Prep Baseball Report

Statistical Breakdown: Preseason All State West


Matt Payne
Director of Scouting, PBR of NC

On Sunday January 29th PBR of North Carolina hosted its second of four Preseason All State Events at the Athletes Lab Performance Center in Maiden, NC. The Preseason All State Events have become the premier winter event in NC featuring some of the top talent from across the state. The events feature players from the 2023-2026 grad classes. 

The day started with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting advanced analytics. After the bullpens, players went outside to the 100 yard turf field to have their running and jumping metrics tested. Then catchers, infielders, and outfielders went through a defensive evaluation. The day concluded with hitters taking batting practice in the open cage with Trackman collecting ball flight data. 

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days. 

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Statistical Breakdown

30 Yard Sprint

Rank Name State School Class Pos 30-yd
1 Ellis Chappell NC Hickory 2025 OF 3.82 s
2 Hunter Huneycutt NC Pinecrest 2023 C 3.89 s
3 Trey Spees NC East Lincoln 2024 3B 3.92 s
4 Davis Cabbage NC Hickory Grove Christian 2025 RHP 3.93 s
5 Peter Boatwright NC Christ School 2025 RHP 3.96 s
^ Cade Gardner NC A.C. Reynolds 2024 SS 3.96 s
6 Cason McGinnis NC North Lincoln 2026 SS 4.03 s
7 Drake Tucker NC Bandys 2025 3B 4.04 s
8 Hank Matthews NC Watauga 2025 CF 4.06 s
9 Reid Johnson NC South Iredell 2026 C 4.07 s
10 Tate Jensen NC Jimmy C. Draughn 2025 LHP 4.08 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 Drake Tucker NC Bandys 2025 3B 97.8 mph
2 Trey Spees NC East Lincoln 2024 3B 95.0 mph
3 Hunter Huneycutt NC Pinecrest 2023 C 94.3 mph
4 Cade Gardner NC A.C. Reynolds 2024 SS 91.5 mph
5 Ellis Chappell NC Hickory 2025 OF 90.0 mph
6 Tate Jensen NC Jimmy C. Draughn 2025 LHP 89.6 mph
7 Hank Matthews NC Watauga 2025 CF 88.1 mph
8 Hayden Ashby NC Cox Mill 2024 1B 87.5 mph
9 Peter Boatwright NC Christ School 2025 RHP 86.7 mph
10 Jack Kerley McGrath NC Charlotte Christian 2026 C 86.6 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 Hunter Huneycutt NC Pinecrest 2023 C 83
2 Cade Gardner NC A.C. Reynolds 2024 SS 82
3 Drake Tucker NC Bandys 2025 3B 81
4 Trey Spees NC East Lincoln 2024 3B 80
^ Jimmy Newman NC Charlotte Catholic 2026 SS 80
5 Caden Nolan NC Richmond Senior 2026 3B 79
6 Jayden Overcash NC Hough 2026 3B 78
7 Tate Jensen NC Jimmy C. Draughn 2025 LHP 74
^ Chad Matthews NC North Lincoln 2025 OF 74
^ Cason McGinnis NC North Lincoln 2026 SS 74
8 David Pastusic NC Watauga 2026 1B 72
9 Sam Beck NC High Point Christian 2024 SS 71
^ Nicholas Goodrum NC West Forsyth 2026 OF 71
10 Carter Helein NC Pine Lake Prep 2024 2B 62

POSITIONAL VELOCITY – OUTFIELDERS

Outfielders worked out from right field making throws to the home plate. Throws were measured by a radar gun to gauge arm strength.

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Drake Tucker NC Bandys 2025 3B 89
2 Peter Boatwright NC Christ School 2025 RHP 83
3 Reid Johnson NC South Iredell 2026 C 82
4 Ellis Chappell NC Hickory 2025 OF 81
5 Hank Matthews NC Watauga 2025 CF 77
6 Nicholas Goodrum NC West Forsyth 2026 OF 73

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 Hunter Huneycutt NC Pinecrest 2023 C 77
2 Reid Johnson NC South Iredell 2026 C 74
3 Jack Kerley McGrath NC Charlotte Christian 2026 C 71
4 Hayden Ashby NC Cox Mill 2024 1B 68

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Hunter Huneycutt NC Pinecrest 2023 C 2.11-2.15
2 Reid Johnson NC South Iredell 2026 C 2.18-2.26
3 Jack Kerley McGrath NC Charlotte Christian 2026 C 2.19-2.36
4 Hayden Ashby NC Cox Mill 2024 1B 2.23-2.36

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 Travis Rhoads NC Ledford 2023 LHP 89.9 mph
2 Drake Tucker NC Bandys 2025 3B 88.7 mph
3 Caleb Williams NC Alexander Central 2023 RHP 88.2 mph
4 Davis Cabbage NC Hickory Grove Christian 2025 RHP 86.6 mph
5 Peter Boatwright NC Christ School 2025 RHP 84.6 mph
6 Tate Jensen NC Jimmy C. Draughn 2025 LHP 84.3 mph
7 CJ Wallace NC TC Roberson 2025 RHP 81.8 mph
8 Caden Nolan NC Richmond Senior 2026 3B 80.4 mph
9 Jimmy Newman NC Charlotte Catholic 2026 SS 78.1 mph
10 Chad Matthews NC North Lincoln 2025 OF 76.1 mph