Prep Baseball Report

Team Carolina Trials: Queen City - Quick Hitters Pitchers


Patrick Johnson
North Carolina Assistant Scouting Director

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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 - Quick Hitters Pitchers

Jeter Bynum, 2026 LHP, Pine Lake Prep High School

5'11"-150lb frame, fastball 79-80mph with good arm side run from the lefty, high spin rate curve ball averaging 2716rpms and a velocity of 67-68mph. Slider was tight and moved late at the plate with a high spin rate also averaging 2678rpms on the slider. Change up sat in the 73mph range and killed spin to die at the plate. 

Tyler Kluttz, 2025 RHP, Jay M. Robinson HIgh School

5'11"-185lb frame, athletic mechanics that were repeatable allowing him to command all 4 pitches and pound the zone with strikes on both sides of the plate. Fastball up to 83 mph sitting 81-83mph. Low spin change up at 76-77mph and run, Curveball in the 73-74mph range and a slider from 73-77mph that he changed shape from curveball.