Trackman Leaders: SBA North Hitters
September 21, 2023
On Wednesday September 13th PBR of North Carolina was on hand at Mallard Creek High for a Scout Day with SBA North. The Scout Day featured players from the 2024-2027 grad classes.
The evening began with catchers going through a defensive evaluation followed by pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting data on each pitch. After the pitchers the position players ran a laser timed 60 followed by batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. The events concluded with outfielders and infielders going through a defensive evaluation.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days.
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 | Will Oehler | NC | North Iredell | 2026 | C | 91.6 mph |
2 | Austin Moran | NC | Community School of Davidson | 2025 | SS | 91.5 mph |
3 | MADDOX HARWOOD | NC | Mount Pleasant High | 2025 | OF | 90.9 mph |
4 | Brock Miller | NC | Christ the King Catholic | 2026 | RHP | 89.9 mph |
5 | Tyler Hicks | NC | Cox Mill | 2025 | 3B | 89.6 mph |
6 | Colin McCartney | NC | Mallard Creek | 2026 | SS | 87.1 mph |
7 | Cole Zindars | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | C | 86.9 mph |
8 | Xavier Peterman | NC | Hopewell | 2025 | OF | 86.9 mph |
9 | Luke Miller | NC | Bradford Prep | 2025 | C | 85.6 mph |
10 | Grayson Palmer | NC | Hickory Ridge | 2026 | OF | 85.2 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 | Austin Moran | NC | Community School of Davidson | 2025 | SS | 83.5 mph |
2 | Tyler Hicks | NC | Cox Mill | 2025 | 3B | 82.0 mph |
3 | Will Oehler | NC | North Iredell | 2026 | C | 81.7 mph |
4 | MADDOX HARWOOD | NC | Mount Pleasant High | 2025 | OF | 81.0 mph |
5 | Luke Miller | NC | Bradford Prep | 2025 | C | 78.9 mph |
6 | Colin McCartney | NC | Mallard Creek | 2026 | SS | 78.7 mph |
7 | Xavier Peterman | NC | Hopewell | 2025 | OF | 77.1 mph |
8 | Cole Zindars | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | C | 76.5 mph |
9 | Grayson Palmer | NC | Hickory Ridge | 2026 | OF | 76.2 mph |
10 | Brock Miller | NC | Christ the King Catholic | 2026 | RHP | 74.2 mph |
PEAK DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | MADDOX HARWOOD | NC | Mount Pleasant High | 2025 | OF | 353 ft |
2 | Luke Miller | NC | Bradford Prep | 2025 | C | 319 ft |
3 | Austin Moran | NC | Community School of Davidson | 2025 | SS | 314 ft |
4 | Xavier Peterman | NC | Hopewell | 2025 | OF | 314 ft |
5 | Will Oehler | NC | North Iredell | 2026 | C | 312 ft |
6 | Colin McCartney | NC | Mallard Creek | 2026 | SS | 309 ft |
7 | Grayson Palmer | NC | Hickory Ridge | 2026 | OF | 299 ft |
8 | Cole Zindars | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | C | 295 ft |
9 | Braden Greene | NC | Cox Mill | 2026 | RHP | 294 ft |
10 | Brock Miller | NC | Christ the King Catholic | 2026 | RHP | 290 ft |
AVERAGE DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Austin Moran | NC | Community School of Davidson | 2025 | SS | 270 ft |
2 | Luke Miller | NC | Bradford Prep | 2025 | C | 223 ft |
3 | Will Oehler | NC | North Iredell | 2026 | C | 215 ft |
4 | Cole Zindars | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | C | 205 ft |
5 | MADDOX HARWOOD | NC | Mount Pleasant High | 2025 | OF | 201 ft |
6 | Colin McCartney | NC | Mallard Creek | 2026 | SS | 196 ft |
7 | Brock Miller | NC | Christ the King Catholic | 2026 | RHP | 184 ft |
8 | Braden Greene | NC | Cox Mill | 2026 | RHP | 183 ft |
9 | Grayson Palmer | NC | Hickory Ridge | 2026 | OF | 168 ft |
10 | Xavier Peterman | NC | Hopewell | 2025 | OF | 162 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 | Will Oehler | NC | North Iredell | 2026 | C | 16 % |
2 | MADDOX HARWOOD | NC | Mount Pleasant High | 2025 | OF | 11 % |
3 | Austin Moran | NC | Community School of Davidson | 2025 | SS | 8 % |
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 | Austin Moran | NC | Community School of Davidson | 2025 | SS | 50 % |
2 | Tyler Hicks | NC | Cox Mill | 2025 | 3B | 37 % |
3 | Grayson Palmer | NC | Hickory Ridge | 2026 | OF | 35 % |
4 | MADDOX HARWOOD | NC | Mount Pleasant High | 2025 | OF | 33 % |
^ | Xavier Peterman | NC | Hopewell | 2025 | OF | 33 % |
^ | Will Oehler | NC | North Iredell | 2026 | C | 33 % |
^ | Luke Miller | NC | Bradford Prep | 2025 | C | 33 % |
^ | Braden Greene | NC | Cox Mill | 2026 | RHP | 33 % |
5 | Cole Zindars | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | C | 30 % |
6 | Brock Miller | NC | Christ the King Catholic | 2026 | RHP | 30 % |
7 | AJ Helf | NC | Cox Mill | 2024 | OF | 20 % |
8 | Colin McCartney | NC | Mallard Creek | 2026 | SS | 18 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Tyler Hicks | NC | Cox Mill | 2025 | 3B | 50 % |
2 | AJ Helf | NC | Cox Mill | 2024 | OF | 40 % |
3 | Xavier Peterman | NC | Hopewell | 2025 | OF | 33 % |
4 | Grayson Palmer | NC | Hickory Ridge | 2026 | OF | 28 % |
5 | MADDOX HARWOOD | NC | Mount Pleasant High | 2025 | OF | 27 % |
6 | Colin McCartney | NC | Mallard Creek | 2026 | SS | 27 % |
7 | Cole Zindars | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | C | 23 % |
8 | Brock Miller | NC | Christ the King Catholic | 2026 | RHP | 20 % |
9 | Will Oehler | NC | North Iredell | 2026 | C | 16 % |
^ | Luke Miller | NC | Bradford Prep | 2025 | C | 16 % |
^ | Braden Greene | NC | Cox Mill | 2026 | RHP | 16 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Colin McCartney | NC | Mallard Creek | 2026 | SS | 54.5 % |
2 | Austin Moran | NC | Community School of Davidson | 2025 | SS | 50.0 % |
^ | Luke Miller | NC | Bradford Prep | 2025 | C | 50.0 % |
^ | Will Oehler | NC | North Iredell | 2026 | C | 50.0 % |
3 | Cole Zindars | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | C | 46.2 % |
4 | Braden Greene | NC | Cox Mill | 2026 | RHP | 41.7 % |
5 | AJ Helf | NC | Cox Mill | 2024 | OF | 40.0 % |
6 | MADDOX HARWOOD | NC | Mount Pleasant High | 2025 | OF | 38.9 % |
7 | Brock Miller | NC | Christ the King Catholic | 2026 | RHP | 30.0 % |
8 | Grayson Palmer | NC | Hickory Ridge | 2026 | OF | 28.6 % |
9 | Xavier Peterman | NC | Hopewell | 2025 | OF | 16.7 % |
10 | Tyler Hicks | NC | Cox Mill | 2025 | 3B | 12.5 % |