TrackMan Leaders: On Deck O's / NCBA Golden Spikes Hitters

Tue June 14, 2022
Brandon Hall
Mid-Atlantic Scouting Director

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On Sunday June 5th PBR of North Carolina was on hand at Hickory Ridge HS for a scout day with the On Deck O's and NCBA Golden Spikes. The scout day featured players from the 2023-2025 grad classes.

The day began with pitchers and catchers on site.  The Catchers went through their defensive workout first, throwing through to 2B.  They were then evaluated as the pitchers worked through controlled bullpens.  TrackMan collected data on each pitch thrown throughout the day. Next, players ran a laser timed 10/30/60 with laser timers from Swift Technology collecting the data. Position players then went through a full offensive workout, featuring multiple rounds of batting practice with TrackMan tracking ball flight data.  After the offense, infielders and outfielders went through their positional workouts to conclude the day.    .

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance looking at the top performers in different categories.  Look for more statistics and information to follow in the coming days. 

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TrackMan Leaders: Hitters

 

PEAK EXIT VELOCITY

TrackMan is able to track every ball hit into fair territory, throughout the BP sessions.  Below are the exit velocities produced by individual players.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Caden Haywood NC Hickory Ridge 2024 3B 99.5 mph
2 Louis Hill NC South Mecklenburg 2024 1B 98.2 mph
3 Sylas Boris NC Northwest Guilford 2023 SS 96.5 mph
4 Nick Morris NC Porter Ridge 2023 C 94.9 mph
5 Owen Miller NC Charlotte Country Day 2024 C 94.9 mph
6 Samuel Alessi NC Hickory Ridge 2024 RHP 94.8 mph
7 Wyatt Stanley NC Southwest Guilford 2023 1B 93.8 mph
8 Tyler Shafer NC Southwest Guilford 2023 RHP 93.6 mph
9 Jake Little NC Trinity 2023 OF 93.2 mph
10 Jonathan Barschow SC Catawba Ridge 2023 OF 92.8 mph

AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY

The average exit velocity measures a players ability to consistently produce hard contact.  The average was taken based on every ball tracked by TrackMan throughout the player's BP session.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Caden Haywood NC Hickory Ridge 2024 3B 92.5 mph
2 Louis Hill NC South Mecklenburg 2024 1B 91.5 mph
3 Nick Morris NC Porter Ridge 2023 C 89.5 mph
4 Wyatt Stanley NC Southwest Guilford 2023 1B 86.5 mph
5 Brian OConnell III NC Eastern Guilford 2023 C 86.4 mph
6 Jonathan Barschow SC Catawba Ridge 2023 OF 86.2 mph
7 Owen Miller NC Charlotte Country Day 2024 C 85.7 mph
8 Tyler Shafer NC Southwest Guilford 2023 RHP 85.6 mph
9 Anthony Umbach NC Hickory Ridge 2023 SS 85.1 mph
10 Bo Ziegler NC Providence Day 2023 SS 84.3 mph

PEAK DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Sylas Boris NC Northwest Guilford 2023 SS 378 ft
2 Nick Morris NC Porter Ridge 2023 C 373 ft
3 Wyatt Stanley NC Southwest Guilford 2023 1B 353 ft
4 Caden Haywood NC Hickory Ridge 2024 3B 349 ft
5 Manuel Izarra NC Butler 2023 C 340 ft
6 Brian OConnell III NC Eastern Guilford 2023 C 339 ft
7 Patrick Otterson NC Marivn Ridge 2023 2B 338 ft
8 Tyler Nee NC Providence Day 2023 SS 333 ft
9 Britton Nash SC Catawba Ridge 2025 3B 330 ft
10 Samuel Alessi NC Hickory Ridge 2024 RHP 328 ft

AVERAGE DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Nick Morris NC Porter Ridge 2023 C 296 ft
2 Brayden Bowman NC Oak Grove 2023 2B 280 ft
3 Brian OConnell III NC Eastern Guilford 2023 C 262 ft
4 Cohen Kilgannon NC Cuthbertson 2025 OF 258 ft
5 Jonathan Barschow SC Catawba Ridge 2023 OF 244 ft
6 Wyatt Stanley NC Southwest Guilford 2023 1B 242 ft
7 Jake Little NC Trinity 2023 OF 239 ft
8 Tyler Nee NC Providence Day 2023 SS 238 ft
9 Michael Rogers SC Fort Mill 2025 OF 236 ft
10 Manuel Izarra NC Butler 2023 C 235 ft

HARD HIT PERCENTAGE

TrackMan is able to track and follow exit velocities of each hitter.  Based on the individual's top exit velocity, TrackMan is able to give us a percentage of hard hit balls.  This percentage is based off of each individual hitter's top exit velocity.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hard Hit %
1 Louis Hill NC South Mecklenburg 2024 1B 72 %
2 Sylas Boris NC Northwest Guilford 2023 SS 62 %
3 Caden Haywood NC Hickory Ridge 2024 3B 58 %
4 Samuel Alessi NC Hickory Ridge 2024 RHP 41 %
^ Brian OConnell III NC Eastern Guilford 2023 C 41 %
^ Jonathan Barschow SC Catawba Ridge 2023 OF 41 %
5 Nick Morris NC Porter Ridge 2023 C 40 %
6 Owen Miller NC Charlotte Country Day 2024 C 36 %
7 Wyatt Stanley NC Southwest Guilford 2023 1B 30 %
^ Tyler Shafer NC Southwest Guilford 2023 RHP 30 %
8 Jake Little NC Trinity 2023 OF 25 %
9 Manuel Izarra NC Butler 2023 C 17 %
10 Bo Ziegler NC Providence Day 2023 SS 16 %

LAUNCH ANGLE PERCENTAGE

Based on the ball flight, TrackMan is able to identify each hit as a ground ball, line drive, or fly ball.  While there are many factors as to why a hitter may approach each pitch in a certain way, the overall groupings of BP can give some insight to each hitter's approach.

Line Drive %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Line Drive %
1 Luke St. John NC Marvin Ridge 2025 C 60 %
2 Joshua Reed NC Red Forest Academy 2024 C 58 %
^ Brian OConnell III NC Eastern Guilford 2023 C 58 %
^ Jaxon Ehret NC Hough 2025 C 58 %
^ Jonathan Barschow SC Catawba Ridge 2023 OF 58 %
^ Rodney Garrison Jr NC Hickory Ridge 2024 OF 58 %
3 Owen Miller NC Charlotte Country Day 2024 C 54 %
^ Malik Wood NC Charlotte Country Day 2023 CF 54 %
^ Dylan Veverka NC Ardrey Kell 2025 RHP 54 %
4 Neil Griffin NC Metrolina Christian 2024 SS 53 %
^ Rylan Souther NC Ragsdale 2024 RHP 53 %
5 Blake McKinney NC Cuthbertson 2024 OF 50 %
^ Rhett Barker NC South Mecklenburg 2024 CF 50 %
^ Cohen Kilgannon NC Cuthbertson 2025 OF 50 %
6 Michael Rogers SC Fort Mill 2025 OF 46 %
^ Ian McDermaid NC Weddington 2024 SS 46 %
^ Drew Wheeler NC Marvin Ridge 2024 2B 46 %
7 Eli Withers NC High Point Christian 2025 1B 45 %
8 Andrew Gagis NC Marvin Ridge 2023 C 44 %
9 Manuel Izarra NC Butler 2023 C 43 %
10 Reed Benamati NC Northwest Guilford 2025 OF 42 %

Ground Ball %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Ground Ball %
1 Marcus Woodell NC Northwest Guilford 2025 2B 64 %
2 Bo Ziegler NC Providence Day 2023 SS 58 %
3 Bryson Honeycutt NC JM Robinson 2025 RHP 55 %
^ Jake Klawonn NC Weddington 2023 OF 55 %
4 Micah Laney NC Porter Ridge 2023 OF 50 %
^ Cohen Caviness NC Asheboro 2025 C 50 %
^ Andrew Gerow NC South Mecklenburg 2025 OF 50 %
5 Skylar Faircloth NC Level Cross Christian 2025 RHP 46 %
6 Louis Hill NC South Mecklenburg 2024 1B 45 %
7 Andrew Gagis NC Marvin Ridge 2023 C 44 %
8 Jake Barrier SC Nation Ford 2025 OF 42 %
9 Rhett Barker NC South Mecklenburg 2024 CF 41 %
^ Caden Haywood NC Hickory Ridge 2024 3B 41 %
10 Christopher Short NC South Mecklenburg 2025 SS 36 %

Fly Ball &

Rank Name State School Class Pos Fly Ball %
1 Nicholas Krise SC Fort Mill 2023 UTILITY 75.0 %
^ Brayden Bowman NC Oak Grove 2023 2B 75.0 %
2 Nick Morris NC Porter Ridge 2023 C 70.0 %
3 Tyler Nee NC Providence Day 2023 SS 63.6 %
^ Ben Wilson SC Catawba Ridge 2024 C 63.6 %
4 Nicholas Brady NC Eastern Randolph 2023 C 53.8 %
5 Clay Rosser NC Grimsley 2025 RHP 45.8 %
6 Patrick Otterson NC Marivn Ridge 2023 2B 45.5 %
^ Ty Hill NC Marvin Ridge 2024 C 45.5 %
7 Riley Matthews NC Marvin Ridge 2025 SS 44.4 %
8 Alex Carreiro SC Fort Mill 2025 OF 44.4 %
9 Jake Barbee NC Robinson 2025 MIF 41.7 %
^ Jake Little NC Trinity 2023 OF 41.7 %
^ Caden Beaver NC Lake Norman 2025 RHP 41.7 %
^ Cohen Kilgannon NC Cuthbertson 2025 OF 41.7 %
10 Ty Frattaroli NC Cuthbertson 2023 OF 40.0 %