Trackman Hitting Leaders: Dirtbags Scout Day
May 19, 2023
PBR of North Carolina was on hand at Southern Alamance High in Graham, NC on Saturday May 13th for a Scout Day with the Dirtbags Organization. The scout day featured players from the 2024-2027 grad classes.
The day began with catchers going through a defensive evaluation, followed by pitcher throwing a bullpen with Trackman collecting ball flight analytics. After the pitchers, position players ran a laser timed 60 followed by BP on the field Trackman gathering ball flight data on each hitter. The day concluded with outfielders and infielders going through a defensive evaluation.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more stories to follow in the days ahead.
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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 | Dylan Palmer | NC | East Wake Academy | 2026 | OF | 102.6 mph |
2 | Matthew Perez | NC | Grays Creek | 2024 | C | 94.2 mph |
3 | Maddax Brown | VA | Smithfield | 2024 | C | 93.2 mph |
4 | Max Luzarraga | NC | Weddington | 2025 | RHP | 92.6 mph |
5 | Giovanni Buccino | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 91.9 mph |
6 | Matthew Aldridge | NC | J.H. Rose | 2025 | OF | 90.7 mph |
7 | Derek Guzman | NC | DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL | 2026 | 2B | 90.5 mph |
8 | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | 89.9 mph |
9 | Cody Rogers | NC | COMBINE ACADEMY | 2026 | LHP | 89.3 mph |
10 | Owen Hardee | NC | JH Rose | 2025 | RHP | 89.0 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 | Dylan Palmer | NC | East Wake Academy | 2026 | OF | 87.3 mph |
2 | Matthew Perez | NC | Grays Creek | 2024 | C | 86.7 mph |
3 | Maddax Brown | VA | Smithfield | 2024 | C | 85.8 mph |
4 | Giovanni Buccino | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 84.4 mph |
5 | Derek Guzman | NC | DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL | 2026 | 2B | 84.2 mph |
6 | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | 82.3 mph |
7 | Judge Dillow | VA | ABINGDON HIGH | 2027 | C | 82.0 mph |
8 | Cody Rogers | NC | COMBINE ACADEMY | 2026 | LHP | 81.8 mph |
9 | Ethan Simmons | NC | JH Rose | 2025 | 3B | 81.8 mph |
10 | Hunter Goss | NC | Excelsior Classical Academy | 2025 | 1B | 80.7 mph |
PEAK DISTANCE
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Max Luzarraga
NC
Weddington
2025
RHP
362 ft
2
Dylan Palmer
NC
East Wake Academy
2026
OF
357 ft
3
Giovanni Buccino
NC
West Forsyth
2027
1B
356 ft
4
Matthew Perez
NC
Grays Creek
2024
C
345 ft
5
Kayden McGlauflin
NC
Weddington High
2026
RHP
338 ft
6
Cody Rogers
NC
COMBINE ACADEMY
2026
LHP
334 ft
7
Matthew Aldridge
NC
J.H. Rose
2025
OF
331 ft
8
Derek Guzman
NC
DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL
2026
2B
329 ft
9
Christian Xavier Romine
NC
Union Pines
2027
3B
316 ft
10
Carter Beck
NC
North Davidson High
2027
2B
314 ft
AVERAGE DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Giovanni Buccino | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 273 ft |
2 | Max Luzarraga | NC | Weddington | 2025 | RHP | 264 ft |
3 | Matthew Perez | NC | Grays Creek | 2024 | C | 243 ft |
4 | Derek Guzman | NC | DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL | 2026 | 2B | 236 ft |
5 | Cody Rogers | NC | COMBINE ACADEMY | 2026 | LHP | 234 ft |
6 | Christian Xavier Romine | NC | Union Pines | 2027 | 3B | 231 ft |
7 | Matthew Aldridge | NC | J.H. Rose | 2025 | OF | 226 ft |
8 | Dylan Palmer | NC | East Wake Academy | 2026 | OF | 224 ft |
9 | Casey Murray | NC | Middle Creek | 2027 | RHP | 217 ft |
10 | Caleb Renn | NC | Holly Springs | 2027 | LHP | 205 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 | Dylan Palmer | NC | East Wake Academy | 2026 | OF | 50 % |
2 | Maddax Brown | VA | Smithfield | 2024 | C | 42 % |
3 | Matthew Perez | NC | Grays Creek | 2024 | C | 30 % |
4 | Max Luzarraga | NC | Weddington | 2025 | RHP | 30 % |
5 | Giovanni Buccino | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 12 % |
6 | Derek Guzman | NC | DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL | 2026 | 2B | 11 % |
7 | Matthew Aldridge | NC | J.H. Rose | 2025 | OF | 10 % |
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 | Anthony Zezza | NC | Holly Springs | 2026 | LHP | 70 % |
2 | Ethan Simmons | NC | JH Rose | 2025 | 3B | 58 % |
3 | Noah Price | NC | Pro5 | 2027 | C | 57 % |
4 | Matthew Perez | NC | Grays Creek | 2024 | C | 53 % |
5 | Brody Hines | NC | Corinth Holders | 2025 | C | 50 % |
^ | Tucker Anderson | NC | DH Conley | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
6 | Braydon Smith | NC | Southern Alamance | 2026 | SS | 45 % |
7 | Dune Staniszewski | SC | South Aiken High | 2025 | 1B | 44 % |
8 | Andrew Brandt | SC | Wade Hampton High | 2027 | 3B | 42 % |
9 | Caleb Renn | NC | Holly Springs | 2027 | LHP | 40 % |
^ | Judge Dillow | VA | ABINGDON HIGH | 2027 | C | 40 % |
^ | Dylan Palmer | NC | East Wake Academy | 2026 | OF | 40 % |
10 | Brody Edwards | VA | SMLCA | 2027 | C | 37 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Maddax Brown | VA | Smithfield | 2024 | C | 85 % |
2 | RJ Browning | NC | Topsail | 2027 | SS | 77 % |
3 | Hunter Goss | NC | Excelsior Classical Academy | 2025 | 1B | 70 % |
^ | Kayden McGlauflin | NC | Weddington High | 2026 | RHP | 70 % |
4 | Carter Beck | NC | North Davidson High | 2027 | 2B | 69 % |
5 | Brayden Seeley | NC | West Forsyth High | 2026 | 1B | 60 % |
6 | William Leahy | NC | Heritage High | 2025 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Camden Spangler | VA | Northside high school | 2027 | 2B | 50 % |
7 | Owen Hardee | NC | JH Rose | 2025 | RHP | 44 % |
8 | Andrew Brandt | SC | Wade Hampton High | 2027 | 3B | 42 % |
9 | Braydon Smith | NC | Southern Alamance | 2026 | SS | 36 % |
10 | Ethan Simmons | NC | JH Rose | 2025 | 3B | 33 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Giovanni Buccino | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 87.5 % |
2 | Casey Murray | NC | Middle Creek | 2027 | RHP | 69.2 % |
3 | Cody Rogers | NC | COMBINE ACADEMY | 2026 | LHP | 66.7 % |
4 | Christian Xavier Romine | NC | Union Pines | 2027 | 3B | 62.5 % |
5 | Talan Liljestrand | NC | Heritage | 2024 | SS | 61.5 % |
6 | Max Luzarraga | NC | Weddington | 2025 | RHP | 60.0 % |
7 | Jonathan Chappell | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2026 | C | 55.6 % |
^ | Derek Guzman | NC | DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL | 2026 | 2B | 55.6 % |
8 | Matthew Aldridge | NC | J.H. Rose | 2025 | OF | 50.0 % |
^ | Caleb Renn | NC | Holly Springs | 2027 | LHP | 50.0 % |
9 | Jackson Melton | NC | West Forsyth | 2026 | OF | 42.9 % |
10 | Brody Edwards | VA | SMLCA | 2027 | C | 37.5 % |
^ | Parker Harpin | NC | Southeast Alamance | 2027 | C | 37.5 % |