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Wed February 1, 2023
On Sunday January 29th PBR of North Carolina hosted its second of four Preseason All State Events at the Athletes Lab Performance Center in Maiden, 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 day started with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting advanced analytics. After the bullpens, players went outside to the 100 yard turf field to have their running and jumping metrics tested. Then catchers, infielders, and outfielders went through a defensive evaluation. The day concluded with hitters taking batting practice in the open cage with Trackman collecting ball flight data.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days.
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Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 30-yd |
1 | Ellis Chappell | NC | Hickory | 2025 | OF | 3.82 s |
2 | Hunter Huneycutt | NC | Pinecrest | 2023 | C | 3.89 s |
3 | Trey Spees | NC | East Lincoln | 2024 | 3B | 3.92 s |
4 | Davis Cabbage | NC | Hickory Grove Christian | 2025 | RHP | 3.93 s |
5 | Peter Boatwright | NC | Christ School | 2025 | RHP | 3.96 s |
^ | Cade Gardner | NC | A.C. Reynolds | 2024 | SS | 3.96 s |
6 | Cason McGinnis | NC | North Lincoln | 2026 | SS | 4.03 s |
7 | Drake Tucker | NC | Bandys | 2025 | 3B | 4.04 s |
8 | Hank Matthews | NC | Watauga | 2025 | CF | 4.06 s |
9 | Reid Johnson | NC | South Iredell | 2026 | C | 4.07 s |
10 | Tate Jensen | NC | Jimmy C. Draughn | 2025 | LHP | 4.08 s |
TRACKMAN MAX EXIT VELOCITY (BP)
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
Drake Tucker
NC
Bandys
2025
3B
97.8 mph
2
Trey Spees
NC
East Lincoln
2024
3B
95.0 mph
3
Hunter Huneycutt
NC
Pinecrest
2023
C
94.3 mph
4
Cade Gardner
NC
A.C. Reynolds
2024
SS
91.5 mph
5
Ellis Chappell
NC
Hickory
2025
OF
90.0 mph
6
Tate Jensen
NC
Jimmy C. Draughn
2025
LHP
89.6 mph
7
Hank Matthews
NC
Watauga
2025
CF
88.1 mph
8
Hayden Ashby
NC
Cox Mill
2024
1B
87.5 mph
9
Peter Boatwright
NC
Christ School
2025
RHP
86.7 mph
10
Jack McGrath
NC
Carmel Christian
2026
C
86.6 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
Hunter Huneycutt
NC
Pinecrest
2023
C
83
2
Cade Gardner
NC
A.C. Reynolds
2024
SS
82
3
Drake Tucker
NC
Bandys
2025
3B
81
4
Trey Spees
NC
East Lincoln
2024
3B
80
^
Jimmy Newman
NC
Charlotte Catholic
2026
SS
80
5
Caden Nolan
NC
Richmond Senior
2026
3B
79
6
Jayden Overcash
NC
Hough
2026
3B
78
7
Tate Jensen
NC
Jimmy C. Draughn
2025
LHP
74
^
Chad Matthews
NC
North Lincoln High School
2025
3B
74
^
Cason McGinnis
NC
North Lincoln
2026
SS
74
8
David Pastusic
NC
Watauga
2026
1B
72
9
Sam Beck
NC
High Point Christian
2024
SS
71
^
Nicholas Goodrum
NC
West Forsyth
2026
OF
71
10
Carter Helein
NC
Pine Lake Prep
2024
2B
62
Outfielders worked out from right field making throws to the home plate. Throws were measured by a radar gun to gauge arm strength.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
OF Velo
1
Drake Tucker
NC
Bandys
2025
3B
89
2
Peter Boatwright
NC
Christ School
2025
RHP
83
3
Reid Johnson
NC
South Iredell
2026
C
82
4
Ellis Chappell
NC
Hickory
2025
OF
81
5
Hank Matthews
NC
Watauga
2025
CF
77
6
Nicholas Goodrum
NC
West Forsyth
2026
OF
73
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
Hunter Huneycutt
NC
Pinecrest
2023
C
77
2
Reid Johnson
NC
South Iredell
2026
C
74
3
Jack McGrath
NC
Carmel Christian
2026
C
71
4
Hayden Ashby
NC
Cox Mill
2024
1B
68
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Pop Time
1
Hunter Huneycutt
NC
Pinecrest
2023
C
2.11-2.15
2
Reid Johnson
NC
South Iredell
2026
C
2.18-2.26
3
Jack McGrath
NC
Carmel Christian
2026
C
2.19-2.36
4
Hayden Ashby
NC
Cox Mill
2024
1B
2.23-2.36
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
Travis Rhoads
NC
Ledford
2023
LHP
89.9 mph
2
Drake Tucker
NC
Bandys
2025
3B
88.7 mph
3
Caleb Williams
NC
Alexander Central
2023
RHP
88.2 mph
4
Davis Cabbage
NC
Hickory Grove Christian
2025
RHP
86.6 mph
5
Peter Boatwright
NC
Christ School
2025
RHP
84.6 mph
6
Tate Jensen
NC
Jimmy C. Draughn
2025
LHP
84.3 mph
7
CJ Wallace
NC
TC Roberson
2025
RHP
81.8 mph
8
Caden Nolan
NC
Richmond Senior
2026
3B
80.4 mph
9
Jimmy Newman
NC
Charlotte Catholic
2026
SS
78.1 mph
10
Chad Matthews
NC
North Lincoln High School
2025
3B
76.1 mph