Prep Baseball Report

Statistical Breakdown: East Coast Dodgers Scout Day


Matt Payne
Director of Scouting, PBR of NC

On Saturday January 14th 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 all over the country in the 2024-2028 grad classes. 

The day began with catchers going through a defensive evaluation followed by pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting advanced analytics. Once bullpens were complete, position players ran a laser timed 10 yd and 30 yd sprint. Position players then took BP with Trackman collecting ball flight data. The open atmosphere of Next Level allowed players, coaches and scouts to see ball flight off the bat. The night concluded with outfielders and infielders going through a defensive evaluation. 

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. 

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Statistical Breakdown

10 Yard Sprint

 

Rank Name State School Class Pos 10-yd
1 Caden French NC Wakefield 2024 OF 1.67 s
2 Carter Huffman NC New Bern 2026 SS 1.69 s
^ Aiden LaSalle NY Archbishop Stepinac 2026 C 1.69 s
3 Carson Beavers MN Rochester Mayo 2024 OF 1.70 s
^ Luke Taibi NC Wake Forest 2024 OF 1.70 s
4 Aarren Marshall TX Lovejoy 2024 SS 1.71 s
5 Thomas Vanson NC Cardinal Gibbons 2025 OF 1.75 s
^ Lukan McTigue PA Springside Chestnut Hill Academy 2026 RHP 1.75 s

30 Yard Sprint

Rank Name State School Class Pos 30-yd
1 Caden French NC Wakefield 2024 OF 3.86 s
^ Carson Beavers MN Rochester Mayo 2024 OF 3.86 s
2 Carter Huffman NC New Bern 2026 SS 3.90 s
3 Aarren Marshall TX Lovejoy 2024 SS 3.94 s
4 jack strom NC Millbrook 2025 OF 4.01 s
5 Thomas Vanson NC Cardinal Gibbons 2025 OF 4.02 s

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 Patrick Maloney NC Broughton 2024 C 94.1 mph
2 John D Mitchell TX St. John XXIII College Preparatory 2024 RHP 94.1 mph
3 Carson Beavers MN Rochester Mayo 2024 OF 92.5 mph
4 Connor Payne NC Apex Friendship 2025 3B 92.3 mph
5 jack strom NC Millbrook 2025 OF 91.3 mph
6 Connor Wright NC Millbrook 2025 1B 90.4 mph
7 Davis Crowder NC St. David's 2024 1B 90.2 mph
8 Caden French NC Wakefield 2024 OF 90.1 mph
9 Aarren Marshall TX Lovejoy 2024 SS 89.9 mph
10 Brandon Suler NJ North Hunterdon 2025 RHP 89.5 mph

POSITIONAL VELOCITY – INFIELDERS

Infielders were able to simulate defensive plays inside the spacious Next Level Facility.  The infielder's were able to field ground balls and simulate making throws across the diamond to first base.

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 John D Mitchell TX St. John XXIII College Preparatory 2024 RHP 86
2 Albert Gonzales WV Philip Barbour 2024 SS 83
^ Aarren Marshall TX Lovejoy 2024 SS 83
^ Brandon Suler NJ North Hunterdon 2025 RHP 83
3 DYLAN BLACKMON GA Grayson 2025 3B 81
4 Connor Wright NC Millbrook 2025 1B 80
^ Kolton Smittle PA Canon McMillan 2025 3B 80
5 Enmanuel Ramos OH North Ridgeville 2027 SS 79
^ Connor Payne NC Apex Friendship 2025 3B 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 90
^ Luke Taibi NC Wake Forest 2024 OF 90
2 Ethan Wisler NC Wakefield 2027 OF 85
3 jack strom NC Millbrook 2025 OF 83
4 Connor Wright NC Millbrook 2025 1B 80
5 Ja'lynn Thomas NC Pine Forest 2026 OF 78

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 C Velo
1 Kolton Smittle PA Canon McMillan 2025 3B 77
2 Patrick Maloney NC Broughton 2024 C 73
3 Michael Peevey NC Cardinal Gibbons 2025 C 72
4 Aiden LaSalle NY Archbishop Stepinac 2026 C 71
5 Joseph Ciammaruconi NJ Christian Brothers Academy 2027 C 69
^ Reed Ammons NC Lakewood 2028 C 69

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Kolton Smittle PA Canon McMillan 2025 3B 1.97-2.12
2 Michael Peevey NC Cardinal Gibbons 2025 C 2.16-2.25
3 Patrick Maloney NC Broughton 2024 C 2.16-2.35
4 Reed Ammons NC Lakewood 2028 C 2.21-2.38
5 Aiden LaSalle NY Archbishop Stepinac 2026 C 2.25-2.31

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 John D Mitchell TX St. John XXIII College Preparatory 2024 RHP 87.8 mph
2 Peter Honse NC Franklinton 2024 RHP 86.7 mph
3 Luke Taibi NC Wake Forest 2024 OF 85.9 mph
4 Nate Hollenbeck NC Rolesville 2024 RHP 85.3 mph
5 jack wiggins NC Kerr-Vance Academy 2025 RHP 84.1 mph
6 Brandon Suler NJ North Hunterdon 2025 RHP 83.3 mph
7 Jack Edner PA Bethel Park 2024 RHP 81.9 mph
8 DYLAN BLACKMON GA Grayson 2025 3B 81.8 mph
9 spencer korzep CA Capistrano Valley 2025 LHP 81.0 mph
10 Isaiah Pinero NC Pine Forest 2025 3B 80.9 mph