On Saturday May 28th PBR of North Carolina hosted trials for Team Carolina at Moor Park in Mooresville, NC. The Team Carolina Trials leads to identifying prospects for some of the summer’s biggest invite only events like NC/SC Border Battle, PBR Southeast Senior Games, Top Prospect Games, and the PBR Future Games. The event featured players from the 2023-2027 grad classes. 

The day began with catchers going through a full defensive workout. Pitchers then threw a controlled bullpen with Trackman gathering ball flight analytics. Following the pitchers, position players ran a laser timed 60 and also had jumping metrics recorded using Swift Technology. Position players then took batting practice on the field with Trackman collection ball flight data. The day concluded with outfielders and infielders taking part in a defensive workout. 

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance looking at the top performers in different categories.  Look for more statistics and information to follow in the coming days. 

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Statistical Breakdown

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THE 60 YARD DASH

2023-2025 Grads

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	60-yard
1	Joshua Herbert	NC	East Forsyth	2023	OF	6.47
2	Caleb Gant	NC	Porter Ridge	2023	OF	6.76
3	Jake Dulski	NC	Christ the King	2023	OF	6.83
4	Brandon Bannerman	NC	Heide Trask	2023	OF	6.88
5	Tyson Merritt	NC	West Forsyth	2023	C	7.00
6	Jacob Smith	NC	Lincoln Charter	2024	3B	7.05
7	Garrett Pyne	NC	Hickory Ridge	2023	RHP	7.12
^	Gavin Baucom	NC	Hickory Ridge	2023	OF	7.12
8	Peyton Young	NC	Saint Stephens	2023	SS	7.17
9	John McKillop	NC	Charlotte Catholic	2024	1B	7.22
10	Connor Robertson	NC	Mooresville	2025	3B	7.23

2026-2027 Grads

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	60-yard
1	Tucker Payton	NC	South Point	2026	SS	7.38
2	Lucas Delacruz	NC	Marvin Ridge	2026	SS	7.63
3	Maximus Wearing	NC	Palisades	2026	1B	7.84
4	Milo Peck	NC	South Iredell	2027	OF	7.90
5	Eli Beekley	NC	South Iredell	2026	C	8.10

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.

2023-2025 Grads

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	John McKillop	NC	Charlotte Catholic	2024	1B	99.9 mph
2	Blaize Johnson	NC	Northwest Guilford	2024	C	98.4 mph
3	Jacob Smith	NC	Lincoln Charter	2024	3B	95.5 mph
4	Brian OConnell III	NC	Eastern Guilford	2023	C	95.4 mph
5	Jake Minarik	NC	William A. Hough	2024	OF	95.4 mph
6	Gavin Baucom	NC	Hickory Ridge	2023	OF	95.0 mph
7	Connor Robertson	NC	Mooresville	2025	3B	94.8 mph
8	Jake Dulski	NC	Christ the King	2023	OF	94.8 mph
9	Brett Cassell	NC	Cox Mill	2024	SS	94.7 mph
10	Tyson Merritt	NC	West Forsyth	2023	C	93.3 mph

2026-2027 Grads

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.  

2023-2025 Grads

2026-2027 Grads

POSITIONAL VELOCITY – OUTFIELDERS

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

2023-2025 Grads

2026-2027 Grads

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.  

2023-2025 Grads

2026-2027 Grads

2023-2025 Grads

2026-2027 Grads

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

2023-2025 Grads

2026-2027 Grads

Max Fastball Spin

2023-2025 Grads

2026-2027 Grads

Max Curveball Spin

2023-2025 Grads

2026-2027 Grads