Prep Baseball Report

Summer Rewind: Scout Day Best Power


Sean Smith
NC/SC Operations Manager

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