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 Summer ID - Standout 2028 - 2030 Hitters

2028 Hitters

Donaven Wright – 2B/SS – Rocky Mount Academy
Young prospect with projection left in the frame. 5-foot-10, 160 pounds with twitch and athleticism. Ran a 7.08 sixty with a 1.74 ten-yard split. Loose right-handed swing with uphill leverage.

Gabriel Spears – 3B/RHP – Eastern Carolina Academy
Strong-bodied, athletic 6-foot-4, 195-pound frame. Right-handed hitter with bat speed and barrel feel. Max exit velocity 95.6 mph, average 86.8 mph in BP. Ran a 1.79 ten-yard split. Potential middle-of-the-order bat.

Nicholas LaCugna – OF/RHP – Dixon HS
Stocky, strong frame at 5-foot-9, 185 pounds. Right-handed hitter with aggressive swing, extension, and strength. Max exit velocity 98.7 mph. Ran 7.17 with a 4.05 thirty.

Sawyer King – SS – Christ School
Quick and confident athlete. Ran a 6.94 sixty with a 3.84 thirty. Right-handed hitter with balance, rhythm, and direct barrel path. Max exit velocity 87.5 mph.

Henry Tutera – C – Christ School
Strong 6-foot, 185-pound frame. Athletic behind the plate with bend and carry on throws. Ran 6.84 sixty. Arm strength up to 88 mph from the OF and 1.98 pop time. Max exit velocity 92.8 mph.

Tyler Colvin – C/INF – Hough HS
Athletic backstop with looseness in the hips. Strong arm with 1.93 pop time. Right-handed hitter with gap-to-gap approach and barrel feel.

Jacob Reynolds – 2B/C – Charlotte Christian
Versatile defender with intriguing catch-and-throw skills. Posted pop times of 1.89–2.11 with 76 mph arm. Right-handed hitter with barrel feel and direction (max exit 93.1 mph). Youthful 5-foot-6, 137-pound frame.

Max Matthews – OF – Hough HS
Athletic frame with rhythm at the plate. Right-handed hitter with loose actions and growing barrel feel. Exit velocity peaked at 90.3 mph. Ran 7.00 with a 3.98 thirty.

Aiden Thorbro-Steenberg – 3B – Apex HS
Lean, athletic build with advanced bat speed. Right-handed hitter with strength and whip through contact (max exit velocity 92.6 mph). Ran 7.18 with a 4.01 thirty.

Ellis Reed – C – Grays Creek HS
Strong-armed catcher with solid receiving ability. Right-handed hitter with strength at contact (max exit velocity 94.2 mph). Arm strength peaked at 79 mph with 1.95 pop time.

Jackson Mocny – 3B – Pro5 Baseball
Polished defender with sound fundamentals behind the plate. Pop times 2.07–2.14. Right-handed hitter works direct with strength in the hands.

Graham Virag – SS – Cardinal Gibbons HS
Athletic infielder with upside. Young frame with speed and rhythm. Ran 6.97 sixty with 3.92 thirty. Right-handed hitter with slight uphill swing and exit velocity up to 97.9 mph.

Brody Michel – OF – Middle Creek HS
Quick and athletic. Ran 7.03 sixty with a 3.99 thirty. Right-handed hitter with strength and rhythm. Max exit velocity 93 mph.

Cameron Massey – C – Heritage HS
Right-handed hitter with pull-side emphasis and strength (max exit velocity 91.1 mph). Arm strength plays with accuracy and 1.97 pop time.

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2029–2030 Hitters

Lawson Tyndall – C – Eastern Carolina Academy (2029)
Athletic young catcher with advanced feel. Ran 6.98 sixty with a 3.97 thirty. Showed arm strength up to 80 mph with 2.01 pop time. Max exit velocity 92.6 mph.

Walter Wishon – OF – New Hanover HS (2029)
Athletic with quickness at a young age. Exit velocity peaked at 86.6 mph. Ran 7.19 with a 4.00 thirty.

Whitton Butler – 1B/RHP – High Point Christian Academy (2029)
Strong, physical build with present power. Right-handed hitter with bat strength and leverage. Max exit velocity 99.9 mph.

Cason King – SS – Christ School (2030)
Young middle infielder with solid foundation. Right-handed hitter with simple, direct path and solid hand strength for his age.

Carson Booth – SS/OF – Hopewell HS (2030)
Very young but fundamentally sound. Right-handed hitter with direct swing and excellent barrel recognition.

Isaac Shoe – OF – Mount Pleasant HS (2030)
Left-handed hitter with advanced rhythm and barrel feel for his age. Ran 7.53 sixty with a 4.19 thirty. Gap-to-gap approach.

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