Top Prospect Games: Underclass - Data Dive
November 6, 2024
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Prep Baseball was at McCrary Park in Asheboro, NC on Saturday November 2nd and Sunday November 3rd for the Fall Top Prospect Games. Saturday featured the Underclass event, with players from the 2027 and 2028 classes. Sunday the 2025 and 2026 grads participated in the Upperclass event. Designed for top uncommitted players in North Carolina, there was plenty of talent on hand for each day of the event.
Players opened their day with body measurements, grip strength testing, jump tests, and their offensive workout. Defensive workouts were next, with players working out at the positions of their choice, giving scouts a chance to see their movement, arm action, arm strength, and feel for the glove. Players followed their defensive testing with a laser timed 60 yard dash. VALD Performance lasers were used to capture the 60 time, plus a 10yd and 30yd split.
Following the workout, players took part in a controlled scrimmage with pitchers facing live hitters. As the game concluded a "machine" scrimmage gave the hitters more at-bats and position players a ton of defensive reps. Prep Baseball scouts were on hand and will be reporting on player performance throughout November, and into the spring season.
The roster from the Top Prospect Games: Underclass and all of the stats can be seen HERE.
The roster from the Top Prospect Games: Upperclass and all of the stats can be seen HERE.
Below we dive into the players, numbers, and analytics from the Saturday event, the Top Prospect Games: Underclass.
Top Prospect Games: Underclass - Data Dive
OFFENSIVE STATS
60 YARD DASH
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
| 1 | Carter Huff | NC | Reagan | 2027 | SS | 6.95 |
| 2 | Harrison Mears | NC | South Brunswick | 2027 | C | 6.96 |
| 3 | Brandon Bush | NC | Hoggard | 2027 | OF | 7.03 |
| 4 | Jaylen Witherspoon | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | OF | 7.13 |
| 5 | Henry Tutera | NC | Christ | 2028 | C | 7.16 |
| 6 | Thad Parker | NC | Cleveland | 2027 | SS | 7.19 |
| 7 | Banks Woody | NC | North Raleigh Christian Academy | 2027 | C | 7.21 |
| 8 | Cash Rowney | NC | Roxboro Community | 2028 | OF | 7.22 |
| 9 | Micah Larson | NC | Panther Creek | 2028 | OF | 7.24 |
| 10 | Baines Raynor | NC | Eastern Carolina Academy | 2027 | OF | 7.26 |
| ^ | Chace Blackmon | NC | Ambassador Christian | 2027 | OF | 7.26 |
| 11 | Benjamin Bernard | NC | Green Level | 2027 | 2B | 7.29 |
| ^ | Hunter Kisse | NC | Wake Forest | 2027 | OF | 7.29 |
| 12 | Logan Meinster | VA | Cave Spring | 2027 | OF | 7.32 |
| 13 | Cameron Scheele | NC | Wake Forest | 2028 | 1B | 7.41 |
| ^ | Caleb Neal | NC | Wake Forest | 2027 | 2B | 7.41 |
| 14 | Christian Xavier Romine | NC | Union Pines | 2027 | 3B | 7.42 |
| ^ | Thomas Piscorik | NC | Wakefield | 2028 | SS | 7.42 |
| 15 | Weston Sykes | NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 2027 | SS | 7.44 |
TRACKMAN MAX EXIT VELOCITY (BP)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Giovanni Buccino | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 101.8 mph |
| 2 | Jaylen Witherspoon | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | OF | 98.5 mph |
| 3 | Banks Woody | NC | North Raleigh Christian Academy | 2027 | C | 97.5 mph |
| 4 | Chace Blackmon | NC | Ambassador Christian | 2027 | OF | 95.5 mph |
| 5 | Christian Xavier Romine | NC | Union Pines | 2027 | 3B | 94.9 mph |
| 6 | Brandon Bush | NC | Hoggard | 2027 | OF | 94.6 mph |
| 7 | Logan Meinster | VA | Cave Spring | 2027 | OF | 94.4 mph |
| 8 | Carter Huff | NC | Reagan | 2027 | SS | 94.3 mph |
| 9 | Henry Tutera | NC | Christ | 2028 | C | 94.0 mph |
| 10 | Harrison Mears | NC | South Brunswick | 2027 | C | 93.7 mph |
| 11 | Benjamin Bernard | NC | Green Level | 2027 | 2B | 92.5 mph |
| 12 | Hunter Kisse | NC | Wake Forest | 2027 | OF | 91.7 mph |
| 13 | Thad Parker | NC | Cleveland | 2027 | SS | 91.6 mph |
| 14 | Caleb Neal | NC | Wake Forest | 2027 | 2B | 91.5 mph |
| 15 | Landen Smith | NC | Homeschool (NC) | 2027 | C | 91.4 mph |
TRACKMAN AVG EXIT VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Giovanni Buccino | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 90.7 mph |
| 2 | Banks Woody | NC | North Raleigh Christian Academy | 2027 | C | 89.9 mph |
| 3 | Logan Meinster | VA | Cave Spring | 2027 | OF | 87.0 mph |
| 4 | Brandon Bush | NC | Hoggard | 2027 | OF | 86.5 mph |
| 5 | Carter Huff | NC | Reagan | 2027 | SS | 85.9 mph |
| 6 | Benjamin Bernard | NC | Green Level | 2027 | 2B | 85.1 mph |
| 7 | Chace Blackmon | NC | Ambassador Christian | 2027 | OF | 85.0 mph |
| 8 | Thad Parker | NC | Cleveland | 2027 | SS | 84.8 mph |
| 9 | Mikey Katz | NC | Wakefield | 2028 | C | 84.2 mph |
| 10 | Thomas Piscorik | NC | Wakefield | 2028 | SS | 84.0 mph |
| 11 | Caleb Neal | NC | Wake Forest | 2027 | 2B | 83.3 mph |
| 12 | Henry Tutera | NC | Christ | 2028 | C | 83.3 mph |
| 13 | Casey Murray | NC | Middle Creek | 2027 | RHP | 82.9 mph |
| 14 | Christian Xavier Romine | NC | Union Pines | 2027 | 3B | 82.5 mph |
| 15 | Jaylen Witherspoon | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | OF | 82.3 mph |
TRACKMAN BP MAX DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Banks Woody | NC | North Raleigh Christian Academy | 2027 | C | 368 ft |
| 2 | Henry Tutera | NC | Christ | 2028 | C | 357 ft |
| 3 | Giovanni Buccino | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 355 ft |
| 4 | Christian Xavier Romine | NC | Union Pines | 2027 | 3B | 352 ft |
| 5 | Chace Blackmon | NC | Ambassador Christian | 2027 | OF | 350 ft |
| 6 | Jaylen Witherspoon | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | OF | 350 ft |
| 7 | Brandon Bush | NC | Hoggard | 2027 | OF | 347 ft |
| 8 | Landen Smith | NC | Homeschool (NC) | 2027 | C | 339 ft |
| 9 | Benjamin Bernard | NC | Green Level | 2027 | 2B | 335 ft |
| 10 | Logan Meinster | VA | Cave Spring | 2027 | OF | 334 ft |
| 11 | Hunter Kisse | NC | Wake Forest | 2027 | OF | 328 ft |
| 12 | Haitham Abulatifa | NC | Junius H Rose | 2028 | RHP | 325 ft |
| 13 | Carter Huff | NC | Reagan | 2027 | SS | 324 ft |
| 14 | Caleb Neal | NC | Wake Forest | 2027 | 2B | 323 ft |
| 15 | Tyler Wright | NC | Hickory Grove Christian | 2027 | RHP | 321 ft |
BLAST AVERAGE BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Christian Xavier Romine | NC | Union Pines | 2027 | 3B | 74.3 mph |
| 2 | Logan Meinster | VA | Cave Spring | 2027 | OF | 73.5 mph |
| 3 | Banks Woody | NC | North Raleigh Christian Academy | 2027 | C | 72.6 mph |
| 4 | Harrison Mears | NC | South Brunswick | 2027 | C | 71.9 mph |
| 5 | Jaylen Witherspoon | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | OF | 71.8 mph |
| 6 | Hunter Kisse | NC | Wake Forest | 2027 | OF | 71.4 mph |
| 7 | Giovanni Buccino | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 71.4 mph |
| 8 | Henry Tutera | NC | Christ | 2028 | C | 71.2 mph |
| 9 | Thad Parker | NC | Cleveland | 2027 | SS | 69.9 mph |
| 10 | Cameron Scheele | NC | Wake Forest | 2028 | 1B | 69.5 mph |
| 11 | Cooper Selph | NC | Middle Creek | 2028 | C | 69.1 mph |
| 12 | Casey Murray | NC | Middle Creek | 2027 | RHP | 68.4 mph |
| 13 | Benjamin Bernard | NC | Green Level | 2027 | 2B | 68.3 mph |
| 14 | Carter Huff | NC | Reagan | 2027 | SS | 68.2 mph |
| 15 | Chace Blackmon | NC | Ambassador Christian | 2027 | OF | 68.2 mph |
DEFENSIVE STATS
INFIELD VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Mason Brewer | NC | Purnell Swett | 2027 | SS | 85 |
| 2 | Thomas Piscorik | NC | Wakefield | 2028 | SS | 84 |
| 3 | Tyler Wright | NC | Hickory Grove Christian | 2027 | RHP | 83 |
| ^ | Carter Huff | NC | Reagan | 2027 | SS | 83 |
| 4 | Weston Sykes | NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 2027 | SS | 81 |
| ^ | Giovanni Buccino | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 81 |
| 5 | Christian Xavier Romine | NC | Union Pines | 2027 | 3B | 79 |
| ^ | Benjamin Bernard | NC | Green Level | 2027 | 2B | 79 |
| ^ | Haitham Abulatifa | NC | Junius H Rose | 2028 | RHP | 79 |
OUTFIELD VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Chace Blackmon | NC | Ambassador Christian | 2027 | OF | 88 |
| 2 | Brandon Bush | NC | Hoggard | 2027 | OF | 86 |
| 3 | Henry Tutera | NC | Christ | 2028 | C | 85 |
| ^ | Casey Murray | NC | Middle Creek | 2027 | RHP | 85 |
| 4 | Weston Sykes | NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 2027 | SS | 83 |
| ^ | Baines Raynor | NC | Eastern Carolina Academy | 2027 | OF | 83 |
| ^ | Logan Meinster | VA | Cave Spring | 2027 | OF | 83 |
| ^ | Hunter Kisse | NC | Wake Forest | 2027 | OF | 83 |
| 5 | Cash Rowney | NC | Roxboro Community | 2028 | OF | 82 |
CATCHER POSITIONAL VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Wyatt Smitherman | NC | Jordan | 2028 | C | 79 |
| 2 | Harrison Mears | NC | South Brunswick | 2027 | C | 78 |
| 3 | Banks Woody | NC | North Raleigh Christian Academy | 2027 | C | 76 |
| 4 | Laith Abulatifa | NC | Junius H Rose | 2028 | C | 75 |
| ^ | Henry Tutera | NC | Christ | 2028 | C | 75 |
| 5 | Landen Smith | NC | Homeschool (NC) | 2027 | C | 73 |
| ^ | Ethan Street | NC | Corinth Holders | 2027 | C | 73 |
CATCHER POP TIMES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Banks Woody | NC | North Raleigh Christian Academy | 2027 | C | 1.94-2.06 |
| 2 | Laith Abulatifa | NC | Junius H Rose | 2028 | C | 1.96-2.15 |
| 3 | Harrison Mears | NC | South Brunswick | 2027 | C | 2.03-2.16 |
| 4 | Wyatt Smitherman | NC | Jordan | 2028 | C | 2.04-2.12 |
| ^ | Owen Cho | NC | Homeschool (NC) | 2027 | C | 2.04-2.12 |
| 5 | Henry Tutera | NC | Christ | 2028 | C | 2.04-2.17 |
PITCHING - FASTBALL VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Brandon Bush | NC | Hoggard | 2027 | OF | 82.6 mph |
| 2 | Ryan Edwards | NC | DH Conley | 2027 | RHP | 82.5 mph |
| 3 | Christian Xavier Romine | NC | Union Pines | 2027 | 3B | 82.2 mph |
| 4 | Benjamin Bernard | NC | Green Level | 2027 | 2B | 82.1 mph |
| 5 | Haitham Abulatifa | NC | Junius H Rose | 2028 | RHP | 80.7 mph |
PITCHING - FASTBALL SPIN RATE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
| 1 | Haitham Abulatifa | NC | Junius H Rose | 2028 | RHP | 2321 rpm |
| 2 | Christian Xavier Romine | NC | Union Pines | 2027 | 3B | 2171 rpm |
| 3 | Weston Sykes | NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 2027 | SS | 2093 rpm |
| 4 | Wyatt Smitherman | NC | Jordan | 2028 | C | 2056 rpm |
| 5 | Casey Murray | NC | Middle Creek | 2027 | RHP | 2044 rpm |
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