Mission Baseball: Trackman Hitters Analytics
June 5, 2024
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PBR was in Matthews, NC on Thursday May 29, 2024, at Warner Park home field of Covenant Day School. To see the PBR Scout Day with Mission Baseball. Over 15 players from the 2026-2027 classes were on hand for the workout day.
The day started with players running a laser timed 60. From there hitters took multiple rounds of BP with TrackMan tracking each ball put in fair play. After the offensive evaluations, players were evaluated at their primary defensive positions. To finish the day, pitchers threw controlled bullpens, again with TrackMan tracking each pitch and giving analytic data on each player.
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.
Mission Baseball Scout Day - TrackMan Hitting Analytics
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
Dylan Poling
NC
Marvin Ridge High
2026
OF
95.5 mph
2
Kellen Murphy
NC
Weddington
2026
C
93.8 mph
3
Alex Culicerto
NC
Marvin Ridge High
2026
OF
93.6 mph
4
Nathan Wilson
NC
Cuthbertson
2026
OF
92.2 mph
5
Colby Epperly
NC
Ardrey Kell
2026
1B
92.1 mph
6
Tevon Masimer
NC
Weddington High
2026
LHP
88.6 mph
7
Robert Johnstone
NC
Cuthbertson
2026
C
88.6 mph
Best Average Exit Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
Kellen Murphy
NC
Weddington
2026
C
86.5 mph
2
Alex Culicerto
NC
Marvin Ridge High
2026
OF
85.2 mph
3
Colby Epperly
NC
Ardrey Kell
2026
1B
84.6 mph
4
Dylan Poling
NC
Marvin Ridge High
2026
OF
84.2 mph
5
Dean Larkin
NC
Marvin Ridge High
2026
C
83.6 mph
6
Nathan Wilson
NC
Cuthbertson
2026
OF
81.9 mph
7
Tevon Masimer
NC
Weddington High
2026
LHP
80.2 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 | Dylan Poling | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2026 | OF | 372 ft |
2 | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | 342 ft |
3 | Nathan Wilson | NC | Cuthbertson | 2026 | OF | 332 ft |
4 | Alex Culicerto | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2026 | OF | 330 ft |
5 | Dean Larkin | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2026 | C | 325 ft |
6 | Kellen Murphy | NC | Weddington | 2026 | C | 322 ft |
7 | Austin Catledge | SC | Buford | 2026 | C | 322 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Dean Larkin | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2026 | C | 292 ft |
2 | Dylan Poling | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2026 | OF | 269 ft |
3 | Alex Culicerto | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2026 | OF | 245 ft |
4 | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | 243 ft |
5 | Kellen Murphy | NC | Weddington | 2026 | C | 228 ft |
6 | Jackson Bendis | SC | Fort Mill High | 2026 | OF | 211 ft |
7 | Nathan Wilson | NC | Cuthbertson | 2026 | OF | 207 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 | Alex Culicerto | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2026 | OF | 80 % |
2 | Nathan Wilson | NC | Cuthbertson | 2026 | OF | 66 % |
^ | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | 66 % |
^ | Sammy Rowland | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | OF | 66 % |
3 | Dylan Poling | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2026 | OF | 62 % |
4 | Austin Catledge | SC | Buford | 2026 | C | 60 % |
^ | Dean Larkin | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2026 | C | 60 % |
5 | Kellen Murphy | NC | Weddington | 2026 | C | 55 % |
6 | Tevon Masimer | NC | Weddington High | 2026 | LHP | 54 % |
7 | Jackson Bendis | SC | Fort Mill High | 2026 | OF | 50 % |
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 | Alex Culicerto | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2026 | OF | 70 % |
2 | Jackson Bendis | SC | Fort Mill High | 2026 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | 50 % |
^ | Austin Catledge | SC | Buford | 2026 | C | 50 % |
^ | Sammy Rowland | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | OF | 50 % |
3 | Kellen Murphy | NC | Weddington | 2026 | C | 44 % |
^ | Nathan Wilson | NC | Cuthbertson | 2026 | OF | 44 % |
4 | Dylan Poling | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2026 | OF | 37 % |
5 | Tevon Masimer | NC | Weddington High | 2026 | LHP | 36 % |
6 | Tyler Fan | SC | Clover | 2026 | 3B | 30 % |
7 | Dean Larkin | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2026 | C | 30 % |
^ | Robert Johnstone | NC | Cuthbertson | 2026 | C | 30 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Dean Larkin | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2026 | C | 70.0 % |
2 | Jack Nelson | NC | Cuthbertson High | 2026 | SS | 55.6 % |
3 | Dylan Poling | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2026 | OF | 37.5 % |
4 | Tevon Masimer | NC | Weddington High | 2026 | LHP | 36.4 % |
5 | Kellen Murphy | NC | Weddington | 2026 | C | 33.3 % |
^ | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | 33.3 % |
6 | Alex Culicerto | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2026 | OF | 30.0 % |
^ | Austin Catledge | SC | Buford | 2026 | C | 30.0 % |
7 | Jackson Bendis | SC | Fort Mill High | 2026 | OF | 25.0 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Robert Johnstone | NC | Cuthbertson | 2026 | C | 50 % |
2 | Gabriel Martin | NC | C3 Concord Christian | 2026 | C | 42 % |
3 | Tyler Fan | SC | Clover | 2026 | 3B | 30 % |
4 | Kellen Murphy | NC | Weddington | 2026 | C | 22 % |
^ | Nathan Wilson | NC | Cuthbertson | 2026 | OF | 22 % |
5 | Austin Catledge | SC | Buford | 2026 | C | 20 % |
6 | Tevon Masimer | NC | Weddington High | 2026 | LHP | 18 % |
7 | Sammy Rowland | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | OF | 16 % |
^ | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | 16 % |
^ | Jackson Bendis | SC | Fort Mill High | 2026 | OF | 16 % |