NC/SC Border Battle: Trackman/Blast Leaderboard
July 31, 2020
For the second year, the NC/SC Border Battle was one of the most anticipated events of the summer. This year saw the event moved to BB&T Point Stadium in High Point, NC, home of the High Point Rockers Independent Professional club. Hosted at Winthrop in 2019, the 2020 event was suppose to be at UNC Charlotte, but moved to High Point with the ongoing NCAA Dead Period on recruiting.
With the move, the event saw more of a North Carolina flavor as most players and families are still working to navigate the ongoing COVID-19 issues. Due to the NCAA Dead Period, the event was live streamed utilizing multiple camera angles to allow college coaches to view from their offices.
Position players were taken through a full pro-style workout, with a laser timed 60, full offensive workout, and a full defensive workout. The pro-style workout was followed by a controlled scrimmage with pitchers throwing to live hitters. PBR Scouts were on hand to evaluate and report on the players in attendance.
CLICK HERE to see the full roster and statistics from the 2020 NC/SC Border Battle
By the Numbers:
- 73 players were a part of the NC/SC Border Battle
- 61 players went through the pro-style workout
- 28 pitchers threw in the controlled scrimmages
- 92 mph was the top fastball thrown on the day
- 8 arms worked at 87 mph or higher
- 84 mph was the median fastball for the event
- 4 players ran sub-7.00 on the laser timer
- 23 players ran sub-7.20 sixties
- 14 position players posted a positional velocity of 85 mph or higher in their workout
- 90 mph was the top infield velocity
- 91 mph was the top outfield velocity
- 86 mph was the top catcher velocity, working out of the crouch
- 2 hitters posted an exit velocity of 100+ mph off the tee
- 22 hitters worked at 90 mph or higher off the tee with their exit velocity
- 8 hitters posted exit velocities of 88 mph or higher in live BP
Trackman/Blast Leaderboard
TRACKMAN DATA
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY (LIVE BP)
This exit velocity differs from the exit velocity posted in the stats information on the event page. The exit velocity below is from live BP, instead of off a tee, tacked by the TrackMan.
Rank | Name | HS | Pos | Grad |
AVG Exit Velo
|
1 | Alec DeMartino | Millbork | OF | 2021 | 94 |
2 | Jeb Despard | Marvin Ridge | C/3B | 2021 | 92.63 |
3 | Bryson Horney | Union Pines | 3B/SS | 2021 | 91.9 |
4 | Cody Chapman | Gaston Christian | RHP/1B | 2021 | 90.41 |
5 | Bailey Smith | Ledford | C/RHP | 2022 | 88.52 |
6 | Clay Clinard | Clayton | SS/3B | 2021 | 88.4 |
7 | Jackson Hull | Carroll County | RHP/SS | 2021 | 88.27 |
8 | Banks Cox | West Forsyth | C/RHP | 2021 | 88.04 |
9 | Alex Levesque | Corinth Holders | C/OF | 2022 | 87.7 |
10 | Tyler Spruill | HIllside | OF | 2021 | 87.69 |
MAXIMUM EXIT VELOCITY (LIVE BP)
Rank | Name | HS | Pos | Grad |
MAX Exit Velo
|
1 | Jeb Despard | Marvin Ridge | C/3B | 2021 | 100.1 |
2 | Tyler Spruill | HIllside | OF | 2021 | 99.9 |
3 | Banks Cox | West Forsyth | C/RHP | 2021 | 98.3 |
4 | Alec DeMartino | Millbork | OF | 2021 | 98 |
5 | Cody Chapman | Gaston Christian | RHP/1B | 2021 | 97.1 |
6 | Jake Overton | Home School | 3B/OF | 2022 | 96.7 |
7 | Luke Osteen | Hough | OF/RHP | 2021 | 95.7 |
8 | Nolan Lawrence | Northern Guilford | 3B/RHP | 2021 | 95.3 |
9 | William Gray | Mount Pleasant | SS/2B | 2021 | 95.1 |
10 | Sean Donahue | Durham Academy | C/3B | 2022 | 95 |
AVERAGE DISTANCE
TrackMan will track the baseball off the bat. In a live BP setting on the field, TrackMan will continue to track the baseball until it lands. Below is the average distance of the balls put in play, in fair territory, by hitters.
Rank | Name | HS | Pos | Grad |
AVG Distance
|
1 | Kaden Smith | Western Alamance | 1B/C | 2021 | 321.11 |
2 | Banks Cox | West Forsyth | C/RHP | 2021 | 314.28 |
3 | Braeden Murray | DH Conley | 1B/3B | 2022 | 303.8 |
4 | Alec DeMartino | Millbork | OF | 2021 | 294.9 |
5 | Landon Sykes | Holly Springs | RHP/3B | 2022 | 279.3 |
6 | Bailey Smith | Ledford | C/RHP | 2022 | 272.51 |
7 | Sean Donahue | Durham Academy | C/3B | 2022 | 269.66 |
8 | Jackson Hull | Carroll County | RHP/SS | 2021 | 267.61 |
9 | Jake Overton | Home School | 3B/OF | 2022 | 264.98 |
10 | Tyler Spruill | HIllside | OF | 2021 | 259.73 |
MAXIMUM DISTANCE
Rank | Name | HS | Pos | Grad | Max |
1 | Banks Cox | West Forsyth | C/RHP | 2021 | 386.2 |
2 | Luke Osteen | Hough | OF/RHP | 2021 | 376.8 |
3 | Kaden Smith | Western Alamance | 1B/C | 2021 | 368.7 |
4 | Bailey Smith | Ledford | C/RHP | 2022 | 367.1 |
5 | Clay Clinard | Clayton | SS/3B | 2021 | 363.1 |
6 | Jeb Despard | Marvin Ridge | C/3B | 2021 | 361.3 |
7 | William Gray | Mount Pleasant | SS/2B | 2021 | 353.11 |
8 | Joey Bouck | Cardinal Gibbons | SS/2B | 2021 | 351.1 |
9 | Braeden Murray | DH Conley | 1B/3B | 2022 | 350.9 |
10 | Ben Buchman | East Chapel Hill | OF/C | 2021 | 348.3 |
*Jeb Despard may have had a BP shot go close to the 380ft mark... The ipad tracking that portion of BP overheated as the turf at BB&T Point reached over 120 degrees. All the information above is what was recorded. Minimal swings were missed, but the shot from Despard was missed.
BLAST MOTION SENSOR DATA
BAT SPEED
Ideal Ranges:
MLB: 66-78mph
MiLB: 63-75mph
College: 66-75mph
HS Varsity: 60-70mph
Rank | Name | HS | Pos | Grad |
AVG BatSpeed
|
1 | Banks Cox | West Forsyth | C/RHP | 2021 | 80 |
2 | Jeb Despard | Marvin Ridge | C/3B | 2021 | 78.7 |
3 | Hampton Gilchrist | Hough | RHP/OF | 2021 | 77.6 |
4 | Bryson Horney | Union Pines | 3B/SS | 2021 | 77.6 |
5 | Alec DeMartino | Millbork | OF | 2021 | 77.1 |
6 | Talor Grubbs | SE Guilford | 2B/RHP | 2022 | 75.7 |
7 | Kaden Smith | Western Alamance | 1B/C | 2021 | 73.4 |
8 | Tyler Spruill | HIllside | OF | 2021 | 73.4 |
9 | Landon Sykes | Holly Springs | RHP/3B | 2022 | 72.8 |
10 | Jacob Trivette | Page | C/1B | 2022 | 72.6 |
Rank | NAME | HS | Pos | Grad |
MAX Bat Speed
|
1 | Alec DeMartino | Millbork | OF | 2021 | 86 |
2 | Banks Cox | West Forsyth | C/RHP | 2021 | 85.9 |
3 | Jeb Despard | Marvin Ridge | C/3B | 2021 | 83.2 |
4 | Bryson Horney | Union Pines | 3B/SS | 2021 | 81.9 |
5 | Tyler Spruill | HIllside | OF | 2021 | 80.5 |
6 | Jacob Trivette | Page | C/1B | 2022 | 79.1 |
7 | Hampton Gilchrist | Hough | RHP/OF | 2021 | 78.7 |
8 | Talor Grubbs | SE Guilford | 2B/RHP | 2022 | 78 |
9 | Landon Sykes | Holly Springs | RHP/3B | 2022 | 76.5 |
10 | Kaden Smith | Western Alamance | 1B/C | 2021 | 76.4 |
11 | Braeden Murray | DH Conley | 1B/3B | 2022 | 76.4 |
PEAK HAND SPEED
Ideal Ranges:
MLB: 23-29mph
MILB: 22-28mph
College: 21-23mph
HS Varsity: 19-22mph
Rank | NAME | HS | Pos | Grad |
Average
|
1 | Tyler Spruill | HIllside | OF | 2021 | 25.8 |
2 | Alec DeMartino | Millbork | OF | 2021 | 25.7 |
3 | Bryson Horney | Union Pines | 3B/SS | 2021 | 25.4 |
4 | Jaxon Rauber | SW Guilford | OF | 2021 | 24.6 |
5 | Alex Levesque | Corinth Holders | C/OF | 2022 | 24 |
6 | Banks Cox | West Forsyth | C/RHP | 2021 | 23.9 |
7 | Nolan Lawrence | Northern Guilford | 3B/RHP | 2021 | 23.7 |
8 | Jacob Trivette | Page | C/1B | 2022 | 23.6 |
9 | Jake Overton | Home School | 3B/OF | 2022 | 23.5 |
10 | Talor Grubbs | SE Guilford | 2B/RHP | 2022 | 23.5 |
Rank | NAME | HS | Pos | Grad |
Maximum
|
1 | Alec DeMartino | Millbork | OF | 2021 | 27.9 |
2 | Cody Chapman | Gaston Christian | RHP/1B | 2021 | 26.9 |
3 | Tyler Spruill | HIllside | OF | 2021 | 26.9 |
4 | Bryson Horney | Union Pines | 3B/SS | 2021 | 26.6 |
5 | Jaxon Rauber | SW Guilford | OF | 2021 | 26.5 |
6 | Noah Thomas | Rolesville | OF | 2021 | 26 |
7 | Nolan Lawrence | Northern Guilford | 3B/RHP | 2021 | 25.5 |
8 | Alex Levesque | Corinth Holders | C/OF | 2022 | 25.5 |
9 | Jacob Trivette | Page | C/1B | 2022 | 25.5 |
10 | Banks Cox | West Forsyth | C/RHP | 2021 | 25.3 |
TIME TO CONTACT
Ideal Ranges:
MLB: 0.13 - 0.17 sec
MiLB: 0.13 - 0.17
College: 0.14 - 0.16
HS Varsity: 0.15 - 0.18
Rank | Name | HS | Pos | Grad | AVG |
1 | Jacob Trivette | Page | C/1B | 2022 | 0.13 |
2 | Banks Cox | West Forsyth | C/RHP | 2021 | 0.13 |
3 | Bryson Horney | Union Pines | 3B/SS | 2021 | 0.13 |
4 | Jeb Despard | Marvin Ridge | C/3B | 2021 | 0.13 |
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