Mon August 8, 2022
PBR of North Carolina hosted its Top Prospect Games on August 3rd at Campbell University. The event featured players from across the state in the 2023-2026 grad classes. The Top Prospect Games continues to be one of the most popular summer events on the PBR summer schedule with several college coaches in attendance taking a look at the prospects in attendance.
The day started with position players taking batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After BP position players went through a defensive evaluation that began with the outfielders followed by the catchers and infielders. When players finished their defensive workout they ran a laser timed 60 using Swift Technology. In the afternoon players were split into 5 teams with each team playing 2 controlled games with Trackman gathering information on each pitcher that threw in the game.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance looking at the top performers in select categories.
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Swift Athletic Laser Timers were used to time each runner in the 10, 30, and 60 yard run. Below we take a look at the best runners in the 60 from the event.
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
| 1 | Joshua Herbert | NC | East Forsyth | 2023 | OF | 6.47 s |
| ^ | Blake Crawford | NC | North Lenoir | 2024 | OF | 6.47 s |
| 2 | Logan Lowe | NC | C.E. Jordan | 2024 | SS | 6.54 s |
| 3 | Nathan Hayworth | NC | East Rowan | 2024 | OF | 6.87 s |
| 4 | Dylan Davis | NC | Middle Creek | 2024 | OF | 6.91 s |
| 5 | Connor Shoulders | NC | Dixon | 2023 | OF | 6.92 s |
| ^ | Carter Jeanbaptiste | NC | Grimsley | 2024 | OF | 6.92 s |
| 6 | Brandon Bannerman | NC | Heide Trask | 2023 | OF | 6.93 s |
| ^ | Jabari Lee | NC | Jack Britt | 2024 | C | 6.93 s |
| 7 | Will Hodge | NC | High Point Christian | 2024 | OF | 6.97 s |
| 8 | Cody Kennison | NC | Green Hope | 2023 | LHP | 6.98 s |
| 9 | Drake Della Ratta | NC | Holly Springs | 2024 | SS | 7.05 s |
| 10 | Charlie Vestal | NC | South Granville | 2023 | 1B | 7.06 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
Blake Crawford
NC
North Lenoir
2024
OF
101.3 mph
2
Holden Cooper
NC
Wakefield
2024
C
99.1 mph
3
Jake Minarik
NC
William A. Hough
2024
OF
97.9 mph
4
Levi Baker
NC
Wake County Warriors
2024
1B
96.6 mph
5
Ethan Wienand
NC
Cape Fear
2023
OF
96.4 mph
6
Nathan Bunch
NC
Athens Drive Magnet
2024
1B
95.9 mph
7
Carter Jeanbaptiste
NC
Grimsley
2024
OF
95.4 mph
8
Lane Herndon
NC
Garner
2023
SS
95.3 mph
9
Connor Shoulders
NC
Dixon
2023
OF
94.7 mph
10
Brian OConnell III
NC
Eastern Guilford
2023
C
94.6 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
Bryant Kimbrell
NC
Pinecrest
2024
3B
84
2
Dylan Pasternak
NC
Leesville Road
2024
SS
83
^
Brady Williams
NC
Currituck County
2024
2B
83
^
Logan Lowe
NC
C.E. Jordan
2024
SS
83
^
Holden Cooper
NC
Wakefield
2024
C
83
3
Camden Ashe
NC
South Point
2024
C
82
^
Tanner Ferguson
NC
Pro5 Baseball Academy
2025
SS
82
^
Mason Fennell
NC
Holly Springs
2023
3B
82
4
Jack McKellar
NC
Rocky Mount
2026
C
81
5
Adrian Gonzalez
NC
Apex
2025
SS
80
^
Chase Gribble
NC
Christ School
2023
3B
80
^
Nathan Bunch
NC
Athens Drive Magnet
2024
1B
80
6
Crawford Elrod
NC
Westchester Country Day
2026
SS
78
^
Drake Della Ratta
NC
Holly Springs
2024
SS
78
^
Brett Cassell
NC
Cox Mill
2024
SS
78
7
Jordan Wright
NC
Rocky Mount Academy
2024
3B
77
8
Levi Baker
NC
Wake County Warriors
2024
1B
76
^
Lane Herndon
NC
Garner
2023
SS
76
^
Mason Hughes
NC
Cape Fear
2024
SS
76
9
Parker Trexler
NC
West Forsyth
2025
3B
75
^
Jason Caccavaro
NC
Pamlico County
2023
SS
75
^
Cole Rice
NC
Reagan
2024
C
75
^
John Nelson McLamb
NC
Midway
2024
LHP
75
10
Sam Zalinsky
NC
Weddington
2025
SS
73
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
Joshua Herbert
NC
East Forsyth
2023
OF
91
^
Carter Jeanbaptiste
NC
Grimsley
2024
OF
91
2
Blake Crawford
NC
North Lenoir
2024
OF
88
^
Jabari Lee
NC
Jack Britt
2024
C
88
3
Nathan Hayworth
NC
East Rowan
2024
OF
87
4
Jake Minarik
NC
William A. Hough
2024
OF
86
^
Braylon Whitaker
NC
Cox Mill
2024
OF
86
5
Cody Kennison
NC
Green Hope
2023
LHP
84
6
Connor Shoulders
NC
Dixon
2023
OF
83
^
Dylan Davis
NC
Middle Creek
2024
OF
83
^
Clay Rosser
NC
Grimsley
2025
RHP
83
^
Jarrett Crabtree
NC
Grace Christain
2023
OF
83
^
Ethan Wienand
NC
Cape Fear
2023
OF
83
7
Thomas McNally
NC
Charlotte Christian
2024
OF
82
8
Colin Pritt
NC
Cox Mill
2024
3B
81
9
Brandon Bannerman
NC
Heide Trask
2023
OF
80
^
Reed Benamati
NC
Northwest Guilford
2025
OF
80
^
Cameron Guentensberger
NC
Orange
2024
OF
80
10
Will Hodge
NC
High Point Christian
2024
OF
78
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
Jabari Lee
NC
Jack Britt
2024
C
81
2
Hayden Ashby
NC
Cox Mill
2024
C
78
^
Austin Renn
NC
Holly Springs
2023
C
78
3
Holden Cooper
NC
Wakefield
2024
C
76
^
Brian OConnell III
NC
Eastern Guilford
2023
C
76
^
Easton Walker
NC
Crossroads Arts & Science Early College
2024
C
76
^
Camden Ashe
NC
South Point
2024
C
76
4
Jonathan Vondette
NC
Apex Friendship
2024
C
75
^
Lucca Pascarella
NC
Cape Fear
2024
C
75
5
Jack McKellar
NC
Rocky Mount
2026
C
74
^
Matthew Connolly
NC
West Rowan
2023
C
74
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Pop Time
1
Camden Ashe
NC
South Point
2024
C
2.04-2.10
2
Holden Cooper
NC
Wakefield
2024
C
2.04-2.12
3
Austin Renn
NC
Holly Springs
2023
C
2.05-2.13
4
CJ Whitaker
NC
Corinth Holders
2025
C
2.07-2.18
5
Lucca Pascarella
NC
Cape Fear
2024
C
2.07-2.20
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
Garrett Pyne
NC
Hickory Ridge
2023
RHP
90.1 mph
2
Jarred Lindholm
NC
Oak Grove
2023
RHP
89.0 mph
3
H.L. Smith
NC
Fuquay Varina
2023
LHP
88.7 mph
4
Carson Edmiston
NC
West Wilkes
2023
RHP
88.2 mph
5
Austin Renn
NC
Holly Springs
2023
C
87.7 mph
6
Bobby Osburn
NC
Fuquay-Varina
2023
2B
87.5 mph
7
Houston Wills
NC
Holly Springs
2023
RHP
86.7 mph
8
Matthew Lefevers
NC
Hickory
2024
RHP
86.1 mph
9
Nick Russo
NC
Weddington
2025
RHP
84.5 mph
10
Logan Lowe
NC
C.E. Jordan
2024
SS
84.2 mph
