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.

With a ton of talent on hand there were lots of impressive numbers posted. Below we being our breakdown of the 2022 NC ProCase. 

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By the Numbers

• 107.4 mph top exit velocity
• 98.5 mph top average exit velocity
• 7 hitters with an exit velocity of 100 mph or higher
• 410ft longest ball hit
• 1.90 top pop time
• 87 mph top catcher arm velocity
• 95 mph top outfield arm velocity
• 90 mph top infield arm velocity
• 93.9 mph top fastball
• 6 fastballs at 90 mph or higher
• 2540rpm top fastball spin
• 2874rpm top curveball spin
• 2928rpm top slider spin

Statistical Breakdown

THE 30 YARD DASH

Players ran the 30 yard dash on the turf at Diamond Xtreme with PBR recording times off of the laser timer. 

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.

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. 

POSITIONAL VELOCITY – OUTFIELDERS

Outfielders worked from a "would be" center field, making throws of close to 130 feet toward home plate.

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.

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

Max Fastball Spin

Max Curveball Spin

Max Slider Spin