Prep Baseball Report

Statistical Breakdown: Rawlings Prospects NC Scout Day


Matt Payne
Director of Scouting, PBR of NC

On Tuesday September 12th PBR of North Carolina was on hand at Knightdale High for the Fall Triangle ID and the Rawlings Prospects Scout Day. The events ran together and featured players from the 2024-2027 grad classes. 

The evening began with catchers going through a defensive evaluation followed by pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting data on each pitch. After the pitchers the position players ran a laser timed 60 followed by batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. The events concluded with outfielders and infielders going through a defensive evaluation. 

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days. 

Statistical Breakdown

60 YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 James Bradbury NC Wake Forest 2024 C 7.09 s
2 Owen Schmidt NC East Wake Academy 2024 SS 7.23 s
3 Matthew Madewell NC RAVENSCROFT SCHOOL 2026 SS 7.26 s
4 Liam Clay NC Millbrook 2025 SS 7.35 s
5 Edwin Speas NC Pro 5 Academy 2025 SS 7.37 s
6 Jackson Rowlands NC North Raleigh Christian 2026 SS 8.04 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 James Bradbury NC Wake Forest 2024 C 90.7 mph
2 Owen Schmidt NC East Wake Academy 2024 SS 89.5 mph
3 Matthew Madewell NC RAVENSCROFT SCHOOL 2026 SS 86.2 mph
4 Jackson Rowlands NC North Raleigh Christian 2026 SS 84.2 mph
5 Liam Clay NC Millbrook 2025 SS 82.3 mph
6 Edwin Speas NC Pro 5 Academy 2025 SS 81.0 mph

POSITIONAL VELOCITY – INFIELDERS

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 Edwin Speas NC Pro 5 Academy 2025 SS 82
2 Liam Clay NC Millbrook 2025 SS 80
3 Owen Schmidt NC East Wake Academy 2024 SS 78
^ Matthew Madewell NC RAVENSCROFT SCHOOL 2026 SS 78

POSITIONAL VELOCITY – OUTFIELDERS

Outfielders worked out from right field, making throws to the plate. Throws were measured by a radar gun to gauge arm strength. 

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 James Bradbury NC Wake Forest 2024 C 88

CATCHER POP TIMES & POSITIONAL VELOCITY

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 James Bradbury NC Wake Forest 2024 C 77

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 James Bradbury NC Wake Forest 2024 C 2.00-2.10

TRACKMAN INFO - PITCHER BULLPENS

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 Landon Garry NC Heritage 2024 RHP 83.2 mph
2 Jackson Rowlands NC North Raleigh Christian 2026 SS 76.9 mph