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On Sunday June 5th PBR of North Carolina was on hand at Hickory Ridge HS for a scout day with the On Deck O's and NCBA Golden Spikes. The scout day featured players from the 2023-2025 grad classes.

The day began with pitchers and catchers on site.  The Catchers went through their defensive workout first, throwing through to 2B.  They were then evaluated as the pitchers worked through controlled bullpens.  TrackMan collected data on each pitch thrown throughout the day. Next, players ran a laser timed 10/30/60 with laser timers from Swift Technology collecting the data. Position players then went through a full offensive workout, featuring multiple rounds of batting practice with TrackMan tracking ball flight data.  After the offense, infielders and outfielders went through their positional workouts to conclude the day.    .

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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TrackMan Leaders: Hitters

 

PEAK EXIT VELOCITY

TrackMan is able to track every ball hit into fair territory, throughout the BP sessions.  Below are the exit velocities produced by individual players.

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Caden Haywood	NC	Hickory Ridge	2024	3B	99.5 mph
2	Louis Hill	NC	South Mecklenburg	2024	1B	98.2 mph
3	Sylas Boris	NC	Northwest Guilford	2023	SS	96.5 mph
4	Nick Morris	NC	Porter Ridge	2023	C	94.9 mph
5	Owen Miller	NC	Charlotte Country Day	2024	C	94.9 mph
6	Samuel Alessi	NC	Hickory Ridge	2024	RHP	94.8 mph
7	Wyatt Stanley	NC	Southwest Guilford	2023	1B	93.8 mph
8	Tyler Shafer	NC	Southwest Guilford	2023	RHP	93.6 mph
9	Jake Little	NC	Trinity	2023	OF	93.2 mph
10	Jonathan Barschow	SC	Catawba Ridge	2023	OF	92.8 mph

AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY

The average exit velocity measures a players ability to consistently produce hard contact.  The average was taken based on every ball tracked by TrackMan throughout the player's BP session.

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (avg)
1	Caden Haywood	NC	Hickory Ridge	2024	3B	92.5 mph
2	Louis Hill	NC	South Mecklenburg	2024	1B	91.5 mph
3	Nick Morris	NC	Porter Ridge	2023	C	89.5 mph
4	Wyatt Stanley	NC	Southwest Guilford	2023	1B	86.5 mph
5	Brian OConnell III	NC	Eastern Guilford	2023	C	86.4 mph
6	Jonathan Barschow	SC	Catawba Ridge	2023	OF	86.2 mph
7	Owen Miller	NC	Charlotte Country Day	2024	C	85.7 mph
8	Tyler Shafer	NC	Southwest Guilford	2023	RHP	85.6 mph
9	Anthony Umbach	NC	Hickory Ridge	2023	SS	85.1 mph
10	Bo Ziegler	NC	Providence Day	2023	SS	84.3 mph

PEAK DISTANCE

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Sylas Boris	NC	Northwest Guilford	2023	SS	378 ft
2	Nick Morris	NC	Porter Ridge	2023	C	373 ft
3	Wyatt Stanley	NC	Southwest Guilford	2023	1B	353 ft
4	Caden Haywood	NC	Hickory Ridge	2024	3B	349 ft
5	Manuel Izarra	NC	Butler	2023	C	340 ft
6	Brian OConnell III	NC	Eastern Guilford	2023	C	339 ft
7	Patrick Otterson	NC	Marivn Ridge	2023	2B	338 ft
8	Tyler Nee	NC	Providence Day	2023	SS	333 ft
9	Britton Nash	SC	Catawba Ridge	2025	SS	330 ft
10	Samuel Alessi	NC	Hickory Ridge	2024	RHP	328 ft

AVERAGE DISTANCE

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (avg)
1	Nick Morris	NC	Porter Ridge	2023	C	296 ft
2	Brayden Bowman	NC	Oak Grove	2023	2B	280 ft
3	Brian OConnell III	NC	Eastern Guilford	2023	C	262 ft
4	Cohen Kilgannon	NC	Cuthbertson	2025	OF	258 ft
5	Jonathan Barschow	SC	Catawba Ridge	2023	OF	244 ft
6	Wyatt Stanley	NC	Southwest Guilford	2023	1B	242 ft
7	Jake Little	NC	Trinity	2023	OF	239 ft
8	Tyler Nee	NC	Providence Day	2023	SS	238 ft
9	Michael Rogers	SC	Fort Mill	2025	OF	236 ft
10	Manuel Izarra	NC	Butler	2023	C	235 ft

HARD HIT PERCENTAGE

TrackMan is able to track and follow exit velocities of each hitter.  Based on the individual's top exit velocity, TrackMan is able to give us a percentage of hard hit balls.  This percentage is based off of each individual hitter's top exit velocity.

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hard Hit %
1	Louis Hill	NC	South Mecklenburg	2024	1B	72 %
2	Sylas Boris	NC	Northwest Guilford	2023	SS	62 %
3	Caden Haywood	NC	Hickory Ridge	2024	3B	58 %
4	Samuel Alessi	NC	Hickory Ridge	2024	RHP	41 %
^	Brian OConnell III	NC	Eastern Guilford	2023	C	41 %
^	Jonathan Barschow	SC	Catawba Ridge	2023	OF	41 %
5	Nick Morris	NC	Porter Ridge	2023	C	40 %
6	Owen Miller	NC	Charlotte Country Day	2024	C	36 %
7	Wyatt Stanley	NC	Southwest Guilford	2023	1B	30 %
^	Tyler Shafer	NC	Southwest Guilford	2023	RHP	30 %
8	Jake Little	NC	Trinity	2023	OF	25 %
9	Manuel Izarra	NC	Butler	2023	C	17 %
10	Bo Ziegler	NC	Providence Day	2023	SS	16 %

LAUNCH ANGLE PERCENTAGE

Based on the ball flight, TrackMan is able to identify each hit as a ground ball, line drive, or fly ball.  While there are many factors as to why a hitter may approach each pitch in a certain way, the overall groupings of BP can give some insight to each hitter's approach.

Line Drive %

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Line Drive %
1	Luke St. John	NC	Marvin Ridge	2025	C	60 %
2	Joshua Reed	NC	Red Forest Academy	2024	C	58 %
^	Brian OConnell III	NC	Eastern Guilford	2023	C	58 %
^	Jaxon Ehret	NC	Hough	2025	C	58 %
^	Jonathan Barschow	SC	Catawba Ridge	2023	OF	58 %
^	Rodney Garrison Jr	NC	Hickory Ridge	2024	OF	58 %
3	Owen Miller	NC	Charlotte Country Day	2024	C	54 %
^	Malik Wood	NC	Charlotte Country Day	2023	CF	54 %
^	Dylan Veverka	NC	Ardrey Kell	2025	SS	54 %
4	Neil Griffin	NC	Metrolina Christian	2024	SS	53 %
^	Rylan Souther	NC	Ragsdale	2024	RHP	53 %
5	Blake McKinney	NC	Cuthbertson	2024	OF	50 %
^	Rhett Barker	NC	South Mecklenburg	2024	OF	50 %
^	Cohen Kilgannon	NC	Cuthbertson	2025	OF	50 %
6	Michael Rogers	SC	Fort Mill	2025	OF	46 %
^	Ian McDermaid	NC	Weddington	2024	SS	46 %
^	Drew Wheeler	NC	Marvin Ridge	2024	2B	46 %
7	Eli Withers	NC	High Point Christian	2025	1B	45 %
8	Andrew Gagis	NC	Marvin Ridge	2023	C	44 %
9	Manuel Izarra	NC	Butler	2023	C	43 %
10	Reed Benamati	NC	Northwest Guilford	2025	OF	42 %

Ground Ball %

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Ground Ball %
1	Marcus Woodell	NC	Northwest Guilford	2025	2B	64 %
2	Bo Ziegler	NC	Providence Day	2023	SS	58 %
3	Bryson Honeycutt	NC	JM Robinson	2025	RHP	55 %
^	Jake Klawonn	NC	Weddington	2023	OF	55 %
4	Micah Laney	NC	Porter Ridge	2023	OF	50 %
^	Cohen Caviness	NC	Asheboro	2025	C	50 %
^	Andrew Gerow	NC	South Mecklenburg	2025	OF	50 %
5	Skylar Faircloth	NC	Level Cross Christian	2025	RHP	46 %
6	Louis Hill	NC	South Mecklenburg	2024	1B	45 %
7	Andrew Gagis	NC	Marvin Ridge	2023	C	44 %
8	Jake Barrier	SC	Nation Ford	2025	OF	42 %
9	Rhett Barker	NC	South Mecklenburg	2024	OF	41 %
^	Caden Haywood	NC	Hickory Ridge	2024	3B	41 %
10	Christopher Short	NC	South Mecklenburg	2025	SS	36 %

Fly Ball &

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Fly Ball %
1	Nicholas Krise	SC	Fort Mill	2023	UTILITY	75.0 %
^	Brayden Bowman	NC	Oak Grove	2023	2B	75.0 %
2	Nick Morris	NC	Porter Ridge	2023	C	70.0 %
3	Tyler Nee	NC	Providence Day	2023	SS	63.6 %
^	Ben Wilson	SC	Catawba Ridge	2024	C	63.6 %
4	Nicholas Brady	NC	Eastern Randolph	2023	C	53.8 %
5	Clay Rosser	NC	Grimsley	2025	RHP	45.8 %
6	Patrick Otterson	NC	Marivn Ridge	2023	2B	45.5 %
^	Ty Hill	NC	Marvin Ridge	2024	C	45.5 %
7	Riley Matthews	NC	Marvin Ridge	2025	SS	44.4 %
8	Alex Carreiro	SC	Fort Mill	2025	OF	44.4 %
9	Jake Barbee	NC	Robinson	2025		41.7 %
^	Jake Little	NC	Trinity	2023	OF	41.7 %
^	Caden Beaver	NC	Lake Norman	2025	RHP	41.7 %
^	Cohen Kilgannon	NC	Cuthbertson	2025	OF	41.7 %
10	Ty Frattaroli	NC	Cuthbertson	2023	OF	40.0 %

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