Team Carolina Trials: Queen City - Data Dive
June 14, 2024
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Open IDs give Prep Baseball Scouts a chance to see players from their area while also working to fill out rosters for upcoming regional and national events like the Future Games, Super Sophomore Games, and Top Prospect Games. The Team Carolina Trials fall under this Open ID forum. While the 1st try at the Queen City event was postponed from May 27th to June 3rd, the talent showed up and showed out.
The event started with position players going through their athletic testing, including height and weight measurments, a vertical jump, RSI jumps, grip strength testing, and a laser timed 60. Offensive evaluations were next, including multiple rounds of BP. BP was followed by defensive evaluations and then pitcher bullpens.
Below we begin to break down the player performances from the workout. To see the full roster with all of the stats from the workout, you can CLICK HERE.
By the Numbers - Team Carolina Trials: Queen City
- 15 Players from NC including graduates from 2025, 2026, and 2027
- 4 players registered a vertical of 30in or higher
- 8 players saw their grip strength peak at above 130 psi
- 7 players had an exit velocity of 90mph or higher in BP
- 1 player posted an exit velocity above 100mph
- 7 infielders had arm stregnth at 80mph or higher across the diamond
- 4 hitters posted an average bat speed of 70mph or higher with BLAST.
Team Carolina Trials: Queen City - Statistical Leaders
60 Yard Run Times
VALD Laser Timers were used to time each runner in the 10 and 60 yard run. Below we take a look at the best runners in the 60. Look for more information coming from the VALD Athletics testing in the coming weeks.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
1 | Will Lavender | NC | Metrolina Christian Academy | 2025 | 2B | 6.73 |
2 | Evan Burroughs | NC | Watauga High | 2026 | SS | 6.83 |
3 | Tyler Hicks | NC | Cox Mill | 2025 | 3B | 6.89 |
4 | Andru Hall | NC | West Stokes High School | 2025 | SS | 6.96 |
5 | Victor Lopez | NC | Cannon | 2025 | SS | 7.01 |
6 | Logan Davis | NC | CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 7.04 |
7 | Brayden Richards | NC | Cuthbertson | 2025 | 1B | 7.06 |
8 | Tanner Waugh | NC | Mooresville | 2026 | C | 7.09 |
9 | Maddox Greene | NC | Watauga High | 2025 | SS | 7.14 |
10 | JT Roche | NC | East Lincoln | 2026 | OF | 7.20 |
TrackMan Max Exit Velocity (BP)
During BP, TrackMan tracked ball flight off the bat. Each hitter took two rounds of BP and TrackMan is able to produce a lot of data on every ball put in play in fair territory. One element TrackMan is able to produce is the exit velocity. Below are the top Exit Velocities produced during live BP.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Giovanni Buccino | NC | West Forsyth | 2027 | 1B | 100.2 mph |
2 | Louis Smelcer | NC | Terry Sanford | 2025 | C | 96.6 mph |
3 | Anthony Mosher | NC | East Mecklenburg | 2026 | 1B | 95.9 mph |
4 | Maddox Greene | NC | Watauga High | 2025 | SS | 94.6 mph |
5 | Brayden Richards | NC | Cuthbertson | 2025 | 1B | 94.4 mph |
6 | JT Roche | NC | East Lincoln | 2026 | OF | 93.3 mph |
7 | Andru Hall | NC | West Stokes High School | 2025 | SS | 93.0 mph |
8 | Tyler Hicks | NC | Cox Mill | 2025 | 3B | 92.6 mph |
9 | Evan Burroughs | NC | Watauga High | 2026 | SS | 88.7 mph |
10 | Tanner Waugh | NC | Mooresville | 2026 | C | 88.6 mph |
Positional Velocity - Infielders
Infielders were able to workout at shortstop throwing across the infield, or from 1B throwing to 2B and 3B in the pro-style workout. While the throwing velocity of an infielder does not tell the entire story of their arm strength, it does give us a feel for how different players can compare. During this drill, we did ask all infielders to work at game speed, making "game-type" plays.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
1 | Logan Davis | NC | CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 86 |
2 | JT Roche | NC | East Lincoln | 2026 | OF | 83 |
^ | Will Lavender | NC | Metrolina Christian Academy | 2025 | 2B | 83 |
^ | Evan Burroughs | NC | Watauga High | 2026 | SS | 83 |
3 | Andru Hall | NC | West Stokes High School | 2025 | SS | 82 |
4 | Maddox Greene | NC | Watauga High | 2025 | SS | 81 |
5 | Victor Lopez | NC | Cannon | 2025 | SS | 80 |
Positional Velocity - Outfielders
Outfielders worked out from right field, making throws to the plate. Throws were measured by a radar gun to gauge arm strength. Players were asked to make "game-type" throws on balls hit from a fungo.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
1 | Jeter Bynum | NC | Pine Lake Preparatory | 2026 | LHP | 87 |
2 | JT Roche | NC | East Lincoln | 2026 | OF | 86 |
3 | Will Lavender | NC | Metrolina Christian Academy | 2025 | 2B | 83 |
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 timed each throw from glove to glove, asking the middle infielders to let the ball travel to over the bag. A radar gun was used to gauge arm strength out of the crouch.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
1 | Louis Smelcer | NC | Terry Sanford | 2025 | C | 2.01-2.06 |
2 | Tanner Waugh | NC | Mooresville | 2026 | C | 2.18-2.28 |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
1 | Louis Smelcer | NC | Terry Sanford | 2025 | C | 78 |
2 | Tanner Waugh | NC | Mooresville | 2026 | C | 71 |
TrackMan Info - Pitcher Bullpens
Pitchers threw a controlled bullpen showcasing their full arsenal of pitches. Velocity and spin rate information was gathered off of the TrackMan. TrackMan analytics are the official analytics and the velocities below were captured by TrackMan.
Max Fastball Velocity
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Tyler Kluttz | NC | Jay M. Robinson | 2025 | RHP | 83.6 mph |
2 | Jeter Bynum | NC | Pine Lake Preparatory | 2026 | LHP | 80.9 mph |
Fastball Spin Rate (avg)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Tyler Kluttz | NC | Jay M. Robinson | 2025 | RHP | 2054 rpm |
2 | Jeter Bynum | NC | Pine Lake Preparatory | 2026 | LHP | 1796 rpm |
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