Prep Baseball Report

Charlotte Preseason ID: TrackMan Hitting Leaders


Zach Boraski
North Carolina Assistant Scouting Director

Prep Baseball of North Carolina opened the 2024 event season with two Preseason IDs. On Sunday January 28th, On Deck Baseball Academy hosted Prep Baseball for the indoor event. A high level facility, players were able to go through athletic testing, positional evaluations, as well as pitching and BP evaluations.  Prep Baseball scouts were on hand to run the event verify stats, and evaluate the players involved.

On Deck Baseball Academy offered plenty of room for players to stretch their arms while getting a good workout indoors.  Players had room to run a laser timed 30, while catchers, infielders, and outfielders were able to stretch their arms in their evaluation phase.  Pitchers threw off of indoor mounds on a day that saw rain pummel the Carolinas.

In all, twenty players took part in the event.  Below we take a data dive into the results of the workout.

CLICK HERE to see the full roster and statistical out put from the Burlington Preseason ID.

By The Numbers
+ 4 catchers saw pop times below 2.10
+ 3 infielder or outfielder arms were at 84 or higher from their position
+ 5 hitters posted an exit velocity of 90mph or higher
+ 339' was the furthest ball hit, as measured by TrackMan in the cage workout
+ 6 hitters had their average bat speed measured at 65mph or higher
+ 9 players ran 4.10 or better in the laser timed 30yd sprint
+ 3 players recorded a vertical jump above 30"
+ 4 Pitchers popped 83.0mph or better
+ 3 Pitchers spun their breaking ball at 2350rpm or higher

Charlotte Preseason ID - Trackman Hitting Leaders

Peak Exit Velo

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 Brady Marshall NC Reagan 2026 3B 96.7 mph
2 Morgan Jones NC Weddington 2026 OF 95.2 mph
3 Wyatt Spencer NC Bandys 2026 1B 94.4 mph
4 Jacson Taplin NC Homeschool (NC) 2027 OF 92.1 mph
5 Jace Duckworth NC Robert L. Patton 2024 OF 90.0 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 Morgan Jones NC Weddington 2026 OF 89.0 mph
2 Brady Marshall NC Reagan 2026 3B 88.1 mph
3 Jace Duckworth NC Robert L. Patton 2024 OF 83.7 mph
4 Jacson Taplin NC Homeschool (NC) 2027 OF 83.1 mph
5 Will Lavender NC Metrolina Christian Academy 2025 2B 82.5 mph

DISTANCE OFF THE BAT

TrackMan is able to measure and track the ball while in the air.  For every fair ball put in play it will display the distance the hit traveled.


Peak Distance - Best of the Hitter’s Session

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Brady Marshall NC Reagan 2026 3B 339 ft
2 Morgan Jones NC Weddington 2026 OF 329 ft
3 Wyatt Spencer NC Bandys 2026 1B 295 ft
4 Jace Duckworth NC Robert L. Patton 2024 OF 289 ft
5 Liam Parsons NC East Mecklenburg 2026 C 288 ft

SWEET SPOT PERCENTAGE

TrackMan is able to track and follow how hard the ball is hit as well as the angle off the bat. With this information, TrackMan has deduced the Sweet Spot as batted balls hit with a launch angle of 8 - 32 degrees.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Brady Marshall NC Reagan 2026 3B 81 %
2 Morgan Jones NC Weddington 2026 OF 69 %
3 Jacson Taplin NC Homeschool (NC) 2027 OF 63 %
4 Henry Ladner NC Weddington 2026 SS 60 %
^ Joseph Fiore NC Weddington 2026 OF 60 %
^ Dylan Foltz NC Community School of Davidson 2026 SS 60 %
5 Xavier Worden MI Combine Academy 2025 C 58 %
^ Jace Duckworth NC Robert L. Patton 2024 OF 58 %