USA Prime Scout Day: Trackman Hitting Leaders
July 11, 2022
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On Wednesday June 29th PBR of North Carolina was on hand at Williard Stadium on the campus of High Point University for a Scout Day with USA Prime.
The day started with catchers going through a defensive evaluation followed by pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting ball flight information. Following the bullpens, players ran a laser timed 60 using swift technology. Position players then took batting practice on the field with Trackman gathering ball flight data. The day concluded with outfielders and infielders going through a defensive workout.
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 Data
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 | CARTER JEANBAPTISTE | NC | Grimsley | 2024 | OF | 101.0 mph |
2 | Bryce Hooker | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2023 | C | 98.0 mph |
3 | Ayden Wall | NC | Ledford | 2025 | C | 95.8 mph |
4 | Josh Hammond | NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 2025 | RHP | 95.5 mph |
5 | Connor Berry | NC | Reagan | 2024 | 3B | 95.4 mph |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | CARTER JEANBAPTISTE | NC | Grimsley | 2024 | OF | 92.1 mph |
2 | Josh Hammond | NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 2025 | RHP | 89.6 mph |
3 | Jordan Wright | NC | Rocky Mount Academy | 2024 | 3B | 88.1 mph |
4 | Jack Ferguson | VA | Abingdon | 2023 | 2B | 87.6 mph |
5 | Caleb Hammond | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2023 | OF | 87.0 mph |
DISTANCE OFF THE BAT
TrackMan is able to measure and track the ball while in the air. For every fair ball put in play it will display the distance the hit traveled.
Peak Distance - Best of the Hitter’s Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Josh Hammond | NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 2025 | RHP | 376 ft |
2 | Jack Ferguson | VA | Abingdon | 2023 | 2B | 355 ft |
3 | Tate Vogler | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2024 | SS | 339 ft |
4 | Jake Smith | NC | West Stokes | 2023 | LHP | 332 ft |
5 | Caleb Hammond | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2023 | OF | 332 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | CARTER JEANBAPTISTE | NC | Grimsley | 2024 | OF | 279 ft |
2 | Jack Ferguson | VA | Abingdon | 2023 | 2B | 275 ft |
3 | HAYDEN GENTRY | NC | West Wilkes | 2026 | 3B | 273 ft |
4 | Josh Hammond | NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 2025 | RHP | 271 ft |
5 | Bryce Hooker | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2023 | C | 257 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 | CARTER JEANBAPTISTE | NC | Grimsley | 2024 | OF | 58 % |
2 | Josh Hammond | NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 2025 | RHP | 57 % |
3 | Will Hodge | NC | High Point Christian | 2024 | OF | 40 % |
^ | Jordan Wright | NC | Rocky Mount Academy | 2024 | 3B | 40 % |
4 | Gavin Griffith | NC | North Davidson | 2024 | OF | 38 % |
5 | Ayden Wall | NC | Ledford | 2025 | C | 36 % |
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 | TJ Fergus | NC | West Forsyth | 2024 | SS | 58 % |
^ | Landon Hollar | NC | East Davidson High | 2026 | SS | 58 % |
2 | Walter Allen | SC | Marlboro County | 2024 | 2B | 52 % |
3 | Shawn Sealey | NC | Parkland | 2023 | SS | 50 % |
^ | Jack Ferguson | VA | Abingdon | 2023 | 2B | 50 % |
^ | Jackson Gallimore | NC | R. J. Reynolds | 2025 | C | 50 % |
^ | Connor Berry | NC | Reagan | 2024 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | Jake Dunlap | NC | High Point Christian | 2024 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Issac Nichols | VA | Lord Botetourt | 2025 | C | 50 % |
4 | Hank Porter | NC | East Wilkes | 2023 | SS | 46 % |
^ | Thomas Holder | NC | West Forsyth | 2025 | C | 46 % |
5 | Hayden Magaha | NC | West Forsyth | 2024 | OF | 45 % |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | HAYDEN GENTRY | NC | West Wilkes | 2026 | 3B | 66.7 % |
2 | Bryce Hooker | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2023 | C | 60.0 % |
3 | CARTER JEANBAPTISTE | NC | Grimsley | 2024 | OF | 58.3 % |
^ | Sam Zalinsky | NC | Weddington | 2025 | SS | 58.3 % |
4 | Randy Holleman | NC | South Iredell | 2024 | LHP | 54.5 % |
^ | Briggs Gentry | NC | East Wilkes | 2023 | C | 54.5 % |
^ | Evan Cecile | NC | West Stokes | 2023 | SS | 54.5 % |
5 | Bret Clements | NC | East Forsyth | 2023 | OF | 53.8 % |
^ | Joshua Jones | NC | West Stokes | 2023 | 3B | 53.8 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Connor Berry | NC | Reagan | 2024 | 3B | 100 % |
^ | Lucas Riley | NC | Ledford | 2025 | OF | 100 % |
2 | Tucker Martin | NC | North Davidson | 2026 | OF | 70 % |
3 | Dakota Green | NC | Parkland | 2023 | C | 66 % |
4 | Bo Nichols | NC | West Wilkes | 2024 | 1B | 63 % |
5 | Kaleb Downey | NC | Lexington | 2025 | C | 54 % |
^ | Calvin Lancaster | VA | Patrick Co. | 2026 | CF | 54 % |