Team Carolina Trials: Queen City - Trackman Hitting Analytics
June 20, 2024
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Open IDs give Prep Baseball Scouts a chance to see players from their area while also working to fill out rosters for upcoming regional and national events like the Future Games, Super Sophomore Games, and Top Prospect Games. The Team Carolina Trials fall under this Open ID forum. While the 1st try at the Queen City event was postponed from May 27th to June 3rd, the talent showed up and showed out.
The event started with position players going through their athletic testing, including height and weight measurments, a vertical jump, RSI jumps, grip strength testing, and a laser timed 60. Offensive evaluations were next, including multiple rounds of BP. BP was followed by defensive evaluations and then pitcher bullpens.
Below we begin to break down the player performances from the workout. To see the full roster with all of the stats from the workout, you can CLICK HERE.
By the Numbers - Team Carolina Trials: Queen City
- 15 Players from NC including graduates from 2025, 2026, and 2027
- 4 players registered a vertical of 30in or higher
- 8 players saw their grip strength peak at above 130 psi
- 7 players had an exit velocity of 90mph or higher in BP
- 1 player posted an exit velocity above 100mph
- 7 infielders had arm stregnth at 80mph or higher across the diamond
- 4 hitters posted an average bat speed of 70mph or higher with BLAST.
Team Carolina Trials: Queen City - Trackman Hitters
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
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Giovanni Buccino
NC
West Forsyth
2027
1B
100.2 mph
2
Louis Smelcer
NC
Terry Sanford
2025
C
96.6 mph
3
Anthony Mosher
NC
East Mecklenburg
2026
3B
95.9 mph
4
Maddox Greene
NC
Watauga
2025
SS
94.6 mph
5
Brayden Richards
NC
Cuthbertson
2025
1B
94.4 mph
6
JT Roche
NC
East Lincoln
2026
OF
93.3 mph
7
Andru Hall
NC
West Stokes High School
2025
SS
93.0 mph
8
Tyler Hicks
NC
Cox Mill
2025
3B
92.6 mph
9
Evan Burroughs
NC
Watauga High
2026
SS
88.7 mph
10
Tanner Waugh
NC
Mooresville
2026
C
88.6 mph
Best Average Exit Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
Brayden Richards
NC
Cuthbertson
2025
1B
89.3 mph
2
JT Roche
NC
East Lincoln
2026
OF
89.1 mph
3
Louis Smelcer
NC
Terry Sanford
2025
C
88.7 mph
4
Giovanni Buccino
NC
West Forsyth
2027
1B
88.6 mph
5
Maddox Greene
NC
Watauga
2025
SS
84.4 mph
6
Tyler Hicks
NC
Cox Mill
2025
3B
83.1 mph
7
Anthony Mosher
NC
East Mecklenburg
2026
3B
79.5 mph
8
Victor Lopez
NC
Cannon
2025
SS
79.5 mph
9
Andru Hall
NC
West Stokes High School
2025
SS
79.1 mph
10
Will Lavender
NC
Metrolina Christian Academy
2025
2B
79.1 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 | Giovanni Buccino | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 383 ft |
2 | Louis Smelcer | NC | Terry Sanford | 2025 | C | 367 ft |
3 | Brayden Richards | NC | Cuthbertson | 2025 | 1B | 353 ft |
4 | Anthony Mosher | NC | East Mecklenburg | 2026 | 3B | 352 ft |
5 | Andru Hall | NC | West Stokes High School | 2025 | SS | 347 ft |
6 | Maddox Greene | NC | Watauga | 2025 | SS | 340 ft |
7 | JT Roche | NC | East Lincoln | 2026 | OF | 339 ft |
8 | Tyler Hicks | NC | Cox Mill | 2025 | 3B | 332 ft |
9 | Tanner Waugh | NC | Mooresville | 2026 | C | 330 ft |
10 | Evan Burroughs | NC | Watauga High | 2026 | SS | 326 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | JT Roche | NC | East Lincoln | 2026 | OF | 292 ft |
2 | Louis Smelcer | NC | Terry Sanford | 2025 | C | 283 ft |
3 | Giovanni Buccino | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 275 ft |
4 | Tyler Hicks | NC | Cox Mill | 2025 | 3B | 270 ft |
5 | Andru Hall | NC | West Stokes High School | 2025 | SS | 247 ft |
6 | Brayden Richards | NC | Cuthbertson | 2025 | 1B | 229 ft |
7 | Maddox Greene | NC | Watauga | 2025 | SS | 225 ft |
8 | Logan Davis | NC | CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 222 ft |
9 | Anthony Mosher | NC | East Mecklenburg | 2026 | 3B | 218 ft |
10 | Evan Burroughs | NC | Watauga High | 2026 | SS | 212 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 | JT Roche | NC | East Lincoln | 2026 | OF | 85 % |
2 | Logan Davis | NC | CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 75 % |
3 | Louis Smelcer | NC | Terry Sanford | 2025 | C | 72 % |
4 | Evan Burroughs | NC | Watauga High | 2026 | SS | 68 % |
5 | Will Lavender | NC | Metrolina Christian Academy | 2025 | 2B | 53 % |
6 | Victor Lopez | NC | Cannon | 2025 | SS | 50 % |
^ | Brayden Richards | NC | Cuthbertson | 2025 | 1B | 50 % |
7 | Tyler Hicks | NC | Cox Mill | 2025 | 3B | 44 % |
8 | Andru Hall | NC | West Stokes High School | 2025 | SS | 42 % |
9 | Tanner Waugh | NC | Mooresville | 2026 | C | 41 % |
10 | Giovanni Buccino | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 40 % |
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 | Line Drive % |
1 | JT Roche | NC | East Lincoln | 2026 | OF | 71 % |
2 | Logan Davis | NC | CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 50 % |
^ | Brayden Richards | NC | Cuthbertson | 2025 | 1B | 50 % |
^ | Victor Lopez | NC | Cannon | 2025 | SS | 50 % |
3 | Louis Smelcer | NC | Terry Sanford | 2025 | C | 45 % |
4 | Will Lavender | NC | Metrolina Christian Academy | 2025 | 2B | 33 % |
5 | Evan Burroughs | NC | Watauga High | 2026 | SS | 31 % |
6 | Tyler Hicks | NC | Cox Mill | 2025 | 3B | 22 % |
7 | Andru Hall | NC | West Stokes High School | 2025 | SS | 21 % |
8 | Giovanni Buccino | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 20 % |
9 | Maddox Greene | NC | Watauga | 2025 | SS | 18 % |
10 | Tanner Waugh | NC | Mooresville | 2026 | C | 16 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Tyler Hicks | NC | Cox Mill | 2025 | 3B | 66.7 % |
2 | Andru Hall | NC | West Stokes High School | 2025 | SS | 64.3 % |
3 | Giovanni Buccino | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 60.0 % |
4 | Tanner Waugh | NC | Mooresville | 2026 | C | 50.0 % |
5 | Louis Smelcer | NC | Terry Sanford | 2025 | C | 45.5 % |
^ | Maddox Greene | NC | Watauga | 2025 | SS | 45.5 % |
^ | Evan Burroughs | NC | Watauga High | 2026 | SS | 45.5 % |
6 | Anthony Mosher | NC | East Mecklenburg | 2026 | 3B | 37.5 % |
7 | Will Lavender | NC | Metrolina Christian Academy | 2025 | 2B | 33.3 % |
8 | JT Roche | NC | East Lincoln | 2026 | OF | 28.6 % |
9 | Brayden Richards | NC | Cuthbertson | 2025 | 1B | 25.0 % |
^ | Logan Davis | NC | CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 25.0 % |
10 | Victor Lopez | NC | Cannon | 2025 | SS | 16.7 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Jeter Bynum | NC | Pine Lake Preparatory | 2026 | LHP | 88 % |
2 | Maddox Greene | NC | Watauga | 2025 | SS | 27 % |
3 | Will Lavender | NC | Metrolina Christian Academy | 2025 | 2B | 26 % |
4 | Brayden Richards | NC | Cuthbertson | 2025 | 1B | 25 % |
^ | Tanner Waugh | NC | Mooresville | 2026 | C | 25 % |
5 | Evan Burroughs | NC | Watauga High | 2026 | SS | 18 % |
6 | Logan Davis | NC | CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 16 % |
^ | Victor Lopez | NC | Cannon | 2025 | SS | 16 % |
7 | Anthony Mosher | NC | East Mecklenburg | 2026 | 3B | 12 % |
8 | Tyler Hicks | NC | Cox Mill | 2025 | 3B | 11 % |
9 | Giovanni Buccino | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 10 % |
10 | Louis Smelcer | NC | Terry Sanford | 2025 | C | 9 % |
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