East Coast Super Sophomore Games: Trackman Hitting Metrics

August 29, 2025
Sean Smith
NC/SC Operations Manager

The East Coast Super Sophomore Games is the premier summer scouting event for Class of 2028 prospects.

Ten teams featuring players from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Team Select competed at the beautiful UNC’s Boshamer Stadium and Burlington Athletic Park in North Carolina.

Team North Carolina completed their full pro-style workout on Friday at UNC.

Below we take a first look at some top preformers from the position players at the event!

Click here to view all captured statistics from the Workout Day.

Trackman Leaders - Hitting

PEAK EXIT VELOCITY

TrackMan is able to track every ball hit into fair territory, throughout the BP sessions. Below are the exit velocities produced by individual players.

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Zach Taylor	NC	James Hunt High	2028	SS	102.4 mph
2	Graham Virag	NC	Cardinal Gibbons	2028	SS	101.2 mph
3	Aaron Frink	NC	Overhills High	2028	3B	97.9 mph
4	Yates Toney	NC	Burns	2028	C	95.7 mph
5	Henry Tutera	NC	Christ School	2028	C	95.6 mph
6	Gabriel Spears	NC	Eastern Carolina Academy	2028	3B	94.6 mph
7	Aiden Thorbro-Steenberg	NC	Apex	2028	SS	94.5 mph
8	Jacob Sands	NC	Morehead	2028	OF	93.9 mph
9	Jackson Mocny	NC	pro5 baseball academy	2028	C	93.6 mph
10	Gunnar Johnson	NC	Alexander Central	2028	SS	93.0 mph

AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY

The average exit velocity measures a players ability to consistently produce hard contact. The average was taken based on every ball tracked by TrackMan throughout the player's BP session.

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (avg)
1	Zach Taylor	NC	James Hunt High	2028	SS	93.5 mph
2	Graham Virag	NC	Cardinal Gibbons	2028	SS	93.0 mph
3	Aaron Frink	NC	Overhills High	2028	3B	91.9 mph
4	Jackson Mocny	NC	pro5 baseball academy	2028	C	90.2 mph
5	Aiden Thorbro-Steenberg	NC	Apex	2028	SS	90.0 mph
6	Gabriel Spears	NC	Eastern Carolina Academy	2028	3B	88.8 mph
7	Gunnar Johnson	NC	Alexander Central	2028	SS	86.6 mph
8	Jacob Sands	NC	Morehead	2028	OF	86.4 mph
9	Henry Tutera	NC	Christ School	2028	C	85.3 mph
10	Austin Baxter	NC	Hopewell	2028	2B	85.2 mph

DISTANCE OFF THE BAT

TrackMan is able to measure and track the ball while in the air. For every fair ball put in play it will display the distance the hit traveled.

Peak Distance - Best of the Hitter’s Session

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Zach Taylor	NC	James Hunt High	2028	SS	376 ft
2	Henry Tutera	NC	Christ School	2028	C	357 ft
3	Gabriel Spears	NC	Eastern Carolina Academy	2028	3B	356 ft
4	Aiden Thorbro-Steenberg	NC	Apex	2028	SS	346 ft
5	Matthew Wright	NC	West Forsyth	2028	SS	342 ft
6	Jackson Mocny	NC	pro5 baseball academy	2028	C	342 ft
7	Gunnar Johnson	NC	Alexander Central	2028	SS	340 ft
8	Cole Harris	NC	Parrott Academy	2028	1B	340 ft
9	Jacob Sands	NC	Morehead	2028	OF	331 ft
10	Brax Thompson	NC	Providence	2028	SS	326 ft

Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (avg)
1	Yates Toney	NC	Burns	2028	C	255 ft
2	Jacob Sands	NC	Morehead	2028	OF	246 ft
3	Aiden Thorbro-Steenberg	NC	Apex	2028	SS	242 ft
4	Matthew Wright	NC	West Forsyth	2028	SS	241 ft
5	Gabriel Spears	NC	Eastern Carolina Academy	2028	3B	240 ft
6	Corbin Kendrick	NC	Junius H Rose	2028	OF	237 ft
7	Brax Thompson	NC	Providence	2028	SS	236 ft
8	Zach Taylor	NC	James Hunt High	2028	SS	233 ft
9	Gunnar Johnson	NC	Alexander Central	2028	SS	221 ft
10	Cole Harris	NC	Parrott Academy	2028	1B	212 ft

LAUNCH ANGLE PERCENTAGE

Based on the ball flight, TrackMan is able to identify each hit as a ground ball, line drive, or fly ball. While there are many factors as to why a hitter may approach each pitch in a certain way, the overall groupings of BP can give some insight to each hitter's approach.

Line Drive %

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Line Drive %
1	Corbin Kendrick	NC	Junius H Rose	2028	OF	60 %
2	Graham Virag	NC	Cardinal Gibbons	2028	SS	57 %
^	Matthew Wright	NC	West Forsyth	2028	SS	57 %
3	Henry Tutera	NC	Christ School	2028	C	54 %
4	Ryder Anderson	NC	DH Conley	2028	SS	50 %
5	Gabriel Spears	NC	Eastern Carolina Academy	2028	3B	42 %
6	Brax Thompson	NC	Providence	2028	SS	41 %
7	Thomas Piscorik	NC	Wakefield	2028	SS	40 %
8	Jackson Mocny	NC	pro5 baseball academy	2028	C	37 %
9	Aiden Thorbro-Steenberg	NC	Apex	2028	SS	36 %
10	Cole Harris	NC	Parrott Academy	2028	1B	33 %
^	Aaron Frink	NC	Overhills High	2028	3B	33 %
^	Yates Toney	NC	Burns	2028	C	33 %
^	Austin Baxter	NC	Hopewell	2028	2B	33 %

Fly Ball %

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Fly Ball %
1	Cole Harris	NC	Parrott Academy	2028	1B	44.4 %
2	Yates Toney	NC	Burns	2028	C	41.7 %
^	Brax Thompson	NC	Providence	2028	SS	41.7 %
3	Zach Taylor	NC	James Hunt High	2028	SS	37.5 %
4	Aiden Thorbro-Steenberg	NC	Apex	2028	SS	36.4 %
5	Gunnar Johnson	NC	Alexander Central	2028	SS	28.6 %
^	Matthew Wright	NC	West Forsyth	2028	SS	28.6 %
^	Gabriel Spears	NC	Eastern Carolina Academy	2028	3B	28.6 %
6	Corbin Kendrick	NC	Junius H Rose	2028	OF	20.0 %
^	Thomas Piscorik	NC	Wakefield	2028	SS	20.0 %
7	Graham Virag	NC	Cardinal Gibbons	2028	SS	14.3 %
8	Lincoln Lawson	NC	Randleman	2028	C	11.1 %
9	Henry Tutera	NC	Christ School	2028	C	9.1 %

Ground Ball %

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Ground Ball %
1	Lincoln Lawson	NC	Randleman	2028	C	66 %
^	Aaron Frink	NC	Overhills High	2028	3B	66 %
2	Jackson Mocny	NC	pro5 baseball academy	2028	C	62 %
3	Tyler Jackson	NC	Southeast Alamance	2028	SS	50 %
^	Ryder Anderson	NC	DH Conley	2028	SS	50 %
^	Austin Baxter	NC	Hopewell	2028	2B	50 %
4	Thomas Piscorik	NC	Wakefield	2028	SS	40 %
5	Zach Taylor	NC	James Hunt High	2028	SS	37 %
6	Henry Tutera	NC	Christ School	2028	C	36 %
7	Jacob Sands	NC	Morehead	2028	OF	30 %
8	Gabriel Spears	NC	Eastern Carolina Academy	2028	3B	28 %
^	Gunnar Johnson	NC	Alexander Central	2028	SS	28 %
^	Graham Virag	NC	Cardinal Gibbons	2028	SS	28 %
9	Aiden Thorbro-Steenberg	NC	Apex	2028	SS	27 %
10	Cole Harris	NC	Parrott Academy	2028	1B	22 %