Fall Event Leaders - Trackman Hitting Leaders

December 15, 2022
Matt Payne
Director of Scouting, PBR of NC

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As fall baseball in North Carolina has come to a close we want to take a look back at some of the top performers of the fall in select categories. We highlight the leaders from PBR Events and Scout Days this fall. Click the links below to see full roster and stats from each event.

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FALL EVENT LEADERS - Trackman Hitting Leaders

Peak Exit Velocity

2023's

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Pierce Bouwman	NC	Southern Lee	2023	SS	99.4 mph
2	Blayse Leonard	NC	Middle Creek	2023	OF	97.5 mph
3	Anthony Jones	NC	Triton	2023	1B	96.2 mph
4	Jake Montgomery	NC	Holly Springs	2023	OF	96.1 mph
5	Stephen Kriner	NC	Freedom Christian	2023	OF	95.9 mph
6	Ty Mathis	NC	Harrells Christian Academy	2023	RHP	95.8 mph
7	Daniel Shuta	NC	Myers Park	2023	OF	94.9 mph
8	Brent Avery	NC	Eugene Ashley	2023	1B	94.8 mph
9	Aden Kruse	NC	Heritage	2023	3B	93.9 mph
10	JD Scarbrough	NC	Pinecrest	2023	OF	93.2 mph

2024's

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Oakley Rempel	NC	New Hanover	2024	OF	98.9 mph
2	Bryant Kimbrell	NC	Pinecrest	2024	3B	98.5 mph
3	Dominic Pegues	NC	Clayton	2024	1B	96.3 mph
4	Adam Safarikas	NC	Green Hope	2024	C	95.9 mph
5	Preston McGaha	SC	J.L. Mann	2024	RHP	92.9 mph
6	Dylan Pasternak	NC	Leesville Road	2024	SS	92.8 mph
7	Cameron Brown	NC	North Raleigh Christian	2024	RHP	92.5 mph
8	Austin Mooring	NC	Union Pines	2024	C	92.1 mph
9	Braden Beyer	NC	Wakefield	2024	3B	92.0 mph
10	Peyton Clay	NC	Northern Nash	2024	OF	91.5 mph

2025's

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Amare Burrus	NC	Durham Academy	2025	OF	98.0 mph
2	Luke Sheets	NC	Lee County	2025	OF	95.3 mph
3	Will Hicks	NC	Cleveland	2025	RHP	95.3 mph
4	Aiden Suggs	SC	Loris	2025	OF	95.2 mph
5	Samuel Schwamb	SC	Catawba Ridge	2025	C	94.7 mph
6	Johnny Ray	NC	Watauga	2025	OF	94.6 mph
7	Ryan Wallace	GA	Calvary Day	2025	RHP	94.2 mph
8	Macon Leppert	SC	Blythewood	2025	C	92.8 mph
9	Nico Soul	NC	Marvin Ridge	2025	OF	92.3 mph
10	Landon Sutton	NC	Wayne Country Day	2025	C	91.4 mph

2026's

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Riley Cuddy	NC	Middle Creek High	2026	OF	97.1 mph
2	Joseph Petry	VA	Nansemond-Suffolk	2026	OF	90.1 mph
3	Grant Buchanan	NC	Clayton	2026	3B	90.0 mph
4	Kason Brown	NC	Triton	2026	RHP	88.1 mph
5	Michael Woodard	NC	New Bern	2026	1B	88.1 mph
6	Jackson Smith	NC	Fuquay Varina	2026	OF	87.7 mph
7	Blake Vestal	NC	Green Hope	2026	OF	87.6 mph
8	Tucker Payton	NC	South Point	2026	SS	87.6 mph
9	Tucker Anderson	NC	DH Conley	2026	RHP	87.4 mph
10	Brayden Bates	NC	Triton	2026	OF	87.3 mph

Average Exit Velocity

2023's

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (avg)
1	Pierce Bouwman	NC	Southern Lee	2023	SS	94.6 mph
2	Anthony Jones	NC	Triton	2023	1B	91.6 mph
3	Ty Mathis	NC	Harrells Christian Academy	2023	RHP	89.8 mph
4	Jake Montgomery	NC	Holly Springs	2023	OF	88.8 mph
5	Blayse Leonard	NC	Middle Creek	2023	OF	88.1 mph
6	JD Scarbrough	NC	Pinecrest	2023	OF	86.1 mph
7	Daniel Shuta	NC	Myers Park	2023	OF	84.6 mph
8	Aden Kruse	NC	Heritage	2023	3B	84.0 mph
9	Brent Avery	NC	Eugene Ashley	2023	1B	83.9 mph
10	Stephen Kriner	NC	Freedom Christian	2023	OF	83.8 mph

2024's

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (avg)
1	Bryant Kimbrell	NC	Pinecrest	2024	3B	89.3 mph
2	Dominic Pegues	NC	Clayton	2024	1B	88.0 mph
3	Oakley Rempel	NC	New Hanover	2024	OF	87.7 mph
4	Jake Dunlap	NC	High Point Christian	2024	OF	87.2 mph
5	Preston McGaha	SC	J.L. Mann	2024	RHP	85.9 mph
6	Dylan Pasternak	NC	Leesville Road	2024	SS	85.7 mph
7	Cade Gardner	NC	A.C. Reynolds	2024	SS	85.2 mph
8	Cameron Brown	NC	North Raleigh Christian	2024	RHP	84.9 mph
9	Braden Beyer	NC	Wakefield	2024	3B	84.5 mph
10	Austin Patterson	NC	North Moore	2024	SS	83.4 mph

2025's

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (avg)
1	Amare Burrus	NC	Durham Academy	2025	OF	92.1 mph
2	Ryan Wallace	GA	Calvary Day	2025	RHP	88.1 mph
3	Aiden Suggs	SC	Loris	2025	OF	87.9 mph
4	Will Hicks	NC	Cleveland	2025	RHP	87.4 mph
5	Landon Sutton	NC	Wayne Country Day	2025	C	86.8 mph
6	Nico Soul	NC	Marvin Ridge	2025	OF	86.4 mph
7	Johnny Ray	NC	Watauga	2025	OF	85.1 mph
8	John Lupienski	NC	Middle Creek	2025	C	85.1 mph
9	Owen Fitzsimmons	NC	Clayton	2025	C	84.9 mph
10	William Magee	SC	Gray Collegiate	2025	RHP	84.9 mph

2026's

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (avg)
1	Riley Cuddy	NC	Middle Creek High	2026	OF	88.3 mph
2	Joseph Petry	VA	Nansemond-Suffolk	2026	OF	83.8 mph
3	Jack McKellar	NC	Rocky Mount	2026	C	82.1 mph
4	Grant Buchanan	NC	Clayton	2026	3B	81.7 mph
5	Michael Woodard	NC	New Bern	2026	1B	80.4 mph
6	Brayden Bates	NC	Triton	2026	OF	79.3 mph
7	Jacob Bueno	VA	Hayfield Secondary	2026	SS	79.1 mph
8	Cameron Tarkenton	NC	Cardinal Gibbons	2026	SS	79.1 mph
9	Kason Brown	NC	Triton	2026	RHP	78.5 mph
10	Jakub Mudd	NC	Cardinal Gibbons	2026	OF	77.9 mph

Peak Distance

2023's

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Pierce Bouwman	NC	Southern Lee	2023	SS	377 ft
2	Blayse Leonard	NC	Middle Creek	2023	OF	371 ft
3	Stephen Kriner	NC	Freedom Christian	2023	OF	371 ft
4	Anthony Jones	NC	Triton	2023	1B	370 ft
5	Ty Mathis	NC	Harrells Christian Academy	2023	RHP	355 ft
6	Brent Avery	NC	Eugene Ashley	2023	1B	344 ft
7	Daniel Shuta	NC	Myers Park	2023	OF	341 ft
8	Jake Montgomery	NC	Holly Springs	2023	OF	331 ft
9	Joshua Potter	NC	Wakefield	2023	2B	330 ft
10	Aden Kruse	NC	Heritage	2023	3B	328 ft

2024's

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Bryant Kimbrell	NC	Pinecrest	2024	3B	375 ft
2	Dominic Pegues	NC	Clayton	2024	1B	367 ft
3	Oakley Rempel	NC	New Hanover	2024	OF	353 ft
4	Peyton Clay	NC	Northern Nash	2024	OF	350 ft
5	Kayleb Wray	NC	Eugene Ashley	2024	RHP	346 ft
6	Cameron Brown	NC	North Raleigh Christian	2024	RHP	339 ft
7	Julian Mcneill	NC	Southern Lee	2024	OF	331 ft
8	Jentz Steiner	NC	Apex Friendship	2024	3B	330 ft
9	Braden Beyer	NC	Wakefield	2024	3B	330 ft
10	Connor Tepatti	NC	Pinecrest	2024	C	329 ft

2025's

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Luke Sheets	NC	Lee County	2025	OF	357 ft
2	Amare Burrus	NC	Durham Academy	2025	OF	353 ft
3	Nico Soul	NC	Marvin Ridge	2025	OF	351 ft
4	Will Hicks	NC	Cleveland	2025	RHP	341 ft
5	Aiden Suggs	SC	Loris	2025	OF	337 ft
6	Noah Hatley	NC	Concord Academy	2025	LHP	331 ft
7	Johnny Ray	NC	Watauga	2025	OF	331 ft
8	Landon Sutton	NC	Wayne Country Day	2025	C	331 ft
9	Cooper Moss	NC	Southern Lee	2025	RHP	325 ft
10	Aubrey Stanley	NC	Cleveland	2025	1B	325 ft

2026's

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Riley Cuddy	NC	Middle Creek High	2026	OF	369 ft
2	Grant Buchanan	NC	Clayton	2026	3B	335 ft
3	Joseph Petry	VA	Nansemond-Suffolk	2026	OF	332 ft
4	Blake Vestal	NC	Green Hope	2026	OF	328 ft
5	Jack McKellar	NC	Rocky Mount	2026	C	326 ft
6	Koen Karsa	NC	Home School	2026	RHP	320 ft
7	Jakub Mudd	NC	Cardinal Gibbons	2026	OF	316 ft
8	Jonathan Carrasco	IA	Ankeny Centennial	2026	SS	313 ft
9	Bryce Fitzsimmons	NC	Cardinal Gibbons	2026	SS	312 ft
10	Tucker Payton	NC	South Point	2026	SS	306 ft

Average Distance

2023's

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (avg)
1	Pierce Bouwman	NC	Southern Lee	2023	SS	307 ft
2	Ty Mathis	NC	Harrells Christian Academy	2023	RHP	301 ft
3	Daniel Shuta	NC	Myers Park	2023	OF	277 ft
4	Stephen Kriner	NC	Freedom Christian	2023	OF	265 ft
5	Aiden Herman	NC	East Forsyth	2023	OF	252 ft
6	Blayse Leonard	NC	Middle Creek	2023	OF	237 ft
7	Jadden Rodriguez	NC	Ledford North Carolina	2023	OF	234 ft
8	Zachary Straub	NC	Union Pines	2023	RHP	234 ft
9	Derrick Collins	NC	Clayton	2023	LHP	229 ft
10	Aden Kruse	NC	Heritage	2023	3B	225 ft

2024's

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (avg)
1	Kayleb Wray	NC	Eugene Ashley	2024	RHP	268 ft
2	Cameron Brown	NC	North Raleigh Christian	2024	RHP	258 ft
3	Hunter Overholt	SC	Abbeville	2024	SS	250 ft
4	Jacob Muir	SC	Dreher	2024	OF	246 ft
5	Oakley Rempel	NC	New Hanover	2024	OF	244 ft
6	Connor Tepatti	NC	Pinecrest	2024	C	244 ft
7	Grayson Hudgins	NC	Pinecrest	2024	1B	243 ft
8	Jentz Steiner	NC	Apex Friendship	2024	3B	240 ft
9	Edwin Allen	NC	Cardinal Gibbons	2024	OF	236 ft
10	Dominic Pegues	NC	Clayton	2024	1B	233 ft

2025's

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (avg)
1	jack strom	NC	Millbrook	2025	OF	296 ft
2	Amare Burrus	NC	Durham Academy	2025	OF	285 ft
3	Will Howard	SC	Emerald	2025	RHP	256 ft
4	Hansel Diaz	NC	Athens Drive	2025	2B	253 ft
5	Aiden Suggs	SC	Loris	2025	OF	248 ft
6	Will Hicks	NC	Cleveland	2025	RHP	242 ft
7	Aubrey Stanley	NC	Cleveland	2025	1B	240 ft
8	William Magee	SC	Gray Collegiate	2025	RHP	239 ft
9	Jayhlen Brown	NC	Pine Forest	2025	SS	233 ft
10	Luke Campbell	NC	Corinth Holders	2025	RHP	230 ft

2026's

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (avg)
1	Grant Buchanan	NC	Clayton	2026	3B	247 ft
2	Joseph Petry	VA	Nansemond-Suffolk	2026	OF	244 ft
3	Bryce Fitzsimmons	NC	Cardinal Gibbons	2026	SS	238 ft
4	Riley Cuddy	NC	Middle Creek High	2026	OF	236 ft
5	Tucker Payton	NC	South Point	2026	SS	232 ft
6	Tommy Collins	NC	Willow Spring	2026	3B	226 ft
7	Jonathan Carrasco	IA	Ankeny Centennial	2026	SS	225 ft
8	Cameron Tarkenton	NC	Cardinal Gibbons	2026	SS	221 ft
9	Koen Karsa	NC	Home School	2026	RHP	221 ft
10	Jack McKellar	NC	Rocky Mount	2026	C	214 ft

Hard Hit %

2023's

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hard Hit %
1	Pierce Bouwman	NC	Southern Lee	2023	SS	90 %
2	Anthony Jones	NC	Triton	2023	1B	70 %
3	Ty Mathis	NC	Harrells Christian Academy	2023	RHP	50 %
4	Jake Montgomery	NC	Holly Springs	2023	OF	41 %
5	Daniel Shuta	NC	Myers Park	2023	OF	37 %
6	JD Scarbrough	NC	Pinecrest	2023	OF	33 %
^	Blayse Leonard	NC	Middle Creek	2023	OF	33 %
^	Stephen Kriner	NC	Freedom Christian	2023	OF	33 %
7	Brent Avery	NC	Eugene Ashley	2023	1B	27 %
8	Aden Kruse	NC	Heritage	2023	3B	22 %
9	Joshua Potter	NC	Wakefield	2023	2B	16 %

2024's

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hard Hit %
1	Dominic Pegues	NC	Clayton	2024	1B	50 %
2	Oakley Rempel	NC	New Hanover	2024	OF	40 %
3	Bryant Kimbrell	NC	Pinecrest	2024	3B	36 %
4	Dylan Pasternak	NC	Leesville Road	2024	SS	30 %
5	Kayleb Wray	NC	Eugene Ashley	2024	RHP	27 %
6	Braden Beyer	NC	Wakefield	2024	3B	25 %
^	Cameron Brown	NC	North Raleigh Christian	2024	RHP	25 %
7	Cade Gardner	NC	A.C. Reynolds	2024	SS	22 %
^	Austin Mooring	NC	Union Pines	2024	C	22 %
8	Jake Dunlap	NC	High Point Christian	2024	OF	14 %
9	Preston McGaha	SC	J.L. Mann	2024	RHP	10 %
^	Adam Safarikas	NC	Green Hope	2024	C	10 %
10	Peyton Clay	NC	Northern Nash	2024	OF	9 %

2025's

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hard Hit %
1	Amare Burrus	NC	Durham Academy	2025	OF	66 %
2	Aiden Suggs	SC	Loris	2025	OF	55 %
^	Nico Soul	NC	Marvin Ridge	2025	OF	55 %
3	Ryan Wallace	GA	Calvary Day	2025	RHP	46 %
4	Will Hicks	NC	Cleveland	2025	RHP	40 %
^	Anthony Grande	NC	Willow Spring	2025	3B	40 %
5	Luke Sheets	NC	Lee County	2025	OF	38 %
6	Landon Sutton	NC	Wayne Country Day	2025	C	37 %
7	Johnny Ray	NC	Watauga	2025	OF	33 %
8	Macon Leppert	SC	Blythewood	2025	C	16 %
9	Samuel Schwamb	SC	Catawba Ridge	2025	C	15 %
10	Ayden Wall	NC	Ledford	2025	C	12 %

2026's

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hard Hit %
1	Riley Cuddy	NC	Middle Creek High	2026	OF	66 %
2	Grant Buchanan	NC	Clayton	2026	3B	12 %
3	Joseph Petry	VA	Nansemond-Suffolk	2026	OF	7 %