Trackman Hitting Leaders: Team Carolina Trials - East
July 17, 2023
On Thursday July 6th PBR of North Carolina hosted trials for Team Carolina at Jim Perry Stadium on the campus of Campbell University. The Team Carolina Trials leads to identifying prospects for some of the summer’s biggest invite only events like NC/SC Border Battle, PBR Southeast Senior Games, Top Prospect Games, and the PBR Future Games. The event featured players from the 2024-2027 grad classes.
The day began with players running a laser timed 60 followed by BP on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After BP, catchers, outfielders and infielders went through a defensive evaluation. The day concluded with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman gathering ball flight information on each pitch.
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 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 | Quintin Blake | NC | Greenfield | 2024 | OF | 103.0 mph |
2 | Brayden Schear | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | 1B | 100.6 mph |
3 | Riley Cuddy | NC | GRACE Christian | 2026 | OF | 100.4 mph |
4 | Levi Baker | NC | Wake County Warriors | 2024 | 3B | 98.6 mph |
5 | Zach Bender | NC | Pro 5 Acedemy | 2025 | OF | 98.4 mph |
6 | Brody Taylor | NC | South Mecklenburg | 2024 | OF | 96.2 mph |
7 | Aubrey Stanley | NC | Cleveland | 2025 | 1B | 94.9 mph |
8 | Davis Phillips | NC | BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | C | 92.9 mph |
9 | Jay Polite | NC | Myers Park | 2024 | OF | 92.0 mph |
10 | Craig Belden | NC | Atkins | 2024 | 2B | 91.7 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 | Riley Cuddy | NC | GRACE Christian | 2026 | OF | 94.4 mph |
2 | Quintin Blake | NC | Greenfield | 2024 | OF | 93.3 mph |
3 | Zach Bender | NC | Pro 5 Acedemy | 2025 | OF | 90.8 mph |
4 | Levi Baker | NC | Wake County Warriors | 2024 | 3B | 90.6 mph |
5 | Brody Taylor | NC | South Mecklenburg | 2024 | OF | 90.2 mph |
6 | Brayden Schear | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | 1B | 89.1 mph |
7 | Aubrey Stanley | NC | Cleveland | 2025 | 1B | 88.0 mph |
8 | Sawyer Smith | SC | North Myrtle Beach | 2026 | SS | 85.7 mph |
9 | Jace Cargile | NC | Willow Spring High | 2025 | C | 84.9 mph |
10 | Adam Newcomb | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2024 | SS | 83.3 mph |
PEAK DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Zach Bender | NC | Pro 5 Acedemy | 2025 | OF | 379 ft |
2 | Riley Cuddy | NC | GRACE Christian | 2026 | OF | 369 ft |
3 | Levi Baker | NC | Wake County Warriors | 2024 | 3B | 359 ft |
4 | Brayden Schear | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | 1B | 351 ft |
5 | Quintin Blake | NC | Greenfield | 2024 | OF | 350 ft |
6 | Brody Taylor | NC | South Mecklenburg | 2024 | OF | 348 ft |
7 | Aubrey Stanley | NC | Cleveland | 2025 | 1B | 346 ft |
8 | Landon Nichols | NC | Metrolina | 2025 | 1B | 345 ft |
9 | Davis Phillips | NC | BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | C | 325 ft |
10 | Caden Nolan | NC | Richmond Senior | 2026 | 3B | 322 ft |
AVERAGE DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Brayden Schear | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | 1B | 276 ft |
2 | Caden Nolan | NC | Richmond Senior | 2026 | 3B | 269 ft |
3 | Jay Polite | NC | Myers Park | 2024 | OF | 262 ft |
4 | Adam Newcomb | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2024 | SS | 251 ft |
5 | Zach Bender | NC | Pro 5 Acedemy | 2025 | OF | 247 ft |
6 | Landon Nichols | NC | Metrolina | 2025 | 1B | 238 ft |
7 | Brody Taylor | NC | South Mecklenburg | 2024 | OF | 217 ft |
8 | Craig Belden | NC | Atkins | 2024 | 2B | 215 ft |
9 | Parker Reavis | SC | Carolina Forest | 2026 | 2B | 215 ft |
10 | Cooper Phillips | NC | Homeschool (NC) | 2025 | SS | 213 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 | Riley Cuddy | NC | GRACE Christian | 2026 | OF | 81 % |
2 | Quintin Blake | NC | Greenfield | 2024 | OF | 69 % |
^ | Levi Baker | NC | Wake County Warriors | 2024 | 3B | 69 % |
3 | Brayden Schear | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | 1B | 58 % |
4 | Zach Bender | NC | Pro 5 Acedemy | 2025 | OF | 57 % |
5 | Brody Taylor | NC | South Mecklenburg | 2024 | OF | 42 % |
6 | Aubrey Stanley | NC | Cleveland | 2025 | 1B | 41 % |
7 | Sawyer Smith | SC | North Myrtle Beach | 2026 | SS | 25 % |
8 | Jay Polite | NC | Myers Park | 2024 | OF | 20 % |
9 | Landon Nichols | NC | Metrolina | 2025 | 1B | 10 % |
^ | Caden Nolan | NC | Richmond Senior | 2026 | 3B | 10 % |
10 | Davis Phillips | NC | BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2025 | C | 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 | Adam Newcomb | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2024 | SS | 72 % |
2 | Jay Polite | NC | Myers Park | 2024 | OF | 60 % |
3 | Kai Patton | NC | North Raleigh Christian Academy | 2025 | C | 58 % |
4 | Brody Taylor | NC | South Mecklenburg | 2024 | OF | 57 % |
5 | Jacob Church | NC | Holly Springs | 2024 | C | 54 % |
^ | Jackson McCrohan | CO | Cherry creek | 2026 | SS | 54 % |
6 | Jace Cargile | NC | Willow Spring High | 2025 | C | 50 % |
^ | Brody Morris | NC | Wake Christian Academy | 2027 | SS | 50 % |
^ | Parker Reavis | SC | Carolina Forest | 2026 | 2B | 50 % |
^ | Weston Sykes | NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 2027 | SS | 50 % |
7 | Quintin Blake | NC | Greenfield | 2024 | OF | 46 % |
^ | Levi Baker | NC | Wake County Warriors | 2024 | 3B | 46 % |
8 | Zach Bender | NC | Pro 5 Acedemy | 2025 | OF | 42 % |
9 | Brayden Schear | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | 1B | 41 % |
10 | Brendan Layne | NC | CE Jordan | 2024 | OF | 37 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Jackson Wilmoth | NC | Surry Central | 2026 | 1B | 75 % |
2 | Evan Hodges | NC | Richmond Senior | 2026 | C | 70 % |
3 | Thomas Roberts | NC | Chapel Hill | 2024 | C | 66 % |
4 | Thomas Pittman | NC | Southwest Edgecombe | 2027 | C | 63 % |
5 | Brendan Layne | NC | CE Jordan | 2024 | OF | 62 % |
6 | Sawyer Smith | SC | North Myrtle Beach | 2026 | SS | 58 % |
7 | Cole Parsons | NC | Willow Spring | 2026 | RHP | 54 % |
8 | Aidan Nicholas | NC | Apex | 2024 | C | 50 % |
9 | Riley Cuddy | NC | GRACE Christian | 2026 | OF | 45 % |
10 | Jonah Griggs | NC | Freedom High | 2025 | SS | 42 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Luke Byers | NC | New Bern High | 2027 | 3B | 77.8 % |
2 | Caden Nolan | NC | Richmond Senior | 2026 | 3B | 70.0 % |
^ | Landon Nichols | NC | Metrolina | 2025 | 1B | 70.0 % |
3 | Davis Willard | NC | Cornerstone Charter | 2026 | SS | 50.0 % |
^ | Brayden Schear | NC | Wakefield | 2024 | 1B | 50.0 % |
4 | Riley Cuddy | NC | GRACE Christian | 2026 | OF | 45.5 % |
^ | Kellen Rogers | NC | Wake Forest | 2027 | SS | 45.5 % |
5 | Cooper Phillips | NC | Homeschool (NC) | 2025 | SS | 41.7 % |
6 | Austin McDow | NC | East Wake | 2025 | C | 40.0 % |
7 | Brayden Driver | NC | Corinth Holders | 2026 | RHP | 38.5 % |
8 | Jackson McCrohan | CO | Cherry creek | 2026 | SS | 36.4 % |
9 | Jonah Griggs | NC | Freedom High | 2025 | SS | 35.7 % |
^ | Chase Ruben | NC | COMBINE ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 35.7 % |
^ | Brody Morris | NC | Wake Christian Academy | 2027 | SS | 35.7 % |
^ | Craig Belden | NC | Atkins | 2024 | 2B | 35.7 % |
10 | Aubrey Stanley | NC | Cleveland | 2025 | 1B | 33.3 % |
^ | Caleb Renn | NC | Holly Springs | 2027 | LHP | 33.3 % |
^ | Isaac Vaughn | NC | Triad Baptist Christian | 2024 | OF | 33.3 % |
^ | Parker Reavis | SC | Carolina Forest | 2026 | 2B | 33.3 % |