Prep Baseball Report

Statistical Analysis: South Charlotte Panther Workout


Brandon Hall
Executive Director of Scouting, PBR NC

PBR was in attendance at Mountain Island Charter on Sunday November 1st for a workout being held by the South Charlotte Panther organziation.  The Panthers held the open workout to identify players for potential roster spots in the 2021 season.  Prep Baseball Report was brought in to help organize and run the day, as well as collect stats on the players in the workout.

The day was broken into two workouts.  The first session saw 2022 and 2023 graduates go through a modified pro-style workout.  Position players ran a laser timed 60, took multiple rounds of live BP, recorded an exit velocity off of a tee in the cages, and worked out from one defensive position.  The second session saw a very similar routine with players from the 2024 and 2025 grad classes.  At the conclusion of each workout, pitchers threw a very brief bullpen for coaches and scouts to get a glimpse at overall stuff.

Below are the leaders from several areas statistics were collected.  CLICK HERE to see the full roster and complete list of stats collected.

 

Statistical Leaders: South Charlotte Panther Workout

 

THE 60 YARD DASH

Players ran a laser timed 60 yard dash during the offensive workout.  The 60 was run on the artificial grass surface at Mountain Island Charter.  The surface played true throughout the course of the 60 yards.  Ninety players recorded a time in the 60 with  median run time of 7.51.

Session I

Session II

 

CATCHER POP TIMES & POSITIONAL VELOCITY

In the pro-style workout, catchers workout from behind home plate, making multiple throws to 2B, simulating a stolen base attempt.  Scouts again are looking for a quick, clean transition to the release as well as carry and accuracy on the throw.  For catchers, evaluators will put a stopwatch on the “pop time” or the time the ball hits their glove to the time the ball hits the MIF’s glove at 2B.  Coaches can also time the transition from when the ball hits the catchers glove to when he is able to release his throw.  PBR scouts add the radar gun to put a number on the arm strength out of the crouched position.

Session I

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Aidan Paradine NJ Bayonne 2023 C 78
2 Owen Williams NC Myers Park 2022 C 75
^ Morgan Padgett NC East Rowan 2023 1B 75
^ Nik DeBerry GA Islands 2023 C 75
3 Dylan Kelly NC Lee County 2023 C 72

 

Session II

 

EXIT VELOCITY (Off of a tee)
 

During BP, players were able to spend time in the cages working on their swing.  One station included an exit velocity off of a tee.  Players worked off of a tee, working to center balls off the barrel, producing a top exit speed on a radar gun.  Below are the top performers from each session.

Session I

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velo
1 Aiden Evans NC Combine Academy 2022 OF 93
2 Chance Mako NC East Rowan 2023 RHP 90
3 Mac Gillespie NC Pro5 Academy 2022 OF 89
4 Trace Humberger NC West Cabarrus 2023 RHP 88
5 Joshua Bussey NC Pro5 Academy 2023 OF 87
^ Haiden Leffew NC South Rowan 2023 LHP 87
^ Tate Green NC East Rowan 2023 1B 87
6 Matt Heavner NC North Lincoln 2022 SS 86
7 Aidan Paradine NJ Bayonne 2023 C 84
^ Nik DeBerry GA Islands 2023 C 84
^ Brendan Pouliot NC Charlotte Country Day 2022 RHP 84
8 Nathan Chrismon NC South Rowan 2022 SS 83
^ Sam Schaeffer NC Durham Academy 2023 1B 83
9 Tristan Salinas NC Watauga 2023 SS 82
^ Morgan Padgett NC East Rowan 2023 1B 82
^ Dylan Kelly NC Lee County 2023 C 82
10 Cooper Hyatt NC Weddington 2023 1B 79
^ Gavin Johnson NC Wayne Country Day 2023 OF 79
^ Owen Williams NC Myers Park 2022 C 79
^ Nathanael Volk NC Piedmont 2022 RHP 79

 

Session II

 

Positional VELOCITY
Infielders and Outfielders worked out from their positions making throws that worked to simulate a game like opportunity.  During the 1st session, each player made a minimum of 4 throws from their specified position.  In session II, due to some time constraints, not all numbers were verified.  Those numbers that were verified are included in the overall statistics.  Below are the overall leaders from the day from the Infield and Outfield spots.

Infielders

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Chance Mako NC East Rowan 2023 RHP 90
2 Matt Heavner NC North Lincoln 2022 SS 85
^ Brendan Pouliot NC Charlotte Country Day 2022 RHP 85
3 Trace Humberger NC West Cabarrus 2023 RHP 83
4 Nathanael Volk NC Piedmont 2022 RHP 80
^ Colby Vanhook NC Hickory Grove Christian 2024 RHP 80
5 Nathan Chrismon NC South Rowan 2022 SS 79
^ Braylon Martin NC Sun Valley 2024 OF 79
6 Carson Dahle NC East Lincoln 2024 RHP 78
7 Brody Roderick NC Charlotte Catholic 2024 RHP 77
8 Cooper Hyatt NC Weddington 2023 1B 76
9 Colby Hamilton NC South Point 2024 74
^ Tristan Salinas NC Watauga 2023 SS 74
10 Tate Green NC East Rowan 2023 1B 72

 

Outfielders

 

Max Fastball Velocity

 

Pitchers threw in a controlled bullpen.  Each arm threw 12-20 pitches, showcasing their complete arsenal.  A Stalker radar gun was used in each pen to verify velocity information

Session I

 

Session II