TrackMan Leaders: Summer Open ID with TPA - Hitters
August 22, 2022
PBR scouts were on hand on Sunday August 14th at Campbell’s Jim Perry Stadium for an Open ID hosted by TPA. PBR powered the event, ensuring the stats collected were accurate and verified.
The day opened with pitchers throwing short, controlled bullpens. Coaches and scouts used Stalker Radar Guns to capture pitch velocity throughout the bullpen sessions. The second session of the day was for position players. The position player workout included live BP, a defensive workout, and a timed 10/30/60yd dash captured by Swift Athletics Laser Timer.
Below we look at some of the top performers from the workout that featured close to 130 players. The full roster and statistical output can be seen HERE.
TRACKMAN: SUMMER OPEN ID WITH TPA - 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
Matthew Prince
NC
Apex
2023
OF
98.5 mph
2
Brady Nathison
NC
Fuquay Varina
2023
OF
98.4 mph
3
Henry Letourneau
NC
Cary
2023
OF
96.9 mph
4
Carson Mentlewski
NC
Corinth Holders High
2026
1B
95.7 mph
5
Levi Martinez
NC
Green Level
2024
OF
93.2 mph
6
Dylan Davis
NC
Middle Creek
2024
OF
92.4 mph
7
Aric Stewart
NC
Carrboro
2024
3B
92.3 mph
8
Jack Litt
NC
Apex Friendship
2023
3B
91.9 mph
9
Boaz Harper
NC
Grace Christian
2024
SS
91.7 mph
10
James Eason
NC
Richmond Senior
2024
2B
91.6 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
Brady Nathison
NC
Fuquay Varina
2023
OF
93.7 mph
2
Matthew Prince
NC
Apex
2023
OF
93.5 mph
3
Mason Fennell
NC
Holly Springs
2023
3B
88.4 mph
4
Jack Litt
NC
Apex Friendship
2023
3B
87.4 mph
5
Henry Letourneau
NC
Cary
2023
OF
87.0 mph
6
Dylan Davis
NC
Middle Creek
2024
OF
86.8 mph
7
Boaz Harper
NC
Grace Christian
2024
SS
85.8 mph
8
Grayson Hudgins
NC
Pinecrest
2024
1B
85.4 mph
9
Aric Stewart
NC
Carrboro
2024
3B
84.8 mph
10
Cam Williams
NC
Garner
2026
1B
84.4 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
Brady Nathison
NC
Fuquay Varina
2023
OF
353 ft
2
Carson Mentlewski
NC
Corinth Holders High
2026
1B
352 ft
3
Henry Letourneau
NC
Cary
2023
OF
349 ft
4
Matthew Prince
NC
Apex
2023
OF
345 ft
5
Levi Martinez
NC
Green Level
2024
OF
342 ft
6
Boaz Harper
NC
Grace Christian
2024
SS
331 ft
7
Mason Fennell
NC
Holly Springs
2023
3B
325 ft
8
Andrew Davis
NC
Jordan
2024
OF
321 ft
9
Lucas Witt
NC
Apex
2024
OF
313 ft
10
William Benson
NC
Leesville Road
2026
1B
313 ft
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (avg)
1
Brady Nathison
NC
Fuquay Varina
2023
OF
253 ft
2
Levi Martinez
NC
Green Level
2024
OF
252 ft
3
Will Newton
NC
Apex
2024
OF
251 ft
4
Simon Schreiber
NC
East Chapel Hill High
2025
1B
245 ft
5
Matthew LaRusso
NC
Apex
2025
OF
242 ft
6
Harris Mangum
NC
C E Jordan
2026
2B
238 ft
7
Samuel Narron
NC
Clayton
2025
OF
234 ft
8
Henry Letourneau
NC
Cary
2023
OF
232 ft
9
Jack McGeehan
NC
Pro5
2024
OF
231 ft
10
Cody Parke
NC
Northwood
2023
C
230 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
Brady Nathison
NC
Fuquay Varina
2023
OF
87 %
2
Matthew Prince
NC
Apex
2023
OF
75 %
3
Jack Litt
NC
Apex Friendship
2023
3B
55 %
4
Mason Fennell
NC
Holly Springs
2023
3B
44 %
5
Carson Mentlewski
NC
Corinth Holders High
2026
1B
42 %
6
Dylan Davis
NC
Middle Creek
2024
OF
33 %
7
Boaz Harper
NC
Grace Christian
2024
SS
28 %
^
James Eason
NC
Richmond Senior
2024
2B
28 %
8
Levi Martinez
NC
Green Level
2024
OF
22 %
^
Henry Letourneau
NC
Cary
2023
OF
22 %
9
Aric Stewart
NC
Carrboro
2024
3B
14 %
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
Carson Clem
NC
Willow Springs
2026
RHP
100 %
2
Brady Nathison
NC
Fuquay Varina
2023
OF
87 %
3
Nick Ham
NC
Apex Friendship
2024
RHP
75 %
4
Thomas Bradley
NC
Grace Christian Academy
2025
LHP
71 %
5
Caleb Renn
NC
Holly Springs
2027
LHP
66 %
^
Mason Fennell
NC
Holly Springs
2023
3B
66 %
Fly Ball %
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Fly Ball %
1
Tommy Collins
NC
Willow Spring
2026
3B
100.0 %
^
Harris Mangum
NC
C E Jordan
2026
2B
100.0 %
2
Collin Blackmon
NC
Cleveland High
2026
1B
83.3 %
^
Jack McGeehan
NC
Pro5
2024
OF
83.3 %
3
Ryan Morris
NC
Middle Creek
2025
LHP
75.0 %
4
Simon Schreiber
NC
East Chapel Hill High
2025
1B
71.4 %
5
Samuel Narron
NC
Clayton
2025
OF
66.7 %
^
Andrew Mohler
NC
Cary
2026
3B
66.7 %
^
Cole Flanagan
NC
Apex Friendship
2024
RHP
66.7 %
^
Mason Wilkins
NC
Northern Durham
2026
1B
66.7 %
Ground Ball %
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Ground Ball %
1
Christopher Tankersley
NC
East Wake
2025
1B
80 %
2
Carson Clifton
NC
Apex Friendship
2024
RHP
62 %
^
weston rhem
NC
Beoughton
2026
OF
62 %
^
Owen Cirasole
NC
Apex Friendship High
2026
LHP
62 %
3
Nathaniel Roller
NC
Green Level
2024
C
60 %
4
Aric Stewart
NC
Carrboro
2024
3B
57 %
^
Jack Heron
NC
Holly Springs
2024
2B
57 %
5
Vincent Lee
NC
Pro5 Baseball Academy
2025
2B
55 %
^
Andrew Davis
NC
Jordan
2024
OF
55 %