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USA Prime: TrackMan Hitting Analytics


Zach Boraski
North Carolina Assistant Scouting Director


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PBR was in High Point, NC on Monday May 25, 2024, at High Point Christian Academy home field to see the PBR Scout Day with USA Prime.  Over 50 players from the 2025 -2029 classes were on hand for the workout day.

The day started with players running a laser timed  60. From there hitters took multiple rounds of BP with TrackMan tracking each ball put in fair play.  After the offensive evaluations, players were evaluated at their primary defensive positions.  To finish the day, pitchers threw controlled bullpens, again with TrackMan tracking each pitch and giving analytic data on each player.

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.

USA Prime Scout Day - TrackMan Hitting Analytics

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 Chace Blackmon NC William Amos Hough 2027 OF 96.5 mph
2 Heath Persiani VA JOHN S. BATTLE HIGH 2026 RHP 94.8 mph
3 Jaylen Witherspoon NC West Forsyth High 2027 OF 94.5 mph
4 David Rodriguez NC Porter Ridge High School 2025 C 93.5 mph
5 Chase Smith NC East Forsyth 2026 1B 93.3 mph
6 Maddox Deans NC Southern Nash High 2027 C 93.0 mph
7 Nathan McNeal NC Southern Alamance 2026 RHP 93.0 mph
8 Blake French NC Davie County 2027 OF 92.8 mph
9 Tucker Martin NC North Davidson High 2026 OF 92.6 mph
10 Jarrett Newell NC Eastern Alamance High 2026 LHP 91.4 mph

Best Average Exit Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Nathan McNeal NC Southern Alamance 2026 RHP 86.6 mph
2 Matthew Wright NC West Forsyth 2028 SS 85.8 mph
3 Jarrett Newell NC Eastern Alamance High 2026 LHP 85.7 mph
4 Chase Smith NC East Forsyth 2026 1B 85.3 mph
5 Heath Persiani VA JOHN S. BATTLE HIGH 2026 RHP 84.0 mph
6 Tucker Martin NC North Davidson High 2026 OF 84.0 mph
7 Jacob Raisig NC Ronald W Reagan High School 2026 2B 83.0 mph
8 Maddox Deans NC Southern Nash High 2027 C 82.8 mph
9 Reilan Vickrey NC Southeast Guilford High 2025 OF 82.0 mph
10 Justin Iannetto SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2026 SS 81.8 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 Jaylen Witherspoon NC West Forsyth High 2027 OF 366 ft
2 Nathan McNeal NC Southern Alamance 2026 RHP 359 ft
3 David Rodriguez NC Porter Ridge High School 2025 C 356 ft
4 Tucker Martin NC North Davidson High 2026 OF 352 ft
5 Maddox Deans NC Southern Nash High 2027 C 350 ft
6 Jarrett Newell NC Eastern Alamance High 2026 LHP 347 ft
7 Heath Persiani VA JOHN S. BATTLE HIGH 2026 RHP 343 ft
8 Chace Blackmon NC William Amos Hough 2027 OF 343 ft
9 Matthew Wright NC West Forsyth 2028 SS 343 ft
10 Jonah Griggs NC Freedom High 2025 SS 339 ft


Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session


Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Brandon Forrest NC Davie County 2028 3B 283 ft
2 Nathan McNeal NC Southern Alamance 2026 RHP 281 ft
3 Matthew Wright NC West Forsyth 2028 SS 279 ft
4 Casey White NC Northwest Guilford 2026 C 271 ft
5 Jarrett Newell NC Eastern Alamance High 2026 LHP 264 ft
6 Jonah Griggs NC Freedom High 2025 SS 259 ft
7 Maddox Deans NC Southern Nash High 2027 C 256 ft
8 Heath Persiani VA JOHN S. BATTLE HIGH 2026 RHP 252 ft
9 David Rodriguez NC Porter Ridge High School 2025 C 244 ft
10 Jace Parker NC West Forsyth High 2027 C 244 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 Matthew Wright NC West Forsyth 2028 SS 88 %
2 Colin Roark VA AUBURN HIGH 2028 3B 85 %
^ Nathan McNeal NC Southern Alamance 2026 RHP 85 %
3 Brycen Scheffler NC Watauga High 2028 SS 80 %
4 David Rodriguez NC Porter Ridge High School 2025 C 75 %
^ Cash Rowney NC Roxboro Community School 2028 OF 75 %
5 Camden Kima NC Wake Forest High School 2026 RHP 72 %
6 Dylan Earnhardt NC NC Leadership Charter Academy 2028 1B 70 %
^ Alex Young VA AUBURN HIGH 2028 OF 70 %
7 Jace Parker NC West Forsyth High 2027 C 66 %
^ Corey Jones Jr NC East Forsyth 2029 2B 66 %
^ Heath Persiani VA JOHN S. BATTLE HIGH 2026 RHP 66 %
^ Jaylen Witherspoon NC West Forsyth High 2027 OF 66 %
8 Carter Long NC East Forsyth High 2027 OF 63 %
9 Casey White NC Northwest Guilford 2026 C 62 %
10 Maddox Deans NC Southern Nash High 2027 C 60 %
^ Jarrett Newell NC Eastern Alamance High 2026 LHP 60 %
^ Reign Taylor NC Heritage 2027 OF 60 %
^ Brayden Cap NC COMBINE ACADEMY 2027 C 60 %

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 Colin Roark VA AUBURN HIGH 2028 3B 71 %
2 Logan Nelson NC Fuquay-Varina High 2026 C 55 %
3 Joshua Scott NC Swansboro High 2025 2B 54 %
4 Brycen Scheffler NC Watauga High 2028 SS 53 %
5 David Rodriguez NC Porter Ridge High School 2025 C 50 %
^ Jarrett Newell NC Eastern Alamance High 2026 LHP 50 %
6 Heath Persiani VA JOHN S. BATTLE HIGH 2026 RHP 41 %
7 Alex Young VA AUBURN HIGH 2028 OF 40 %
^ Dylan Earnhardt NC NC Leadership Charter Academy 2028 1B 40 %
^ Sujit Pathak NC Ronald W Reagan High School 2027 RHP 40 %
^ Koda Beard NC South Caldwell High 2027 2B 40 %
^ Maddox Deans NC Southern Nash High 2027 C 40 %
^ Zachary Hopkinson NC FORSYTH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL 2028 RHP 40 %
8 Chase Smith NC East Forsyth 2026 1B 38 %
9 Reilan Vickrey NC Southeast Guilford High 2025 OF 37 %
^ Casey White NC Northwest Guilford 2026 C 37 %
10 Justin Iannetto SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2026 SS 36 %
^ Carter Long NC East Forsyth High 2027 OF 36 %
^ Chase Gillin NC Watauga High 2027 C 36 %

Fly Ball %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Fly Ball %
1 Brandon Forrest NC Davie County 2028 3B 100.0 %
2 Nathan McNeal NC Southern Alamance 2026 RHP 71.4 %
3 Patrick Hollifield NC Swansboro High 2026 SS 70.0 %
4 Jace Parker NC West Forsyth High 2027 C 66.7 %
^ Jonah Griggs NC Freedom High 2025 SS 66.7 %
5 Camden Kima NC Wake Forest High School 2026 RHP 63.6 %
^ Carson Everhart NC Oak Grove High 2026 OF 63.6 %
^ Mac Phillips VA FORT CHISWELL HIGH 2027 C 63.6 %
6 Cash Rowney NC Roxboro Community School 2028 OF 62.5 %
^ Tristen Sumner NC East Henderson High 2026 RHP 62.5 %
7 Lincoln Davis NC North Davidson High 2027 C 60.0 %
8 Ryan Huisking NC Wakefield High 2026 1B 57.1 %
9 Matthew Wright NC West Forsyth 2028 SS 55.6 %
10 Miles Eppling VA GILES HIGH 2027 SS 54.5 %

Ground Ball %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Ground Ball %
1 Canyon Calhoun VA Auburn 2028 SS 92 %
2 Devin Haynes NC Richmond Senior High 2028 RHP 61 %
3 Jacob Raisig NC Ronald W Reagan High School 2026 2B 60 %
^ Jackson Moss NC Northwest Guilford High 2029 C 60 %
4 Reilan Vickrey NC Southeast Guilford High 2025 OF 50 %
5 Blake French NC Davie County 2027 OF 45 %
6 Ryan Huisking NC Wakefield High 2026 1B 42 %
7 Carter DeSilva NC Rolesville High 2025 SS 41 %
8 Dylan Earnhardt NC NC Leadership Charter Academy 2028 1B 40 %
9 Reynolds Tomlinson NC Davie County 2028 OF 37 %
10 Austin Walker NC FORSYTH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL 2027 1B 33 %