Blast Leaders: Team Carolina Trials - Charlotte
June 22, 2023
On Wednesday May 31st PBR of North Carolina hosted trials for Team Carolina at Moor Park in Mooresville, NC. The Team Carolina Trials leads to identifying prospects for some of the summer’s biggest invite only events like NC/SC Border Battle, PBR Southeast Senior Games, Top Prospect Games, and the PBR Future Games. The event featured players from the 2024-2027 grad classes.
The day began with players running a laser timed 60 followed by BP on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After BP, catchers, outfielders and infielders went through a defensive evaluation. The day concluded with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman gathering ball flight information on each pitch.
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 | Evan Myers | NC | Lincoln Charter | 2025 | LHP | 24.2 mph |
| 2 | Prince Zion Odom | NC | High Point Christian | 2025 | OF | 23.9 mph |
| 3 | Jake Garwood | NC | South Iredell | 2025 | C | 23.7 mph |
| 4 | Gavin Hernandez | NC | Cornerstone Charter | 2024 | OF | 23.6 mph |
| 5 | Connor Tregoning | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2026 | 1B | 23.5 mph |
| 6 | Luke Sheets | NC | Lee County High | 2025 | OF | 23.3 mph |
| ^ | Isaac Miles | NC | First Flight | 2024 | RHP | 23.3 mph |
| 7 | Jackson Caldwell | NC | Cox Mill | 2025 | OF | 23.0 mph |
| 8 | Drew Krause | NC | Davie County | 2025 | C | 22.7 mph |
| 9 | Connor Ferguson | NC | Community School of Davidson | 2024 | 1B | 22.6 mph |
| 10 | Jack Dalton | NC | Cleveland High | 2025 | RHP | 21.9 mph |
| ^ | Andrew Kilgore | NC | Heritage | 2025 | OF | 21.9 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Prince Zion Odom | NC | High Point Christian | 2025 | OF | 22.8 mph |
| 2 | Jake Garwood | NC | South Iredell | 2025 | C | 22.7 mph |
| 3 | Connor Tregoning | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2026 | 1B | 22.3 mph |
| 4 | Evan Myers | NC | Lincoln Charter | 2025 | LHP | 22.3 mph |
| 5 | Luke Sheets | NC | Lee County High | 2025 | OF | 22.1 mph |
| 6 | Drew Krause | NC | Davie County | 2025 | C | 21.6 mph |
| 7 | Isaac Miles | NC | First Flight | 2024 | RHP | 21.4 mph |
| 8 | Jackson Caldwell | NC | Cox Mill | 2025 | OF | 21.3 mph |
| 9 | Connor Ferguson | NC | Community School of Davidson | 2024 | 1B | 21.2 mph |
| 10 | Kilby Hartley | NC | Baylor | 2027 | 2B | 20.8 mph |
PEAK BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Jackson Caldwell | NC | Cox Mill | 2025 | OF | 86.4 mph |
| 2 | Prince Zion Odom | NC | High Point Christian | 2025 | OF | 76.6 mph |
| 3 | Jake Garwood | NC | South Iredell | 2025 | C | 75.5 mph |
| 4 | Jack Dalton | NC | Cleveland High | 2025 | RHP | 74.5 mph |
| 5 | Ben Green | NC | HICKORY GROVE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 74.3 mph |
| 6 | Connor Ferguson | NC | Community School of Davidson | 2024 | 1B | 73.1 mph |
| 7 | Gabe Murray | NC | Fuquay-Varina High | 2025 | RHP | 72.8 mph |
| 8 | Evan Myers | NC | Lincoln Charter | 2025 | LHP | 72.0 mph |
| 9 | Parker Trexler | NC | West Forsyth | 2025 | 3B | 71.9 mph |
| 10 | Connor Tregoning | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2026 | 1B | 70.3 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Jackson Caldwell | NC | Cox Mill | 2025 | OF | 77.8 mph |
| 2 | Ben Green | NC | HICKORY GROVE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 72.0 mph |
| 3 | Jake Garwood | NC | South Iredell | 2025 | C | 71.7 mph |
| 4 | Connor Ferguson | NC | Community School of Davidson | 2024 | 1B | 70.3 mph |
| 5 | Prince Zion Odom | NC | High Point Christian | 2025 | OF | 70.0 mph |
| 6 | Jack Dalton | NC | Cleveland High | 2025 | RHP | 69.9 mph |
| 7 | Gabe Murray | NC | Fuquay-Varina High | 2025 | RHP | 69.4 mph |
| 8 | Connor Tregoning | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2026 | 1B | 68.5 mph |
| 9 | Evan Myers | NC | Lincoln Charter | 2025 | LHP | 67.6 mph |
| 10 | Parker Trexler | NC | West Forsyth | 2025 | 3B | 67.1 mph |
MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
| 1 | Gavin Hernandez | NC | Cornerstone Charter | 2024 | OF | 33.4 g |
| 2 | Prince Zion Odom | NC | High Point Christian | 2025 | OF | 32.1 g |
| 3 | Kilby Hartley | NC | Baylor | 2027 | 2B | 26.2 g |
| 4 | Connor Tregoning | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2026 | 1B | 24.9 g |
| 5 | Luke Sheets | NC | Lee County High | 2025 | OF | 24.8 g |
| 6 | Evan Myers | NC | Lincoln Charter | 2025 | LHP | 22.2 g |
| 7 | Jack Dalton | NC | Cleveland High | 2025 | RHP | 20.6 g |
| 8 | Connor Ferguson | NC | Community School of Davidson | 2024 | 1B | 20.1 g |
| 9 | Drew Krause | NC | Davie County | 2025 | C | 19.5 g |
| 10 | Xan Charles | NC | Elkin | 2027 | SS | 19.2 g |
AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Prince Zion Odom | NC | High Point Christian | 2025 | OF | 27.9 g |
| 2 | Kilby Hartley | NC | Baylor | 2027 | 2B | 21.6 g |
| 3 | Luke Sheets | NC | Lee County High | 2025 | OF | 19.4 g |
| 4 | Connor Tregoning | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2026 | 1B | 18.6 g |
| 5 | Evan Myers | NC | Lincoln Charter | 2025 | LHP | 17.8 g |
| 6 | Ryan Fowler | NC | AL Brown | 2027 | OF | 16.0 g |
| 7 | Drew Krause | NC | Davie County | 2025 | C | 15.1 g |
| 8 | Blake Gaffney | NC | Northwest Cabarrus | 2024 | C | 14.6 g |
| 9 | Gabe Murray | NC | Fuquay-Varina High | 2025 | RHP | 14.2 g |
| 10 | Isaac Miles | NC | First Flight | 2024 | RHP | 14.2 g |
AVERAGE ON PLANE EFFICIENCY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
| 1 | Connor Ferguson | NC | Community School of Davidson | 2024 | 1B | 87 % |
| 2 | Kaden Burns | NC | Grace Christian | 2027 | SS | 86 % |
| 3 | Connor Tregoning | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2026 | 1B | 85 % |
| 4 | Jake Garwood | NC | South Iredell | 2025 | C | 85 % |
| 5 | Kilby Hartley | NC | Baylor | 2027 | 2B | 83 % |
| 6 | Prince Zion Odom | NC | High Point Christian | 2025 | OF | 80 % |
| 7 | Luke Sheets | NC | Lee County High | 2025 | OF | 80 % |
| 8 | Ryan Fowler | NC | AL Brown | 2027 | OF | 79 % |
| 9 | Ben Harrington | NC | Weddington | 2025 | C | 78 % |
| 10 | Tristen Sumner | NC | East Henderson High | 2026 | RHP | 78 % |