Blast Leaderboard: Preseason All State West
February 10, 2023
On Sunday January 29th PBR of North Carolina hosted its second of four Preseason All State Events at the Athletes Lab Performance Center in Maiden, NC. The Preseason All State Events have become the premier winter event in NC featuring some of the top talent from across the state. The events feature players from the 2023-2026 grad classes.
The day started with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting advanced analytics. After the bullpens, players went outside to the 100 yard turf field to have their running and jumping metrics tested. Then catchers, infielders, and outfielders went through a defensive evaluation. The day concluded with hitters taking batting practice in the open cage with Trackman collecting ball flight data.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days.
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Blast Leaderboards
MAX HAND SPEED
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (max)
1
Tate Jensen
NC
Jimmy C Draughn High School
2025
LHP
25.0 mph
2
Trey Spees
NC
East Lincoln
2024
3B
24.5 mph
3
Hunter Huneycutt
NC
Pinecrest
2023
C
24.4 mph
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David Pastusic
NC
Watauga High
2026
1B
24.4 mph
^
Caden Nolan
NC
Richmond Senior
2026
3B
24.4 mph
4
Hank Matthews
NC
Watauga
2025
CF
23.8 mph
5
Hayden Ashby
NC
Cox Mill
2024
1B
23.4 mph
^
Jack Kerley McGrath
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
C
23.4 mph
6
Ellis Chappell
NC
Hickory
2025
OF
23.3 mph
7
Jimmy Newman
NC
Charlotte Catholic
2026
RHP
22.3 mph
8
Nicholas Goodrum
NC
West Forsyth
2026
OF
22.2 mph
9
Sam Beck
NC
High Point Christian
2024
SS
22.1 mph
10
Jayden Overcash
NC
Hough
2026
3B
22.0 mph
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Carter Helein
NC
Pine Lake Prep
2024
2B
22.0 mph
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (avg)
1
Trey Spees
NC
East Lincoln
2024
3B
23.5 mph
2
Hayden Ashby
NC
Cox Mill
2024
1B
22.8 mph
3
Tate Jensen
NC
Jimmy C Draughn High School
2025
LHP
22.6 mph
4
Hunter Huneycutt
NC
Pinecrest
2023
C
21.8 mph
5
Hank Matthews
NC
Watauga
2025
CF
21.6 mph
6
Caden Nolan
NC
Richmond Senior
2026
3B
21.6 mph
7
David Pastusic
NC
Watauga High
2026
1B
21.5 mph
8
Ellis Chappell
NC
Hickory
2025
OF
21.4 mph
9
Nicholas Goodrum
NC
West Forsyth
2026
OF
21.3 mph
10
Jack Kerley McGrath
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
C
21.2 mph
PEAK BAT SPEED
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Bat Speed (max)
1
Jack Kerley McGrath
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
C
79.1 mph
2
Trey Spees
NC
East Lincoln
2024
3B
77.2 mph
3
Hunter Huneycutt
NC
Pinecrest
2023
C
74.9 mph
4
Drake Tucker
NC
Bandys
2025
3B
72.7 mph
5
Cade Gardner
NC
A.C. Reynolds
2024
SS
71.6 mph
6
Hank Matthews
NC
Watauga
2025
CF
71.5 mph
7
Ellis Chappell
NC
Hickory
2025
OF
71.1 mph
8
Jayden Overcash
NC
Hough
2026
3B
70.9 mph
9
Caden Nolan
NC
Richmond Senior
2026
3B
70.0 mph
10
Chad Matthews
NC
North Lincoln
2025
OF
69.0 mph
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Bat Speed (avg)
1
Trey Spees
NC
East Lincoln
2024
3B
71.5 mph
2
Jack Kerley McGrath
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
C
69.5 mph
3
Drake Tucker
NC
Bandys
2025
3B
69.4 mph
4
Hank Matthews
NC
Watauga
2025
CF
68.4 mph
5
Cade Gardner
NC
A.C. Reynolds
2024
SS
68.1 mph
6
Ellis Chappell
NC
Hickory
2025
OF
67.1 mph
7
Caden Nolan
NC
Richmond Senior
2026
3B
65.6 mph
8
Hayden Ashby
NC
Cox Mill
2024
1B
65.2 mph
9
Sam Beck
NC
High Point Christian
2024
SS
65.1 mph
10
Hunter Huneycutt
NC
Pinecrest
2023
C
65.0 mph
MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (max)
1
Hayden Ashby
NC
Cox Mill
2024
1B
36.2 g
2
Jack Kerley McGrath
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
C
25.7 g
3
Trey Spees
NC
East Lincoln
2024
3B
25.5 g
4
Hunter Huneycutt
NC
Pinecrest
2023
C
25.0 g
5
Tate Jensen
NC
Jimmy C Draughn High School
2025
LHP
24.7 g
6
Carter Helein
NC
Pine Lake Prep
2024
2B
22.0 g
7
Cade Gardner
NC
A.C. Reynolds
2024
SS
21.1 g
8
Cason McGinnis
NC
North Lincoln
2026
SS
18.6 g
9
Reid Johnson
NC
South Iredell High
2026
C
18.3 g
10
Hank Matthews
NC
Watauga
2025
CF
18.2 g
AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (avg)
1
Hayden Ashby
NC
Cox Mill
2024
1B
31.9 g
2
Trey Spees
NC
East Lincoln
2024
3B
22.3 g
3
Carter Helein
NC
Pine Lake Prep
2024
2B
19.0 g
4
Tate Jensen
NC
Jimmy C Draughn High School
2025
LHP
17.6 g
5
Jack Kerley McGrath
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
C
16.2 g
6
Hunter Huneycutt
NC
Pinecrest
2023
C
15.0 g
7
Drake Tucker
NC
Bandys
2025
3B
15.0 g
8
Peter Boatwright
NC
Christ School
2025
RHP
14.8 g
9
Reid Johnson
NC
South Iredell High
2026
C
14.8 g
10
Cason McGinnis
NC
North Lincoln
2026
SS
14.7 g
AVERAGE ON PLANE EFFICIENCY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
1 | Carter Helein | NC | Pine Lake Prep | 2024 | 2B | 90 % |
2 | Chad Matthews | NC | North Lincoln | 2025 | OF | 84 % |
3 | Hayden Ashby | NC | Cox Mill | 2024 | 1B | 84 % |
4 | Hank Matthews | NC | Watauga | 2025 | CF | 83 % |
5 | Ellis Chappell | NC | Hickory | 2025 | OF | 83 % |
6 | Jimmy Newman | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2026 | RHP | 82 % |
7 | Blake Brown | NC | Independence | 2026 | LHP | 82 % |
8 | Jayden Overcash | NC | Hough | 2026 | 3B | 80 % |
9 | David Pastusic | NC | Watauga High | 2026 | 1B | 79 % |
10 | Cason McGinnis | NC | North Lincoln | 2026 | SS | 77 % |
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- NC 2024 Top Prospect Games: Quick Hitters - 2027 Position Players 8/15/24
- NC Senior Future Games: NC Hitters BP Metrics 8/15/24
- NC 2024 Top Prospect Games: Quick Hitters - 2026 Position Players 8/15/24