Prep Baseball Report

Team Carolina Trials East: Athletic Testing Leaders


Zach Boraski
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 - Athletic Testing Leaders

60 Yard Dash Leaders

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yard
1 Landon Church NC West Forsyth 2026 2B 6.54
2 Amare Burrus NC DURHAM ACADEMY 2025 OF 6.76
3 Addison Rowland NC Palisades 2026 C 6.80
4 Cassius Grimsley NC Fuquay-Varina 2026 OF 6.89
^ Riley Cuddy NC GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2026 OF 6.89
5 Wesley Clewis NC GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2025 RHP 6.96
6 Luke Sheets NC Lee County High 2025 OF 6.97
^ Owen Gore NC Emsley A Laney 2026 SS 6.97
7 Grant Buchanan NC Clayton 2026 3B 6.99
^ Nicholas Quinones NC Swansboro High 2025 OF 6.99
8 Dylan Johnson NC Green Hope 2026 SS 7.00
9 Carter Roberts NC Kings Mountain 2025 OF 7.03
^ Tucker Anderson NC DH Conley 2026 RHP 7.03
10 Brandon Bush NC Hoggard 2027 OF 7.04
11 Jayce Smith NC Fuquay-Varina 2025 OF 7.10
12 Jakub Mudd NC Cardinal Gibbons 2026 OF 7.14
13 Payton Webb NC Reagan 2026 2B 7.15
14 Christian Xavier Romine NC Union Pines 2027 3B 7.17
15 Bryce Gullie NC Fuquay-Varina 2026 1B 7.26
^ Isaiah Abrams NC West Craven 2025 OF 7.26

Swift Jump Testing- 

Players were able to test their vertical jump as well as an RSI jump.  The Veritcal Jump gives Scouts an idea on the power and explosion an athlete possesses.  The Vertical was performed without a step, meaning the athlete was standing still with two feet on the ground and then jumped.  

The RSI Jump Test is testing an athlete’s ability to create explosion with quickness.  With their hands on their hips, the athlete was instructed to jump as high as they can, four times in a row, without limited time on the ground.  We want to see the athlete quickly get off the ground after each jump, and still create a solid vertical jump. The reactive strength index (RSI) describes the individual's capability to quickly change from an eccentric muscular contraction to a concentric one [1]. In other words, the RSI was created to assess the athlete's reactive strength

Vertical Max Leaders 

Rank Name State School Class Pos Jump Height (max)
1 Carter Roberts NC Kings Mountain 2025 OF 35.4
2 Nicholas Quinones NC Swansboro High 2025 OF 33.8
3 Landon Church NC West Forsyth 2026 2B 33.7
4 Riley Cuddy NC GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2026 OF 32.8
5 Tucker Anderson NC DH Conley 2026 RHP 31.6
6 Amare Burrus NC DURHAM ACADEMY 2025 OF 31.3
7 Jakub Mudd NC Cardinal Gibbons 2026 OF 31.0
8 Wesley Clewis NC GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2025 RHP 30.9
9 Owen Gore NC Emsley A Laney 2026 SS 30.8
10 Edward Evans NC Corinth Holders 2026 SS 30.7

RSI MAX LEADERS

Rank Name State School Class Pos RSi (max)
1 Luke Sheets NC Lee County High 2025 OF 3.54
2 Jayce Smith NC Fuquay-Varina 2025 OF 3.30
3 Tucker Anderson NC DH Conley 2026 RHP 3.15
4 Ryan Edwards NC DH Conley 2027 RHP 3.05
5 Edward Evans NC Corinth Holders 2026 SS 3.01
6 Grant Buchanan NC Clayton 2026 3B 2.79
7 Cooper Phillips NC Homeschool (NC) 2025 2B 2.73
8 Owen Gore NC Emsley A Laney 2026 SS 2.68
9 Devon Marion NC White Oak High 2026 RHP 2.60
10 Ryder Anderson NC DH Conley 2028 SS 2.58

GRIP STRENGTH LEADERS 

Players are handed an instrument called a dynamometer, a handheld device that measures grip force in pounds. During the test, players are asked to hold the dynamometer in hand at their side in a relaxed position, raise it to a 90 degree angle, then squeeze it from there as hard as they can for a moment – and without shaking the device too much while their arm remains in that same position.

LEADERS: LEFT HAND

Rank Name State School Class Pos Grip Strgth (RH)
1 Jonathan Piner NC East Carteret High 2026 C 189.0
2 Landon Neal NC Lakewood 2025 LHP 163.0
3 Andrew Caracio NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2027 LHP 159.0
4 Devon Marion NC White Oak High 2026 RHP 151.0
5 Carter Roberts NC Kings Mountain 2025 OF 150.0
6 Bryce Gullie NC Fuquay-Varina 2026 1B 148.0
7 Tucker Anderson NC DH Conley 2026 RHP 147.0
8 Nicholas Quinones NC Swansboro High 2025 OF 146.0
9 Parker Kilpatrick NC Clayton 2026 SS 142.0
^ Brandon Bush NC Hoggard 2027 OF 142.0
10 Luke Sheets NC Lee County High 2025 OF 139.0

LEADERS: RIGHT HAND

Rank Name State School Class Pos Grip Strgth (LH)
1 Riley Cuddy NC GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2026 OF 168.0
^ Jonathan Piner NC East Carteret High 2026 C 168.0
2 Carter Roberts NC Kings Mountain 2025 OF 154.0
3 Landon Neal NC Lakewood 2025 LHP 151.0
^ Tucker Anderson NC DH Conley 2026 RHP 151.0
^ Christian Xavier Romine NC Union Pines 2027 3B 151.0
4 Grant Buchanan NC Clayton 2026 3B 149.0
5 Bryce Gullie NC Fuquay-Varina 2026 1B 144.0
6 Dylan Johnson NC Green Hope 2026 SS 138.0
^ Warren Landreth NC West Johnston 2025 C 138.0
7 Isaiah Abrams NC West Craven 2025 OF 135.0
8 Owen Cho NC Needham Broughton High 2026 C 132.0
9 Brandon Bush NC Hoggard 2027 OF 131.0
^ Luke Sheets NC Lee County High 2025 OF 131.0
^ Tyler Jones NC Kinston 2026 1B 131.0
10 Landen Smith NC Harnett Central 2026 C 129.0
^ Andrew Caracio NC Pro5 Baseball Academy 2027 LHP 129.0