Prep Baseball Report

NC Procase: Blast Leaders


Patrick Johnson
North Carolina Assistant Scouting Director

The Prep Baseball North Carolina ProCase has become a must see event for area scouts that cover North Carolina.  The 6th annual event was held on Sunday February 11th at Diamond Xtreme in Kernersville, NC.  With over 30 of the top prospects from North Carolina's 2024 and 2025 grad classes in attendance, the 2024 ProCase was set to be one of the best in the event's history.  The 2024 roster drew over 30 professional scouts to Kernersville for the workout.

The day kicked off with the catchers going through their defensive workout, followed by 16 bullpens from top arms in the state.  As the pitchers finished their work on the mound, Prep Baseball scouts ran the participants through an athletic workout taking measurements on height, weight, grip strength, 30yd dash, and vertical jump.  Following the athletic testing, players went through multiple rounds of BP in the spacious setting at Diamond Xtreme.  The cage area allowed scouts to see the ball fly over 100 feet off the bat.

TrackMan was used during the bullpens and BP sessions with screens setup for the pro scouts to see the analytics in real time.  BLAST sensors were used during BP as well, allowing Prep Baseball Scouts to capture and share swing metrics on each hitter.  Below we begin the deep dive on the 2024 North Carolina ProCase with a look at some of the stats from the day.

CLICK HERE to see the full roster and statistical out put from the 2024 NC ProCase.

By The Numbers
+ 1 Player posted an exit velocity that was a new record for the NC ProCase
+ 19 hitters recorded an exit velocity of 90mph or higher
+ 17 hitters had a BLAST bat speed of 70mph of higher
+ 17 players ran a 4.00 or faster 30yd
+ 16 players hit 18mph while being tested
+ 25 players had a vertical jump test at 28in or higher
+ 12 pitchers had a fastball at 90mph or higher
+ 4 pitchers had their fastball spin recorded higher than 2400rpm
+ 6 pitchers had their breaking ball spin at 2400rpm or higher
+ All 3 catchers recorded a pop time of 2.00 or better
+ 4 outfielders had arm strength at 85mph or better
+ All 6 infielders tested with arm strength across the infield at 84mph or higher

2024 NORTH CAROLINA PROCASE - BLAST LEADERS

MAX HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Mason Hughes NC Cape Fear High 2024 SS 25.7 mph
2 Perry Hargett NC Metrolina Christian 2024 SS 24.5 mph
3 Angel Pichardo NC Ledford 2025 OF 24.4 mph
4 Matt McKnight NC PSR Academy 2025 3B 24.2 mph
^ Sawyer Black NC Wesleyan Christian 2024 OF 24.2 mph
^ Zach Bender NC Pro 5 Acedemy 2025 OF 24.2 mph
5 Braxton Tramel NC Fred T Foard 2024 SS 23.8 mph
6 Kaden Hart NC Oak Grove 2025 OF 23.6 mph
7 Kelvyn Paulino Jr NC Ledford 2025 3B 23.5 mph
8 Jaden Knight NC Combine Academy 2024 OF 23.3 mph
9 Domaine Vann NC WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 2025 OF 22.7 mph
10 Nico Soul NC Marvin Ridge 2025 OF 22.1 mph

AVERAGE HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Mason Hughes NC Cape Fear High 2024 SS 24.4 mph
2 Perry Hargett NC Metrolina Christian 2024 SS 23.6 mph
3 Zach Bender NC Pro 5 Acedemy 2025 OF 23.3 mph
4 Matt McKnight NC PSR Academy 2025 3B 22.7 mph
5 Angel Pichardo NC Ledford 2025 OF 22.5 mph
6 Jaden Knight NC Combine Academy 2024 OF 22.5 mph
7 Kelvyn Paulino Jr NC Ledford 2025 3B 22.2 mph
8 Sawyer Black NC Wesleyan Christian 2024 OF 22.1 mph
9 Domaine Vann NC WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 2025 OF 21.7 mph
10 Kaden Hart NC Oak Grove 2025 OF 21.6 mph

PEAK BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Kaden Hart NC Oak Grove 2025 OF 80.0 mph
2 Perry Hargett NC Metrolina Christian 2024 SS 78.2 mph
3 Evan MacIntyre NC Charlotte Catholic 2024 OF 77.2 mph
4 Mason Hughes NC Cape Fear High 2024 SS 76.2 mph
5 Domaine Vann NC WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 2025 OF 76.0 mph
6 Nico Soul NC Marvin Ridge 2025 OF 75.9 mph
7 Sawyer Black NC Wesleyan Christian 2024 OF 75.3 mph
8 Andrew Keller NC Fuquay Varina 2024 C 75.1 mph
9 Braxton Tramel NC Fred T Foard 2024 SS 74.6 mph
10 Matt McKnight NC PSR Academy 2025 3B 74.5 mph

AVERAGE BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Kaden Hart NC Oak Grove 2025 OF 76.1 mph
2 Perry Hargett NC Metrolina Christian 2024 SS 75.7 mph
3 Evan MacIntyre NC Charlotte Catholic 2024 OF 73.9 mph
4 Mason Hughes NC Cape Fear High 2024 SS 72.9 mph
5 Nico Soul NC Marvin Ridge 2025 OF 72.4 mph
6 Domaine Vann NC WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 2025 OF 71.5 mph
7 Jaden Knight NC Combine Academy 2024 OF 71.0 mph
8 Andrew Keller NC Fuquay Varina 2024 C 70.8 mph
9 Jett Music NC Corinth Holders 2024 RHP 70.2 mph
10 Zach Bender NC Pro 5 Acedemy 2025 OF 69.6 mph

MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Mason Hughes NC Cape Fear High 2024 SS 32.7 g
2 Angel Pichardo NC Ledford 2025 OF 30.5 g
3 Jaden Knight NC Combine Academy 2024 OF 24.5 g
4 Perry Hargett NC Metrolina Christian 2024 SS 24.4 g
5 Evan MacIntyre NC Charlotte Catholic 2024 OF 23.3 g
6 Matt McKnight NC PSR Academy 2025 3B 21.3 g
7 Braxton Tramel NC Fred T Foard 2024 SS 20.5 g
8 Kaden Hart NC Oak Grove 2025 OF 18.2 g
9 Jett Music NC Corinth Holders 2024 RHP 17.8 g
10 Neil Griffin NC Metrolina Christian 2024 SS 16.6 g

AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Mason Hughes NC Cape Fear High 2024 SS 27.4 g
2 Angel Pichardo NC Ledford 2025 OF 26.9 g
3 Perry Hargett NC Metrolina Christian 2024 SS 20.7 g
4 Jaden Knight NC Combine Academy 2024 OF 17.7 g
5 Braxton Tramel NC Fred T Foard 2024 SS 17.0 g
6 Evan MacIntyre NC Charlotte Catholic 2024 OF 16.0 g
7 Matt McKnight NC PSR Academy 2025 3B 15.7 g
8 Kaden Hart NC Oak Grove 2025 OF 14.8 g
9 Kelvyn Paulino Jr NC Ledford 2025 3B 14.4 g
10 Neil Griffin NC Metrolina Christian 2024 SS 13.8 g

AVERAGE ON PLANE EFFICIENCY

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Ethan Brittain NC Wake Forest 2025 SS 86 %
2 Jett Music NC Corinth Holders 2024 RHP 81 %
3 Angel Pichardo NC Ledford 2025 OF 78 %
4 Andrew Keller NC Fuquay Varina 2024 C 77 %
5 Kelvyn Paulino Jr NC Ledford 2025 3B 74 %
6 Perry Hargett NC Metrolina Christian 2024 SS 73 %
7 Jaden Knight NC Combine Academy 2024 OF 73 %
8 Braxton Tramel NC Fred T Foard 2024 SS 71 %
9 Domaine Vann NC WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 2025 OF 68 %
10 Evan MacIntyre NC Charlotte Catholic 2024 OF 68 %