Prep Baseball Report

Canes South Scout Day: Trackman Hitting Leaders


Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

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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Statistical Breakdown

PEAK EXIT VELOCITY

TrackMan is able to track every ball hit into fair territory, throughout the BP sessions.  Below are the exit velocities produced by individual players.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Will Burgess SC Lexington 2024 3B 99.1 mph
2 Matheson Redmond SC Gray Collegiate 2024 OF 95.0 mph
3 Connor Crenshaw SC Byrnes 2025 2B 94.8 mph
4 Owen Watts SC Lexington 2025 RHP 94.7 mph
5 Brandon Cromer SC Lexington 2025 LHP 94.2 mph
6 Kaleb Owens SC Easley 2024 RHP 94.1 mph
7 Brayden Jeffcoat SC Lexington 2024 1B 93.8 mph
8 Jaxson Camp SC Byrnes 2025 OF 93.6 mph
9 Walker Thompson SC Spring Valley 2024 CF 93.4 mph
10 Harrison Keels SC Byrnes 2025 LHP 92.7 mph



AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY

The average exit velocity measures a players ability to consistently produce hard contact.  The average was taken based on every ball tracked by TrackMan throughout the player's BP session.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Preston McGaha SC J.L. Mann 2024 RHP 88.0 mph
2 Logan Kolesha SC Wando 2024 OF 85.5 mph
3 Walker Thompson SC Spring Valley 2024 CF 85.4 mph
4 Reed Mclain SC Aiken 2024 SS 84.9 mph
5 Brayden Burnett SC Stratford 2025 C 84.4 mph
6 Landon Penfield SC Blythewood 2024 3B 84.1 mph
7 Jonathan Waldrop SC Lexington 2026 OF 84.1 mph
8 Charlie McCrory SC Spartanburg 2028 3B 84.1 mph
9 Brayden Jeffcoat SC Lexington 2024 1B 83.9 mph
10 Matheson Redmond SC Gray Collegiate 2024 OF 83.7 mph



DISTANCE OFF THE BAT


TrackMan is able to measure and track the ball while in the air.  For every fair ball put in play it will display the distance the hit traveled.


Peak Distance - Best of the Hitter’s Session


Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Jaxson Camp SC Byrnes 2025 OF 353 ft
2 Kaleb Owens SC Easley 2024 RHP 348 ft
3 Scott Henry SC Oceanside Collegiate 2025 C 341 ft
4 Connor Crenshaw SC Byrnes 2025 2B 336 ft
5 Price Jackson SC Airport 2024 C 334 ft
6 Tobias Sobieralski SC Lexington 2025 C 332 ft
7 Jackson Cionek SC Lexington 2024 C 331 ft
8 Lincoln Hill SC Lexington 2025 C 330 ft
9 Logan Kolesha SC Wando 2024 OF 329 ft
10 Will Burgess SC Lexington 2024 3B 327 ft


Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session


Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Preston McGaha SC J.L. Mann 2024 RHP 288 ft
2 Caden Burns SC Lexington 2025 OF 277 ft
3 Charlie McCrory SC Spartanburg 2028 3B 262 ft
4 Harrison Keels SC Byrnes 2025 LHP 248 ft
5 Logan Kolesha SC Wando 2024 OF 244 ft
6 Price Jackson SC Airport 2024 C 243 ft
7 Brayden Jeffcoat SC Lexington 2024 1B 241 ft
8 Jacob Muir SC Dreher 2024 OF 239 ft
9 Tradd Burton SC Lexington 2024 SS 237 ft
10 Logan Blight SC Lexington 2025 2B 233 ft

 

LAUNCH ANGLE PERCENTAGE

Based on the ball flight, TrackMan is able to identify each hit as a ground ball, line drive, or fly ball.  While there are many factors as to why a hitter may approach each pitch in a certain way, the overall groupings of BP can give some insight to each hitter's approach.

Line Drive %


Rank Name State School Class Pos Line Drive %
1 Preston McGaha SC J.L. Mann 2024 RHP 100 %
2 Dominick Norton SC River Bluff 2026 1B 83 %
3 James Willis SC Strom Thurmond 2025 3B 71 %
4 Graham Coleman SC Lexington 2027 SS 66 %
^ Max Whitmer SC Wando 2025 RHP 66 %
^ Charlie McCrory SC Spartanburg 2028 3B 66 %
^ Mac McDaniel SC Sumter 2027 C 66 %
5 Dalton Corley SC River Bluff 2026 3B 60 %
^ Ryan McCracken NC Shelby 2024 3B 60 %
6 Tobias Sobieralski SC Lexington 2025 C 58 %
7 Bryson Durham SC Travelers Rest 2024 C 57 %
^ Preston Jackson SC Spring Valley High School, Columbia SC 2024 OF 57 %
8 Brandon Snurr SC Blythewood 2027 OF 55 %
^ Will Burgess SC Lexington 2024 3B 55 %
9 Jonathan Waldrop SC Lexington 2026 OF 54 %
10 Reece Oakley SC TL Hanna 2026 C 50 %
^ Kaleb Owens SC Easley 2024 RHP 50 %
^ Garrett Sanders SC River Bluff 2024 OF 50 %
^ Joe Harrison SC Greenville 2025 C 50 %
^ Brayden Stuart SC TL Hanna 2026 OF 50 %



Fly Ball %


Rank Name State School Class Pos Fly Ball %
1 Jake Roy SC JL Mann 2025 2B 100.0 %
2 Erskine Fousek SC Palmetto 2027 LHP 75.0 %
^ Caden Burns SC Lexington 2025 OF 75.0 %
^ Caden Lanford SC Gray Collegiate 2027 UTILITY 75.0 %
3 Logan Blight SC Lexington 2025 2B 66.7 %
4 Harrison Keels SC Byrnes 2025 LHP 57.1 %
^ Logan Kolesha SC Wando 2024 OF 57.1 %
^ Connor Crenshaw SC Byrnes 2025 2B 57.1 %
^ Price Jackson SC Airport 2024 C 57.1 %
^ Brayden Jeffcoat SC Lexington 2024 1B 57.1 %
5 Jackson Driver SC TL Hanna 2026 OF 55.6 %
^ Brandon Cromer SC Lexington 2025 LHP 55.6 %
6 Matheson Redmond SC Gray Collegiate 2024 OF 54.5 %
^ Tripp Hutto SC River Bluff 2024 C 54.5 %
7 Shep Winkopp SC Wren 2026 SS 50.0 %
^ Dylan Wells SC Boiling Springs 2026 C 50.0 %
^ Andrew Rye SC Riverbluff 2026 CF 50.0 %
8 Christian Spivey SC Lexington High 2027 3B 46.2 %
9 Brandon Anderson SC Hartsville 2026 OF 44.4 %
10 Jaxson Camp SC Byrnes 2025 OF 42.9 %
^ Jorden Reid SC May River 2026 SS 42.9 %
^ Gage Petrovich SC River Bluff 2027 1B 42.9 %



Ground Ball %


Rank Name State School Class Pos Ground Ball %
1 William Magee SC Gray Collegiate 2025 RHP 75 %
^ Landon Penfield SC Blythewood 2024 3B 75 %
2 Miller Harrelson SC Airport 2024 LHP 70 %
3 Reed Mclain SC Aiken 2024 SS 66 %
^ Spencer Johnson SC Aiken 2026 2B 66 %
^ Walker Thompson SC Spring Valley 2024 CF 66 %
4 Hayden McMillan SC South Aiken 2026 OF 62 %
5 Titus Hutchins SC Boiling Springs 2026 SS 61 %
6 Easton Keels SC Byrnes 2025 3B 60 %
^ Grant Kissner SC Lexington 2025 3B 60 %
^ Jayden Dorsett SC Stratford 2026 C 60 %
7 Brady Evans SC Spring Valley 2026 LHP 57 %
^ Dequan Weeks SC Spring Valley 2025 2B 57 %
8 Worth Lundy SC Hammond 2027 SS 52 %
9 Jacob Smoak SC Spring Valley 2026 1B 50 %
^ Andrew Rye SC Riverbluff 2026 CF 50 %
^ Brayden Stuart SC TL Hanna 2026 OF 50 %
^ Jeremy Powell SC White Knoll High 2026 LHP 50 %
10 Connor Kelley SC Woodruff 2025 SS 45 %
^ Jackson Cyr SC Wando 2024 SS 45 %