Prep Baseball Report

Rawlings Prospects Scout Day: Statistical Leaders


Matt Payne
Director of Scouting, PBR of NC

On Wednesday August 31st PBR of North Carolina was on hand at Historic Durham Athletic Park for a scout day with the Rawlings Prospects. The scout day featured players from the 2023-2026 grad classes.

The evening started with catchers going through a defensive evaluation then pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting data analytics. After the bullpens position players ran a laser timed 60 followed by BP on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After BP outfielders and infielders went through a defensive evaluation. 

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. 

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Statistical Leaders

THE 60 YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Joshua Potter NC Wakefield 2023 2B 6.91 s
2 Gabe Field NC Wake Forest 2023 OF 7.05 s
3 Evan Barefoot NC South Johnston 2023 OF 7.07 s
4 Owen Schmidt NC East Wake Academy 2024 SS 7.17 s
5 Samuel Bretherick NC Wakefield 2024 RHP 7.22 s

TrackMan Max Exit Velocity (BP)

During BP, TrackMan tracked ball flight off the bat.  One element TrackMan is able to produce is the exit velocity.  Below are the top Exit Velocities produced during live BP.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Braden Beyer NC Wakefield 2024 3B 92.0 mph
2 Joshua Potter NC Wakefield 2023 2B 91.5 mph
3 Dominic Azzarello NC Northwest Guilford 2024 RHP 90.4 mph
4 Jentz Steiner NC Apex Friendship 2024 3B 88.1 mph
5 Gabe Field NC Wake Forest 2023 OF 87.5 mph

Positional Velocity - Infielders

Infielders were able to workout at shortstop throwing across the infield, or from 1B throwing to 2B and 3B in the pro-style workout. 

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Dominic Azzarello NC Northwest Guilford 2024 RHP 80
2 Edwin Speas NC Pro 5 Academy 2025 SS 79
^ Joshua Potter NC Wakefield 2023 2B 79
^ Jentz Steiner NC Apex Friendship 2024 3B 79
3 Brendan Chamberlain NC South Granville 2024 RHP 78
4 Braden Beyer NC Wakefield 2024 3B 77
5 Jack Fields NC Leesville Road 2026 RHP 75

Positional Velocity - Outfielders

Outfielders worked out from right field and center field, making throws to the plate and third base. Throws were measured by a radar gun to gauge arm strength.  

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Evan Barefoot NC South Johnston 2023 OF 89
2 Gabe Field NC Wake Forest 2023 OF 81
3 Jackson Berkhead NC Wake Forest 2024 OF 77
^ Cody Hoelzle NC Rolesville 2024 OF 77
4 Read Morton NC Leesville Road 2026 OF 74

CATCHER POP TIMES & POSITIONAL VELOCITY

In the pro-style workout, catchers workout from behind home plate, making multiple throws to 2B, simulating a stolen base attempt.  

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Wilson Aubut NC Sanderson 2026 RHP 75
2 Elijah Fernandez NC Wakefield 2024 C 71

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Elijah Fernandez NC Wakefield 2024 C 2.03-2.15
2 Wilson Aubut NC Sanderson 2026 RHP 2.16-2.29

TrackMan Info - Pitcher Bullpens

Pitchers threw a controlled bullpen showcasing their full arsenal of pitches. Velocity and spin rate information was gathered off of the TrackMan. TrackMan analytics are the official analytics and the velocities below were captured by TrackMan.

Max Fastball Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Cole Kuklick NC Heritage 2024 RHP 84.4 mph
2 Edwin Speas NC Pro 5 Academy 2025 SS 82.9 mph
3 Brendan Chamberlain NC South Granville 2024 RHP 82.4 mph
4 Dominic Azzarello NC Northwest Guilford 2024 RHP 81.4 mph
5 Tyler Ruta NC Heritage 2025 RHP 81.3 mph

*As of 9/8/22 there are a couple of pitchers that still have information loading from TrackMan
Cole Kuklick - Top FB at 84.4mph
Carter Moore - Top FB at 80.8mph