Trackman Hitting Leaders: Team Carolina Trials - Charlotte
June 20, 2023
On Wednesday May 31st PBR of North Carolina hosted trials for Team Carolina at Moor Park in Mooresville, NC. The Team Carolina Trials leads to identifying prospects for some of the summer’s biggest invite only events like NC/SC Border Battle, PBR Southeast Senior Games, Top Prospect Games, and the PBR Future Games. The event featured players from the 2024-2027 grad classes.
The day began with players running a laser timed 60 followed by BP on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After BP, catchers, outfielders and infielders went through a defensive evaluation. The day concluded with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman gathering ball flight information on each pitch.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days.
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Trackman Hitting Leaders
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 | Ben Green | NC | Hickory Grove Christian | 2025 | SS | 97.0 mph |
| 2 | Connor Ferguson | NC | Community School of Davidson | 2024 | 1B | 96.0 mph |
| 3 | Luke Sheets | NC | Lee County | 2025 | OF | 95.6 mph |
| 4 | Isaac Miles | NC | First Flight | 2024 | RHP | 95.1 mph |
| 5 | Prince Zion Odom | NC | High Point Christian | 2025 | OF | 93.8 mph |
| 6 | Jackson Caldwell | NC | Cox Mill | 2025 | OF | 93.7 mph |
| 7 | Ben Harrington | NC | Weddington | 2025 | C | 92.3 mph |
| 8 | Andrew Kilgore | NC | Heritage | 2025 | OF | 91.9 mph |
| 9 | Jake Garwood | NC | South Iredell | 2025 | C | 91.8 mph |
| 10 | Kandan Zollo | SC | Kings Mountain | 2024 | C | 90.8 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 | Ben Green | NC | Hickory Grove Christian | 2025 | SS | 90.0 mph |
| 2 | Connor Ferguson | NC | Community School of Davidson | 2024 | 1B | 88.8 mph |
| 3 | Ben Harrington | NC | Weddington | 2025 | C | 84.7 mph |
| 4 | Prince Zion Odom | NC | High Point Christian | 2025 | OF | 84.4 mph |
| 5 | Blake Gaffney | NC | Northwest Cabarrus | 2024 | C | 84.3 mph |
| 6 | Luke Sheets | NC | Lee County | 2025 | OF | 83.1 mph |
| 7 | Kandan Zollo | SC | Kings Mountain | 2024 | C | 83.1 mph |
| 8 | Isaac Miles | NC | First Flight | 2024 | RHP | 83.0 mph |
| 9 | Evan Myers | NC | Lincoln Charter | 2025 | LHP | 82.8 mph |
| 10 | Gabe Murray | NC | Fuquay Varina | 2025 | RHP | 82.2 mph |
PEAK DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Connor Ferguson | NC | Community School of Davidson | 2024 | 1B | 356 ft |
| 2 | Luke Sheets | NC | Lee County | 2025 | OF | 356 ft |
| 3 | Ben Green | NC | Hickory Grove Christian | 2025 | SS | 347 ft |
| 4 | Jackson Caldwell | NC | Cox Mill | 2025 | OF | 346 ft |
| 5 | Ben Harrington | NC | Weddington | 2025 | C | 344 ft |
| 6 | Prince Zion Odom | NC | High Point Christian | 2025 | OF | 339 ft |
| 7 | Blake Gaffney | NC | Northwest Cabarrus | 2024 | C | 335 ft |
| 8 | Isaac Miles | NC | First Flight | 2024 | RHP | 333 ft |
| 9 | Evan Myers | NC | Lincoln Charter | 2025 | LHP | 332 ft |
| 10 | Parker Trexler | NC | West Forsyth | 2025 | 3B | 329 ft |
AVERAGE DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Connor Ferguson | NC | Community School of Davidson | 2024 | 1B | 309 ft |
| 2 | Prince Zion Odom | NC | High Point Christian | 2025 | OF | 281 ft |
| 3 | Evan Myers | NC | Lincoln Charter | 2025 | LHP | 264 ft |
| 4 | Ben Green | NC | Hickory Grove Christian | 2025 | SS | 249 ft |
| 5 | Gabe Murray | NC | Fuquay Varina | 2025 | RHP | 246 ft |
| 6 | Xan Charles | NC | Elkin | 2027 | SS | 230 ft |
| 7 | Jack Dalton | NC | Cleveland High | 2025 | RHP | 226 ft |
| 8 | Ben Harrington | NC | Weddington | 2025 | C | 220 ft |
| 9 | Luke Sheets | NC | Lee County | 2025 | OF | 218 ft |
| 10 | Drew Krause | NC | Davie County | 2025 | C | 212 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 | Ben Green | NC | Hickory Grove Christian | 2025 | SS | 58 % |
| 2 | Connor Ferguson | NC | Community School of Davidson | 2024 | 1B | 53 % |
| 3 | Luke Sheets | NC | Lee County | 2025 | OF | 40 % |
| 4 | Jackson Caldwell | NC | Cox Mill | 2025 | OF | 37 % |
| 5 | Jake Garwood | NC | South Iredell | 2025 | C | 27 % |
| 6 | Andrew Kilgore | NC | Heritage | 2025 | OF | 26 % |
| 7 | Isaac Miles | NC | First Flight | 2024 | RHP | 25 % |
| ^ | Prince Zion Odom | NC | High Point Christian | 2025 | OF | 25 % |
| 8 | Ben Harrington | NC | Weddington | 2025 | C | 21 % |
| 9 | Jack Dalton | NC | Cleveland High | 2025 | RHP | 10 % |
| 10 | Kandan Zollo | SC | Kings Mountain | 2024 | C | 9 % |
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 | Andrew Kilgore | NC | Heritage | 2025 | OF | 60 % |
| 2 | Owen Cirasole | NC | Apex Friendship | 2026 | LHP | 57 % |
| 3 | Nathaniel Brooks | NC | Grays Creek | 2027 | 2B | 55 % |
| 4 | Blake Gaffney | NC | Northwest Cabarrus | 2024 | C | 50 % |
| 5 | Connor Ferguson | NC | Community School of Davidson | 2024 | 1B | 46 % |
| ^ | Gabe Murray | NC | Fuquay Varina | 2025 | RHP | 46 % |
| ^ | Sebastian Rodriguez | NC | Grimsley | 2025 | SS | 46 % |
| 6 | Kandan Zollo | SC | Kings Mountain | 2024 | C | 45 % |
| 7 | Ben Harrington | NC | Weddington | 2025 | C | 42 % |
| 8 | Ben Green | NC | Hickory Grove Christian | 2025 | SS | 41 % |
| ^ | Joel Irizarry | SC | Fountain Inn High | 2025 | C | 41 % |
| 9 | Luke Sheets | NC | Lee County | 2025 | OF | 40 % |
| 10 | Parker Trexler | NC | West Forsyth | 2025 | 3B | 38 % |
Ground Ball %
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
| 1 | Jackson Caldwell | NC | Cox Mill | 2025 | OF | 62 % |
| 2 | Tristen Sumner | NC | East Henderson High | 2026 | RHP | 60 % |
| 3 | Owen Love | NC | West Iredell | 2027 | 3B | 54 % |
| ^ | Jake Garwood | NC | South Iredell | 2025 | C | 54 % |
| 4 | Kaden Burns | NC | Grace Christian | 2027 | SS | 40 % |
| 5 | Nathaniel Brooks | NC | Grays Creek | 2027 | 2B | 33 % |
| ^ | Joel Irizarry | SC | Fountain Inn High | 2025 | C | 33 % |
| 6 | Blake Gaffney | NC | Northwest Cabarrus | 2024 | C | 30 % |
| ^ | Brayden Bartholomew | NC | South Mecklenburg High School | 2026 | SS | 30 % |
| 7 | Kilby Hartley | TN | Baylor | 2027 | 2B | 27 % |
| ^ | Gavin Hernandez | NC | Cornerstone Charter | 2024 | OF | 27 % |
| ^ | Kandan Zollo | SC | Kings Mountain | 2024 | C | 27 % |
| 8 | Andrew Kilgore | NC | Heritage | 2025 | OF | 26 % |
| 9 | Jack Dwyer | NC | Hickory Grove Christian | 2026 | 2B | 25 % |
| ^ | Ben Green | NC | Hickory Grove Christian | 2025 | SS | 25 % |
| ^ | Isaac Miles | NC | First Flight | 2024 | RHP | 25 % |
| ^ | Drew Krause | NC | Davie County | 2025 | C | 25 % |
| 10 | Parker Trexler | NC | West Forsyth | 2025 | 3B | 23 % |
Fly Ball %
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
| 1 | Jack Dalton | NC | Cleveland High | 2025 | RHP | 70.0 % |
| 2 | Jack Dwyer | NC | Hickory Grove Christian | 2026 | 2B | 58.3 % |
| ^ | Prince Zion Odom | NC | High Point Christian | 2025 | OF | 58.3 % |
| 3 | Evan Myers | NC | Lincoln Charter | 2025 | LHP | 54.5 % |
| 4 | Xan Charles | NC | Elkin | 2027 | SS | 50.0 % |
| 5 | Connor Ferguson | NC | Community School of Davidson | 2024 | 1B | 46.2 % |
| 6 | Drew Krause | NC | Davie County | 2025 | C | 41.7 % |
| 7 | Gabe Murray | NC | Fuquay Varina | 2025 | RHP | 38.5 % |
| 8 | Gavin Hernandez | NC | Cornerstone Charter | 2024 | OF | 36.4 % |
| ^ | Kilby Hartley | TN | Baylor | 2027 | 2B | 36.4 % |
| 9 | Ben Harrington | NC | Weddington | 2025 | C | 35.7 % |
| ^ | Owen Cirasole | NC | Apex Friendship | 2026 | LHP | 35.7 % |
| 10 | Ben Green | NC | Hickory Grove Christian | 2025 | SS | 33.3 % |
| ^ | Connor Tregoning | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2026 | 1B | 33.3 % |