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2023 CT Grind Advanced Metrics: Hitting Leaderboard


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We would like to thank all who participated in The PBR New England 2023 Scout Day: CT Grind. This was a great opportunity for 2024-2027 prospects to be put on college recruiting boards. Many players impressed during their individual workouts at the showcase. Below we have the complete statistical results from the event as well as the top performers across various different categories.

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Complete Statistics

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2023 CT Grind Advanced Metrics: Trackman Analytics - Hitting Leaderboard

Top Trackman Exit Speed (Max)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Shaun Flannery Jr CT Hamden Hall 2026 RHP 95.4 mph
2 Vincent Lombardo CT Fairfield prep 2026 OF 94.9 mph
3 Jimmy Dobbs CT Fairfield Warde 2026 C 94.1 mph
4 Brian Hersh CT Cheshire Academy 2024 C 92.8 mph
5 Ryan Johnston CT Trumbull 2025 SS 91.7 mph
6 Shane Berney CT North Haven 2027 OF 91.6 mph
7 Michael Marciano CT New Canaan 2026 3B 91.2 mph
8 James Delaney CT Trumbull 2025 1B 91.2 mph
9 Derek Davis CT Fairfield Warde 2025 OF 90.9 mph
10 Cooper Seek CT Ludlowe 2025 C 90.8 mph

Top Trackman Exit Speed (Average)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Jimmy Dobbs CT Fairfield Warde 2026 C 88.8 mph
2 Shaun Flannery Jr CT Hamden Hall 2026 RHP 88.4 mph
3 Vincent Lombardo CT Fairfield prep 2026 OF 87.6 mph
4 James Delaney CT Trumbull 2025 1B 86.2 mph
5 Derek Davis CT Fairfield Warde 2025 OF 84.8 mph
6 Brian Hersh CT Cheshire Academy 2024 C 84.5 mph
7 Ryan Johnston CT Trumbull 2025 SS 84.0 mph
8 Tyler Harmony CT Canterbury 2025 SS 83.1 mph
9 William Gregor CT Joel Barlow 2025 1B 82.7 mph
10 Michael Marciano CT New Canaan 2026 3B 82.5 mph

Top Trackman Distance (Max)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Brian Hersh CT Cheshire Academy 2024 C 352 ft
2 Vincent Lombardo CT Fairfield prep 2026 OF 352 ft
3 Jimmy Dobbs CT Fairfield Warde 2026 C 351 ft
4 Shaun Flannery Jr CT Hamden Hall 2026 RHP 349 ft
5 Ryan Johnston CT Trumbull 2025 SS 343 ft
6 Derek Davis CT Fairfield Warde 2025 OF 341 ft
7 James Delaney CT Trumbull 2025 1B 334 ft
8 Michael Marciano CT New Canaan 2026 3B 333 ft
9 Tyler Harmony CT Canterbury 2025 SS 326 ft
10 Cooper Seek CT Ludlowe 2025 C 321 ft

Top Trackman Distance (Average)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Brian Hersh CT Cheshire Academy 2024 C 292 ft
2 Vincent Lombardo CT Fairfield prep 2026 OF 282 ft
3 JP O'Neill CT North Haven 2024 C 268 ft
4 Shaun Flannery Jr CT Hamden Hall 2026 RHP 264 ft
5 Tyler Harmony CT Canterbury 2025 SS 251 ft
6 Jimmy Dobbs CT Fairfield Warde 2026 C 250 ft
7 Derek Davis CT Fairfield Warde 2025 OF 245 ft
8 William Gregor CT Joel Barlow 2025 1B 244 ft
9 Kieran Shea CT Fairfield Warde 2024 C 240 ft
10 Peyton Torre CT East Haven High School 2024 3B 239 ft

Hard Hit Percentage

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hard Hit %
1 Shaun Flannery Jr CT Hamden Hall 2026 RHP 54 %
2 Vincent Lombardo CT Fairfield prep 2026 OF 41 %
^ Jimmy Dobbs CT Fairfield Warde 2026 C 41 %
3 Ryan Johnston CT Trumbull 2025 SS 40 %
4 Brian Hersh CT Cheshire Academy 2024 C 25 %
5 Shane Berney CT North Haven 2027 OF 22 %

2023 CT Grind Advanced Metrics: Blast Analytics Leaderboard

Top Blast Hand Speed (Max)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Peyton Torre CT East Haven High School 2024 3B 26.2 mph
2 Grady Schopps CT Fairfield Warde 2024 SS 25.9 mph
3 Nicolas Scillia CT Hamden Hall Country Day School 2026 2B 25.4 mph
4 Kyle Justo CT Fairfield Warde 2024 OF 25.3 mph
5 Kyle Parker CT Pomperaug 2025 1B 25.1 mph
6 Vincent Lombardo CT Fairfield prep 2026 OF 24.9 mph
7 Nicholas Garofalo CT Fairfield College Prepatory 2026 OF 24.4 mph
8 Connor Woods CT Jonathan Law 2025 2B 24.3 mph
9 Kieran Scruggs CT Fairfield Ludlowe 2025 OF 24.0 mph
^ Michael Marciano CT New Canaan 2026 3B 24.0 mph
10 Ryan Johnston CT Trumbull 2025 SS 23.9 mph
^ Shaun Flannery Jr CT Hamden Hall 2026 RHP 23.9 mph

Top Blast Hand Speed (Average)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Peyton Torre CT East Haven High School 2024 3B 24.7 mph
2 Nicolas Scillia CT Hamden Hall Country Day School 2026 2B 24.4 mph
3 Kyle Justo CT Fairfield Warde 2024 OF 23.7 mph
4 Grady Schopps CT Fairfield Warde 2024 SS 23.7 mph
5 Kyle Parker CT Pomperaug 2025 1B 23.4 mph
6 Nicholas Garofalo CT Fairfield College Prepatory 2026 OF 23.2 mph
7 Vincent Lombardo CT Fairfield prep 2026 OF 22.8 mph
8 Ryan Johnston CT Trumbull 2025 SS 22.4 mph
9 Michael Marciano CT New Canaan 2026 3B 22.3 mph
10 Shaun Flannery Jr CT Hamden Hall 2026 RHP 22.3 mph

Top Blast Bat Speed (Average)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Vincent Lombardo CT Fairfield prep 2026 OF 77.7 mph
2 Shaun Flannery Jr CT Hamden Hall 2026 RHP 77.5 mph
3 Kyle Parker CT Pomperaug 2025 1B 75.2 mph
4 Shane Berney CT North Haven 2027 OF 74.5 mph
5 Michael Marciano CT New Canaan 2026 3B 73.0 mph
6 Peyton Torre CT East Haven High School 2024 3B 72.9 mph
7 William Gregor CT Joel Barlow 2025 1B 72.5 mph
8 Kyle Justo CT Fairfield Warde 2024 OF 72.2 mph
9 Kieran Shea CT Fairfield Warde 2024 C 72.0 mph
10 Ryan Johnston CT Trumbull 2025 SS 71.5 mph

Top Blast Rotational Acceleration (Max)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Nicolas Scillia CT Hamden Hall Country Day School 2026 2B 31.8 g
2 Alex Almeida CT North Haven 2027 C 28.2 g
3 David Alberino Jr. CT Notre Dame West Haven 2025 OF 25.1 g
4 Sean O'Connell CT Trumbull 2026 RHP 22.6 g
5 Derek Davis CT Fairfield Warde 2025 OF 22.5 g
6 Bryce Isquith CT Canterbury 2024 2B 22.3 g
7 Jaxson Smith CT Jonathan law 2024 LHP 22.1 g
8 Kyle Parker CT Pomperaug 2025 1B 21.2 g
9 Ryan Johnston CT Trumbull 2025 SS 20.6 g
10 Connor Woods CT Jonathan Law 2025 2B 20.4 g

Top Blast Rotational Acceleration (Average)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Nicolas Scillia CT Hamden Hall Country Day School 2026 2B 25.5 g
2 Alex Almeida CT North Haven 2027 C 21.6 g
3 David Alberino Jr. CT Notre Dame West Haven 2025 OF 21.5 g
4 Sean O'Connell CT Trumbull 2026 RHP 19.3 g
5 Derek Davis CT Fairfield Warde 2025 OF 18.5 g
6 Kyle Parker CT Pomperaug 2025 1B 18.2 g
7 Jaxson Smith CT Jonathan law 2024 LHP 17.9 g
8 Bryce Isquith CT Canterbury 2024 2B 17.9 g
9 Nicholas Garofalo CT Fairfield College Prepatory 2026 OF 16.3 g
10 Connor Woods CT Jonathan Law 2025 2B 16.2 g

Top Blast On Plane Efficiency %

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Owen Chizmadia CT Trumbull 2025 3B 89 %
2 Jack Shannon CT Trumbull 2025 1B 86 %
3 Rocco DeMaio III CT Hopkins 2026 3B 86 %
4 Cooper Seek CT Ludlowe 2025 C 84 %
5 Isaac Martinez-HoSang CT Notre Dame 2025 C 83 %
6 Michael Marciano CT New Canaan 2026 3B 82 %
7 Will Blitzer CT Greens Farms Academy 2027 OF 82 %
8 Kyle Parker CT Pomperaug 2025 1B 82 %
9 Nolan Carbone CT Trumbull 2025 2B 81 %
10 Finn Matlosz CT Guilford 2026 OF 80 %

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