Blast Leaders: Preseason All State West
February 10, 2022
On Sunday January 30th PBR of North Carolina hosted it’s Preseason All State West event at Caromont Health Park in Gastonia, NC. The Preseason All State Events are the top winter events in North Carolina. Each year these events feature some of the top talent from each area of the state. Players ranged from the 2022-2026 grad classes.
Pitchers and catchers were up first. Catchers were able to go through a full defensive workout, throwing through to 2B. Pitchers threw controlled bullpens with Trackman collecting ball flight analytics. Following the pitchers, infielders and outfielders went through a defensive workout, followed by all of the position players taking live BP on the field with Trackman gathering ball flight data.
Below we take a look at the Blast data from Gastonia, NC
CLICK HERE for the full roster and stats from the event
Blast Leaders
MAX HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
| 1 | Gavin Griffith | NC | North Davidson | 2024 | OF | 27.5 mph |
| 2 | Luka Rose | NC | Christ School | 2025 | LHP | 27.1 mph |
| 3 | Kyle Moshier | NC | Asheville | 2023 | SS | 26.0 mph |
| ^ | Aiden Kwon | NC | Central Cabarrus | 2024 | OF | 26.0 mph |
| 4 | Jack McGowan | NC | Cox Mill | 2022 | 1B | 25.7 mph |
| 5 | James Tate | NC | St. Stephens | 2023 | OF | 25.6 mph |
| 6 | Cade Gardner | NC | A.C. Reynolds | 2024 | SS | 25.4 mph |
| 7 | Palmer Tucker | NC | Hibriten | 2024 | 2B | 25.3 mph |
| 8 | Davis Horton | NC | Orange | 2022 | C | 25.2 mph |
| 9 | Kaden Fuller | NC | West Stokes | 2023 | RHP | 24.8 mph |
| 10 | Jake Smith | NC | West Stokes | 2023 | LHP | 24.7 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Gavin Griffith | NC | North Davidson | 2024 | OF | 25.4 mph |
| 2 | Kyle Moshier | NC | Asheville | 2023 | SS | 24.8 mph |
| 3 | James Tate | NC | St. Stephens | 2023 | OF | 23.9 mph |
| 4 | Kaden Fuller | NC | West Stokes | 2023 | RHP | 23.6 mph |
| 5 | Jack McGowan | NC | Cox Mill | 2022 | 1B | 23.4 mph |
| 6 | Luka Rose | NC | Christ School | 2025 | LHP | 23.4 mph |
| 7 | Aiden Kwon | NC | Central Cabarrus | 2024 | OF | 23.4 mph |
| 8 | Davis Horton | NC | Orange | 2022 | C | 22.9 mph |
| 9 | Caleb White | NC | RS Central | 2023 | OF | 22.8 mph |
| 10 | Trey Spees | NC | East Lincoln | 2024 | 3B | 22.8 mph |
PEAK BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Jack McGowan | NC | Cox Mill | 2022 | 1B | 80.1 mph |
| 2 | Gavin Griffith | NC | North Davidson | 2024 | OF | 79.3 mph |
| 3 | Kaden Fuller | NC | West Stokes | 2023 | RHP | 77.7 mph |
| 4 | Boone Herman | NC | Hickory | 2023 | 3B | 77.6 mph |
| ^ | Joseph Cavallaro | NC | Lake Norman | 2024 | 3B | 77.6 mph |
| 5 | Luka Rose | NC | Christ School | 2025 | LHP | 77.3 mph |
| 6 | Jake Absher | NC | Hibriten | 2023 | OF | 75.9 mph |
| 7 | Cade Gardner | NC | A.C. Reynolds | 2024 | SS | 75.5 mph |
| 8 | Caleb Williams | NC | Alexander Central | 2023 | RHP | 75.0 mph |
| 9 | Connor Woodward | NC | Hibriten | 2023 | LHP | 74.1 mph |
| 10 | Ryley Norton | SC | P27 Academy | 2024 | 1B | 74.0 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Jack McGowan | NC | Cox Mill | 2022 | 1B | 75.3 mph |
| 2 | Boone Herman | NC | Hickory | 2023 | 3B | 75.2 mph |
| 3 | Gavin Griffith | NC | North Davidson | 2024 | OF | 74.9 mph |
| 4 | Kaden Fuller | NC | West Stokes | 2023 | RHP | 74.5 mph |
| 5 | Caleb Williams | NC | Alexander Central | 2023 | RHP | 73.1 mph |
| 6 | Jake Absher | NC | Hibriten | 2023 | OF | 72.6 mph |
| 7 | Joseph Cavallaro | NC | Lake Norman | 2024 | 3B | 72.2 mph |
| 8 | Ryley Norton | SC | P27 Academy | 2024 | 1B | 71.3 mph |
| 9 | Lucas Whitcomb | NC | Hickory Ridge | 2023 | SS | 69.8 mph |
| 10 | Kyle Moshier | NC | Asheville | 2023 | SS | 69.5 mph |
MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
| 1 | Joseph Cavallaro | NC | Lake Norman | 2024 | 3B | 32.1 g |
| 2 | Cade Gardner | NC | A.C. Reynolds | 2024 | SS | 28.2 g |
| 3 | Lucas Whitcomb | NC | Hickory Ridge | 2023 | SS | 28.0 g |
| 4 | Kyle Moshier | NC | Asheville | 2023 | SS | 25.0 g |
| 5 | Gavin Trantham | NC | West Davidson | 2023 | RHP | 24.4 g |
| 6 | Konor Davis | NC | Alexander Central | 2023 | LHP | 23.4 g |
| 7 | Kaden Fuller | NC | West Stokes | 2023 | RHP | 23.0 g |
| 8 | Jack McGowan | NC | Cox Mill | 2022 | 1B | 22.9 g |
| 9 | Trey Spees | NC | East Lincoln | 2024 | 3B | 22.4 g |
| 10 | Gannon Anthony | NC | Weddington | 2024 | SS | 21.4 g |
| ^ | Jake Smith | NC | West Stokes | 2023 | LHP | 21.4 g |
AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Joseph Cavallaro | NC | Lake Norman | 2024 | 3B | 24.9 g |
| 2 | Lucas Whitcomb | NC | Hickory Ridge | 2023 | SS | 24.1 g |
| 3 | Kyle Moshier | NC | Asheville | 2023 | SS | 20.2 g |
| 4 | James Tate | NC | St. Stephens | 2023 | OF | 19.1 g |
| 5 | Cade Gardner | NC | A.C. Reynolds | 2024 | SS | 19.1 g |
| 6 | Kaden Fuller | NC | West Stokes | 2023 | RHP | 18.6 g |
| 7 | Jack McGowan | NC | Cox Mill | 2022 | 1B | 18.4 g |
| 8 | Gannon Anthony | NC | Weddington | 2024 | SS | 17.8 g |
| 9 | Gavin Trantham | NC | West Davidson | 2023 | RHP | 17.5 g |
| 10 | Jake Smith | NC | West Stokes | 2023 | LHP | 17.1 g |
AVERAGE ON PLANE EFFENCIENCY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
| 1 | Dylan Brandt | NC | Pine Lake Prep | 2025 | 3B | 89 % |
| 2 | Seth Lumpkin | NC | Northern | 2023 | C | 87 % |
| 3 | Evan Matile | NC | East Lincoln | 2025 | OF | 85 % |
| 4 | Aiden Kwon | NC | Central Cabarrus | 2024 | OF | 81 % |
| 5 | Wyatt Hardin | NC | Highland School of Technology | 2024 | 2B | 81 % |
| 6 | Jake Absher | NC | Hibriten | 2023 | OF | 79 % |
| 7 | James Tate | NC | St. Stephens | 2023 | OF | 78 % |
| 8 | Joe Javier | NC | Cox Mill | 2022 | SS | 77 % |
| 9 | Gavin Trantham | NC | West Davidson | 2023 | RHP | 77 % |
| 10 | Braylon Whitaker | NC | Cox Mill | 2024 | OF | 77 % |