TrackMan Leaders: On Deck O's / NCBA Golden Spikes Hitters
June 14, 2022
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On Sunday June 5th PBR of North Carolina was on hand at Hickory Ridge HS for a scout day with the On Deck O's and NCBA Golden Spikes. The scout day featured players from the 2023-2025 grad classes.
The day began with pitchers and catchers on site. The Catchers went through their defensive workout first, throwing through to 2B. They were then evaluated as the pitchers worked through controlled bullpens. TrackMan collected data on each pitch thrown throughout the day. Next, players ran a laser timed 10/30/60 with laser timers from Swift Technology collecting the data. Position players then went through a full offensive workout, featuring multiple rounds of batting practice with TrackMan tracking ball flight data. After the offense, infielders and outfielders went through their positional workouts to conclude the day. .
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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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
Caden Haywood
NC
Hickory Ridge
2024
3B
99.5 mph
2
Louis Hill
NC
South Mecklenburg
2024
1B
98.2 mph
3
Sylas Boris
NC
Northwest Guilford
2023
SS
96.5 mph
4
Nick Morris
NC
Porter Ridge
2023
C
94.9 mph
5
Owen Miller
NC
Charlotte Country Day
2024
C
94.9 mph
6
Samuel Alessi
NC
Hickory Ridge
2024
RHP
94.8 mph
7
Wyatt Stanley
NC
Southwest Guilford
2023
1B
93.8 mph
8
Tyler Shafer
NC
Southwest Guilford
2023
RHP
93.6 mph
9
Jake Little
NC
Trinity
2023
OF
93.2 mph
10
Jonathan Barschow
SC
Catawba Ridge
2023
OF
92.8 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
Caden Haywood
NC
Hickory Ridge
2024
3B
92.5 mph
2
Louis Hill
NC
South Mecklenburg
2024
1B
91.5 mph
3
Nick Morris
NC
Porter Ridge
2023
C
89.5 mph
4
Wyatt Stanley
NC
Southwest Guilford
2023
1B
86.5 mph
5
Brian OConnell III
NC
Eastern Guilford
2023
C
86.4 mph
6
Jonathan Barschow
SC
Catawba Ridge
2023
OF
86.2 mph
7
Owen Miller
NC
Charlotte Country Day
2024
C
85.7 mph
8
Tyler Shafer
NC
Southwest Guilford
2023
RHP
85.6 mph
9
Anthony Umbach
NC
Hickory Ridge
2023
SS
85.1 mph
10
Bo Ziegler
NC
Providence Day
2023
SS
84.3 mph
PEAK DISTANCE
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Sylas Boris
NC
Northwest Guilford
2023
SS
378 ft
2
Nick Morris
NC
Porter Ridge
2023
C
373 ft
3
Wyatt Stanley
NC
Southwest Guilford
2023
1B
353 ft
4
Caden Haywood
NC
Hickory Ridge
2024
3B
349 ft
5
Manuel Izarra
NC
Butler
2023
C
340 ft
6
Brian OConnell III
NC
Eastern Guilford
2023
C
339 ft
7
Patrick Otterson
NC
Marivn Ridge
2023
2B
338 ft
8
Tyler Nee
NC
Providence Day
2023
SS
333 ft
9
Britton Nash
SC
Catawba Ridge High School
2025
SS
330 ft
10
Samuel Alessi
NC
Hickory Ridge
2024
RHP
328 ft
AVERAGE DISTANCE
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (avg)
1
Nick Morris
NC
Porter Ridge
2023
C
296 ft
2
Brayden Bowman
NC
Oak Grove
2023
2B
280 ft
3
Brian OConnell III
NC
Eastern Guilford
2023
C
262 ft
4
Cohen Kilgannon
NC
Cuthbertson
2025
OF
258 ft
5
Jonathan Barschow
SC
Catawba Ridge
2023
OF
244 ft
6
Wyatt Stanley
NC
Southwest Guilford
2023
1B
242 ft
7
Jake Little
NC
Trinity
2023
OF
239 ft
8
Tyler Nee
NC
Providence Day
2023
SS
238 ft
9
Michael Rogers
SC
Fort Mill
2025
OF
236 ft
10
Manuel Izarra
NC
Butler
2023
C
235 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
Louis Hill
NC
South Mecklenburg
2024
1B
72 %
2
Sylas Boris
NC
Northwest Guilford
2023
SS
62 %
3
Caden Haywood
NC
Hickory Ridge
2024
3B
58 %
4
Samuel Alessi
NC
Hickory Ridge
2024
RHP
41 %
^
Brian OConnell III
NC
Eastern Guilford
2023
C
41 %
^
Jonathan Barschow
SC
Catawba Ridge
2023
OF
41 %
5
Nick Morris
NC
Porter Ridge
2023
C
40 %
6
Owen Miller
NC
Charlotte Country Day
2024
C
36 %
7
Wyatt Stanley
NC
Southwest Guilford
2023
1B
30 %
^
Tyler Shafer
NC
Southwest Guilford
2023
RHP
30 %
8
Jake Little
NC
Trinity
2023
OF
25 %
9
Manuel Izarra
NC
Butler
2023
C
17 %
10
Bo Ziegler
NC
Providence Day
2023
SS
16 %
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
Luke St. John
NC
Marvin Ridge High
2025
C
60 %
2
Joshua Reed
NC
Red Forest Academy
2024
C
58 %
^
Brian OConnell III
NC
Eastern Guilford
2023
C
58 %
^
Jaxon Ehret
NC
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
2025
C
58 %
^
Jonathan Barschow
SC
Catawba Ridge
2023
OF
58 %
^
Rodney Garrison Jr
NC
Hickory Ridge
2024
OF
58 %
3
Owen Miller
NC
Charlotte Country Day
2024
C
54 %
^
Malik Wood
NC
Charlotte Country Day
2023
CF
54 %
^
Dylan Veverka
NC
Ardrey Kell
2025
SS
54 %
4
Neil Griffin
NC
Metrolina Christian
2024
SS
53 %
^
Rylan Souther
NC
Ragsdale
2024
RHP
53 %
5
Blake McKinney
NC
Cuthbertson
2024
OF
50 %
^
Rhett Barker
NC
South Mecklenburg
2024
OF
50 %
^
Cohen Kilgannon
NC
Cuthbertson
2025
OF
50 %
6
Michael Rogers
SC
Fort Mill
2025
OF
46 %
^
Ian McDermaid
NC
Weddington
2024
SS
46 %
^
Drew Wheeler
NC
Marvin Ridge
2024
2B
46 %
7
Eli Withers
NC
High Point Christian
2025
1B
45 %
8
Andrew Gagis
NC
Marvin Ridge
2023
C
44 %
9
Manuel Izarra
NC
Butler
2023
C
43 %
10
Reed Benamati
NC
Northwest Guilford High
2025
OF
42 %
Ground Ball %
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Ground Ball %
1
Marcus Woodell
NC
Northwest Guilford
2025
2B
64 %
2
Bo Ziegler
NC
Providence Day
2023
SS
58 %
3
Bryson Honeycutt
NC
Jay M Robinson High
2025
RHP
55 %
^
Jake Klawonn
NC
Weddington
2023
OF
55 %
4
Micah Laney
NC
Porter Ridge
2023
OF
50 %
^
Cohen Caviness
NC
Asheboro
2025
C
50 %
^
Andrew Gerow
NC
South Mecklenburg High School
2025
OF
50 %
5
Skylar Faircloth
NC
Level Cross Christian
2025
RHP
46 %
6
Louis Hill
NC
South Mecklenburg
2024
1B
45 %
7
Andrew Gagis
NC
Marvin Ridge
2023
C
44 %
8
Jake Barrier
SC
Nation Ford High
2025
OF
42 %
9
Rhett Barker
NC
South Mecklenburg
2024
OF
41 %
^
Caden Haywood
NC
Hickory Ridge
2024
3B
41 %
10
Christopher Short
NC
South Mecklenburg High School
2025
SS
36 %
Fly Ball &
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Fly Ball %
1
Nicholas Krise
SC
Fort Mill
2023
UTILITY
75.0 %
^
Brayden Bowman
NC
Oak Grove
2023
2B
75.0 %
2
Nick Morris
NC
Porter Ridge
2023
C
70.0 %
3
Tyler Nee
NC
Providence Day
2023
SS
63.6 %
^
Ben Wilson
SC
Catawba Ridge
2024
C
63.6 %
4
Nicholas Brady
NC
Eastern Randolph
2023
C
53.8 %
5
Clay Rosser
NC
Grimsley
2025
RHP
45.8 %
6
Patrick Otterson
NC
Marivn Ridge
2023
2B
45.5 %
^
Ty Hill
NC
Marvin Ridge
2024
C
45.5 %
7
Riley Matthews
NC
Marvin Ridge
2025
SS
44.4 %
8
Alex Carreiro
SC
Fort Mill
2025
OF
44.4 %
9
Jake Barbee
NC
Robinson
2025
RHP
41.7 %
^
Jake Little
NC
Trinity
2023
OF
41.7 %
^
Caden Beaver
NC
Lake Norman High
2025
RHP
41.7 %
^
Cohen Kilgannon
NC
Cuthbertson
2025
OF
41.7 %
10
Ty Frattaroli
NC
Cuthbertson
2023
OF
40.0 %