Prep Baseball Report

Trackman Leaders: NCBA Golden Spikes - Hitters


Matt Payne
Director of Scouting, PBR of NC

On Saturday June 3rd PBR or North Carolina was on hand at Charlotte Latin for a Scout Day with the On Deck O’s, NCBA Golden Spikes and Carolina Prospects. The Scout Day featured players from the 2024-2026 Grad Classes. 

The day began with players going through a rotation that involved running a laser timed 60 and taking batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After batting practice, position players went through a defensive evaluation. The scout day concluded with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman gathering 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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Trackman Hitting Leaders

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 Rylan Souther NC Ragsdale 2024 RHP 91.8 mph
2 JD Mace NC Burlington Christian 2025 RHP 90.5 mph
3 Matthew Corder NC Southeast Guilford 2024 C 89.8 mph
4 Cohen Caviness NC Asheboro 2025 C 85.4 mph
5 Henry Badger NC Northern Guilford 2025 SS 84.6 mph
6 James Mitchell NC Northwest Guilford 2024 C 84.4 mph
7 Cooper Braxton NC Northern Guilford 2026 OF 83.5 mph
8 Lofton Gonzalez NC Burlington Christian 2026 SS 83.1 mph
9 Barrett LaFrance NC Grimsley 2026 RHP 82.8 mph
10 Anthony Marasco NC Northern Guilford 2026 2B 80.1 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 Trevor Water NC Greensboro Day 2025 OF 86.8 mph
2 JD Mace NC Burlington Christian 2025 RHP 83.6 mph
3 Rylan Souther NC Ragsdale 2024 RHP 82.5 mph
4 Matthew Corder NC Southeast Guilford 2024 C 81.7 mph
5 Henry Badger NC Northern Guilford 2025 SS 80.8 mph
6 James Mitchell NC Northwest Guilford 2024 C 80.1 mph
7 Barrett LaFrance NC Grimsley 2026 RHP 78.0 mph
8 Cohen Caviness NC Asheboro 2025 C 77.9 mph
9 Cooper Braxton NC Northern Guilford 2026 OF 74.9 mph
10 Lofton Gonzalez NC Burlington Christian 2026 SS 73.0 mph

PEAK DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Matthew Corder NC Southeast Guilford 2024 C 328 ft
2 JD Mace NC Burlington Christian 2025 RHP 324 ft
3 Rylan Souther NC Ragsdale 2024 RHP 321 ft
4 Henry Badger NC Northern Guilford 2025 SS 305 ft
5 Cohen Caviness NC Asheboro 2025 C 302 ft
6 James Mitchell NC Northwest Guilford 2024 C 289 ft
7 Lofton Gonzalez NC Burlington Christian 2026 SS 288 ft
8 Trevor Water NC Greensboro Day 2025 OF 283 ft
9 Barrett LaFrance NC Grimsley 2026 RHP 269 ft
10 Anthony Marasco NC Northern Guilford 2026 2B 255 ft

AVERAGE DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Cohen Caviness NC Asheboro 2025 C 226 ft
2 Henry Badger NC Northern Guilford 2025 SS 224 ft
3 Rylan Souther NC Ragsdale 2024 RHP 218 ft
4 Matthew Corder NC Southeast Guilford 2024 C 198 ft
5 James Mitchell NC Northwest Guilford 2024 C 185 ft
6 Cooper Braxton NC Northern Guilford 2026 OF 177 ft
7 Trevor Water NC Greensboro Day 2025 OF 163 ft
8 Lofton Gonzalez NC Burlington Christian 2026 SS 163 ft
9 JD Mace NC Burlington Christian 2025 RHP 159 ft
10 Barrett LaFrance NC Grimsley 2026 RHP 157 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 Rylan Souther NC Ragsdale 2024 RHP 25 %
2 Trevor Water NC Greensboro Day 2025 OF 10 %
3 JD Mace NC Burlington Christian 2025 RHP 7 %

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 Cooper Braxton NC Northern Guilford 2026 OF 63 %
2 Henry Badger NC Northern Guilford 2025 SS 55 %
3 Cohen Caviness NC Asheboro 2025 C 53 %
4 Trevor Water NC Greensboro Day 2025 OF 50 %
^ James Mitchell NC Northwest Guilford 2024 C 50 %
^ Barrett LaFrance NC Grimsley 2026 RHP 50 %
5 Matthew Corder NC Southeast Guilford 2024 C 45 %
6 JD Mace NC Burlington Christian 2025 RHP 42 %
7 Rylan Souther NC Ragsdale 2024 RHP 41 %
8 Anthony Marasco NC Northern Guilford 2026 2B 38 %
9 Lofton Gonzalez NC Burlington Christian 2026 SS 30 %

Ground Ball %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Ground Ball %
1 Trevor Water NC Greensboro Day 2025 OF 50 %
^ JD Mace NC Burlington Christian 2025 RHP 50 %
2 Anthony Marasco NC Northern Guilford 2026 2B 30 %
^ Lofton Gonzalez NC Burlington Christian 2026 SS 30 %
3 Barrett LaFrance NC Grimsley 2026 RHP 30 %
4 James Mitchell NC Northwest Guilford 2024 C 28 %
5 Matthew Corder NC Southeast Guilford 2024 C 27 %
6 Rylan Souther NC Ragsdale 2024 RHP 25 %
7 Cooper Braxton NC Northern Guilford 2026 OF 18 %
8 Cohen Caviness NC Asheboro 2025 C 7 %

Fly Ball %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Fly Ball %
1 Henry Badger NC Northern Guilford 2025 SS 44.4 %
2 Cohen Caviness NC Asheboro 2025 C 30.8 %
^ Anthony Marasco NC Northern Guilford 2026 2B 30.8 %
3 Matthew Corder NC Southeast Guilford 2024 C 27.3 %
4 Rylan Souther NC Ragsdale 2024 RHP 25.0 %
5 Lofton Gonzalez NC Burlington Christian 2026 SS 23.1 %
6 James Mitchell NC Northwest Guilford 2024 C 21.4 %
7 Barrett LaFrance NC Grimsley 2026 RHP 20.0 %
8 Cooper Braxton NC Northern Guilford 2026 OF 18.2 %
9 JD Mace NC Burlington Christian 2025 RHP 7.1 %