Data Dive: Preseason All-State West
February 7, 2024
The Preseason All-State events in North Carolina have quickly become the top winter events for the top players in the state to attend. This year there are 3 Preseason All-State events with the East and West happening on February 3rd and 4th. The Preseason All-State Central is scheduled for February 10th. These three events will see over 250 of North Carolina's top players, as they are ready to post numbers and go through a workout in preparation for the spring season. Prep Baseball scouts were on hand to run the event verify stats, and evaluate the players involved.
The Preseason All-State has made Athlete's Lab in Maiden, NC its home for the West event for 3 years. Athlete's Lab is a tremendous facility that offers a spacious workout facility. Featuring an indoor space that allows plenty of room to run a 30, for catchers to make full throws, and to simulate an infield. Athlete's Lab also has an outdoor space where a full size infield is available and outfielders can stretch their arms to almost 300 feet. Pitchers threw off of indoor mounds. During BP, players were able to see the ball fly over 70 feet off the bat with the setup at Athlete's Lab.
The Preseason All-State West featured over 50 of North Carolina's top talent, with a heavy leaning to those players that attend school in the foothills and mountain area of the state. Below we take a data dive into the results of the workout.
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By The Numbers
+ 17 hitters recorded an exit velocity of 90mph or higher
+ 32 hitters had a BLAST bat speed of 65mph of higher
+ 10 players ran a 4.00 or faster 30yd
+ 19 players hit 18mph while being tested
+ 11 players had a vertical jump test at 28in or higher
+ 9 pitchers had a fastball at 84mph or higher
+ 1 pitchers had their fastball spin recorded higher than 2400rpm
+ 5 pitchers had their breaking ball spin at 2400rpm or higher
+ 4 catchers recorded a pop time of 2.10 or better
+ 3 outfielders had arm strength at 85mph or better
+ 2 infielders tested with arm strength across the infield at 84mph or higher
Preseason All-State West -- Data Dive
TrackMan Max Exit Velocity in BP
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Landon King | NC | South Point | 2025 | OF | 98.7 mph |
2 | John Thomas Cook | NC | Watauga | 2025 | RHP | 97.2 mph |
3 | Micah Greer | NC | Hibriten | 2025 | C | 96.9 mph |
4 | Jake Parham | NC | TC Roberson | 2025 | SS | 96.3 mph |
5 | Ryan Engle | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2026 | OF | 96.2 mph |
6 | Micah Dalton | NC | Hibriten | 2025 | RHP | 96.1 mph |
7 | Meridian Leffew | NC | Gaston Christian | 2026 | SS | 96.0 mph |
8 | Connor Tregoning | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2026 | 1B | 94.4 mph |
9 | Cooper Gornet | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2026 | SS | 93.6 mph |
10 | Manny Lewis | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2026 | 3B | 93.3 mph |
11 | Daniel Eber | NC | William A Hough | 2026 | OF | 93.3 mph |
12 | Evan Matile | NC | East Lincoln | 2025 | OF | 92.7 mph |
13 | Maddox Greene | NC | Watauga | 2025 | SS | 91.9 mph |
14 | Zeke Adwaters III | NC | TC Roberson | 2026 | SS | 91.9 mph |
15 | Wyatt Spencer | NC | Bandys | 2026 | 1B | 91.0 mph |
TrackMan Max Distance in BP
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Daniel Eber | NC | William A Hough | 2026 | OF | 364 ft |
2 | Ryan Engle | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2026 | OF | 352 ft |
3 | Zeke Adwaters III | NC | TC Roberson | 2026 | SS | 349 ft |
4 | Connor Tregoning | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2026 | 1B | 345 ft |
5 | Cooper Gornet | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2026 | SS | 344 ft |
6 | Cody Rogers | NC | Porter Ridge | 2026 | LHP | 327 ft |
7 | John Thomas Cook | NC | Watauga | 2025 | RHP | 327 ft |
8 | Evan Matile | NC | East Lincoln | 2025 | OF | 326 ft |
9 | Meridian Leffew | NC | Gaston Christian | 2026 | SS | 319 ft |
10 | Maddox Greene | NC | Watauga | 2025 | SS | 315 ft |
BLAST Average Bat Speed
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Manny Lewis | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2026 | 3B | 78.4 mph |
2 | Landon King | NC | South Point | 2025 | OF | 77.6 mph |
3 | John Thomas Cook | NC | Watauga | 2025 | RHP | 76.9 mph |
4 | Jake Parham | NC | TC Roberson | 2025 | SS | 74.4 mph |
5 | Meridian Leffew | NC | Gaston Christian | 2026 | SS | 74.2 mph |
6 | Zeke Adwaters III | NC | TC Roberson | 2026 | SS | 73.8 mph |
7 | Colin Kieley | NC | Cannon | 2026 | 2B | 73.8 mph |
8 | Ryan Engle | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2026 | OF | 72.3 mph |
9 | Micah Dalton | NC | Hibriten | 2025 | RHP | 71.6 mph |
10 | Micah Greer | NC | Hibriten | 2025 | C | 71.5 mph |
Infielder Arm Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
1 | Jake Parham | NC | TC Roberson | 2025 | SS | 85 |
2 | Meridian Leffew | NC | Gaston Christian | 2026 | SS | 84 |
3 | Zeke Adwaters III | NC | TC Roberson | 2026 | SS | 82 |
^ | Cody Rogers | NC | Porter Ridge | 2026 | LHP | 82 |
4 | Robert Turner | NC | Rabun Gap Nacoochee | 2026 | SS | 81 |
5 | Alex Lerch | NC | Metrolina Academy | 2025 | 2B | 79 |
^ | Chad Matthews | NC | North Lincoln | 2025 | OF | 79 |
Outfield Arm Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
1 | Ryan Engle | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2026 | OF | 93 |
2 | Landon King | NC | South Point | 2025 | OF | 85 |
^ | Alex Wall | NC | Freedom High | 2027 | RHP | 85 |
3 | Daniel Eber | NC | William A Hough | 2026 | OF | 84 |
4 | Robert Turner | NC | Rabun Gap Nacoochee | 2026 | SS | 82 |
5 | Gabriel Johnson | NC | East Mecklenburg | 2026 | OF | 81 |
Catcher Velocity From the Crouch
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
1 | Micah Greer | NC | Hibriten | 2025 | C | 82 |
2 | Liam Parsons | NC | East Mecklenburg | 2026 | C | 79 |
3 | Xander Sutton | NC | GASTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 77 |
4 | Darrow Holder | NC | Hickory | 2026 | C | 76 |
5 | Paul Greeley | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2026 | C | 75 |
Catcher Pop Times
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
1 | Micah Greer | NC | Hibriten | 2025 | C | 1.97-2.01 |
2 | Xander Sutton | NC | GASTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 1.97-2.11 |
3 | Paul Greeley | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2026 | C | 2.10-2.22 |
4 | Liam Parsons | NC | East Mecklenburg | 2026 | C | 2.10-2.24 |
5 | Jaxon West | NC | Metrolina Christian Academy | 2026 | C | 2.18-2.26 |
Swift Athletics 30 Yard Sprint
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 30-yd |
1 | Meridian Leffew | NC | Gaston Christian | 2026 | SS | 3.87 s |
^ | Liam Parsons | NC | East Mecklenburg | 2026 | C | 3.87 s |
2 | Landon King | NC | South Point | 2025 | OF | 3.88 s |
3 | Robert Turner | NC | Rabun Gap Nacoochee | 2026 | SS | 3.90 s |
4 | Ryan Engle | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2026 | OF | 3.92 s |
5 | CJ Wallace | NC | TC Roberson | 2025 | RHP | 3.96 s |
6 | James Lowe | NC | Charlotte Country Day | 2025 | SS | 3.98 s |
^ | Connor Tregoning | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2026 | 1B | 3.98 s |
7 | Daniel Eber | NC | William A Hough | 2026 | OF | 4.00 s |
^ | Maddox Greene | NC | Watauga | 2025 | SS | 4.00 s |
8 | Andrés Acurero | NC | Lake Norman | 2026 | SS | 4.01 s |
9 | Ty Davis | NC | East Lincoln | 2025 | RHP | 4.02 s |
10 | Fletcher Owens | NC | Homeschool | 2027 | 2B | 4.03 s |
^ | Gabriel Johnson | NC | East Mecklenburg | 2026 | OF | 4.03 s |
^ | Chad Matthews | NC | North Lincoln | 2025 | OF | 4.03 s |
Swift Athletics Max Vertical Jump
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Jump Height (max) |
1 | Charlie Shaver | NC | North Stanly | 2026 | RHP | 33.0 |
2 | Liam Parsons | NC | East Mecklenburg | 2026 | C | 32.1 |
3 | Manny Lewis | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2026 | 3B | 31.4 |
4 | Zeke Adwaters III | NC | TC Roberson | 2026 | SS | 31.3 |
5 | Robert Turner | NC | Rabun Gap Nacoochee | 2026 | SS | 31.3 |
6 | Meridian Leffew | NC | Gaston Christian | 2026 | SS | 30.7 |
7 | Connor Tregoning | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2026 | 1B | 30.2 |
8 | Ryan Engle | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2026 | OF | 29.9 |
9 | Evan Matile | NC | East Lincoln | 2025 | OF | 29.5 |
10 | Cooper Summerlin | NC | Gaston Christian | 2026 | LHP | 28.8 |
*The Vertical Jump numbers will load soon. The Prep Baseball Data Team is working to get the jumping stats into the event very soon.
TrackMan Max Fastball
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Ryan Engle | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2026 | OF | 90.6 mph |
2 | Ty Davis | NC | East Lincoln | 2025 | RHP | 89.4 mph |
3 | Charlie Shaver | NC | North Stanly | 2026 | RHP | 87.1 mph |
4 | Colt Briggs | NC | St. Stephens | 2027 | RHP | 86.7 mph |
5 | Jackson Toney | NC | Burns | 2025 | RHP | 85.8 mph |
6 | Landon King | NC | South Point | 2025 | OF | 85.8 mph |
7 | Micah Dalton | NC | Hibriten | 2025 | RHP | 85.1 mph |
8 | Alex Wall | NC | Freedom High | 2027 | RHP | 84.8 mph |
9 | Cody Rogers | NC | Porter Ridge | 2026 | LHP | 84.5 mph |
10 | Jack Wuerdeman | NC | North Lincoln | 2025 | LHP | 83.9 mph |