Burlington Preseason ID: Swift Athletics Leaders
February 7, 2024
Prep Baseball of North Carolina opened the 2024 event season with the Burlington Preseason ID. An indoor event at Triad Baseball Academy, players had a chance to go through athletic testing, positional evaluations, as well as pitching and BP evaluations. Prep Baseball scouts were on hand to run the event verify stats, and evaluate the players involved.
Triad Baseball Academy offered a spacious workout facility. Players had plenty or room to run a laser timed 30, while catchers, infielders, and outfielders were able to stretch their arms in their evaluation phase. Pitchers threw off of indoor mounds on a day that saw rain pummel the Carolinas.
In all, twenty players took part in the event. Below we take a data dive into the results of the workout.
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By The Numbers
+ 3 catchers saw pop times below 2.10
+ 5 infielder or outfielder arms were at 84 or higher from their position
+ 5 hitters posted an exit velocity of 90mph or higher
+ 364' was the furthest ball hit, as measured by TrackMan in the cage workout
+ 9 hitters had their average bat speed measured at 65mph or higher
+ 8 players ran 4.05 or better in the laser timed 30yd sprint
+ 3 players recorded a vertical jump above 30"
+ 4 Pitchers popped 83.9mph or better
+ 5 Pitchers spun their breaking ball at 2350rpm or higher
Burlington Preseason ID - Athletic Leaders with Swift Athletics
10 / 30 / YARD DASH
The laser timers from Swift Athletics allows PBR Scouts a 10yd split, 30yd split, and other information about each player’s speed capabilities in the run.
10 YARD SPLIT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 10-yd |
1 | Lucas Riley | NC | Ledford | 2025 | OF | 1.64 s |
2 | Bryce Smith | NC | Voyager Academy | 2025 | LHP | 1.67 s |
3 | Cooper Marks | NC | Western Alamance | 2027 | SS | 1.69 s |
4 | Hank Gaston | NC | North Carolina Leadership Academy | 2026 | C | 1.72 s |
5 | Preston Smith | NC | Hoggard | 2026 | 3B | 1.73 s |
30 YARD SPLIT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 30-yd |
1 | Lucas Riley | NC | Ledford | 2025 | OF | 3.72 s |
2 | Bryce Smith | NC | Voyager Academy | 2025 | LHP | 3.85 s |
3 | Cooper Marks | NC | Western Alamance | 2027 | SS | 3.90 s |
^ | Hayden Fones | NC | Apex Friendship | 2025 | SS | 3.90 s |
4 | Houston Poole | NC | Overhills | 2025 | SS | 3.92 s |
5 | Christian Gentrup | NC | Northwest Guilford High | 2026 | SS | 3.96 s |
PEAK RUNNING SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Run speed (max) |
1 | Hayden Fones | NC | Apex Friendship | 2025 | SS | 20.3 |
2 | Lucas Riley | NC | Ledford | 2025 | OF | 19.6 |
3 | Hudson Tuttle | NC | Reagan | 2027 | C | 19.5 |
4 | Gavin Jackson | NC | American Leadership Academy -Johnston | 2026 | 1B | 19.0 |
5 | Bryce Smith | NC | Voyager Academy | 2025 | LHP | 18.8 |
SWIFT JUMP TESTING
Players were able to test their vertical jump as well as an RSI jump. The Veritcal Jump gives Scouts an idea on the power and explosion an athlete possesses. The Vertical was performed without a step, meaning the athlete was standing still with two feet on the ground and then jumped.
The RSI Jump Test is testing an athlete’s ability to create explosion with quickness. With their hands on their hips, the athlete was instructed to jump as high as they can, four times in a row, without limited time on the ground. We want to see the athlete quickly get off the ground after each jump, and still create a solid vertical jump. The reactive strength index (RSI) describes the individual's capability to quickly change from an eccentric muscular contraction to a concentric one [1]. In other words, the RSI was created to assess the athlete's reactive strength
PEAK VERTICAL JUMP
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Jump Height (max) |
1 | Hayden Fones | NC | Apex Friendship | 2025 | SS | 31.3 |
2 | Calvin Tourville | NC | Homeschool (NC) | 2026 | SS | 31.2 |
3 | Houston Poole | NC | Overhills | 2025 | SS | 31.1 |
4 | Hudson Tuttle | NC | Reagan | 2027 | C | 29.5 |
5 | Lucas Riley | NC | Ledford | 2025 | OF | 29.2 |
RSI MAX
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | RSi (max) |
1 | Calvin Tourville | NC | Homeschool (NC) | 2026 | SS | 2.95 |
2 | Ja'lynn Thomas | NC | Pine Forest | 2026 | OF | 2.93 |
3 | Brodie Tuthill | SC | Ashley Ridge High | 2027 | SS | 2.85 |
4 | Christian Gentrup | NC | Northwest Guilford High | 2026 | SS | 2.81 |
5 | Hayden Fones | NC | Apex Friendship | 2025 | SS | 2.61 |
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