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Fri June 17, 2022
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On Saturday June 4th PBR of North Carolina was on hand at Charlotte Latin for a scout day with the Queen City Corndogs and the Charlotte Megastars. The scout day featured players from the 2023-2025 grad classes.
The day began with players running a laser timed 60 recorded by Swift Technology. Position players then went through a defensive workout starting with catchers followed by the outfielders and infielders. After defense, players took BP on the field with Trackman collection ball flight data. The two teams met again on Sunday playing controlled games against each other. During the games Trackman gathered information on the pitchers.
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 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 | Justin Orridge | FL | Montverde Academy | 2024 | OF | 96.7 mph |
2 | Jake Absher | NC | Hibriten | 2023 | OF | 95.1 mph |
3 | Grayson McDonald | NC | Wesleyan Christian | 2024 | 1B | 92.9 mph |
4 | Caleb Gipson | SC | Dreher | 2023 | 3B | 92.7 mph |
5 | Camden Ashe | NC | South Point | 2024 | C | 92.3 mph |
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 | Justin Orridge | FL | Montverde Academy | 2024 | OF | 87.9 mph |
2 | Jake Absher | NC | Hibriten | 2023 | OF | 87.0 mph |
3 | Camden Ashe | NC | South Point | 2024 | C | 85.1 mph |
4 | Caleb Gipson | SC | Dreher | 2023 | 3B | 84.9 mph |
5 | Konor Davis | NC | Alexander Central | 2023 | LHP | 84.3 mph |
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Jake Absher
NC
Hibriten
2023
OF
342 ft
2
Camden Ashe
NC
South Point
2024
C
336 ft
3
Konor Davis
NC
Alexander Central
2023
LHP
331 ft
4
Grayson McDonald
NC
Wesleyan Christian
2024
1B
327 ft
5
Connor Bellew
NC
Metrolina Christian
2024
C
324 ft
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Nathan Bunch | NC | Athens Drive Magnet | 2024 | 1B | 357 ft |
2 | Mason Moffett | NC | Wayne Country Day | 2023 | OF | 348 ft |
3 | Dylan Kelly | NC | Lee County | 2023 | C | 337 ft |
4 | Chase Klingemann | NC | Apex | 2024 | SS | 325 ft |
5 | Will Hicks | NC | Cleveland | 2025 | SS | 323 ft |
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 | Justin Orridge | FL | Montverde Academy | 2024 | OF | 36 % |
2 | Caleb Gipson | SC | Dreher | 2023 | 3B | 30 % |
3 | Grayson McDonald | NC | Wesleyan Christian | 2024 | 1B | 30 % |
4 | Camden Ashe | NC | South Point | 2024 | C | 23 % |
5 | Jake Absher | NC | Hibriten | 2023 | OF | 14 % |
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 | Adam Freiburger | NC | Voyager Academy | 2025 | LHP | 66 % |
2 | Ryan Burke | SC | Legion Collegiate | 2024 | RHP | 63 % |
3 | Myles Crocker | NC | High Point Wesleyan Christian | 2024 | OF | 60 % |
4 | Brian Crowder | NC | Independence | 2025 | OF | 57 % |
5 | Austin Price | NC | Covenant Day | 2025 | OF | 55 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Emory Taylor | NC | Jesse C Carson | 2023 | SS | 63 % |
2 | Connor Lewis | FL | Nease | 2025 | SS | 58 % |
3 | Chase Raskin | NC | Metrolina Christian | 2025 | C | 50 % |
^ | Carson Hervey | NC | Riverside-Durham | 2024 | 1B | 50 % |
4 | Marshall Hambrick | NC | Leesville Road | 2025 | LHP | 42 % |
5 | Camden Brown | FL | St. John's Country Day | 2025 | 3B | 40 % |
^ | Chase Ghantt | NC | North Gaston | 2024 | RHP | 40 % |
^ | Cole Smith | SC | Northwestern | 2025 | SS | 40 % |
^ | Carter Helein | NC | Pine Lake Prep | 2024 | 2B | 40 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Mason Lockrem | NC | Piedmont | 2024 | C | 71.4 % |
2 | Jake Absher | NC | Hibriten | 2023 | OF | 64.3 % |
3 | Lucas Whitcomb | NC | Hickory Ridge | 2023 | SS | 61.5 % |
4 | Camden Ashe | NC | South Point | 2024 | C | 46.2 % |
5 | Gavin MacDonald | SC | Legion Collegiate | 2025 | RHP | 40.0 % |
^ | Grayson McDonald | NC | Wesleyan Christian | 2024 | 1B | 40.0 % |