Trackman Leaders: NCBA Golden Spikes - Hitters
June 14, 2023
On Saturday June 3rd PBR or North Carolina was on hand at Charlotte Latin for a Scout Day with the On Deck O’s, NCBA Golden Spikes and Carolina Prospects. The Scout Day featured players from the 2024-2026 Grad Classes.
The day began with players going through a rotation that involved running a laser timed 60 and taking batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After batting practice, position players went through a defensive evaluation. The scout day concluded with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman gathering 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 | Rylan Souther | NC | Ragsdale | 2024 | RHP | 91.8 mph |
2 | JD Mace | NC | COMBINE ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 90.5 mph |
3 | Matthew Corder | NC | Southeast Guilford | 2024 | C | 89.8 mph |
4 | Cohen Caviness | NC | Asheboro | 2025 | C | 85.4 mph |
5 | Henry Badger | NC | Northern Guilford | 2025 | SS | 84.6 mph |
6 | James Mitchell | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2024 | C | 84.4 mph |
7 | Cooper Braxton | NC | Northern Guilford | 2026 | OF | 83.5 mph |
8 | Lofton Gonzalez | NC | Burlington Christian | 2026 | SS | 83.1 mph |
9 | Barrett LaFrance | NC | Grimsley High | 2026 | RHP | 82.8 mph |
10 | Anthony Marasco | NC | northern guilford HS | 2026 | 2B | 80.1 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 | Trevor Water | NC | Greensboro Day | 2025 | OF | 86.8 mph |
2 | JD Mace | NC | COMBINE ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 83.6 mph |
3 | Rylan Souther | NC | Ragsdale | 2024 | RHP | 82.5 mph |
4 | Matthew Corder | NC | Southeast Guilford | 2024 | C | 81.7 mph |
5 | Henry Badger | NC | Northern Guilford | 2025 | SS | 80.8 mph |
6 | James Mitchell | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2024 | C | 80.1 mph |
7 | Barrett LaFrance | NC | Grimsley High | 2026 | RHP | 78.0 mph |
8 | Cohen Caviness | NC | Asheboro | 2025 | C | 77.9 mph |
9 | Cooper Braxton | NC | Northern Guilford | 2026 | OF | 74.9 mph |
10 | Lofton Gonzalez | NC | Burlington Christian | 2026 | SS | 73.0 mph |
PEAK DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Matthew Corder | NC | Southeast Guilford | 2024 | C | 328 ft |
2 | JD Mace | NC | COMBINE ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 324 ft |
3 | Rylan Souther | NC | Ragsdale | 2024 | RHP | 321 ft |
4 | Henry Badger | NC | Northern Guilford | 2025 | SS | 305 ft |
5 | Cohen Caviness | NC | Asheboro | 2025 | C | 302 ft |
6 | James Mitchell | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2024 | C | 289 ft |
7 | Lofton Gonzalez | NC | Burlington Christian | 2026 | SS | 288 ft |
8 | Trevor Water | NC | Greensboro Day | 2025 | OF | 283 ft |
9 | Barrett LaFrance | NC | Grimsley High | 2026 | RHP | 269 ft |
10 | Anthony Marasco | NC | northern guilford HS | 2026 | 2B | 255 ft |
AVERAGE DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Cohen Caviness | NC | Asheboro | 2025 | C | 226 ft |
2 | Henry Badger | NC | Northern Guilford | 2025 | SS | 224 ft |
3 | Rylan Souther | NC | Ragsdale | 2024 | RHP | 218 ft |
4 | Matthew Corder | NC | Southeast Guilford | 2024 | C | 198 ft |
5 | James Mitchell | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2024 | C | 185 ft |
6 | Cooper Braxton | NC | Northern Guilford | 2026 | OF | 177 ft |
7 | Trevor Water | NC | Greensboro Day | 2025 | OF | 163 ft |
8 | Lofton Gonzalez | NC | Burlington Christian | 2026 | SS | 163 ft |
9 | JD Mace | NC | COMBINE ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 159 ft |
10 | Barrett LaFrance | NC | Grimsley High | 2026 | RHP | 157 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 | Rylan Souther | NC | Ragsdale | 2024 | RHP | 25 % |
2 | Trevor Water | NC | Greensboro Day | 2025 | OF | 10 % |
3 | JD Mace | NC | COMBINE ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 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 | Cooper Braxton | NC | Northern Guilford | 2026 | OF | 63 % |
2 | Henry Badger | NC | Northern Guilford | 2025 | SS | 55 % |
3 | Cohen Caviness | NC | Asheboro | 2025 | C | 53 % |
4 | Trevor Water | NC | Greensboro Day | 2025 | OF | 50 % |
^ | James Mitchell | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2024 | C | 50 % |
^ | Barrett LaFrance | NC | Grimsley High | 2026 | RHP | 50 % |
5 | Matthew Corder | NC | Southeast Guilford | 2024 | C | 45 % |
6 | JD Mace | NC | COMBINE ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 42 % |
7 | Rylan Souther | NC | Ragsdale | 2024 | RHP | 41 % |
8 | Anthony Marasco | NC | northern guilford HS | 2026 | 2B | 38 % |
9 | Lofton Gonzalez | NC | Burlington Christian | 2026 | SS | 30 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Trevor Water | NC | Greensboro Day | 2025 | OF | 50 % |
^ | JD Mace | NC | COMBINE ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
2 | Anthony Marasco | NC | northern guilford HS | 2026 | 2B | 30 % |
^ | Lofton Gonzalez | NC | Burlington Christian | 2026 | SS | 30 % |
3 | Barrett LaFrance | NC | Grimsley High | 2026 | RHP | 30 % |
4 | James Mitchell | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2024 | C | 28 % |
5 | Matthew Corder | NC | Southeast Guilford | 2024 | C | 27 % |
6 | Rylan Souther | NC | Ragsdale | 2024 | RHP | 25 % |
7 | Cooper Braxton | NC | Northern Guilford | 2026 | OF | 18 % |
8 | Cohen Caviness | NC | Asheboro | 2025 | C | 7 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Henry Badger | NC | Northern Guilford | 2025 | SS | 44.4 % |
2 | Cohen Caviness | NC | Asheboro | 2025 | C | 30.8 % |
^ | Anthony Marasco | NC | northern guilford HS | 2026 | 2B | 30.8 % |
3 | Matthew Corder | NC | Southeast Guilford | 2024 | C | 27.3 % |
4 | Rylan Souther | NC | Ragsdale | 2024 | RHP | 25.0 % |
5 | Lofton Gonzalez | NC | Burlington Christian | 2026 | SS | 23.1 % |
6 | James Mitchell | NC | Northwest Guilford | 2024 | C | 21.4 % |
7 | Barrett LaFrance | NC | Grimsley High | 2026 | RHP | 20.0 % |
8 | Cooper Braxton | NC | Northern Guilford | 2026 | OF | 18.2 % |
9 | JD Mace | NC | COMBINE ACADEMY | 2025 | RHP | 7.1 % |