |
6 | Matthew Portanova | NY | John Jay - East Fishkill | 2026 | RHP | 4.30 s |
7 | Michael Connolly | NY | Brewster | 2026 | RHP | 4.36 s |
8 | Joseph Gileno | NY | Brewster | 2027 | SS | 4.43 s |
9 | Mikey Santoiemma | NY | Lakeland | 2026 | C | 4.45 s |
10 | Lou Vernagallo | NY | LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | SS | 4.47 s |
OF Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
OF Velo
1
Sam Muller
NY
Iona Preparatory
2025
OF
86
2
Christopher Luyando
NY
Iona Prep
2026
3B
78
3
Jack Gangemi
NY
Bronxville
2025
OF
72
^
Matthew Portanova
NY
John Jay - East Fishkill
2026
RHP
72
4
Chibuzo Ononaji
NY
ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL
2026
OF
69
INF Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
INF Velo
1
Cooper Furst
NY
Fox Lane
2025
SS
78
^
Michael Connolly
NY
Brewster
2026
RHP
78
2
Christopher Luyando
NY
Iona Prep
2026
3B
77
3
Braeden Burke
NY
Monroe-Woodbury
2026
RHP
76
4
Lou Vernagallo
NY
LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL
2027
SS
73
5
Hudson Walden
NY
Horace Greeley
2027
3B
71
6
Joseph Gileno
NY
Brewster
2027
SS
68
7
Andrew Rizzo
NY
Hastings
2026
2B
64
8
Kevin Hickey
CT
IMMACULATE HIGH SCHOOL
2028
1B
55
C Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
C Velo
1
James Sanford
NY
PUTNAM VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
2025
C
76
2
Mikey Santoiemma
NY
Lakeland
2026
C
65
Exit Velocity (via Trackman)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Sam Muller
NY
Iona Preparatory
2025
OF
93.1 mph
2
Jack Gangemi
NY
Bronxville
2025
OF
90.2 mph
3
Michael Connolly
NY
Brewster
2026
RHP
89.7 mph
4
James Sanford
NY
PUTNAM VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
2025
C
89.6 mph
5
Chibuzo Ononaji
NY
ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL
2026
OF
88.0 mph
6
Christopher Luyando
NY
Iona Prep
2026
3B
87.8 mph
7
Matthew Portanova
NY
John Jay - East Fishkill
2026
RHP
86.1 mph
8
Braeden Burke
NY
Monroe-Woodbury
2026
RHP
85.8 mph
9
Andrew Rizzo
NY
Hastings
2026
2B
84.1 mph
10
Cooper Furst
NY
Fox Lane
2025
SS
84.1 mph
Peak Velocity (FB)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Braeden Burke
NY
Monroe-Woodbury
2026
RHP
80.9 mph
2
Matthew Portanova
NY
John Jay - East Fishkill
2026
RHP
77.2 mph
3
Michael Connolly
NY
Brewster
2026
RHP
77.1 mph
4
Hudson Walden
NY
Horace Greeley
2027
3B
72.1 mph
ADVANCED HITTING METRICS (VIA TRACKMAN)
Average Exit Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
James Sanford
NY
PUTNAM VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
2025
C
84.1 mph
2
Jack Gangemi
NY
Bronxville
2025
OF
83.9 mph
3
Christopher Luyando
NY
Iona Prep
2026
3B
83.4 mph
4
Chibuzo Ononaji
NY
ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL
2026
OF
83.4 mph
5
Sam Muller
NY
Iona Preparatory
2025
OF
81.5 mph
6
Matthew Portanova
NY
John Jay - East Fishkill
2026
RHP
79.0 mph
7
Braeden Burke
NY
Monroe-Woodbury
2026
RHP
77.4 mph
8
Andrew Rizzo
NY
Hastings
2026
2B
76.7 mph
9
Cooper Furst
NY
Fox Lane
2025
SS
76.2 mph
10
Michael Connolly
NY
Brewster
2026
RHP
75.3 mph
Peak Distance
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
James Sanford
NY
PUTNAM VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
2025
C
324 ft
2
Matthew Portanova
NY
John Jay - East Fishkill
2026
RHP
314 ft
3
Sam Muller
NY
Iona Preparatory
2025
OF
314 ft
4
Jack Gangemi
NY
Bronxville
2025
OF
307 ft
5
Michael Connolly
NY
Brewster
2026
RHP
303 ft
6
Chibuzo Ononaji
NY
ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL
2026
OF
300 ft
7
Braeden Burke
NY
Monroe-Woodbury
2026
RHP
291 ft
8
Andrew Rizzo
NY
Hastings
2026
2B
283 ft
9
Christopher Luyando
NY
Iona Prep
2026
3B
271 ft
10
Lou Vernagallo
NY
LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL
2027
SS
271 ft
Hard Hit Percentage
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hard Hit %
1
Sam Muller
NY
Iona Preparatory
2025
OF
23 %
2
Jack Gangemi
NY
Bronxville
2025
OF
18 %
ADVANCED HITTING METRICS (BLAST)
Hand Speed
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (max)
1
Chibuzo Ononaji
NY
ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL
2026
OF
23.9 mph
2
Sam Muller
NY
Iona Preparatory
2025
OF
22.8 mph
3
Andrew Rizzo
NY
Hastings
2026
2B
21.8 mph
4
Michael Connolly
NY
Brewster
2026
RHP
21.6 mph
5
Jack Gangemi
NY
Bronxville
2025
OF
21.4 mph
^
James Sanford
NY
PUTNAM VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
2025
C
21.4 mph
6
Matthew Portanova
NY
John Jay - East Fishkill
2026
RHP
21.1 mph
7
Braeden Burke
NY
Monroe-Woodbury
2026
RHP
21.0 mph
^
Cooper Furst
NY
Fox Lane
2025
SS
21.0 mph
8
Joseph Gileno
NY
Brewster
2027
SS
20.7 mph
9
Kevin Hickey
CT
IMMACULATE HIGH SCHOOL
2028
1B
20.6 mph
10
Mikey Santoiemma
NY
Lakeland
2026
C
19.6 mph
^
Christopher Luyando
NY
Iona Prep
2026
3B
19.6 mph
Bat Speed
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Bat Speed (max)
1
Sam Muller
NY
Iona Preparatory
2025
OF
73.6 mph
2
Michael Connolly
NY
Brewster
2026
RHP
70.4 mph
3
James Sanford
NY
PUTNAM VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
2025
C
68.6 mph
4
Christopher Luyando
NY
Iona Prep
2026
3B
68.2 mph
5
Matthew Portanova
NY
John Jay - East Fishkill
2026
RHP
67.3 mph
6
Chibuzo Ononaji
NY
ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL
2026
OF
66.9 mph
7
Jack Gangemi
NY
Bronxville
2025
OF
65.7 mph
8
Andrew Rizzo
NY
Hastings
2026
2B
64.5 mph
9
Braeden Burke
NY
Monroe-Woodbury
2026
RHP
64.4 mph
10
Cooper Furst
NY
Fox Lane
2025
SS
63.6 mph
^
Kevin Hickey
CT
IMMACULATE HIGH SCHOOL
2028
1B
63.6 mph
Rotational Acceleration
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (max)
1
Joseph Gileno
NY
Brewster
2027
SS
23.1 g
2
Chibuzo Ononaji
NY
ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL
2026
OF
21.1 g
3
Matthew Portanova
NY
John Jay - East Fishkill
2026
RHP
18.6 g
4
James Sanford
NY
PUTNAM VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
2025
C
18.0 g
5
Michael Connolly
NY
Brewster
2026
RHP
15.7 g
6
Christopher Luyando
NY
Iona Prep
2026
3B
14.4 g
7
Braeden Burke
NY
Monroe-Woodbury
2026
RHP
14.2 g
8
Andrew Rizzo
NY
Hastings
2026
2B
13.9 g
9
Kevin Hickey
CT
IMMACULATE HIGH SCHOOL
2028
1B
13.7 g
10
Cooper Furst
NY
Fox Lane
2025
SS
10.1 g
On-Plane Efficiency
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
On Plane Eff (avg)
1
Cooper Furst
NY
Fox Lane
2025
SS
82 %
2
Joseph Gileno
NY
Brewster
2027
SS
82 %
3
Braeden Burke
NY
Monroe-Woodbury
2026
RHP
73 %
4
Michael Connolly
NY
Brewster
2026
RHP
71 %
5
Jack Gangemi
NY
Bronxville
2025
OF
67 %
6
James Sanford
NY
PUTNAM VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
2025
C
66 %
7
Sam Muller
NY
Iona Preparatory
2025
OF
66 %
8
Andrew Rizzo
NY
Hastings
2026
2B
65 %
9
Matthew Portanova
NY
John Jay - East Fishkill
2026
RHP
60 %
10
Christopher Luyando
NY
Iona Prep
2026
3B
60 %
ADVANCED PITCHING METRICS (VIA TRACKMAN)
Zone Percentage (FB)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Zone %
1
Michael Connolly
NY
Brewster
2026
RHP
60 %
2
Braeden Burke
NY
Monroe-Woodbury
2026
RHP
57 %
3
Matthew Portanova
NY
John Jay - East Fishkill
2026
RHP
42 %
4
Hudson Walden
NY
Horace Greeley
2027
3B
28 %
Peak Spin Rate (FB)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Matthew Portanova
NY
John Jay - East Fishkill
2026
RHP
2095 rpm
2
Braeden Burke
NY
Monroe-Woodbury
2026
RHP
2048 rpm
3
Hudson Walden
NY
Horace Greeley
2027
3B
1975 rpm
4
Michael Connolly
NY
Brewster
2026
RHP
1892 rpm
Spin Score (Spin rate divided by velocity)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Score (max)
1
Hudson Walden
NY
Horace Greeley
2027
3B
27
2
Matthew Portanova
NY
John Jay - East Fishkill
2026
RHP
27
3
Braeden Burke
NY
Monroe-Woodbury
2026
RHP
25
4
Michael Connolly
NY
Brewster
2026
RHP
24
Peak Spin Rate (CB)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Hudson Walden
NY
Horace Greeley
2027
3B
2066 rpm
2
Matthew Portanova
NY
John Jay - East Fishkill
2026
RHP
1890 rpm
3
Michael Connolly
NY
Brewster
2026
RHP
1522 rpm
Peak Spin Rate (SL)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Braeden Burke
NY
Monroe-Woodbury
2026
RHP
2251 rpm
Advanced athletic testing
(via Swift Technologies)
10yd
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
10-yd
1
Jack Gangemi
NY
Bronxville
2025
OF
1.72 s
2
James Sanford
NY
PUTNAM VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
2025
C
1.76 s
3
Sam Muller
NY
Iona Preparatory
2025
OF
1.78 s
4
Andrew Rizzo
NY
Hastings
2026
2B
1.79 s
5
Cooper Furst
NY
Fox Lane
2025
SS
1.80 s
6
Christopher Luyando
NY
Iona Prep
2026
3B
1.82 s
^
Chibuzo Ononaji
NY
ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL
2026
OF
1.82 s
7
Braeden Burke
NY
Monroe-Woodbury
2026
RHP
1.84 s
^
Michael Connolly
NY
Brewster
2026
RHP
1.84 s
8
Joseph Gileno
NY
Brewster
2027
SS
1.88 s
^
Matthew Portanova
NY
John Jay - East Fishkill
2026
RHP
1.88 s
^
Mikey Santoiemma
NY
Lakeland
2026
C
1.88 s
9
Lou Vernagallo
NY
LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL
2027
SS
1.89 s
10
Hudson Walden
NY
Horace Greeley
2027
3B
2.03 s
30yd
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
30-yd
1
Jack Gangemi
NY
Bronxville
2025
OF
3.93 s
2
James Sanford
NY
PUTNAM VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
2025
C
4.03 s
3
Sam Muller
NY
Iona Preparatory
2025
OF
4.07 s
4
Chibuzo Ononaji
NY
ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL
2026
OF
4.18 s
^
Andrew Rizzo
NY
Hastings
2026
2B
4.18 s
^
Christopher Luyando
NY
Iona Prep
2026
3B
4.18 s
5
Braeden Burke
NY
Monroe-Woodbury
2026
RHP
4.23 s
^
Cooper Furst
NY
Fox Lane
2025
SS
4.23 s
6
Matthew Portanova
NY
John Jay - East Fishkill
2026
RHP
4.30 s
7
Michael Connolly
NY
Brewster
2026
RHP
4.36 s
8
Joseph Gileno
NY
Brewster
2027
SS
4.43 s
9
Mikey Santoiemma
NY
Lakeland
2026
C
4.45 s
10
Lou Vernagallo
NY
LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL
2027
SS
4.47 s
Jump Height
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Jump Height (max) |
1 | James Sanford | NY | PUTNAM VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 30.2 |
2 | Sam Muller | NY | Iona Preparatory | 2025 | OF | 30.1 |
3 | Chibuzo Ononaji | NY | ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 28.8 |
4 | Jack Gangemi | NY | Bronxville | 2025 | OF | 27.9 |
5 | Braeden Burke | NY | Monroe-Woodbury | 2026 | RHP | 26.8 |
Grip Strength
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Grip Strgth (RH) |
1 | Matthew Portanova | NY | John Jay - East Fishkill | 2026 | RHP | 150.9 |
2 | Sam Muller | NY | Iona Preparatory | 2025 | OF | 125.1 |
3 | James Sanford | NY | PUTNAM VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 123.6 |
4 | Cooper Furst | NY | Fox Lane | 2025 | SS | 119.8 |
5 | Michael Connolly | NY | Brewster | 2026 | RHP | 119.6 |
6 | Andrew Rizzo | NY | Hastings | 2026 | 2B | 115.8 |
7 | Jack Gangemi | NY | Bronxville | 2025 | OF | 111.2 |
8 | Chibuzo Ononaji | NY | ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 110.3 |
9 | Braeden Burke | NY | Monroe-Woodbury | 2026 | RHP | 108.8 |
10 | Christopher Luyando | NY | Iona Prep | 2026 | 3B | 105.5 |
Grip Strength
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Grip Strgth (LH) |
1 | Andrew Rizzo | NY | Hastings | 2026 | 2B | 124.2 |
2 | Matthew Portanova | NY | John Jay - East Fishkill | 2026 | RHP | 123.1 |
3 | Sam Muller | NY | Iona Preparatory | 2025 | OF | 119.2 |
4 | Braeden Burke | NY | Monroe-Woodbury | 2026 | RHP | 118.0 |
5 | Jack Gangemi | NY | Bronxville | 2025 | OF | 117.4 |
6 | James Sanford | NY | PUTNAM VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 111.6 |
7 | Hudson Walden | NY | Horace Greeley | 2027 | 3B | 104.8 |
8 | Chibuzo Ononaji | NY | ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 104.1 |
9 | Cooper Furst | NY | Fox Lane | 2025 | SS | 102.2 |
10 | Michael Connolly | NY | Brewster | 2026 | RHP | 100.2 |
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