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Team Carolina Trials: East - Blast Leaders


Patrick Johnson
North Carolina Assistant Scouting Director

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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 Campbell was one of the final chances 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 measurements, 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

  • Close to 50 players from NC 
  • Players were from the 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028 graduating classes
  • 7 players registered a vertical of 30in or higher
  • 20 players saw their grip strength peak at above 130 psi
  • 23 players had an exit velocity of 90mph or higher in BP
  • 4 player posted an exit velocity above 100mph
  • 14 infielders had arm strength at 80mph or higher across the diamond
  • 5 hitters posted an average bat speed of 70mph or higher with BLAST.

Team Carolina Trials: East - Blast Leaders

MAX HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Cassius Grimsley NC Fuquay-Varina 2026 OF 25.4 mph
2 Jakub Mudd NC Cardinal Gibbons 2026 OF 25.1 mph
3 Jonathan Piner NC East Carteret High 2026 C 25.0 mph
4 Brandon Bush NC Hoggard 2027 OF 24.4 mph
5 Riley Cuddy NC GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2026 OF 24.3 mph
6 Jackson Brooks NC Emsley A Laney 2027 3B 23.8 mph
^ Christian Xavier Romine NC Union Pines 2027 3B 23.8 mph
7 Tucker Anderson NC DH Conley 2026 RHP 23.2 mph
8 Luke Sheets NC Lee County High 2025 OF 22.9 mph
9 Owen Gore NC Emsley A Laney 2026 SS 22.7 mph
10 Isaiah Abrams NC West Craven 2025 OF 22.6 mph

AVERAGE HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Cassius Grimsley NC Fuquay-Varina 2026 OF 24.3 mph
2 Jonathan Piner NC East Carteret High 2026 C 24.1 mph
3 Jakub Mudd NC Cardinal Gibbons 2026 OF 23.8 mph
4 Brandon Bush NC Hoggard 2027 OF 23.4 mph
5 Riley Cuddy NC GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2026 OF 23.1 mph
6 Christian Xavier Romine NC Union Pines 2027 3B 22.7 mph
7 Jackson Brooks NC Emsley A Laney 2027 3B 22.5 mph
8 Luke Sheets NC Lee County High 2025 OF 21.8 mph
9 Owen Gore NC Emsley A Laney 2026 SS 21.5 mph
10 Tucker Anderson NC DH Conley 2026 RHP 21.4 mph

PEAK BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Riley Cuddy NC GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2026 OF 84.8 mph
2 Christian Xavier Romine NC Union Pines 2027 3B 80.9 mph
3 Casey Murray NC Middle Creek 2027 RHP 77.9 mph
4 Jakub Mudd NC Cardinal Gibbons 2026 OF 77.4 mph
5 Amare Burrus NC DURHAM ACADEMY 2025 OF 75.7 mph
6 Grant Buchanan NC Clayton 2026 3B 74.9 mph
^ Tucker Anderson NC DH Conley 2026 RHP 74.9 mph
7 Addison Rowland NC Palisades 2026 C 74.8 mph
8 Brandon Bush NC Hoggard 2027 OF 74.2 mph
9 Cassius Grimsley NC Fuquay-Varina 2026 OF 72.9 mph
10 Tyler Jones NC Kinston 2026 1B 72.8 mph

AVERAGE BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Riley Cuddy NC GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2026 OF 79.4 mph
2 Christian Xavier Romine NC Union Pines 2027 3B 74.9 mph
3 Amare Burrus NC DURHAM ACADEMY 2025 OF 72.5 mph
4 Jakub Mudd NC Cardinal Gibbons 2026 OF 72.5 mph
5 Brandon Bush NC Hoggard 2027 OF 70.9 mph
6 Casey Murray NC Middle Creek 2027 RHP 69.6 mph
7 Tucker Anderson NC DH Conley 2026 RHP 69.4 mph
8 Mitchell Baek NC Pinecrest High 2025 1B 68.8 mph
9 Grant Buchanan NC Clayton 2026 3B 68.6 mph
10 Addison Rowland NC Palisades 2026 C 68.6 mph

MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Riley Cuddy NC GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2026 OF 35.2 g
2 Cassius Grimsley NC Fuquay-Varina 2026 OF 34.7 g
3 Brandon Bush NC Hoggard 2027 OF 30.9 g
4 Jackson Brooks NC Emsley A Laney 2027 3B 26.7 g
5 Luke Sheets NC Lee County High 2025 OF 25.5 g
6 Andrew Caracio NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2027 LHP 23.7 g
7 Grant Buchanan NC Clayton 2026 3B 22.9 g
^ Jakub Mudd NC Cardinal Gibbons 2026 OF 22.9 g
8 Mitchell Baek NC Pinecrest High 2025 1B 22.5 g
9 Christian Xavier Romine NC Union Pines 2027 3B 22.2 g
10 Kai Patton NC North Raleigh Christian Academy 2025 C 20.5 g
^ Landon Church NC West Forsyth 2026 2B 20.5 g

AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Cassius Grimsley NC Fuquay-Varina 2026 OF 28.5 g
2 Brandon Bush NC Hoggard 2027 OF 27.0 g
3 Riley Cuddy NC GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2026 OF 26.1 g
4 Jackson Brooks NC Emsley A Laney 2027 3B 23.4 g
5 Luke Sheets NC Lee County High 2025 OF 21.8 g
6 Andrew Caracio NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2027 LHP 20.6 g
7 Mitchell Baek NC Pinecrest High 2025 1B 20.0 g
8 Owen Gore NC Emsley A Laney 2026 SS 17.2 g
9 Grant Buchanan NC Clayton 2026 3B 16.9 g
10 Landon Church NC West Forsyth 2026 2B 16.3 g

AVERAGE ON PLANE EFFICIENCY

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Luke Sheets NC Lee County High 2025 OF 85 %
2 Christian Xavier Romine NC Union Pines 2027 3B 84 %
3 Cassius Grimsley NC Fuquay-Varina 2026 OF 81 %
4 Kai Patton NC North Raleigh Christian Academy 2025 C 81 %
5 Jayce Smith NC Fuquay-Varina 2025 OF 80 %
6 Bryce Gullie NC Fuquay-Varina 2026 1B 78 %
7 Landon Church NC West Forsyth 2026 2B 78 %
8 Isaiah Abrams NC West Craven 2025 OF 76 %
9 Jax Young NC Chatham Charter 2027 3B 76 %
10 Carter Roberts NC Kings Mountain 2025 OF 76 %