Trackman Hitting Leaders: East Coast Dodgers Scout Day
January 20, 2023
On Saturday January 14th PBR of North Carolina was on hand at Next Level Training Center in Greenville, NC for a Scout Day with the East Coast Dodgers Organization. The scout day featured players from all over the country in the 2024-2028 grad classes.
The day began with catchers going through a defensive evaluation followed by pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting advanced analytics. Once bullpens were complete, position players ran a laser timed 10 yd and 30 yd sprint. Position players then took BP with Trackman collecting ball flight data. The open atmosphere of Next Level allowed players, coaches and scouts to see ball flight off the bat. The night concluded with outfielders and infielders going through a defensive evaluation.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance.
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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 | Patrick Maloney | NC | Broughton | 2024 | C | 94.1 mph |
2 | John D Mitchell | TX | St. John XXIII College Preparatory | 2024 | RHP | 94.1 mph |
3 | Carson Beavers | MN | Rochester Mayo | 2024 | OF | 92.5 mph |
4 | Connor Payne | NC | Apex Friendship | 2025 | 3B | 92.3 mph |
5 | jack strom | NC | Millbrook | 2025 | OF | 91.3 mph |
6 | Connor Wright | NC | Millbrook | 2025 | 1B | 90.4 mph |
7 | Davis Crowder | NC | St. David's | 2024 | 1B | 90.2 mph |
8 | Caden French | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | OF | 90.1 mph |
9 | Aarren Marshall | TX | Lovejoy | 2024 | SS | 89.9 mph |
10 | Brandon Suler | NJ | North Hunterdon | 2025 | RHP | 89.5 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 | John D Mitchell | TX | St. John XXIII College Preparatory | 2024 | RHP | 90.0 mph |
2 | Connor Payne | NC | Apex Friendship | 2025 | 3B | 88.7 mph |
3 | Patrick Maloney | NC | Broughton | 2024 | C | 87.6 mph |
4 | Thomas Vanson | NC | Cardinal Gibbons | 2025 | OF | 87.3 mph |
5 | Carson Beavers | MN | Rochester Mayo | 2024 | OF | 86.8 mph |
6 | Carter Huffman | NC | New Bern | 2026 | SS | 86.0 mph |
7 | Connor Wright | NC | Millbrook | 2025 | 1B | 84.6 mph |
8 | Luke Taibi | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | OF | 84.5 mph |
9 | Caden French | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | OF | 84.2 mph |
10 | Davis Crowder | NC | St. David's | 2024 | 1B | 84.0 mph |
PEAK DISTANCE
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
John D Mitchell
TX
St. John XXIII College Preparatory
2024
RHP
364 ft
2
Davis Crowder
NC
St. David's
2024
1B
344 ft
3
Connor Wright
NC
Millbrook
2025
1B
341 ft
4
Luke Taibi
NC
Wake Forest
2024
OF
338 ft
5
Carson Beavers
MN
Rochester Mayo
2024
OF
328 ft
6
Connor Payne
NC
Apex Friendship
2025
3B
323 ft
7
Thomas Vanson
NC
Cardinal Gibbons
2025
OF
322 ft
8
Patrick Maloney
NC
Broughton
2024
C
319 ft
9
Aarren Marshall
TX
Lovejoy
2024
SS
309 ft
10
Carter Huffman
NC
New Bern
2026
SS
304 ft
AVERAGE DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | John D Mitchell | TX | St. John XXIII College Preparatory | 2024 | RHP | 298 ft |
2 | Davis Crowder | NC | St. David's | 2024 | 1B | 278 ft |
3 | Connor Wright | NC | Millbrook | 2025 | 1B | 249 ft |
4 | Aiden LaSalle | NY | ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 243 ft |
5 | Patrick Maloney | NC | Broughton | 2024 | C | 233 ft |
6 | Wyatt Wert | NC | Wakefield | 2025 | 1B | 232 ft |
7 | Albert Gonzales | WV | Philip Barbour | 2024 | SS | 198 ft |
8 | Ethan Staub | NC | Wake Forest | 2025 | SS | 191 ft |
9 | Carson Beavers | MN | Rochester Mayo | 2024 | OF | 189 ft |
10 | Kody Adkins | MD | Chopticon | 2025 | SS | 179 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 | John D Mitchell | TX | St. John XXIII College Preparatory | 2024 | RHP | 60 % |
2 | Carson Beavers | MN | Rochester Mayo | 2024 | OF | 44 % |
3 | Connor Payne | NC | Apex Friendship | 2025 | 3B | 40 % |
4 | Patrick Maloney | NC | Broughton | 2024 | C | 33 % |
5 | Davis Crowder | NC | St. David's | 2024 | 1B | 12 % |
6 | jack strom | NC | Millbrook | 2025 | OF | 11 % |
7 | Caden French | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | OF | 10 % |
8 | Connor Wright | NC | Millbrook | 2025 | 1B | 9 % |
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 | Albert Gonzales | WV | Philip Barbour | 2024 | SS | 62 % |
^ | Davis Crowder | NC | St. David's | 2024 | 1B | 62 % |
2 | Tyler Abbe | NC | Heritage High | 2026 | 2B | 60 % |
^ | Connor Payne | NC | Apex Friendship | 2025 | 3B | 60 % |
3 | Will Tobin | NC | Middle Creek | 2025 | OF | 55 % |
^ | Carson Beavers | MN | Rochester Mayo | 2024 | OF | 55 % |
4 | EVAN GENAO | NC | Wakefield High School | 2025 | OF | 54 % |
^ | Aiden LaSalle | NY | ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 54 % |
5 | NJ Uhlenberg | NC | Trinity School Durham | 2028 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Kanen Pritchard | NC | Heritage | 2028 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Ethan Staub | NC | Wake Forest | 2025 | SS | 50 % |
^ | Dean Tober | NC | N/A | 2028 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | William McCollum II | GA | North Atlanta High School | 2025 | OF | 50 % |
6 | Thomas Piscorik | NC | Wakefield | 2028 | SS | 45 % |
7 | jack strom | NC | Millbrook | 2025 | OF | 44 % |
^ | Patrick Maloney | NC | Broughton | 2024 | C | 44 % |
8 | Kolton Smittle | PA | Canon-McMillan SHS | 2025 | C | 42 % |
^ | Carter Huffman | NC | New Bern | 2026 | SS | 42 % |
9 | Joseph Ciammaruconi | NJ | CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY | 2027 | C | 41 % |
10 | John D Mitchell | TX | St. John XXIII College Preparatory | 2024 | RHP | 40 % |
^ | Jameson Stubbs | NC | Wake Forest | 2025 | 2B | 40 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Reed Ammons | NC | Lakewood | 2028 | C | 66 % |
2 | Isaiah Pinero | NC | Pine Forest | 2025 | 3B | 62 % |
3 | Caden French | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | OF | 60 % |
4 | Ryder Martinez | PA | St. Maria Goretti Catholic | 2027 | C | 58 % |
5 | Carter Huffman | NC | New Bern | 2026 | SS | 57 % |
6 | Thomas Vanson | NC | Cardinal Gibbons | 2025 | OF | 55 % |
^ | Aarren Marshall | TX | Lovejoy | 2024 | SS | 55 % |
^ | Ja'lynn Thomas | NC | Pine Forest | 2026 | OF | 55 % |
7 | Ashton Davis | NC | West Bladen | 2027 | RHP | 54 % |
8 | Max Gonzalez | NJ | Bergen Catholic | 2026 | C | 50 % |
^ | Drew Briganti | NC | Heritage | 2025 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | DYLAN BLACKMON | GA | Grayson | 2025 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | Luke Taibi | NC | Wake Forest | 2024 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Trenton Gilley | GA | North Oconee High School | 2026 | 1B | 50 % |
9 | Thomas Piscorik | NC | Wakefield | 2028 | SS | 45 % |
10 | Brandon Suler | NJ | North Hunterdon | 2025 | RHP | 44 % |
^ | Will Tobin | NC | Middle Creek | 2025 | OF | 44 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Connor Wright | NC | Millbrook | 2025 | 1B | 63.6 % |
2 | John D Mitchell | TX | St. John XXIII College Preparatory | 2024 | RHP | 60.0 % |
3 | Wyatt Wert | NC | Wakefield | 2025 | 1B | 50.0 % |
^ | Kody Adkins | MD | Chopticon | 2025 | SS | 50.0 % |
4 | Aiden LaSalle | NY | ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 45.5 % |
5 | Patrick Maloney | NC | Broughton | 2024 | C | 44.4 % |
6 | DYLAN BLACKMON | GA | Grayson | 2025 | 3B | 40.0 % |
7 | Michael Peevey | NC | Cardinal Gibbons | 2025 | C | 37.5 % |
^ | Davis Crowder | NC | St. David's | 2024 | 1B | 37.5 % |
8 | Brysen Williams | NC | Ayden Grifton | 2027 | SS | 36.4 % |
9 | Joseph Ciammaruconi | NJ | CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY | 2027 | C | 33.3 % |
^ | Evan Clark | NC | Thales Rolesville | 2027 | OF | 33.3 % |
^ | Joaquim Jack Araujo | NJ | IMG Academy | 2027 | C | 33.3 % |
10 | Ethan Staub | NC | Wake Forest | 2025 | SS | 30.0 % |
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- 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