Top 2016 Showcase Results: Catcher Velocity
December 29, 2016
By TJ Hunt
Director of Scouting, New Jersey
As 2016 comes to a close, it is time to highlight the Year in Review - a daily segment leading up to the New Year that features the best of the best from 2016. This segment will list the best measurable statistics from PBR New Jersey events within the year. Here are the Top Catcher Velocities 2016 brought us:
| RANK | NAME | VELOCITY | EVENT | HIGH SCHOOL | CLASS | COMMITMENT |
| 1 | Matthew Rivera | 83 | Future Games | Holy Spirit | 2018 | |
| 2 | Josh Jackson | 80 | New Jersey State Games | Monmouth Regional | 2017 | DELAWARE STATE |
| 3 | Anthony Palmisano | 77 | Last Chance Open I.D. Showcase | Colonia | 2018 | |
| 3 | Albert Munoz | 77 | Unsigned Senior Showcase | Memorial (WNY) | 2017 | |
| 3 | Kyle Teel | 77 | Futures Preview | Mahwah | 2020 | |
| 4 | Joe Turek | 76 | Futures Preview | Arthur L. Johnson | 2018 | |
| 4 | Edwin Mendez | 75 | New Jersey State Games | Eastside (Paterson) | 2018 | |
| 4 | Jack DeSalvo | 75 | New Jersey State Games | Tenafly | 2017 | WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (MO) |
| 5 | Anthony Buffone | 74 | Winter Trials South | Washington Township | 2018 | |
| 5 | John Whooley | 74 | Future Games | Ramapo | 2019 | |
| 5 | Jesse Gerdes | 74 | New Jersey State Games | Montgomery | 2017 | WILKES UNIVERSITY |
| 5 | Blake Gorski | 74 | New Jersey State Games | Ocean City | 2017 | CUMBERLAND CC |
| 5 | Ryan O'Hara | 74 | New Jersey State Games | Red Bank Catholic | 2019 | |
| 5 | Brian Sheehy | 74 | New Jersey State Games | Red Bank Catholic | 2017 | MERCER CC |
| 5 | Collin Musto | 74 | Last Chance Open I.D. Showcase | St. Joseph's Montvale | 2017 |
