Prep Baseball Report

NC ProCase: Blast Leaderboard


Matt Payne
Director of Scouting, PBR of NC

Prep Baseball Report of North Carolina has become the most trusted independent scouting source in North Carolina, and across the country. Prep Baseball Report is used by all 30 Major League Baseball Organizations. Each year PBR or North Carolina host some of the top draft prospects in North Carolina. On Sunday February 13th held its ProCase at Diamond Xtreme in Kernersville, NC with top talent in the 2022 and 2023 Class working out in front of pro scouts. 

Pitchers and catchers were up first. Catchers were able to go through a full defensive workout, throwing through to 2B at the spacious indoor facility.  Pitchers threw controlled bullpens, one at a time, with Trackman gathering advanced analytics.  Following the pitchers, hitters took live BP in the open atmosphere of Diamond Xtreme with Trackman gathering ball flight data. The event ended with the infielders and outfielders going through a defensive workout. 

Located in Kernersville, Diamond Xtreme features a 90'x90' cage that allows for ground balls and throws across the infield.  Catchers are able to make full length throws to 2B.  During BP, scouts and coaches are able to watch and track the ball off the bat to get a better gauge of each hitter in attendance.

Below we take a look at the position players in attendance. All hitters hit with wood and put up impressive numbers.

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Blast Leaders

MAX HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Xavier Isaac NC East Forsyth 2022 1B 28.0 mph
2 Judd Utermark NC Charlotte Christian 2022 3B 27.0 mph
3 Tyler Zedalis NC Cox Mill 2023 SS 26.1 mph
4 Garrett Michel NC East Lincoln 2022 2B 25.9 mph
5 Gage Miller NC Asheboro 2023 3B 25.6 mph
6 Brooks Brannon NC Randleman 2022 C 25.5 mph
7 Graham Smiley NC East Lincoln 2022 C 25.4 mph
8 Chance Mako NC East Rowan 2023 RHP 25.1 mph
9 Seth Christmas NC Hopewell 2022 C 24.8 mph
10 Gavin Gallaher NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2023 SS 23.5 mph
11 Jaxon Lucas NC Garner 2023 SS 22.2 mph
12 Keegan Knutson NC Combine Academy 2022 SS 21.9 mph
13 Nick Parham NC T.C. Roberson 2023 SS 21.5 mph
14 Bristol Carter NC Northwest Guilford 2023 OF 19.9 mph

AVERAGE HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Xavier Isaac NC East Forsyth 2022 1B 25.8 mph
2 Judd Utermark NC Charlotte Christian 2022 3B 25.4 mph
3 Tyler Zedalis NC Cox Mill 2023 SS 24.1 mph
4 Graham Smiley NC East Lincoln 2022 C 23.9 mph
5 Brooks Brannon NC Randleman 2022 C 23.8 mph
6 Garrett Michel NC East Lincoln 2022 2B 23.7 mph
7 Chance Mako NC East Rowan 2023 RHP 23.1 mph
8 Gage Miller NC Asheboro 2023 3B 22.7 mph
9 Seth Christmas NC Hopewell 2022 C 22.2 mph
10 Gavin Gallaher NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2023 SS 22.1 mph
11 Jaxon Lucas NC Garner 2023 SS 20.6 mph
12 Nick Parham NC T.C. Roberson 2023 SS 20.2 mph
13 Keegan Knutson NC Combine Academy 2022 SS 19.5 mph
14 Bristol Carter NC Northwest Guilford 2023 OF 18.7 mph

PEAK BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Xavier Isaac NC East Forsyth 2022 1B 89.6 mph
2 Judd Utermark NC Charlotte Christian 2022 3B 88.8 mph
3 Brooks Brannon NC Randleman 2022 C 84.5 mph
4 Garrett Michel NC East Lincoln 2022 2B 83.2 mph
5 Graham Smiley NC East Lincoln 2022 C 83.0 mph
6 Bristol Carter NC Northwest Guilford 2023 OF 81.9 mph
7 Tyler Zedalis NC Cox Mill 2023 SS 80.7 mph
8 Gavin Gallaher NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2023 SS 76.4 mph
9 Gage Miller NC Asheboro 2023 3B 75.6 mph
10 Seth Christmas NC Hopewell 2022 C 74.9 mph
11 Jaxon Lucas NC Garner 2023 SS 72.5 mph
12 Nick Parham NC T.C. Roberson 2023 SS 72.1 mph
13 Chance Mako NC East Rowan 2023 RHP 71.6 mph
14 Keegan Knutson NC Combine Academy 2022 SS 71.3 mph

AVERAGE BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Xavier Isaac NC East Forsyth 2022 1B 85.6 mph
2 Graham Smiley NC East Lincoln 2022 C 79.8 mph
3 Bristol Carter NC Northwest Guilford 2023 OF 78.6 mph
4 Tyler Zedalis NC Cox Mill 2023 SS 77.9 mph
5 Garrett Michel NC East Lincoln 2022 2B 76.7 mph
6 Judd Utermark NC Charlotte Christian 2022 3B 76.7 mph
7 Brooks Brannon NC Randleman 2022 C 74.7 mph
8 Gage Miller NC Asheboro 2023 3B 72.5 mph
9 Gavin Gallaher NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2023 SS 71.7 mph
10 Seth Christmas NC Hopewell 2022 C 70.5 mph
11 Nick Parham NC T.C. Roberson 2023 SS 69.2 mph
12 Jaxon Lucas NC Garner 2023 SS 68.9 mph
13 Keegan Knutson NC Combine Academy 2022 SS 68.9 mph
14 Chance Mako NC East Rowan 2023 RHP 68.1 mph

MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Judd Utermark NC Charlotte Christian 2022 3B 26.1 g
2 Gage Miller NC Asheboro 2023 3B 24.2 g
3 Tyler Zedalis NC Cox Mill 2023 SS 24.1 g
4 Graham Smiley NC East Lincoln 2022 C 21.5 g
5 Brooks Brannon NC Randleman 2022 C 20.5 g
6 Seth Christmas NC Hopewell 2022 C 19.5 g
7 Xavier Isaac NC East Forsyth 2022 1B 19.1 g
8 Nick Parham NC T.C. Roberson 2023 SS 18.8 g
9 Gavin Gallaher NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2023 SS 18.4 g
10 Chance Mako NC East Rowan 2023 RHP 16.0 g
^ Garrett Michel NC East Lincoln 2022 2B 16.0 g
11 Bristol Carter NC Northwest Guilford 2023 OF 13.8 g
12 Jaxon Lucas NC Garner 2023 SS 12.5 g
13 Keegan Knutson NC Combine Academy 2022 SS 8.5 g

AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Judd Utermark NC Charlotte Christian 2022 3B 21.6 g
2 Gage Miller NC Asheboro 2023 3B 20.8 g
3 Tyler Zedalis NC Cox Mill 2023 SS 20.5 g
4 Graham Smiley NC East Lincoln 2022 C 18.9 g
5 Brooks Brannon NC Randleman 2022 C 16.3 g
6 Nick Parham NC T.C. Roberson 2023 SS 14.7 g
7 Seth Christmas NC Hopewell 2022 C 14.4 g
8 Gavin Gallaher NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2023 SS 14.0 g
9 Chance Mako NC East Rowan 2023 RHP 13.4 g
10 Xavier Isaac NC East Forsyth 2022 1B 13.0 g
11 Bristol Carter NC Northwest Guilford 2023 OF 10.1 g
12 Garrett Michel NC East Lincoln 2022 2B 9.8 g
13 Jaxon Lucas NC Garner 2023 SS 8.6 g
14 Keegan Knutson NC Combine Academy 2022 SS 4.9 g

AVERAGE ON PLANE EFFENCIENCY

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Tyler Zedalis NC Cox Mill 2023 SS 94 %
2 Keegan Knutson NC Combine Academy 2022 SS 84 %
3 Gage Miller NC Asheboro 2023 3B 79 %
4 Chance Mako NC East Rowan 2023 RHP 78 %
5 Jaxon Lucas NC Garner 2023 SS 76 %
6 Judd Utermark NC Charlotte Christian 2022 3B 72 %
7 Seth Christmas NC Hopewell 2022 C 70 %
8 Nick Parham NC T.C. Roberson 2023 SS 67 %
9 Brooks Brannon NC Randleman 2022 C 66 %
10 Gavin Gallaher NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2023 SS 62 %
11 Graham Smiley NC East Lincoln 2022 C 58 %
12 Garrett Michel NC East Lincoln 2022 2B 56 %
13 Bristol Carter NC Northwest Guilford 2023 OF 55 %
14 Xavier Isaac NC East Forsyth 2022 1B 53 %