Prep Baseball Report

SC Preseason All-State South: Trackman Pitching 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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Trackman Pitching Leaders

Fastball Stats

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Andrew McLaughlin SC Ashley Ridge 2024 RHP 88.1 mph
2 Thayer Tavormina SC Summerville 2024 RHP 86.7 mph
3 Jay Riddle SC Trinity Collegiate 2024 RHP 86.2 mph
4 Max Whitmer SC Wando High 2025 RHP 85.3 mph
5 Hunter Gomes SC Hanahan 2024 RHP 84.4 mph
6 Owen Watts SC Lexington 2025 RHP 84.2 mph
7 Matthew Mitchell SC Georgetown 2024 RHP 84.0 mph
8 Jackson Burton SC Lexington 2024 OF 83.7 mph
9 Michael Vandemark SC St James 2024 RHP 83.5 mph
10 Corbin Martens SC Wando High 2025 OF 82.1 mph

 

Average Effective Velocity

Effective velocity is taking into account the velocity of each pitch, its release distance, the pitches time to the plate / hitting area, and the pitches movement.  With all of this information, Effective Velocity is allowing coaches and scouts to more accurately compare how a pitch is affecting a hitter.

 

Peak Spin Rate

 

Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Andrew McLaughlin SC Ashley Ridge 2024 RHP 2299 rpm
2 Jay Riddle SC Trinity Collegiate 2024 RHP 2293 rpm
3 James Peterson SC Pinewood Prep 2024 RHP 2261 rpm
4 Jackson Burton SC Lexington 2024 OF 2189 rpm
5 Corbin Martens SC Wando High 2025 OF 2179 rpm
6 Mason Coleman SC South Florence High 2025 LHP 2171 rpm
7 Michael Vandemark SC St James 2024 RHP 2158 rpm
8 Hunter Gomes SC Hanahan 2024 RHP 2098 rpm
9 James West SC Trinity Collegiate 2026 RHP 2084 rpm
10 Jake Klein SC Oceanside Collegiate 2024 LHP 2069 rpm

 

Average Induced Vertical Movement

 

Average Horizontal Movement

 

Peak Spin Score

 

Curveball Stats

Peak Velocity

 

Peak Spin Rate

 

Average Spin Rate

 

Average Induced Vertical Break

 

Average Horizontal Break

 

Peak Spin Score

 

Slider Stats

Peak Velocity

 

Peak Spin Rate

 

Average Spin Rate

 

Average Induced Vertical Break

 

Average Horizontal Break

 

Peak Spin Score

 

Change Up Stats

Peak Velocity

 

Peak Spin Rate

 

Average Spin Rate

 

Average Induced Vertical Break

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Walker Mikkelson SC Hilton Head Christian 2024 RHP -18.5 in
2 Jake Jepson SC Wando 2026 RHP 16.0 in
3 Preston DeNapoli SC Lucy Beckham 2025 RHP 14.8 in
4 Max Whitmer SC Wando High 2025 RHP 13.6 in
5 Tucker Bass SC Lakeview 2024 C 13.3 in
6 Kyle Kirkland SC Clover 2026 RHP 13.0 in
7 Finlay Pratt SC James Island Charter High 2026 C 10.5 in
8 James West SC Trinity Collegiate 2026 RHP 10.5 in
9 Jayce Stone SC Summerville 2025 LHP 10.4 in
10 Malcolm Webb SC Beaufort 2024 SS 9.7 in

 

Average Horizontal Break