Quick Htters: Team Carolina Trails Charleston Position Players
June 7, 2022
On Sunday, May 29th PBR of South Carolina hosted trials for Team Carolina at Charleston Southern University in Charleston, SC. The Team Carolina Trials leads to identifying prospects for some of the summer’s biggest invite only events like NC/SC Border Battle, PBR Southeast Senior Games, Top Prospect Games, and the PBR Future Games. The event featured players from the 2023-2027 grad classes.
The event began with A pro-style workout for all the position players followed that included running a laser timed 60 and also had jumping metrics recorded using Swift Technology, BP with TrackMan ball flight analysis, a defensive evaluation, and finished with pitcher bullpens with each pitch tracked by Trackman and with a stalker radar gun.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance looking at the top performers in different categories. Look for more statistics and information to follow in the coming days.
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QUICK HITTERS
POSITION PLAYERS
Strong frame at 5-11 207 pounds with present strength. Left handed hitter with loud contact on the day with a max exit velo of 88.2 mph. Line drive gap to gap approach while showing some pop in the bat with a max distance of 336 feet. Showed good arm strength from the outfield, up to 85 mph with accuracy on throws.
6-2 245 pound frame. Right handed hitter with a toe tap load into a medium stride. A left center field pull approach in BP with a line drive swing. Max exit velo up to 91.4 mph, while producing a max distance of 327 feet.
5-10 155 pound athletic frame with tons of room to grow. Hits from a wider base with a upright stance. Shorter stride and gets front foot down early and really does a good job of rotating through the ball well. Takes aggressive swings with a pull side approach while staying through the ball with good extension out front. Defensively shows off good footwork allowing his hands to be out front with good arm strength across the diamond.
Strong athletic frame at 5-10 175 pounds. Left handed hitter with an upright stance and loose barrel waggle. Uses a small toe tap to load up into a medium stride forward landing into a balanced hitting position. Flat swing through the ball with average bat speed with a pull side approach. Showed good arm strength in the outfield up to 86 mph.
Strong frame at 6-0 175 pounds with good athleticism and present strength. Slight uphill swing plane while looking to drive the ball and do damage. Does a good job of having good direction in swing with big extension out front. Gap to gap approach with some pop in the bat. Good hands in the infielder and average and accurate arm across the field.
Strong frame at 6-1 185 pounds with present strength and room to grow. Left handed hitter that hits from a upright stance with a wider base. Takes aggressive swing with a pull side approach with lots of line drives. Shows strength in swing at contact. Defensively displays a quick transfer with accurate throws from behind the plate when not moving to quick out of his stance.
5-10 165 pound frame with room to add on. Right handed hitter that hits from a balanced athletic stance. Shows good bat and hand speed in his swing while producing line drives from gap to gap. Defensively plays low to ground while keeping active feet and fielding the ball out front.
Athletic frame at 5-7 145 pounds for this rising freshman. Hits from a slightly open stance and uses a medium leg lift and stride to get to a balanced hitting position. A gap to gap line drive approach in BP with a short swing.
Smaller athletic frame at 5-4 140 pounds. Showed a good line drive swing with a gap to gap approach. Hits from a slightly open stance and uses a medium leg lift and stride to get to a balanced hitting position. Stays on and through the ball well in his swing. Active footwork on defensive while working through the ball and having good direction into his throws.
Lean athletic frame at 6-0 160 pounds with lots of projection in frame. Left handed hitter with a simple setup and a toe tap to get loaded up. Has a gap to gap line drive approach with short quick bat with good rotation. Does a good job of staying behind the ball and letting the barrel get out front. Good athleticism and footwork in the infield while fielding the ball out front. and making good throws.
Long lean frame at 6-3 170 pounds with plenty of room to add on. Hits from a wider base with a medium leg lift and stride. Shows good hand speed and pop in bat with max distance up to 334 feet. Behind the plate sat in well in his stance and had good footwork on throws with good direction.
6-0 175 pound lean frame with lots of room to grow. Hits from a slightly open stance with a simple setup. Has a good line drive approach while staying in the middle to pull side gap of the field. Defensively showed off good arm strength behind the plate with good times down to second base with accuracy.
Strong athletic frame at 6-0 184 pounds with present strength and room to grow. Hits from a wider stance with a small stride. Has a slightly uphill swing but does a good job of staying on plane with swing. Showed a good arm with accuracy in throws from the outfield.
5-7 140 pound athletic frame. Switch hitter that hits from a balanced athletic setup. Uses a top tap from both sides to get loaded up. Shows a good gap to gap line drive approach with swing with squaring up the ball consistently. Defensively shows smooth actions in the infield with good footwork while staying low to ground with good soft hands. Shows the ability to throw from different arm slots.