Team Carolina Trials East: Athletic Testing Leaders
July 19, 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 - 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
SC
palisades high school
2026
C
6.80
4
Cassius Grimsley
NC
Fuquay-Varina
2026
OF
6.89
^
Riley Cuddy
NC
GRACE Christian
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
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
2025
OF
33.8
3
Landon Church
NC
West Forsyth
2026
2B
33.7
4
Riley Cuddy
NC
GRACE Christian
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
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
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