Trackman Hitting Leaders: Preseason All State Central
February 21, 2023
On Saturday February 11th, PBR of North Carolina hosted its final Preseason All State Event of 2023 at the spacious Diamond Xtreme Facility in Kernersville, NC. The Preseason All State Events have become the premier winter event in NC featuring some of the top talent from across the state. The events feature players from the 2023-2026 grad classes.
The event began with catchers going through a defensive evaluation followed by pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting advanced data. Once the pitchers were done the position players ran a laser timed 30. After the running outfielders and infielders went through a defensive evaluation. The night concluded with players taking batting practice in the open cage with Trackman gathering ball flight analytics.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days.
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Trackman 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.
2023's & 2024's
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Bryant Kimbrell | NC | Pinecrest | 2024 | 3B | 102.9 mph |
2 | John McKillop | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2024 | 1B | 100.4 mph |
3 | Blaize Johnson | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2024 | C | 98.6 mph |
4 | Joshua Herbert | NC | East Forsyth | 2023 | OF | 95.7 mph |
5 | Davin Whitaker | NC | Davie County | 2023 | OF | 95.1 mph |
6 | Ryan Honeycutt | NC | Orange | 2024 | C | 95.0 mph |
7 | Jake Pereira | NC | Willow Spring | 2024 | SS | 94.8 mph |
8 | Gavin Turner | NC | Cary | 2024 | SS | 94.7 mph |
9 | Cameron Richey | NC | Southern Lee | 2024 | OF | 94.4 mph |
10 | Mason Middleton | NC | Reagan | 2024 | RHP | 94.1 mph |
2025's & 2026's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Seth Tickel
NC
ROCKY MOUNT ACADEMY
2025
RHP
97.0 mph
2
Kelvyn Paulino Jr
NC
Ledford
2025
3B
96.6 mph
3
Jaxon Matthews
NC
Hough
2026
OF
95.9 mph
4
Prince Zion Odom
NC
High Point Christian
2025
OF
95.7 mph
5
Connor Tregoning
NC
Ronald W Reagan High School
2026
1B
95.4 mph
6
Connor Robertson
NC
Mooresville
2025
3B
94.3 mph
7
Adrian Gonzalez
NC
Apex High
2025
3B
94.2 mph
8
Noah Rhoades
NC
Holly Springs
2026
LHP
94.1 mph
9
Angel Pichardo
NC
Ledford Senior High
2025
OF
93.7 mph
10
Tucker Payton
NC
South Point
2026
SS
92.5 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.
2023's & 2024's
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Blaize Johnson | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2024 | C | 94.5 mph |
2 | John McKillop | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2024 | 1B | 93.0 mph |
3 | Bryant Kimbrell | NC | Pinecrest | 2024 | 3B | 93.0 mph |
4 | Joshua Herbert | NC | East Forsyth | 2023 | OF | 89.6 mph |
5 | Mason Middleton | NC | Reagan | 2024 | RHP | 89.2 mph |
6 | Gavin Turner | NC | Cary | 2024 | SS | 88.8 mph |
7 | Jake Pereira | NC | Willow Spring | 2024 | SS | 88.7 mph |
8 | Davin Whitaker | NC | Davie County | 2023 | OF | 88.7 mph |
9 | Dylan Pasternak | NC | Leesville Road | 2024 | SS | 87.8 mph |
10 | Landon Mowery | NC | Trinity | 2024 | SS | 87.5 mph |
2025's & 2026's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (avg)
1
Kelvyn Paulino Jr
NC
Ledford
2025
3B
92.3 mph
2
Jaxon Matthews
NC
Hough
2026
OF
90.8 mph
3
Adrian Gonzalez
NC
Apex High
2025
3B
89.9 mph
4
Prince Zion Odom
NC
High Point Christian
2025
OF
89.4 mph
5
Connor Robertson
NC
Mooresville
2025
3B
88.5 mph
6
Logan D'Amico
NC
Marvin Ridge
2026
OF
88.4 mph
7
Angel Pichardo
NC
Ledford Senior High
2025
OF
88.4 mph
8
Carson Mentlewski
NC
Corinth Holders High
2026
1B
87.1 mph
9
Jason Andrews
NC
Combine Academy
2026
SS
86.8 mph
10
Seth Tickel
NC
ROCKY MOUNT ACADEMY
2025
RHP
86.6 mph
PEAK DISTANCE
2023's & 2024's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Ryan Honeycutt
NC
Orange
2024
C
377 ft
2
Blaize Johnson
NC
Northwest Guilford
2024
C
356 ft
3
Jake Pereira
NC
Willow Spring
2024
SS
355 ft
4
Bryant Kimbrell
NC
Pinecrest
2024
3B
353 ft
5
Samuel Bevin
NC
Wake County Warriors
2023
SS
342 ft
6
Joshua Herbert
NC
East Forsyth
2023
OF
341 ft
7
Davin Whitaker
NC
Davie County
2023
OF
340 ft
8
John McKillop
NC
Charlotte Catholic
2024
1B
338 ft
9
Nathan Bunch
NC
Athens Drive Magnet
2024
1B
320 ft
10
Jack Heron
NC
Holly Springs
2024
2B
320 ft
2025's & 2026's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Kelvyn Paulino Jr
NC
Ledford
2025
3B
361 ft
2
Angel Pichardo
NC
Ledford Senior High
2025
OF
361 ft
3
Jaxon Matthews
NC
Hough
2026
OF
352 ft
4
Connor Tregoning
NC
Ronald W Reagan High School
2026
1B
349 ft
5
Prince Zion Odom
NC
High Point Christian
2025
OF
343 ft
6
Luke Sheets
NC
Lee County High
2025
OF
330 ft
7
Seth Tickel
NC
ROCKY MOUNT ACADEMY
2025
RHP
329 ft
8
Logan D'Amico
NC
Marvin Ridge
2026
OF
328 ft
9
Tanner Ferguson
NC
Pro5 Baseball Academy
2025
SS
328 ft
10
Brady Armfield
NC
Southwestern Randolph
2026
OF
327 ft
AVERAGE DISTANCE
2023's & 2024's
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Davin Whitaker | NC | Davie County | 2023 | OF | 288 ft |
2 | Joshua Herbert | NC | East Forsyth | 2023 | OF | 263 ft |
3 | Brittyn Barnes | NC | Morehead | 2024 | OF | 242 ft |
4 | Mason Middleton | NC | Reagan | 2024 | RHP | 239 ft |
5 | Nathan Bunch | NC | Athens Drive Magnet | 2024 | 1B | 239 ft |
6 | Nathaniel Roller | NC | Green Level | 2024 | C | 236 ft |
7 | Bryant Kimbrell | NC | Pinecrest | 2024 | 3B | 234 ft |
8 | Dominic Azzarello | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2024 | RHP | 233 ft |
9 | Will Newton | NC | Apex | 2024 | OF | 232 ft |
10 | Jake Pereira | NC | Willow Spring | 2024 | SS | 231 ft |
2025's & 2026's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (avg)
1
Angel Pichardo
NC
Ledford Senior High
2025
OF
286 ft
2
Kelvyn Paulino Jr
NC
Ledford
2025
3B
274 ft
3
Prince Zion Odom
NC
High Point Christian
2025
OF
270 ft
4
Logan D'Amico
NC
Marvin Ridge
2026
OF
265 ft
5
Hodge Williams
NC
Holly Springs
2026
C
257 ft
6
Seth Tickel
NC
ROCKY MOUNT ACADEMY
2025
RHP
254 ft
7
Jason Andrews
NC
Combine Academy
2026
SS
236 ft
8
Jaxon Matthews
NC
Hough
2026
OF
236 ft
9
Luke Sheets
NC
Lee County High
2025
OF
232 ft
10
Chase Kiker
NC
Metrolina Chrisitan Academy
2026
RHP
222 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.
2023's & 2024's
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hard Hit % |
1 | Blaize Johnson | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2024 | C | 100 % |
2 | John McKillop | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2024 | 1B | 84 % |
^ | Bryant Kimbrell | NC | Pinecrest | 2024 | 3B | 84 % |
3 | Gavin Turner | NC | Cary | 2024 | SS | 63 % |
4 | Cameron Richey | NC | Southern Lee | 2024 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Mason Middleton | NC | Reagan | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
5 | Davin Whitaker | NC | Davie County | 2023 | OF | 45 % |
^ | Joshua Herbert | NC | East Forsyth | 2023 | OF | 45 % |
6 | Jake Pereira | NC | Willow Spring | 2024 | SS | 44 % |
7 | Ryan Honeycutt | NC | Orange | 2024 | C | 36 % |
8 | Dylan Pasternak | NC | Leesville Road | 2024 | SS | 33 % |
9 | Samuel Bevin | NC | Wake County Warriors | 2023 | SS | 28 % |
10 | Landon Mowery | NC | Trinity | 2024 | SS | 25 % |
^ | Will Koehler | NC | Sanderson | 2023 | OF | 25 % |
2025's & 2026's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hard Hit %
1
Kelvyn Paulino Jr
NC
Ledford
2025
3B
69 %
2
Jaxon Matthews
NC
Hough
2026
OF
61 %
3
Angel Pichardo
NC
Ledford Senior High
2025
OF
58 %
4
Adrian Gonzalez
NC
Apex High
2025
3B
50 %
5
Prince Zion Odom
NC
High Point Christian
2025
OF
45 %
6
Connor Tregoning
NC
Ronald W Reagan High School
2026
1B
40 %
7
Noah Rhoades
NC
Holly Springs
2026
LHP
38 %
8
Logan D'Amico
NC
Marvin Ridge
2026
OF
36 %
9
Seth Tickel
NC
ROCKY MOUNT ACADEMY
2025
RHP
33 %
10
Connor Robertson
NC
Mooresville
2025
3B
30 %
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 %
2023's & 2024's
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Line Drive % |
1 | Nathaniel Roller | NC | Green Level | 2024 | C | 100 % |
2 | Will Newton | NC | Apex | 2024 | OF | 70 % |
3 | Jake Pereira | NC | Willow Spring | 2024 | SS | 66 % |
^ | Chase Gora | NC | Robert B Glenn | 2024 | C | 66 % |
4 | Braden Shive | NC | East Rowan | 2024 | OF | 63 % |
5 | Colin Pritt | NC | Cox Mill | 2024 | 3B | 61 % |
6 | Cameron Richey | NC | Southern Lee | 2024 | OF | 58 % |
^ | Braylon Whitaker | NC | Cox Mill | 2024 | OF | 58 % |
^ | Jack Heron | NC | Holly Springs | 2024 | 2B | 58 % |
7 | Carson Moore | NC | J.M. Morehead | 2024 | RHP | 55 % |
8 | Caden Lasley | NC | East Surry | 2024 | C | 54 % |
^ | Craig Belden | NC | Atkins | 2024 | 2B | 54 % |
9 | Will Koehler | NC | Sanderson | 2023 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Austin Wagner | NC | Dalton Mcmichael | 2024 | 1B | 50 % |
^ | Dominic Azzarello | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Angelo Herrera | NC | Cary | 2023 | 2B | 50 % |
^ | Nathan Bunch | NC | Athens Drive Magnet | 2024 | 1B | 50 % |
^ | Aaron Main | NC | Gaston Chrisitan | 2024 | OF | 50 % |
10 | Jack McGeehan | NC | Pro5 | 2024 | OF | 46 % |
2025's & 2026's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Line Drive %
1
Landon Church
NC
West Forsyth
2026
2B
76 %
2
Ayden Wall
NC
Ledford
2025
C
75 %
3
Lane Poole
NC
Southwest Randolph
2026
SS
66 %
4
Connor Robertson
NC
Mooresville
2025
3B
61 %
^
Luke Sheets
NC
Lee County High
2025
OF
61 %
5
Cash Dalton
NC
North Stokes
2025
OF
60 %
6
Trevor Friend
NC
Wake Forest High School
2026
OF
58 %
^
Riley Wall
NC
Ronald Reagan
2026
3B
58 %
^
Angel Pichardo
NC
Ledford Senior High
2025
OF
58 %
^
Andru Hall
NC
West Stokes High School
2025
SS
58 %
7
Zachary Archer
NC
Wake Forest
2026
OF
57 %
8
Jason Andrews
NC
Combine Academy
2026
SS
54 %
9
Adrian Gonzalez
NC
Apex High
2025
3B
50 %
^
Connor Tregoning
NC
Ronald W Reagan High School
2026
1B
50 %
^
Sebastian Rodriguez
NC
Grimsley
2025
SS
50 %
10
Jaxon Matthews
NC
Hough
2026
OF
46 %
Ground Ball %
2023's & 2024's
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Landon Mowery | NC | Trinity | 2024 | SS | 75 % |
2 | Dylan Davis | NC | Middle Creek | 2024 | OF | 66 % |
3 | Gavin Turner | NC | Cary | 2024 | SS | 54 % |
4 | John McKillop | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2024 | 1B | 53 % |
^ | RJ Smith | NC | Northern Guilford | 2024 | OF | 53 % |
5 | Seth Sharpe | NC | Morehead | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Angelo Herrera | NC | Cary | 2023 | 2B | 50 % |
^ | Dylan Pasternak | NC | Leesville Road | 2024 | SS | 50 % |
6 | Hueston Gorham | NC | East Chapel Hill | 2024 | 3B | 47 % |
7 | Caden Lasley | NC | East Surry | 2024 | C | 45 % |
^ | Austin Mooring | NC | Union Pines | 2024 | C | 45 % |
8 | Landon Roberts | NC | Morehead | 2024 | 1B | 41 % |
9 | Austin Wagner | NC | Dalton Mcmichael | 2024 | 1B | 40 % |
10 | Lucas Witt | NC | Apex | 2024 | OF | 38 % |
2025's & 2026's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Ground Ball %
1
Tucker Payton
NC
South Point
2026
SS
58 %
^
Reed Benamati
NC
Northwest Guilford High
2025
OF
58 %
2
Clay Rosser
NC
Grimsley
2025
RHP
50 %
3
Noah Rhoades
NC
Holly Springs
2026
LHP
46 %
4
Carson Mentlewski
NC
Corinth Holders High
2026
1B
45 %
5
Asa Coplin
NC
Reagan
2026
1B
41 %
^
Matt McKnight
NC
Charlotte Catholic
2025
3B
41 %
^
Will Lamb
NC
Randleman
2026
C
41 %
^
Andru Hall
NC
West Stokes High School
2025
SS
41 %
6
Noah Genna
NC
Apex Friendship High
2025
OF
36 %
^
Jake Hunter
NC
Uwharrie Charter Academy
2026
RHP
36 %
7
Zack Scruggs
NC
Southwestern Randolph
2025
SS
35 %
8
Lane Poole
NC
Southwest Randolph
2026
SS
33 %
^
Trevor Friend
NC
Wake Forest High School
2026
OF
33 %
^
Payton Webb
NC
Reagan
2026
2B
33 %
^
Sebastian Rodriguez
NC
Grimsley
2025
SS
33 %
9
Connor Robertson
NC
Mooresville
2025
3B
30 %
10
Wilmer Martinez
NC
Ledford
2025
SS
30 %
Fly Ball %
2023's & 2024's
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Brittyn Barnes | NC | Morehead | 2024 | OF | 90.9 % |
2 | Davin Whitaker | NC | Davie County | 2023 | OF | 72.7 % |
^ | Ryan Honeycutt | NC | Orange | 2024 | C | 72.7 % |
3 | Jabari Lee | NC | Jack Britt | 2024 | OF | 66.7 % |
4 | Mason Middleton | NC | Reagan | 2024 | RHP | 58.3 % |
5 | Samuel Bevin | NC | Wake County Warriors | 2023 | SS | 50.0 % |
^ | Dominic Azzarello | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2024 | RHP | 50.0 % |
6 | Joshua Herbert | NC | East Forsyth | 2023 | OF | 45.5 % |
7 | Dylan Stallings | NC | Morehead | 2024 | 2B | 42.9 % |
8 | Evan Lecnar | NC | East Forsyth | 2024 | 2B | 41.7 % |
^ | Jack Heron | NC | Holly Springs | 2024 | 2B | 41.7 % |
9 | Tanner Brewer | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2024 | OF | 40.0 % |
^ | Nathan Bunch | NC | Athens Drive Magnet | 2024 | 1B | 40.0 % |
10 | Bryant Kimbrell | NC | Pinecrest | 2024 | 3B | 38.5 % |
^ | Jack McGeehan | NC | Pro5 | 2024 | OF | 38.5 % |
^ | Lucas Witt | NC | Apex | 2024 | OF | 38.5 % |
2025's & 2026's
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Fly Ball %
1
Hodge Williams
NC
Holly Springs
2026
C
63.6 %
2
Kelvyn Paulino Jr
NC
Ledford
2025
3B
61.5 %
3
Aidan Murphy
NC
Oak Grove
2026
LHP
58.3 %
4
Prince Zion Odom
NC
High Point Christian
2025
OF
54.5 %
5
Payton Webb
NC
Reagan
2026
2B
50.0 %
^
Chase Kiker
NC
Metrolina Chrisitan Academy
2026
RHP
50.0 %
^
Seth Tickel
NC
ROCKY MOUNT ACADEMY
2025
RHP
50.0 %
6
Wilmer Martinez
NC
Ledford
2025
SS
47.8 %
7
Logan D'Amico
NC
Marvin Ridge
2026
OF
45.5 %
^
Brady Armfield
NC
Southwestern Randolph
2026
OF
45.5 %
^
Austin Federspiel
NC
East Forsyth
2025
RHP
45.5 %
^
Noah Genna
NC
Apex Friendship High
2025
OF
45.5 %
8
Angel Pichardo
NC
Ledford Senior High
2025
OF
41.7 %
9
Tanner Ferguson
NC
Pro5 Baseball Academy
2025
SS
36.4 %
^
Zane Culler
NC
West Forsyth High
2026
RHP
36.4 %
^
Jason Andrews
NC
Combine Academy
2026
SS
36.4 %
^
Jay Hale
NC
Apex
2025
2B
36.4 %
10
Jaxon Matthews
NC
Hough
2026
OF
30.8 %
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