Blast Leaders: Preseason All State East
February 20, 2023
On Saturday February 4th PBR of North Carolina hosted its third of four Preseason all State Events at Next Level Training Center in Greenville, NC. The Preseason All State Events have become the premier winter event in NC featuring some of the top talent from across the state. The events feature players from the 2023-2026 grad classes.
The event began with catchers going through a defensive evaluation. After the catchers, pitchers threw a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting advanced analytics. Following the pitchers, position players ran a laser timed 30 and then took live BP in the open area which allowed players and scouts to see ball flight, Trackman was also used to collect ball flight data. The event concluded with infielders and outfielders 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.
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Blast LEADERS
MAX HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Cooper Allen | NC | Wake Forest | 2023 | 3B | 26.4 mph |
2 | Mason Hughes | NC | Cape Fear High | 2024 | SS | 25.5 mph |
3 | Evan Barefoot | NC | South Johnston | 2023 | OF | 24.6 mph |
4 | Parker Cato | NC | Heritage | 2024 | OF | 24.4 mph |
5 | Isaac Miles | NC | First Flight | 2024 | RHP | 24.3 mph |
6 | Davis Albert | NC | Wayne Country Day | 2024 | SS | 24.2 mph |
7 | Matthew Vannoy | NC | Needham Broughton High | 2025 | 2B | 24.0 mph |
8 | Lucca Pascarella | NC | Cape Fear | 2024 | C | 23.9 mph |
9 | Jack Piccini | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2026 | C | 23.8 mph |
^ | Jack McKellar | NC | Rocky Mount High | 2026 | C | 23.8 mph |
10 | Aubrey Stanley | NC | Cleveland | 2025 | 1B | 23.6 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (avg)
1
Mason Hughes
NC
Cape Fear High
2024
SS
24.6 mph
2
Cooper Allen
NC
Wake Forest
2023
3B
24.1 mph
3
Parker Cato
NC
Heritage
2024
OF
23.8 mph
4
Jack Piccini
NC
Pro5 Baseball Academy
2026
C
22.6 mph
5
Holden Cooper
NC
Wakefield
2024
C
22.6 mph
6
Davis Albert
NC
Wayne Country Day
2024
SS
22.6 mph
7
Edwin Allen
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2024
OF
22.6 mph
8
Evan Barefoot
NC
South Johnston
2023
OF
22.5 mph
9
Isaac Miles
NC
First Flight
2024
RHP
22.5 mph
10
Shep Fowler
NC
Roanoke Rapids
2024
SS
22.4 mph
PEAK BAT SPEED
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Bat Speed (max)
1
Cooper Allen
NC
Wake Forest
2023
3B
80.5 mph
2
Lucca Pascarella
NC
Cape Fear
2024
C
80.4 mph
3
Davis Albert
NC
Wayne Country Day
2024
SS
76.3 mph
4
Mason Hughes
NC
Cape Fear High
2024
SS
75.9 mph
5
Alex Ferrell Jr.
NC
Southern Wayne
2024
OF
75.0 mph
6
Ty Lee
NC
Cleveland
2025
OF
74.2 mph
7
Isaac Miles
NC
First Flight
2024
RHP
73.7 mph
^
Zach Bender
NC
Pro 5 Acedemy
2025
OF
73.7 mph
^
Edwin Allen
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2024
OF
73.7 mph
8
Jack Piccini
NC
Pro5 Baseball Academy
2026
C
73.1 mph
9
Colin Woolard
NC
Wayne Country Day
2025
RHP
72.5 mph
10
Paul Harrell
NC
Athens Drive
2025
OF
72.4 mph
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Bat Speed (avg)
1
Lucca Pascarella
NC
Cape Fear
2024
C
74.6 mph
2
Cooper Allen
NC
Wake Forest
2023
3B
74.4 mph
3
Davis Albert
NC
Wayne Country Day
2024
SS
73.5 mph
4
Edwin Allen
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2024
OF
72.7 mph
5
Mason Hughes
NC
Cape Fear High
2024
SS
72.7 mph
6
Alex Ferrell Jr.
NC
Southern Wayne
2024
OF
72.1 mph
7
Ty Lee
NC
Cleveland
2025
OF
71.3 mph
8
Zach Bender
NC
Pro 5 Acedemy
2025
OF
70.8 mph
9
Paul Harrell
NC
Athens Drive
2025
OF
70.5 mph
10
Isaac Miles
NC
First Flight
2024
RHP
70.2 mph
MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (max)
1
Mason Hughes
NC
Cape Fear High
2024
SS
30.7 g
2
Matthew Vannoy
NC
Needham Broughton High
2025
2B
25.6 g
3
Cooper Allen
NC
Wake Forest
2023
3B
25.2 g
4
Jacob Bueno
VA
Hayfield Secondary
2026
SS
25.0 g
5
Ethan Bunce
NC
GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
2025
C
24.8 g
6
Adkins Allen
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2026
OF
22.5 g
^
Parker Cato
NC
Heritage
2024
OF
22.5 g
7
Tate Nelson
NC
New Hanover
2026
SS
21.4 g
8
Aidan Smith
NC
Apex Friendship
2024
OF
19.7 g
9
Isaac Miles
NC
First Flight
2024
RHP
19.2 g
10
Jack Piccini
NC
Pro5 Baseball Academy
2026
C
19.1 g
AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (avg)
1
Mason Hughes
NC
Cape Fear High
2024
SS
27.4 g
2
Cooper Allen
NC
Wake Forest
2023
3B
20.9 g
3
Parker Cato
NC
Heritage
2024
OF
20.8 g
4
Adkins Allen
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2026
OF
20.3 g
5
Matthew Vannoy
NC
Needham Broughton High
2025
2B
20.3 g
6
Jacob Bueno
VA
Hayfield Secondary
2026
SS
18.5 g
7
Tate Nelson
NC
New Hanover
2026
SS
17.0 g
8
Aidan Smith
NC
Apex Friendship
2024
OF
16.9 g
9
Ethan Bunce
NC
GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
2025
C
16.9 g
10
Jack Piccini
NC
Pro5 Baseball Academy
2026
C
16.7 g
AVERAGE ON PLANE EFFICIENCY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
1 | Gavin Pufky | NC | Rolesville | 2024 | 1B | 86 % |
2 | Jackson King | NC | North Johnston | 2025 | RHP | 81 % |
3 | Aidan Smith | NC | Apex Friendship | 2024 | OF | 80 % |
4 | Matthew Vannoy | NC | Needham Broughton High | 2025 | 2B | 80 % |
5 | Ethan Brittain | NC | Wake Forest | 2025 | SS | 77 % |
6 | Ayden Broughton | NC | Pamlico County | 2026 | 3B | 74 % |
7 | Edwin Allen | NC | Cardinal Gibbons | 2024 | OF | 72 % |
8 | Tate Nelson | NC | New Hanover | 2026 | SS | 70 % |
9 | Fisher Goodwin | NC | North Brunswick | 2026 | 3B | 70 % |
10 | Emmet Christian | NC | Durham Academy | 2024 | RHP | 70 % |