Peter
LaFontaine

Verbally committed to Milwaukee Area Technical JC.

Positional Profile: SS/3B
Body: 5-9, 191 pounds.
Hit: RHH. Balanced, upright setup, leg-lift trigger. Controlled intent, creates leverage, uphill and lifted approach. 74.3 mph bat speed with 17g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 96 mph max exit velocity (87 avg.).
Arm: RH. INF - 90 mph. Short arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: Active feet, gets around the baseball, soft hands and gathers through release.
Athletic Testing: 7.49 runner in the 60-yard dash; -inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 70.16 Edge Score.

INF Peter LaFontaine (Loyola Academy, 2026) is a lean 5-foot-9, 191-pound right-handed bat to know. He posted an average exit velocity of 83.4 mph (T91.6), which put him in the top-15 for the event in that category. LaFontaine also showed some of the stronger hands for the event (avg. 21 mph hand speed), while swinging with a level path that generates pop from his strong lower-half.

Positional Profile: SS/3B
Body: 5-9, 191-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Upright setup, leg-kick stride that gains ground. Compact, level path, hands stay on top of the ball, hard line drive contact middle/pull-side. 70.4 mph bat speed with 17 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 84.7 mph. 291’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 82 mph. Short arm action, 3/4 slot.
Defense: Fields ball out front, steady hands, fields ball to body, clean footwork.
Run: 7.56 runner in the 60.

One of the better incoming sophomores at the event was MIF Peter LaFontaine (Loyola Academy, 2026). LaFontaine carries strength in his 5-foot-10, 175-pound frame and showed above-average tools across the board, for his age. He swings an intentful right-handed bat with quick hands and lifted approach, T92.4 mph exit velocity, as well as a max distance of 339 feet. Defensively, he plays with active, quick feet while flashing actions and a strong arm that topped at 85 mph (tied for 3rd-highest at the event).