Preseason All-State East : TrackMan Hitting Leaders
February 14, 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 Next Level Training Center in Greenville, NC its home for 4 years. Next Level is a tremendous facility that offers a spacious workout facility. Players had plenty or 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. During BP, players were able to see the ball fly over 100 feet off the bat with the setup at Next Level.
The Preseason All-State featured 73 of North Carolina's top talent, with a heavy leaning to those players that attend school in the Triangle area and east. 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 Preseason All-State East.
By The Numbers
+ 2 players recorded an exit velocity over 100mph
+ 28 hitters recorded an exit velocity of 90mph or higher
+ 40 hitters had a BLAST bat speed of 65mph of higher
+ 17 players ran a 4.00 or faster 30yd
+ 29 players hit 18mph while being tested
+ 25 players had a vertical jump test at 28in or higher
+ 11 pitchers had a fastball at 84mph or higher
+ 2 pitchers had their fastball spin recorded higher than 2400rpm
+ 3 pitchers had their breaking ball spin at 2400rpm or higher
+ 9 catchers recorded a pop time of 2.10 or better
+ 7 outfielders had arm strength at 88mph or better
+ 6 infielders tested with arm strength across the infield at 84mph or higher
Preseason All-State East: 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 | Riley Cuddy | NC | Middle Creek High | 2026 | OF | 105.7 mph |
2 | Dylan Palmer | NC | East Wake Academy | 2026 | OF | 101.3 mph |
3 | Tyce Thompson | NC | South Central | 2027 | C | 98.4 mph |
4 | Tommy Williams III | NC | Wake County Homeschool | 2024 | OF | 97.6 mph |
5 | Robert Sasser III | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2025 | OF | 97.4 mph |
6 | Tariq Stone | NC | East Wake High | 2026 | OF | 97.4 mph |
7 | John Nelson McLamb | NC | Midway | 2024 | LHP | 96.7 mph |
8 | Joshua Anderson II | NC | Willow Spring | 2025 | RHP | 96.3 mph |
9 | Parker Watson | NC | Junius H Rose | 2025 | 96.2 mph | |
10 | Tanner Pope | NC | Garner | 2026 | LHP | 96.1 mph |
11 | Caden Barth | NC | Currituck County | 2025 | 3B | 95.6 mph |
12 | Leo Lupienski | NC | Middle Creek | 2027 | RHP | 94.2 mph |
13 | Jayce Smith | NC | Fuquay-Varina | 2025 | OF | 93.7 mph |
14 | Fisher Goodwin | NC | North Brunswick High | 2026 | 3B | 93.1 mph |
15 | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | 92.3 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 | Tyce Thompson | NC | South Central | 2027 | C | 91.4 mph |
2 | Tariq Stone | NC | East Wake High | 2026 | OF | 91.3 mph |
3 | John Nelson McLamb | NC | Midway | 2024 | LHP | 91.2 mph |
4 | Dylan Palmer | NC | East Wake Academy | 2026 | OF | 90.8 mph |
5 | Tanner Pope | NC | Garner | 2026 | LHP | 89.4 mph |
6 | Jayce Smith | NC | Fuquay-Varina | 2025 | OF | 88.3 mph |
7 | Robert Sasser III | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2025 | OF | 87.5 mph |
8 | Matthew Vannoy | NC | Needham Broughton High | 2025 | 2B | 86.9 mph |
9 | Riley Cuddy | NC | Middle Creek High | 2026 | OF | 86.7 mph |
10 | Brayden Taylor | NC | Bear Grass Charter | 2024 | OF | 86.6 mph |
11 | Fisher Goodwin | NC | North Brunswick High | 2026 | 3B | 86.5 mph |
12 | Leo Lupienski | NC | Middle Creek | 2027 | RHP | 86.5 mph |
13 | Jack McKellar | NC | Rocky Mount | 2026 | C | 85.7 mph |
14 | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | 85.4 mph |
15 | Taco Ferguson | NC | Corinth Holders | 2025 | OF | 84.3 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 | Riley Cuddy | NC | Middle Creek High | 2026 | OF | 392 ft |
2 | Robert Sasser III | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2025 | OF | 372 ft |
3 | Dylan Palmer | NC | East Wake Academy | 2026 | OF | 372 ft |
4 | Tommy Williams III | NC | Wake County Homeschool | 2024 | OF | 365 ft |
5 | Parker Watson | NC | Junius H Rose | 2025 | 361 ft | |
6 | John Nelson McLamb | NC | Midway | 2024 | LHP | 354 ft |
7 | Jayce Smith | NC | Fuquay-Varina | 2025 | OF | 353 ft |
8 | Tanner Pope | NC | Garner | 2026 | LHP | 347 ft |
9 | Hodge Williams | NC | Holly Springs High | 2026 | C | 336 ft |
10 | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | 335 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Tanner Pope | NC | Garner | 2026 | LHP | 288 ft |
2 | Riley Cuddy | NC | Middle Creek High | 2026 | OF | 288 ft |
3 | Brandon Bush | NC | Hoggard | 2027 | OF | 252 ft |
4 | Vincent Lee | NC | Pro5 | 2025 | 2B | 250 ft |
5 | Tyce Thompson | NC | South Central | 2027 | C | 247 ft |
6 | Noah Price | NC | Cleveland | 2027 | C | 245 ft |
7 | Tanner Williams | NC | Midway | 2027 | OF | 242 ft |
8 | Parker Watson | NC | Junius H Rose | 2025 | 239 ft | |
9 | Reese File | NC | Corinth Holders | 2025 | SS | 233 ft |
10 | Robert Sasser III | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2025 | OF | 229 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 | Jack McKellar | NC | Rocky Mount | 2026 | C | 88 % |
2 | Tyler Dowler | NC | Holly Springs | 2025 | 1B | 85 % |
3 | Ethan Simmons | NC | JH Rose | 2025 | 3B | 81 % |
4 | Brody Morris | NC | Wake Christian Academy | 2027 | SS | 78 % |
^ | Tanner Pope | NC | Garner | 2026 | LHP | 78 % |
5 | Wyatt Lytle | NC | Middle Creek | 2027 | C | 76 % |
^ | Jonah Campbell | NC | North Brunswick | 2026 | OF | 76 % |
6 | Vincent Lee | NC | Pro5 | 2025 | 2B | 75 % |
^ | Tino Ramirez | NC | Apex Friendship High | 2025 | SS | 75 % |
^ | Tyler Jones | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | 1B | 75 % |
7 | Caden Barth | NC | Currituck County | 2025 | 3B | 73 % |
8 | Tyce Thompson | NC | South Central | 2027 | C | 72 % |
^ | Fisher Goodwin | NC | North Brunswick High | 2026 | 3B | 72 % |
9 | Hodge Williams | NC | Holly Springs High | 2026 | C | 71 % |
^ | Ty Lee | NC | Cleveland | 2025 | OF | 71 % |
^ | Joyner Haddock | NC | Pope John Paul II | 2027 | LHP | 71 % |
10 | Ian Williams | NC | Wake Forest | 2025 | OF | 70 % |
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 | Jack McKellar | NC | Rocky Mount | 2026 | C | 77 % |
2 | Jonah Campbell | NC | North Brunswick | 2026 | OF | 69 % |
3 | Vincent Pannutti | NC | East Surry High | 2026 | C | 61 % |
^ | Wyatt Lytle | NC | Middle Creek | 2027 | C | 61 % |
4 | Tino Ramirez | NC | Apex Friendship High | 2025 | SS | 58 % |
^ | Holden Williams | NC | North Duplin | 2026 | 2B | 58 % |
5 | Ty Lee | NC | Cleveland | 2025 | OF | 57 % |
^ | Tyler Dowler | NC | Holly Springs | 2025 | 1B | 57 % |
^ | Joyner Haddock | NC | Pope John Paul II | 2027 | LHP | 57 % |
6 | Vincent Lee | NC | Pro5 | 2025 | 2B | 56 % |
7 | Joshua Anderson II | NC | Willow Spring | 2025 | RHP | 54 % |
8 | John Nelson McLamb | NC | Midway | 2024 | LHP | 53 % |
9 | Caden Barth | NC | Currituck County | 2025 | 3B | 53 % |
^ | Reese File | NC | Corinth Holders | 2025 | SS | 53 % |
10 | Anthony Zezza | NC | Holly Springs | 2026 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Ian Williams | NC | Wake Forest | 2025 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Brandon Bush | NC | Hoggard | 2027 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Brody Morris | NC | Wake Christian Academy | 2027 | SS | 50 % |
^ | Parker Simo | NC | JH Rose | 2027 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Nickolas Yelverton | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | 2B | 50 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Ian Roseboro | NC | Hickory Ridge | 2027 | 2B | 77.8 % |
2 | James Robinson | NC | DH Conley | 2025 | 2B | 75.0 % |
3 | June Thomas | NC | The O'Neal School | 2025 | RHP | 72.7 % |
4 | Riley Cuddy | NC | Middle Creek High | 2026 | OF | 66.7 % |
5 | Tanner Pope | NC | Garner | 2026 | LHP | 64.3 % |
6 | Tommy Williams III | NC | Wake County Homeschool | 2024 | OF | 61.5 % |
7 | Parker Watson | NC | Junius H Rose | 2025 | 56.3 % | |
8 | Will Tobin | NC | Middle Creek | 2025 | OF | 53.8 % |
^ | Noah Price | NC | Cleveland | 2027 | C | 53.8 % |
9 | Jayce Smith | NC | Fuquay-Varina | 2025 | OF | 50.0 % |
10 | Harrison Corey | NC | D.H. Conley | 2027 | SS | 46.7 % |