A New Challenge Awaits Raifstanger At St. John's
September 13, 2021
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A New Challenge Awaits Raifstanger At St. John’s
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Jayder Raifstanger
Class of 2023 / SS
Player Information
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Graduating Class: 2023
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Primary Position: SSSecondary Position: 2B
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High School: Monument mountainState: MA
- Summer Team: Berkshire aces/Rip City
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Height: 6-0Weight: 190lbs
- Bat/Throw: L/R
Statistics
Position
6.91
60-yard
(07/28/21)
88
INF Velo
(03/13/22)
99
Exit Velo
(03/13/22)
Power Speed Score
(07/28/21)
Trackman - Hitting
99.2
Exit Velocity (max)
(03/13/22)
91.3
Exit Velocity (avg)
(03/13/22)
301
Distance (avg)
(02/12/22)
377
Distance (max)
(02/12/22)
Hard Hit %
(03/13/22)
Sweet Spot %
(03/13/22)
Line Drive %
(03/13/22)
Fly Ball %
(02/12/22)
Ground Ball %
(06/29/21)
2022 Western New England Preseason All-State (Invite Only)
Mar 13, 2022
Trackman - Hitting
Exit Velocity (max)
99.2
Exit Velocity (avg)
91.3
Distance (avg)
250
Distance (max)
364
Hard Hit %
Sweet Spot %
Line Drive %
Fly Ball %
Ground Ball %
2022 New England ProCase (Invite Only)
Feb 12, 2022
Trackman - Hitting
Exit Velocity (max)
96.2
Exit Velocity (avg)
87.5
Distance (avg)
301
Distance (max)
377
Hard Hit %
Sweet Spot %
Line Drive %
Fly Ball %
MA/CT/NJ/NY Workout Pod
Jul 28, 2021
Trackman - Hitting
Exit Velocity (max)
94.7
Exit Velocity (avg)
81.4
Distance (avg)
260
Distance (max)
327
Hard Hit %
Sweet Spot %
Line Drive %
Fly Ball %
Ground Ball %
2021 Future Games
Jul 28, 2021
Trackman - Hitting
Exit Velocity (max)
94.7
Exit Velocity (avg)
81.4
Distance (avg)
260
Distance (max)
327
Hard Hit %
Sweet Spot %
Line Drive %
Fly Ball %
Ground Ball %
2021 New England Top Prospect Games I (Invite Only)
Jun 29, 2021
Trackman - Hitting
Exit Velocity (max)
89.3
Exit Velocity (avg)
82.8
Distance (avg)
196
Distance (max)
290
Sweet Spot %
Line Drive %
Fly Ball %
Ground Ball %
2020 All New England Underclass Games (Invite Only)
Aug 12, 2020
Trackman - Hitting
Exit Velocity (max)
92.2
Exit Velocity (avg)
82.4
Distance (avg)
234
Distance (max)
332
Hard Hit %
Sweet Spot %
Line Drive %
Fly Ball %
Ground Ball %
2020 PBR Summer Classic Showcase
Jul 16, 2020
Trackman - Hitting
Exit Velocity (max)
90.2
Exit Velocity (avg)
79.6
Distance (avg)
220
Distance (max)
333
Hard Hit %
Sweet Spot %
Line Drive %
Fly Ball %
Ground Ball %
Blast - Hitting
25.8
Hand Speed (max)
(03/13/22)
23.9
Hand Speed (avg)
(03/13/22)
73.6
Bat Speed (max)
(03/13/22)
71.5
Bat Speed (avg)
(03/13/22)
Rot. Acc (max)
(03/13/22)
Rot. Acc (avg)
(03/13/22)
On Plane Eff (avg)
(07/16/20)
MaxOnPlaneEfficiency
(10/04/20)
2022 Western New England Preseason All-State (Invite Only)
Mar 13, 2022
Blast - Hitting
Hand Speed (max)
25.8
Hand Speed (avg)
23.9
Bat Speed (max)
73.6
Bat Speed (avg)
71.5
Rot. Acc (max)
Rot. Acc (avg)
On Plane Eff (avg)
MaxOnPlaneEfficiency
2022 New England ProCase (Invite Only)
Feb 12, 2022
Blast - Hitting
Hand Speed (max)
23.6
Hand Speed (avg)
22.9
Bat Speed (max)
70.7
Bat Speed (avg)
67.3
Rot. Acc (max)
Rot. Acc (avg)
On Plane Eff (avg)
MaxOnPlaneEfficiency
MA/CT/NJ/NY Workout Pod
Jul 28, 2021
Blast - Hitting
Hand Speed (max)
20.9
Hand Speed (avg)
19.5
Bat Speed (max)
69.1
Bat Speed (avg)
66.4
Rot. Acc (max)
Rot. Acc (avg)
On Plane Eff (avg)
2021 Future Games
Jul 28, 2021
Blast - Hitting
Hand Speed (max)
20.9
Hand Speed (avg)
19.5
Bat Speed (max)
69.1
Bat Speed (avg)
66.4
Rot. Acc (max)
Rot. Acc (avg)
On Plane Eff (avg)
MaxOnPlaneEfficiency
2021 New England Top Prospect Games I (Invite Only)
Jun 29, 2021
Blast - Hitting
Hand Speed (max)
22.9
Hand Speed (avg)
21
Bat Speed (max)
69.8
Bat Speed (avg)
66.1
Rot. Acc (max)
Rot. Acc (avg)
On Plane Eff (avg)
MaxOnPlaneEfficiency
2020 MA/NH Fall Top Prospect Games (Invite Only)
Oct 4, 2020
Blast - Hitting
Hand Speed (max)
20.7
Hand Speed (avg)
18.7
Bat Speed (max)
68.2
Bat Speed (avg)
63.5
Rot. Acc (max)
Rot. Acc (avg)
On Plane Eff (avg)
MaxOnPlaneEfficiency
2020 All New England Underclass Games (Invite Only)
Aug 12, 2020
Blast - Hitting
Hand Speed (max)
22.3
Hand Speed (avg)
20.2
Bat Speed (max)
64.9
Bat Speed (avg)
62.5
Rot. Acc (max)
Rot. Acc (avg)
On Plane Eff (avg)
MaxOnPlaneEfficiency
2020 PBR Summer Classic Showcase
Jul 16, 2020
Blast - Hitting
Hand Speed (max)
21.9
Hand Speed (avg)
20.7
Bat Speed (max)
67.3
Bat Speed (avg)
65.5
Rot. Acc (max)
Rot. Acc (avg)
On Plane Eff (avg)
Vizual_Edge
Videos
(7/28/21)
Player News
- Preseason All-State Standouts - Mar 30, 2022
- Results From 2022 Western New England Preseason All-State - Mar 14, 2022
- 2022 New England Procase Wrapup: Participants Find Hard Working Paying Off - Feb 18, 2022
- 2022 New England ProCase - Quick Hits - Feb 15, 2022
- Results From 2022 New England ProCase - Feb 13, 2022
- On Deck Preview: 2022 Western New England Preseason All-State Showcase - Jan 13, 2022
- 2021 Future Games: Team Connecticut/Massachusetts - Commitment Tracker - Sep 13, 2021
- A New Challenge Awaits Raifstanger At St. John's - Sep 13, 2021
- 2021 Future Games: Heff's Hits - Aug 16, 2021
- Team Massachusetts: Future Games Continues To Grow And Impress - Aug 7, 2021
- 2021 Future Games: Team Massachusetts - Top Performers - Aug 4, 2021
- 2021 Future Games: Team Massachusetts - Workout Day/Gameday Notes - Aug 4, 2021
- 2021 Future Games: Team Massachusetts - Showcase Statistical Results - Aug 3, 2021
- 2021 Future Games: College Commitment Tracker - Aug 3, 2021
- 2021 Future Games: Team Massachusetts - Meet The Team - Jul 23, 2021
- Results From 2021 New England Top Prospect Games I - Jul 2, 2021
- 2021 New England Top Prospect Games I - Quick Hits - Jul 2, 2021
- Raifstanger Beginning To Receive College Interest - Feb 25, 2021
- Results From 2020 MA/NH Fall Top Prospect Games - Oct 5, 2020
- 2020 MA/NH Fall Top Prospect Games - Quick Hits - Oct 5, 2020
- Results From 2020 All New England Underclass Games I - Aug 13, 2020
- 2020 All New England Underclass Games I - Quick Hits - Aug 13, 2020
- 2020 Summer Classic Showcase - Quick Hits - Jul 20, 2020
- Results From 2020 Summer Classic Showcase - Jul 17, 2020
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A New Challenge Awaits Raifstanger At St. John’s
GREAT BARRINGTON, Ma. - Jayder Raifstanger will have a new challenge when his days of playing college baseball begin.
“They want me to be a power hitting third baseman when I get there,” Raifstanger said of St. John’s, where the Monument Mountain junior committed to in August. “I haven’t played third in my life.”
But the top-rated 2023 shortstop in New England is confident he will be ready when he steps on the ballfield at the New York City campus.
“I’m starting to practice at third and really excited about it,” the 6-0 205-pounder noted. “I just have to keep grinding there until I get to St. John’s.”
Talk with coaches of the Big East Conference program has been going on for some time.
“They first saw me at one of my PBR events last year,” Raifstanger related. “I had a call with them after that and we’ve been talking since.”
Interest from St. John’s was genuine, according to the 16-year-old.
“It seemed they really wanted me,” Raifstanger explained about the recruiting process with the Division I school located a little more than two hours from his Great Barrington home. “The coaches were awesome and invited me to come to a game. I walked around campus and loved it. The game was really cool. It felt like I should be out there playing.”
That is not far away for the 14th-rated junior in New England, who played on Team Massachusetts at the Future Games a little more than a month ago.
“They were there,” Raifstanger said of St. John’s being in attendance at this year’s event.
Fordham, Maryland, Duke, Northeastern and Boston College were others that had an interest in the left-handed hitting infielder.
“I just liked how much more St. John’s wanted me,” Raifstanger said of what led to his college decision. “It felt like they wanted to get to know me.
“In watching them play, their players were having fun and their coaches were having fun,” Raifstanger added. “The players really competed.”
An improved game has certainly helped Raifstanger reach the goal of becoming a college baseball player.
“I’m stronger and faster,” Raifstanger related. “I’ve worked a lot on hitting to the opposite field. I’m still pulling the ball, too, but I’m hitting it to the gaps a lot more.
“I’ve worked every day in the offseason,” Raifstanger continued. “But the hard part starts now. I’ve got to keep getting better and better.”
Raifstanger pointed to coaches Kevin Donati and Alex Carusotto with his travel team Rip City as playing vital roles in his recruitment.
“They told me about PBR and that I should go to their events,” Raifstanger said. “College coaches also reached out to them for me.”
His father, grandfather and high school coach Tom Hankey were also important in the process, according to Raifstanger.
“They all supported me and thought it was a great idea to commit to St. John’s,” noted Raifstanger, who carries a 3.5 GPA and is undecided on a college major. “I really enjoyed getting recruited and everything about it. Calling all the coaches every week was really fun.”