Data Dive: Burlington Preseason ID Stat Leader Board
January 30, 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 Stat Leaders
TrackMan Max Exit Velocity in BP
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Garrett Byrd | NC | North Lenoir High | 2025 | C | 97.9 mph |
2 | Gavin Jackson | NC | Cleveland High | 2026 | 1B | 96.3 mph |
3 | Hayden Fones | NC | Apex Friendship High | 2025 | SS | 95.9 mph |
4 | Preston Smith | NC | John T Hoggard High | 2026 | SS | 91.5 mph |
5 | Hudson Tuttle | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2027 | C | 90.1 mph |
6 | Hank Gaston | NC | North Carolina Leadership Academy | 2026 | C | 89.8 mph |
7 | Luke Haltom | NC | Athens Drive High | 2025 | RHP | 89.7 mph |
8 | Cooper Marks | NC | Western Alamance | 2027 | SS | 89.1 mph |
9 | Lucas Riley | NC | Ledford | 2025 | OF | 88.8 mph |
10 | Ja'lynn Thomas | NC | Pine Forest | 2026 | OF | 88.7 mph |
TrackMan Max Distance in BP
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Hayden Fones | NC | Apex Friendship High | 2025 | SS | 364 ft |
2 | Garrett Byrd | NC | North Lenoir High | 2025 | C | 338 ft |
3 | Brodie Tuthill | SC | Ashley Ridge High | 2027 | SS | 317 ft |
4 | Gavin Jackson | NC | Cleveland High | 2026 | 1B | 315 ft |
5 | Hudson Tuttle | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2027 | C | 311 ft |
6 | Owen Cho | NC | Needham Broughton High | 2026 | C | 302 ft |
7 | Cooper Marks | NC | Western Alamance | 2027 | SS | 301 ft |
8 | Preston Smith | NC | John T Hoggard High | 2026 | SS | 297 ft |
9 | Luke Haltom | NC | Athens Drive High | 2025 | RHP | 292 ft |
10 | Hank Gaston | NC | North Carolina Leadership Academy | 2026 | C | 288 ft |
BLAST Average Bat Speed
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Hayden Fones | NC | Apex Friendship High | 2025 | SS | 75.1 mph |
2 | Garrett Byrd | NC | North Lenoir High | 2025 | C | 72.1 mph |
3 | Gavin Jackson | NC | Cleveland High | 2026 | 1B | 70.2 mph |
4 | Ja'lynn Thomas | NC | Pine Forest | 2026 | OF | 68.9 mph |
5 | Christian Gentrup | NC | Northwest Guilford High | 2026 | SS | 67.1 mph |
6 | Owen Cho | NC | Needham Broughton High | 2026 | C | 66.3 mph |
7 | Calvin Tourville | NC | N/A | 2026 | 2B | 65.7 mph |
8 | Preston Smith | NC | John T Hoggard High | 2026 | SS | 65.0 mph |
9 | Hank Gaston | NC | North Carolina Leadership Academy | 2026 | C | 65.0 mph |
10 | Brodie Tuthill | SC | Ashley Ridge High | 2027 | SS | 64.1 mph |
Infielder Arm Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
1 | Preston Smith | NC | John T Hoggard High | 2026 | SS | 84 |
^ | Brodie Tuthill | SC | Ashley Ridge High | 2027 | SS | 84 |
2 | Hayden Fones | NC | Apex Friendship High | 2025 | SS | 83 |
3 | Gavin Jackson | NC | Cleveland High | 2026 | 1B | 82 |
4 | Cooper Marks | NC | Western Alamance | 2027 | SS | 80 |
^ | Calvin Tourville | NC | N/A | 2026 | 2B | 80 |
5 | Hank Gaston | NC | North Carolina Leadership Academy | 2026 | C | 79 |
^ | Aiden Parker | NC | South Central | 2027 | SS | 79 |
^ | Christian Gentrup | NC | Northwest Guilford High | 2026 | SS | 79 |
Outfield Arm Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
1 | Ja'lynn Thomas | NC | Pine Forest | 2026 | OF | 86 |
2 | Luke Haltom | NC | Athens Drive High | 2025 | RHP | 84 |
^ | Lucas Riley | NC | Ledford | 2025 | OF | 84 |
Catcher Velocity From the Crouch
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
1 | Garrett Byrd | NC | North Lenoir High | 2025 | C | 80 |
2 | Hudson Tuttle | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2027 | C | 79 |
3 | Hank Gaston | NC | North Carolina Leadership Academy | 2026 | C | 73 |
4 | Owen Cho | NC | Needham Broughton High | 2026 | C | 72 |
Catcher Pop Times
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
1 | Hudson Tuttle | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2027 | C | 1.90-2.01 |
2 | Garrett Byrd | NC | North Lenoir High | 2025 | C | 2.07-2.14 |
3 | Owen Cho | NC | Needham Broughton High | 2026 | C | 2.07-2.27 |
4 | Hank Gaston | NC | North Carolina Leadership Academy | 2026 | C | 2.16-2.19 |
Swift Athletics 30 Yard Sprint
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 High | 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 |
6 | Hank Gaston | NC | North Carolina Leadership Academy | 2026 | C | 4.00 s |
7 | Preston Smith | NC | John T Hoggard High | 2026 | SS | 4.04 s |
8 | Ja'lynn Thomas | NC | Pine Forest | 2026 | OF | 4.06 s |
^ | Hudson Tuttle | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2027 | C | 4.06 s |
9 | Calvin Tourville | NC | N/A | 2026 | 2B | 4.07 s |
10 | Garrett Byrd | NC | North Lenoir High | 2025 | C | 4.15 s |
Swift Athletics Max Vertical Jump
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Jump Height (max) |
1 | Hayden Fones | NC | Apex Friendship High | 2025 | SS | 31.3 |
2 | Calvin Tourville | NC | N/A | 2026 | 2B | 31.2 |
3 | Houston Poole | NC | Overhills | 2025 | SS | 31.1 |
4 | Hudson Tuttle | NC | Ronald W Reagan High School | 2027 | C | 29.5 |
5 | Lucas Riley | NC | Ledford | 2025 | OF | 29.2 |
6 | Hank Gaston | NC | North Carolina Leadership Academy | 2026 | C | 28.2 |
7 | Cooper Marks | NC | Western Alamance | 2027 | SS | 28.2 |
^ | Preston Smith | NC | John T Hoggard High | 2026 | SS | 28.2 |
8 | Bryce Smith | NC | Voyager Academy | 2025 | LHP | 27.9 |
9 | Christian Gentrup | NC | Northwest Guilford High | 2026 | SS | 27.2 |
10 | Luke Haltom | NC | Athens Drive High | 2025 | RHP | 26.9 |
TrackMan Max Fastball
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Garrett Byrd | NC | North Lenoir High | 2025 | C | 87.1 mph |
2 | Hayden Fones | NC | Apex Friendship High | 2025 | SS | 85.3 mph |
3 | Luke Haltom | NC | Athens Drive High | 2025 | RHP | 84.4 mph |
4 | Preston Smith | NC | John T Hoggard High | 2026 | SS | 83.9 mph |
5 | Andrew Helfen | NC | Raleigh Homeschool Hawks | 2026 | RHP | 82.3 mph |
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