2025 East Coast Super Sophomore Games: Overall Athletic & Physical Testing
September 2, 2025
The 2025 East Coast Super Sophomore Games marked the second edition of what has rapidly become one of the premier summer scouting events for rising sophomores. Hosted in Chapel Hill, NC, at the University of North Carolina’s Boshamer Stadium, and in Burlington, NC, at Burlington Athletic Park—home of the Appalachian League’s Burlington Sock Puppets—the event brought together elite talent from 10 territories, with players representing 12 states across the Northeast and Southeast.
The three-day format opened with a full workout on Friday, followed by scheduled gameplay on Saturday and Sunday. While weather disruptions altered parts of the weekend, players and teams still had ample opportunity to showcase their skills. The event offered a first look at prospects expected to make noise in the coming years—whether during the high school season, at the Future Games, or in future MLB Draft discussions. The exposure generated both on-site and through online player profiles and state coverage has only added to the event’s growing reputation as a must-attend showcase for top talent along the East Coast.
Friday’s workout at UNC allowed position players to demonstrate athleticism through verified testing and advanced analytics, while also participating in batting practice and defensive evaluations. Game play over the weekend provided further opportunities for prospects to rotate through multiple positions and hit in a continuous batting order, giving Prep Baseball scouts and evaluators a comprehensive look at each participant.
As we turn to the numbers and performances, we highlight standout players from across the East Coast—names to watch closely in the year ahead as they compete for future showcase opportunities, including a spot at the prestigious Future Games.
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ATHLETIC TESTING & MEASUREMENTS
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.