Prep Baseball Report

SC Preseason All-State South: Statistical Leaders


Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

On Saturday January 28th PBR of South Carolina was on hand at The Shipyard Park in Mount Pleasants for our Preseason All-State South Event. The event featured players from the 2023-2028 grad classes.

The day was split into two sessions.  The first sessions consisted of infielders and outfielders, and started with defensive evaluations followed by BP on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data.  the players ran a laser timed 60 during an offensive rotation. 

The second sessions consisted of pitchers, catchers, and dual players.  This sessions started with players running a laser timed 60, followed by pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting data analytics, followed by defensive evaluations and finishing the day with BP on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data.   

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. 

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Statistical Leaders

THE 60 YARD DASH

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 State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Braiden Moore SC West Oak 2023 1B 101.9 mph
2 Markey Purvis SC Marlboro County 2023 1B 100.4 mph
3 Brody Linker SC Crescent 2024 SS 98.7 mph
4 Corbin Martens SC Wando High 2025 OF 98.0 mph
5 Sterling Coaxum SC Hanahan High 2026 OF 96.9 mph
6 Michael Vandemark SC St James 2024 RHP 96.9 mph
7 Connor Shealy SC P27 Academy 2023 C 96.8 mph
8 Cody Crafton SC Calvary Christian 2023 UTILITY 96.4 mph
9 RJ Groomster SC Georgia Premier Academy 2025 OF 96.3 mph
10 Andrew Palmer SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2025 OF 95.6 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. 

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.  

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.  

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