2025 East Coast Super Sophomore Games: Overall Data Dive
August 14, 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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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 three timing gates at the 10- and 30-yard splits, 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 30-YARD SPLIT
TOP 10-YARD SPLIT
PEAK VERTICAL JUMP
TRACKMAN
MAX EXIT VELOCITY
HIGHEST AVG. EXIT VELOCITY
Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of impact.
MAX BATTED DISTANCE
HIGHEST SWEET SPOT%
Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.
BLAST MOTION
HIGHEST AVG. HAND SPEED
Hand Speed: The observed speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.
HIGHEST AVG. BAT SPEED
Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.
HIGHEST AVG. ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.
VIZUAL EDGE
EDGE SCORE
The Edge Score is a comprehensive score out of 100 that takes the core-six visual skills into account, providing athletes, parents, coaches and scouts with a benchmark number for assessing an athlete’s overall visual ability. In general the higher the Edge Score, the higher chance of athletic success. Think of the Edge Score as the 'Sixth Metric' in the standard five tools that make up a ball player.
The average Edge Score for the 2020 MLB Draft Class was 79.3 (of hitters who completed a Vizual Edge test). MLB players we've worked with typically show stronger scores, with elite hitters scoring consistently above 87.0 on their Edge Score.