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Tue January 17, 2023
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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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 |
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 |
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
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 | Overhills | 2026 | CF | 78 |
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
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