Prep Baseball Report

Statistical Breakdown: Team Carolina Trials East


Matt Payne
Director of Scouting, PBR of NC

On Thursday July 6th PBR of North Carolina hosted trials for Team Carolina at Jim Perry Stadium on the campus of Campbell University. 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 2024-2027 grad classes. 

The day began with players running a laser timed 60 followed by BP on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After BP, catchers, outfielders and infielders went through a defensive evaluation. The day concluded with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman gathering ball flight information on each pitch. 

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

60 YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Thomas Roberts NC Chapel Hill 2024 C 6.75 s
2 Jay Polite NC Myers Park 2024 OF 6.77 s
3 Riley Cuddy NC Middle Creek High 2026 OF 6.83 s
4 Davis Phillips NC THE BURLINGTON SCHOOL 2025 C 6.94 s
^ Jonah Griggs NC Freedom 2025 SS 6.94 s
5 Kellen Rogers NC Wake Forest 2027 SS 6.95 s
^ Brody Taylor NC South Mecklenburg 2024 OF 6.95 s
^ Tate Whitehead NC Southwest Onslow 2025 SS 6.95 s
6 Jonah Campbell NC North Brunswick 2026 OF 7.03 s
7 Brendan Layne NC CE Jordan 2024 OF 7.05 s
^ Davis Willard NC Cornerstone Charter 2026 SS 7.05 s
8 Zach Bender NC Pro 5 Acedemy 2025 OF 7.12 s
9 Jacob Church NC Holly Springs 2024 C 7.13 s
10 Brayden Schear NC Wakefield 2024 1B 7.17 s
^ Craig Belden NC Atkins 2024 2B 7.17 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 Quintin Blake NC Greenfield 2024 OF 103.0 mph
2 Brayden Schear NC Wakefield 2024 1B 100.6 mph
3 Riley Cuddy NC Middle Creek High 2026 OF 100.4 mph
4 Levi Baker NC Wake County Warriors 2024 3B 98.6 mph
5 Zach Bender NC Pro 5 Acedemy 2025 OF 98.4 mph
6 Brody Taylor NC South Mecklenburg 2024 OF 96.2 mph
7 Aubrey Stanley NC Cleveland 2025 1B 94.9 mph
8 Davis Phillips NC THE BURLINGTON SCHOOL 2025 C 92.9 mph
9 Jay Polite NC Myers Park 2024 OF 92.0 mph
10 Craig Belden NC Atkins 2024 2B 91.7 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 Landon Nichols NC Porter Ridge 2025 1B 84
^ Cooper Phillips NC Cleveland 2025 3B 84
2 Caden Nolan NC Richmond Senior 2026 3B 82
3 Weston Sykes NC WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 2027 SS 81
4 Sawyer Smith SC North Myrtle Beach 2026 SS 80
5 Kai Patton NC North Raleigh Christian 2025 C 79
^ Adam Newcomb NC Ardrey Kell 2024 SS 79
6 Quintin Blake NC Greenfield 2024 OF 78
^ Brayden Schear NC Wakefield 2024 1B 78
7 Thomas Roberts NC Chapel Hill 2024 C 77
8 Levi Baker NC Wake County Warriors 2024 3B 76
^ Brayden Driver NC Corinth Holders 2026 RHP 76
^ Jackson McCrohan CO Cherry creek 2026 SS 76
9 Kellen Rogers NC Wake Forest 2027 SS 75
^ Brody Morris NC Wake Christian Academy 2027 SS 75
^ Craig Belden NC Atkins 2024 2B 75
10 Tate Whitehead NC Southwest Onslow 2025 SS 74
^ Jackson Wilmoth NC Surry Central 2026 1B 74

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 Riley Cuddy NC Middle Creek High 2026 OF 90
2 Zach Bender NC Pro 5 Acedemy 2025 OF 88
3 Jay Polite NC Myers Park 2024 OF 85
4 Brody Taylor NC South Mecklenburg 2024 OF 81
5 Brendan Layne NC CE Jordan 2024 OF 80
^ Jace Cargile NC Willow Spring 2025 C 80
6 Weston Sykes NC WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 2027 SS 79
^ Quintin Blake NC Greenfield 2024 OF 79
7 Chase Ruben NC Homeschool 2025 RHP 78
8 Jonah Campbell NC North Brunswick 2026 OF 77
9 Isaac Vaughn NC Triad Baptist Christian 2024 OF 74
^ Caleb Renn NC Holly Springs 2027 LHP 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 Davis Phillips NC THE BURLINGTON SCHOOL 2025 C 80
2 Jacob Church NC Holly Springs 2024 C 77
3 Jace Cargile NC Willow Spring 2025 C 76
4 Evan Hodges NC Richmond Senior 2026 C 75
5 Austin McDow NC East Wake 2025 C 73
6 Kai Patton NC North Raleigh Christian 2025 C 71
^ Aidan Nicholas NC Apex 2024 C 71
7 Thomas Roberts NC Chapel Hill 2024 C 70
8 Isaac Vaughn NC Triad Baptist Christian 2024 OF 69
9 Thomas Pittman NC Southwest Edgecombe 2027 C 65

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Davis Phillips NC THE BURLINGTON SCHOOL 2025 C 1.95-2.06
2 Austin McDow NC East Wake 2025 C 2.11-2.19
3 Aidan Nicholas NC Apex 2024 C 2.15-2.23
4 Kai Patton NC North Raleigh Christian 2025 C 2.18-2.23
5 Evan Hodges NC Richmond Senior 2026 C 2.18-2.25
6 Jacob Church NC Holly Springs 2024 C 2.20-2.38
7 Thomas Roberts NC Chapel Hill 2024 C 2.23-2.39
8 Jace Cargile NC Willow Spring 2025 C 2.25-2.37
9 Isaac Vaughn NC Triad Baptist Christian 2024 OF 2.45-2.60
10 Thomas Pittman NC Southwest Edgecombe 2027 C 2.47-2.60

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 Riley Cuddy NC Middle Creek High 2026 OF 86.0 mph
2 Jay Polite NC Myers Park 2024 OF 85.3 mph
3 Cooper Phillips NC Cleveland 2025 3B 85.2 mph
4 Cade Atkins NC North Surry 2026 RHP 85.1 mph
5 Landon Nichols NC Porter Ridge 2025 1B 85.0 mph
6 Carter Moore NC South Johnston 2024 RHP 84.5 mph
7 Garrett Arnold NC Fuquay Varina 2024 RHP 84.4 mph
8 Sawyer Smith SC North Myrtle Beach 2026 SS 83.8 mph
9 Caden Nolan NC Richmond Senior 2026 3B 82.2 mph
10 Parker Reavis SC Carolina Forest 2026 SS 82.0 mph