Prep Baseball Report

Blast 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. 

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Blast LEADERS

MAX HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Cooper Allen NC Wake Forest 2023 3B 26.4 mph
2 Mason Hughes NC Cape Fear High 2024 SS 25.5 mph
3 Evan Barefoot NC South Johnston 2023 OF 24.6 mph
4 Parker Cato NC Heritage 2024 OF 24.4 mph
5 Isaac Miles NC First Flight 2024 RHP 24.3 mph
6 Davis Albert NC Wayne Country Day 2024 SS 24.2 mph
7 Matthew Vannoy NC Broughton 2025 2B 24.0 mph
8 Lucca Pascarella NC Cape Fear 2024 C 23.9 mph
9 Jack Piccini NC Pro5 Academy 2026 C 23.8 mph
^ Jack McKellar NC Rocky Mount 2026 C 23.8 mph
10 Aubrey Stanley NC Cleveland 2025 1B 23.6 mph

AVERAGE HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Mason Hughes NC Cape Fear High 2024 SS 24.6 mph
2 Cooper Allen NC Wake Forest 2023 3B 24.1 mph
3 Parker Cato NC Heritage 2024 OF 23.8 mph
4 Jack Piccini NC Pro5 Academy 2026 C 22.6 mph
5 Holden Cooper NC Wakefield 2024 C 22.6 mph
6 Davis Albert NC Wayne Country Day 2024 SS 22.6 mph
7 Edwin Allen NC Cardinal Gibbons 2024 OF 22.6 mph
8 Evan Barefoot NC South Johnston 2023 OF 22.5 mph
9 Isaac Miles NC First Flight 2024 RHP 22.5 mph
10 Shep Fowler NC Roanoke Rapids 2024 SS 22.4 mph

PEAK BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Cooper Allen NC Wake Forest 2023 3B 80.5 mph
2 Lucca Pascarella NC Cape Fear 2024 C 80.4 mph
3 Davis Albert NC Wayne Country Day 2024 SS 76.3 mph
4 Mason Hughes NC Cape Fear High 2024 SS 75.9 mph
5 Alex Ferrell Jr. NC Southern Wayne 2024 OF 75.0 mph
6 Ty Lee NC Cleveland 2025 OF 74.2 mph
7 Isaac Miles NC First Flight 2024 RHP 73.7 mph
^ Zach Bender NC Pro 5 Acedemy 2025 OF 73.7 mph
^ Edwin Allen NC Cardinal Gibbons 2024 OF 73.7 mph
8 Jack Piccini NC Pro5 Academy 2026 C 73.1 mph
9 Colin Woolard NC Wayne Country Day 2025 RHP 72.5 mph
10 Paul Harrell NC Athens Drive 2025 OF 72.4 mph

AVERAGE BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Lucca Pascarella NC Cape Fear 2024 C 74.6 mph
2 Cooper Allen NC Wake Forest 2023 3B 74.4 mph
3 Davis Albert NC Wayne Country Day 2024 SS 73.5 mph
4 Edwin Allen NC Cardinal Gibbons 2024 OF 72.7 mph
5 Mason Hughes NC Cape Fear High 2024 SS 72.7 mph
6 Alex Ferrell Jr. NC Southern Wayne 2024 OF 72.1 mph
7 Ty Lee NC Cleveland 2025 OF 71.3 mph
8 Zach Bender NC Pro 5 Acedemy 2025 OF 70.8 mph
9 Paul Harrell NC Athens Drive 2025 OF 70.5 mph
10 Isaac Miles NC First Flight 2024 RHP 70.2 mph

MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Mason Hughes NC Cape Fear High 2024 SS 30.7 g
2 Matthew Vannoy NC Broughton 2025 2B 25.6 g
3 Cooper Allen NC Wake Forest 2023 3B 25.2 g
4 Jacob Bueno VA Hayfield Secondary 2026 SS 25.0 g
5 Ethan Bunce NC Grace Christian Sanford 2025 C 24.8 g
6 Adkins Allen NC Cardinal Gibbons 2026 OF 22.5 g
^ Parker Cato NC Heritage 2024 OF 22.5 g
7 Tate Nelson NC New Hanover 2026 SS 21.4 g
8 Aidan Smith NC Apex Friendship 2024 OF 19.7 g
9 Isaac Miles NC First Flight 2024 RHP 19.2 g
10 Jack Piccini NC Pro5 Academy 2026 C 19.1 g

AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Mason Hughes NC Cape Fear High 2024 SS 27.4 g
2 Cooper Allen NC Wake Forest 2023 3B 20.9 g
3 Parker Cato NC Heritage 2024 OF 20.8 g
4 Adkins Allen NC Cardinal Gibbons 2026 OF 20.3 g
5 Matthew Vannoy NC Broughton 2025 2B 20.3 g
6 Jacob Bueno VA Hayfield Secondary 2026 SS 18.5 g
7 Tate Nelson NC New Hanover 2026 SS 17.0 g
8 Aidan Smith NC Apex Friendship 2024 OF 16.9 g
9 Ethan Bunce NC Grace Christian Sanford 2025 C 16.9 g
10 Jack Piccini NC Pro5 Academy 2026 C 16.7 g

AVERAGE ON PLANE EFFICIENCY

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Gavin Pufky NC Rolesville 2024 1B 86 %
2 Jackson King NC North Johnston 2025 RHP 81 %
3 Aidan Smith NC Apex Friendship 2024 OF 80 %
4 Matthew Vannoy NC Broughton 2025 2B 80 %
5 Ethan Brittain NC Wake Forest 2025 SS 77 %
6 Ayden Broughton NC Pamlico County 2026 3B 74 %
7 Edwin Allen NC Cardinal Gibbons 2024 OF 72 %
8 Tate Nelson NC New Hanover 2026 SS 70 %
9 Fisher Goodwin NC North Brunswick 2026 3B 70 %
10 Emmet Christian NC Durham Academy 2024 RHP 70 %