Rawlings Prospects Scout Day: Trackman Hitting Leaders
September 14, 2022
On Wednesday August 31st PBR of North Carolina was on hand at Historic Durham Athletic Park for a scout day with the Rawlings Prospects. The scout day featured players from the 2023-2026 grad classes.
The evening started with catchers going through a defensive evaluation then pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting data analytics. After the bullpens position players ran a laser timed 60 followed by BP on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After BP outfielders and infielders went through a defensive evaluation.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance.
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Trackman Hitting Leaders
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 | Braden Beyer | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | 3B | 92.0 mph |
2 | Joshua Potter | NC | Wakefield | 2023 | 2B | 91.5 mph |
3 | Dominic Azzarello | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2024 | RHP | 90.4 mph |
4 | Jackson Berkhead | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | OF | 88.5 mph |
5 | Jentz Steiner | NC | Apex Friendship | 2024 | 3B | 88.1 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 | Braden Beyer | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | 3B | 84.5 mph |
2 | Joshua Potter | NC | Wakefield | 2023 | 2B | 82.7 mph |
3 | Jackson Berkhead | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | OF | 81.8 mph |
4 | Gabe Field | NC | Wake Forest | 2023 | OF | 81.0 mph |
5 | Jentz Steiner | NC | Apex Friendship | 2024 | 3B | 79.7 mph |
PEAK DISTANCE
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Jentz Steiner
NC
Apex Friendship
2024
3B
330 ft
2
Braden Beyer
NC
Wakefield
2024
3B
330 ft
3
Joshua Potter
NC
Wakefield
2023
2B
330 ft
4
Dominic Azzarello
NC
Northwest Guilford
2024
RHP
328 ft
5
Jackson Berkhead
NC
Wake Forest
2024
OF
324 ft
AVERAGE DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Jentz Steiner | NC | Apex Friendship | 2024 | 3B | 240 ft |
2 | Braden Beyer | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | 3B | 233 ft |
3 | Jackson Berkhead | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | OF | 214 ft |
4 | Joshua Potter | NC | Wakefield | 2023 | 2B | 213 ft |
5 | Tyler Ruta | NC | Heritage | 2025 | RHP | 209 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 | Braden Beyer | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | 3B | 25 % |
2 | Joshua Potter | NC | Wakefield | 2023 | 2B | 16 % |
3 | Dominic Azzarello | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2024 | RHP | 8 % |
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 | Edwin Speas | NC | Pro 5 Academy | 2025 | SS | 66 % |
2 | Brendan Chamberlain | NC | South Granville | 2024 | RHP | 63 % |
3 | Tyler Ruta | NC | Heritage | 2025 | RHP | 61 % |
4 | Braden Beyer | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | 3B | 50 % |
5 | Joshua Potter | NC | Wakefield | 2023 | 2B | 41 % |
Ground ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Samuel Bretherick | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | RHP | 69 % |
2 | Dominic Azzarello | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2024 | RHP | 66 % |
3 | Wilson Aubut | NC | Sanderson High | 2026 | RHP | 61 % |
4 | Cody Hoelzle | NC | Rolesville | 2024 | OF | 58 % |
^ | Ben Fields | NC | Leesville Road | 2026 | 3B | 58 % |
5 | Jacob Pereira | NC | Heritage | 2024 | 2B | 50 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Matt Hutter | NC | Ravenscroft | 2026 | 2B | 64.3 % |
2 | Owen Schmidt | NC | East Wake Academy | 2024 | SS | 62.5 % |
3 | Jentz Steiner | NC | Apex Friendship | 2024 | 3B | 57.1 % |
4 | Elijah Fernandez | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | C | 54.5 % |
^ | Read Morton | NC | Leesville Road | 2026 | OF | 54.5 % |
5 | Jackson Berkhead | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | OF | 40.0 % |