Team Carolina Trials: Charlotte - Data Dive
July 18, 2024
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Open IDs give Prep Baseball Scouts a chance to see players from their area while also working to fill out rosters for upcoming regional and national events like the Future Games, Super Sophomore Games, and Top Prospect Games. The Team Carolina Trials fall under this Open ID forum. This event at South Mecklenburg HS was a late pop up event, added as a final chance for players to perform for Prep Baseball Scouts. Several punched their ticket to Lake Point.
The event started with position players going through their athletic testing, including height and weight measurments, a vertical jump, RSI jumps, grip strength testing, and a laser timed 60. Offensive evaluations were next, including multiple rounds of BP. BP was followed by defensive evaluations and then pitcher bullpens.
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.
By the Numbers - Team Carolina Trials: East
- 10 players from NC
- Players were from the 2025, 2026, and 2027
- 5 players registered a vertical of 30in or higher
- 4 players saw their grip strength peak at, or above, 130 psi
- 4 players had an exit velocity of 90mph or higher in BP
- 1 player posted an exit velocity above 100mph
- 6 position players posted arm strength at 80mph or higher from their position
- 7 hitters posted an average bat speed of 70mph or higher with BLAST.
Team Carolina Trials: Charlotte - Statistical Leaders
60 Yard Dash and Top Run Speed
VALD Athletic Laser Timers were used to time each runner in the 60 yard run. Below we take a look at the best runners in the 60.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
1 | Jordan Bonner | NC | Crossroads FLEX | 2026 | OF | 6.66 |
2 | Nic Stutzman | NC | Stuart W. Cramer | 2026 | RHP | 6.84 |
^ | Cole Blevins | NC | West Rowan High | 2026 | OF | 6.84 |
3 | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | 6.88 |
^ | Christopher Short | NC | South Mecklenburg High School | 2025 | SS | 6.88 |
4 | Jon Fijalkowski | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2025 | OF | 6.93 |
5 | Libardo Santos | NC | Ledford | 2025 | OF | 7.00 |
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 | Cole Blevins | NC | West Rowan High | 2026 | OF | 100.7 mph |
2 | Jordan Bonner | NC | Crossroads FLEX | 2026 | OF | 97.9 mph |
3 | Libardo Santos | NC | Ledford | 2025 | OF | 96.2 mph |
4 | Nic Stutzman | NC | Stuart W. Cramer | 2026 | RHP | 93.9 mph |
5 | Drew Bria | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | SS | 93.0 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 | Drew Bria | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | SS | 83 |
2 | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | 78 |
3 | Christopher Short | NC | South Mecklenburg High School | 2025 | SS | 75 |
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 | Jon Fijalkowski | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2025 | OF | 90 |
2 | Cole Blevins | NC | West Rowan High | 2026 | OF | 89 |
^ | Libardo Santos | NC | Ledford | 2025 | OF | 89 |
3 | Angel Pichardo | NC | Ledford Senior High | 2025 | OF | 86 |
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.
*There were not any catchers that worked out at this event.
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 | Jon Fijalkowski | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2025 | OF | 86.1 mph |
2 | Jack Beard | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2026 | RHP | 84.1 mph |
3 | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | 77.0 mph |
Fastball Spin Rate (avg)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Jon Fijalkowski | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2025 | OF | 2286 rpm |
2 | Jack Beard | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2026 | RHP | 2094 rpm |
3 | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | 1810 rpm |