Trackman Hitting Leaders: Preseason All State West
February 6, 2023
On Sunday January 29th PBR of North Carolina hosted its second of four Preseason All State Events at the Athletes Lab Performance Center in Maiden, 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 day started with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting advanced analytics. After the bullpens, players went outside to the 100 yard turf field to have their running and jumping metrics tested. Then catchers, infielders, and outfielders went through a defensive evaluation. The day concluded with hitters taking batting practice in the open cage with Trackman collecting ball flight data.
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.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Drake Tucker | NC | Bandys | 2025 | 3B | 97.8 mph |
2 | Trey Spees | NC | East Lincoln | 2024 | 3B | 95.0 mph |
3 | Hunter Huneycutt | NC | Pinecrest | 2023 | C | 94.3 mph |
4 | Cade Gardner | NC | A.C. Reynolds | 2024 | SS | 91.5 mph |
5 | Ellis Chappell | NC | Hickory | 2025 | OF | 90.0 mph |
6 | Tate Jensen | NC | Jimmy C Draughn High School | 2025 | LHP | 89.6 mph |
7 | Hank Matthews | NC | Watauga | 2025 | CF | 88.1 mph |
8 | Hayden Ashby | NC | Cox Mill | 2024 | 1B | 87.5 mph |
9 | Peter Boatwright | NC | Christ School | 2025 | RHP | 86.7 mph |
10 | Jack Kerley McGrath | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2026 | C | 86.6 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 | Drake Tucker | NC | Bandys | 2025 | 3B | 90.8 mph |
2 | Trey Spees | NC | East Lincoln | 2024 | 3B | 89.9 mph |
3 | Cade Gardner | NC | A.C. Reynolds | 2024 | SS | 86.9 mph |
4 | Hunter Huneycutt | NC | Pinecrest | 2023 | C | 84.0 mph |
5 | Peter Boatwright | NC | Christ School | 2025 | RHP | 81.1 mph |
6 | Ellis Chappell | NC | Hickory | 2025 | OF | 80.7 mph |
7 | Hayden Ashby | NC | Cox Mill | 2024 | 1B | 78.8 mph |
8 | Jack Kerley McGrath | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2026 | C | 78.7 mph |
9 | Tate Jensen | NC | Jimmy C Draughn High School | 2025 | LHP | 78.2 mph |
10 | Jayden Overcash | NC | Hough | 2026 | 3B | 77.9 mph |
PEAK DISTANCE
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Trey Spees
NC
East Lincoln
2024
3B
330 ft
2
Hunter Huneycutt
NC
Pinecrest
2023
C
320 ft
3
Cade Gardner
NC
A.C. Reynolds
2024
SS
305 ft
4
Drake Tucker
NC
Bandys
2025
3B
303 ft
5
Hank Matthews
NC
Watauga
2025
CF
300 ft
6
Chad Matthews
NC
North Lincoln
2025
OF
298 ft
7
Hayden Ashby
NC
Cox Mill
2024
1B
298 ft
8
Reid Johnson
NC
South Iredell High
2026
C
297 ft
9
Jayden Overcash
NC
Hough
2026
3B
289 ft
10
Jack Kerley McGrath
NC
Charlotte Christian
2026
C
277 ft
AVERAGE DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Trey Spees | NC | East Lincoln | 2024 | 3B | 197 ft |
2 | Peter Boatwright | NC | Christ School | 2025 | RHP | 192 ft |
3 | Cade Gardner | NC | A.C. Reynolds | 2024 | SS | 191 ft |
4 | David Pastusic | NC | Watauga High | 2026 | 1B | 190 ft |
5 | Jayden Overcash | NC | Hough | 2026 | 3B | 189 ft |
6 | Hank Matthews | NC | Watauga | 2025 | CF | 184 ft |
7 | Hunter Huneycutt | NC | Pinecrest | 2023 | C | 172 ft |
8 | Jack Kerley McGrath | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2026 | C | 169 ft |
9 | Chad Matthews | NC | North Lincoln | 2025 | OF | 161 ft |
10 | Drake Tucker | NC | Bandys | 2025 | 3B | 158 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 | Trey Spees | NC | East Lincoln | 2024 | 3B | 64 % |
2 | Drake Tucker | NC | Bandys | 2025 | 3B | 63 % |
3 | Cade Gardner | NC | A.C. Reynolds | 2024 | SS | 33 % |
4 | Hunter Huneycutt | NC | Pinecrest | 2023 | C | 25 % |
5 | Ellis Chappell | NC | Hickory | 2025 | OF | 7 % |
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 | Trey Spees | NC | East Lincoln | 2024 | 3B | 71 % |
2 | Peter Boatwright | NC | Christ School | 2025 | RHP | 66 % |
3 | David Pastusic | NC | Watauga High | 2026 | 1B | 64 % |
4 | Jayden Overcash | NC | Hough | 2026 | 3B | 61 % |
5 | Cade Gardner | NC | A.C. Reynolds | 2024 | SS | 58 % |
6 | Jimmy Newman | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
7 | Chad Matthews | NC | North Lincoln | 2025 | OF | 45 % |
8 | Hank Matthews | NC | Watauga | 2025 | CF | 38 % |
9 | Hunter Huneycutt | NC | Pinecrest | 2023 | C | 37 % |
10 | Drake Tucker | NC | Bandys | 2025 | 3B | 36 % |
^ | Tate Jensen | NC | Jimmy C Draughn High School | 2025 | LHP | 36 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Sam Beck | NC | High Point Christian | 2024 | SS | 83 % |
2 | Blake Brown | NC | Independence | 2026 | LHP | 71 % |
3 | Cason McGinnis | NC | North Lincoln | 2026 | SS | 66 % |
4 | Carter Helein | NC | Pine Lake Prep | 2024 | 2B | 64 % |
5 | Drake Tucker | NC | Bandys | 2025 | 3B | 54 % |
6 | Hayden Ashby | NC | Cox Mill | 2024 | 1B | 53 % |
7 | Caden Nolan | NC | Richmond Senior | 2026 | 3B | 50 % |
8 | Ellis Chappell | NC | Hickory | 2025 | OF | 46 % |
9 | Tate Jensen | NC | Jimmy C Draughn High School | 2025 | LHP | 45 % |
10 | Reid Johnson | NC | South Iredell High | 2026 | C | 44 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Caden Nolan | NC | Richmond Senior | 2026 | 3B | 41.7 % |
^ | Jack Kerley McGrath | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2026 | C | 41.7 % |
2 | Hank Matthews | NC | Watauga | 2025 | CF | 38.5 % |
3 | Chad Matthews | NC | North Lincoln | 2025 | OF | 36.4 % |
4 | Jimmy Newman | NC | Charlotte Catholic | 2026 | RHP | 33.3 % |
5 | Nicholas Goodrum | NC | West Forsyth | 2026 | OF | 30.0 % |
6 | David Pastusic | NC | Watauga High | 2026 | 1B | 28.6 % |
7 | Hunter Huneycutt | NC | Pinecrest | 2023 | C | 25.0 % |
8 | Hayden Ashby | NC | Cox Mill | 2024 | 1B | 23.1 % |
^ | Ellis Chappell | NC | Hickory | 2025 | OF | 23.1 % |
9 | Reid Johnson | NC | South Iredell High | 2026 | C | 22.2 % |
10 | Tate Jensen | NC | Jimmy C Draughn High School | 2025 | LHP | 18.2 % |