Junior Future Games: Team NC Data Dive - Position Players

August 12, 2026
Brandon Hall
NC / Mid-ATL Director of Scouting

Welcome to the Launchpad: Jr. Future Games Bring the Next Generation to LakePoint

Welcome to the ultimate proving ground for the future of baseball. The Future Games is the most highly anticipated event in the country hosted at LakePoint Sports in Emerson, GA. Following the standout performances of the 2027 and 2028 classes, the spotlight now shifts to the true rising stars: the 2030 and 2031 graduates competing in the Junior Future Games. From July 23rd to the 26th, the best young talent in the nation is getting a rare early taste of the premier showcase environment.

For Team NC, featuring the top identified young players from North Carolina, the journey started Thursday with a pro-style workout, giving players the chance to update their numbers and gauge their skills vs. the best in the country. Navigating a rain delay that pushed their Friday matchup to Saturday against Team Texas, Team NC capped off an intense week with a grueling Sunday double-header against Kansas and Minnesota. With an astounding 495 college coaches passing through the gates this week, these young athletes aren't just playing games—they are setting the stage for their future on the nation’s biggest platform.

JUNIOR FUTURE GAMES DATA DIVE - POSITION PLAYERS

VALD PERFORMANCE

TOP 60-YARD DASH

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	60-yd
1	Isaac Shoe	NC	Mount Pleasant	2030	OF	7.04 s
2	Landon Lowery	NC	Homeschool (NC)	2031	LHP	7.27 s
3	Cason King	NC	Christ School, arden	2030	SS	7.42 s
4	Cannon Tyler	NC	Pro5 Academy	2030	SS	7.43 s
5	Conner Ensley	NC	South Point High	2030	OF	7.55 s

Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. We implemented three timing gates at the 10- and 30-yard splits, to capture athletes’ quickness, explosiveness and reaction time. From there, we will calculate an athlete’s top-end speed in miles per hour. While the measurement still has its utility, the 10-yard split has started to become more and more applicable in determining the player's burst and reaction time in-game, whether that's in the outfield or on the basepaths.

TOP 30-YARD SPLIT

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	30-yd
1	Isaac Shoe	NC	Mount Pleasant	2030	OF	3.92 s
2	Landon Lowery	NC	Homeschool (NC)	2031	LHP	4.05 s
3	Cason King	NC	Christ School, arden	2030	SS	4.06 s
4	Cannon Tyler	NC	Pro5 Academy	2030	SS	4.07 s
5	Conner Ensley	NC	South Point High	2030	OF	4.14 s
6	Dawson Lineback	NC	High Point Christian Academy	2030	SS	4.22 s
7	Beckett Slate	NC	East Davidson High	2030	OF	4.24 s
^	Henry Rozell V	NC	Porter Ridge	2030	C	4.24 s
8	Bowman Smith	NC	James B. Hunt	2030	C	4.28 s
9	Jameson Stroud	NC	Eastern Carolina Academy	2030	OF	4.35 s
10	Ryder Romano	NC	Charlotte Christian	2030	3B	4.37 s

TOP 10-YARD SPLIT

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	10-yd
1	Isaac Shoe	NC	Mount Pleasant	2030	OF	1.66 s
2	Cannon Tyler	NC	Pro5 Academy	2030	SS	1.73 s
3	Landon Lowery	NC	Homeschool (NC)	2031	LHP	1.77 s
4	Cason King	NC	Christ School, arden	2030	SS	1.78 s
5	Henry Rozell V	NC	Porter Ridge	2030	C	1.80 s
6	Conner Ensley	NC	South Point High	2030	OF	1.81 s
7	Dawson Lineback	NC	High Point Christian Academy	2030	SS	1.83 s
8	Bowman Smith	NC	James B. Hunt	2030	C	1.85 s
9	Jameson Stroud	NC	Eastern Carolina Academy	2030	OF	1.87 s
10	Cruz Pahl	NC	Pine Lake Prep	2030	RHP	1.88 s

MAX VERTICAL JUMP

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Jump Height (max)
1	Isaac Shoe	NC	Mount Pleasant	2030	OF	25.6
2	Beckett Slate	NC	East Davidson High	2030	OF	23.7
3	Cannon Tyler	NC	Pro5 Academy	2030	SS	23.5
4	Landon Lowery	NC	Homeschool (NC)	2031	LHP	23.0
5	Cason King	NC	Christ School, arden	2030	SS	22.5
6	Conner Ensley	NC	South Point High	2030	OF	22.4
7	Dawson Lineback	NC	High Point Christian Academy	2030	SS	21.0
8	Henry Rozell V	NC	Porter Ridge	2030	C	19.6
9	Easton Tollison	NC	Freedom	2030	1B	18.6
10	Ryder Romano	NC	Charlotte Christian	2030	3B	18.4

TRACKMAN (Workout Day)

MAX EXIT VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Easton Tollison	NC	Freedom	2030	1B	92.7 mph
2	Patrick Melton	NC	Pro5 Academy	2030	1B	91.9 mph
3	Cason King	NC	Christ School, arden	2030	SS	91.0 mph
4	Landon Lowery	NC	Homeschool (NC)	2031	LHP	90.4 mph
5	Jameson Stroud	NC	Eastern Carolina Academy	2030	OF	89.8 mph
6	Langston Underwood	NC	West Forsyth	2030	1B	89.5 mph
7	Isaac Shoe	NC	Mount Pleasant	2030	OF	89.1 mph
8	Beckett Slate	NC	East Davidson High	2030	OF	88.9 mph
9	Bowman Smith	NC	James B. Hunt	2030	C	88.8 mph
10	Cannon Tyler	NC	Pro5 Academy	2030	SS	88.6 mph

HIGHEST AVG. EXIT VELOCITY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (avg)
1	Jameson Stroud	NC	Eastern Carolina Academy	2030	OF	86.4 mph
2	Easton Tollison	NC	Freedom	2030	1B	85.8 mph
3	Cason King	NC	Christ School, arden	2030	SS	85.4 mph
4	Cannon Tyler	NC	Pro5 Academy	2030	SS	85.1 mph
5	Beckett Slate	NC	East Davidson High	2030	OF	85.0 mph
6	Langston Underwood	NC	West Forsyth	2030	1B	84.5 mph
7	Ryder Romano	NC	Charlotte Christian	2030	3B	84.4 mph
8	Patrick Melton	NC	Pro5 Academy	2030	1B	84.0 mph
9	Isaac Shoe	NC	Mount Pleasant	2030	OF	83.3 mph
10	Landon Lowery	NC	Homeschool (NC)	2031	LHP	83.1 mph

Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of impact.

MAX BATTED DISTANCE

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Isaac Shoe	NC	Mount Pleasant	2030	OF	332 ft
2	Easton Tollison	NC	Freedom	2030	1B	325 ft
3	Langston Underwood	NC	West Forsyth	2030	1B	316 ft
4	Landon Lowery	NC	Homeschool (NC)	2031	LHP	308 ft
5	Bowman Smith	NC	James B. Hunt	2030	C	303 ft
6	Ryder Romano	NC	Charlotte Christian	2030	3B	297 ft
7	Cason King	NC	Christ School, arden	2030	SS	296 ft
8	Cannon Tyler	NC	Pro5 Academy	2030	SS	296 ft
9	Beckett Slate	NC	East Davidson High	2030	OF	282 ft
10	Cruz Pahl	NC	Pine Lake Prep	2030	RHP	279 ft

HIGHEST SWEET SPOT%

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Sweet Spot %
1	Bowman Smith	NC	James B. Hunt	2030	C	75 %
2	Cruz Pahl	NC	Pine Lake Prep	2030	RHP	71 %
3	Cannon Tyler	NC	Pro5 Academy	2030	SS	66 %
4	Ryder Romano	NC	Charlotte Christian	2030	3B	62 %
5	Beckett Slate	NC	East Davidson High	2030	OF	60 %
^	Patrick Melton	NC	Pro5 Academy	2030	1B	60 %
6	Easton Tollison	NC	Freedom	2030	1B	50 %
^	Cason King	NC	Christ School, arden	2030	SS	50 %
7	Dawson Lineback	NC	High Point Christian Academy	2030	SS	42 %
^	Landon Lowery	NC	Homeschool (NC)	2031	LHP	42 %
8	Langston Underwood	NC	West Forsyth	2030	1B	37 %
9	Conner Ensley	NC	South Point High	2030	OF	33 %
^	Jameson Stroud	NC	Eastern Carolina Academy	2030	OF	33 %
10	Isaac Shoe	NC	Mount Pleasant	2030	OF	30 %

Sweet Spot rate: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.

BLAST MOTION

HIGHEST AVG. PEAK HAND SPEED

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hand Speed (avg)
1	Cason King	NC	Christ School, arden	2030	SS	22.0 mph
2	Patrick Melton	NC	Pro5 Academy	2030	1B	21.5 mph
3	Dawson Lineback	NC	High Point Christian Academy	2030	SS	20.3 mph
4	Beckett Slate	NC	East Davidson High	2030	OF	20.0 mph
5	Easton Tollison	NC	Freedom	2030	1B	19.9 mph
^	Cannon Tyler	NC	Pro5 Academy	2030	SS	19.9 mph
6	Landon Lowery	NC	Homeschool (NC)	2031	LHP	19.8 mph
^	Ryder Romano	NC	Charlotte Christian	2030	3B	19.8 mph
7	Bowman Smith	NC	James B. Hunt	2030	C	19.5 mph
^	Isaac Shoe	NC	Mount Pleasant	2030	OF	19.5 mph
8	Henry Rozell V	NC	Porter Ridge	2030	C	19.3 mph
9	Langston Underwood	NC	West Forsyth	2030	1B	17.5 mph
10	Conner Ensley	NC	South Point High	2030	OF	17.4 mph

Hand Speed: The observed speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.

HIGHEST AVG. BAT SPEED

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Bat Speed (avg)
1	Beckett Slate	NC	East Davidson High	2030	OF	71.9 mph
2	Landon Lowery	NC	Homeschool (NC)	2031	LHP	67.7 mph
3	Cason King	NC	Christ School, arden	2030	SS	67.3 mph
4	Easton Tollison	NC	Freedom	2030	1B	66.1 mph
5	Patrick Melton	NC	Pro5 Academy	2030	1B	65.3 mph
6	Jameson Stroud	NC	Eastern Carolina Academy	2030	OF	65.1 mph
7	Bowman Smith	NC	James B. Hunt	2030	C	63.4 mph
8	Langston Underwood	NC	West Forsyth	2030	1B	63.3 mph
9	Ryder Romano	NC	Charlotte Christian	2030	3B	63.0 mph
10	Henry Rozell V	NC	Porter Ridge	2030	C	61.7 mph

Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.

HIGHEST AVG. ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Rot. Acc (avg)
1	Dawson Lineback	NC	High Point Christian Academy	2030	SS	19.0 g
2	Cason King	NC	Christ School, arden	2030	SS	18.7 g
3	Easton Tollison	NC	Freedom	2030	1B	16.9 g
4	Beckett Slate	NC	East Davidson High	2030	OF	15.8 g
5	Langston Underwood	NC	West Forsyth	2030	1B	10.5 g
6	Conner Ensley	NC	South Point High	2030	OF	10.3 g
^	Ryder Romano	NC	Charlotte Christian	2030	3B	10.3 g
7	Isaac Shoe	NC	Mount Pleasant	2030	OF	9.8 g
8	Jameson Stroud	NC	Eastern Carolina Academy	2030	OF	9.5 g
9	Cruz Pahl	NC	Pine Lake Prep	2030	RHP	9.3 g
10	Cannon Tyler	NC	Pro5 Academy	2030	SS	8.9 g

Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.

VIZUAL EDGE

EDGE SCORE

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Edge Score
1	Isaac Shoe	NC	Mount Pleasant	2030	OF	83.05
2	Conner Ensley	NC	South Point High	2030	OF	78.76
3	Jameson Stroud	NC	Eastern Carolina Academy	2030	OF	77.99
4	Cason King	NC	Christ School, arden	2030	SS	77.17
5	Cruz Pahl	NC	Pine Lake Prep	2030	RHP	72.74
6	Dawson Lineback	NC	High Point Christian Academy	2030	SS	72.66
7	Langston Underwood	NC	West Forsyth	2030	1B	72.56
8	Bowman Smith	NC	James B. Hunt	2030	C	70.00
9	Cannon Tyler	NC	Pro5 Academy	2030	SS	67.49
10	Ryder Romano	NC	Charlotte Christian	2030	3B	66.96

The Edge Score is a comprehensive score out of 100 that takes the core-six visual skills into account, providing athletes, parents, coaches and scouts with a benchmark number for assessing an athlete’s overall visual ability. In general the higher the Edge Score, the higher chance of athletic success. Think of the Edge Score as the 'Sixth Metric' in the standard five tools that make up a ball player.

The average Edge Score for the 2020 MLB Draft Class was 79.3 (of hitters who completed a Vizual Edge test). MLB players we've worked with typically show stronger scores, with elite hitters scoring consistently above 87.0 on their Edge Score.