Statistical Breakdown: East Coast Dodgers Scout Day
February 22, 2022
On Saturday February 19th PBR of North Carolina was on hand at Next Level Training Center in Greenville, NC for a Scout Day with the East Coast Dodgers Organization. The scout day featured players from up and down the east coast in the 2022-2026 grad classes.
The day began with catchers going through a defensive evaluation followed by pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman gathering ball flight analytics. After the pitchers and catchers the position players ran a laser timed 30 followed by live BP with Trackman collecting ball flight data, the open atmosphere of Next Level allowed for coaches to see ball flight off the bat. After batting practice infielders and outfielders went through a defensive evaluation.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance by looking at some of the statistical leaders.
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Statistical Breakdown
THE 30 YARD DASH
Ten players ran the 30 yard dash on the turf at Next Level with PBR recording times off of the laser timer.
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | H-1st |
| 1 | Preston Kennedy | NC | Home School | 2023 | 2B | 3.87 |
| 2 | Troy Ford | GA | Homeschool | 2025 | OF | 3.90 |
| 3 | Hyden Ayala | PR | Puerto Rico Baseball Academy & High School | 2023 | SS | 3.91 |
| ^ | Julian Carter | GA | Riverwood | 2025 | SS | 3.91 |
| 4 | Blu Calimbo | NC | Franklinton | 2023 | OF | 3.93 |
| ^ | Luis Saldivia | NJ | West Windsor South | 2022 | SS | 3.93 |
| 5 | Brady Groves | NC | Franklinton | 2023 | OF | 3.99 |
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
David Ziolkowski
NC
Leesville Road
2023
OF
99.9 mph
2
Sam Schaeffer
NC
Durham Academy
2023
1B
95.7 mph
3
Brady Groves
NC
Franklinton
2023
OF
94.1 mph
4
Stephen Crater
NC
Wake Forest
2026
3B
93.6 mph
5
Robert Burris
MD
Bohemia Manor
2022
1B
93.1 mph
POSITIONAL VELOCITY – INFIELDERS
Infielders were able to simulate defensive plays inside the spacious Diamond Xtreme. The infielder's workout consisted of five live ground balls, making throws across the diamond to first base.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
INF Velo
1
Luis Saldivia
NJ
West Windsor South
2022
SS
83
2
Preston Kennedy
NC
Home School
2023
2B
82
^
Stephen Crater
NC
Wake Forest
2026
3B
82
3
Troy Ford
GA
Homeschool
2025
OF
81
4
Kyle Brazeau
NC
Wake Forest
2024
OF
80
5
Julian Carter
GA
Riverwood
2025
SS
79
POSITIONAL VELOCITY – OUTFIELDERS
Outfielders worked from a "would be" center field, making throws of close to 130 feet toward home plate.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
OF Velo
1
Patrick Maloney
NC
Broughton
2024
C
87
2
David Ziolkowski
NC
Leesville Road
2023
OF
85
3
Julian Rondon
NJ
St. Joseph's Montvale
2023
OF
84
4
Luke Taibi
NC
Wake Forest
2024
OF
83
^
Troy Ford
GA
Homeschool
2025
OF
83
5
Blu Calimbo
NC
Franklinton
2023
OF
82
CATCHER POP TIMES & POSITIONAL VELOCITY
As part of the workout, catchers were able to make a full length throw to 2B allowing scouts and coaches to record pop times and to get a positional velocity out of the crouch.
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Felix Gonzalez | NJ | St. Joseph's Montvale | 2024 | 2B | 2.09-2.16 |
| 2 | Kieran Mederos | NC | Millbrook | 2024 | C | 2.09-2.18 |
| 3 | Mark Ryan Melton | GA | Trinity | 2025 | C | 2.13-2.35 |
| 4 | Kolton Smittle | PA | Canon McMillan | 2025 | 3B | 2.35-2.46 |
| 5 | Jack Merrell | NC | Heritage | 2025 | C | 2.38-2.47 |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Kieran Mederos | NC | Millbrook | 2024 | C | 77 |
| 2 | Felix Gonzalez | NJ | St. Joseph's Montvale | 2024 | 2B | 76 |
| 3 | Mark Ryan Melton | GA | Trinity | 2025 | C | 75 |
| 4 | Kolton Smittle | PA | Canon McMillan | 2025 | 3B | 73 |
| 5 | Jack Merrell | NC | Heritage | 2025 | C | 66 |
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 | Dagan Kitner | VA | Highland | 2024 | RHP | 88.8 mph |
| 2 | Wesley Driscoll | NC | Wakefield | 2023 | RHP | 87.2 mph |
| 3 | Zack Gimon | VA | Highland | 2024 | RHP | 85.7 mph |
| 4 | Dalen Boykin | NC | Rolesville | 2024 | RHP | 84.6 mph |
| 5 | Julian Rondon | NJ | St. Joseph's Montvale | 2023 | OF | 83.9 mph |
Max Fastball Spin
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Zack Gimon | VA | Highland | 2024 | RHP | 2285 rpm |
| 2 | Dagan Kitner | VA | Highland | 2024 | RHP | 2161 rpm |
| 3 | Fabian Rodriguez | PR | PRBAHS | 2024 | RHP | 2155 rpm |
| 4 | Stephen Crater | NC | Wake Forest | 2026 | 3B | 2131 rpm |
| 5 | Wesley Driscoll | NC | Wakefield | 2023 | RHP | 2112 rpm |
Max Curveball Spin
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
| 1 | Hunter Graham | NC | South Garner | 2025 | OF | 2529 rpm |
| 2 | Dalen Boykin | NC | Rolesville | 2024 | RHP | 2358 rpm |
| 3 | Jimmy Blount | VA | Glenvar | 2023 | 1B | 2252 rpm |
| 4 | Mason Jones | NC | Laney | 2026 | RHP | 2205 rpm |
| 5 | Davis Crowder | NC | St. David's | 2024 | 1B | 2187 rpm |