Statistical Breakdown: Team Carolina Trials - Fayetteville
May 31, 2022
On Sunday May 29th PBR of North Carolina hosted trials for Team Carolina at JP Riddle Stadium in Fayetteville, 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 2023-2026 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
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
| 1 | Connor Shoulders | NC | Dixon | 2023 | OF | 6.94 |
| 2 | Matthew Hord | NC | Cardinal Gibbons | 2023 | SS | 7.01 |
| 3 | Jason Howe | NC | East Forsyth | 2023 | 2B | 7.15 |
| 4 | Cullen McGee | NC | Corinth Holders | 2023 | 3B | 7.19 |
| ^ | Graham Wike | NC | Corinth Holders | 2023 | 2B | 7.19 |
| 5 | Jackson Crute | NC | Corinth Holders | 2023 | C | 7.26 |
| 6 | Edwin Speas | NC | Pro 5 Academy | 2025 | SS | 7.46 |
| 7 | Griffin Matthews | NC | Grace Christian | 2023 | 1B | 7.50 |
| 8 | Bobby Lowery | NC | St. Pauls | 2023 | OF | 7.59 |
| 9 | Jeremiah McLemore | NC | Freedom Christian | 2023 | 3B | 8.09 |
| 10 | Luke Peterson | NC | Midway | 2026 | C | 8.13 |
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 | Jeremiah McLemore | NC | Freedom Christian | 2023 | 3B | 98.9 mph |
| 2 | Cullen McGee | NC | Corinth Holders | 2023 | 3B | 94.8 mph |
| 3 | Connor Shoulders | NC | Dixon | 2023 | OF | 93.9 mph |
| 4 | Griffin Matthews | NC | Grace Christian | 2023 | 1B | 91.7 mph |
| 5 | Graham Wike | NC | Corinth Holders | 2023 | 2B | 90.6 mph |
| 6 | Bobby Lowery | NC | St. Pauls | 2023 | OF | 90.4 mph |
| 7 | Jason Howe | NC | East Forsyth | 2023 | 2B | 89.1 mph |
| 8 | Jackson Crute | NC | Corinth Holders | 2023 | C | 86.9 mph |
| 9 | Matthew Hord | NC | Cardinal Gibbons | 2023 | SS | 86.5 mph |
| 10 | Edwin Speas | NC | Pro 5 Academy | 2025 | SS | 81.0 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
Cullen McGee
NC
Corinth Holders
2023
3B
81
^
Matthew Hord
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2023
SS
81
2
Jeremiah McLemore
NC
Freedom Christian
2023
3B
80
3
Edwin Speas
NC
Pro 5 Academy
2025
SS
78
4
Connor Shoulders
NC
Dixon
2023
OF
75
^
Griffin Matthews
NC
Grace Christian
2023
1B
75
5
Graham Wike
NC
Corinth Holders
2023
2B
74
6
Jason Howe
NC
East Forsyth
2023
2B
71
7
Luke Peterson
NC
Midway
2026
C
65
8
Nelson Amaro
NC
Overhill
2025
2B
61
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.
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Bobby Lowery | NC | St. Pauls | 2023 | OF | 82 |
| 2 | Connor Shoulders | NC | Dixon | 2023 | OF | 77 |
| ^ | Griffin Matthews | NC | Grace Christian | 2023 | 1B | 77 |
| 3 | Graham Wike | NC | Corinth Holders | 2023 | 2B | 76 |
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
Jackson Crute
NC
Corinth Holders
2023
C
72
2
Luke Peterson
NC
Midway
2026
C
65
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Pop Time
1
Jackson Crute
NC
Corinth Holders
2023
C
2.16-2.22
2
Luke Peterson
NC
Midway
2026
C
2.34-2.43
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
Bobby Lowery
NC
St. Pauls
2023
OF
82.4 mph
2
Matthew Hord
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2023
SS
82.0 mph
3
Edwin Speas
NC
Pro 5 Academy
2025
SS
80.3 mph
4
Connor Shoulders
NC
Dixon
2023
OF
79.7 mph
Max Fastball Spin
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Bobby Lowery
NC
St. Pauls
2023
OF
2330 rpm
2
Edwin Speas
NC
Pro 5 Academy
2025
SS
2208 rpm
3
Matthew Hord
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2023
SS
1990 rpm
4
Connor Shoulders
NC
Dixon
2023
OF
1840 rpm
Max Curveball Spin
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Bobby Lowery
NC
St. Pauls
2023
OF
2151 rpm
2
Edwin Speas
NC
Pro 5 Academy
2025
SS
1967 rpm
3
Matthew Hord
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2023
SS
1964 rpm
4
Connor Shoulders
NC
Dixon
2023
OF
1712 rpm