Team Carolina Trials: East - Blast Leaders
July 22, 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 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 % |