Top Prospect Games: Trackman Leaders - Hitters
August 12, 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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Trackman Leaders - Hitters
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
Blake Crawford
NC
North Lenoir
2024
OF
101.3 mph
2
Holden Cooper
NC
Wakefield
2024
C
99.1 mph
3
Jake Minarik
NC
William A. Hough
2024
OF
97.9 mph
4
Levi Baker
NC
Wake County Warriors
2024
3B
96.6 mph
5
Ethan Wienand
NC
Cape Fear
2023
OF
96.4 mph
6
Nathan Bunch
NC
Athens Drive Magnet
2024
1B
95.9 mph
7
CARTER JEANBAPTISTE
NC
Grimsley
2024
OF
95.4 mph
8
Lane Herndon
NC
Garner
2023
SS
95.3 mph
9
Connor Shoulders
NC
Dixon
2023
OF
94.7 mph
10
Brian OConnell III
NC
Eastern Guilford
2023
C
94.6 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
Blake Crawford
NC
North Lenoir
2024
OF
92.8 mph
2
Nathan Bunch
NC
Athens Drive Magnet
2024
1B
92.4 mph
3
Jake Minarik
NC
William A. Hough
2024
OF
90.7 mph
4
CARTER JEANBAPTISTE
NC
Grimsley
2024
OF
89.3 mph
5
Bryant Kimbrell
NC
Pinecrest
2024
3B
88.1 mph
6
Joshua Herbert
NC
East Forsyth
2023
OF
88.0 mph
7
Holden Cooper
NC
Wakefield
2024
C
87.7 mph
8
Brian OConnell III
NC
Eastern Guilford
2023
C
86.9 mph
9
Lane Herndon
NC
Garner
2023
SS
86.6 mph
10
Easton Walker
NC
Crossroads Arts & Science Early College
2024
C
86.5 mph
DISTANCE OFF THE BAT
TrackMan is able to measure and track the ball while in the air. For every fair ball put in play it will display the distance the hit traveled.
Peak Distance - Best of the Hitter’s Session
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Blake Crawford
NC
North Lenoir
2024
OF
392 ft
2
CARTER JEANBAPTISTE
NC
Grimsley
2024
OF
367 ft
3
Holden Cooper
NC
Wakefield
2024
C
364 ft
4
Brian OConnell III
NC
Eastern Guilford
2023
C
362 ft
5
Ethan Wienand
NC
Cape Fear
2023
OF
359 ft
6
Easton Walker
NC
Crossroads Arts & Science Early College
2024
C
356 ft
7
Logan Lowe
NC
C.E. Jordan
2024
SS
352 ft
8
Lane Herndon
NC
Garner
2023
SS
350 ft
9
Brett Cassell
NC
Cox Mill
2024
SS
348 ft
10
Levi Baker
NC
Wake County Warriors
2024
3B
348 ft
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Blake Crawford | NC | North Lenoir | 2024 | OF | 295 ft |
2 | Easton Walker | NC | Crossroads Arts & Science Early College | 2024 | C | 294 ft |
3 | Lucca Pascarella | NC | Cape Fear | 2024 | C | 283 ft |
4 | Colin Hawkes | NC | Durham School of The Arts | 2023 | OF | 272 ft |
5 | Ethan Wienand | NC | Cape Fear | 2023 | OF | 269 ft |
6 | Camden Ashe | NC | South Point | 2024 | C | 253 ft |
7 | Holden Cooper | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | C | 253 ft |
8 | Levi Baker | NC | Wake County Warriors | 2024 | 3B | 249 ft |
9 | Konor Davis | NC | Alexander Central | 2023 | LHP | 245 ft |
10 | Dylan Pasternak | NC | Leesville Road | 2024 | SS | 245 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
Nathan Bunch
NC
Athens Drive Magnet
2024
1B
90 %
2
Bryant Kimbrell
NC
Pinecrest
2024
3B
71 %
3
Holden Cooper
NC
Wakefield
2024
C
70 %
^
Blake Crawford
NC
North Lenoir
2024
OF
70 %
4
CARTER JEANBAPTISTE
NC
Grimsley
2024
OF
55 %
5
Lane Herndon
NC
Garner
2023
SS
50 %
6
Jake Minarik
NC
William A. Hough
2024
OF
45 %
7
Will Hodge
NC
High Point Christian
2024
OF
41 %
8
Brian OConnell III
NC
Eastern Guilford
2023
C
40 %
9
Jordan Wright
NC
Rocky Mount Academy
2024
3B
38 %
10
Shane Bernhardt
NC
Holly Springs
2024
LHP
33 %
^
Levi Baker
NC
Wake County Warriors
2024
3B
33 %
^
Brandon Bannerman
NC
Heide Trask
2023
OF
33 %
^
Ethan Wienand
NC
Cape Fear
2023
OF
33 %
^
Dylan Pasternak
NC
Leesville Road
2024
SS
33 %
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 | Braylon Whitaker | NC | Cox Mill | 2024 | OF | 75 % |
2 | Nathan Bunch | NC | Athens Drive Magnet | 2024 | 1B | 70 % |
3 | Dyson Lewis | NC | Alexander Central | 2023 | SS | 66 % |
^ | Dylan Davis | NC | Middle Creek | 2024 | OF | 66 % |
4 | Clay Rosser | NC | Grimsley | 2025 | RHP | 62 % |
5 | CARTER JEANBAPTISTE | NC | Grimsley | 2024 | OF | 55 % |
6 | Drake Della Ratta | NC | Holly Springs | 2024 | SS | 54 % |
7 | Joshua Herbert | NC | East Forsyth | 2023 | OF | 53 % |
8 | Holden Cooper | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | C | 50 % |
^ | Levi Baker | NC | Wake County Warriors | 2024 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | Blake Crawford | NC | North Lenoir | 2024 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Brian OConnell III | NC | Eastern Guilford | 2023 | C | 50 % |
^ | Brady Williams | NC | Currituck County | 2024 | 2B | 50 % |
^ | Cameron Guentensberger | NC | Orange | 2024 | OF | 50 % |
9 | Jason Caccavaro | NC | Pamlico County | 2023 | SS | 44 % |
10 | Chase Gribble | NC | Christ School | 2023 | 3B | 42 % |
^ | Lucca Pascarella | NC | Cape Fear | 2024 | C | 42 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Colin Hawkes | NC | Durham School of The Arts | 2023 | OF | 90.0 % |
2 | Konor Davis | NC | Alexander Central | 2023 | LHP | 66.7 % |
3 | Easton Walker | NC | Crossroads Arts & Science Early College | 2024 | C | 64.3 % |
4 | John Nelson McLamb | NC | Midway | 2024 | LHP | 60.0 % |
^ | Adrian Gonzalez | NC | Apex High | 2025 | 3B | 60.0 % |
5 | Charlie Vestal | NC | South Granville | 2023 | 1B | 55.6 % |
^ | Shane Bernhardt | NC | Holly Springs | 2024 | LHP | 55.6 % |
6 | Logan Lowe | NC | C.E. Jordan | 2024 | SS | 53.8 % |
7 | Ryan Adams | NC | Holly Springs | 2024 | RHP | 50.0 % |
^ | Dylan Pasternak | NC | Leesville Road | 2024 | SS | 50.0 % |
^ | Caden Reedy | NC | Oak Grove | 2026 | C | 50.0 % |
^ | Tanner Ferguson | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2025 | SS | 50.0 % |
^ | Mason Hughes | NC | Cape Fear High | 2024 | SS | 50.0 % |
^ | Camden Ashe | NC | South Point | 2024 | C | 50.0 % |
8 | Mason Fennell | NC | Holly Springs | 2023 | 3B | 45.5 % |
^ | Thomas McNally | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2024 | OF | 45.5 % |
^ | Hayden Ashby | NC | Cox Mill | 2024 | 1B | 45.5 % |
9 | Brandon Bannerman | NC | Heide Trask | 2023 | OF | 44.4 % |
^ | Brayden Schear | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | 1B | 44.4 % |
10 | Lucca Pascarella | NC | Cape Fear | 2024 | C | 42.9 % |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Matthew Connolly | NC | West Rowan | 2023 | C | 100 % |
2 | Crawford Elrod | NC | WESTCHESTER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | 2026 | 3B | 91 % |
3 | Alex Blackmon | NC | Middle Creek | 2023 | C | 85 % |
4 | Jake Minarik | NC | William A. Hough | 2024 | OF | 72 % |
5 | Bryant Kimbrell | NC | Pinecrest | 2024 | 3B | 71 % |
6 | Will Hodge | NC | High Point Christian | 2024 | OF | 66 % |
7 | Jabari Lee | NC | Jack Britt | 2024 | OF | 63 % |
8 | Cole Triplett | NC | Willow Spring | 2024 | OF | 57 % |
9 | Jarrett Crabtree | NC | Grace Christain | 2023 | OF | 55 % |
10 | Cole Rice | NC | Reagan | 2024 | C | 54 % |
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