Prep Baseball Report

Florence Darlington Tech Scout Day: Statistical Leaders


Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

On Wednesday September 21st PBR of South Carolina was on hand at Florence Darlington Tech  for a scout day. The scout day featured players from the Stingers Fall 2002 roster.

The afternoon started with catchers going through a defensive evaluation then pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting data analytics. After the bullpens position players ran a laser timed 60 followed by BP on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After BP outfielders and infielders went through a defensive evaluation. 

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. 

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Statistical Leaders

THE 60 YARD DASH

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos 60-yd
1 Jonathan Douglas Florence-Darlington JC 2022 SS 6.78 s
2 Anderson Fulk Florence-Darlington JC 2021 OF 6.80 s
^ Ace Edgecombe Inspiration Academy 2021 OF 6.80 s
3 Javier Crespo Florence-Darlington JC 2021 SS 6.81 s
4 Cade Hamilton Lake Land JC 2022 SS 6.91 s
^ Hayden Friend Dutch Fork 2022 OF 6.91 s
5 Rio Foster Florence-Darlington JC 2021 OF 6.93 s
6 Spenser Hamblen Florence-Darlington JC 2021 OF 6.96 s
7 Parker Winfield Florence-Darlington JC 2022 OF 7.01 s
8 Yogie Hartigan George Mason 2021 OF 7.08 s
^ Riley Cruce Loganville 2022 LHP 7.08 s
9 Ben Venables Florence-Darlington JC 2021 SS 7.16 s
10 Owen Taylor UNC Pembroke 2021 SS 7.18 s
^ Gabe Hunt Florence-Darlington JC 2021 SS 7.18 s

TrackMan Max Exit Velocity (BP)

During BP, TrackMan tracked ball flight off the bat.  One element TrackMan is able to produce is the exit velocity.  Below are the top Exit Velocities produced during live BP.

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Harris Celata Florence-Darlington JC 2021 OF 105.8 mph
2 John Randell Williams Florence-Darlington JC 2022 OF 105.2 mph
3 Cade Hamilton Lake Land JC 2022 SS 103.9 mph
4 Rio Foster Florence-Darlington JC 2021 OF 103.9 mph
5 Jayden Martin Florence-Darlington JC 2022 1B 103.1 mph
6 Will Dorrell Northwestern 2021 OF 101.2 mph
7 Kameron Taylor Florence-Darlington JC 2021 1B 100.9 mph
8 Gabe Hunt Florence-Darlington JC 2021 SS 100.8 mph
9 Hunter Bryson Appalachian State 2020 OF 100.6 mph
10 Anderson Fulk Florence-Darlington JC 2021 OF 100.4 mph

Positional Velocity - Infielders

Infielders were able to workout at shortstop throwing across the infield, or from 1B throwing to 2B and 3B in the pro-style workout. 

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos INF Velo
1 Rio Foster Florence-Darlington JC 2021 OF 89
2 Hunter Bryson Appalachian State 2020 OF 86
^ Harris Celata Florence-Darlington JC 2021 OF 86
3 Gabe Hunt Florence-Darlington JC 2021 SS 85
^ Owen Taylor UNC Pembroke 2021 SS 85
4 Ben Venables Florence-Darlington JC 2021 SS 84
5 Jonathan Douglas Florence-Darlington JC 2022 SS 83
^ Mike Joyce Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 83
6 Javier Crespo Florence-Darlington JC 2021 SS 81
^ TJ Anderson Florence-Darlington JC 2024 3B 81
7 Parker Winfield Florence-Darlington JC 2022 OF 79
8 Jayden Martin Florence-Darlington JC 2022 1B 78
^ Cade Hamilton Lake Land JC 2022 SS 78
9 Ryan Braddock Florence-Darlington JC 2022 SS 77
10 Graham Peeler Greenwood 2021 1B 73

Positional Velocity - Outfielders

Outfielders worked out from right field and center field, making throws to third base. Throws were measured by a radar gun to gauge arm strength.  

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos OF Velo
1 Spenser Hamblen Florence-Darlington JC 2021 OF 98
2 Cade Hamilton Lake Land JC 2022 SS 93
3 Rio Foster Florence-Darlington JC 2021 OF 92
4 Parker Winfield Florence-Darlington JC 2022 OF 91
5 Hayden Friend Dutch Fork 2022 OF 90
6 Anderson Fulk Florence-Darlington JC 2021 OF 89
^ Harris Celata Florence-Darlington JC 2021 OF 89
^ Will Dorrell Northwestern 2021 OF 89
7 Ace Edgecombe Inspiration Academy 2021 OF 87
8 Hunter Bryson Appalachian State 2020 OF 86
9 Riley Cruce Loganville 2022 LHP 85
10 John Randell Williams Florence-Darlington JC 2022 OF 83

CATCHER POP TIMES & POSITIONAL VELOCITY

In the pro-style workout, catchers workout from behind home plate, making multiple throws to 2B, simulating a stolen base attempt.  

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos C Velo
1 Kristian Amaro Florence-Darlington JC 2020 C 81
^ Dylan Johnson Florence-Darlington JC 2021 C 81
2 Mac James Florence-Darlington JC 2021 C 79
3 Garrett Keen Florence-Darlington JC 2022 C 75
4 Noah Cadiz Florence-Darlington JC 2022 C 74

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Pop Time
1 Mac James Florence-Darlington JC 2021 C 1.80-2.00
2 Kristian Amaro Florence-Darlington JC 2020 C 1.86-1.95
3 Dylan Johnson Florence-Darlington JC 2021 C 1.87-2.10
4 Garrett Keen Florence-Darlington JC 2022 C 1.93-2.01
5 Noah Cadiz Florence-Darlington JC 2022 C 1.93-2.05

TrackMan Info - Pitcher Bullpens

Pitchers threw a controlled bullpen showcasing their full arsenal of pitches. Velocity and spin rate information was gathered off of the TrackMan. TrackMan analytics are the official analytics and the velocities below were captured by TrackMan.

Max Fastball Velocity

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Velocity (max)
1 Matthew Driver Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 94.3 mph
2 Kameron Dunlap Florence-Darlington JC 2020 LHP 92.7 mph
3 Mike Joyce Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 90.4 mph
4 Clayton Stewart Florence-Darlington JC 2021 RHP 90.4 mph
5 Spenser Hamblen Florence-Darlington JC 2021 OF 89.9 mph
6 Donnie Canchela Florence-Darlington JC 2020 RHP 89.8 mph
7 Davis Aiken Mauldin 2021 RHP 89.5 mph
8 Evan Carter Kennesaw State 2022 LHP 89.3 mph
9 Landen Thurston Hillcrest 2021 RHP 89.1 mph
10 Austin Windham Robert E Lee 2019 RHP 89.0 mph