South Charlotte Braves: Trackman Hitting 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 South Charlotte Braves. 12 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.
South Charlotte Braves 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
Alfred Seaman
NC
Independence High School
2026
OF
93.8 mph
2
Zeb Engstrom
NC
Covenant Day
2027
OF
88.5 mph
3
Matthew Winser
NC
Providence High School
2027
3B
88.0 mph
4
Luca Reyner
NC
Weddington
2026
2B
87.5 mph
5
Luke Fry
NC
Metrolina Christian Academy
2027
C
85.9 mph
Best Average Exit Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
Alfred Seaman
NC
Independence High School
2026
OF
85.0 mph
2
Luke Fry
NC
Metrolina Christian Academy
2027
C
83.1 mph
3
Matthew Winser
NC
Providence High School
2027
3B
81.9 mph
4
Zeb Engstrom
NC
Covenant Day
2027
OF
80.1 mph
5
Luca Reyner
NC
Weddington
2026
2B
76.4 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 | Alfred Seaman | NC | Independence High School | 2026 | OF | 328 ft |
2 | Zeb Engstrom | NC | Covenant Day | 2027 | OF | 323 ft |
3 | Matthew Winser | NC | Providence High School | 2027 | 3B | 310 ft |
4 | Luca Reyner | NC | Weddington | 2026 | 2B | 307 ft |
5 | Joey Ebeling | NC | Sun Valley | 2026 | C | 307 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Alfred Seaman | NC | Independence High School | 2026 | OF | 257 ft |
2 | Joey Ebeling | NC | Sun Valley | 2026 | C | 231 ft |
3 | Zeb Engstrom | NC | Covenant Day | 2027 | OF | 213 ft |
4 | Matthew Winser | NC | Providence High School | 2027 | 3B | 187 ft |
5 | Sawyer Cutaia | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2026 | OF | 186 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 | Joey Ebeling | NC | Sun Valley | 2026 | C | 90 % |
2 | Zeb Engstrom | NC | Covenant Day | 2027 | OF | 83 % |
3 | Sawyer Cutaia | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2026 | OF | 70 % |
4 | Alfred Seaman | NC | Independence High School | 2026 | OF | 60 % |
5 | Matthew Winser | NC | Providence High School | 2027 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | Brian Devereaux | NC | Sun Valley | 2026 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | Luke Fry | NC | Metrolina Christian Academy | 2027 | C | 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 | Luke Fry | NC | Metrolina Christian Academy | 2027 | C | 50 % |
^ | Alfred Seaman | NC | Independence High School | 2026 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Sawyer Cutaia | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2026 | OF | 50 % |
2 | Zeb Engstrom | NC | Covenant Day | 2027 | OF | 41 % |
3 | Joey Ebeling | NC | Sun Valley | 2026 | C | 40 % |
4 | Drake Covington | NC | Piedmont High | 2027 | LHP | 33 % |
5 | Luca Reyner | NC | Weddington | 2026 | 2B | 20 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Joey Ebeling | NC | Sun Valley | 2026 | C | 50.0 % |
^ | Matthew Winser | NC | Providence High School | 2027 | 3B | 50.0 % |
2 | Kyle Kroehler | NC | Sun Valley | 2026 | OF | 45.5 % |
3 | Alfred Seaman | NC | Independence High School | 2026 | OF | 40.0 % |
^ | Sawyer Cutaia | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2026 | OF | 40.0 % |
4 | Brian Devereaux | NC | Sun Valley | 2026 | 3B | 33.3 % |
5 | Zeb Engstrom | NC | Covenant Day | 2027 | OF | 25.0 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Luca Reyner | NC | Weddington | 2026 | 2B | 70 % |
2 | Brian Devereaux | NC | Sun Valley | 2026 | 3B | 66 % |
3 | Drake Covington | NC | Piedmont High | 2027 | LHP | 44 % |
4 | Luke Fry | NC | Metrolina Christian Academy | 2027 | C | 37 % |
5 | Matthew Winser | NC | Providence High School | 2027 | 3B | 33 % |
^ | Zeb Engstrom | NC | Covenant Day | 2027 | OF | 33 % |