Prep Baseball Report

Statistical Breakdown: Canes Central Fall Scout Day


Matt Payne
Director of Scouting, PBR of NC

On Saturday October 21st PBR of North Carolina was on hand at the Historic Durham Bulls Park for a Scout Day with the Canes Central Organization The Scout Day featured players from the 2024-2027 grad classes.

The day started with catchers going through a defensive workout, followed by pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After the pitchers, the position players ran a laser timed 60 then took BP on the field with Trackman gathering ball flight information. The night concluded with outfielders and infielders going through a defensive evaluation. 

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days. 

Statistical Breakdown
 

60 YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Robert Sasser III NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2025 OF 7.03 s
2 Ethan Greene NC Northern 2027 OF 7.07 s
3 Owen Green NC Cary 2026 OF 7.14 s
4 Ryan Schmitz NC Leesville Road 2024 OF 7.18 s
^ Reign Taylor NC Heritage 2027 OF 7.18 s
5 Avery Lin NC Cary High 2027 C 7.25 s
^ Jimmy Alfonsin NC Corinth Holders 2025 SS 7.25 s
^ Maddox Deans NC Southern Nash High 2027 C 7.25 s
6 Benjamin Edwards NC William Hough 2026 OF 7.27 s
7 Blake Vestal NC Green Hope 2026 OF 7.35 s
8 Joseph Petry VA Nansemond-Suffolk 2026 OF 7.39 s
9 Tanner Steinour NC Davie County 2027 C 7.41 s
^ Jack Piccini NC Pro5 Academy 2026 C 7.41 s
10 Alexander Blankenship NC North Brunswick 2025 RHP 7.43 s

TRACKMAN MAX EXIT VELOCITY (BP)


During BP, TrackMan tracked ball flight off the bat.  One element TrackMan is able to produce is the exit velocity.  Below are the top Exit Velocities produced during live BP.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Brian Oakley NC Fuquay Varina 2024 1B 100.8 mph
2 Simon Martone NC Apex Friendship 2024 RHP 97.9 mph
3 Alexander Chalfant VA Pro5 Baseball Academy 2024 1B 96.3 mph
4 Joshua Martinez NC Pro 5 Academy 2024 C 95.4 mph
5 Robert Sasser III NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2025 OF 94.4 mph
6 Jimmy Alfonsin NC Corinth Holders 2025 SS 93.8 mph
7 Jett Parsley NC Middle Creek 2025 1B 93.6 mph
8 Jack Piccini NC Pro5 Academy 2026 C 91.7 mph
9 Andrew Caracio NC NORTH RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 2027 LHP 91.3 mph
10 Hayden Greene NC Garner 2026 1B 91.2 mph

POSITIONAL VELOCITY – INFIELDERS

Infielders were able to workout at shortstop throwing across the infield, or from 1B throwing to 2B and 3B in the pro-style workout. 

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Jett Parsley NC Middle Creek 2025 1B 82
2 Camden Walton NC Garner Magnet 2026 SS 80
3 Jacob Taylor NC Wake Forest High School 2027 RHP 78
^ Hudson Deel NC Rockingham County 2026 3B 78
4 Gabriel Allen NC Hoke County 2027 3B 77
5 Cooper Redfern NC Rolesville 2027 3B 76
^ Jonah Griggs NC Freedom 2025 SS 76
^ Cameron Copley NC Voyager Academy 2026 SS 76
^ Jimmy Alfonsin NC Corinth Holders 2025 SS 76
6 Jackson McNally NC Apex Friendship 2027 SS 75
7 David “Trenton” Bostic NC Gray Creek 2026 2B 74
8 Elijah Martin NC Green Hope 2027 2B 73
^ Ryan McCracken NC Shelby 2024 3B 73
9 Matthew Roberts NC VCA 2026 2B 72
^ Graham Murphy NC Wakefield High 2026 2B 72
^ Nathaneal Martin NC Vance Charter 2027 C 72
^ Andrew Yezer NC Wakefield 2026 2B 72
10 Aiden Tarantino VA Warhill 2026 1B 70

POSITIONAL VELOCITY – OUTFIELDERS

Outfielders worked out from right field, making throws to the plate. Throws were measured by a radar gun to gauge arm strength. 

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Jason Sproull NC Emsley A Laney 2026 OF 91
2 Joseph Petry VA Nansemond-Suffolk 2026 OF 83
3 Ryan Schmitz NC Leesville Road 2024 OF 82
4 Baker York NC Needham Broughton 2027 OF 81
5 Benjamin Edwards NC William Hough 2026 OF 80
6 David “Trenton” Bostic NC Gray Creek 2026 2B 79
7 Blake Vestal NC Green Hope 2026 OF 78
^ Deacon Stinson NC Rocky Mount 2026 RHP 78
8 Robert Sasser III NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2025 OF 77
^ Micah Gaspar NC Apex Friendship 2025 OF 77
9 Ethan Greene NC Northern 2027 OF 75
10 Alexander Blankenship NC North Brunswick 2025 RHP 74

CATCHER POP TIMES & POSITIONAL VELOCITY


In the pro-style workout, catchers workout from behind home plate, making multiple throws to 2B, simulating a stolen base attempt. 

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Joshua Martinez NC Pro 5 Academy 2024 C 80
2 Jack Piccini NC Pro5 Academy 2026 C 78
3 Brison Strickland NC Fuquay Varina 2025 C 76
4 Camden Walton NC Garner Magnet 2026 SS 75
5 Eli Cash NC Corinth Holders 2027 C 74
^ Bo Vaughn NC Fuquay Varina 2026 C 74
6 Maddox Deans NC Southern Nash High 2027 C 73
^ Daniel Vanson NC Cardinal Gibbons 2026 C 73
7 Hunter Kisse NC Wake Forest 2027 C 70
8 Tanner Steinour NC Davie County 2027 C 69
9 Avery Lin NC Cary High 2027 C 67
^ Teagun Strahley NC Cape Fear High 2027 C 67
10 Nathaneal Martin NC Vance Charter 2027 C 66

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Joshua Martinez NC Pro 5 Academy 2024 C 1.98-2.12
2 Jack Piccini NC Pro5 Academy 2026 C 2.18-2.26
3 Maddox Deans NC Southern Nash High 2027 C 2.18-2.28
4 Camden Walton NC Garner Magnet 2026 SS 2.18-2.36
5 Eli Cash NC Corinth Holders 2027 C 2.19-2.25
6 Daniel Vanson NC Cardinal Gibbons 2026 C 2.19-2.30
7 Nathaneal Martin NC Vance Charter 2027 C 2.20-2.34
8 Tanner Steinour NC Davie County 2027 C 2.20-2.37
9 Teagun Strahley NC Cape Fear High 2027 C 2.20-2.38
10 Hunter Kisse NC Wake Forest 2027 C 2.25-2.33

TRACKMAN INFO - PITCHER BULLPENS


Pitchers threw a controlled bullpen showcasing their full arsenal of pitches. Velocity and spin rate information was gathered off of the TrackMan. TrackMan analytics are the official analytics and the velocities below were captured by TrackMan.

Max Fastball Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Andrew Caracio NC NORTH RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 2027 LHP 85.4 mph
2 Jason Sproull NC Emsley A Laney 2026 OF 85.0 mph
3 Jett Parsley NC Middle Creek 2025 1B 85.0 mph
4 Ryan Edwards NC DH Conley 2027 RHP 83.0 mph
5 Brian Oakley NC Fuquay Varina 2024 1B 82.1 mph
6 Tristan Chewning NC Jack Britt 2024 RHP 81.6 mph
7 Simon Martone NC Apex Friendship 2024 RHP 81.4 mph
8 Rylee Brown NC Willow Spring 2025 OF 80.3 mph
9 Joseph Petry VA Nansemond-Suffolk 2026 OF 79.9 mph
10 Grant Perry NC Holly Springs 2025 RHP 79.2 mph