Team Carolina Trials: Triangle - 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. The Team Carolina Trials: Triangle brought Prep Baseball to Clayton, NC on a very nice playing surface, allowing players to perform at a high level.
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: Triangle
- 18 Players from NC including graduates from 2025, 2026, 2027, & 2028
- 8 players registered a vertical of 30in or higher
- 2 players saw their grip strength peak at above 130 psi
- 10 players had an exit velocity of 90mph or higher in BP
- 1 player posted an exit velocity above 100mph
- 4 infielders had arm stregnth at 80mph or higher across the diamond
- 5 hitters posted an average bat speed of 70mph or higher with BLAST.
Team Carolina Trials: Triangle - 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 | Reed Benamati | NC | Northwest Guilford High | 2025 | OF | 6.49 |
2 | Mason Dean | NC | Green Hope | 2025 | OF | 6.79 |
3 | Braden Bloom | NC | Apex Friendship High | 2026 | C | 6.93 |
4 | Harrison Mears | NC | South Brunswick High | 2027 | SS | 6.98 |
5 | Jimmy Alfonsin | NC | Corinth Holders | 2025 | SS | 7.03 |
6 | Drew Collins | NC | Reagan | 2026 | OF | 7.17 |
7 | Brody Hines | NC | Corinth Holders | 2025 | C | 7.23 |
8 | Sebastian Rodriguez | NC | Grimsley | 2025 | SS | 7.26 |
9 | Banks Woody | NC | North Raleigh Christian Academy | 2027 | C | 7.28 |
10 | Will Evans | NC | Cardinal Gibbons | 2026 | OF | 7.44 |
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 | Banks Woody | NC | North Raleigh Christian Academy | 2027 | C | 101.1 mph |
2 | Zach Overton | NC | Rolesville | 2026 | C | 97.8 mph |
3 | Reed Benamati | NC | Northwest Guilford High | 2025 | OF | 97.7 mph |
4 | Jimmy Alfonsin | NC | Corinth Holders | 2025 | SS | 97.0 mph |
5 | Mason Dean | NC | Green Hope | 2025 | OF | 95.6 mph |
6 | Harrison Mears | NC | South Brunswick High | 2027 | SS | 95.0 mph |
7 | Braden Bloom | NC | Apex Friendship High | 2026 | C | 92.6 mph |
8 | Sebastian Rodriguez | NC | Grimsley | 2025 | SS | 91.2 mph |
9 | Ethan Wisler | NC | Wakefield | 2027 | RHP | 90.5 mph |
10 | Drew Collins | NC | Reagan | 2026 | OF | 90.0 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 | Jimmy Alfonsin | NC | Corinth Holders | 2025 | SS | 86 |
2 | Simon Brutskiy | NC | Apex | 2027 | RHP | 84 |
3 | Harrison Mears | NC | South Brunswick High | 2027 | SS | 83 |
4 | Sebastian Rodriguez | NC | Grimsley | 2025 | SS | 82 |
5 | Banks Woody | NC | North Raleigh Christian Academy | 2027 | C | 79 |
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 | Reed Benamati | NC | Northwest Guilford High | 2025 | OF | 89 |
2 | Ethan Wisler | NC | Wakefield | 2027 | RHP | 86 |
3 | Braden Bloom | NC | Apex Friendship High | 2026 | C | 85 |
4 | Parker Simo | NC | JH Rose | 2027 | LHP | 81 |
5 | Drew Collins | NC | Reagan | 2026 | OF | 80 |
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 | Harrison Mears | NC | South Brunswick High | 2027 | SS | 1.94-2.25 |
2 | Braden Bloom | NC | Apex Friendship High | 2026 | C | 1.97-2.03 |
3 | Zach Overton | NC | Rolesville | 2026 | C | 1.97-2.12 |
4 | Brody Hines | NC | Corinth Holders | 2025 | C | 2.00-2.07 |
5 | Hunter Hedgecoe | NC | Terry Sanford High | 2028 | C | 2.04-2.20 |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
1 | Harrison Mears | NC | South Brunswick High | 2027 | SS | 79 |
2 | Zach Overton | NC | Rolesville | 2026 | C | 78 |
3 | Braden Bloom | NC | Apex Friendship High | 2026 | C | 77 |
^ | Banks Woody | NC | North Raleigh Christian Academy | 2027 | C | 77 |
4 | Hunter Hedgecoe | NC | Terry Sanford High | 2028 | C | 74 |
^ | Mason Dean | NC | Green Hope | 2025 | OF | 74 |
^ | Brody Hines | NC | Corinth Holders | 2025 | C | 74 |
5 | Salvatore Benkovics | NC | Wayne Christian | 2028 | 2B | 69 |
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 | Ethan Wisler | NC | Wakefield | 2027 | RHP | 86.2 mph |
2 | Simon Brutskiy | NC | Apex | 2027 | RHP | 86.0 mph |
3 | Brandon Benkovics | NC | Wayne Christian | 2025 | RHP | 84.2 mph |
Fastball Spin Rate (avg)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Ethan Wisler | NC | Wakefield | 2027 | RHP | 2403 rpm |
2 | Simon Brutskiy | NC | Apex | 2027 | RHP | 2180 rpm |
3 | Sebastian Rodriguez | NC | Grimsley | 2025 | SS | 2179 rpm |
4 | Parker Simo | NC | JH Rose | 2027 | LHP | 2106 rpm |
5 | Brandon Benkovics | NC | Wayne Christian | 2025 | RHP | 2004 rpm |
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