VALD Athletic Leaders: Top Prospect Games Upperclass
November 5, 2025
Top Prospect Games: Upperclass – Event Rewind
The Top Prospect Games: Upperclass took place at McCrary Park in Asheboro, NC, on Sunday, October 19, 2025, featuring many of the top 2026 and 2027 graduates from across North Carolina. This invite-only event gathered a deep and talented group of players for a comprehensive day of workouts and live competition in front of Prep Baseball’s scouting staff.
Players opened the day with a pro-style workout, showcasing their offensive and defensive abilities. Athletic testing, powered by VALD Performance, provided verified results for laser-timed 60-yard dashes, jump analytics, and additional movement data. During multiple rounds of batting practice, TrackMan technology captured detailed ball flight metrics, offering a deeper look into each hitter’s offensive profile.
After the workout, players participated in a controlled scrimmage, allowing pitchers and position players to compete in live-game settings.
The Top Prospect Games serve as a vital identifier for Prep Baseball’s regional and national events, including the NC/SC Border Battle and the Tobacco Road Games, both spotlighting top prospects from the Carolinas and beyond.
As we review the event, we’ll highlight the top performers, statistical leaders, and standout prospects who strengthened their profiles heading into the next stage of the recruiting calendar.
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ATHLETIC TESTING & MEASUREMENTS - Top Prospect Games Upperclass
VALD PERFORMANCE
TOP 60-YARD DASH
Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. We implemented timing gates at the 10-yard split, 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 10-YARD SPLIT
TOP 30-YARD SPLIT
PEAK VERTICAL JUMP
MAX RSI JUMP
Simply put: RSI-modified (reactive strength index) is a ratio of input to output – the input is represented by time spent on the ground generating the force to jump, and the output is the height of that jump.