TrackMan Leaders: NC/SC Border Battle Hitters
July 13, 2023
Over 115 of the top players from North Carolina and South Carolina converged on UNC Charlotte’s Robert & Mariam Hayes Stadium on June 28, 2023 for the PBR NC/SC Border Battle. In front of over 30 college and professional coaches and scouts, players from each state went through a pre-game workout and then played 9+ innings in a controlled scrimmage.
Position players opened the day with an offensive workout, taking live BP on the field. TrackMan and Blast were used to track pre-swing and ball-flight analytics. Players then went through a defensive workout at their position, allowing coaches and scouts to get a feel for their athleticism, movement, and arm strength.
After the workout, North Carolina took on South Carolina in game play. Pitchers threw to live hitters in a controlled environment, allowing PBR Scouts to control pitch count and stress of each inning. Hitters got live looks at pitchers, allowing the coaches and scouts in attendance to further their evaluations after BP, in the live setting.
One of the marquee events of the summer, the 2023 NC/SC Border Battle did not disappoint. Several players boosted their profiles, while others solidified their spot as one of the top prospects in the Carolinas.
Below we break down some of the numbers from the event. To see a player’s full profile, simply click on his name. To see the NC/SC Border Battle roster, full stat page, plus analytics from the event, CLICK HERE.
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
Gunner Jordan
SC
Cheraw
2024
1B
105.6 mph
2
Jake Mathis
NC
PRO5 Baseball Academy
2024
OF
98.0 mph
3
Tommy Williams III
NC
Wake County Homeschool
2024
OF
97.3 mph
4
Amare Burrus
NC
Durham Academy
2025
OF
97.3 mph
5
Cooper Godsave
SC
Ashley Ridge
2024
1B
97.0 mph
6
Wiley Waring
SC
Summerville
2025
1B
96.7 mph
7
Joey McGovern
SC
Seneca
2025
OF
96.5 mph
8
Blaize Johnson
NC
Northwest Guilford
2024
C
96.3 mph
9
Will Burgess
SC
Lexington
2024
3B
96.2 mph
10
J.R. Struk
SC
Oceanside Collegiate
2025
2B
95.9 mph
11
Thatcher Baughman
SC
Ben Lippen
2024
3B
95.8 mph
12
Trey Spees
NC
East Lincoln
2024
3B
95.5 mph
13
Brayden Renfrow
SC
Greenville
2024
OF
95.2 mph
14
Cade Gardner
NC
A.C. Reynolds
2024
SS
95.0 mph
15
Ethan Offing
SC
Dutch Fork
2026
SS
94.8 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
Gunner Jordan
SC
Cheraw
2024
1B
94.0 mph
2
Jake Mathis
NC
PRO5 Baseball Academy
2024
OF
91.3 mph
3
Justin Sheffield
SC
Atlantic Collegiate
2025
OF
91.1 mph
4
Blaize Johnson
NC
Northwest Guilford
2024
C
91.0 mph
5
Will Burgess
SC
Lexington
2024
3B
90.7 mph
6
Trey Spees
NC
East Lincoln
2024
3B
90.6 mph
7
Cooper Godsave
SC
Ashley Ridge
2024
1B
89.9 mph
8
Ethan Offing
SC
Dutch Fork
2026
SS
89.6 mph
9
Owen Pridgen
SC
Laurens
2024
1B
89.2 mph
10
Tommy Williams III
NC
Wake County Homeschool
2024
OF
88.9 mph
11
Shane Bernhardt
NC
Holly Springs
2024
LHP
88.8 mph
12
Brayden Renfrow
SC
Greenville
2024
OF
88.7 mph
13
Logan Ponnett
NC
Hoggard
2024
SS
88.4 mph
14
Dylan Pasternak
NC
Leesville Road
2024
SS
88.3 mph
15
Logan Lowe
NC
C.E. Jordan
2024
SS
88.0 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
Gunner Jordan
SC
Cheraw
2024
1B
399 ft
2
Tommy Williams III
NC
Wake County Homeschool
2024
OF
378 ft
3
Wiley Waring
SC
Summerville
2025
1B
376 ft
4
Trey Spees
NC
East Lincoln
2024
3B
370 ft
5
Cooper Godsave
SC
Ashley Ridge
2024
1B
369 ft
6
Langston Rupert
NC
Combine Academy
2024
OF
365 ft
7
Dylan Pasternak
NC
Leesville Road
2024
SS
365 ft
8
Joey McGovern
SC
Seneca
2025
OF
365 ft
9
Jabari Lee
NC
Jack Britt
2024
C
363 ft
10
Brayden Renfrow
SC
Greenville
2024
OF
359 ft
11
Levi Brown
NC
Pro5 Academy
2024
SS
357 ft
12
Macon Leppert
SC
Blythewood
2025
C
352 ft
13
Logan Lowe
NC
C.E. Jordan
2024
SS
352 ft
14
Ayden Wall
NC
Ledford
2025
C
351 ft
15
Owen Pridgen
SC
Laurens
2024
1B
350 ft
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (avg)
1
Justin Sheffield
SC
Atlantic Collegiate
2025
OF
315 ft
2
Gunner Jordan
SC
Cheraw
2024
1B
305 ft
3
Landon Penfield
SC
Blythewood
2024
3B
291 ft
4
Trey Spees
NC
East Lincoln
2024
3B
281 ft
5
Jackson Gordon
SC
Legion Collegiate
2025
OF
276 ft
6
Wiley Waring
SC
Summerville
2025
1B
274 ft
7
Macon Leppert
SC
Blythewood
2025
C
270 ft
8
Camden Ashe
NC
South Point
2024
C
265 ft
9
Dylan Pasternak
NC
Leesville Road
2024
SS
264 ft
10
Caden Davidson
NC
TC Roberson
2025
1B
255 ft
11
Tanner Ferguson
NC
Pro5 Baseball Academy
2025
SS
254 ft
12
Owen Pridgen
SC
Laurens
2024
1B
252 ft
13
Tommy Williams III
NC
Wake County Homeschool
2024
OF
249 ft
14
Brayden Renfrow
SC
Greenville
2024
OF
248 ft
15
Cooper Godsave
SC
Ashley Ridge
2024
1B
247 ft
HARD HIT PERCENTAGE
TrackMan is able to track and follow exit velocities of each hitter. Based on the individual's top exit velocity, TrackMan is able to give us a percentage of hard hit balls. This percentage is based off of each individual hitter's top exit velocity.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hard Hit %
1
Gunner Jordan
SC
Cheraw
2024
1B
80 %
2
Cooper Godsave
SC
Ashley Ridge
2024
1B
69 %
3
Will Burgess
SC
Lexington
2024
3B
63 %
4
Trey Spees
NC
East Lincoln
2024
3B
61 %
5
Jake Mathis
NC
PRO5 Baseball Academy
2024
OF
60 %
6
Logan Lowe
NC
C.E. Jordan
2024
SS
58 %
^
Tommy Williams III
NC
Wake County Homeschool
2024
OF
58 %
7
Blaize Johnson
NC
Northwest Guilford
2024
C
58 %
8
Shane Bernhardt
NC
Holly Springs
2024
LHP
57 %
9
Joey McGovern
SC
Seneca
2025
OF
53 %
10
Justin Sheffield
SC
Atlantic Collegiate
2025
OF
50 %
^
Owen Pridgen
SC
Laurens
2024
1B
50 %
^
Amare Burrus
NC
Durham Academy
2025
OF
50 %
^
Ethan Offing
SC
Dutch Fork
2026
SS
50 %
^
Cade Gardner
NC
A.C. Reynolds
2024
SS
50 %
^
Dylan Pasternak
NC
Leesville Road
2024
SS
50 %
^
Brayden Renfrow
SC
Greenville
2024
OF
50 %
11
Noah McGarity
SC
Dorman
2024
OF
45 %
12
Logan Ponnett
NC
Hoggard
2024
SS
40 %
^
Spencer Conn
SC
Daniel
2025
C
40 %
13
Jabari Lee
NC
Jack Britt
2024
C
35 %
14
Bennett Edwards
SC
Laurens Dist 55
2025
C
33 %
15
Tanner Ferguson
NC
Pro5 Baseball Academy
2025
SS
31 %
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
Logan Ponnett
NC
Hoggard
2024
SS
80 %
2
Cameron Guentensberger
NC
Orange
2024
OF
72 %
3
Camden Ashe
NC
South Point
2024
C
63 %
^
Will Burgess
SC
Lexington
2024
3B
63 %
4
Ian Williams
NC
Wake Forest
2025
OF
60 %
5
Ayden Clay
SC
Pendleton
2025
SS
58 %
Fly Ball %
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Fly Ball %
1
Justin Sheffield
SC
Atlantic Collegiate
2025
OF
100.0 %
2
Ayden Wall
NC
Ledford
2025
C
75.0 %
3
Macon Leppert
SC
Blythewood
2025
C
71.4 %
4
Landon Penfield
SC
Blythewood
2024
3B
69.2 %
5
Jackson Gordon
SC
Legion Collegiate
2025
OF
66.7 %
Ground Ball %
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Ground Ball %
1
Aidan Smith
NC
Apex Friendship
2024
OF
75 %
2
Gavin Edens
SC
Berkeley
2024
2B
66 %
3
Jack Luthren
SC
Ben Lippen
2024
1B
63 %
4
Hunter Gomes
SC
Hanahan
2024
RHP
58 %
5
Shane Bernhardt
NC
Holly Springs
2024
LHP
57 %