Prep Baseball Report

Misson Baseball: Data Dive


Zach Boraski
North Carolina Assistant Scouting Director


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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 - Statistical Leaders

 Dash and Top Run Speed

Swift Athletic Laser Timers were used to time each runner in the 10, 30, and 60 yard run.  Below we take a look at the best runners in the 60 and overall run speed from the event.  The 60 is timed by the lasers while the overall run speed is looking at split times and doing the math to calculate each player's top mph.  Look for more information coming from the Swift Athletics testing in the coming weeks.


Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yard
1 Nathan Wilson NC Cuthbertson 2026 OF 6.80
2 Colby Epperly NC Ardrey Kell 2026 1B 7.01
3 Jackson Bendis SC Fort Mill High 2026 OF 7.02
4 Alex Culicerto NC Marvin Ridge High 2026 OF 7.09
5 Dylan Poling NC Marvin Ridge High 2026 OF 7.14

TrackMan Max Exit Velocity (BP)

During BP, TrackMan tracked ball flight off the bat.  Each hitter took two rounds of BP and TrackMan is able to produce a lot of data on every ball put in play in fair territory.  One element TrackMan is able to produce is the exit velocity.  Below are the top Exit Velocities produced during live BP.


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
8 Dean Larkin NC Marvin Ridge High 2026 C 88.2 mph
9 Jackson Bendis SC Fort Mill High 2026 OF 87.5 mph
10 Austin Catledge SC Buford 2026 C 86.0 mph

Positional Velocity - Infielders

Infielders were able to workout at shortstop throwing across the infield, or from 1B throwing to 2B and 3B in the pro-style workout.  While the throwing velocity of an infielder does not tell the entire story of their arm strength, it does give us a feel for how different players can compare.  During this drill, we did ask all infielders to work at game speed, making "game-type" plays.


Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Dean Larkin NC Marvin Ridge High 2026 C 85
2 Robert Johnstone NC Cuthbertson 2026 C 80
3 Austin Catledge SC Buford 2026 C 79
4 Colby Epperly NC Ardrey Kell 2026 1B 74
^ Jack Nelson NC Cuthbertson High 2026 SS 74
5 Tyler Fan SC Clover 2026 3B 73
^ Gabriel Martin NC C3 Concord Christian 2026 C 73

Positional Velocity - Outfielders

Outfielders worked out from right field, making throws to the plate.  Throws were measured by a radar gun to gauge arm strength.  Players were asked to make "game-type" throws on balls hit from a fungo.


Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Dylan Poling NC Marvin Ridge High 2026 OF 93
2 Nathan Wilson NC Cuthbertson 2026 OF 82
^ Alex Culicerto NC Marvin Ridge High 2026 OF 82
3 Sammy Rowland SC Indian Land 2026 OF 81
4 Jack Nelson NC Cuthbertson High 2026 SS 77
^ Jackson Bendis SC Fort Mill High 2026 OF 77

Catcher Pop Times & Positional Velocity

In the pro-style workout, catchers workout from behind home plate, making multiple throws to 2B, simulating a stolen base attempt.  Scouts timed each throw from glove to glove, asking the middle infielders to let the ball travel to over the bag.  A radar gun was used to gauge arm strength out of the crouch.


Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Dean Larkin NC Marvin Ridge High 2026 C 2.01-2.15
2 Robert Johnstone NC Cuthbertson 2026 C 2.04-2.16
3 Austin Catledge SC Buford 2026 C 2.08-2.33


Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Dean Larkin NC Marvin Ridge High 2026 C 82
2 Kellen Murphy NC Weddington 2026 C 77
3 Gabriel Martin NC C3 Concord Christian 2026 C 74

TrackMan Info - Pitcher Bullpens

Pitchers threw a controlled bullpen showcasing their full arsenal of pitches. Velocity and spin rate information was gathered off of the TrackMan. TrackMan analytics are the official analytics and the velocities below were captured by TrackMan.


Max Fastball Velocity


Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Dylan Poling NC Marvin Ridge High 2026 OF 84.1 mph
2 David Rowles NC Grace Academy 2026 RHP 82.6 mph
3 Payton Kick NC Cuthbertson High 2027 RHP 81.8 mph
4 Alex Culicerto NC Marvin Ridge High 2026 OF 78.1 mph
5 Tyler Fan SC Clover 2026 3B 75.8 mph

Fastball Spin Rate (avg)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Dylan Poling NC Marvin Ridge High 2026 OF 2064 rpm
2 Sammy Rowland SC Indian Land 2026 OF 2015 rpm
3 David Rowles NC Grace Academy 2026 RHP 1983 rpm
4 Tevon Masimer NC Weddington High 2026 LHP 1752 rpm
5 Alex Culicerto NC Marvin Ridge High 2026 OF 1741 rpm