Fri October 14, 2022
The evening began with catchers going through a defensive evaluation, followed by infielders and outfielders going through their defensive evaluations. While position players were going through their defensive workouts pitchers were in the bullpens throwing a controlled pen with Trackman collecting ball fight analytics. When players completed their defensive evaluations they ran a laser timed 60. After the defensive workouts and bullpens were completed players took live BP on the field with Trackman collecting data on each hitter.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more stories to follow in the days ahead.
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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.
2023-2024 Classes
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Pierce Bouwman | NC | Southern Lee | 2023 | SS | 99.4 mph |
| 2 | Bryant Kimbrell | NC | Pinecrest | 2024 | 3B | 98.5 mph |
| 3 | Blayse Leonard | NC | Middle Creek | 2023 | OF | 97.5 mph |
| 4 | Anthony Jones | NC | Triton | 2023 | 1B | 96.2 mph |
| 5 | Jake Montgomery | NC | Holly Springs | 2023 | OF | 96.1 mph |
| 6 | Adam Safarikas | NC | Green Hope | 2024 | C | 95.9 mph |
| 7 | Stephen Kriner | NC | Freedom Christian | 2023 | OF | 95.9 mph |
| 8 | Ty Mathis | NC | Harrells Christian Academy | 2023 | RHP | 95.8 mph |
| 9 | Aden Kruse | NC | Heritage | 2023 | 3B | 93.9 mph |
| 10 | JD Scarbrough | NC | Pinecrest | 2023 | OF | 93.2 mph |
2025-2027 Classes
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Connor Bast
NC
Freedom Christian
2027
1B
101.0 mph
2
Amare Burrus
NC
Durham Academy
2025
OF
98.0 mph
3
Riley Cuddy
NC
Middle Creek
2026
RHP
97.1 mph
4
Luke Sheets
NC
Pro5 Academy
2025
OF
95.3 mph
5
Aiden Suggs
SC
Loris
2025
OF
95.2 mph
6
Ryan Wallace
NC
Union Pines
2025
RHP
94.2 mph
7
Daniel White
NC
Seaforth
2025
3B
89.7 mph
8
Bennett Causey
SC
Pee Dee Academy
2025
1B
89.4 mph
9
Zane Overman
NC
Chatham Central
2025
RHP
88.9 mph
10
Jackson Smith
NC
Fuquay Varina
2026
OF
87.7 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.
2023-2024 Classes
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Pierce Bouwman | NC | Southern Lee | 2023 | SS | 94.6 mph |
| 2 | Anthony Jones | NC | Triton | 2023 | 1B | 91.6 mph |
| 3 | Ty Mathis | NC | Harrells Christian Academy | 2023 | RHP | 89.8 mph |
| 4 | Bryant Kimbrell | NC | Pinecrest | 2024 | 3B | 89.3 mph |
| 5 | Jake Montgomery | NC | Holly Springs | 2023 | OF | 88.8 mph |
| 6 | Blayse Leonard | NC | Middle Creek | 2023 | OF | 88.1 mph |
| 7 | JD Scarbrough | NC | Pinecrest | 2023 | OF | 86.1 mph |
| 8 | Aden Kruse | NC | Heritage | 2023 | 3B | 84.0 mph |
| 9 | Stephen Kriner | NC | Freedom Christian | 2023 | OF | 83.8 mph |
| 10 | Austin Patterson | NC | North Moore | 2024 | SS | 83.4 mph |
2025-2027 Classes
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
Amare Burrus
NC
Durham Academy
2025
OF
92.1 mph
2
Riley Cuddy
NC
Middle Creek
2026
RHP
88.3 mph
3
Ryan Wallace
NC
Union Pines
2025
RHP
88.1 mph
4
Aiden Suggs
SC
Loris
2025
OF
87.9 mph
5
Connor Bast
NC
Freedom Christian
2027
1B
87.3 mph
6
Carson Hickey
NC
Jordan
2025
2B
81.8 mph
7
Luke Sheets
NC
Pro5 Academy
2025
OF
81.7 mph
8
Bode Hickey
NC
Jordan
2025
C
80.9 mph
9
Zane Overman
NC
Chatham Central
2025
RHP
80.2 mph
10
COOPER MOSS
NC
Southern Lee
2025
RHP
80.0 mph
2023-2024 Classes
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Pierce Bouwman
NC
Southern Lee
2023
SS
377 ft
2
Bryant Kimbrell
NC
Pinecrest
2024
3B
375 ft
3
Blayse Leonard
NC
Middle Creek
2023
OF
371 ft
4
Stephen Kriner
NC
Freedom Christian
2023
OF
371 ft
5
Anthony Jones
NC
Triton
2023
1B
370 ft
6
Ty Mathis
NC
Harrells Christian Academy
2023
RHP
355 ft
7
Peyton Clay
NC
Northern Nash
2024
MIF
350 ft
8
Jake Montgomery
NC
Holly Springs
2023
OF
331 ft
9
Julian Mcneill
NC
Southern Lee
2024
OF
331 ft
10
Connor Tepatti
NC
Pinecrest
2024
C
329 ft
2025-2027 Classes
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Connor Bast | NC | Freedom Christian | 2027 | 1B | 391 ft |
| 2 | Riley Cuddy | NC | Middle Creek | 2026 | RHP | 369 ft |
| 3 | Luke Sheets | NC | Pro5 Academy | 2025 | OF | 357 ft |
| 4 | Amare Burrus | NC | Durham Academy | 2025 | OF | 353 ft |
| 5 | Aiden Suggs | SC | Loris | 2025 | OF | 337 ft |
| 6 | COOPER MOSS | NC | Southern Lee | 2025 | RHP | 325 ft |
| 7 | Ryan Wallace | NC | Union Pines | 2025 | RHP | 323 ft |
| 8 | Tyler Dowler | NC | Holly Springs | 2025 | 1B | 320 ft |
| 9 | Bode Hickey | NC | Jordan | 2025 | C | 314 ft |
| 10 | Carson Hickey | NC | Jordan | 2025 | 2B | 312 ft |
2023-2024 Classes
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Pierce Bouwman | NC | Southern Lee | 2023 | SS | 307 ft |
| 2 | Ty Mathis | NC | Harrells Christian Academy | 2023 | RHP | 301 ft |
| 3 | Stephen Kriner | NC | Freedom Christian | 2023 | OF | 265 ft |
| 4 | Aiden Herman | NC | East Forsyth | 2023 | OF | 252 ft |
| 5 | Connor Tepatti | NC | Pinecrest | 2024 | C | 244 ft |
| 6 | Blayse Leonard | NC | Middle Creek | 2023 | OF | 237 ft |
| 7 | Zachary Straub | NC | Union Pines | 2023 | RHP | 234 ft |
| 8 | Derrick Collins | NC | Clayton | 2023 | LHP | 229 ft |
| 9 | Aden Kruse | NC | Heritage | 2023 | 3B | 225 ft |
| 10 | Peyton Clay | NC | Northern Nash | 2024 | MIF | 218 ft |
2025-2027 Classes
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Amare Burrus | NC | Durham Academy | 2025 | OF | 285 ft |
| 2 | Aiden Suggs | SC | Loris | 2025 | OF | 248 ft |
| 3 | Riley Cuddy | NC | Middle Creek | 2026 | RHP | 236 ft |
| 4 | Jayhlen Brown | NC | Pine Forest | 2025 | SS | 233 ft |
| 5 | Tommy Collins | NC | Willow Spring | 2026 | OF | 226 ft |
| 6 | Carson Hickey | NC | Jordan | 2025 | 2B | 222 ft |
| 7 | Luke Sheets | NC | Pro5 Academy | 2025 | OF | 221 ft |
| 8 | Chandon Sanderson | NC | Purnell Swett | 2025 | 2B | 217 ft |
| 9 | Tyler Dowler | NC | Holly Springs | 2025 | 1B | 215 ft |
| 10 | Ryan Wallace | NC | Union Pines | 2025 | RHP | 213 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.
2023-2024 Classes
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hard Hit % |
| 1 | Pierce Bouwman | NC | Southern Lee | 2023 | SS | 90 % |
| 2 | Anthony Jones | NC | Triton | 2023 | 1B | 70 % |
| 3 | Ty Mathis | NC | Harrells Christian Academy | 2023 | RHP | 50 % |
| 4 | Jake Montgomery | NC | Holly Springs | 2023 | OF | 41 % |
| 5 | Bryant Kimbrell | NC | Pinecrest | 2024 | 3B | 36 % |
| 6 | Stephen Kriner | NC | Freedom Christian | 2023 | OF | 33 % |
| ^ | JD Scarbrough | NC | Pinecrest | 2023 | OF | 33 % |
| ^ | Blayse Leonard | NC | Middle Creek | 2023 | OF | 33 % |
| 7 | Aden Kruse | NC | Heritage | 2023 | 3B | 22 % |
| ^ | Austin Mooring | NC | Union Pines | 2024 | C | 22 % |
| 8 | Adam Safarikas | NC | Green Hope | 2024 | C | 10 % |
| 9 | Peyton Clay | NC | Northern Nash | 2024 | MIF | 9 % |
2025-2027 Classes
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hard Hit % |
| 1 | Riley Cuddy | NC | Middle Creek | 2026 | RHP | 66 % |
| ^ | Amare Burrus | NC | Durham Academy | 2025 | OF | 66 % |
| 2 | Connor Bast | NC | Freedom Christian | 2027 | 1B | 61 % |
| 3 | Aiden Suggs | SC | Loris | 2025 | OF | 55 % |
| 4 | Ryan Wallace | NC | Union Pines | 2025 | RHP | 46 % |
| 5 | Anthony Grande | NC | Willow Spring | 2025 | 3B | 40 % |
| 6 | Luke Sheets | NC | Pro5 Academy | 2025 | OF | 38 % |
| 7 | Chase Schoch | NC | Millbrook | 2025 | RHP | 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 %
2023-2024 Classes
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Line Drive % |
| 1 | Ty Mathis | NC | Harrells Christian Academy | 2023 | RHP | 87 % |
| 2 | Evan Collins | NC | Walkertown | 2023 | OF | 85 % |
| 3 | Derrick Collins | NC | Clayton | 2023 | LHP | 72 % |
| 4 | Austin Patterson | NC | North Moore | 2024 | SS | 58 % |
| 5 | Cole Triplett | NC | Willow Spring | 2024 | OF | 55 % |
| 6 | Justin Thomas | NC | Cornerstone Charter | 2023 | OF | 54 % |
| 7 | Jake Montgomery | NC | Holly Springs | 2023 | OF | 50 % |
| ^ | Connor Tew | NC | Eugene Ashley | 2024 | 1B | 50 % |
| 8 | Camden Henson | NC | Lee County | 2024 | C | 44 % |
| ^ | Aidan Allred | NC | Chatham Charter | 2024 | SS | 44 % |
| ^ | Benjamin Guy | NC | Wright Academy | 2024 | OF | 44 % |
| 9 | Blayse Leonard | NC | Middle Creek | 2023 | OF | 41 % |
| ^ | Noah Fluharty | NC | West Brunswick | 2024 | SS | 41 % |
| 10 | Connor Tepatti | NC | Pinecrest | 2024 | C | 40 % |
| ^ | Tyler Cheeseman | NC | Wake Forest | 2023 | SS | 40 % |
2025-2027 Classes
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Line Drive % |
| 1 | Dakota Yarbrough | NC | Willow Spring | 2026 | C | 80 % |
| ^ | Anthony Grande | NC | Willow Spring | 2025 | 3B | 80 % |
| 2 | Aiden Suggs | SC | Loris | 2025 | OF | 77 % |
| 3 | Jason Walker | NC | Richmond Senior | 2025 | RHP | 63 % |
| 4 | Jackson Smith | NC | Fuquay Varina | 2026 | OF | 62 % |
| 5 | Luke Sheets | NC | Pro5 Academy | 2025 | OF | 61 % |
| 6 | Chandon Sanderson | NC | Purnell Swett | 2025 | 2B | 60 % |
| 7 | Daniel White | NC | Seaforth | 2025 | 3B | 50 % |
| ^ | Zane Overman | NC | Chatham Central | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
| ^ | Jayhlen Brown | NC | Pine Forest | 2025 | SS | 50 % |
| ^ | Jace Young | NC | Chatham Charter | 2026 | C | 50 % |
| ^ | AUSTIN CZERW | NC | Apex | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
| 8 | Ryan Wallace | NC | Union Pines | 2025 | RHP | 46 % |
| ^ | Bennett Causey | SC | Pee Dee Academy | 2025 | 1B | 46 % |
| 9 | Trenton Reedy | NC | Gray's Creek | 2025 | C | 45 % |
| 10 | Rylan Sherrell | NC | Willow Springs | 2026 | 2B | 44 % |
| ^ | WILL RANNELLS | NC | Lee senior | 2025 | CF | 44 % |
Ground Ball %
2023-2024 Classes
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Ground Ball %
1
Bryant Kimbrell
NC
Pinecrest
2024
3B
63 %
2
Will Kennedy
NC
North Moore
2024
OF
58 %
3
Camden Henson
NC
Lee County
2024
C
55 %
^
Austin Mooring
NC
Union Pines
2024
C
55 %
4
Anthony Jones
NC
Triton
2023
1B
50 %
^
JD Scarbrough
NC
Pinecrest
2023
OF
50 %
^
Tanner Woodard
NC
Neuse Charter
2024
CF
50 %
5
Dylan Stallings
NC
Morehead
2024
2B
45 %
6
Noah Fluharty
NC
West Brunswick
2024
SS
41 %
7
Bryce Moody
SC
Marlboro Academy
2023
SS
40 %
^
Adam Safarikas
NC
Green Hope
2024
C
40 %
^
Aidan Smith
NC
Apex Friendship
2024
OF
40 %
8
Carter Moffett
NC
Union Pines
2023
OF
36 %
^
Austin Renn
NC
Holly Springs
2023
C
36 %
9
Jake Montgomery
NC
Holly Springs
2023
OF
33 %
^
Xander Straub
NC
Union Pines
2024
OF
33 %
^
Aidan Allred
NC
Chatham Charter
2024
SS
33 %
10
Tyler Cheeseman
NC
Wake Forest
2023
SS
30 %
2025-2027 Classes
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
| 1 | Cole Faulk | NC | Grace Christian | 2025 | SS | 69 % |
| 2 | JACKSON SHERRELL | NC | Willow Springs | 2025 | 2B | 53 % |
| 3 | Ryder Randolph | NC | Willow Spring | 2026 | OF | 50 % |
| ^ | Dalton Wilkins | NC | Wayne School of Engineering | 2025 | SS | 50 % |
| ^ | Derrick Keen | NC | Corinth Holders | 2026 | 3B | 50 % |
| ^ | Jackson McCrohan | NC | Green Hope | 2026 | 2B | 50 % |
| ^ | Matthew Playforth | NC | Apex Friendship | 2025 | 2B | 50 % |
| 4 | Connor Bast | NC | Freedom Christian | 2027 | 1B | 46 % |
| 5 | Trenton Reedy | NC | Gray's Creek | 2025 | C | 45 % |
| 6 | Brayden Bates | NC | Triton | 2026 | OF | 42 % |
| 7 | COOPER MOSS | NC | Southern Lee | 2025 | RHP | 41 % |
| 8 | Chase Schoch | NC | Millbrook | 2025 | RHP | 36 % |
| 9 | WILL RANNELLS | NC | Lee senior | 2025 | CF | 33 % |
| ^ | Rylan Sherrell | NC | Willow Springs | 2026 | 2B | 33 % |
| ^ | Zane Overman | NC | Chatham Central | 2025 | RHP | 33 % |
| 10 | Ryan Wallace | NC | Union Pines | 2025 | RHP | 30 % |
Fly Ball %
2023-2024 Classes
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Fly Ball %
1
Pierce Bouwman
NC
Southern Lee
2023
SS
63.6 %
2
Aiden Herman
NC
East Forsyth
2023
OF
62.5 %
^
Zachary Straub
NC
Union Pines
2023
RHP
62.5 %
3
Aden Kruse
NC
Heritage
2023
3B
55.6 %
^
William Morrison
NC
Grace Christian
2024
RHP
55.6 %
4
Stephen Kriner
NC
Freedom Christian
2023
OF
50.0 %
^
Julian Mcneill
NC
Southern Lee
2024
OF
50.0 %
5
Peyton Clay
NC
Northern Nash
2024
MIF
45.5 %
6
Benjamin Guy
NC
Wright Academy
2024
OF
44.4 %
7
Connor Tepatti
NC
Pinecrest
2024
C
40.0 %
^
Bryce Moody
SC
Marlboro Academy
2023
SS
40.0 %
8
Carter Moffett
NC
Union Pines
2023
OF
36.4 %
^
Dylan Stallings
NC
Morehead
2024
2B
36.4 %
9
Isaiah Arevelo
NC
Grace Christian
2024
2B
35.7 %
10
Xander Straub
NC
Union Pines
2024
OF
33.3 %
^
Blayse Leonard
NC
Middle Creek
2023
OF
33.3 %
2025-2027 Classes
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
| 1 | Tommy Collins | NC | Willow Spring | 2026 | OF | 85.7 % |
| 2 | Amare Burrus | NC | Durham Academy | 2025 | OF | 66.7 % |
| 3 | Tyler Dowler | NC | Holly Springs | 2025 | 1B | 53.8 % |
| 4 | Austin Fletcher | NC | Willow Spring | 2025 | LHP | 52.4 % |
| 5 | Riley Cuddy | NC | Middle Creek | 2026 | RHP | 50.0 % |
| ^ | Bode Hickey | NC | Jordan | 2025 | C | 50.0 % |
| 6 | Gavin Williams | NC | Holly Springs | 2025 | OF | 45.5 % |
| 7 | Andrew Yezer | NC | Wakefield | 2026 | 2B | 43.8 % |
| 8 | CHASE PAULLIN | NC | Fuquay-Varina | 2025 | RHP | 42.9 % |
| 9 | Dalton Wilkins | NC | Wayne School of Engineering | 2025 | SS | 40.0 % |
| ^ | Carson Hickey | NC | Jordan | 2025 | 2B | 40.0 % |
| 10 | Bennett Causey | SC | Pee Dee Academy | 2025 | 1B | 38.5 % |
