Ontario New Year Open: TrackMan Files (Hitting)
February 23, 2022
We would like to thank all who participated in PBR Ontario's 2022 New Year Open. This was a great opportunity for 2022-2025 prospects to be identified before season, create and update their profiles, as well see where they stack up with their peers.
Many players impressed during their individual workouts at the showcase and below we take a look at some of the top hitting metrics and data from TrackMan.
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PEAK & AVG EXIT VELO
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Jesse Dale | ON | Forest Hill Collegiate | 2024 | 3B | 101.4 mph |
2 | Gianluca Montanaro | ON | St. Maximilian Kolbe | 2024 | C | 98.1 mph |
3 | Jericho Morris-Johns | ON | Bill Crothers | 2024 | 1B | 96.8 mph |
4 | Parker McLean | ON | Bill Crothers | 2023 | 2B | 93.7 mph |
5 | Preston Barr | ON | University Liggett | 2024 | 3B | 93.3 mph |
6 | Matthew Marsh | ON | Adam Scott | 2023 | LHP | 93.3 mph |
7 | Vince Persaud | ON | Pickering | 2024 | 3B | 92.7 mph |
8 | Owen Hill | ON | St James Catholic | 2022 | OF | 92.5 mph |
9 | Jack Barry | ON | Uxbridge | 2024 | OF | 92.3 mph |
10 | Ryan Castellarin | ON | Saint Thomas Aquinas | 2024 | C | 91.9 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Gianluca Montanaro | ON | St. Maximilian Kolbe | 2024 | C | 93.6 mph |
2 | Jesse Dale | ON | Forest Hill Collegiate | 2024 | 3B | 90.9 mph |
3 | Parker McLean | ON | Bill Crothers | 2023 | 2B | 89.5 mph |
4 | James Kerr | ON | Great Lakes Canadians | 2023 | OF | 87.8 mph |
5 | Scott Rienguette | ON | St Charles College | 2022 | RHP | 87.5 mph |
6 | Ryan Castellarin | ON | Saint Thomas Aquinas | 2024 | C | 86.4 mph |
7 | Owen Slater | ON | Brooklin | 2024 | RHP | 86.4 mph |
8 | Jacob Tissplat | ON | Westmount C.I | 2023 | MIF | 86.2 mph |
9 | Jericho Morris-Johns | ON | Bill Crothers | 2024 | 1B | 86.1 mph |
10 | Brendan Lawson | ON | Lawrence Park | 2024 | SS | 86.1 mph |
Exit velocity measures the speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
PEAK & AVG DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Jesse Dale | ON | Forest Hill Collegiate | 2024 | 3B | 368 ft |
2 | Gianluca Montanaro | ON | St. Maximilian Kolbe | 2024 | C | 351 ft |
3 | Scott Rienguette | ON | St Charles College | 2022 | RHP | 342 ft |
4 | Owen Hill | ON | St James Catholic | 2022 | OF | 336 ft |
5 | Jericho Morris-Johns | ON | Bill Crothers | 2024 | 1B | 334 ft |
6 | Parker McLean | ON | Bill Crothers | 2023 | 2B | 327 ft |
7 | Preston Barr | ON | University Liggett | 2024 | 3B | 327 ft |
8 | Rocky Johnson | ON | St Michael's College | 2024 | 1B | 326 ft |
9 | Philip Cheong | ON | Bill Crothers | 2025 | SS | 325 ft |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Scott Rienguette | ON | St Charles College | 2022 | RHP | 298 ft |
2 | Parker McLean | ON | Bill Crothers | 2023 | 2B | 291 ft |
3 | Brendan Lawson | ON | Lawrence Park | 2024 | SS | 275 ft |
4 | Gianluca Montanaro | ON | St. Maximilian Kolbe | 2024 | C | 267 ft |
5 | Jericho Morris-Johns | ON | Bill Crothers | 2024 | 1B | 263 ft |
6 | Thomas Hanger | ON | Humberside Collegiate | 2025 | SS | 259 ft |
7 | James Kerr | ON | Great Lakes Canadians | 2023 | OF | 257 ft |
8 | William Russell | ON | Ancaster | 2024 | OF | 254 ft |
9 | Samuel Di Natale | ON | Neil McNeil | 2023 | RHP | 254 ft |
10 | Ryan Castellarin | ON | Saint Thomas Aquinas | 2024 | C | 248 ft |
HARD HIT %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hard Hit % |
1 | Gianluca Montanaro | ON | St. Maximilian Kolbe | 2024 | C | 100 % |
2 | Jesse Dale | ON | Forest Hill Collegiate | 2024 | 3B | 55 % |
3 | Jack Barry | ON | Uxbridge | 2024 | OF | 50 % |
4 | James Kerr | ON | Great Lakes Canadians | 2023 | OF | 40 % |
^ | Jericho Morris-Johns | ON | Bill Crothers | 2024 | 1B | 40 % |
^ | Scott Rienguette | ON | St Charles College | 2022 | RHP | 40 % |
5 | Parker McLean | ON | Bill Crothers | 2023 | 2B | 33 % |
^ | Andrew Harris | ON | Waterdown | 2023 | OF | 33 % |
LINE DRIVE %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Line Drive % |
1 | Parker McLean | ON | Bill Crothers | 2023 | 2B | 83 % |
2 | Scott Rienguette | ON | St Charles College | 2022 | RHP | 80 % |
^ | James Kerr | ON | Great Lakes Canadians | 2023 | OF | 80 % |
3 | Aiden de Leon | ON | St. Francis Xavier | 2026 | SS | 77 % |
4 | Hayden Opyc | ON | Grand River | 2022 | OF | 75 % |
^ | Ricardo Rodriguez | ON | Abbey Park | 2024 | OF | 75 % |
5 | Jaden Cohen | ON | North Toronto Collegiate Institute | 2022 | 3B | 71 % |
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