Best of 2025: Breaking Ball Movement
January 16, 2026
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Best of 2025: North Carolina Leaders
The Best of 2025 series serves as a comprehensive look back at the top performers across the Prep Baseball landscape in North Carolina throughout the 2025 calendar year. This collection pulls from every Prep Baseball event held in the state, along with national and regional events that featured Team North Carolina, creating a data-driven snapshot of the players who consistently stood out across the year.
2025 was a banner year for the state on the national stage. Team NC delivered strong performances at the Future Games, Jr. Future Games, Sr. Future Games, and the Super Sophomore Games, continuing to establish North Carolina as a reliable producer of high-end talent. The state was also represented by four players at the Super60, while two North Carolina prospects earned selections to the Prep Baseball All-American Game, highlighted by 2027 LHP Connor Salerno, who took home Most Valuable Pitcher honors.
That momentum carried over to the professional level, as North Carolina was well represented in the 2025 MLB Draft. With recent updates to the state rankings for the 2026 through 2029 classes, it’s clear that MLB scouts and college recruiters alike will continue to track the state closely in the years ahead.
The Best of 2025 leaderboards are built from the event analytics that power the Prep Baseball platform. Each event provides players with verified data, updated video, and measurable benchmarks that allow for direct comparison by position, class, and within the state. With over 1,000 college coaches and professional scouts subscribed, the platform serves as a vital tool for player evaluation, development tracking, and exposure—connecting North Carolina’s top performers with opportunities at the next level.
Breaking Ball Movement | Best of 2025
The Breaking Ball Movement leaderboards highlight pitchers who generated the most dynamic horizontal and vertical action on their curveballs and sliders during 2025 Prep Baseball events. Using verified event data, this breakdown showcases arms who separated with late bite, sharp depth, and swing-and-miss shape.
By tracking both horizontal sweep and vertical drop, these metrics provide a clear look at pitch characteristics that translate at higher levels—showing which breaking balls create deception, miss barrels, and disrupt timing. Broken down by overall leaders and class-by-class standouts, this leaderboard identifies pitchers who displayed advanced feel for spin and pitch design throughout the 2025 event cycle.
Each name featured represents an arm that consistently flashed above-average breaking ball action, a key trait for long-term success on the mound.