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2022 East TN Preseason ID: Stat Story


Colton Provey
Tennessee Scouting Director

 

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On Saturday, January 29th, The PBR Tennessee Staff traveled to the Smoky Mountains to host the 2022 East TN Preseason ID at BC Athletics Indoor Facility in Knoxville. The event featured high school prospects, mostly from the eastern side of the state, showcasing their abilities to follow as the high school season approaches.

Today, we begin our post-event coverage by taking a look at the leaders in each major statistical category. We'll follow up with a the Trackman files, emphasizing the advanced metric leaders, and Quick Hits article highlighting the many standout performers. 

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Top Home to First Times

Rank Name State School Class Pos H-1st
1 Luke Lawson TN Halls 2023 OF 4.24
2 Wesley Alig TN Christian Academy of Knoxville 2024 SS 4.34
3 Gavin Dufault TN Clarksville 2023 OF 4.39
4 Jeremy Crider TN Christian Academy of Knoxville 2022 1B 4.40
5 Colt Whaley TN Alcoa 2022 OF 4.42
6 Tyler Myatt TN Claiborne 2023 OF 4.43
^ Landon Smelser TN Science Hill 2024 OF 4.43
7 Justin Bell TN William Blount 2023 RHP 4.48
^ Cade Batchelor TN Maryville 2024 SS 4.48
8 Nathan Eisfelder TN PROVIDENCE ACADEMY 2025 OF 4.52
^ Sam Cecil TN Christian Academy of Knoxville 2023 OF 4.52
9 Andrew Moser TN Ravenwood 2023 C 4.55
10 Tyler Elder TN Maryville 2023 OF 4.56

Top Exit Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Tyler Myatt TN Claiborne 2023 OF 99.3 mph
2 Cole Putnal TN Cherokee 2024 C 97.1 mph
3 Justin Bell TN William Blount 2023 RHP 96.9 mph
4 Andrew Moser TN Ravenwood 2023 C 96.5 mph
5 Colt Whaley TN Alcoa 2022 OF 96.1 mph
6 Cooper Cameron TN Webb School of Knoxville 2024 OF 95.8 mph
7 Nathan Eisfelder TN PROVIDENCE ACADEMY 2025 OF 95.3 mph
8 Jaxon Diamond TN Science Hill 2022 3B 95.2 mph
9 Wesley Alig TN Christian Academy of Knoxville 2024 SS 93.4 mph
10 Jeremy Crider TN Christian Academy of Knoxville 2022 1B 93.2 mph
11 Cade Batchelor TN Maryville 2024 SS 92.4 mph
12 Tyler Elder TN Maryville 2023 OF 92.4 mph

Max FB Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Cade Batchelor TN Maryville 2024 SS 86.4 mph
2 Reilly Byers TN Gibbs 2023 LHP 86.1 mph
3 Justin Bell TN William Blount 2023 RHP 85.9 mph
4 Ethan Crump TN McCallie 2023 RHP 85.7 mph
5 David Hamilton TN Grace Christian Academy 2023 OF 84.1 mph
6 Ryan Smith TN Science Hill 2023 RHP 81.8 mph
7 Lucas Belcher TN Providence Academy 2023 3B 81.4 mph
8 Nathan Eisfelder TN PROVIDENCE ACADEMY 2025 OF 80.7 mph

Top INF Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Cade Batchelor TN Maryville 2024 SS 90
2 Ethan Crump TN McCallie 2023 RHP 88
3 Justin Bell TN William Blount 2023 RHP 86
4 Wesley Alig TN Christian Academy of Knoxville 2024 SS 85
5 Gavin Dufault TN Clarksville 2023 OF 84
6 Lucas Belcher TN Providence Academy 2023 3B 82

Top OF Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 David Hamilton TN Grace Christian Academy 2023 OF 88
^ Jeremy Crider TN Christian Academy of Knoxville 2022 1B 88
2 Luke Lawson TN Halls 2023 OF 86
3 Cooper Cameron TN Webb School of Knoxville 2024 OF 84
^ Tyler Myatt TN Claiborne 2023 OF 84
4 Nathan Eisfelder TN PROVIDENCE ACADEMY 2025 OF 83
5 Sam Cecil TN Christian Academy of Knoxville 2023 OF 82
^ Riley King TN Grace Christian 2023 OF 82
^ Colt Whaley TN Alcoa 2022 OF 82
6 Landon Smelser TN Science Hill 2024 OF 81

Top C Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Luke Lawson TN Halls 2023 OF 75
2 Tine Bowman TN Providence Academy 2025 C 74
3 Rinaldo Matti TN Providence Academy 2025 C 73
^ Cole Putnal TN Cherokee 2024 C 73
^ Luke Treece TN Coalfield 2025 C 73
4 Elijah Stockton TN Friendship Christian 2024 C 72
^ Andrew Moser TN Ravenwood 2023 C 72
5 Caden Torraca TN Science Hill 2023 C 70

Top C Pop Time

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Luke Treece TN Coalfield 2025 C 2.02-2.11
2 Luke Lawson TN Halls 2023 OF 2.03-2.13
3 Elijah Stockton TN Friendship Christian 2024 C 2.05-2.13
4 Tine Bowman TN Providence Academy 2025 C 2.06-2.14
5 Rinaldo Matti TN Providence Academy 2025 C 2.08-2.15

 

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