TrackMan Leaders: Raleigh Rising Stars ID Hitters
June 10, 2022
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On Wednesday June 1st PBR of North Carolina hosted trials for Team Carolina at DPC in Clayton, 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 2023-2027 grad classes.
The Day began with players running a laser timed 60 along with having jumping metrics recorded by Swift Technology. Position Players then took batting practice on the field with Trackman recording ball flight data. After BP, catchers, infielders and outfielders went through a defensive evaluation. The day concluded with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting ball flight data.
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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Quick 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
Michael Woodard
NC
New Bern High
2026
1B
90.9 mph
2
Tariq Stone
NC
East Wake High
2026
OF
89.4 mph
3
Jack McKellar
NC
Rocky Mount
2026
C
89.4 mph
4
Cole Rogers
NC
Wake Forest High School
2026
C
88.0 mph
5
Carter Huffman
NC
New Bern
2026
SS
88.0 mph
6
Tanner Pope
NC
Garner High
2026
1B
85.1 mph
7
Cedric Simmons
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2026
1B
84.1 mph
8
Kellen Rogers
NC
Wake Forest
2027
SS
83.7 mph
9
Noah Price
NC
Pro5
2027
C
82.9 mph
10
Jeter Bynum
NC
Pine Lake Preparatory
2026
LHP
81.0 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
Tariq Stone
NC
East Wake High
2026
OF
83.4 mph
2
Michael Woodard
NC
New Bern High
2026
1B
81.3 mph
3
Cole Rogers
NC
Wake Forest High School
2026
C
79.4 mph
4
Tanner Pope
NC
Garner High
2026
1B
78.5 mph
5
Kellen Rogers
NC
Wake Forest
2027
SS
78.4 mph
6
Noah Price
NC
Pro5
2027
C
75.8 mph
7
Jamison Lynch
NC
Clayton
2026
C
75.0 mph
8
Cedric Simmons
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2026
1B
73.4 mph
9
Jack McKellar
NC
Rocky Mount
2026
C
71.1 mph
10
Preston Pool
NC
Garner Magnet
2026
C
70.7 mph
PEAK DISTANCE
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Tanner Pope
NC
Garner High
2026
1B
325 ft
2
Tariq Stone
NC
East Wake High
2026
OF
316 ft
3
Jack McKellar
NC
Rocky Mount
2026
C
315 ft
4
Michael Woodard
NC
New Bern High
2026
1B
307 ft
5
Cedric Simmons
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2026
1B
292 ft
6
Carter Huffman
NC
New Bern
2026
SS
291 ft
7
Kellen Rogers
NC
Wake Forest
2027
SS
287 ft
8
Cole Rogers
NC
Wake Forest High School
2026
C
276 ft
9
Jamison Lynch
NC
Clayton
2026
C
270 ft
10
Preston Pool
NC
Garner Magnet
2026
C
264 ft
AVERAGE DISTANCE
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (avg)
1
Kellen Rogers
NC
Wake Forest
2027
SS
218 ft
2
Cole Rogers
NC
Wake Forest High School
2026
C
217 ft
3
Nolan Fuchs
NC
Corinth Holders
2026
2B
197 ft
4
Cedric Simmons
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2026
1B
194 ft
5
Tanner Pope
NC
Garner High
2026
1B
181 ft
6
Carter Huffman
NC
New Bern
2026
SS
170 ft
7
Jamison Lynch
NC
Clayton
2026
C
156 ft
8
Tariq Stone
NC
East Wake High
2026
OF
148 ft
9
Jack McKellar
NC
Rocky Mount
2026
C
142 ft
10
Noah Price
NC
Pro5
2027
C
135 ft
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
Nolan Fuchs
NC
Corinth Holders
2026
2B
60 %
2
Kellen Rogers
NC
Wake Forest
2027
SS
50 %
^
Cole Rogers
NC
Wake Forest High School
2026
C
50 %
3
Jamison Lynch
NC
Clayton
2026
C
44 %
4
Nathaneal Martin
NC
Vance Charter
2027
C
37 %
5
Cedric Simmons
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2026
1B
36 %
6
Noah Price
NC
Pro5
2027
C
33 %
7
Jackson Mocny
NC
PRO 5 Baseball Academy
2028
C
30 %
8
Stephen Ribustello
NC
Tarboro
2026
SS
25 %
9
Preston Pool
NC
Garner Magnet
2026
C
16 %
^
Michael Woodard
NC
New Bern High
2026
1B
16 %
10
Carter Huffman
NC
New Bern
2026
SS
14 %
Ground Ball %
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Ground Ball %
1
Jeter Bynum
NC
Pine Lake Preparatory
2026
LHP
75 %
2
Michael Woodard
NC
New Bern High
2026
1B
58 %
^
Tariq Stone
NC
East Wake High
2026
OF
58 %
3
Trenton Parks
NC
Pinecrest High School
2027
RHP
53 %
4
Stephen Ribustello
NC
Tarboro
2026
SS
50 %
^
Preston Pool
NC
Garner Magnet
2026
C
50 %
5
Noah Price
NC
Pro5
2027
C
44 %
6
Tanner Pope
NC
Garner High
2026
1B
41 %
7
Jackson Mocny
NC
PRO 5 Baseball Academy
2028
C
40 %
8
Jamison Lynch
NC
Clayton
2026
C
33 %
^
Jack McKellar
NC
Rocky Mount
2026
C
33 %
9
Cedric Simmons
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2026
1B
18 %
10
Cole Rogers
NC
Wake Forest High School
2026
C
16 %
Fly Ball &
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Fly Ball %
1
Nathaneal Martin
NC
Vance Charter
2027
C
50.0 %
2
Jack McKellar
NC
Rocky Mount
2026
C
44.4 %
3
Tanner Pope
NC
Garner High
2026
1B
41.7 %
4
Kellen Rogers
NC
Wake Forest
2027
SS
40.0 %
^
Nolan Fuchs
NC
Corinth Holders
2026
2B
40.0 %
5
Cedric Simmons
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2026
1B
36.4 %
6
Cole Rogers
NC
Wake Forest High School
2026
C
33.3 %
^
Tariq Stone
NC
East Wake High
2026
OF
33.3 %
7
Jackson Mocny
NC
PRO 5 Baseball Academy
2028
C
30.0 %
8
Carter Huffman
NC
New Bern
2026
SS
28.6 %
9
Preston Pool
NC
Garner Magnet
2026
C
25.0 %
^
Michael Woodard
NC
New Bern High
2026
1B
25.0 %
10
Trenton Parks
NC
Pinecrest High School
2027
RHP
23.1 %