ZT Prospects Carolina: TrackMan Hitting Analytics
May 16, 2024
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Prep Baseball was at the American Dream Facility in Fuquay-Varina for a Scout Day with ZT Prospects. ZT Prospects, formerly known as American Dream Baseball, is a young and upcoming program, drawing talent from around the Triangle area. This scout day featured players from the ZT Prospects as well as a handful of players outside of the organization that the ZT Prospects allowed to workout during the Scout Day.
The day started with players running a laser timed 30 and 60. Ten yard splits were taken off of each run, giving players some feel for their start and their split interval times and speeds. 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.
ZT Prospects 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
Wilkin Lurie
NC
Asheville
2026
OF
102.4 mph
2
Gavin Jackson
NC
American Leadership Academy -Johnston
2026
1B
97.2 mph
3
Cassius Grimsley
NC
Fuquay-Varina
2026
OF
95.6 mph
4
Russell Fowler
NC
Wake Preparatory Academy
2027
OF
93.7 mph
5
Kason Brown
NC
Triton High
2026
RHP
91.3 mph
6
Davis Ottaly
NC
Fuquay-Varina
2026
OF
90.2 mph
7
Peter Hoffman
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2026
RHP
88.2 mph
8
Cason Pope
NC
South Johnston High
2026
RHP
88.0 mph
9
Jayden Trofatter
NC
Apex High
2026
SS
87.1 mph
10
Lucas Holder
NC
Holly Springs High
2026
OF
86.5 mph
Best Average Exit Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
Wilkin Lurie
NC
Asheville
2026
OF
94.1 mph
2
Russell Fowler
NC
Wake Preparatory Academy
2027
OF
88.5 mph
3
Cassius Grimsley
NC
Fuquay-Varina
2026
OF
87.9 mph
4
Hunter Hlavacek
NC
Wake Forest High School
2026
SS
83.9 mph
5
Davis Ottaly
NC
Fuquay-Varina
2026
OF
83.2 mph
6
Jayden Trofatter
NC
Apex High
2026
SS
80.3 mph
7
Peter Hoffman
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2026
RHP
79.9 mph
8
Jackson Semanisin
NC
Fuquay-Varina High
2026
RHP
79.7 mph
9
Gavin Jackson
NC
American Leadership Academy -Johnston
2026
1B
79.5 mph
10
Holden Carroll
NC
Garner High
2027
C
79.0 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 | Wilkin Lurie | NC | Asheville | 2026 | OF | 385 ft |
2 | Davis Ottaly | NC | Fuquay-Varina | 2026 | OF | 349 ft |
3 | Cassius Grimsley | NC | Fuquay-Varina | 2026 | OF | 343 ft |
4 | Gavin Jackson | NC | American Leadership Academy -Johnston | 2026 | 1B | 341 ft |
5 | Russell Fowler | NC | Wake Preparatory Academy | 2027 | OF | 334 ft |
6 | Peter Hoffman | NC | Cardinal Gibbons | 2026 | RHP | 317 ft |
7 | Hunter Hlavacek | NC | Wake Forest High School | 2026 | SS | 306 ft |
8 | Jayden Trofatter | NC | Apex High | 2026 | SS | 305 ft |
9 | William Fansler | NC | Willow Spring High | 2028 | RHP | 303 ft |
10 | Lucas Holder | NC | Holly Springs High | 2026 | OF | 303 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Gavin Jackson | NC | American Leadership Academy -Johnston | 2026 | 1B | 296 ft |
2 | Cassius Grimsley | NC | Fuquay-Varina | 2026 | OF | 283 ft |
3 | Jayden Trofatter | NC | Apex High | 2026 | SS | 250 ft |
4 | Davis Ottaly | NC | Fuquay-Varina | 2026 | OF | 249 ft |
5 | Wilkin Lurie | NC | Asheville | 2026 | OF | 248 ft |
6 | Peter Hoffman | NC | Cardinal Gibbons | 2026 | RHP | 232 ft |
7 | Russell Fowler | NC | Wake Preparatory Academy | 2027 | OF | 231 ft |
8 | William Stanley | NC | Fuquay Varina | 2027 | OF | 216 ft |
9 | Hunter Hlavacek | NC | Wake Forest High School | 2026 | SS | 215 ft |
10 | William Fansler | NC | Willow Spring High | 2028 | RHP | 209 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 | Gavin Jackson | NC | American Leadership Academy -Johnston | 2026 | 1B | 90 % |
2 | Davis Ottaly | NC | Fuquay-Varina | 2026 | OF | 87 % |
3 | Russell Fowler | NC | Wake Preparatory Academy | 2027 | OF | 84 % |
4 | Hunter Hlavacek | NC | Wake Forest High School | 2026 | SS | 83 % |
5 | Peter Hoffman | NC | Cardinal Gibbons | 2026 | RHP | 81 % |
6 | Cassius Grimsley | NC | Fuquay-Varina | 2026 | OF | 80 % |
7 | Wilkin Lurie | NC | Asheville | 2026 | OF | 76 % |
8 | Austin Tew | NC | West Johnston High | 2028 | OF | 72 % |
9 | Jayden Trofatter | NC | Apex High | 2026 | SS | 70 % |
10 | Cason Pope | NC | South Johnston High | 2026 | RHP | 70 % |
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 | Cassius Grimsley | NC | Fuquay-Varina | 2026 | OF | 80 % |
2 | Russell Fowler | NC | Wake Preparatory Academy | 2027 | OF | 76 % |
3 | Hunter Hlavacek | NC | Wake Forest High School | 2026 | SS | 66 % |
4 | Peter Hoffman | NC | Cardinal Gibbons | 2026 | RHP | 63 % |
5 | Davis Ottaly | NC | Fuquay-Varina | 2026 | OF | 62 % |
6 | Jackson Semanisin | NC | Fuquay-Varina High | 2026 | RHP | 61 % |
7 | Peyton Jones | NC | West Johnston | 2028 | C | 58 % |
8 | Kevin McLean | NC | Fuquay Varina | 2028 | OF | 50 % |
9 | Jayden Trofatter | NC | Apex High | 2026 | SS | 47 % |
10 | Wilkin Lurie | NC | Asheville | 2026 | OF | 46 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Gavin Jackson | NC | American Leadership Academy -Johnston | 2026 | 1B | 63.6 % |
2 | Peyton Wall | NC | Willow Spring High | 2028 | C | 50.0 % |
3 | William Fansler | NC | Willow Spring High | 2028 | RHP | 45.5 % |
4 | William Stanley | NC | Fuquay Varina | 2027 | OF | 44.4 % |
^ | Drew Kinder | NC | CARDINAL GIBBONS HIGH SCHOOL | 2028 | 3B | 44.4 % |
5 | Nathaniel Semanisin | NC | Fuquay-Varina High | 2028 | C | 41.7 % |
6 | Jayden Trofatter | NC | Apex High | 2026 | SS | 41.2 % |
7 | Thurman Thomas | NC | Willow Springs | 2028 | OF | 40.0 % |
^ | Cason Pope | NC | South Johnston High | 2026 | RHP | 40.0 % |
8 | Lucas Holder | NC | Holly Springs High | 2026 | OF | 36.4 % |
^ | Peter Hoffman | NC | Cardinal Gibbons | 2026 | RHP | 36.4 % |
9 | Dylan Quintana | NC | Fuquay-Varina High | 2026 | C | 33.3 % |
^ | Hunter Hlavacek | NC | Wake Forest High School | 2026 | SS | 33.3 % |
10 | Wilkin Lurie | NC | Asheville | 2026 | OF | 30.8 % |
^ | Holden Carroll | NC | Garner High | 2027 | C | 30.8 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Ethan Jackson | NC | West Johnston | 2028 | LHP | 60 % |
2 | Mason Hamrick | NC | Holly Springs | 2028 | SS | 54 % |
3 | Hunter Lanning | NC | West Johnston High | 2027 | SS | 46 % |
4 | Lucas Holder | NC | Holly Springs High | 2026 | OF | 45 % |
5 | Joshua Rosser | NC | WAKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2028 | 1B | 36 % |
^ | Austin Tew | NC | West Johnston High | 2028 | OF | 36 % |
^ | Kason Brown | NC | Triton High | 2026 | RHP | 36 % |
6 | Drew Kinder | NC | CARDINAL GIBBONS HIGH SCHOOL | 2028 | 3B | 33 % |
^ | Nathaniel Semanisin | NC | Fuquay-Varina High | 2028 | C | 33 % |
7 | Holden Carroll | NC | Garner High | 2027 | C | 30 % |
8 | Kevin McLean | NC | Fuquay Varina | 2028 | OF | 25 % |
9 | Jackson Semanisin | NC | Fuquay-Varina High | 2026 | RHP | 23 % |
^ | Wilkin Lurie | NC | Asheville | 2026 | OF | 23 % |
10 | Peyton Wall | NC | Willow Spring High | 2028 | C | 20 % |
^ | Cason Pope | NC | South Johnston High | 2026 | RHP | 20 % |
^ | Thurman Thomas | NC | Willow Springs | 2028 | OF | 20 % |