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2023 Nokona Advanced Metrics: Hitting Leaderboard


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We would like to thank all who participated in The PBR New England 2023 Scout Day: Nokona. This was a great opportunity for 2024-2026 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 Nokona Advanced Metrics: Trackman Analytics - Hitting Leaderboard

Top Trackman Exit Speed (Max)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Joseph Gianakis MA Xaverian Brothers 2024 3B 100.2 mph
2 Drew Herlin MA King Philip 2025 1B 97.1 mph
3 Aiden Astorino MA King Philip 2025 OF 97.0 mph
4 Jake Haarde MA Lincoln-Sudbury Regional 2024 SS 94.9 mph
5 Matt Mahoney MA Lincoln-Sudbury 2024 RHP 94.5 mph
6 Dylan Ruff MA Hopkinton 2025 SS 92.7 mph
7 Jeremiah Murphy MA St. Marks 2025 RHP 92.2 mph
8 Mitchell Simulis MA Hopkinton 2025 RHP 92.0 mph
9 Jack Pasciak MA Dexter Southfield 2026 LHP 91.7 mph
10 Ryan McCausland MA Wellesley 2024 LHP 91.4 mph

Top Trackman Exit Speed (Average)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Joseph Gianakis MA Xaverian Brothers 2024 3B 95.2 mph
2 Drew Herlin MA King Philip 2025 1B 89.2 mph
3 Matt Mahoney MA Lincoln-Sudbury 2024 RHP 86.5 mph
4 Jeremiah Murphy MA St. Marks 2025 RHP 86.3 mph
5 Jake Haarde MA Lincoln-Sudbury Regional 2024 SS 86.2 mph
6 James McDermott MA Westford Academy 2024 C 85.0 mph
7 Finn Cahill MA Rivers School 2024 C 84.8 mph
8 Luke Whitney MA Dexter Southfield 2024 2B 82.7 mph
9 Mitchell Simulis MA Hopkinton 2025 RHP 82.7 mph
10 Aiden Astorino MA King Philip 2025 OF 81.9 mph

Top Trackman Distance (Max)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Drew Herlin MA King Philip 2025 1B 346 ft
2 Mitchell Simulis MA Hopkinton 2025 RHP 331 ft
3 JJ Blanchard MA Framingham 2024 RHP 321 ft
4 Jeremiah Murphy MA St. Marks 2025 RHP 320 ft
5 Finn Cahill MA Rivers School 2024 C 314 ft
6 Ryan McCausland MA Wellesley 2024 LHP 312 ft
7 Joseph Gianakis MA Xaverian Brothers 2024 3B 311 ft
8 Aiden Astorino MA King Philip 2025 OF 308 ft
9 Matt Mahoney MA Lincoln-Sudbury 2024 RHP 307 ft
10 James McDermott MA Westford Academy 2024 C 302 ft

Top Trackman Distance (Average)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Drew Herlin MA King Philip 2025 1B 246 ft
2 James McDermott MA Westford Academy 2024 C 214 ft
3 Colin Yeaton MA Shrewsbury 2024 OF 207 ft
4 JJ Blanchard MA Framingham 2024 RHP 206 ft
5 Michael Benway MA Marlborough 2025 SS 205 ft
6 Finn Cahill MA Rivers School 2024 C 205 ft
7 Jack Murray MA Noble and Greenough 2026 SS 203 ft
8 Dylan Ruff MA Hopkinton 2025 SS 201 ft
9 Aiden Astorino MA King Philip 2025 OF 199 ft
10 Charlie Criscola MA Uxbridge 2025 SS 194 ft

Hard Hit Percentage

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hard Hit %
1 Joseph Gianakis MA Xaverian Brothers 2024 3B 85 %
2 Matt Mahoney MA Lincoln-Sudbury 2024 RHP 53 %
3 Drew Herlin MA King Philip 2025 1B 46 %
4 Aiden Astorino MA King Philip 2025 OF 33 %
5 Jack Pasciak MA Dexter Southfield 2026 LHP 28 %

2023 Nokona Advanced Metrics: Blast Analytics Leaderboard

Top Blast Hand Speed (Max)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Daniel Vazquez MA Medfield 2025 RHP 27.9 mph
2 Luke Miele MA Wellesley 2024 SS 25.6 mph
^ Aiden Astorino MA King Philip 2025 OF 25.6 mph
3 Jake Haarde MA Lincoln-Sudbury Regional 2024 SS 25.4 mph
4 Mitchell Simulis MA Hopkinton 2025 RHP 25.1 mph
^ Matt Mahoney MA Lincoln-Sudbury 2024 RHP 25.1 mph
5 Ryan McCausland MA Wellesley 2024 LHP 25.0 mph
6 Jake Shaughnessy MA Franklin 2024 LHP 24.7 mph
^ Colin Yeaton MA Shrewsbury 2024 OF 24.7 mph
7 Jeremiah Murphy MA St. Marks 2025 RHP 24.6 mph
8 Jack Pasciak MA Dexter Southfield 2026 LHP 23.9 mph
9 Jack Murray MA Noble and Greenough 2026 SS 23.7 mph
10 Jack Cincotta MA Marlborough 2026 LHP 23.5 mph
^ Jack O'Neil MA Xaverian Brothers 2025 SS 23.5 mph

Top Blast Hand Speed (Average)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Daniel Vazquez MA Medfield 2025 RHP 26.7 mph
2 Ryan McCausland MA Wellesley 2024 LHP 24.5 mph
3 Matt Mahoney MA Lincoln-Sudbury 2024 RHP 24.3 mph
4 Mitchell Simulis MA Hopkinton 2025 RHP 24.0 mph
5 Jeremiah Murphy MA St. Marks 2025 RHP 23.6 mph
6 Jake Haarde MA Lincoln-Sudbury Regional 2024 SS 23.6 mph
7 Jake Shaughnessy MA Franklin 2024 LHP 23.6 mph
8 Luke Miele MA Wellesley 2024 SS 23.2 mph
9 Aiden Astorino MA King Philip 2025 OF 22.8 mph
10 Colin Yeaton MA Shrewsbury 2024 OF 22.6 mph

Top Blast Bat Speed (Average)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Matt Mahoney MA Lincoln-Sudbury 2024 RHP 74.3 mph
2 Aiden Astorino MA King Philip 2025 OF 74.0 mph
3 Luke Miele MA Wellesley 2024 SS 73.7 mph
4 Joseph Gianakis MA Xaverian Brothers 2024 3B 73.7 mph
5 Ryan McCausland MA Wellesley 2024 LHP 73.5 mph
6 Jeremiah Murphy MA St. Marks 2025 RHP 73.5 mph
7 Charlie Criscola MA Uxbridge 2025 SS 72.8 mph
8 Daniel Vazquez MA Medfield 2025 RHP 72.5 mph
9 Jake Haarde MA Lincoln-Sudbury Regional 2024 SS 72.5 mph
10 Colin Yeaton MA Shrewsbury 2024 OF 72.0 mph

Top Blast Rotational Acceleration (Max)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Jeremiah Murphy MA St. Marks 2025 RHP 28.5 g
2 Jake Shaughnessy MA Franklin 2024 LHP 25.3 g
3 Matt Mahoney MA Lincoln-Sudbury 2024 RHP 25.2 g
4 Daniel Vazquez MA Medfield 2025 RHP 23.8 g
5 Mitchell Simulis MA Hopkinton 2025 RHP 22.8 g
6 Finn Cahill MA Rivers School 2024 C 21.4 g
7 Ryan McCausland MA Wellesley 2024 LHP 20.3 g
8 Drew Herlin MA King Philip 2025 1B 20.2 g
9 Jack Murray MA Noble and Greenough 2026 SS 20.0 g
10 Jack Cincotta MA Marlborough 2026 LHP 19.5 g

Top Blast Rotational Acceleration (Average)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Jeremiah Murphy MA St. Marks 2025 RHP 26.3 g
2 Matt Mahoney MA Lincoln-Sudbury 2024 RHP 21.9 g
3 Jake Shaughnessy MA Franklin 2024 LHP 21.0 g
4 Daniel Vazquez MA Medfield 2025 RHP 19.2 g
5 Finn Cahill MA Rivers School 2024 C 17.9 g
6 Mitchell Simulis MA Hopkinton 2025 RHP 17.6 g
7 Drew Herlin MA King Philip 2025 1B 16.9 g
8 Ryan McCausland MA Wellesley 2024 LHP 16.7 g
9 Jack Murray MA Noble and Greenough 2026 SS 16.0 g
10 Jack Cincotta MA Marlborough 2026 LHP 15.3 g

Top Blast On Plane Efficiency %

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Jake Shaughnessy MA Franklin 2024 LHP 85 %
2 Jack Cincotta MA Marlborough 2026 LHP 82 %
3 Jack O'Neil MA Xaverian Brothers 2025 SS 77 %
4 Drew Herlin MA King Philip 2025 1B 76 %
5 Jack Murray MA Noble and Greenough 2026 SS 76 %
6 Jeremiah Murphy MA St. Marks 2025 RHP 76 %
7 Daniel Vazquez MA Medfield 2025 RHP 76 %
8 Finn Cahill MA Rivers School 2024 C 74 %
9 Ryan McCausland MA Wellesley 2024 LHP 72 %
10 Shamus Rowe MA Marlborough 2025 C 69 %

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