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24 NY Preseason ID: Downstate Session 1 Stat Release & Leaderboards


Joe Walentin
Scouting Director, NY

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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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