Prep Baseball Report

NC/SC Border Battle: NC Statistical Leaders


Brandon Hall
North Carolina Director of Scouting

On July 24th, top players from North Carolina and South Carolina converged on Winthrop University for the first ever NC/SC Border Battle.  The Border Battle allowed players to workout and compete in front of college coaches and pro scouts, while updating their information for their PBR Profile, connecting them with over 900 college coaches and pro scouts that subscribe to PBR.

The event was a huge success with players from each state impressing those in attendance.  The process to break all of the information down has begun.  Player statistics have been loaded to the event page and onto each player’s personal PBR Profile.  PBR Scouts are pouring over all the information to produce evaluations on each player, and notes from the event.

Below we take a look at the statistical leaders from North Carolina in the Border Battle. 

 

 CLICK HERE to see the full statistics from the NC/SC Border Battle.

 

NC/SC Border Battle: NC Statistical Leaders

 

THE 60 YARD DASH

Position players went through a full pro-style workout prior to their controlled scrimmage.  The opener to the pro-style was a laser timed 60 yard dash.  Run in the outfield, on a surface that played fair throughout the day, players were able to run one at a time, starting themselves from a base-stealing position.  For the entire event, nineteen players ran a sub-7.00 sixty.  The median 60 time came in at 7.24.  Below is a look at the top NC performers.

Rank Name School Class Pos 60
1 Devin Tonkins Greensboro Day 2021 MIF 6.62
2 Kayden Crawford Hoggard 2021 OF 6.70
- Daniel Stephens Pro5 Academy 2020 SS 6.70
3 Kaden Brown Garner 2020 OF 6.73
4 Alexander Imposimato Heritage 2020 C 6.74
- Joshua Rivera Gray's Creek 2020 MIF 6.74
5 Mitchell Seymour Pro5 Academy 2020 RHP/OF 6.77
- Zane Taylor Pro5 Academy 2020 RHP/OF 6.77
6 Alden Kolessar Rockingham County 2020 OF 6.84
7 Kannon Frady Lake Norman 2020 MIF 6.90
8 Jacob Mabe West Stokes 2020 OF 6.94
- Alejandro Rodriguez Wesleyan Christian Academy 2020 C 6.94

 

EXIT VELOCITY

Part of the offensive evaluation included an exit velocity testing station.  Players were able to use their own bats and test out the new Mizuno Bats at the station where a radar gun was used to measure exit velocity off the barrel.  Twenty-one players registered an exit velocity of 90 mph or better for the entire event. 86 mph measured to be the median exit velocity.  Below is a look at the top performers from NC.

Rank Name School Class Pos Exit Velo
1 Mitchell Seymour Pro5 Academy 2020 RHP/OF 95
2 Hank Dodson Northern Guilford 2020 C 94
- Hogan Stallings Wake Forest 2020 1B 94
3 Gabriel Brewington Corinth Holders 2020 RHP/3B 93
- Alexander Imposimato Heritage 2020 C 93
4 Carter Merrill Stuart Cramer 2020 C 92
- Joshua Rivera Gray's Creek 2020 MIF 92
5 Alejandro Rodriguez Wesleyan Christian Academy 2020 C 91
- Jordan Thalacker Home Schooled 2020 OF 91
- Jonathan Villa Lumberton 2020 C 91

 

POSITIONAL VELOCITY - INFIELDERS

Infielders took ground balls during a defensive evaluation from either shortstop or 1st base.  A radar gun was used to measure arm strength.  While evaluators are working to see the exchange, carry, and accuracy, the radar reading gives us some feel for arm strength.  For the event, the top infield arm measured at 90 mph across the diamond.  In total, 43 infielders went through the workout with a median positional velocity of 79 mph.  The top NC performers are below.

Rank Name School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Gavin Mortenson Northwest Guilford 2020 SS 88
2 Joshua Rivera Gray's Creek 2020 SS 87
- Alejandro Rodriguez Wesleyan Christian Academy 2020 C/SS 87
- Daniel Stephens Pro5 Academy 2020 SS 87
3 Gabriel Brewington Corinth Holders 2020 3B 85
- Michael Groves Holly Springs 2020 C/INF 85
4 Jackson Bowman Wesleyan Christian Academy 2020 MIF 84
- Carson Dunlap Covenant Day 2022 MIF 84
5 Cooper Andrews Covenant Day 2020 SS 81

 

POSITIONAL VELOCITY - OUTFIELDERS

Outfielders took their defensive work in right field, making throws to home plate.  Like the infielders, coaches are looking at carry and accuracy, as well as pure arm strength.  The radar reading gives us a glimpse at the overall evaluation, measuring the arm strength while working through a batted ground ball.  For the event, the top outfield arm peaked at 94 mph.  Of the twenty outfield arms that went through the workout, the median arm grade measured at 81 mph.  Below are the top performers from NC.

Rank Name School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Zane Taylor Pro5 Academy 2020 RHP/OF 94
2 Mitchell Seymour Pro5 Academy 2020 RHP/OF 90
3 Jackson Bowman Wesleyan Chirsitian Academy 2020 MIF/OF 94
4 Alden Kolessar Rockingham County 2020 OF 83
- Jordan Thalacker Home Schooled 2020 OF 83
5 Kayden Crawford Hoggard 2020 OF 82

 

CATCHERS POP TIMES

During the catchers workout, PBR scouts work to gather pop times on each throw made to 2B from behind the dish, while also getting a positional velocity on each throw.  Eighteen catcher threw pop times during the workout.  For all catchers from NC and SC, the top positional velocity came in at 81 mph out of the crouch.  The top pop time posted at 1.90.  The median catcher velocity was 74 mph.  The median pop time posted at 2.08.  Below is a look at the top pop times from NC.

Rank Name School Class Pos C Pop
1 Alejandro Rodriguez Wesleyan Christian Academy 2020 C 1.90
2 Carter Merrill Stuart Cramer 2020 C 2.00
3 Hank Dodson Northern Guilford 2020 C 2.05
4 Zachary Long Fuquay-Varina 2020 C 2.06
- Alexander Imposimato Heritage 2020 C 2.06
5 Michael Carico Glenn 2020 C 2.07

 

MAX FASTBALL

Pitchers were able to throw live vs. hitters in a controlled scrimmage.  The outing was brief, giving evaluators in attendance to get a feel for each arm's pure stuff.  Thirty-three pitchers threw in the scrimmages with the top fastball peaking at 92 mph.  Fourteen arms touched 84.  The median top fastball sits at 83 mph.  Below is a look at the top fastballs from NC arms.

Rank Name School Class Pos Max FB
1 Mitchell Seymour Pro5 Academy 2020 RHP 88
2 Gabriel Brewington Corinth Holders 2020 RHP 87
3 Zane Taylor Pro5 Academy 2020 RHP 86
4 Matt Hayek Charlotte Catholic 2020 RHP 81
5 Carson Swaim Oak Grove 2020 RHP 80