Canes National Team Trials: Trackman Hitting Leaders
August 21, 2023
On Saturday August 12th PBR of South Carolina and North Carolina was on hand at C35 Baseball Complex for the Canes National Team Trials. The event featured players from the 2025-2028 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, along with a live action game play.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days.
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Statistical Breakdown
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 | Terrion Pettus | MD | Col. Zadok Magruder High | 2026 | OF | 93.4 mph |
2 | Carter Thomasson | VA | Halifax | 2026 | C | 91.4 mph |
3 | Owen Green | NC | Cary | 2026 | OF | 89.1 mph |
4 | Elijah Hoagland | FL | Bonita Springs | 2025 | C | 88.9 mph |
5 | Patrick Hollifield | NC | Swansboro | 2026 | SS | 87.3 mph |
6 | Aiden Robinson | MI | South Lyon | 2025 | OF | 84.6 mph |
7 | Trevor Yancey | NC | Providence Day | 2027 | RHP | 83.6 mph |
8 | Kaden Lank | SC | North Myrtle Beach | 2028 | SS | 83.5 mph |
9 | Wan Chae | VA | Cape Henry Collegiate | 2027 | SS | 82.8 mph |
10 | Brock Adkins | NC | John T. Hoggard | 2027 | LHP | 82.2 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 | Carter Thomasson | VA | Halifax | 2026 | C | 84.2 mph |
2 | Owen Green | NC | Cary | 2026 | OF | 81.1 mph |
3 | Patrick Hollifield | NC | Swansboro | 2026 | SS | 79.4 mph |
4 | Aiden Robinson | MI | South Lyon | 2025 | OF | 78.9 mph |
5 | Terrion Pettus | MD | Col. Zadok Magruder High | 2026 | OF | 78.7 mph |
6 | Parker Wallace | NC | Cape Fear High | 2027 | 3B | 78.3 mph |
7 | Elijah Hoagland | FL | Bonita Springs | 2025 | C | 78.2 mph |
8 | Trevor Yancey | NC | Providence Day | 2027 | RHP | 77.6 mph |
9 | Hunter Hedgecoe | NC | Terry Sanford High | 2028 | C | 76.3 mph |
10 | David Hwang | VA | THE FOUNDATION ACADEMY | 2028 | C | 75.3 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 | Elijah Hoagland | FL | Bonita Springs | 2025 | C | 333 ft |
2 | Patrick Hollifield | NC | Swansboro | 2026 | SS | 330 ft |
3 | Terrion Pettus | MD | Col. Zadok Magruder High | 2026 | OF | 325 ft |
4 | Owen Green | NC | Cary | 2026 | OF | 322 ft |
5 | Aiden Robinson | MI | South Lyon | 2025 | OF | 308 ft |
6 | Gabriel Allen | NC | Hoke County | 2027 | 3B | 296 ft |
7 | Trevor Yancey | NC | Providence Day | 2027 | RHP | 296 ft |
8 | Chase White | NC | South Central | 2028 | C | 295 ft |
9 | David Hwang | VA | THE FOUNDATION ACADEMY | 2028 | C | 294 ft |
10 | Hunter Hedgecoe | NC | Terry Sanford High | 2028 | C | 293 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Patrick Hollifield | NC | Swansboro | 2026 | SS | 254 ft |
2 | Owen Green | NC | Cary | 2026 | OF | 246 ft |
3 | Elijah Hoagland | FL | Bonita Springs | 2025 | C | 234 ft |
4 | Trevor Yancey | NC | Providence Day | 2027 | RHP | 232 ft |
5 | Terrion Pettus | MD | Col. Zadok Magruder High | 2026 | OF | 226 ft |
6 | Tyson Cameron | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2028 | C | 216 ft |
7 | Brock Adkins | NC | John T. Hoggard | 2027 | LHP | 211 ft |
8 | Aiden Robinson | MI | South Lyon | 2025 | OF | 204 ft |
9 | Andrew Leister | SC | PINEWOOD PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2028 | C | 202 ft |
10 | Wan Chae | VA | Cape Henry Collegiate | 2027 | SS | 200 ft |
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 | Andrew Leister | SC | PINEWOOD PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2028 | C | 70 % |
2 | Michael Cooke | VA | Isle Of Wight Academy | 2028 | 1B | 66 % |
3 | Tyson Cameron | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2028 | C | 62 % |
4 | Cameron Massey | NC | Heritage | 2028 | C | 55 % |
^ | Parker Wallace | NC | Cape Fear High | 2027 | 3B | 55 % |
5 | Jackson McNally | NC | Apex Friendship | 2027 | SS | 50 % |
6 | Rylan Copeland | NC | New Bern | 2028 | OF | 45 % |
^ | Trevor Yancey | NC | Providence Day | 2027 | RHP | 45 % |
7 | Ryan Yates | NC | Jacksonville | 2027 | OF | 40 % |
^ | Jonah Griggs | NC | Freedom High | 2025 | SS | 40 % |
^ | Patrick Hollifield | NC | Swansboro | 2026 | SS | 40 % |
8 | Elijah Hoagland | FL | Bonita Springs | 2025 | C | 38 % |
^ | Blaine Jones | NC | Corinth Holders | 2028 | 2B | 38 % |
9 | Miller Stanley | NC | DH Conley | 2028 | C | 37 % |
10 | Tanner Fleming | SC | Oceanside Collegiate | 2027 | SS | 36 % |
^ | Max Matthews | NC | William A. Hough | 2028 | OF | 36 % |
^ | Terrion Pettus | MD | Col. Zadok Magruder High | 2026 | OF | 36 % |
^ | Wan Chae | VA | Cape Henry Collegiate | 2027 | SS | 36 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Brock Adkins | NC | John T. Hoggard | 2027 | LHP | 77.8 % |
2 | Owen Green | NC | Cary | 2026 | OF | 63.6 % |
3 | Wan Chae | VA | Cape Henry Collegiate | 2027 | SS | 54.5 % |
^ | Trevor Yancey | NC | Providence Day | 2027 | RHP | 54.5 % |
4 | Evan Cagide | NC | Apex Friendship | 2027 | OF | 50.0 % |
^ | Philip Lau | VA | Paul VI | 2027 | OF | 50.0 % |
^ | Gabriel Allen | NC | Hoke County | 2027 | 3B | 50.0 % |
^ | Aiden Robinson | MI | South Lyon | 2025 | OF | 50.0 % |
^ | Patrick Hollifield | NC | Swansboro | 2026 | SS | 50.0 % |
5 | Garrett Burris | NC | Lake Norman Charter | 2028 | 1B | 47.4 % |
6 | Elijah Hoagland | FL | Bonita Springs | 2025 | C | 46.2 % |
7 | Kaden Lank | SC | North Myrtle Beach | 2028 | SS | 45.5 % |
8 | Chase White | NC | South Central | 2028 | C | 45.0 % |
9 | Hunter Hedgecoe | NC | Terry Sanford High | 2028 | C | 38.5 % |
^ | Shae LaBlance | VA | Greenbrier Christian Academy | 2028 | 3B | 38.5 % |
10 | Tyson Cameron | NC | Pro5 Baseball Academy | 2028 | C | 37.5 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Carter Thomasson | VA | Halifax | 2026 | C | 66 % |
2 | Alex Hampton | NC | Marvin Ridge | 2028 | 3B | 50 % |
3 | Blaine Jones | NC | Corinth Holders | 2028 | 2B | 46 % |
4 | Austin Baxter | NC | Lake Norman Charter | 2028 | SS | 45 % |
5 | David Hwang | VA | THE FOUNDATION ACADEMY | 2028 | C | 42 % |
6 | Ryan Yates | NC | Jacksonville | 2027 | OF | 40 % |
7 | Miller Stanley | NC | DH Conley | 2028 | C | 37 % |
8 | Cameron Massey | NC | Heritage | 2028 | C | 33 % |
^ | Michael Cooke | VA | Isle Of Wight Academy | 2028 | 1B | 33 % |
9 | Hunter Hedgecoe | NC | Terry Sanford High | 2028 | C | 30 % |
10 | Evan Cagide | NC | Apex Friendship | 2027 | OF | 30 % |
^ | Jonah Griggs | NC | Freedom High | 2025 | SS | 30 % |
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