Team Carolina Trials: East - Trackman Hitting Leaders
July 11, 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 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
- 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 - TrackMan Hitting 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
Riley Cuddy
NC
GRACE Christian
2026
OF
108.6 mph
2
Grant Buchanan
NC
Clayton
2026
3B
101.5 mph
3
Amare Burrus
NC
Durham Academy
2025
OF
100.6 mph
4
Christian Xavier Romine
NC
Union Pines
2027
3B
100.4 mph
5
Jakub Mudd
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2026
OF
99.6 mph
6
Luke Sheets
NC
Lee County High
2025
OF
98.1 mph
7
Jonathan Piner
NC
East Carteret High
2026
C
97.6 mph
8
Andrew Caracio
NC
Pro5 Baseball Academy
2027
LHP
96.4 mph
9
Tucker Anderson
NC
DH Conley
2026
RHP
95.7 mph
10
Mitchell Baek
NC
Pinecrest High
2025
1B
94.9 mph
Best Average Exit Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
Riley Cuddy
NC
GRACE Christian
2026
OF
97.2 mph
2
Jonathan Piner
NC
East Carteret High
2026
C
91.1 mph
3
Christian Xavier Romine
NC
Union Pines
2027
3B
90.4 mph
4
Grant Buchanan
NC
Clayton
2026
3B
89.9 mph
5
Cassius Grimsley
NC
Fuquay-Varina
2026
OF
89.2 mph
6
Mitchell Baek
NC
Pinecrest High
2025
1B
88.4 mph
7
Luke Sheets
NC
Lee County High
2025
OF
88.2 mph
8
Jakub Mudd
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2026
OF
87.9 mph
9
Jackson Brooks
NC
Emsley A Laney
2027
3B
86.1 mph
10
Kai Patton
NC
North Raleigh Christian Academy
2025
C
85.8 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 | Riley Cuddy | NC | GRACE Christian | 2026 | OF | 419 ft |
2 | Jakub Mudd | NC | Cardinal Gibbons | 2026 | OF | 362 ft |
3 | Grant Buchanan | NC | Clayton | 2026 | 3B | 362 ft |
4 | Jayce Smith | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2025 | OF | 359 ft |
5 | Luke Sheets | NC | Lee County High | 2025 | OF | 358 ft |
6 | Mitchell Baek | NC | Pinecrest High | 2025 | 1B | 357 ft |
7 | Jackson Brooks | NC | Emsley A Laney | 2027 | 3B | 350 ft |
8 | Addison Rowland | SC | palisades high school | 2026 | C | 347 ft |
9 | Landon Church | NC | West Forsyth | 2026 | 2B | 345 ft |
10 | Owen Gore | NC | Emsley A Laney | 2026 | SS | 344 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Riley Cuddy | NC | GRACE Christian | 2026 | OF | 289 ft |
2 | Landon Church | NC | West Forsyth | 2026 | 2B | 268 ft |
3 | Kai Patton | NC | North Raleigh Christian Academy | 2025 | C | 253 ft |
4 | Dylan Johnson | NC | Green Hope | 2026 | SS | 252 ft |
5 | Addison Rowland | SC | palisades high school | 2026 | C | 251 ft |
6 | Luke Sheets | NC | Lee County High | 2025 | OF | 247 ft |
7 | Jayce Smith | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2025 | OF | 247 ft |
8 | Jakub Mudd | NC | Cardinal Gibbons | 2026 | OF | 237 ft |
9 | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | 233 ft |
10 | Wesley Clewis | NC | GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 233 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 | Parker Kilpatrick | NC | Clayton | 2026 | SS | 90 % |
2 | Dylan Johnson | NC | Green Hope | 2026 | SS | 81 % |
3 | Jonathan Piner | NC | East Carteret High | 2026 | C | 76 % |
4 | Riley Cuddy | NC | GRACE Christian | 2026 | OF | 72 % |
5 | Carter Roberts | NC | Kings Mountain | 2025 | OF | 70 % |
6 | Bryce Gullie | NC | Fuquay-Varina | 2026 | 1B | 69 % |
7 | Luke Sheets | NC | Lee County High | 2025 | OF | 66 % |
^ | Owen Cho | NC | Homeschool (NC) | 2027 | C | 66 % |
^ | Brandon Bush | NC | Hoggard | 2027 | OF | 66 % |
8 | Turner Stuckey | NC | Corinth Holders | 2025 | C | 64 % |
9 | Landon Church | NC | West Forsyth | 2026 | 2B | 63 % |
10 | Mitchell Baek | NC | Pinecrest High | 2025 | 1B | 61 % |
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 | Parker Kilpatrick | NC | Clayton | 2026 | SS | 80 % |
2 | Brandon Bush | NC | Hoggard | 2027 | OF | 60 % |
3 | Owen Cho | NC | Homeschool (NC) | 2027 | C | 58 % |
4 | Dylan Johnson | NC | Green Hope | 2026 | SS | 54 % |
5 | Carter Roberts | NC | Kings Mountain | 2025 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Turner Stuckey | NC | Corinth Holders | 2025 | C | 50 % |
6 | Bryce Gullie | NC | Fuquay-Varina | 2026 | 1B | 46 % |
^ | Jonathan Piner | NC | East Carteret High | 2026 | C | 46 % |
^ | Cassius Grimsley | NC | Fuquay-Varina | 2026 | OF | 46 % |
7 | Riley Cuddy | NC | GRACE Christian | 2026 | OF | 45 % |
8 | Landen Smith | NC | Homeschool (NC) | 2027 | C | 41 % |
9 | Addison Rowland | SC | palisades high school | 2026 | C | 40 % |
10 | Nicholas Quinones | NC | Swansboro | 2025 | OF | 38 % |
^ | Mitchell Baek | NC | Pinecrest High | 2025 | 1B | 38 % |
^ | Weston Sykes | NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 2027 | SS | 38 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Owen Gore | NC | Emsley A Laney | 2026 | SS | 66.7 % |
^ | Warren Landreth | NC | West Johnston | 2025 | C | 66.7 % |
2 | Landon Church | NC | West Forsyth | 2026 | 2B | 63.6 % |
3 | Kai Patton | NC | North Raleigh Christian Academy | 2025 | C | 58.3 % |
^ | Jayce Smith | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2025 | OF | 58.3 % |
4 | Wesley Clewis | NC | GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 53.8 % |
5 | Jax Young | NC | Chatham Charter | 2027 | 3B | 50.0 % |
^ | Addison Rowland | SC | palisades high school | 2026 | C | 50.0 % |
^ | Luke Sheets | NC | Lee County High | 2025 | OF | 50.0 % |
6 | Casey Murray | NC | Middle Creek | 2027 | RHP | 45.5 % |
^ | Dylan Johnson | NC | Green Hope | 2026 | SS | 45.5 % |
^ | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | 45.5 % |
7 | Edward Evans | NC | Corinth Holders | 2026 | SS | 44.4 % |
8 | Jackson Brooks | NC | Emsley A Laney | 2027 | 3B | 36.4 % |
^ | Riley Cuddy | NC | GRACE Christian | 2026 | OF | 36.4 % |
9 | Tyler Jones | NC | Kinston | 2026 | 1B | 33.3 % |
^ | Grant Buchanan | NC | Clayton | 2026 | 3B | 33.3 % |
^ | Jakub Mudd | NC | Cardinal Gibbons | 2026 | OF | 33.3 % |
^ | Christian Xavier Romine | NC | Union Pines | 2027 | 3B | 33.3 % |
^ | Isaiah Abrams | NC | West Craven | 2025 | OF | 33.3 % |
10 | Nicholas Quinones | NC | Swansboro | 2025 | OF | 30.8 % |
^ | Bryce Gullie | NC | Fuquay-Varina | 2026 | 1B | 30.8 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Andrew Caracio | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2027 | LHP | 66 % |
2 | Jace Young | NC | Chatham Charter | 2026 | C | 64 % |
3 | Landen Smith | NC | Homeschool (NC) | 2027 | C | 58 % |
4 | Tyler Jones | NC | Kinston | 2026 | 1B | 55 % |
^ | Christian Xavier Romine | NC | Union Pines | 2027 | 3B | 55 % |
5 | Payton Webb | NC | Reagan | 2026 | 2B | 50 % |
^ | Jamison Lynch | NC | Clayton | 2026 | C | 50 % |
6 | Ryder Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2028 | SS | 47 % |
7 | Turner Stuckey | NC | Corinth Holders | 2025 | C | 42 % |
8 | Cassius Grimsley | NC | Fuquay-Varina | 2026 | OF | 38 % |
^ | Weston Sykes | NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 2027 | SS | 38 % |
9 | Grant Buchanan | NC | Clayton | 2026 | 3B | 33 % |
^ | Edward Evans | NC | Corinth Holders | 2026 | SS | 33 % |
^ | Isaiah Abrams | NC | West Craven | 2025 | OF | 33 % |
10 | Jonathan Piner | NC | East Carteret High | 2026 | C | 30 % |
^ | Mitchell Baek | NC | Pinecrest High | 2025 | 1B | 30 % |
^ | Wesley Clewis | NC | GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | RHP | 30 % |