Summer Rewind: Scout Day Best Power
September 25, 2025
2025 Summer Rewind: Scout Day Player Data & Analytics
The summer of 2025 gave players across North Carolina valuable opportunities to advance their development through practices, workouts, events, games, and tournaments. While the schedule can be demanding, most players approach the summer with a plan—testing their skills, gaining exposure, and identifying areas for growth.
Prep Baseball scouts worked throughout the season to evaluate as many players as possible. Tournament play provided game-based assessments, while Prep Baseball events offered controlled environments to collect verified metrics, statistics, analytics, and video. This summer alone, more than 600 players from North Carolina were added to the rankings database, each earning a player grade based on measurable tools and performance.
The Summer Rewind series takes a closer look at those evaluations, highlighting standout performances from Prep Baseball events across the state. From Team Carolina IDs and Organizational Scout Days to high-profile settings like the NC/SC Border Battle, Top Prospect Games, and the Future Games, players had the chance to compete against elite talent in North Carolina and beyond.
In this edition, we focus on players from the Team Carolina Summer ID events. These players distinguished themselves with their performances, athleticism, and projection. Below are scout notes from the event, with links to player profiles for additional stats, details, and video.
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Best Power - Summer Scout Days
Overall
HIGHEST MAX EXIT VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Hudson Riordan | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2027 | 1B | 101.9 mph |
2 | Patrick Keller | NC | Eastern Carolina Academy | 2026 | 1B | 101.3 mph |
3 | Andrew Riedel | NC | Cardinal Gibbons High School | 2026 | C | 101.0 mph |
4 | Christian Xavier Romine | NC | Union Pines | 2027 | 3B | 99.3 mph |
5 | Evan Howard | NC | Myers Park | 2027 | SS | 99.2 mph |
6 | Brandon Loehr | NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 2027 | 3B | 99.1 mph |
7 | Pedro Fonseca | NC | Cardinal Gibbons | 2027 | RHP | 98.4 mph |
8 | Ryan Laws | NC | North Wilkes High School | 2026 | 3B | 98.0 mph |
9 | Finn Sullivan | NC | Northwood | 2027 | RHP | 97.7 mph |
10 | Cole Zindars | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | C | 97.7 mph |
11 | Aaron Frink | NC | Overhills High | 2028 | 3B | 97.3 mph |
12 | Ethan Arledge-Martin | NC | East Lincoln | 2026 | OF | 97.1 mph |
13 | Caden Tarr | NC | Carmel Christian | 2026 | SS | 96.9 mph |
14 | Jasper Knight | NC | Homeschool (NC) | 2027 | OF | 96.8 mph |
15 | Cedric Simmons | NC | Clayton High School | Clayton, NC 27528 US | 2026 | 1B | 96.7 mph |
16 | Jackson Bailey | SC | James F. Byrnes | 2027 | OF | 96.7 mph |
17 | Brayden Mottola | NC | Riverside High | 2026 | RHP | 96.5 mph |
18 | Jesse May | NC | Riverside | 2027 | RHP | 96.4 mph |
19 | Alex Smith | SC | Nation Ford | 2026 | OF | 96.1 mph |
20 | Ryan Cunnyngham | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2027 | RHP | 96.1 mph |
GRAD CLASS LEADERS
2026
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Patrick Keller | NC | Eastern Carolina Academy | 2026 | 1B | 101.3 mph |
2 | Andrew Riedel | NC | Cardinal Gibbons High School | 2026 | C | 101.0 mph |
3 | Ryan Laws | NC | North Wilkes High School | 2026 | 3B | 98.0 mph |
4 | Cole Zindars | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | C | 97.7 mph |
5 | Ethan Arledge-Martin | NC | East Lincoln | 2026 | OF | 97.1 mph |
6 | Caden Tarr | NC | Carmel Christian | 2026 | SS | 96.9 mph |
7 | Cedric Simmons | NC | Clayton High School | Clayton, NC 27528 US | 2026 | 1B | 96.7 mph |
8 | Brayden Mottola | NC | Riverside High | 2026 | RHP | 96.5 mph |
9 | Alex Smith | SC | Nation Ford | 2026 | OF | 96.1 mph |
10 | Ryan Brakstad | SC | LEGION COLLEGIATE ACADEMY | 2026 | OF | 95.3 mph |
2027
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Hudson Riordan | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2027 | 1B | 101.9 mph |
2 | Christian Xavier Romine | NC | Union Pines | 2027 | 3B | 99.3 mph |
3 | Evan Howard | NC | Myers Park | 2027 | SS | 99.2 mph |
4 | Brandon Loehr | NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 2027 | 3B | 99.1 mph |
5 | Pedro Fonseca | NC | Cardinal Gibbons | 2027 | RHP | 98.4 mph |
6 | Finn Sullivan | NC | Northwood | 2027 | RHP | 97.7 mph |
7 | Jasper Knight | NC | Homeschool (NC) | 2027 | OF | 96.8 mph |
8 | Jackson Bailey | SC | James F. Byrnes | 2027 | OF | 96.7 mph |
9 | Jesse May | NC | Riverside | 2027 | RHP | 96.4 mph |
10 | Ryan Cunnyngham | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2027 | RHP | 96.1 mph |
2028
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Aaron Frink | NC | Overhills High | 2028 | 3B | 97.3 mph |
2 | Chase Collins | NC | Providence Grove | 2028 | C | 95.0 mph |
3 | Gunnar Johnson | NC | Alexander Central | 2028 | SS | 94.7 mph |
4 | Luke Douglas | NC | Marvin Ridge High | 2028 | 1B | 94.5 mph |
5 | Cohen Phillips | SC | Central | 2028 | 3B | 94.3 mph |
6 | Shane Williamson | NC | Corinth Holders | 2028 | C | 94.1 mph |
7 | Brayden Kelly | NC | South Point High | 2028 | RHP | 94.0 mph |
8 | Jack Bomar | NC | Jordan High School | 2028 | C | 94.0 mph |
9 | Ryan Jones | NC | Charlotte Country Day | 2028 | OF | 93.9 mph |
10 | Brody Michel | NC | Middle Creek | 2028 | OF | 93.7 mph |
2029
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Anthony Maceda | NC | Fuquay-Varina | 2029 | 1B | 94.8 mph |
2 | Landon Carlone | NC | Fike | 2029 | 3B | 91.8 mph |
3 | Ryder Sheffield | NC | North Stanly | 2029 | SS | 90.4 mph |
4 | Ericsson Allred | NC | Cardinal Gibbons High School | 2029 | OF | 88.7 mph |
5 | John Hlavacek | NC | Wake Forest High School | 2029 | LHP | 88.3 mph |
Summer Rewind - Look Back at Players & Data
- NC Don't Sleep on These Arms: Arms That Shined at Team Carolina's IDs 9/26/25
- NC Beyond the Radar Gun: Top Arms from Team Carolina's ID Events 9/25/25
- NC Summer Rewind: Scout Day Best Power 9/25/25
- NC Who's Next? Unveiling Team Carolina's Next Wave of Hitters 9/24/25
- NC Summer Rewind: Scout Day Quickest Players 9/24/25