Prep Baseball Report

Blast Leaders: Charlotte Preseason ID


Patrick Johnson
North Carolina Assistant Scouting Director

Prep Baseball of North Carolina opened the 2024 event season with two Preseason IDs. On Sunday January 28th, On Deck Baseball Academy hosted Prep Baseball for the indoor event. A high level facility, players were able to go through athletic testing, positional evaluations, as well as pitching and BP evaluations.  Prep Baseball scouts were on hand to run the event verify stats, and evaluate the players involved.

On Deck Baseball Academy offered plenty of room for players to stretch their arms while getting a good workout indoors.  Players had room to run a laser timed 30, while catchers, infielders, and outfielders were able to stretch their arms in their evaluation phase.  Pitchers threw off of indoor mounds on a day that saw rain pummel the Carolinas.

In all, twenty players took part in the event.  Below we take a data dive into the results of the workout.

CLICK HERE to see the full roster and statistical out put from the Charlotte Preseason ID.

By The Numbers
+ 4 catchers saw pop times below 2.10
+ 3 infielder or outfielder arms were at 84 or higher from their position
+ 5 hitters posted an exit velocity of 90mph or higher
+ 339' was the furthest ball hit, as measured by TrackMan in the cage workout
+ 6 hitters had their average bat speed measured at 65mph or higher
+ 9 players ran 4.10 or better in the laser timed 30yd sprint
+ 3 players recorded a vertical jump above 30"
+ 4 Pitchers popped 83.0mph or better
+ 3 Pitchers spun their breaking ball at 2350rpm or higher

CHARLOTTE PRESEASON ID: BLAST LEADERS

MAX HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Liam Parsons NC East Mecklenburg 2026 C 23.1 mph
^ Brady Marshall NC Reagan 2026 3B 23.1 mph
2 Jace Duckworth NC Robert L. Patton 2024 OF 22.3 mph
3 Marshall Blakeney NC Charlotte Christian School 2025 OF 22.0 mph
4 Will Lavender NC Metrolina Christian Academy 2025 2B 21.6 mph
5 Nolan Winnek NC Camden Military School 2025 C 21.1 mph

AVERAGE HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Brady Marshall NC Reagan 2026 3B 22.6 mph
2 Liam Parsons NC East Mecklenburg 2026 C 21.5 mph
3 Jace Duckworth NC Robert L. Patton 2024 OF 21.4 mph
4 Marshall Blakeney NC Charlotte Christian School 2025 OF 20.9 mph
5 Nolan Winnek NC Camden Military School 2025 C 20.5 mph

PEAK BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Liam Parsons NC East Mecklenburg 2026 C 76.2 mph
2 Brady Marshall NC Reagan 2026 3B 74.1 mph
3 Morgan Jones NC Weddington 2026 OF 73.2 mph
4 Wyatt Spencer NC Bandys 2026 1B 72.6 mph
5 Henry Ladner NC Weddington 2026 SS 68.3 mph
^ Jace Duckworth NC Robert L. Patton 2024 OF 68.3 mph
^ Joseph Fiore NC Weddington 2026 OF 68.3 mph

AVERAGE BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Brady Marshall NC Reagan 2026 3B 70.3 mph
2 Wyatt Spencer NC Bandys 2026 1B 70.1 mph
3 Morgan Jones NC Weddington 2026 OF 69.3 mph
4 Liam Parsons NC East Mecklenburg 2026 C 69.0 mph
5 Joseph Fiore NC Weddington 2026 OF 66.1 mph

MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Joseph Fiore NC Weddington 2026 OF 24.9 g
2 Jace Duckworth NC Robert L. Patton 2024 OF 23.3 g
3 Nolan Winnek NC Camden Military School 2025 C 21.3 g
4 Henry Ladner NC Weddington 2026 SS 21.0 g
5 Xavier Worden MI Combine Academy 2025 C 18.6 g
^ Brady Marshall NC Reagan 2026 3B 18.6 g

AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Joseph Fiore NC Weddington 2026 OF 21.1 g
2 Nolan Winnek NC Camden Military School 2025 C 19.2 g
3 Henry Ladner NC Weddington 2026 SS 17.5 g
4 Jace Duckworth NC Robert L. Patton 2024 OF 17.1 g
5 Xavier Worden MI Combine Academy 2025 C 14.3 g

AVERAGE ON PLANE EFFICIENCY

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Morgan Jones NC Weddington 2026 OF 89 %
2 Jace Duckworth NC Robert L. Patton 2024 OF 85 %
3 Henry Ladner NC Weddington 2026 SS 83 %
4 Will Lavender NC Metrolina Christian Academy 2025 2B 78 %
5 Nolan Winnek NC Camden Military School 2025 C 78 %