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PBR of North Carolina and South Carolina came together on Tuesday June 21, 2022 to run the NC/SC Border Battle at Mariam Hayes Stadium on the campus of UNC Charlotte. The event featured 100 of the top players in the 2023, 2024, and 2025 classes representing each state.
The day started with the position player workout. Players were able to go through Switft Athletic testing, live BP, and then a defensive workout. Following the morning session, three games featured players from each state facing off in controlled scrimmages with pitchers throwing live to hitters.
Below we take a look at some of the information gathered during the Border Battle with much more still to come. You can see the full roster and statistics from the 2022 NC/SC Border Battle by CLICKING HERE.
TrackMan is able to track every ball hit into fair territory, throughout the BP sessions. Below are the exit velocities produced by individual players.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Logan Struk | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2025 | OF | 100.2 mph |
2 | Jake Absher | NC | Hibriten | 2023 | OF | 99.6 mph |
3 | Sean Friedholm | SC | Riverside | 2023 | 3B | 98.8 mph |
4 | Cole Canty | SC | Rock Hill | 2024 | OF | 96.5 mph |
5 | Wyatt Bland | SC | Chapin | 2023 | OF | 96.3 mph |
6 | Sawyer Black | NC | Wesleyan Christian | 2024 | OF | 96.2 mph |
7 | Daniel Shuta | NC | Myers Park | 2023 | OF | 95.7 mph |
8 | Jacob Trivette | NC | Caldwell Academy | 2023 | C | 95.0 mph |
9 | Ike Schmidly | NC | Myers Park | 2023 | OF | 94.9 mph |
10 | Tyler White | NC | Person | 2023 | C | 94.8 mph |
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 | Jake Absher | NC | Hibriten | 2023 | OF | 92.5 mph |
2 | Jackson Moore | SC | Hartsville | 2025 | 2B | 90.5 mph |
3 | Daniel Shuta | NC | Myers Park | 2023 | OF | 90.3 mph |
4 | Wyatt Bland | SC | Chapin | 2023 | OF | 89.7 mph |
5 | Alex Naylor | NC | North Davidson | 2023 | OF | 88.7 mph |
6 | Levi Baker | NC | Wake County Warriors | 2024 | 3B | 88.2 mph |
7 | Chace Chaplin | NC | Middle Creek | 2023 | 3B | 88.0 mph |
8 | Ryan Honeycutt | NC | Orange | 2024 | C | 87.8 mph |
9 | Tyler White | NC | Person | 2023 | C | 87.8 mph |
10 | Connor Robertson | NC | Mooresville | 2025 | 3B | 87.5 mph |
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 | Logan Struk | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2025 | OF | 384 ft |
2 | Sawyer Black | NC | Wesleyan Christian | 2024 | OF | 376 ft |
3 | Daniel Shuta | NC | Myers Park | 2023 | OF | 365 ft |
4 | Ryan Honeycutt | NC | Orange | 2024 | C | 363 ft |
5 | Corbin Wright | SC | Airport | 2023 | 1B | 359 ft |
6 | Wyatt Bland | SC | Chapin | 2023 | OF | 358 ft |
7 | Gavin Baucom | NC | Hickory Ridge | 2023 | OF | 356 ft |
8 | Jake Absher | NC | Hibriten | 2023 | OF | 355 ft |
9 | Chace Chaplin | NC | Middle Creek | 2023 | 3B | 350 ft |
10 | Lane McGaha | SC | Belton Honea Path | 2024 | 1B | 349 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Ryan Honeycutt | NC | Orange | 2024 | C | 303 ft |
2 | Wyatt Bland | SC | Chapin | 2023 | OF | 299 ft |
3 | Tate Allison | NC | Pine Lake Prep | 2023 | OF | 284 ft |
4 | Gavin Hug | SC | Greer | 2024 | C | 276 ft |
5 | Daniel Shuta | NC | Myers Park | 2023 | OF | 273 ft |
6 | Ike Schmidly | NC | Myers Park | 2023 | OF | 272 ft |
7 | Jake Mathis | NC | PRO5 Baseball Academy | 2024 | OF | 268 ft |
8 | Gavin Baucom | NC | Hickory Ridge | 2023 | OF | 264 ft |
9 | Spencer Conn | SC | Daniel | 2025 | C | 262 ft |
10 | Sawyer Black | NC | Wesleyan Christian | 2024 | OF | 261 ft |
TrackMan is able to track and follow exit velocities of each hitter. Based on the individual's top exit velocity, TrackMan is able to give us a percentage of hard hit balls. This percentage is based off of each individual hitter's top exit velocity.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hard Hit % |
1 | Daniel Shuta | NC | Myers Park | 2023 | OF | 70 % |
2 | Jake Absher | NC | Hibriten | 2023 | OF | 66 % |
3 | Logan Struk | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2025 | OF | 63 % |
^ | Alex Naylor | NC | North Davidson | 2023 | OF | 63 % |
^ | Tyler White | NC | Person | 2023 | C | 63 % |
4 | Jackson Moore | SC | Hartsville | 2025 | 2B | 57 % |
5 | Jacob Trivette | NC | Caldwell Academy | 2023 | C | 50 % |
^ | Chace Chaplin | NC | Middle Creek | 2023 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | Levi Baker | NC | Wake County Warriors | 2024 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | Sean Friedholm | SC | Riverside | 2023 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | Sawyer Black | NC | Wesleyan Christian | 2024 | OF | 50 % |
6 | Johann Rodriguez | SC | Chapman | 2023 | C | 44 % |
^ | Jahdier Rodriguez | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2025 | C | 44 % |
7 | Cole Canty | SC | Rock Hill | 2024 | OF | 41 % |
8 | Jake Pereira | NC | Willow Spring | 2024 | SS | 40 % |
^ | Wyatt Bland | SC | Chapin | 2023 | OF | 40 % |
9 | Jack Coletti | SC | Chapin | 2024 | 2B | 35 % |
10 | Ryan Honeycutt | NC | Orange | 2024 | C | 33 % |
^ | Thatcher Baughman | SC | Ben Lippen | 2024 | 3B | 33 % |
^ | Ike Schmidly | NC | Myers Park | 2023 | OF | 33 % |
^ | Bryce Harder | SC | JL Mann | 2024 | SS | 33 % |
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 | Brady Gold | SC | Wando | 2025 | SS | 71 % |
2 | Dylan Brandt | NC | Pine Lake Prep | 2025 | 3B | 70 % |
^ | Daniel Shuta | NC | Myers Park | 2023 | OF | 70 % |
3 | Kason Herlong | SC | Lake View | 2025 | SS | 66 % |
4 | Tyler White | NC | Person | 2023 | C | 63 % |
5 | Chace Chaplin | NC | Middle Creek | 2023 | 3B | 60 % |
^ | Seth Lumpkin | NC | Northern | 2023 | C | 60 % |
6 | Bryce Harder | SC | JL Mann | 2024 | SS | 58 % |
^ | Jack Painter | SC | Dreher | 2024 | 3B | 58 % |
7 | CJ Whitaker | NC | Corinth Holders | 2025 | C | 57 % |
^ | Austin Mooring | NC | Union Pines | 2024 | C | 57 % |
8 | Andrew Cammarota | SC | Blue Ridge | 2024 | 1B | 55 % |
^ | Maddox Floyd | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 55 % |
^ | Langston Rupert | NC | Combine Academy | 2024 | OF | 55 % |
^ | Brennan Helms | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2024 | 3B | 55 % |
9 | Hudson Morgan | NC | East Forsyth | 2023 | 2B | 54 % |
10 | Garrett Sanders | SC | River Bluff | 2024 | OF | 53 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Seth Tickel | NC | Rocky Mount Academy | 2025 | 3B | 77.8 % |
2 | Jake Mathis | NC | PRO5 Baseball Academy | 2024 | OF | 71.4 % |
3 | Gavin Baucom | NC | Hickory Ridge | 2023 | OF | 70.0 % |
^ | Tate Allison | NC | Pine Lake Prep | 2023 | OF | 70.0 % |
4 | Ike Schmidly | NC | Myers Park | 2023 | OF | 66.7 % |
^ | Gavin Hug | SC | Greer | 2024 | C | 66.7 % |
5 | Spencer Conn | SC | Daniel | 2025 | C | 63.6 % |
^ | Drew Hayes | SC | Summerville | 2025 | RHP | 63.6 % |
^ | Bryson Graves | SC | West Florence | 2023 | OF | 63.6 % |
6 | Joe Harrison | SC | Greenville | 2025 | C | 61.5 % |
7 | Jacob Trivette | NC | Caldwell Academy | 2023 | C | 60.0 % |
^ | Jahdier Rodriguez | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2025 | C | 60.0 % |
^ | Carson Cabbage | NC | Hickory Grove Christian | 2023 | C | 60.0 % |
8 | Jake Absher | NC | Hibriten | 2023 | OF | 55.6 % |
9 | Lane McGaha | SC | Belton Honea Path | 2024 | 1B | 54.5 % |
10 | Cade Gardner | NC | A.C. Reynolds | 2024 | SS | 50.0 % |
^ | Sawyer Black | NC | Wesleyan Christian | 2024 | OF | 50.0 % |
^ | Wyatt Bland | SC | Chapin | 2023 | OF | 50.0 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Jake Pereira | NC | Willow Spring | 2024 | SS | 70 % |
^ | James Melehes | SC | JL Mann | 2023 | C | 70 % |
2 | Thatcher Baughman | SC | Ben Lippen | 2024 | 3B | 66 % |
3 | Jackson Moore | SC | Hartsville | 2025 | 2B | 64 % |
4 | Landon Fleming | NC | Heritage | 2023 | C | 58 % |
5 | Alex Naylor | NC | North Davidson | 2023 | OF | 54 % |
6 | Levi Baker | NC | Wake County Warriors | 2024 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | Sean Friedholm | SC | Riverside | 2023 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | Connor Robertson | NC | Mooresville | 2025 | 3B | 50 % |
7 | Jack Coletti | SC | Chapin | 2024 | 2B | 47 % |
8 | Jack Heron | NC | Holly Springs | 2024 | 2B | 46 % |
9 | Lazaro Santos | SC | Legion Collegiate | 2023 | C | 45 % |
^ | Hudson Morgan | NC | East Forsyth | 2023 | 2B | 45 % |
10 | Dylan Richardson | SC | Hammond | 2023 | RHP | 44 % |
^ | Johann Rodriguez | SC | Chapman | 2023 | C | 44 % |