Statistical Breakdown: Team Carolina Trials - Fayetteville
May 31, 2022
On Sunday May 29th PBR of North Carolina hosted trials for Team Carolina at JP Riddle Stadium in Fayetteville, NC. The Team Carolina Trials leads to identifying prospects for some of the summer’s biggest invite only events like NC/SC Border Battle, PBR Southeast Senior Games, Top Prospect Games, and the PBR Future Games. The event featured players from the 2023-2026 grad classes.
The day began with catchers going through a full defensive workout. Pitchers then threw a controlled bullpen with Trackman gathering ball flight analytics. Following the pitchers, position players ran a laser timed 60 and also had jumping metrics recorded using Swift Technology. Position players then took batting practice on the field with Trackman collection ball flight data. The day concluded with outfielders and infielders taking part in a defensive workout.
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.
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Statistical Breakdown
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THE 60 YARD DASH
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 | Jeremiah McLemore | NC | Freedom Christian | 2023 | 3B | 98.9 mph |
| 2 | Cullen McGee | NC | Corinth Holders | 2023 | 3B | 94.8 mph |
| 3 | Connor Shoulders | NC | Dixon | 2023 | OF | 93.9 mph |
| 4 | Griffin Matthews | NC | Grace Christian | 2023 | 1B | 91.7 mph |
| 5 | Graham Wike | NC | Corinth Holders | 2023 | 2B | 90.6 mph |
| 6 | Bobby Lowery | NC | St. Pauls | 2023 | OF | 90.4 mph |
| 7 | Jason Howe | NC | East Forsyth | 2023 | 2B | 89.1 mph |
| 8 | Jackson Crute | NC | Corinth Holders | 2023 | C | 86.9 mph |
| 9 | Matthew Hord | NC | Cardinal Gibbons | 2023 | SS | 86.5 mph |
| 10 | Edwin Speas | NC | Pro 5 Academy | 2025 | SS | 81.0 mph |
POSITIONAL VELOCITY – INFIELDERS
Infielders were able to workout at shortstop throwing across the infield, or from 1B throwing to 2B and 3B in the pro-style workout.
POSITIONAL VELOCITY – OUTFIELDERS
Outfielders worked out from right field, making throws to the plate. Throws were measured by a radar gun to gauge arm strength.
CATCHER POP TIMES & POSITIONAL VELOCITY
In the pro-style workout, catchers workout from behind home plate, making multiple throws to 2B, simulating a stolen base attempt.
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