Prep Baseball Report

NC ProCase: Trackman Hitting Data


Matt Payne
Director of Scouting, PBR of NC

Prep Baseball Report of North Carolina has become the most trusted independent scouting source in North Carolina, and across the country. Prep Baseball Report is used by all 30 Major League Baseball Organizations. Each year PBR or North Carolina host some of the top draft prospects in North Carolina. On Sunday February 13th held its ProCase at Diamond Xtreme in Kernersville, NC with top talent in the 2022 and 2023 Class working out in front of pro scouts. 

Pitchers and catchers were up first. Catchers were able to go through a full defensive workout, throwing through to 2B at the spacious indoor facility.  Pitchers threw controlled bullpens, one at a time, with Trackman gathering advanced analytics.  Following the pitchers, hitters took live BP in the open atmosphere of Diamond Xtreme with Trackman gathering ball flight data. The event ended with the infielders and outfielders going through a defensive workout. 

Located in Kernersville, Diamond Xtreme features a 90'x90' cage that allows for ground balls and throws across the infield.  Catchers are able to make full length throws to 2B.  During BP, scouts and coaches are able to watch and track the ball off the bat to get a better gauge of each hitter in attendance.

Below we take a look at the position players in attendance. All hitters hit with wood and put up impressive numbers.

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Trackman Hitting Data

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 Brooks Brannon NC Randleman 2022 C 107.4 mph
2 Xavier Isaac NC East Forsyth 2022 1B 107.2 mph
3 Garrett Michel NC East Lincoln 2022 2B 106.3 mph
4 Judd Utermark NC Charlotte Christian 2022 3B 105.0 mph
5 Tyler Zedalis NC Cox Mill 2023 SS 103.8 mph
6 Graham Smiley NC East Lincoln 2022 C 102.5 mph
7 Gavin Gallaher NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2023 SS 100.1 mph
8 Seth Christmas NC Hopewell 2022 C 99.2 mph
9 Gage Miller NC Asheboro 2023 3B 98.5 mph
10 Bristol Carter NC Northwest Guilford 2023 OF 97.7 mph
11 Keegan Knutson NC Combine Academy 2022 SS 97.3 mph
12 Chance Mako NC East Rowan 2023 RHP 97.0 mph
13 Jaxon Lucas NC Garner 2023 SS 93.3 mph
14 Nick Parham NC T.C. Roberson 2023 SS 92.9 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 Xavier Isaac NC East Forsyth 2022 1B 98.5 mph
2 Garrett Michel NC East Lincoln 2022 2B 96.9 mph
3 Brooks Brannon NC Randleman 2022 C 95.9 mph
4 Judd Utermark NC Charlotte Christian 2022 3B 95.9 mph
5 Tyler Zedalis NC Cox Mill 2023 SS 95.6 mph
6 Graham Smiley NC East Lincoln 2022 C 95.5 mph
7 Gavin Gallaher NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2023 SS 91.5 mph
8 Seth Christmas NC Hopewell 2022 C 90.3 mph
9 Bristol Carter NC Northwest Guilford 2023 OF 88.9 mph
10 Keegan Knutson NC Combine Academy 2022 SS 88.3 mph
11 Nick Parham NC T.C. Roberson 2023 SS 86.2 mph
12 Chance Mako NC East Rowan 2023 RHP 85.9 mph
13 Jaxon Lucas NC Garner 2023 SS 84.8 mph
14 Gage Miller NC Asheboro 2023 3B 84.7 mph

PEAK DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Brooks Brannon NC Randleman 2022 C 410 ft
2 Judd Utermark NC Charlotte Christian 2022 3B 404 ft
3 Garrett Michel NC East Lincoln 2022 2B 394 ft
4 Gavin Gallaher NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2023 SS 390 ft
5 Graham Smiley NC East Lincoln 2022 C 383 ft
6 Xavier Isaac NC East Forsyth 2022 1B 383 ft
7 Tyler Zedalis NC Cox Mill 2023 SS 381 ft
8 Bristol Carter NC Northwest Guilford 2023 OF 375 ft
9 Chance Mako NC East Rowan 2023 RHP 366 ft
10 Keegan Knutson NC Combine Academy 2022 SS 355 ft
11 Seth Christmas NC Hopewell 2022 C 354 ft
12 Gage Miller NC Asheboro 2023 3B 347 ft
13 Jaxon Lucas NC Garner 2023 SS 330 ft
14 Nick Parham NC T.C. Roberson 2023 SS 317 ft

AVERAGE DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Brooks Brannon NC Randleman 2022 C 275 ft
2 Garrett Michel NC East Lincoln 2022 2B 266 ft
3 Gavin Gallaher NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2023 SS 258 ft
4 Xavier Isaac NC East Forsyth 2022 1B 253 ft
5 Tyler Zedalis NC Cox Mill 2023 SS 244 ft
6 Judd Utermark NC Charlotte Christian 2022 3B 240 ft
7 Jaxon Lucas NC Garner 2023 SS 235 ft
8 Graham Smiley NC East Lincoln 2022 C 233 ft
9 Gage Miller NC Asheboro 2023 3B 227 ft
10 Seth Christmas NC Hopewell 2022 C 226 ft
11 Bristol Carter NC Northwest Guilford 2023 OF 226 ft
12 Keegan Knutson NC Combine Academy 2022 SS 205 ft
13 Chance Mako NC East Rowan 2023 RHP 161 ft
14 Nick Parham NC T.C. Roberson 2023 SS 132 ft

HARD HIT PERCENTAGE

TrackMan is able to track and follow exit velocities of each hitter.  Based on the individual's top exit velocity, TrackMan is able to give us a percentage of hard hit balls.  This percentage is based off of each individual hitter's top exit velocity.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hard Hit %
1 Xavier Isaac NC East Forsyth 2022 1B 93 %
2 Garrett Michel NC East Lincoln 2022 2B 85 %
3 Tyler Zedalis NC Cox Mill 2023 SS 85 %
4 Brooks Brannon NC Randleman 2022 C 80 %
5 Graham Smiley NC East Lincoln 2022 C 80 %
6 Gavin Gallaher NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2023 SS 76 %
7 Seth Christmas NC Hopewell 2022 C 70 %
8 Judd Utermark NC Charlotte Christian 2022 3B 68 %
9 Keegan Knutson NC Combine Academy 2022 SS 57 %
10 Bristol Carter NC Northwest Guilford 2023 OF 55 %
11 Chance Mako NC East Rowan 2023 RHP 50 %
12 Gage Miller NC Asheboro 2023 3B 47 %
13 Jaxon Lucas NC Garner 2023 SS 42 %
14 Nick Parham NC T.C. Roberson 2023 SS 31 %

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 Bristol Carter NC Northwest Guilford 2023 OF 66 %
2 Jaxon Lucas NC Garner 2023 SS 57 %
3 Xavier Isaac NC East Forsyth 2022 1B 56 %
4 Garrett Michel NC East Lincoln 2022 2B 50 %
^ Tyler Zedalis NC Cox Mill 2023 SS 50 %
5 Gavin Gallaher NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2023 SS 42 %
6 Chance Mako NC East Rowan 2023 RHP 40 %
7 Seth Christmas NC Hopewell 2022 C 40 %
8 Brooks Brannon NC Randleman 2022 C 38 %
9 Keegan Knutson NC Combine Academy 2022 SS 36 %
10 Graham Smiley NC East Lincoln 2022 C 35 %
11 Judd Utermark NC Charlotte Christian 2022 3B 26 %
12 Nick Parham NC T.C. Roberson 2023 SS 25 %
13 Gage Miller NC Asheboro 2023 3B 23 %

Ground Ball %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Ground Ball %
1 Nick Parham NC T.C. Roberson 2023 SS 62 %
2 Chance Mako NC East Rowan 2023 RHP 50 %
3 Keegan Knutson NC Combine Academy 2022 SS 36 %
4 Graham Smiley NC East Lincoln 2022 C 35 %
5 Seth Christmas NC Hopewell 2022 C 30 %
^ Tyler Zedalis NC Cox Mill 2023 SS 30 %
6 Xavier Isaac NC East Forsyth 2022 1B 25 %
7 Judd Utermark NC Charlotte Christian 2022 3B 21 %
8 Gavin Gallaher NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2023 SS 19 %
9 Gage Miller NC Asheboro 2023 3B 17 %
10 Bristol Carter NC Northwest Guilford 2023 OF 16 %
11 Brooks Brannon NC Randleman 2022 C 14 %
12 Jaxon Lucas NC Garner 2023 SS 10 %
13 Garrett Michel NC East Lincoln 2022 2B 7 %

Fly Ball %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Fly Ball %
1 Gage Miller NC Asheboro 2023 3B 52.9 %
2 Judd Utermark NC Charlotte Christian 2022 3B 52.6 %
3 Brooks Brannon NC Randleman 2022 C 42.9 %
^ Garrett Michel NC East Lincoln 2022 2B 42.9 %
4 Gavin Gallaher NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2023 SS 38.1 %
5 Jaxon Lucas NC Garner 2023 SS 31.6 %
6 Graham Smiley NC East Lincoln 2022 C 30.0 %
^ Seth Christmas NC Hopewell 2022 C 30.0 %
7 Keegan Knutson NC Combine Academy 2022 SS 26.3 %
8 Tyler Zedalis NC Cox Mill 2023 SS 20.0 %
9 Xavier Isaac NC East Forsyth 2022 1B 18.8 %
10 Bristol Carter NC Northwest Guilford 2023 OF 16.7 %
11 Nick Parham NC T.C. Roberson 2023 SS 12.5 %
12 Chance Mako NC East Rowan 2023 RHP 9.1 %