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Wed September 7, 2022
On Wednesday August 31st PBR of North Carolina was on hand at Historic Durham Athletic Park for a scout day with the Rawlings Prospects. The scout day featured players from the 2023-2026 grad classes.
The evening started with catchers going through a defensive evaluation then pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting data analytics. After the bullpens position players ran a laser timed 60 followed by BP on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After BP outfielders and infielders went through a defensive evaluation.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance.
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Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
1 | Joshua Potter | NC | Wakefield | 2023 | 2B | 6.91 s |
2 | Gabe Field | NC | Wake Forest | 2023 | OF | 7.05 s |
3 | Evan Barefoot | NC | South Johnston | 2023 | OF | 7.07 s |
4 | Owen Schmidt | NC | East Wake Academy | 2024 | SS | 7.17 s |
5 | Samuel Bretherick | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | RHP | 7.22 s |
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
Braden Beyer
NC
Wakefield
2024
3B
92.0 mph
2
Joshua Potter
NC
Wakefield
2023
2B
91.5 mph
3
Dominic Azzarello
NC
Northwest Guilford
2024
RHP
90.4 mph
4
Jackson Berkhead
NC
Wake Forest
2024
OF
88.5 mph
5
Jentz Steiner
NC
Apex Friendship
2024
3B
88.1 mph
Infielders were able to workout at shortstop throwing across the infield, or from 1B throwing to 2B and 3B in the pro-style workout.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
INF Velo
1
Dominic Azzarello
NC
Northwest Guilford
2024
RHP
80
2
Edwin Speas
NC
Wake Forest
2025
SS
79
^
Joshua Potter
NC
Wakefield
2023
2B
79
^
Jentz Steiner
NC
Apex Friendship
2024
3B
79
3
Brendan Chamberlain
NC
Granville Central
2024
RHP
78
4
Braden Beyer
NC
Wakefield
2024
3B
77
5
Jack Fields
NC
Leesville Road
2026
SS
75
Outfielders worked out from right field and center field, making throws to the plate and third base. Throws were measured by a radar gun to gauge arm strength.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
OF Velo
1
Evan Barefoot
NC
South Johnston
2023
OF
89
2
Gabe Field
NC
Wake Forest
2023
OF
81
3
Jackson Berkhead
NC
Wake Forest
2024
OF
77
^
Cody Hoelzle
NC
Rolesville
2024
OF
77
4
Read Morton
NC
Leesville Road
2026
OF
74
In the pro-style workout, catchers workout from behind home plate, making multiple throws to 2B, simulating a stolen base attempt.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
C Velo
1
Wilson Aubut
NC
Sanderson
2026
RHP
75
2
Elijah Fernandez
NC
Wakefield
2024
C
71
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Pop Time
1
Elijah Fernandez
NC
Wakefield
2024
C
2.03-2.15
2
Wilson Aubut
NC
Sanderson
2026
RHP
2.16-2.29
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 | Cole Kuklick | NC | Heritage | 2024 | RHP | 84.4 mph |
2 | Edwin Speas | NC | Wake Forest | 2025 | SS | 82.9 mph |
3 | Brendan Chamberlain | NC | Granville Central | 2024 | RHP | 82.4 mph |
4 | Dominic Azzarello | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2024 | RHP | 81.4 mph |
5 | Tyler Ruta | NC | Heritage | 2025 | RHP | 81.3 mph |
*As of 9/8/22 there are a couple of pitchers that still have information loading from TrackMan
Cole Kuklick - Top FB at 84.4mph
Carter Moore - Top FB at 80.8mph