Burlington Preseason ID: TrackMan Hitting Leaders
February 5, 2024
Prep Baseball of North Carolina opened the 2024 event season with the Burlington Preseason ID. An indoor event at Triad Baseball Academy, players had a chance 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.
Triad Baseball Academy offered a spacious workout facility. Players had plenty or 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.
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By The Numbers
+ 3 catchers saw pop times below 2.10
+ 5 infielder or outfielder arms were at 84 or higher from their position
+ 5 hitters posted an exit velocity of 90mph or higher
+ 364' was the furthest ball hit, as measured by TrackMan in the cage workout
+ 9 hitters had their average bat speed measured at 65mph or higher
+ 8 players ran 4.05 or better in the laser timed 30yd sprint
+ 3 players recorded a vertical jump above 30"
+ 4 Pitchers popped 83.9mph or better
+ 5 Pitchers spun their breaking ball at 2350rpm or higher
Burlington Preseason ID - Trackman Hitting Leaders
Peak Exit Velo
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Garrett Byrd | NC | North Lenoir High | 2025 | C | 97.9 mph |
2 | Gavin Jackson | NC | American Leadership Academy -Johnston | 2026 | 1B | 96.3 mph |
3 | Hayden Fones | NC | Apex Friendship | 2025 | SS | 95.9 mph |
4 | Preston Smith | NC | Hoggard | 2026 | 3B | 91.5 mph |
5 | Hudson Tuttle | NC | Reagan | 2027 | C | 90.1 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 | Gavin Jackson | NC | American Leadership Academy -Johnston | 2026 | 1B | 89.4 mph |
2 | Hayden Fones | NC | Apex Friendship | 2025 | SS | 88.7 mph |
3 | Garrett Byrd | NC | North Lenoir High | 2025 | C | 88.7 mph |
4 | Hudson Tuttle | NC | Reagan | 2027 | C | 85.7 mph |
5 | Ja'lynn Thomas | NC | Pine Forest | 2026 | OF | 85.7 mph |
DISTANCE OFF THE BAT
TrackMan is able to measure and track the ball while in the air. For every fair ball put in play it will display the distance the hit traveled.
Peak Distance - Best of the Hitter’s Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Hayden Fones | NC | Apex Friendship | 2025 | SS | 364 ft |
2 | Garrett Byrd | NC | North Lenoir High | 2025 | C | 338 ft |
3 | Brodie Tuthill | SC | Ashley Ridge High | 2027 | SS | 317 ft |
4 | Gavin Jackson | NC | American Leadership Academy -Johnston | 2026 | 1B | 315 ft |
5 | Hudson Tuttle | NC | Reagan | 2027 | C | 311 ft |
SWEET SPOT PERCENTAGE
TrackMan is able to track and follow how hard the ball is hit as well as the angle off the bat. With this information, TrackMan has deduced the Sweet Spot as batted balls hit with a launch angle of 8 - 32 degrees.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
1 | Hudson Tuttle | NC | Reagan | 2027 | C | 85 % |
2 | Gavin Jackson | NC | American Leadership Academy -Johnston | 2026 | 1B | 84 % |
3 | Garrett Byrd | NC | North Lenoir High | 2025 | C | 78 % |
4 | Preston Smith | NC | Hoggard | 2026 | 3B | 71 % |
5 | Owen Cho | NC | Homeschool (NC) | 2027 | C | 61 % |
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