Top Prospect Games: Blast Analytics
August 16, 2022
PBR of North Carolina hosted its Top Prospect Games on August 3rd at Campbell University. The event featured players from across the state in the 2023-2026 grad classes. The Top Prospect Games continues to be one of the most popular summer events on the PBR summer schedule with several college coaches in attendance taking a look at the prospects in attendance.
The day started with position players taking batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After BP position players went through a defensive evaluation that began with the outfielders followed by the catchers and infielders. When players finished their defensive workout they ran a laser timed 60 using Swift Technology. In the afternoon players were split into 5 teams with each team playing 2 controlled games with Trackman gathering information on each pitcher that threw in the game.
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Blast Leaders
MAX HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Levi Baker | NC | Wake County Warriors | 2024 | 3B | 29.0 mph |
2 | Brandon Bannerman | NC | Heide Trask | 2023 | OF | 26.7 mph |
3 | Blake Crawford | NC | North Lenoir | 2024 | OF | 26.4 mph |
4 | Brayden Schear | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | 1B | 26.1 mph |
5 | Colin Hawkes | NC | Durham School of The Arts | 2023 | OF | 25.7 mph |
6 | Hayden Ashby | NC | Cox Mill | 2024 | 1B | 25.5 mph |
7 | Camden Ashe | NC | South Point | 2024 | C | 24.9 mph |
8 | CJ Whitaker | NC | Corinth Holders | 2025 | 1B | 24.3 mph |
9 | Connor Shoulders | NC | Dixon | 2023 | OF | 24.2 mph |
10 | Shane Bernhardt | NC | Holly Springs | 2024 | LHP | 24.1 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Levi Baker | NC | Wake County Warriors | 2024 | 3B | 26.2 mph |
2 | Brandon Bannerman | NC | Heide Trask | 2023 | OF | 25.5 mph |
3 | Blake Crawford | NC | North Lenoir | 2024 | OF | 25.1 mph |
4 | Brayden Schear | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | 1B | 23.6 mph |
5 | Camden Ashe | NC | South Point | 2024 | C | 23.2 mph |
6 | Connor Shoulders | NC | Dixon | 2023 | OF | 23.1 mph |
7 | Hayden Ashby | NC | Cox Mill | 2024 | 1B | 22.8 mph |
8 | Easton Walker | NC | Crossroads Arts & Science Early College | 2024 | C | 22.4 mph |
9 | Holden Cooper | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | C | 22.4 mph |
10 | CARTER JEANBAPTISTE | NC | Grimsley | 2024 | OF | 22.4 mph |
PEAK BAT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
1 | Ethan Wienand | NC | Cape Fear | 2023 | OF | 82.8 mph |
2 | Colin Hawkes | NC | Durham School of The Arts | 2023 | OF | 82.7 mph |
3 | Levi Baker | NC | Wake County Warriors | 2024 | 3B | 81.3 mph |
^ | Blake Crawford | NC | North Lenoir | 2024 | OF | 81.3 mph |
4 | Brandon Bannerman | NC | Heide Trask | 2023 | OF | 80.3 mph |
5 | CARTER JEANBAPTISTE | NC | Grimsley | 2024 | OF | 79.3 mph |
6 | Lane Herndon | NC | Garner | 2023 | SS | 78.5 mph |
7 | Logan Lowe | NC | C.E. Jordan | 2024 | SS | 78.4 mph |
8 | Shane Bernhardt | NC | Holly Springs | 2024 | LHP | 77.8 mph |
9 | Brode Dixon | NC | Covenant Day | 2025 | C | 77.2 mph |
10 | Holden Cooper | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | C | 76.8 mph |
^ | Chase Gribble | NC | Christ School | 2023 | 3B | 76.8 mph |
^ | Brett Cassell | NC | Cox Mill | 2024 | SS | 76.8 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Blake Crawford | NC | North Lenoir | 2024 | OF | 78.9 mph |
2 | Ethan Wienand | NC | Cape Fear | 2023 | OF | 74.8 mph |
3 | Colin Hawkes | NC | Durham School of The Arts | 2023 | OF | 73.1 mph |
4 | Shane Bernhardt | NC | Holly Springs | 2024 | LHP | 72.9 mph |
5 | Brett Cassell | NC | Cox Mill | 2024 | SS | 72.7 mph |
6 | CARTER JEANBAPTISTE | NC | Grimsley | 2024 | OF | 72.5 mph |
7 | Holden Cooper | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | C | 72.3 mph |
8 | Lane Herndon | NC | Garner | 2023 | SS | 72.0 mph |
9 | Brandon Bannerman | NC | Heide Trask | 2023 | OF | 72.0 mph |
10 | Mason Hughes | NC | Cape Fear High | 2024 | SS | 71.2 mph |
MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
1 | Hayden Ashby | NC | Cox Mill | 2024 | 1B | 40.7 g |
2 | Blake Crawford | NC | North Lenoir | 2024 | OF | 36.5 g |
3 | Brandon Bannerman | NC | Heide Trask | 2023 | OF | 35.0 g |
4 | Mason Hughes | NC | Cape Fear High | 2024 | SS | 29.9 g |
5 | Dyson Lewis | NC | Alexander Central | 2023 | SS | 28.9 g |
6 | Ethan Wienand | NC | Cape Fear | 2023 | OF | 28.1 g |
7 | Levi Baker | NC | Wake County Warriors | 2024 | 3B | 27.3 g |
8 | Nathan Hayworth | NC | East Rowan | 2024 | OF | 25.9 g |
9 | CARTER JEANBAPTISTE | NC | Grimsley | 2024 | OF | 25.6 g |
10 | Camden Ashe | NC | South Point | 2024 | C | 25.5 g |
AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Brandon Bannerman | NC | Heide Trask | 2023 | OF | 29.8 g |
2 | Hayden Ashby | NC | Cox Mill | 2024 | 1B | 28.6 g |
3 | Blake Crawford | NC | North Lenoir | 2024 | OF | 28.5 g |
4 | Mason Hughes | NC | Cape Fear High | 2024 | SS | 26.9 g |
5 | Dyson Lewis | NC | Alexander Central | 2023 | SS | 24.2 g |
6 | Ethan Wienand | NC | Cape Fear | 2023 | OF | 22.3 g |
7 | Konor Davis | NC | Alexander Central | 2023 | LHP | 21.2 g |
8 | Camden Ashe | NC | South Point | 2024 | C | 21.1 g |
9 | CARTER JEANBAPTISTE | NC | Grimsley | 2024 | OF | 20.9 g |
10 | Nathan Hayworth | NC | East Rowan | 2024 | OF | 20.8 g |
AVERAGE ON PLANE EFFINCIENCY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
1 | Nathan Hayworth | NC | East Rowan | 2024 | OF | 91 % |
2 | Jack McKellar | NC | Rocky Mount | 2026 | C | 88 % |
3 | Shane Bernhardt | NC | Holly Springs | 2024 | LHP | 85 % |
4 | Joshua Herbert | NC | East Forsyth | 2023 | OF | 85 % |
5 | Reed Benamati | NC | Northwest Guilford High | 2025 | OF | 83 % |
6 | Hayden Ashby | NC | Cox Mill | 2024 | 1B | 82 % |
7 | Mason Hughes | NC | Cape Fear High | 2024 | SS | 82 % |
8 | Jake Minarik | NC | William A. Hough | 2024 | OF | 79 % |
9 | CJ Whitaker | NC | Corinth Holders | 2025 | 1B | 78 % |
10 | Brode Dixon | NC | Covenant Day | 2025 | C | 77 % |
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