Prep Baseball Report

Team Carolina Trials: Triangle - Data Dive


Brandon Hall
NC / Mid-ATL Director of Scouting

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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.  The Team Carolina Trials: Triangle brought Prep Baseball to Clayton, NC on a very nice playing surface, allowing players to perform at a high level.

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: Triangle

  • 18 Players from NC including graduates from 2025, 2026, 2027, & 2028
  • 8 players registered a vertical of 30in or higher
  • 2 players saw their grip strength peak at above 130 psi 
  • 10 players had an exit velocity of 90mph or higher in BP
  • 1 player posted an exit velocity above 100mph
  • 4 infielders had arm stregnth at 80mph or higher across the diamond
  • 5 hitters posted an average bat speed of 70mph or higher with BLAST.

Team Carolina Trials: Triangle - Statistical Leaders

60 Yard Run Times

VALD Laser Timers were used to time each runner in the 10 and 60 yard run.  Below we take a look at the best runners in the 60.  Look for more information coming from the VALD Athletics testing in the coming weeks.


Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yard
1 Reed Benamati NC Northwest Guilford High 2025 OF 6.49
2 Mason Dean NC Green Hope 2025 OF 6.79
3 Braden Bloom NC Apex Friendship High 2026 C 6.93
4 Harrison Mears NC South Brunswick High 2027 SS 6.98
5 Jimmy Alfonsin NC Corinth Holders 2025 SS 7.03
6 Drew Collins NC Reagan 2026 OF 7.17
7 Brody Hines NC Corinth Holders 2025 C 7.23
8 Sebastian Rodriguez NC Grimsley 2025 SS 7.26
9 Banks Woody NC North Raleigh Christian Academy 2027 C 7.28
10 Will Evans NC Cardinal Gibbons 2026 OF 7.44

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 Banks Woody NC North Raleigh Christian Academy 2027 C 101.1 mph
2 Zach Overton NC Rolesville 2026 C 97.8 mph
3 Reed Benamati NC Northwest Guilford High 2025 OF 97.7 mph
4 Jimmy Alfonsin NC Corinth Holders 2025 SS 97.0 mph
5 Mason Dean NC Green Hope 2025 OF 95.6 mph
6 Harrison Mears NC South Brunswick High 2027 SS 95.0 mph
7 Braden Bloom NC Apex Friendship High 2026 C 92.6 mph
8 Sebastian Rodriguez NC Grimsley 2025 SS 91.2 mph
9 Ethan Wisler NC Wakefield High 2027 RHP 90.5 mph
10 Drew Collins NC Reagan 2026 OF 90.0 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 Jimmy Alfonsin NC Corinth Holders 2025 SS 86
2 Simon Brutskiy NC Apex 2027 RHP 84
3 Harrison Mears NC South Brunswick High 2027 SS 83
4 Sebastian Rodriguez NC Grimsley 2025 SS 82
5 Banks Woody NC North Raleigh Christian Academy 2027 C 79

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 Reed Benamati NC Northwest Guilford High 2025 OF 89
2 Ethan Wisler NC Wakefield High 2027 RHP 86
3 Braden Bloom NC Apex Friendship High 2026 C 85
4 Parker Simo NC JH Rose 2027 LHP 81
5 Drew Collins NC Reagan 2026 OF 80

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.


Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Harrison Mears NC South Brunswick High 2027 SS 1.94-2.25
2 Braden Bloom NC Apex Friendship High 2026 C 1.97-2.03
3 Zach Overton NC Rolesville 2026 C 1.97-2.12
4 Brody Hines NC Corinth Holders 2025 C 2.00-2.07
5 Hunter Hedgecoe NC Terry Sanford High 2028 C 2.04-2.20


Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Harrison Mears NC South Brunswick High 2027 SS 79
2 Zach Overton NC Rolesville 2026 C 78
3 Braden Bloom NC Apex Friendship High 2026 C 77
^ Banks Woody NC North Raleigh Christian Academy 2027 C 77
4 Hunter Hedgecoe NC Terry Sanford High 2028 C 74
^ Mason Dean NC Green Hope 2025 OF 74
^ Brody Hines NC Corinth Holders 2025 C 74
5 Salvatore Benkovics NC Wayne Christian 2028 2B 69

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 Ethan Wisler NC Wakefield High 2027 RHP 86.2 mph
2 Simon Brutskiy NC Apex 2027 RHP 86.0 mph
3 Brandon Benkovics NC Wayne Christian 2025 RHP 84.2 mph

Fastball Spin Rate (avg)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Ethan Wisler NC Wakefield High 2027 RHP 2403 rpm
2 Simon Brutskiy NC Apex 2027 RHP 2180 rpm
3 Sebastian Rodriguez NC Grimsley 2025 SS 2179 rpm
4 Parker Simo NC JH Rose 2027 LHP 2106 rpm
5 Brandon Benkovics NC Wayne Christian 2025 RHP 2004 rpm