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On Wednesday June 15th PBR of North Carolina was on hand at Ting Park for a Scout Day with the TPA Organization. The Scout Day featured players from the 2023-2026 Grad Classes.
The day started with catchers going through a defensive evaluation followed by pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting ball flight information. Following the bullpens, players ran a laser timed 60 using swift technology. Position players then took batting practice on the field with Trackman gathering ball flight data. The day concluded with outfielders and infielders going through a defensive workout.
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 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 | Matthew Prince | NC | Apex | 2023 | OF | 99.0 mph |
| 2 | Samari Robinson | NC | Green Level | 2023 | OF | 96.7 mph |
| 3 | Lane Herndon | NC | Garner | 2023 | SS | 96.3 mph |
| 4 | Kyler Pena | NC | Home School | 2024 | 3B | 96.2 mph |
| 5 | Jake Cackovic | NC | Holly Springs | 2025 | RHP | 95.5 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 | Lane Herndon | NC | Garner | 2023 | SS | 90.7 mph |
| 2 | Nathan Bunch | NC | Athens Drive Magnet | 2024 | 1B | 88.5 mph |
| 3 | Cole Bowie | NC | Holly Springs | 2024 | RHP | 87.2 mph |
| 4 | Matthew Prince | NC | Apex | 2023 | OF | 87.1 mph |
| 5 | Jake Cackovic | NC | Holly Springs | 2025 | RHP | 87.0 mph |
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Lane Herndon
NC
Garner
2023
SS
365 ft
2
Nathan Bunch
NC
Athens Drive Magnet
2024
1B
353 ft
3
Jake Cackovic
NC
Holly Springs
2025
RHP
351 ft
4
Samari Robinson
NC
Green Level
2023
OF
344 ft
5
Redick Kent
NC
Clayton
2024
OF
344 ft
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Nathan Bunch | NC | Athens Drive Magnet | 2024 | 1B | 286 ft |
| 2 | William Benson | NC | Leesville Road | 2026 | 1B | 273 ft |
| 3 | Lucca Pascarella | NC | Cape Fear | 2024 | C | 261 ft |
| 4 | Ethan Lavinder | NC | Middle Creek | 2023 | SS | 261 ft |
| 5 | Samari Robinson | NC | Green Level | 2023 | OF | 258 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 | Lane Herndon | NC | Garner | 2023 | SS | 55 % |
| 2 | Nathan Bunch | NC | Athens Drive Magnet | 2024 | 1B | 54 % |
| 3 | Matthew Prince | NC | Apex | 2023 | OF | 50 % |
| 4 | Kyler Pena | NC | Home School | 2024 | 3B | 45 % |
| 5 | Jake Cackovic | NC | Holly Springs | 2025 | RHP | 44 % |
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 | Will Newton | NC | Apex | 2024 | OF | 80 % |
| 2 | Bryan Castevens | NC | Chapel Hill | 2025 | C | 71 % |
| ^ | Tanner Ferguson | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2025 | SS | 71 % |
| 3 | Jackson Kosnar | NC | Broughton | 2023 | C | 69 % |
| 4 | Drake Della Ratta | NC | Holly Springs | 2024 | SS | 62 % |
| 5 | Kaleb Williams | NC | South Johnston | 2025 | C | 60 % |
| ^ | Jacob Cesarz | NC | Cary Christian | 2026 | SS | 60 % |
Ground ball %
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
| 1 | Cody Kennison | NC | Green Hope | 2023 | LHP | 66 % |
| ^ | Paul Harrell | NC | Athens Drive | 2025 | OF | 66 % |
| 2 | Gib Wirt | NC | The Burlington School | 2025 | C | 62 % |
| 3 | Dylan Davis | NC | Middle Creek | 2024 | OF | 60 % |
| 4 | Dominic O'Keefe | NC | Orange | 2025 | 3B | 50 % |
| ^ | Carter Zamora | NC | Green Level | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
| 5 | Samuel Bertram | NC | Broughton | 2024 | OF | 45 % |
Fly Ball %
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
| 1 | William Benson | NC | Leesville Road | 2026 | 1B | 90.9 % |
| 2 | Vincent Lee | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2025 | 2B | 87.5 % |
| ^ | Nathaniel Roller | NC | Green Level | 2024 | C | 87.5 % |
| 3 | Carson Clem | NC | Willow Springs | 2026 | RHP | 71.4 % |
| 4 | Isaac Pulido | NC | Garner Magnet | 2025 | C | 66.7 % |
| 5 | William Ryan Morris | NC | Middle Creek | 2025 | OF | 62.5 % |
| ^ | Ethan Lavinder | NC | Middle Creek | 2023 | SS | 62.5 % |
| ^ | Lucca Pascarella | NC | Cape Fear | 2024 | C | 62.5 % |
