Trackman Hitting Leaders: Athletes Lab Scout Day
February 3, 2023
On Saturday January 28th PBR of North Carolina was at the Athletes Lab Performance Center in Maiden, NC for a Scout Day with the Alab Organization. The scout day featured players from the 2024-2027 grad classes.
The day started with catcher, outfielders and infielders going through a defensive evaluation outside on the 100 yard turf field. Following the defensive evaluations players ran a laser timed 60 then headed indoors for batting practice. Trackman was used during the offensive evaluations collecting ball flight data. The day concluded with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman gathering advanced analytics.
Below we begin our breakdown of players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days.
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Trackman Hitting Leaders
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 | Cale Ball | NC | Madison | 2024 | 1B | 94.7 mph |
2 | Collin Chappel | NC | Maiden | 2025 | RHP | 91.8 mph |
3 | Garrett Wagoner | WV | Spring Valley | 2025 | OF | 89.9 mph |
4 | Evan Matile | NC | East Lincoln High | 2025 | OF | 88.0 mph |
5 | Cade Norton | SC | Blue Ridge | 2024 | C | 87.3 mph |
6 | Jace Duckworth | NC | Robert L. Patton | 2024 | OF | 86.8 mph |
7 | Jake Henderson | NC | Watauga | 2024 | OF | 86.5 mph |
8 | Cade Gaither | NC | West Iredell | 2024 | OF | 86.0 mph |
9 | Nathan Rollins | NC | Lincoln Charter | 2025 | SS | 84.9 mph |
10 | Hayden Haynes | NC | Maiden | 2026 | OF | 84.9 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 | Cale Ball | NC | Madison | 2024 | 1B | 85.9 mph |
2 | Collin Chappel | NC | Maiden | 2025 | RHP | 82.2 mph |
3 | Jake Henderson | NC | Watauga | 2024 | OF | 81.8 mph |
4 | Cade Norton | SC | Blue Ridge | 2024 | C | 80.7 mph |
5 | Jameson Hodges | NC | Watauga | 2024 | 2B | 79.8 mph |
6 | JT Smith | NC | Hendersonville | 2025 | C | 79.7 mph |
7 | Jace Duckworth | NC | Robert L. Patton | 2024 | OF | 79.3 mph |
8 | Garrett Wagoner | WV | Spring Valley | 2025 | OF | 77.9 mph |
9 | Cade Gaither | NC | West Iredell | 2024 | OF | 77.8 mph |
10 | Evan Matile | NC | East Lincoln High | 2025 | OF | 77.8 mph |
PEAK DISTANCE
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Cale Ball
NC
Madison
2024
1B
313 ft
2
Cade Norton
SC
Blue Ridge
2024
C
311 ft
3
Garrett Wagoner
WV
Spring Valley
2025
OF
308 ft
4
Collin Chappel
NC
Maiden
2025
RHP
300 ft
5
Justin Horne
NC
lincoln charter
2025
C
293 ft
6
Adam Rodgers
NC
Lincoln Charter
2026
MIF
286 ft
7
Jake Henderson
NC
Watauga
2024
OF
286 ft
8
Jace Duckworth
NC
Robert L. Patton
2024
OF
277 ft
9
Hayden Haynes
NC
Maiden
2026
OF
271 ft
10
Zeke Adwaters III
NC
TC Roberson
2026
SS
269 ft
AVERAGE DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Cade Norton | SC | Blue Ridge | 2024 | C | 255 ft |
2 | Cale Ball | NC | Madison | 2024 | 1B | 237 ft |
3 | Justin Horne | NC | lincoln charter | 2025 | C | 227 ft |
4 | Garrett Wagoner | WV | Spring Valley | 2025 | OF | 221 ft |
5 | Zeke Adwaters III | NC | TC Roberson | 2026 | SS | 184 ft |
6 | Adam Rodgers | NC | Lincoln Charter | 2026 | MIF | 170 ft |
7 | Nathan Rollins | NC | Lincoln Charter | 2025 | SS | 162 ft |
8 | Evan Burroughs | NC | Watauga High | 2026 | SS | 161 ft |
9 | Landon Childress | SC | Powdersville | 2025 | 1B | 155 ft |
10 | Jace Duckworth | NC | Robert L. Patton | 2024 | OF | 150 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 | Cale Ball | NC | Madison | 2024 | 1B | 30 % |
2 | Collin Chappel | NC | Maiden | 2025 | RHP | 8 % |
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 | Cade Gaither | NC | West Iredell | 2024 | OF | 61 % |
2 | Jameson Hodges | NC | Watauga | 2024 | 2B | 55 % |
3 | JT Smith | NC | Hendersonville | 2025 | C | 50 % |
4 | Adam Rodgers | NC | Lincoln Charter | 2026 | MIF | 45 % |
5 | Hayden Haynes | NC | Maiden | 2026 | OF | 42 % |
^ | Nathan Rollins | NC | Lincoln Charter | 2025 | SS | 42 % |
6 | Jace Duckworth | NC | Robert L. Patton | 2024 | OF | 41 % |
7 | Justin Horne | NC | lincoln charter | 2025 | C | 40 % |
8 | JT Roche | NC | East Lincoln | 2026 | OF | 38 % |
^ | Garrett Wagoner | WV | Spring Valley | 2025 | OF | 38 % |
^ | Landon Childress | SC | Powdersville | 2025 | 1B | 38 % |
9 | Evan Burroughs | NC | Watauga High | 2026 | SS | 37 % |
10 | Thomas Mast | NC | Maiden | 2025 | OF | 33 % |
^ | Kilby Hartley | NC | Baylor | 2027 | 2B | 33 % |
^ | Zeke Adwaters III | NC | TC Roberson | 2026 | SS | 33 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Jake Henderson | NC | Watauga | 2024 | OF | 72 % |
2 | Thomas Mast | NC | Maiden | 2025 | OF | 58 % |
3 | JT Roche | NC | East Lincoln | 2026 | OF | 53 % |
4 | Evan Matile | NC | East Lincoln High | 2025 | OF | 50 % |
^ | JT Smith | NC | Hendersonville | 2025 | C | 50 % |
^ | Kilby Hartley | NC | Baylor | 2027 | 2B | 50 % |
^ | Collin Chappel | NC | Maiden | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
5 | Webb Williams | NC | COMBINE ACADEMY | 2026 | 1B | 46 % |
6 | Harper Henson | NC | East Lincoln | 2026 | 3B | 45 % |
7 | Jameson Hodges | NC | Watauga | 2024 | 2B | 44 % |
8 | Hayden Haynes | NC | Maiden | 2026 | OF | 35 % |
9 | Jace Duckworth | NC | Robert L. Patton | 2024 | OF | 33 % |
10 | Cade Gaither | NC | West Iredell | 2024 | OF | 30 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Cade Norton | SC | Blue Ridge | 2024 | C | 80.0 % |
2 | Justin Horne | NC | lincoln charter | 2025 | C | 60.0 % |
^ | Cale Ball | NC | Madison | 2024 | 1B | 60.0 % |
3 | Garrett Wagoner | WV | Spring Valley | 2025 | OF | 53.8 % |
4 | Logan Yockey | NC | Central Wilkes Middle School | 2027 | OF | 47.1 % |
5 | Zeke Adwaters III | NC | TC Roberson | 2026 | SS | 41.7 % |
6 | Landon Childress | SC | Powdersville | 2025 | 1B | 38.5 % |
7 | Evan Burroughs | NC | Watauga High | 2026 | SS | 37.5 % |
8 | Harper Henson | NC | East Lincoln | 2026 | 3B | 36.4 % |
9 | Adam Rodgers | NC | Lincoln Charter | 2026 | MIF | 29.2 % |
10 | Nathan Rollins | NC | Lincoln Charter | 2025 | SS | 28.6 % |
- NC 2024 Top Prospect Games: Trackman Pitchers 8/16/24
- NC Future Games: Team NC vs. Team VA 8/15/24
- NC 2024 Top Prospect Games: Quick Hitters - 2027 Position Players 8/15/24
- NC Senior Future Games: NC Hitters BP Metrics 8/15/24
- NC 2024 Top Prospect Games: Quick Hitters - 2026 Position Players 8/15/24