Prep Baseball Report

Player Evals: Winter Kickoff ID-2023-2025 Position Players


Matt Payne
Director of Scouting, PBR of NC

PBR North Carolina held its Winter Kickoff ID on Sunday February 14th in Maiden, NC. The event was held at the Athletes Lab Performance Center. Athletes lab is a spacious facility that has multiple batting cages, a pitching area, weight room, and a fully open cage at 120ft x 100ft. It provides kids with a great place to train. 

Position players were able to run a laser timed 30, take batting practice in the open cage with Trackman and Blast recording ball flight and swing analytics. Position players were also able to go through a defensive workout being graded on their athleticism, footwork, hands, and arm strength. Pitchers threw a controlled bullpen with Trackman measuring ball flight analytics. 

 CLICK HERE to see the full roster and stats collected from the workout. 

Player Evals

2023, 2024, & 2025 Position Players

 

 

Alex Nouri 2B / OF / North Lincoln, NC / 2024

Positional Profile: 2B/OF
Body: 5-5, 110-pounds. Young frame with room for maturation ahead.
Defense: OF-Plays through the ball, catches the ball off his left foot, clean transfers with momentum into his throws. IF-Active feet, catches the ball just left of center, average hands, clean exchanges.
Arm: R. INF - 69 mph. OF - 70 mph. OF-Accurate, long arm action, high 3/4 slot. IF-Accurate, long arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Hit: R. Relaxed, balanced, even base, hands at back shoulder. Loads against back leg, short stride, small hand load.  Short path to the ball, slightly uphill barrel path through the zone, hit several line drives through the middle.
Power: 73 mph exit. Average bat speed, numbers should improve as the body matures.
Run: 4.39 runner in the 30. 

 

 

 

Braxton Tramel SS / 2B / Fred T Foard, NC / 2024

Positional Profile: SS/2B
Body: 5_9, 175-pounds. Average frame, room to add strength.
Defense: Relaxed and athletic, good bend to the hips, soft hands, clean transitions.
Arm: R. INF - 80 mph. Accurate, short arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Hit: S. RH-Balanced, even base, hands at back shoulder. Loads knee to knee, shorrt stride, quiet hands. LH-Balanced, even base, hands back below back shoulder, more upright barrel. Loads knee to knee, short stride, quiet barrel.  RH-Some hand quickness, stays inside the bal, uphill barrel path, gap to gap approach. LH-Hands have some quickness, uphill swing path, works gap to gap.
Power: 90 mph exit velocity. Some strength off the barrel, average to above bat speed.
Run: 3.94 runner in the 30. 

 

 

 

James Tate OF / 2B / St. Stephens, NC / 2023

Positional Profile: OF/2B
Body: 6_0, 150-pounds. Athletic frame, room to add strength.
Defense: Aggressive through the ball, catches the ball in front of his left foot, clean transfers.
Arm: R. OF - 74 mph. Short arm action, over the top slot, some accuracy.
Hit: L. Even base, more weight on the back leg, hands back behind back shoulder, barrel pointed slightly away from pitcher. Short stride, small hand load.  Loose, quick hands, barrel stays through the ball, lined balls through the middle and to his pull side.
Power: 87 mph exit velocity. Has pop to his pull side, better than average bat speed.
Run: 4.11 runner in the 30. 

 

 

 

Cameron Richey OF / RHP / Southern Lee, NC / 2024

Positional Profile: OF
Body: 6-0, 162-pounds. Athletic frame with quickness present, projection ahead.
Defense: Plays through the ball, relaxed hands, catches the ball in front of his left foot, clean exchanges.
Arm: R. OF - 78 mph. Accurate, medium arm action, over the top slot.
Hit: R. Narrow, open base, barrel flat over back shoulder. Average stride back to even, hands load back.  Hands are loose and fast, direct path to ball, barrel stays through the zone, lined balls to his pull side.
Power: 91 mph exit velocity. Above average bat speed, made hard contact in BP.
Run: 3.98 runner in the 30. 

 

 

 

Clay Whitaker OF / SS / Surry Central, NC / 2023

Positional Profile: OF/SS
Body: 5-8, 150-pounds. Athletic build.
Defense: Plays to the ball, breaks down at the catch point, uses a two hand catch at times, clean transfers.
Arm: R. INF - 73 mph. OF - 75 mph. Accurate, short arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Hit: R. Slightly open base, more weight on the back leg, hands above back shoulder. Loads down into legs, short stride, small hand load.  Quick hands with strength, flat barrel path through the zone, lined balls to his pull side.
Power: 87 mph exit velocity. Above average bat speed, some strength off the barrel.
Run: 4.03 runner in the 30. 

 

 

 

Brycen Gaither OF / SS / St. Stephens , NC / 2025

Positional Profile: OF/SS
Body: 5_9, 160-pounds. Athletic build with quickness present, projection ahead.
Defense: Plays through the ball, uses a two-hand catch in front of his left foot, clean transitions.
Arm: R. OF - 76 mph. Accurate, short arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Hit: R. Balanced, even base, hands at back shoulder. Short stride, small hand pump.  Fast hands, flat barrel path through the zone, line drive approach working gap to gap.
Power: 85 mph exit velocity. Above average bat speed, can drive the ball to both gaps.
Run: 4.1 runner in the 30.