USA Prime: TrackMan Hitting Analytics
May 31, 2024
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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
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 High
2027
OF
92.8 mph
9
Tucker Martin
NC
North Davidson
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
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 | 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 | 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 High | 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 | 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 | 2027 | OF | 66 % |
8 | Carter Long | NC | East Forsyth High | 2027 | OF | 63 % |
9 | Casey White | NC | Northwest Guilford High | 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 | 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 | West Forsyth High | 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 High | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 9th Grade Academy | 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 High | 2027 | OF | 45 % |
6 | Ryan Huisking | NC | Wakefield | 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 | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 33 % |