Prep Baseball Report

Canes National Team Trials: Trackman Hitting Leaders


Sammy Espsoito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

On Saturday August 12th PBR of South Carolina and North Carolina was on hand at C35 Baseball Complex for the Canes National Team Trials. The event featured players from the 2025-2028 Grad Classes. 

The day began with players going through a rotation that involved running a laser timed 60 and taking batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After batting practice, position players went through a defensive evaluation. The scout day concluded with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman gathering information on each pitch, along with a live action game play. 

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

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Statistical Breakdown

PEAK EXIT VELOCITY

TrackMan is able to track every ball hit into fair territory, throughout the BP sessions.  Below are the exit velocities produced by individual players.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Terrion Pettus MD Magruder 2025 OF 93.4 mph
2 Carter Thomasson VA Halifax 2026 C 91.4 mph
3 Owen Green NC Cary 2026 OF 89.1 mph
4 Elijah Hoagland FL Bonita Springs 2025 C 88.9 mph
5 Patrick Hollifield NC Swansboro 2026 SS 87.3 mph
6 Aiden Robinson MI South Lyon 2025 OF 84.6 mph
7 Trevor Yancey NC Providence Day 2027 2B 83.6 mph
8 Kaden Lank SC North Myrtle Beach 2028 SS 83.5 mph
9 Wan Chae VA Cape Henry Collegiate 2027 SS 82.8 mph
10 Brock Adkins NC John T. Hoggard 2027 LHP 82.2 mph



AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY

The average exit velocity measures a players ability to consistently produce hard contact.  The average was taken based on every ball tracked by TrackMan throughout the player's BP session.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Carter Thomasson VA Halifax 2026 C 84.2 mph
2 Owen Green NC Cary 2026 OF 81.1 mph
3 Patrick Hollifield NC Swansboro 2026 SS 79.4 mph
4 Aiden Robinson MI South Lyon 2025 OF 78.9 mph
5 Terrion Pettus MD Magruder 2025 OF 78.7 mph
6 Parker Wallace NC Cape Fear 2027 3B 78.3 mph
7 Elijah Hoagland FL Bonita Springs 2025 C 78.2 mph
8 Trevor Yancey NC Providence Day 2027 2B 77.6 mph
9 Hunter Hedgecoe NC Terry Sanford High 2028 C 76.3 mph
10 David Hwang VA Veritas 2028 C 75.3 mph



DISTANCE OFF THE BAT


TrackMan is able to measure and track the ball while in the air.  For every fair ball put in play it will display the distance the hit traveled.


Peak Distance - Best of the Hitter’s Session


Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Elijah Hoagland FL Bonita Springs 2025 C 333 ft
2 Patrick Hollifield NC Swansboro 2026 SS 330 ft
3 Terrion Pettus MD Magruder 2025 OF 325 ft
4 Owen Green NC Cary 2026 OF 322 ft
5 Aiden Robinson MI South Lyon 2025 OF 308 ft
6 Gabriel Allen NC Hoke County 2027 3B 296 ft
7 Trevor Yancey NC Providence Day 2027 2B 296 ft
8 Chase White NC South Central 2028 C 295 ft
9 David Hwang VA Veritas 2028 C 294 ft
10 Hunter Hedgecoe NC Terry Sanford High 2028 C 293 ft


Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session


Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Patrick Hollifield NC Swansboro 2026 SS 254 ft
2 Owen Green NC Cary 2026 OF 246 ft
3 Elijah Hoagland FL Bonita Springs 2025 C 234 ft
4 Trevor Yancey NC Providence Day 2027 2B 232 ft
5 Terrion Pettus MD Magruder 2025 OF 226 ft
6 Tyson Cameron NC Willow Spring 2028 C 216 ft
7 Brock Adkins NC John T. Hoggard 2027 LHP 211 ft
8 Aiden Robinson MI South Lyon 2025 OF 204 ft
9 Andrew Leister SC Pinewood Preparatory 2028 C 202 ft
10 Wan Chae VA Cape Henry Collegiate 2027 SS 200 ft

 

LAUNCH ANGLE PERCENTAGE

Based on the ball flight, TrackMan is able to identify each hit as a ground ball, line drive, or fly ball.  While there are many factors as to why a hitter may approach each pitch in a certain way, the overall groupings of BP can give some insight to each hitter's approach.

Line Drive %


Rank Name State School Class Pos Line Drive %
1 Andrew Leister SC Pinewood Preparatory 2028 C 70 %
2 Michael Cooke VA Isle Of Wight Academy 2028 1B 66 %
3 Tyson Cameron NC Willow Spring 2028 C 62 %
4 Cameron Massey NC Heritage 2028 C 55 %
^ Parker Wallace NC Cape Fear 2027 3B 55 %
5 Jackson McNally NC Apex Friendship 2027 SS 50 %
6 Rylan Copeland NC New Bern 2028 OF 45 %
^ Trevor Yancey NC Providence Day 2027 2B 45 %
7 Ryan Yates NC Jacksonville 2027 OF 40 %
^ Jonah Griggs NC Freedom 2025 SS 40 %
^ Patrick Hollifield NC Swansboro 2026 SS 40 %
8 Elijah Hoagland FL Bonita Springs 2025 C 38 %
^ Blaine Jones NC Corinth Holders 2028 2B 38 %
9 Miller Stanley NC DH Conley 2028 C 37 %
10 Tanner Fleming SC Oceanside Collegiate 2027 SS 36 %
^ Max Matthews NC William A. Hough 2028 OF 36 %
^ Terrion Pettus MD Magruder 2025 OF 36 %
^ Wan Chae VA Cape Henry Collegiate 2027 SS 36 %



Fly Ball %


Rank Name State School Class Pos Fly Ball %
1 Brock Adkins NC John T. Hoggard 2027 LHP 77.8 %
2 Owen Green NC Cary 2026 OF 63.6 %
3 Wan Chae VA Cape Henry Collegiate 2027 SS 54.5 %
^ Trevor Yancey NC Providence Day 2027 2B 54.5 %
4 Evan Cagide NC Apex Friendship 2027 OF 50.0 %
^ Philip Lau VA Paul VI 2027 OF 50.0 %
^ Gabriel Allen NC Hoke County 2027 3B 50.0 %
^ Aiden Robinson MI South Lyon 2025 OF 50.0 %
^ Patrick Hollifield NC Swansboro 2026 SS 50.0 %
5 Garrett Burris NC Lake Norman Charter 2028 1B 47.4 %
6 Elijah Hoagland FL Bonita Springs 2025 C 46.2 %
7 Kaden Lank SC North Myrtle Beach 2028 SS 45.5 %
8 Chase White NC South Central 2028 C 45.0 %
9 Hunter Hedgecoe NC Terry Sanford High 2028 C 38.5 %
^ Shae LaBlance VA Landstown 2028 3B 38.5 %
10 Tyson Cameron NC Willow Spring 2028 C 37.5 %



Ground Ball %


Rank Name State School Class Pos Ground Ball %
1 Carter Thomasson VA Halifax 2026 C 66 %
2 Alex Hampton NC Marvin Ridge 2028 3B 50 %
3 Blaine Jones NC Corinth Holders 2028 2B 46 %
4 Austin Baxter NC Lake Norman Charter 2028 2B 45 %
5 David Hwang VA Veritas 2028 C 42 %
6 Ryan Yates NC Jacksonville 2027 OF 40 %
7 Miller Stanley NC DH Conley 2028 C 37 %
8 Cameron Massey NC Heritage 2028 C 33 %
^ Michael Cooke VA Isle Of Wight Academy 2028 1B 33 %
9 Hunter Hedgecoe NC Terry Sanford High 2028 C 30 %
10 Evan Cagide NC Apex Friendship 2027 OF 30 %
^ Jonah Griggs NC Freedom 2025 SS 30 %