Statistical Analysis: Preseason All State East
February 2, 2022
On Saturday January 29th PBR of North Carolina hosted it’s Preseason All State East event at Diamond Xtreme in Kernersville, NC. The Preseason All State Events are the top winter events in North Carolina. Each year these events feature some of the top talent from each area of the state. Players ranged from the 2022-2026 grad classes.
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 with Trackman collecting ball flight analytics. Following the pitchers, infielders and outfielders went through a defensive workout, followed by all of the position players taking live BP in the open atmosphere of Diamond Xtreme with Trackman gathering ball flight data.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance looking at the top performers in different categories. Look for more statistics and information to follow in the coming days.
CLICK HERE for the full roster and stats from the event
By the numbers: Preseason All State East
- 20 players ran a sub 4.00 laser timed 30
- 13 hitters had an exit velo of 95mph or higher
- 4 infield arms topped at 85mph or better
- 7 outfield arms topped at 85mph or better
- 11 catcher arms reached 75mph or higher
- 10 pop times at 2.05 or better
- 11 fastballs at 84.6mph or higher
- 2404rpm top fastball spin
- 2582rpm top curveball spin
Statistical Analysis
THE 30 YARD DASH
Ten players ran the 30 yard dash on the turf at Diamond Xtreme with PBR recording times off of the laser timer.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | H-1st |
1 | Blake Crawford | NC | North Lenoir | 2024 | OF | 3.63 |
2 | Miles Newsome | NC | C.E. Jordan | 2023 | SS | 3.68 |
3 | Dylan Davis | NC | Middle Creek | 2024 | OF | 3.73 |
4 | Matthew Prince | NC | Apex | 2023 | OF | 3.77 |
5 | Stephen Williams | NC | Carolina Royals Baseball | 2023 | CF | 3.80 |
6 | Sawyer Black | NC | Wesleyan Christian | 2024 | OF | 3.81 |
7 | Joey Chitla | NC | North Raleigh Christian | 2024 | SS | 3.82 |
8 | Garrett Hayes | TX | Whitehouse | 2024 | OF | 3.83 |
9 | Hunter Huneycutt | NC | Pinecrest | 2023 | C | 3.84 |
10 | Jake Mathis | NC | PRO5 Baseball Academy | 2024 | OF | 3.86 |
^ | Cameron Richey | NC | Southern Lee | 2024 | OF | 3.86 |
TRACKMAN MAX EXIT VELOCITY (BP)
During BP, TrackMan tracked ball flight off the bat. One element TrackMan is able to produce is the exit velocity. Below are the top Exit Velocities produced during live BP.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Kelvyn Paulino Jr
NC
Ledford
2025
3B
101.5 mph
2
Blake Crawford
NC
North Lenoir
2024
OF
99.4 mph
3
John McKillop
NC
Charlotte Catholic
2024
1B
99.2 mph
4
Matthew Prince
NC
Apex
2023
OF
98.6 mph
5
Ryan Honeycutt
NC
Orange
2024
C
98.5 mph
6
Gage Miller
NC
Asheboro
2023
3B
97.0 mph
7
Tyler White
NC
Person
2023
C
96.7 mph
8
Sawyer Black
NC
Wesleyan Christian
2024
OF
95.6 mph
9
Conner Marren
NC
New Hanover
2023
SS
95.5 mph
10
Jake Mathis
NC
PRO5 Baseball Academy
2024
OF
95.5 mph
*One hitter did not have his TrackMan info upload properly into PBR who would top the list
Kelvyn Paulino Jr, Ledford, 2025: 101.5 mph
POSITIONAL VELOCITY – INFIELDERS
Infielders were able to simulate defensive plays inside the spacious Diamond Xtreme. The infielder's workout consisted of five live ground balls, making throws across the diamond to first base.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
INF Velo
1
Miles Newsome
NC
C.E. Jordan
2023
SS
87
^
Carson Crider
NC
Wake Forest High School
2026
RHP
87
2
Chace Chaplin
NC
Middle Creek
2023
3B
86
3
Davis Gore
NC
Asheboro
2023
3B
85
4
Kelvyn Paulino Jr
NC
Ledford
2025
3B
84
^
Hueston Gorham
NC
East Chapel Hill
2024
3B
84
^
Seth Tickel
NC
ROCKY MOUNT ACADEMY
2025
RHP
84
5
Stephen Williams
NC
Carolina Royals Baseball
2023
CF
83
^
Tyler White
NC
Person
2023
C
83
^
Finley Spicer
NC
Union Pines
2022
OF
83
^
Ethan Brittain
NC
Wake Forest
2025
SS
83
^
Andrew Keller
NC
Fuquay Varina
2024
C
83
^
Joey Chitla
NC
North Raleigh Christian
2024
SS
83
^
Holden Cooper
NC
Wakefield
2024
C
83
^
Gage Miller
NC
Asheboro
2023
3B
83
^
Mason Hughes
NC
Cape Fear High
2024
SS
83
6
Nate Hollenbeck
NC
Rolesville
2024
RHP
82
^
Gavin Turner
NC
Cary
2024
SS
82
^
Ryan Honeycutt
NC
Orange
2024
C
82
^
Brady Williams
NC
Currituck County
2024
2B
82
^
Wilmer Martinez
NC
Ledford
2025
SS
82
^
Jack Austin
NC
Millbrook
2024
SS
82
7
Carlos Diaz
NC
Wake Forest
2025
C
81
^
Bryant Kimbrell
NC
Pinecrest
2024
3B
81
^
Tyler Moseley
NC
Corinth Holders
2022
2B
81
^
Conner Marren
NC
New Hanover
2023
SS
81
8
Caden Christman
NC
Pro5 Academy
2024
C
80
^
Hunter Huneycutt
NC
Pinecrest
2023
C
80
^
Kyle Davis
VA
Appomattox County
2024
SS
80
^
Jeffrey Dobson
NC
Fuquay Varina
2023
3B
80
9
Austin Mooring
NC
Union Pines
2024
C
79
^
Landen Baker
NC
Southern Nash
2023
1B
79
^
Dylan Kelly
NC
Lee County
2023
C
79
^
Lucca Pascarella
NC
Cape Fear
2024
C
79
^
Jake Pereira
NC
Willow Spring
2024
SS
79
10
Garrett Hayes
TX
Whitehouse
2024
OF
78
^
Jackson Kosnar
NC
Broughton
2023
C
78
^
Ethan Plesser
NC
Cape Fear
2024
LHP
78
POSITIONAL VELOCITY – OUTFIELDERS
Outfielders worked from a "would be" center field, making throws of close to 130 feet toward home plate.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
OF Velo
1
Austin Renn
NC
Holly Springs
2023
C
92
2
Angel Pichardo
NC
Ledford Senior High
2025
OF
90
^
Blake Crawford
NC
North Lenoir
2024
OF
90
3
Aaron Bryant
NC
Apex
2023
OF
87
^
Stephen Williams
NC
Carolina Royals Baseball
2023
CF
87
4
Matthew Prince
NC
Apex
2023
OF
86
^
Sawyer Black
NC
Wesleyan Christian
2024
OF
86
5
Jake Mathis
NC
PRO5 Baseball Academy
2024
OF
84
^
Kelvyn Paulino Jr
NC
Ledford
2025
3B
84
6
Cameron Richey
NC
Southern Lee
2024
OF
83
^
Brady Williams
NC
Currituck County
2024
2B
83
^
Dylan Davis
NC
Middle Creek
2024
OF
83
7
Logan Wise
NC
South Johnston High
2025
RHP
81
8
Garrett Hayes
TX
Whitehouse
2024
OF
80
9
Ben O'Brien
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2024
OF
78
CATCHER POP TIMES & POSITIONAL VELOCITY
As part of the workout, catchers were able to make a full length throw to 2B allowing scouts and coaches to record pop times and to get a positional velocity out of the crouch.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Pop Time
1
Tyler White
NC
Person
2023
C
1.97-2.03
2
Dylan Kelly
NC
Lee County
2023
C
1.98-2.01
3
Andrew Keller
NC
Fuquay Varina
2024
C
1.98-2.08
4
Caden Christman
NC
Pro5 Academy
2024
C
2.01-2.09
5
Ryan Honeycutt
NC
Orange
2024
C
2.03-2.12
6
Hunter Huneycutt
NC
Pinecrest
2023
C
2.03-2.13
7
Carlos Diaz
NC
Wake Forest
2025
C
2.04-2.07
8
Landon Fleming
NC
Heritage
2023
C
2.04-2.09
9
Cameron Rickabaugh
NC
Topsail
2023
C
2.04-2.12
10
Holden Cooper
NC
Wakefield
2024
C
2.05-2.12
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
C Velo
1
Cody Hughes
NC
Charles E. Jordan
2024
RHP
79
2
Carlos Diaz
NC
Wake Forest
2025
C
78
3
Caden Christman
NC
Pro5 Academy
2024
C
77
^
Dylan Kelly
NC
Lee County
2023
C
77
^
Andrew Keller
NC
Fuquay Varina
2024
C
77
^
Ryan Honeycutt
NC
Orange
2024
C
77
^
Tyler White
NC
Person
2023
C
77
4
Austin Mooring
NC
Union Pines
2024
C
76
^
Lucca Pascarella
NC
Cape Fear
2024
C
76
^
Austin Renn
NC
Holly Springs
2023
C
76
5
Holden Cooper
NC
Wakefield
2024
C
75
6
Hueston Gorham
NC
East Chapel Hill
2024
3B
74
^
Hunter Huneycutt
NC
Pinecrest
2023
C
74
^
Jacob Trivette
NC
Caldwell Academy
2023
C
74
7
Cameron Rickabaugh
NC
Topsail
2023
C
73
8
Jackson Kosnar
NC
Broughton
2023
C
71
^
Landon Fleming
NC
Heritage
2023
C
71
9
CJ Whitaker
NC
Corinth Holders
2025
1B
68
TRACKMAN INFO - PITCHER BULLPENS
Pitchers threw a controlled bullpen showcasing their full arsenal of pitches. Velocity and spin rate information was gathered off of the TrackMan. TrackMan analytics are the official analytics and the velocities below were captured by TrackMan.
Max Fastball Velocity
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Velocity (max)
1
Matthew Driver
NC
Pro5 Academy
2022
RHP
91.3 mph
2
Will Saxenmeyer
NC
Pro 5 Baseball Academy
2022
RHP
89.9 mph
3
Chace Chaplin
NC
Middle Creek
2023
3B
86.9 mph
4
Cohen Harris
NC
Southeast Guilford
2023
RHP
86.1 mph
5
Seth Tickel
NC
ROCKY MOUNT ACADEMY
2025
RHP
85.8 mph
6
Trey Roberts
NC
Pro 5 Academy
2024
RHP
85.8 mph
7
Christopher Gruskin
NC
PRO5 Academy
2022
RHP
85.4 mph
8
Davis Gore
NC
Asheboro
2023
3B
84.8 mph
9
Chase Arrington
NC
North Raleigh Christian
2023
RHP
84.6 mph
10
Landen Baker
NC
Southern Nash
2023
1B
84.6 mph
Max Fastball Spin
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Ethan Plesser
NC
Cape Fear
2024
LHP
2586 rpm
2
Trey Roberts
NC
Pro 5 Academy
2024
RHP
2404 rpm
3
Austin Renn
NC
Holly Springs
2023
C
2343 rpm
4
Mason Hughes
NC
Cape Fear High
2024
SS
2329 rpm
5
Ben Tarpey
NC
Durham Academy
2023
RHP
2271 rpm
6
Chace Chaplin
NC
Middle Creek
2023
3B
2261 rpm
7
Nate Hollenbeck
NC
Rolesville
2024
RHP
2259 rpm
8
Tanner Collins
NC
Eugene Ashley High School
2022
RHP
2227 rpm
9
Bryant Kimbrell
NC
Pinecrest
2024
3B
2208 rpm
10
Seth Tickel
NC
ROCKY MOUNT ACADEMY
2025
RHP
2187 rpm
Max Curveball Spin
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Austin Renn
NC
Holly Springs
2023
C
2675 rpm
2
Tanner Collins
NC
Eugene Ashley High School
2022
RHP
2582 rpm
3
Ethan Plesser
NC
Cape Fear
2024
LHP
2535 rpm
4
Carson Crider
NC
Wake Forest High School
2026
RHP
2411 rpm
5
Chace Chaplin
NC
Middle Creek
2023
3B
2406 rpm
6
Travis Rhoads
NC
Ledford
2023
LHP
2380 rpm
7
Gavin Turner
NC
Cary
2024
SS
2336 rpm
8
Trey Roberts
NC
Pro 5 Academy
2024
RHP
2314 rpm
9
Stephen Williams
NC
Carolina Royals Baseball
2023
CF
2295 rpm
10
Chase Arrington
NC
North Raleigh Christian
2023
RHP
2284 rpm