2025 Summer Rewind: Player Data & Analytics

The summer of 2025 provided players across North Carolina with valuable opportunities to continue their on-field development through practices, workouts, events, games, and tournaments. While the summer schedule can be demanding, most players approach it with a clear plan—testing their abilities, gaining exposure, and identifying areas for growth.

Throughout the season, Prep Baseball scouts worked diligently to evaluate as many players as possible. Tournament play offered game-based assessments, while Prep Baseball events provided controlled settings to capture verified metrics, statistics, analytics, and video. As a result, more than 600 players from North Carolina were added to the rankings database this summer, each earning a player grade based on their measurable tools and performance.

With that information compiled, the updated class rankings offer a clearer picture of how players across the state are progressing. The Summer Rewind series takes a closer look at these evaluations, highlighting standout performances from Prep Baseball events. These range from Team Carolina IDs and Organizational Scout Days—focused on data collection—to premier events such as the NC/SC Border Battle, Top Prospect Games, and the Future Games, where top players measure themselves against elite competition in North Carolina and across the country.

In this series, we will spotlight players from Team Carolina Summer ID events. These players stood out with their performances, athleticism, and overall projection. Below are scout notes from after the event, highlighting the performance. Click on the player name to see more stats, details, and video.

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Team Carolina IDs - 2026 & 2027 Standout Hitters

2026

Fisher Goodwin – 3B/1B – North Brunswick HS
Strong left-handed bat in a physical frame. Exit velocity peaked at 102.5 mph with a max distance of 392 feet. Strength-over-quickness profile, though athleticism has continued to improve. Shows emerging power potential with continued polish.

Jaden Gore – 2B – West Brunswick HS
Athletic infielder who plays with rhythm and confidence. Sure-handed defender with an athletic exchange and release. Right-handed hitter sprayed contact across the field with gap strength to his pull side. Ran a 4.02 thirty-yard split with peak run speed near 21 mph.

Grady Sotriffer – SS/2B – South Brunswick HS
Stood out throughout the workout with well-rounded tools. Ran a 6.84 sixty with peak run speed above 24 mph. Left-handed hitter showed excellent barrel feel with pull-side pop (max exit velocity 93.5 mph). Actions and arm strength suggest he could stick on the left side of the infield.

Committed to Catawba at the end of the summer.

Jack McKellar – C – Rocky Mount HS
Athletic 6-foot, 200-pound frame. Left-handed hitter with intent and natural uphill leverage. Exit velocity peaked at 99.6 mph. Ran a 7.10 sixty with a 3.92 thirty-yard split. Behind the plate, posted 82 mph arm strength and 1.90–2.03 pop times.

Earned an invite to join Team Carolina at the 2025 Senior Future Games. Committed to Virginia Military Institute shortly after the Future Games.

Matthew Ulicny – C – Ravenscroft
Advanced skill set behind the plate. Posted 85 mph arm strength with a 1.91 pop time. Ran a 6.73 sixty. At the plate, produced a max exit velocity of 97.2 mph with intent and barrel strength. Loud BP rounds with hand quickness and leverage.

Dual prospect earned an invite to join Team Carolina at the 2025 Prep Baseball Senior Future Games. Ulicny committed to Princeton shortly after the Future Games.

Garrett Waters – OF/2B – Needham Broughton HS
Balanced left-handed hitter with loose rhythm and whip in the barrel. Max exit velocity of 96 mph. Showed quickness with a 6.96 sixty and 3.98 thirty-yard split.

Brayden MacArthur – OF – Cleveland HS
Lean, athletic frame with quickness present. Ran a 6.75 sixty with a 3.79 thirty. Right-handed hitter with advanced bat speed and barrel feel. Exit velocity peaked at 94.1 mph.

Jack Bolte – 1B – Cardinal Gibbons HS
Physical presence with strong hands and natural bat speed. Max exit velocity of 93.9 mph. Projects as a potential middle-of-the-order presence as the bat continues to develop.

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2027

Kannon Huffman – OF/C – Southwest HS
Versatile player with potential behind the plate and in the outfield. Pop times ranged 1.94–2.06 with a 6.87 sixty. Right-handed hitter with a flat path and whip in the barrel.

Wyatt Lytle – C/OF – Pro5 Academy
High-level workout behind the plate and in the box. Arm strength peaked at 85 mph with quick, accurate throws. Right-handed hitter posted a 102 mph exit velocity with consistent gap-to-gap impact.

Earned an invite to join Team NC at the 2025 Prep Baseball Future Games. Lytle committed to North Carolina at the start of the fall season.

Will Ray – 1B – Christ School
Tall, lean frame at 6-foot-6, 185 pounds. Right-handed hitter with leverage created by long arms. Exit velocity peaked at 93.1 mph. Solid defender around the bag with athletic release.

Jackson Stepp – SS – West Henderson HS
Athletic shortstop with present strength. Arm strength across the diamond at 90 mph. Max exit velocity of 90.7 mph. Compact right-handed swing with extension. Reliable defender with soft hands and active feet.

Charlie Beck – SS – Central Davidson HS
Compact, athletic build. Left-handed hitter with advanced bat speed and consistent barrel feel. Max exit velocity of 95.6 mph. Ran 7.11 with a 4.05 thirty split. Confident defender with sure actions.

Earned an invite and participated with Team NC at the 2025 Prep Baseball Future Games.

Gabe Deibler – SS – Reagan HS
Plays with pace and confidence, consistently performing above raw tools. Right-handed hitter with strength at contact (max exit velocity 90.8 mph). Ran 7.10 with a 4.02 thirty. Polished defender with athletic actions and soft hands.

Giovanni Luisa – C – Weddington HS
Strong-armed backstop with accuracy on throws. Pop times 1.91–2.09 with 82 mph arm strength. Solid right-handed swing with strength at impact (max exit velocity 96.2 mph). Ran 7.11 in the sixty.

James Price – 3B – Mount Tabor HS
Physical corner infielder with advanced bat speed. Right-handed hitter with intent, slight uphill leverage, and pull-side power. Max exit velocity of 92.5 mph. Ran a 7.18 sixty.

Chappy Smith – SS – TC Roberson HS
6-foot-2, 187-pound frame with projection left. Right-handed hitter with strength and some leverage through contact. Max exit velocity of 96.2 mph. Athletic defender with good bend and confident hands.

Teagan CoyneSmith – SS/C – Chapel Hill HS
Steady development over the past year. Right-handed hitter with looseness and whip in the barrel. Max exit velocity of 90.7 mph. Ran a 4.02 thirty-yard split.

Seth Eckroth – SS/2B – P27 Academy (SC)
Athletic defender with advanced rhythm and exchange. Easy mover with oily hips and accurate arm. Right-handed hitter posted a 97.8 mph exit velocity.

Wesley Kennedy – C/3B – D.H. Conley HS
Lean, athletic frame with projection left. Right-handed hitter with bat speed and pull-side strength (max exit velocity 92.6 mph). Ran a 3.96 thirty-yard split.

Jayden Pipes – 1B/RHP – Wesleyan Christian Academy
Big-bodied prospect with strength and bat speed. Right-handed hitter with raw power and consistent barrel feel. Max exit velocity of 101.8 mph.

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