Team Carolina Trials: Charlotte - TrackMan Leaders
July 19, 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 - TrackMan Leaders
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
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
Best Average Exit Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
Cole Blevins
NC
West Rowan High
2026
OF
92.6 mph
2
Libardo Santos
NC
Ledford
2025
OF
89.4 mph
3
Jordan Bonner
NC
Crossroads FLEX
2026
OF
87.2 mph
4
Angel Pichardo
NC
Ledford Senior High
2025
OF
82.8 mph
5
Drew Bria
NC
Ardrey Kell
2026
SS
82.0 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 | Jordan Bonner | NC | Crossroads FLEX | 2026 | OF | 386 ft |
2 | Cole Blevins | NC | West Rowan High | 2026 | OF | 382 ft |
3 | Libardo Santos | NC | Ledford | 2025 | OF | 356 ft |
4 | Drew Bria | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | SS | 340 ft |
5 | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | 321 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Libardo Santos | NC | Ledford | 2025 | OF | 288 ft |
2 | Cole Blevins | NC | West Rowan High | 2026 | OF | 274 ft |
3 | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | 267 ft |
4 | Jordan Bonner | NC | Crossroads FLEX | 2026 | OF | 253 ft |
5 | Christopher Short | NC | South Mecklenburg High School | 2025 | SS | 205 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 | Drew Bria | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | SS | 77 % |
2 | Libardo Santos | NC | Ledford | 2025 | OF | 76 % |
3 | Cole Blevins | NC | West Rowan High | 2026 | OF | 66 % |
4 | Christopher Short | NC | South Mecklenburg High School | 2025 | SS | 62 % |
5 | Jordan Bonner | NC | Crossroads FLEX | 2026 | OF | 55 % |
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 | Libardo Santos | NC | Ledford | 2025 | OF | 61 % |
2 | Drew Bria | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | SS | 55 % |
3 | Nic Stutzman | NC | Stuart W. Cramer | 2026 | RHP | 36 % |
4 | Angel Pichardo | NC | Ledford Senior High | 2025 | OF | 27 % |
5 | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | 26 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | 66.7 % |
2 | Cole Blevins | NC | West Rowan High | 2026 | OF | 58.3 % |
3 | Jordan Bonner | NC | Crossroads FLEX | 2026 | OF | 44.4 % |
4 | Christopher Short | NC | South Mecklenburg High School | 2025 | SS | 37.5 % |
5 | Angel Pichardo | NC | Ledford Senior High | 2025 | OF | 36.4 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Nic Stutzman | NC | Stuart W. Cramer | 2026 | RHP | 54 % |
2 | Drew Bria | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | SS | 44 % |
3 | Christopher Short | NC | South Mecklenburg High School | 2025 | SS | 37 % |
4 | Angel Pichardo | NC | Ledford Senior High | 2025 | OF | 36 % |
5 | Jordan Bonner | NC | Crossroads FLEX | 2026 | OF | 33 % |
FASTBALL STATS
Peak 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 |
Average Effective Velocity
Effective velocity is taking into account the velocity of each pitch, its release distance, the pitches time to the plate / hitting area, and the pitches movement. With all of this information, Effective Velocity is allowing coaches and scouts to more accurately compare how a pitch is affecting a hitter.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Eff Velocity (avg) |
1 | Jon Fijalkowski | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2025 | OF | 81.1 mph |
2 | Jack Beard | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2026 | RHP | 79.8 mph |
Peak Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Jon Fijalkowski | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2025 | OF | 2397 rpm |
2 | Jack Beard | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2026 | RHP | 2234 rpm |
Average Spin Rate
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 |
Average Induced Vertical Movement
Induced vertical movement tracks how the ball rides through the zone, or sinks through the zone. For the purpose of this board we are tracking which fastballs showed the most ride, typically leading to more swing and miss opportunities
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Jon Fijalkowski | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2025 | OF | 18.7 in |
2 | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | 15.5 in |
Average Horizontal Movement
Horizontal movement is often referred to as run. This measurement does not distinguish between early and late movement, just the overall amount the ball tracks to the arm side out of the hand.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | 12.9 |
Peak Spin Score
The Spin Score is a measurement linking velocity and spin. It is calculated by dividing the spin rate by the velocity of each pitch.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Score (max) |
1 | Jon Fijalkowski | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2025 | OF | 28 |
2 | Jack Beard | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2026 | RHP | 27 |
CURVEBALL STATS
Peak Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | 63.5 mph |
Peak Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (max) |
1 | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | 2442 rpm |
Average Spin Rate
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | 2410 rpm |
Average Induced Vertical Movement
This is a measurement of how much the ball drops from its original position and trajectory. It does not measure how late the movement happens. This can be referred to as depth on a breaking ball.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | -10.8 in |
Average Horizontal Movement
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | 12.9 |
Peak Spin Score
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Score (max) |
1 | Colby Epperly | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | 1B | 38 |
CHANGEUP STATS
Peak Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Jon Fijalkowski | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2025 | OF | 76.9 mph |
2 | Jack Beard | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2026 | RHP | 76.5 mph |
Average Induced Vertical Movement
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Jon Fijalkowski | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2025 | OF | 15.1 in |
2 | Jack Beard | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2026 | RHP | 4.8 in |
Average Horizontal Movement
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Jack Beard | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2026 | RHP | 10.4 |
2 | Jon Fijalkowski | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2025 | OF | 5.7 |
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