Blast Leaders: Last Chance Summer ID: Triangle
August 28, 2023
On Wednesday August 16th PBR of North Carolina was on hand at the DPC Baseball Academy in Clayton, NC for Last Chance Summer ID: Triangle. The Open ID ran in conjunction with the DPC Baseball Scout Day. The Event featured players from the 2024-2027 grad classes.
The day began with position players running a laser timed 60. After running the position players took live BP on the field with Trackman gathering advanced hitting data. Following BP players went through a defensive evaluation at their positions. The event concluded with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting ball flight data.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days.
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Blast Leaders
MAX HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Alonzo Walston, III | NC | New Bern | 2027 | OF | 24.8 mph |
2 | Jaylen Witherspoon | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | OF | 22.5 mph |
3 | Cole Rice | NC | Reagan | 2024 | C | 22.0 mph |
4 | Isaac Devine | NC | Overhills High | 2025 | OF | 20.8 mph |
5 | Mateo Rodriguez | MN | Stillwater | 2024 | SS | 20.7 mph |
6 | Tyler Long | NC | Clayton | 2025 | C | 20.3 mph |
7 | Philip Daly | NC | Jordan | 2027 | RHP | 20.2 mph |
8 | Nathan Rice | NC | Willow Spring High | 2027 | SS | 19.2 mph |
9 | Sam Rice | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2027 | LHP | 19.0 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Alonzo Walston, III | NC | New Bern | 2027 | OF | 23.4 mph |
2 | Jaylen Witherspoon | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | OF | 21.7 mph |
3 | Cole Rice | NC | Reagan | 2024 | C | 21.5 mph |
4 | Mateo Rodriguez | MN | Stillwater | 2024 | SS | 19.9 mph |
5 | Tyler Long | NC | Clayton | 2025 | C | 19.7 mph |
6 | Philip Daly | NC | Jordan | 2027 | RHP | 19.1 mph |
7 | Isaac Devine | NC | Overhills High | 2025 | OF | 19.1 mph |
8 | Sam Rice | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2027 | LHP | 18.1 mph |
9 | Nathan Rice | NC | Willow Spring High | 2027 | SS | 17.9 mph |
PEAK BAT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
1 | Cole Rice | NC | Reagan | 2024 | C | 72.0 mph |
2 | Jaylen Witherspoon | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | OF | 69.9 mph |
3 | Mateo Rodriguez | MN | Stillwater | 2024 | SS | 67.9 mph |
4 | Isaac Devine | NC | Overhills High | 2025 | OF | 66.6 mph |
5 | Tyler Long | NC | Clayton | 2025 | C | 64.7 mph |
6 | Alonzo Walston, III | NC | New Bern | 2027 | OF | 64.0 mph |
7 | Nathan Rice | NC | Willow Spring High | 2027 | SS | 62.8 mph |
8 | Sam Rice | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2027 | LHP | 60.4 mph |
9 | Philip Daly | NC | Jordan | 2027 | RHP | 59.5 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Cole Rice | NC | Reagan | 2024 | C | 70.2 mph |
2 | Jaylen Witherspoon | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | OF | 66.2 mph |
3 | Mateo Rodriguez | MN | Stillwater | 2024 | SS | 63.7 mph |
4 | Isaac Devine | NC | Overhills High | 2025 | OF | 62.6 mph |
5 | Tyler Long | NC | Clayton | 2025 | C | 62.1 mph |
6 | Alonzo Walston, III | NC | New Bern | 2027 | OF | 61.2 mph |
7 | Nathan Rice | NC | Willow Spring High | 2027 | SS | 59.0 mph |
8 | Sam Rice | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2027 | LHP | 58.4 mph |
9 | Philip Daly | NC | Jordan | 2027 | RHP | 57.0 mph |
MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
1 | Alonzo Walston, III | NC | New Bern | 2027 | OF | 27.5 g |
2 | Jaylen Witherspoon | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | OF | 20.6 g |
3 | Tyler Long | NC | Clayton | 2025 | C | 18.4 g |
4 | Cole Rice | NC | Reagan | 2024 | C | 17.3 g |
5 | Mateo Rodriguez | MN | Stillwater | 2024 | SS | 16.5 g |
6 | Isaac Devine | NC | Overhills High | 2025 | OF | 15.3 g |
7 | Nathan Rice | NC | Willow Spring High | 2027 | SS | 12.2 g |
8 | Sam Rice | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2027 | LHP | 11.7 g |
9 | Philip Daly | NC | Jordan | 2027 | RHP | 9.2 g |
AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Alonzo Walston, III | NC | New Bern | 2027 | OF | 23.8 g |
2 | Jaylen Witherspoon | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | OF | 17.4 g |
3 | Tyler Long | NC | Clayton | 2025 | C | 14.9 g |
4 | Mateo Rodriguez | MN | Stillwater | 2024 | SS | 13.9 g |
5 | Cole Rice | NC | Reagan | 2024 | C | 13.6 g |
6 | Sam Rice | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2027 | LHP | 9.9 g |
7 | Isaac Devine | NC | Overhills High | 2025 | OF | 9.5 g |
8 | Nathan Rice | NC | Willow Spring High | 2027 | SS | 8.4 g |
9 | Philip Daly | NC | Jordan | 2027 | RHP | 5.7 g |
AVERAGE ON PLANE EFFICIENCY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
1 | Alonzo Walston, III | NC | New Bern | 2027 | OF | 81 % |
2 | Jaylen Witherspoon | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | OF | 81 % |
3 | Mateo Rodriguez | MN | Stillwater | 2024 | SS | 67 % |
4 | Sam Rice | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2027 | LHP | 65 % |
5 | Nathan Rice | NC | Willow Spring High | 2027 | SS | 62 % |
6 | Tyler Long | NC | Clayton | 2025 | C | 58 % |
7 | Isaac Devine | NC | Overhills High | 2025 | OF | 55 % |
8 | Cole Rice | NC | Reagan | 2024 | C | 55 % |
9 | Philip Daly | NC | Jordan | 2027 | RHP | 40 % |