Prep Baseball Report

Trackman Hitting Leaders: Preseason All State East


Matt Payne
Director of Scouting, PBR of NC

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. 

Click Here for full roster and stats. 

Trackman 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 Andrew Wallen NC J.H Rose 2024 RHP 101.0 mph
2 Aubrey Stanley NC Cleveland 2025 1B 99.1 mph
3 Mason Hughes NC Cape Fear High 2024 SS 97.4 mph
4 Alex Ferrell Jr. NC Southern Wayne 2024 OF 97.1 mph
5 Cooper Allen NC Wake Forest 2023 3B 96.4 mph
6 Zach Bender NC Pro 5 Acedemy 2025 OF 96.4 mph
7 Colin Woolard NC Wayne Country Day 2025 RHP 94.5 mph
8 Jeremiah McLemore NC Freedom Christian 2023 3B 94.1 mph
9 Davis Albert NC Wayne Country Day 2024 SS 93.4 mph
10 Ethan Bunce NC Grace Christian Sanford 2025 C 93.4 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 Andrew Wallen NC J.H Rose 2024 RHP 97.9 mph
2 Cooper Allen NC Wake Forest 2023 3B 92.0 mph
3 Aubrey Stanley NC Cleveland 2025 1B 90.2 mph
4 Mason Hughes NC Cape Fear High 2024 SS 89.4 mph
5 Alex Ferrell Jr. NC Southern Wayne 2024 OF 89.1 mph
6 Jeremiah McLemore NC Freedom Christian 2023 3B 89.1 mph
7 Colin Woolard NC Wayne Country Day 2025 RHP 88.5 mph
8 Davis Albert NC Wayne Country Day 2024 SS 87.9 mph
9 John Nelson McLamb NC Midway 2024 LHP 86.3 mph
10 Zach Bender NC Pro 5 Acedemy 2025 OF 85.8 mph

PEAK DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Andrew Wallen NC J.H Rose 2024 RHP 369 ft
2 Aubrey Stanley NC Cleveland 2025 1B 358 ft
3 Ethan Bunce NC Grace Christian Sanford 2025 C 356 ft
4 Alex Ferrell Jr. NC Southern Wayne 2024 OF 350 ft
5 Colin Woolard NC Wayne Country Day 2025 RHP 350 ft
6 Cooper Allen NC Wake Forest 2023 3B 336 ft
7 Tanner Pope NC Garner 2026 LHP 335 ft
8 Zach Bender NC Pro 5 Acedemy 2025 OF 335 ft
9 Gavin Pufky NC Rolesville 2024 1B 330 ft
10 Isaac Miles NC First Flight 2024 RHP 327 ft

AVERAGE DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Colin Woolard NC Wayne Country Day 2025 RHP 240 ft
2 Emmet Christian NC Durham Academy 2024 RHP 236 ft
3 Jentz Steiner NC Apex Friendship 2024 3B 235 ft
4 Jack McKellar NC Rocky Mount 2026 C 235 ft
5 Tanner Pope NC Garner 2026 LHP 231 ft
6 Wyatt Lassiter NC Wayne Country Day 2025 C 230 ft
7 Ethan Bunce NC Grace Christian Sanford 2025 C 228 ft
8 Alex Ferrell Jr. NC Southern Wayne 2024 OF 225 ft
9 jack strom NC Millbrook 2025 OF 222 ft
10 Carter Batts NC D.H. Conley 2024 RHP 216 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 Andrew Wallen NC J.H Rose 2024 RHP 100 %
2 Cooper Allen NC Wake Forest 2023 3B 81 %
3 Zach Bender NC Pro 5 Acedemy 2025 OF 61 %
^ Aubrey Stanley NC Cleveland 2025 1B 61 %
4 Colin Woolard NC Wayne Country Day 2025 RHP 60 %
^ Jeremiah McLemore NC Freedom Christian 2023 3B 60 %
5 Alex Ferrell Jr. NC Southern Wayne 2024 OF 58 %
6 Davis Albert NC Wayne Country Day 2024 SS 46 %
7 Mason Hughes NC Cape Fear High 2024 SS 40 %
8 Gavin Pufky NC Rolesville 2024 1B 38 %
9 John Nelson McLamb NC Midway 2024 LHP 27 %
10 Holden Cooper NC Wakefield 2024 C 25 %
^ Tanner Pope NC Garner 2026 LHP 25 %

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 Tucker Anderson NC DH Conley 2026 RHP 72 %
^ Jack Piccini NC Pro5 Academy 2026 C 72 %
2 Jackson King NC North Johnston 2025 RHP 66 %
^ Landon Sutton NC Wayne Country Day 2025 C 66 %
3 jack strom NC Millbrook 2025 OF 64 %
4 John Nelson McLamb NC Midway 2024 LHP 63 %
^ Cooper Allen NC Wake Forest 2023 3B 63 %
5 Wyatt Lassiter NC Wayne Country Day 2025 C 61 %
^ Jentz Steiner NC Apex Friendship 2024 3B 61 %
6 Tanner Pope NC Garner 2026 LHP 58 %
7 James Robinson NC DH Conley 2025 2B 55 %
^ Shep Fowler NC Roanoke Rapids 2024 SS 55 %
8 Andrew Wallen NC J.H Rose 2024 RHP 54 %
^ Carter Johnson NC South Johnston 2023 3B 54 %
9 Aubrey Stanley NC Cleveland 2025 1B 53 %
^ Zach Bender NC Pro 5 Acedemy 2025 OF 53 %
^ Ben Dudash NC Wakefield 2026 C 53 %
^ Ayden West NC Wayne Country Day 2025 RHP 53 %
^ Cohen Kilgannon NC Cuthbertson 2025 OF 53 %
10 Ian Williams NC Wake Forest 2025 OF 50 %

Ground Ball %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Ground Ball %
1 Weston Rhem NC Broughton 2026 OF 90 %
2 Jordan Wright NC Rocky Mount Academy 2024 3B 81 %
3 Tate Nelson NC New Hanover 2026 SS 75 %
^ Brady Williams NC Currituck County 2024 2B 75 %
4 Mason Jones NC Laney 2026 RHP 70 %
5 Charlie Vestal NC South Granville 2023 1B 63 %
^ Ayden Broughton NC Pamlico County 2026 3B 63 %
6 Paul Harrell NC Athens Drive 2025 OF 61 %
7 Ryder Kilgannon NC Cuthbertson 2025 1B 58 %
8 Julian Mcneill NC Southern Lee 2024 OF 55 %
9 Parker Cato NC Heritage 2024 OF 54 %
10 Aidan Smith NC Apex Friendship 2024 OF 53 %

Fly Ball %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Fly Ball %
1 Emmet Christian NC Durham Academy 2024 RHP 54.5 %
2 Isaac Miles NC First Flight 2024 RHP 50.0 %
^ Lucca Pascarella NC Cape Fear 2024 C 50.0 %
3 Gavin Pufky NC Rolesville 2024 1B 46.2 %
4 Jack McKellar NC Rocky Mount 2026 C 45.5 %
^ Carter Batts NC D.H. Conley 2024 RHP 45.5 %
5 Alex Ferrell Jr. NC Southern Wayne 2024 OF 41.7 %
6 Jacob Bueno VA Hayfield Secondary 2026 SS 40.0 %
^ Andrew Kilgore NC Heritage 2025 OF 40.0 %
7 Stephen Ribustello NC Tarboro 2026 SS 36.4 %
^ Will Eichler NC Ravenscroft 2025 RHP 36.4 %
8 Matthew Vannoy NC Broughton 2025 2B 34.6 %
9 Bradley Turner NC D.H. Conley 2024 C 33.3 %
^ Chase Mitchell NC Heritage 2025 2B 33.3 %
^ Brandon Benkovics NC WAYNE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2025 RHP 33.3 %
^ Thomas Pittman NC Southwest Edgecombe 2027 C 33.3 %
^ Fisher Goodwin NC North Brunswick 2026 3B 33.3 %
10 Holden Cooper NC Wakefield 2024 C 31.3 %