Canes South Scout Day: Quick Hitters Pitchers
June 26, 2023
On Saturday June 3rd PBR or South Carolina was on hand at Lexington High School for a Scout Day with Canes South. The Scout Day featured players from the 2024-2027 Grad Classes.
The day began with players going through a rotation that involved running a laser timed 60 and taking batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After batting practice, position players went through a defensive evaluation. The scout day concluded with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman gathering information on each pitch.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days.
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Quick Hitters - Pitchers
Kason Herlong, Lake View HS, 2025
6-0 160 pound athletic lean frame with room to add on. A smooth tempo delivery with a good hip coil and direction down the mound. Throws from a ¾ arm slot with good arm speed. Fastball jumped out of his hand up to 87.8 mph with a max spin of 2476 rpm. Curveball shows good break to it with depth while up to 71.1 mph and a max spin at 2347 rpm. Change up has good sink and fade to it when down in the zone with a max velo of 77.3 mph and a max spin at 1593 rpm.
Brandon Cromer, Lexington HS, 2025, South Carolina Commit
6-3 180 pound athletic strong frame with present strength and room to add. A controlled smooth paced delivery with great direction down the mound with great extension out front. A loose athletic arm with arm speed from a ¾ arm slot. Fastball has good downhill angle with life to it while running it up to 87.6 mph with a max spin rate at 2418 rpm. Throws two different breaking balls with a curveball and slide. CB has more depth with a 11/5 break to it while the SL has more horizontal break to it. Change up shows good sinking action down in the zone.
Connor Crenshaw, Byrnes HS 2025
5-10 168 pound lean frame with room to grow. Long loose arm action while throwing from a ¾ slot. Works down the mound with good direction creating whip to his arm. Fastball jumped out of his hand with good life while up to 85.9 mph and creating spin up to 2350 rpm. Curveball had a bigger break to with good depth while up to 72.3 mph and a max spin of 2785 rpm. Change up has fading action to it while up to 80.1 mph and a max spin at 2666 rpm.
Owen Watts, Lexington HS, 2025
5-11 170 pound athletic frame with room to add on. Smooth pace delivery with a high leg lift while getting down the mound. Has a longer arm swing in the back with a good loose whippy arm action. Fastball has good life down in the zone while up to 85.4 mph and a max spin of 2213 rpm. Breaking ball has a shorter break to it while up to 69.7 mph. Change up has sink and fade down to the arm side while up to 77.4 mph and a max spin at 1460 rpm.
Preston McGaha, JL Mann HS, 2024
6-4 195 pound lean long strong frame with present strength and room to grow. Slow paced delivery with a high leg lift while working down the mound with good direction. Over the top arm action with good arm speed while getting the arm out front. Fastball shows good life with occasional run and up to 85.1 mph and a max spin 2169 rpm. Breaking ball has good downward action to it while up 74.2 mph and a max spin at 2171 rpm. Change has good fade and sink to it while up to 79.2 mph and a max spin of 1742 rpm.
6-1 185 pound frame with good strength and athleticism. Controlled pace delivery with a higher leg lift and good direction down the mound. Throws from a 3⁄4 arm slot with good extension out front. FB shows good life to it while up to 85 mph and a max spin of 2168 rpm. Breaking ball shows good movement while tunneling it well with his FB. Changeup had good action to it down in the zone with an avg spin of 1415 rpm.
Jack Cooper, Lexington HS, 2025
6-2 172 pound lean projectable frame. Up-tempo delivery with plus direction down the mound. Has a quick loose arm action while throwing from a ¾ arm slot. Fastball showed good life to it while up to 84.7 mph and a max spin at 2100 rpm. Curveball had a shorter shaper break to it while up to 73.1 mph and a max spin at 1916 rpm. Changed showed good sinking action to it down in the zone while up to 78.4 mph and and a max spin 1843 rpm.
Parker Davis, Woodmont HS, 2026
6-0 150 pound lean athletic frame with lots of projection. Controlled paced delivery that coils into the back hip and gets down the mound with good direction. Smooth arm swing with good arm speed to it while throwing from a H ¾ arm slot. Fastball was up to 84.7 mph and a max spin at 1935 rpm. Curveball showed tight spin with good depth while up to 72.9 mph and a max spin at 2560 rpm. Change up has good sink with a max spin at 2127 rpm and up to 70.6 mph.
Miller Harrelson, Airport HS, 2024
6-0 180 pound strong frame with present strength. High leg lift with a clean hand break and a smooth clean arm action while throwing from a H ¾ slot. Fastball was up to 84.4 mph with a 2355 rpm. Change up showed good action to it down in the zone while up to 64.7 mph and a max spin rate at 1750 rpm. Breaking ball had a 11/5 break to it while up to 66.3 mph and a max spin at 1900 rpm.
Drew Hayes, Summerville HS, 2025, CofC Commit
6-0 172 pound lean athletic frame with room to grow. Slow controlled paced delivery with a shorter arm action in the back. Throws from an H ¾ arm slot and showing good arm speed and extension. Fastball was up to 84 mph on the day with a max spin rate of 2206 rpm. Breaking ball showed a good sharp break to it with good depth while up to 71.6 mph and a max spin rate at 2361rpm. Change up has good sinking and fading action to it down in the zone while up to 74.1 mph and a max spin rate at 1574 rpm.
Hunter Bland, Chapman HS, 2025
6-0 135 pound lean frame. Slow controlled delivery with good direction down the mound. Long arm action in the back with a loose whippy arm from a low ¾ slot. Fastball had life and sink to it while up to 83.4 mph and a max spin rate at 1767 rpm. Slider had a short break to it while up to 72.9 mph and a max spin rate at 2005 rpm. Change up had spin and fade to it down in the zone while up to 74.7 mph and a max spin rate at 1551 rpm..
6-1 195 pound strong athletic frame. Smooth controlled athletic delivery with good direction down the mound with a quick arm from a ¾ arm slot. Fastball shows good life to it with extension out front while up to 83.1 mph and a max spin of 2044 rpm. Slider had good shape to it with a 2/ 8 break to it while up to 72.8 mph and a max spin at 2187 rpm. Change up had good sink and fade down in the zone up to 77.7 mph and a max spin of 1740 rpm.
Jackson Burton, Lexington HS, 2024
5-10 155 pound athletic frame with room to add strength. Smooth controlled delivery with good direction down the mound. Clean take away with a H ¾ arm slot. Fastball was up to 82.9 mph and a max spin at 2444 rpm. Curveball showed good shape to it with a 12/6 break to it while up to 69.9 mph and a max spin at 2279 rpm. Change up had good sink and fade to it while up to 74.2 mph and a max spin at 1476 rpm.
Wesley Shipman, Chapman HS, 2024
6-1 190 pound strong physical frame. Under controlled smooth paced delivery. Throws from an H ¾ arm slot. Fastball was up to 82.8 mph with a max spin rate of 1903 rpm. Curveball showed good depth to it with a 11/5 break to it while up to 71.3 mph and a max spin rate of 2213 rpm. Change up has a good change of pace and some sink down in the zone while up to 70.9 mph and a max spin rate at 1233 rpm.