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Wed February 8, 2023
On Sunday February 5th PBR of North Carolina was on hand in Wilmington, NC for the Wilmington Preseason ID and a Scout Day with the Team Beast Organization. The day featured players from the 2023-2027 grad classes.
The day began with catchers going through a defensive evaluation followed by pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After the pitchers, players ran a laser timed 30 then infielders and outfielders went through a defensive workout. The day concluded with players taking batting practice with Trackman gathering advanced metrics.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days.
Click here for Wilmington ID roster and stats.
Click here for Team Beast roster and stats.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
30-yd
1
Grant Pyrtle
NC
Laney
2023
RHP
3.93 s
2
TJ Ziermann
NC
Laney
2025
SS
3.99 s
3
Zak Stear
NC
Cleveland
2024
SS
4.04 s
4
Andrew Piner
NC
Eugene Ashley
2024
OF
4.08 s
5
Kayleb Wray
NC
Eugene Ashley
2024
RHP
4.12 s
6
Calvin Tourville
NC
Northwood
2026
SS
4.15 s
7
Lawrence Gould
NC
West Carteret
2026
SS
4.19 s
8
Colten Piner
NC
Eugene Ashley
2026
C
4.21 s
9
Jonah Campbell
NC
North Brunswick
2026
OF
4.22 s
^
Bryson Ponsock
NC
Dixon
2025
SS
4.22 s
10
Dylan Stacks
NC
North Brunswick
2026
3B
4.25 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 | Grant Pyrtle | NC | Laney | 2023 | RHP | 94.5 mph |
2 | TJ Ziermann | NC | Laney | 2025 | SS | 93.8 mph |
3 | Zak Stear | NC | Cleveland | 2024 | SS | 92.5 mph |
4 | Kayleb Wray | NC | Eugene Ashley | 2024 | RHP | 91.4 mph |
5 | Dylan Stacks | NC | North Brunswick | 2026 | 3B | 85.4 mph |
6 | Jonah Campbell | NC | North Brunswick | 2026 | OF | 84.4 mph |
7 | Cooper Uhland | NC | Heidi Trask | 2027 | C | 83.3 mph |
8 | Andrew Piner | NC | Eugene Ashley | 2024 | OF | 81.4 mph |
9 | Jaydence Gooding | NC | West Carteret | 2026 | 1B | 79.7 mph |
10 | Bryson Ponsock | NC | Dixon | 2025 | SS | 77.3 mph |
Infielders were able to simulate defensive plays inside the open are of the Team Beast Facility. The infielder's workout consisted five ground balls with the radar gun measuring arm velocity.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
INF Velo
1
Zak Stear
NC
Cleveland
2024
SS
79
2
Dylan Stacks
NC
North Brunswick
2026
3B
75
3
TJ Ziermann
NC
Laney
2025
SS
74
4
Bryson Ponsock
NC
Dixon
2025
SS
73
^
Kayleb Wray
NC
Eugene Ashley
2024
RHP
73
5
Lawrence Gould
NC
West Carteret
2026
SS
71
^
Jaydence Gooding
NC
West Carteret
2026
1B
71
6
Calvin Tourville
NC
Northwood
2026
SS
70
7
Luke Byers
NC
New Bern
2027
3B
66
Outfielders worked from a "would be" center field, making throws of close to a "would be" toward home plate.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
OF Velo
1
Grant Pyrtle
NC
Laney
2023
RHP
90
2
Jonah Campbell
NC
North Brunswick
2026
OF
81
3
Andrew Piner
NC
Eugene Ashley
2024
OF
70
^
Colten Piner
NC
Eugene Ashley
2026
C
70
As part of the workout, catchers were able to make throws out of a crouch position in the 100ft range. Due to rain catchers were forced to workout inside, with not enough space for pop times coaches were able to use a stop watch to record release times.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
C Velo
1
Colten Piner
NC
Eugene Ashley
2026
C
64
2
Cooper Uhland
NC
Heidi Trask
2027
C
63
^
Bennett Walters
NC
Hoggard
2027
C
63
Player | Release Time |
Cooper Uhland | .83.86 |
Colten Piner | .97-1.03 |
Bennett Walters | .97-1.07 |
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
Grant Pyrtle
NC
Laney
2023
RHP
86.4 mph
2
Kayleb Wray
NC
Eugene Ashley
2024
RHP
80.6 mph
3
Landon Neal
NC
Lakewood
2025
LHP
80.0 mph
4
Dylan Stacks
NC
North Brunswick
2026
3B
78.3 mph
5
Justin Flaherty
NC
Clevland
2024
LHP
76.9 mph
6
Zak Stear
NC
Cleveland
2024
SS
76.8 mph
7
Jonah Campbell
NC
North Brunswick
2026
OF
75.9 mph
8
Calvin Tourville
NC
Northwood
2026
SS
74.4 mph
9
Luke Byers
NC
New Bern
2027
3B
67.6 mph
10
Jaydence Gooding
NC
West Carteret
2026
1B
65.6 mph
**Luke Byers had a Max Fastball of 67.6 mph