The 3rd PBR of North Carolina ProCase is scheduled for Sunday February 9th at Diamond Xtreme in Kernersville, NC.  This will be the third time PBR has run the ProCase at Diamond Xtreme, a beautiful facility with a very spacious cage that allows players to take ground balls and simulate a throw across the diamond.  It also allows for players to take a full round of BP with the ball flying off the bat.

The names of attendees in the first two years has been a "who's who" of top players in the state.  The 2020 addition will again feature 25 of the top players in North Carolina.  As these players are working toward their spring season, and getting ready for Sunday, we will take a quick look back at some of the performances from the first two PBR of NC ProCase events.

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Record Book: PBR of NC Procase

 

THE 30 YARD DASH

Each year the ProCase is held indoors in an effort to assure a space where players can perform regardless of the weather conditions.  Without space to run a full sixty, we cut down the running portion to a timed 30 yard dash.  Xavier Bussey ran the fastest 30 at the inaugural event and his time has held as we enter year three.  It could be under fire as there are a couple of elite runners planning to attend the 2020 ProCase.

Name	HS	Class	POS	30 Yd Dash
Xavier Bussey	Garner	2018	OF	3.64
Joey Rezek	Northwest Guilford	2020	C/OF	3.71
Matt Kemp	Randleman	2020	SS/2B	3.75
Vance Anderson	Lake Norman	2019	OF/OF	3.76
Jaylen Guy	SE Guilford	2018	SS	3.76
Zack Michael	Apex	2019	OF/LHP	3.81
CJ Conrad	Apex	2018	OF	3.85
JD Brock	Hough	2019	LHP/OF	3.89
Devin Bartley	SE Guilford	2018	C	3.89
Ronald Evans II	Pro5 Academy	2019	3B/1B	3.91

 

 

EXIT VELOCITY

As part of the offensive testing, hitters work through a couple of exit velocity stations, working off of a tee, using wood and metal if they choose.  Two players have seen their exit velocity break the 100 mph barrier.  Nick Neal's power presence last year led to his 11th round selection by the Toronto Blue Jays.

Name	School	Class	POS	Exit Velo
Caleb Cozart	Wesleyan Christian	2019	RHP/1B	104
Nick Neal	Randleman	2020	1B/OF	103
Xavier Bussey	Garner	2018	OF	99
Ronald Evans II	Pro5 Academy	2019	3B/1B	97
Will Butcher	TC Roberson	2019	1B/C	97
Joey Rezek	Northwest Guilford	2020	C/OF	96
Chris Villaman	Ledford	2019	LHP	95
Tyler McPeak	East Lincoln	2018	C	94
Xander Hamilton	Broughton	2019	RHP/OF	94
JD Brock	Hough	2019	LHP/OF	94
Jaylen Guy	SE Guilford	2018	SS	94

 

POSITIONAL VELOCITY – INFIELDERS

Infielders are able to see a ground ball off the bat from about 100 feet away then work through to a 3/4 distance throw across the infield.  The radar gun gives us a chance to gauge arm strength.  Austin St. Laurent took the top spot from Trent Harris with his performance at the 2019 ProCase. 

Name	School	Class	POS	INF Velo
Austin St. Laurent	Western Alamance	2020	SS/RHP	95
Trent Harris	Pro 5 Academy	2018	SS	94
Sam Zayicek	Lake Norman	2018	OF	92
Jaylen Guy	SE Guilford	2018	SS	88
Matt Kemp	Randleman	2020	SS/2B	87

 

POSITIONAL VELOCITY – OUTFIELDERS

The outfielders are able to work off of a batted ball, making a throw of about 110 feet towards a target.  With the shorter distances, we have seen some outfielders really work to be aggressive through their throws.  In year two, Vance Anderson peaked at 98 mph out of his hand.  Every outfielder that has thrown as been at least 88 out of his hand.

Name	School	Class	POS	OF Velo
Vance Anderson	Lake Norman	2019	OF/OF	98
CJ Conrad	Apex	2018	OF	95
Xander Hamilton	Broughton	2019	RHP/OF	95
JD Brock	Hough	2019	LHP/OF	94
Sam Zayicek	Lake Norman	2018	OF