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Fri February 25, 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.
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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 | 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 |
6 | Caden French | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | OF | 92.2 mph |
7 | Kairos Quintana | PR | Albergueolimpico Baseball Academy | 2023 | OF | 91.9 mph |
8 | Felix Gonzalez | NJ | St. Joseph's Montvale | 2024 | 2B | 91.6 mph |
9 | Graeson Matheson | NC | Millbrook | 2023 | OF | 91.2 mph |
10 | Troy Ford | GA | Home School | 2025 | OF | 91.1 mph |
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 | David Ziolkowski | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | OF | 89.3 mph |
2 | Robert Burris | MD | Bohemia Manor | 2022 | 1B | 85.9 mph |
3 | Brady Groves | NC | Franklinton | 2023 | OF | 85.3 mph |
4 | Sam Schaeffer | NC | Durham Academy | 2023 | 1B | 85.2 mph |
5 | Felix Gonzalez | NJ | St. Joseph's Montvale | 2024 | 2B | 83.7 mph |
6 | Troy Ford | GA | Home School | 2025 | OF | 82.9 mph |
7 | Graeson Matheson | NC | Millbrook | 2023 | OF | 82.2 mph |
8 | Julian Rondon | NJ | St. Joseph's Montvale | 2023 | OF | 81.8 mph |
9 | Davis Crowder | NC | St. David's | 2024 | 1B | 81.5 mph |
10 | Julian Carter | GA | Riverwood | 2025 | SS | 81.1 mph |
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Sam Schaeffer
NC
Durham Academy
2023
1B
343 ft
2
Julian Rondon
NJ
St. Joseph's Montvale
2023
OF
339 ft
3
Kolton Smittle
PA
Canon McMillan
2025
3B
334 ft
4
Troy Ford
GA
Home School
2025
OF
332 ft
5
Luke Taibi
NC
Wake Forest
2024
OF
324 ft
6
Robert Burris
MD
Bohemia Manor
2022
1B
322 ft
7
David Ziolkowski
NC
Leesville Road
2023
OF
319 ft
8
Jimmy Blount
VA
Glenvar
2023
1B
318 ft
9
Davis Crowder
NC
St. David's
2024
1B
318 ft
10
Luis Saldivia
NJ
West Windsor South
2022
SS
317 ft
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Robert Burris | MD | Bohemia Manor | 2022 | 1B | 236 ft |
2 | Julian Rondon | NJ | St. Joseph's Montvale | 2023 | OF | 235 ft |
3 | Davis Crowder | NC | St. David's | 2024 | 1B | 230 ft |
4 | Preston Kennedy | NC | Home School | 2023 | 2B | 220 ft |
5 | Luis Saldivia | NJ | West Windsor South | 2022 | SS | 219 ft |
6 | Mark Ryan Melton | GA | Trinity | 2025 | C | 200 ft |
7 | Luke Taibi | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | OF | 197 ft |
8 | Kieran Mederos | NC | Millbrook | 2024 | C | 197 ft |
9 | Blu Calimbo | NC | Franklinton | 2023 | OF | 187 ft |
10 | Stephen Crater | NC | Wake Forest | 2026 | 3B | 186 ft |
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 | David Ziolkowski | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | OF | 55 % |
2 | Sam Schaeffer | NC | Durham Academy | 2023 | 1B | 53 % |
3 | Robert Burris | MD | Bohemia Manor | 2022 | 1B | 45 % |
4 | Brady Groves | NC | Franklinton | 2023 | OF | 44 % |
5 | Julian Rondon | NJ | St. Joseph's Montvale | 2023 | OF | 37 % |
6 | Graeson Matheson | NC | Millbrook | 2023 | OF | 28 % |
7 | Troy Ford | GA | Home School | 2025 | OF | 16 % |
8 | Felix Gonzalez | NJ | St. Joseph's Montvale | 2024 | 2B | 11 % |
^ | Kolton Smittle | PA | Canon McMillan | 2025 | 3B | 11 % |
9 | Stephen Crater | NC | Wake Forest | 2026 | 3B | 9 % |
^ | Luis Saldivia | NJ | West Windsor South | 2022 | SS | 9 % |
^ | Caden French | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | OF | 9 % |
10 | Kairos Quintana | PR | Albergueolimpico Baseball Academy | 2023 | OF | 8 % |
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 | Grant Bartell | GA | Westlake | 2026 | OF | 72 % |
2 | Ethan Wisler | NC | Wakefield | 2027 | OF | 66 % |
^ | Hunter Graham | NC | South Garner | 2025 | CF | 66 % |
3 | Robert Burris | MD | Bohemia Manor | 2022 | 1B | 63 % |
^ | Mark Ryan Melton | GA | Trinity | 2025 | C | 63 % |
4 | Griffin Matthews | NC | Grace Christian | 2023 | 1B | 60 % |
5 | Preston Kennedy | NC | Home School | 2023 | 2B | 57 % |
6 | Jack Merrell | NC | Heritage | 2025 | C | 55 % |
7 | Kairos Quintana | PR | Albergueolimpico Baseball Academy | 2023 | OF | 50 % |
8 | Noah Whitehead | NC | Millbrook | 2023 | SS | 46 % |
9 | Stephen Crater | NC | Wake Forest | 2026 | 3B | 45 % |
^ | Louis Smelcer | NC | Jack Britt | 2025 | C | 45 % |
10 | Emilio Liriano | NJ | St. Joseph's Montvale | 2025 | MIF | 44 % |
^ | Kolton Smittle | PA | Canon McMillan | 2025 | 3B | 44 % |
^ | Felix Gonzalez | NJ | St. Joseph's Montvale | 2024 | 2B | 44 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Kyle Brazeau | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | OF | 58 % |
2 | Tyler Abbe | NC | Heritage | 2026 | 2B | 53 % |
3 | Graeson Matheson | NC | Millbrook | 2023 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Julian Carter | GA | Riverwood | 2025 | SS | 50 % |
4 | Hyden Ayala | PR | Puerto Rico Baseball Academy & High School | 2023 | SS | 46 % |
5 | Jimmy Blount | VA | Glenvar | 2023 | 1B | 45 % |
6 | Brady Groves | NC | Franklinton | 2023 | OF | 44 % |
^ | Jack Merrell | NC | Heritage | 2025 | C | 44 % |
7 | Ethan Staub | NC | Wake Forest | 2025 | SS | 41 % |
8 | Griffin Matthews | NC | Grace Christian | 2023 | 1B | 40 % |
9 | Sam Schaeffer | NC | Durham Academy | 2023 | 1B | 38 % |
10 | Patrick Maloney | NC | Broughton | 2024 | C | 37 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Luis Saldivia | NJ | West Windsor South | 2022 | SS | 63.6 % |
2 | Luke Taibi | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | OF | 53.8 % |
3 | Davis Crowder | NC | St. David's | 2024 | 1B | 53.3 % |
4 | Julian Rondon | NJ | St. Joseph's Montvale | 2023 | OF | 50.0 % |
^ | Kieran Mederos | NC | Millbrook | 2024 | C | 50.0 % |
5 | Evan Genao | NC | Wakefield | 2025 | OF | 42.9 % |
6 | Blu Calimbo | NC | Franklinton | 2023 | OF | 41.7 % |
7 | Patrick Maloney | NC | Broughton | 2024 | C | 37.5 % |
8 | Caden French | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | OF | 36.4 % |
9 | Ethan Staub | NC | Wake Forest | 2025 | SS | 33.3 % |
^ | David Ziolkowski | NC | Leesville Road | 2023 | OF | 33.3 % |
^ | Connor Wright | NC | Millbrook | 2025 | 1B | 33.3 % |
^ | Troy Ford | GA | Home School | 2025 | OF | 33.3 % |
^ | Mason Jones | NC | Laney | 2026 | RHP | 33.3 % |
^ | Julian Carter | GA | Riverwood | 2025 | SS | 33.3 % |
10 | Preston Kennedy | NC | Home School | 2023 | 2B | 28.6 % |
^ | Pierson McCallum | NC | Millbrook | 2023 | RHP | 28.6 % |