NC ProCase: Trackman Hitting Data
February 17, 2022
Prep Baseball Report of North Carolina has become the most trusted independent scouting source in North Carolina, and across the country. Prep Baseball Report is used by all 30 Major League Baseball Organizations. Each year PBR or North Carolina host some of the top draft prospects in North Carolina. On Sunday February 13th held its ProCase at Diamond Xtreme in Kernersville, NC with top talent in the 2022 and 2023 Class working out in front of pro scouts.
Pitchers and catchers were up first. Catchers were able to go through a full defensive workout, throwing through to 2B at the spacious indoor facility. Pitchers threw controlled bullpens, one at a time, with Trackman gathering advanced analytics. Following the pitchers, hitters took live BP in the open atmosphere of Diamond Xtreme with Trackman gathering ball flight data. The event ended with the infielders and outfielders going through a defensive workout.
Located in Kernersville, Diamond Xtreme features a 90'x90' cage that allows for ground balls and throws across the infield. Catchers are able to make full length throws to 2B. During BP, scouts and coaches are able to watch and track the ball off the bat to get a better gauge of each hitter in attendance.
Below we take a look at the position players in attendance. All hitters hit with wood and put up impressive numbers.
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Trackman Hitting Data
PEAK EXIT VELOCITY
TrackMan is able to track every ball hit into fair territory, throughout the BP sessions. Below are the exit velocities produced by individual players.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Brooks Brannon | NC | Randleman | 2022 | C | 107.4 mph |
2 | Xavier Isaac | NC | East Forsyth | 2022 | 1B | 107.2 mph |
3 | Garrett Michel | NC | East Lincoln | 2022 | 2B | 106.3 mph |
4 | Judd Utermark | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2022 | 3B | 105.0 mph |
5 | Tyler Zedalis | NC | Cox Mill | 2023 | SS | 103.8 mph |
6 | Graham Smiley | NC | East Lincoln | 2022 | C | 102.5 mph |
7 | Gavin Gallaher | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2023 | SS | 100.1 mph |
8 | Seth Christmas | NC | Hopewell | 2022 | C | 99.2 mph |
9 | Gage Miller | NC | Asheboro | 2023 | 3B | 98.5 mph |
10 | Bristol Carter | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2023 | OF | 97.7 mph |
11 | Keegan Knutson | NC | Combine Academy | 2022 | SS | 97.3 mph |
12 | Chance Mako | NC | East Rowan | 2023 | RHP | 97.0 mph |
13 | Jaxon Lucas | NC | Garner | 2023 | SS | 93.3 mph |
14 | Nick Parham | NC | T.C. Roberson | 2023 | SS | 92.9 mph |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY
The average exit velocity measures a players ability to consistently produce hard contact. The average was taken based on every ball tracked by TrackMan throughout the player's BP session.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Xavier Isaac | NC | East Forsyth | 2022 | 1B | 98.5 mph |
2 | Garrett Michel | NC | East Lincoln | 2022 | 2B | 96.9 mph |
3 | Brooks Brannon | NC | Randleman | 2022 | C | 95.9 mph |
4 | Judd Utermark | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2022 | 3B | 95.9 mph |
5 | Tyler Zedalis | NC | Cox Mill | 2023 | SS | 95.6 mph |
6 | Graham Smiley | NC | East Lincoln | 2022 | C | 95.5 mph |
7 | Gavin Gallaher | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2023 | SS | 91.5 mph |
8 | Seth Christmas | NC | Hopewell | 2022 | C | 90.3 mph |
9 | Bristol Carter | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2023 | OF | 88.9 mph |
10 | Keegan Knutson | NC | Combine Academy | 2022 | SS | 88.3 mph |
11 | Nick Parham | NC | T.C. Roberson | 2023 | SS | 86.2 mph |
12 | Chance Mako | NC | East Rowan | 2023 | RHP | 85.9 mph |
13 | Jaxon Lucas | NC | Garner | 2023 | SS | 84.8 mph |
14 | Gage Miller | NC | Asheboro | 2023 | 3B | 84.7 mph |
PEAK DISTANCE
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Brooks Brannon
NC
Randleman
2022
C
410 ft
2
Judd Utermark
NC
Charlotte Christian
2022
3B
404 ft
3
Garrett Michel
NC
East Lincoln
2022
2B
394 ft
4
Gavin Gallaher
NC
Pro5 Baseball Academy
2023
SS
390 ft
5
Graham Smiley
NC
East Lincoln
2022
C
383 ft
6
Xavier Isaac
NC
East Forsyth
2022
1B
383 ft
7
Tyler Zedalis
NC
Cox Mill
2023
SS
381 ft
8
Bristol Carter
NC
Northwest Guilford
2023
OF
375 ft
9
Chance Mako
NC
East Rowan
2023
RHP
366 ft
10
Keegan Knutson
NC
Combine Academy
2022
SS
355 ft
11
Seth Christmas
NC
Hopewell
2022
C
354 ft
12
Gage Miller
NC
Asheboro
2023
3B
347 ft
13
Jaxon Lucas
NC
Garner
2023
SS
330 ft
14
Nick Parham
NC
T.C. Roberson
2023
SS
317 ft
AVERAGE DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Brooks Brannon | NC | Randleman | 2022 | C | 275 ft |
2 | Garrett Michel | NC | East Lincoln | 2022 | 2B | 266 ft |
3 | Gavin Gallaher | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2023 | SS | 258 ft |
4 | Xavier Isaac | NC | East Forsyth | 2022 | 1B | 253 ft |
5 | Tyler Zedalis | NC | Cox Mill | 2023 | SS | 244 ft |
6 | Judd Utermark | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2022 | 3B | 240 ft |
7 | Jaxon Lucas | NC | Garner | 2023 | SS | 235 ft |
8 | Graham Smiley | NC | East Lincoln | 2022 | C | 233 ft |
9 | Gage Miller | NC | Asheboro | 2023 | 3B | 227 ft |
10 | Seth Christmas | NC | Hopewell | 2022 | C | 226 ft |
11 | Bristol Carter | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2023 | OF | 226 ft |
12 | Keegan Knutson | NC | Combine Academy | 2022 | SS | 205 ft |
13 | Chance Mako | NC | East Rowan | 2023 | RHP | 161 ft |
14 | Nick Parham | NC | T.C. Roberson | 2023 | SS | 132 ft |
HARD HIT PERCENTAGE
TrackMan is able to track and follow exit velocities of each hitter. Based on the individual's top exit velocity, TrackMan is able to give us a percentage of hard hit balls. This percentage is based off of each individual hitter's top exit velocity.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hard Hit % |
1 | Xavier Isaac | NC | East Forsyth | 2022 | 1B | 93 % |
2 | Garrett Michel | NC | East Lincoln | 2022 | 2B | 85 % |
3 | Tyler Zedalis | NC | Cox Mill | 2023 | SS | 85 % |
4 | Brooks Brannon | NC | Randleman | 2022 | C | 80 % |
5 | Graham Smiley | NC | East Lincoln | 2022 | C | 80 % |
6 | Gavin Gallaher | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2023 | SS | 76 % |
7 | Seth Christmas | NC | Hopewell | 2022 | C | 70 % |
8 | Judd Utermark | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2022 | 3B | 68 % |
9 | Keegan Knutson | NC | Combine Academy | 2022 | SS | 57 % |
10 | Bristol Carter | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2023 | OF | 55 % |
11 | Chance Mako | NC | East Rowan | 2023 | RHP | 50 % |
12 | Gage Miller | NC | Asheboro | 2023 | 3B | 47 % |
13 | Jaxon Lucas | NC | Garner | 2023 | SS | 42 % |
14 | Nick Parham | NC | T.C. Roberson | 2023 | SS | 31 % |
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 | Bristol Carter | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2023 | OF | 66 % |
2 | Jaxon Lucas | NC | Garner | 2023 | SS | 57 % |
3 | Xavier Isaac | NC | East Forsyth | 2022 | 1B | 56 % |
4 | Garrett Michel | NC | East Lincoln | 2022 | 2B | 50 % |
^ | Tyler Zedalis | NC | Cox Mill | 2023 | SS | 50 % |
5 | Gavin Gallaher | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2023 | SS | 42 % |
6 | Chance Mako | NC | East Rowan | 2023 | RHP | 40 % |
7 | Seth Christmas | NC | Hopewell | 2022 | C | 40 % |
8 | Brooks Brannon | NC | Randleman | 2022 | C | 38 % |
9 | Keegan Knutson | NC | Combine Academy | 2022 | SS | 36 % |
10 | Graham Smiley | NC | East Lincoln | 2022 | C | 35 % |
11 | Judd Utermark | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2022 | 3B | 26 % |
12 | Nick Parham | NC | T.C. Roberson | 2023 | SS | 25 % |
13 | Gage Miller | NC | Asheboro | 2023 | 3B | 23 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Nick Parham | NC | T.C. Roberson | 2023 | SS | 62 % |
2 | Chance Mako | NC | East Rowan | 2023 | RHP | 50 % |
3 | Keegan Knutson | NC | Combine Academy | 2022 | SS | 36 % |
4 | Graham Smiley | NC | East Lincoln | 2022 | C | 35 % |
5 | Seth Christmas | NC | Hopewell | 2022 | C | 30 % |
^ | Tyler Zedalis | NC | Cox Mill | 2023 | SS | 30 % |
6 | Xavier Isaac | NC | East Forsyth | 2022 | 1B | 25 % |
7 | Judd Utermark | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2022 | 3B | 21 % |
8 | Gavin Gallaher | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2023 | SS | 19 % |
9 | Gage Miller | NC | Asheboro | 2023 | 3B | 17 % |
10 | Bristol Carter | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2023 | OF | 16 % |
11 | Brooks Brannon | NC | Randleman | 2022 | C | 14 % |
12 | Jaxon Lucas | NC | Garner | 2023 | SS | 10 % |
13 | Garrett Michel | NC | East Lincoln | 2022 | 2B | 7 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Gage Miller | NC | Asheboro | 2023 | 3B | 52.9 % |
2 | Judd Utermark | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2022 | 3B | 52.6 % |
3 | Brooks Brannon | NC | Randleman | 2022 | C | 42.9 % |
^ | Garrett Michel | NC | East Lincoln | 2022 | 2B | 42.9 % |
4 | Gavin Gallaher | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2023 | SS | 38.1 % |
5 | Jaxon Lucas | NC | Garner | 2023 | SS | 31.6 % |
6 | Graham Smiley | NC | East Lincoln | 2022 | C | 30.0 % |
^ | Seth Christmas | NC | Hopewell | 2022 | C | 30.0 % |
7 | Keegan Knutson | NC | Combine Academy | 2022 | SS | 26.3 % |
8 | Tyler Zedalis | NC | Cox Mill | 2023 | SS | 20.0 % |
9 | Xavier Isaac | NC | East Forsyth | 2022 | 1B | 18.8 % |
10 | Bristol Carter | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2023 | OF | 16.7 % |
11 | Nick Parham | NC | T.C. Roberson | 2023 | SS | 12.5 % |
12 | Chance Mako | NC | East Rowan | 2023 | RHP | 9.1 % |
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