Preseason All-State West: 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 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.
CLICK HERE to see the full roster and statistical out put from the Preseason All-State West.
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: Trackman Leaders Hitting
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 | Landon King | NC | South Point High | 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 SCHOOL | 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 HIGH SCHOOL | 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 High | 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 |
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 | Landon King | NC | South Point High | 2025 | OF | 92.8 mph |
2 | Meridian Leffew | NC | Gaston Christian | 2026 | SS | 91.5 mph |
3 | Ryan Engle | NC | WESTCHESTER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 91.1 mph |
4 | Jake Parham | NC | TC Roberson | 2025 | SS | 90.6 mph |
5 | John Thomas Cook | NC | Watauga | 2025 | RHP | 87.6 mph |
6 | Evan Matile | NC | East Lincoln High | 2025 | OF | 87.5 mph |
7 | Zeke Adwaters III | NC | TC Roberson | 2026 | SS | 87.4 mph |
8 | Cooper Gornet | NC | CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 86.9 mph |
9 | Micah Dalton | NC | Hibriten | 2025 | RHP | 86.7 mph |
10 | Brandon Loehr | NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 2027 | 3B | 86.3 mph |
11 | Maddox Greene | NC | Watauga | 2025 | SS | 86.0 mph |
12 | Connor Tregoning | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2026 | 1B | 85.9 mph |
13 | Xander Sutton | NC | GASTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 83.5 mph |
14 | Manny Lewis | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2026 | 3B | 83.3 mph |
15 | Alex Lerch | NC | Metrolina Academy | 2025 | 2B | 83.1 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 | Daniel Eber | NC | William A Hough | 2026 | OF | 364 ft |
2 | Ryan Engle | NC | WESTCHESTER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | 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 HIGH SCHOOL | 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 High | 2025 | OF | 326 ft |
9 | Meridian Leffew | NC | Gaston Christian | 2026 | SS | 319 ft |
10 | Maddox Greene | NC | Watauga | 2025 | SS | 315 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Evan Matile | NC | East Lincoln High | 2025 | OF | 265 ft |
2 | Zeke Adwaters III | NC | TC Roberson | 2026 | SS | 246 ft |
3 | Cooper Gornet | NC | CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 233 ft |
4 | Ryan Engle | NC | WESTCHESTER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 233 ft |
5 | Meridian Leffew | NC | Gaston Christian | 2026 | SS | 232 ft |
6 | Darrow Holder | NC | Hickory | 2026 | C | 219 ft |
7 | Maddox Greene | NC | Watauga | 2025 | SS | 216 ft |
8 | Jake Parham | NC | TC Roberson | 2025 | SS | 213 ft |
9 | Connor Tregoning | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2026 | 1B | 207 ft |
10 | Daniel Eber | NC | William A Hough | 2026 | OF | 206 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 | Evan Matile | NC | East Lincoln High | 2025 | OF | 86 % |
2 | Cooper Gornet | NC | CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 85 % |
3 | Meridian Leffew | NC | Gaston Christian | 2026 | SS | 84 % |
^ | Jaxon West | NC | Metrolina Christian Academy | 2026 | C | 84 % |
4 | Darrow Holder | NC | Hickory | 2026 | C | 83 % |
5 | Maddox Greene | NC | Watauga | 2025 | SS | 80 % |
6 | Jake Parham | NC | TC Roberson | 2025 | SS | 75 % |
^ | Landon King | NC | South Point High | 2025 | OF | 75 % |
^ | Micah Dalton | NC | Hibriten | 2025 | RHP | 75 % |
7 | Brandon Loehr | NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 2027 | 3B | 73 % |
^ | James Lowe | NC | CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 73 % |
8 | Parker Filipek | NC | TC Roberson | 2027 | C | 70 % |
9 | Manny Lewis | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2026 | 3B | 66 % |
^ | Ryan Engle | NC | WESTCHESTER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 66 % |
^ | Fletcher Owens | NC | Homeschool (NC) | 2027 | 2B | 66 % |
10 | Zeke Adwaters III | NC | TC Roberson | 2026 | SS | 64 % |
^ | Daniel Eber | NC | William A Hough | 2026 | OF | 64 % |
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 | Jake Parham | NC | TC Roberson | 2025 | SS | 68 % |
2 | Darrow Holder | NC | Hickory | 2026 | C | 66 % |
^ | James Lowe | NC | CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 66 % |
3 | Landon King | NC | South Point High | 2025 | OF | 62 % |
4 | Evan Matile | NC | East Lincoln High | 2025 | OF | 60 % |
5 | Cooper Gornet | NC | CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 57 % |
6 | Meridian Leffew | NC | Gaston Christian | 2026 | SS | 53 % |
^ | Jaxon West | NC | Metrolina Christian Academy | 2026 | C | 53 % |
7 | Brandon Loehr | NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 2027 | 3B | 53 % |
8 | Parker Filipek | NC | TC Roberson | 2027 | C | 52 % |
9 | Daniel Eber | NC | William A Hough | 2026 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Liam Parsons | NC | East Mecklenburg | 2026 | C | 50 % |
^ | Fletcher Owens | NC | Homeschool (NC) | 2027 | 2B | 50 % |
10 | Micah Greer | NC | Hibriten | 2025 | C | 46 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Zeke Adwaters III | NC | TC Roberson | 2026 | SS | 57.1 % |
2 | Cody Rogers | NC | Porter Ridge | 2026 | LHP | 50.0 % |
^ | Manny Lewis | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2026 | 3B | 50.0 % |
3 | Connor Tregoning | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2026 | 1B | 43.8 % |
4 | Cooper Gornet | NC | CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 42.9 % |
^ | Chad Matthews | NC | North Lincoln | 2025 | OF | 42.9 % |
5 | Jaxon West | NC | Metrolina Christian Academy | 2026 | C | 38.5 % |
^ | Caden Briscoe | NC | Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology | 2027 | 1B | 38.5 % |
6 | Daniel Eber | NC | William A Hough | 2026 | OF | 35.7 % |
7 | Darrow Holder | NC | Hickory | 2026 | C | 33.3 % |
^ | Evan Matile | NC | East Lincoln High | 2025 | OF | 33.3 % |
^ | Micah Greer | NC | Hibriten | 2025 | C | 33.3 % |
^ | Maddox Greene | NC | Watauga | 2025 | SS | 33.3 % |
^ | Ryan Engle | NC | WESTCHESTER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | 2026 | OF | 33.3 % |
8 | Andrés Acurero | NC | Lake Norman | 2026 | SS | 31.8 % |
9 | John Thomas Cook | NC | Watauga | 2025 | RHP | 31.3 % |
10 | Colin Kieley | NC | Cannon | 2026 | 2B | 30.8 % |
^ | Meridian Leffew | NC | Gaston Christian | 2026 | SS | 30.8 % |