Super SO Games: TrackMan Leaders from Team NC
August 23, 2024
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This weekend, top uncommitted 2027s from the Mid-Atlantic have descended on Greensboro and Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for the Inaugural East Coast Super Sophomore Games. The event is being hosted at two locations, High Point University and Wake Forest University. Team North Carolina players took part in a full workout on Friday and will play three games over the weekend, two on Saturday and one on Sunday. Here is video and quick hitting notes from Friday's Workout:
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SUPER SOPHOMORE GAMES: TEAM NC HITTERS - TRACKMAN LEADERS
EXIT VELOCITY
TrackMan is able to track every ball hit into fair territory, throughout the BP sessions. Below are the best exit velocities produced by individual players, by category.
Max Exit Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos. | Max Velo |
1 | Giovanni Buccino | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 99.4 MPH |
2 | Christian Romine | NC | Union Pines | 2027 | 3B | 98.3 MPH |
3 | Kellen Rogers | NC | Wake Forest | 2027 | SS | 94.7 MPH |
4 | Chace Blackmon | NC | Hough | 2027 | OF | 94.4 MPH |
5 | Andrew Caracio | NC | Pro 5 | 2027 | 1B/LHP | 94.3 MPH |
Best Average Exit Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos. | Avg Velo |
1 | Giovanni Buccino | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 93.0 MPH |
2 | Wyatt Lytle | NC | Pro 5 | 2027 | C | 87.5 MPH |
3 | Luke Talley | NC | Green Level | 2027 | 1B/LHP | 84.9 MPH |
4 | Corbin Spilliards | NC | Christ School | 2027 | SS | 84.6 MPH |
5 | Maddox Dean | NC | Southern Nash | 2027 | C | 84.3 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. | Max (Ft) |
1 | Giovanni Buccino | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 376 FT |
2 | Wyatt Lytle | NC | Pro 5 | 2027 | C | 371 FT |
3 | Andrew Caracio | NC | Pro 5 | 2027 | 1B/LHP | 359 FT |
4 | Christian Romine | NC | Union Pines | 2027 | 3B | 352 FT |
5 | Brandon Bush | NC | Hoggard | 2027 | OF/RHP | 336 FT |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos. | AVG (FT) |
1 | Giovanni Buccino | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 296 FT |
2 | Oliver Van Tiem | NC | Orange | 2027 | SS/RHP | 264 FT |
3 | Maddox Dean | NC | Southern Nash | 2027 | C | 259 FT |
4 | Chace Blackmon | NC | Hough | 2027 | OF | 254 FT |
5 | Wyatt Lytle | NC | Pro 5 | 2027 | C | 237 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. | SS% |
1 | Maddox Dean | NC | Southern Nash | 2027 | C | 80% |
2 | Abram Hargett | NC | Metrolina Christian | 2027 | OF/RHP | 75% |
3 | Wyatt Lytle | NC | Pro 5 | 2027 | C | 72% |
T4 | Kellen Rogers | NC | Wake Forest | 2027 | SS | 69% |
T4 | Ethan Wisler | NC | Wakefield | 2027 | OF/RHP | 69% |
LAUNCH ANGLE PERCENTAGE
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. | LD% |
1 | Maddox Dean | NC | Southern Nash | 2027 | C | 60% |
2 | Simon Brutskiy | NC | Apex | 2027 | RHP/OF | 54% |
3 | Caleb Renn | NC | Holly Springs | 2027 | 1B/LHP | 50% |
4 | Kellen Rogers | NC | Wake Forest | 2027 | SS | 46% |
5 | Ethan Wisler | NC | Wakefield | 2027 | OF/RHP | 46% |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos. | FB% |
1 | Oliver Van Tiem | NC | Orange | 2027 | SS/RHP | 75% |
2 | Brody Morris | NC | Wake Christian | 2027 | SS/RHP | 58.3% |
3 | Andrew Caracio | NC | Pro 5 | 2027 | 1B/LHP | 52.4% |
4 | Abram Hargett | NC | Metrolina Christian | 2027 | OF/RHP | 50% |
5 | Chace Blackmon | NC | Hough | 2027 | OF | 46.2% |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos. | GB% |
1 | Corbin Spilliards | NC | Christ School | 2027 | SS | 47% |
2 | Grant Helms | NC | Hickory Ridge | 2027 | OF | 45% |
T3 | Christian Romine | NC | Union Pines | 2027 | 3B | 27% |
T3 | Wyatt Lytle | NC | Pro 5 | 2027 | C | 27% |
T3 | Brandon Bush | NC | Hoggard | 2027 | OF/RHP | 27% |
T3 | Simon Brutskiy | NC | Apex | 2027 | OF/RHP | 27% |