Prep Baseball Report

Blast Leaderboard: Preseason All State West


Matt Payne
Director of Scouting, PBR of NC

On Sunday January 29th PBR of North Carolina hosted its second of four Preseason All State Events at the Athletes Lab Performance Center in Maiden, NC. The Preseason All State Events have become the premier winter event in NC featuring some of the top talent from across the state. The events feature players from the 2023-2026 grad classes. 

The day started with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting advanced analytics. After the bullpens, players went outside to the 100 yard turf field to have their running and jumping metrics tested. Then catchers, infielders, and outfielders went through a defensive evaluation. The day concluded with hitters taking batting practice in the open cage with Trackman collecting ball flight data. 

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days. 

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Blast Leaderboards

MAX HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Tate Jensen NC Jimmy C. Draughn 2025 LHP 25.0 mph
2 Trey Spees NC East Lincoln 2024 3B 24.5 mph
3 Hunter Huneycutt NC Pinecrest 2023 C 24.4 mph
^ David Pastusic NC Watauga 2026 1B 24.4 mph
^ Caden Nolan NC Richmond Senior 2026 3B 24.4 mph
4 Hank Matthews NC Watauga 2025 CF 23.8 mph
5 Hayden Ashby NC Cox Mill 2024 1B 23.4 mph
^ Jack Kerley McGrath NC Charlotte Christian 2026 C 23.4 mph
6 Ellis Chappell NC Hickory 2025 OF 23.3 mph
7 Jimmy Newman NC Charlotte Catholic 2026 SS 22.3 mph
8 Nicholas Goodrum NC West Forsyth 2026 OF 22.2 mph
9 Sam Beck NC High Point Christian 2024 SS 22.1 mph
10 Jayden Overcash NC Hough 2026 3B 22.0 mph
^ Carter Helein NC Pine Lake Prep 2024 2B 22.0 mph

AVERAGE HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Trey Spees NC East Lincoln 2024 3B 23.5 mph
2 Hayden Ashby NC Cox Mill 2024 1B 22.8 mph
3 Tate Jensen NC Jimmy C. Draughn 2025 LHP 22.6 mph
4 Hunter Huneycutt NC Pinecrest 2023 C 21.8 mph
5 Hank Matthews NC Watauga 2025 CF 21.6 mph
6 Caden Nolan NC Richmond Senior 2026 3B 21.6 mph
7 David Pastusic NC Watauga 2026 1B 21.5 mph
8 Ellis Chappell NC Hickory 2025 OF 21.4 mph
9 Nicholas Goodrum NC West Forsyth 2026 OF 21.3 mph
10 Jack Kerley McGrath NC Charlotte Christian 2026 C 21.2 mph

PEAK BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Jack Kerley McGrath NC Charlotte Christian 2026 C 79.1 mph
2 Trey Spees NC East Lincoln 2024 3B 77.2 mph
3 Hunter Huneycutt NC Pinecrest 2023 C 74.9 mph
4 Drake Tucker NC Bandys 2025 3B 72.7 mph
5 Cade Gardner NC A.C. Reynolds 2024 SS 71.6 mph
6 Hank Matthews NC Watauga 2025 CF 71.5 mph
7 Ellis Chappell NC Hickory 2025 OF 71.1 mph
8 Jayden Overcash NC Hough 2026 3B 70.9 mph
9 Caden Nolan NC Richmond Senior 2026 3B 70.0 mph
10 Chad Matthews NC North Lincoln 2025 OF 69.0 mph

AVERAGE BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Trey Spees NC East Lincoln 2024 3B 71.5 mph
2 Jack Kerley McGrath NC Charlotte Christian 2026 C 69.5 mph
3 Drake Tucker NC Bandys 2025 3B 69.4 mph
4 Hank Matthews NC Watauga 2025 CF 68.4 mph
5 Cade Gardner NC A.C. Reynolds 2024 SS 68.1 mph
6 Ellis Chappell NC Hickory 2025 OF 67.1 mph
7 Caden Nolan NC Richmond Senior 2026 3B 65.6 mph
8 Hayden Ashby NC Cox Mill 2024 1B 65.2 mph
9 Sam Beck NC High Point Christian 2024 SS 65.1 mph
10 Hunter Huneycutt NC Pinecrest 2023 C 65.0 mph

MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Hayden Ashby NC Cox Mill 2024 1B 36.2 g
2 Jack Kerley McGrath NC Charlotte Christian 2026 C 25.7 g
3 Trey Spees NC East Lincoln 2024 3B 25.5 g
4 Hunter Huneycutt NC Pinecrest 2023 C 25.0 g
5 Tate Jensen NC Jimmy C. Draughn 2025 LHP 24.7 g
6 Carter Helein NC Pine Lake Prep 2024 2B 22.0 g
7 Cade Gardner NC A.C. Reynolds 2024 SS 21.1 g
8 Cason McGinnis NC North Lincoln 2026 SS 18.6 g
9 Reid Johnson NC South Iredell 2026 C 18.3 g
10 Hank Matthews NC Watauga 2025 CF 18.2 g

AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Hayden Ashby NC Cox Mill 2024 1B 31.9 g
2 Trey Spees NC East Lincoln 2024 3B 22.3 g
3 Carter Helein NC Pine Lake Prep 2024 2B 19.0 g
4 Tate Jensen NC Jimmy C. Draughn 2025 LHP 17.6 g
5 Jack Kerley McGrath NC Charlotte Christian 2026 C 16.2 g
6 Hunter Huneycutt NC Pinecrest 2023 C 15.0 g
7 Drake Tucker NC Bandys 2025 3B 15.0 g
8 Peter Boatwright NC Christ School 2025 RHP 14.8 g
9 Reid Johnson NC South Iredell 2026 C 14.8 g
10 Cason McGinnis NC North Lincoln 2026 SS 14.7 g

AVERAGE ON PLANE EFFICIENCY

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Carter Helein NC Pine Lake Prep 2024 2B 90 %
2 Chad Matthews NC North Lincoln 2025 OF 84 %
3 Hayden Ashby NC Cox Mill 2024 1B 84 %
4 Hank Matthews NC Watauga 2025 CF 83 %
5 Ellis Chappell NC Hickory 2025 OF 83 %
6 Jimmy Newman NC Charlotte Catholic 2026 SS 82 %
7 Blake Brown NC Independence 2026 LHP 82 %
8 Jayden Overcash NC Hough 2026 3B 80 %
9 David Pastusic NC Watauga 2026 1B 79 %
10 Cason McGinnis NC North Lincoln 2026 SS 77 %