On Saturday February 4th PBR of North Carolina hosted its third of four Preseason all State Events at Next Level Training Center in Greenville, NC. The Preseason All State Events have become the premier winter event in NC featuring some of the top talent from across the state. The events feature players from the 2023-2026 grad classes.

The event began with catchers going through a defensive evaluation. After the catchers, pitchers threw a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting advanced analytics. Following the pitchers, position players ran a laser timed 30 and then took live BP in the open area which allowed players and scouts to see ball flight, Trackman was also used to collect ball flight data. The event concluded with infielders and outfielders 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. 

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TRACKMAN LEADERS

FASTBALL STATS

Peak Velocity

Average Effective Velocity

Effective velocity is taking into account the velocity of each pitch, its release distance, the pitches time to the plate / hitting area, and the pitches movement.  With all of this information, Effective Velocity is allowing coaches and scouts to more accurately compare how a pitch is affecting a hitter.

Peak Spin Rate

Average Spin Rate

Average Induced Vertical Movement

Induced vertical movement tracks how the ball rides through the zone, or sinks through the zone.  For the purpose of this board we are tracking which fastballs showed the most ride, typically leading to more swing and miss opportunities

Average Horizontal Movement

Horizontal movement is often referred to as run.  This measurement does not distinguish between early and late movement, just the overall amount the ball tracks to the arm side out of the hand.

Peak Spin Score

The Spin Score is a measurement linking velocity and spin.  It is calculated by dividing the spin rate by the velocity of each pitch.  

CURVEBALL STATS

Peak Velocity

Peak Spin Rate

Average Spin Rate

Average Induced Vertical Movement

This is a measurement of how much the ball drops from its original position and trajectory.  It does not measure how late the movement happens.  This can be referred to as depth on a breaking ball.

Average Horizontal Movement

Peak Spin Score

SLIDER STATS

Peak Velocity

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Cooper Allen	NC	Wake Forest	2023	3B	80.5 mph
2	Tyler Komorner	NC	Apex Friendship	2026	RHP	77.0 mph
3	Cole Lanford	NC	Leesville Rd	2024	LHP	76.3 mph
4	Brandon Benkovics	NC	Wayne Christian	2025	RHP	75.9 mph
5	William Vetter	NC	Cary	2026	RHP	75.4 mph
6	Emmet Christian	NC	Durham Academy	2024	RHP	75.4 mph
7	Jack Snipes	NC	Athens Drive	2024	RHP	75.1 mph
8	Shep Fowler	NC	Roanoke Rapids	2024	RHP	74.4 mph
9	Tate Nelson	NC	New Hanover	2026	SS	72.7 mph
10	Davis Watson	NC	Wakefield	2024	RHP	72.0 mph

Peak Spin Rate

Average Spin Rate

Average Induced Vertical Movement

Average Horizontal Movement

Peak Spin Score

CHANGEUP STATS

Peak Velocity

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	William Vetter	NC	Cary	2026	RHP	83.1 mph
2	Brandon Benkovics	NC	Wayne Christian	2025	RHP	82.6 mph
3	Andrew Wallen	NC	J.H Rose	2024	RHP	82.3 mph
4	Isaac Miles	NC	First Flight	2024	RHP	80.8 mph
5	Cole Lanford	NC	Leesville Rd	2024	LHP	80.6 mph
6	Cody Hughes	NC	C.E. Jordan	2024	RHP	80.0 mph
7	Luke Hemric	NC	Apex Friendship	2025	LHP	78.6 mph
8	Dalen Boykin	NC	Rolesville	2024	RHP	78.4 mph
9	Colin Woolard	NC	Wayne Country Day	2025	RHP	78.3 mph
10	Ayden West	NC	Wayne Country Day	2025	RHP	77.7 mph

Average Induced Vertical Movement

Average Horizontal Movement