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Wed October 20, 2021
The Midlands Open ID with Advanced Analytics took place on Wednesday Oct. 13th at Lexington County BallPark in Lexington South Carolina. Prospects from the event came from around the Palmetto state on a beautiful fall evening.
The event began with a defensive evaluation for catchers, pitcher bullpens with each pitch tracked by Trackman, along with Pitch AI. A pro-style workout for all the position players followed that included the 60 yard dash, BP with TrackMan ball flight analysis, and a defensive evaluation.
Below we will look at TrackMan Offensive Stats for the event.
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TrackMan Offensive Stats
TRACKMAN LEADERS-WORKOUT-BATTING PRACTICE
TrackMan was on hand to track ball flight off the bat throughout BP during the workout of the 2021 Midlands Open ID with Advanced Analytics. TrackMan is able to track exit velocity, distance travelled, time in the air, launch angle, and more. Below we break down some of the leaders from TrackMan's during the workout.
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
Jake Knepp
SC
P27
2022
3B
93.4 mph
2
Daniel Parker
SC
P27 academy
2025
SS
93.3 mph
3
Landon Penfield
SC
Blythewood
2024
3B
91.4 mph
4
Austin Laughlin
SC
Cardinal Newman
2024
RHP
91.1 mph
5
Cody Bradt
SC
Bluffton
2024
OF
89.2 mph
6
Reed Mclain
SC
Aiken
2024
MIF
89.0 mph
7
Xavier Cuevas
SC
Blythewood
2023
2B
88.5 mph
8
Tyler Rosario
SC
Legion Collegiate
2024
SS
88.4 mph
9
Zechariah Haney
SC
Camden
2025
C
86.6 mph
10
Jack Painter
SC
Dreher
2024
SS
84.9 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
Jake Knepp
SC
P27
2022
3B
86.2 mph
2
Austin Laughlin
SC
Cardinal Newman
2024
RHP
85.4 mph
3
Daniel Parker
SC
P27 academy
2025
SS
81.0 mph
4
Cody Bradt
SC
Bluffton
2024
OF
80.6 mph
5
Landon Penfield
SC
Blythewood
2024
3B
80.3 mph
6
Xavier Cuevas
SC
Blythewood
2023
2B
79.5 mph
7
Jack Painter
SC
Dreher
2024
SS
78.9 mph
8
Reed Mclain
SC
Aiken
2024
MIF
78.5 mph
9
Zechariah Haney
SC
Camden
2025
C
78.1 mph
10
Tyler Rosario
SC
Legion Collegiate
2024
SS
77.6 mph
Peak Distance
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Jake Knepp
SC
P27
2022
3B
343 ft
2
Daniel Parker
SC
P27 academy
2025
SS
339 ft
3
Landon Penfield
SC
Blythewood
2024
3B
333 ft
4
Cody Bradt
SC
Bluffton
2024
OF
324 ft
5
Austin Laughlin
SC
Cardinal Newman
2024
RHP
320 ft
6
Ryder Kellis
SC
P27 Academy
2024
2B
305 ft
7
Xavier Cuevas
SC
Blythewood
2023
2B
303 ft
8
Jack Painter
SC
Dreher
2024
SS
298 ft
9
Tyler Rosario
SC
Legion Collegiate
2024
SS
283 ft
10
Zechariah Haney
SC
Camden
2025
C
277 ft
Average Distance
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (avg)
1
Austin Laughlin
SC
Cardinal Newman
2024
RHP
260 ft
2
Daniel Parker
SC
P27 academy
2025
SS
233 ft
3
Ryder Kellis
SC
P27 Academy
2024
2B
229 ft
4
Jack Painter
SC
Dreher
2024
SS
223 ft
5
Landon Penfield
SC
Blythewood
2024
3B
221 ft
6
Jake Knepp
SC
P27
2022
3B
213 ft
7
Reed Mclain
SC
Aiken
2024
MIF
207 ft
8
Tyler Rosario
SC
Legion Collegiate
2024
SS
188 ft
9
Zechariah Haney
SC
Camden
2025
C
168 ft
10
Xavier Cuevas
SC
Blythewood
2023
2B
154 ft