Team Carolina Trials Upstate/Rising Stars: Trackman Hitting
July 3, 2023
On Tuesday, June 20th PBR of South Carolina hosted trials for Team Carolina and Rising Stars ID at K3 Sports Academy in Rock Hill, SC. The Team Carolina Trials and Rising Stars ID leads to identifying prospects for some of the summer’s biggest invite only events like PBR Southeast Senior Games, Top Prospect Games, PBR JR Future Games and the PBR Future Games. The event featured players from the 2024-2028 grad classes.
The event began with A pro-style workout for all the position players followed that included running a laser timed 10/30 yard split recorded using Swift Technology, BP with TrackMan ball flight analysis, a defensive evaluation, and finished with pitcher bullpens with each pitch tracked by Trackman.
Below we will look at the statistical breakdown for the event.
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STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN
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 | Jackson Gordon | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | OF | 89.3 mph |
2 | Brady Smouse | SC | Blue Ridge | 2025 | SS | 87.9 mph |
3 | Mac Morris | SC | Baylor | 2027 | SS | 87.5 mph |
4 | Preston Smith | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | C | 87.5 mph |
5 | CJ Whitaker | NC | Corinth Holders | 2025 | 1B | 87.4 mph |
6 | Chance Weathersbee | SC | Fox Creek High | 2025 | C | 86.3 mph |
7 | Cody Branham | SC | Central | 2027 | C | 84.2 mph |
8 | John Nypaver | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2027 | LHP | 83.8 mph |
9 | Samuel Schwamb | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 83.6 mph |
10 | Cole Smith | SC | northwestern high | 2025 | SS | 83.4 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 | Brady Smouse | SC | Blue Ridge | 2025 | SS | 81.2 mph |
2 | Mac Morris | SC | Baylor | 2027 | SS | 80.9 mph |
3 | Chance Weathersbee | SC | Fox Creek High | 2025 | C | 76.8 mph |
4 | Jackson Gordon | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | OF | 76.5 mph |
5 | John Nypaver | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2027 | LHP | 76.3 mph |
6 | Preston Smith | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | C | 75.8 mph |
7 | Xander Sutton | NC | GASTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 75.8 mph |
8 | Cole Smith | SC | northwestern high | 2025 | SS | 74.3 mph |
9 | Cody Branham | SC | Central | 2027 | C | 73.6 mph |
10 | Brayden Brogdon | SC | Rock Hill High | 2027 | OF | 70.2 mph |
DISTANCE OFF THE BAT
TrackMan is able to measure and track the ball while in the air. For every fair ball put in play it will display the distance the hit traveled.
Peak Distance - Best of the Hitter’s Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Brady Smouse | SC | Blue Ridge | 2025 | SS | 302 ft |
2 | Cole Smith | SC | northwestern high | 2025 | SS | 299 ft |
3 | Preston Smith | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | C | 296 ft |
4 | Mac Morris | SC | Baylor | 2027 | SS | 282 ft |
5 | Chance Weathersbee | SC | Fox Creek High | 2025 | C | 282 ft |
6 | John Nypaver | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2027 | LHP | 278 ft |
7 | Xander Sutton | NC | GASTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 274 ft |
8 | Brayden Brogdon | SC | Rock Hill High | 2027 | OF | 266 ft |
9 | Jackson Gordon | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | OF | 265 ft |
10 | Samuel Schwamb | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 252 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Brady Smouse | SC | Blue Ridge | 2025 | SS | 253 ft |
2 | Xander Sutton | NC | GASTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 226 ft |
3 | Jackson Gordon | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | OF | 209 ft |
4 | Samuel Schwamb | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 206 ft |
5 | Mac Morris | SC | Baylor | 2027 | SS | 192 ft |
6 | Cole Smith | SC | northwestern high | 2025 | SS | 191 ft |
7 | Chance Weathersbee | SC | Fox Creek High | 2025 | C | 182 ft |
8 | Brayden Brogdon | SC | Rock Hill High | 2027 | OF | 181 ft |
9 | John Nypaver | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2027 | LHP | 176 ft |
10 | John Black | SC | Northwestern | 2026 | 2B | 168 ft |
LAUNCH ANGLE PERCENTAGE
Based on the ball flight, TrackMan is able to identify each hit as a ground ball, line drive, or fly ball. While there are many factors as to why a hitter may approach each pitch in a certain way, the overall groupings of BP can give some insight to each hitter's approach.
Line Drive %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Line Drive % |
1 | Chance Weathersbee | SC | Fox Creek High | 2025 | C | 66 % |
2 | Xander Sutton | NC | GASTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 58 % |
3 | Brady Smouse | SC | Blue Ridge | 2025 | SS | 50 % |
4 | Samuel Schwamb | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 46 % |
5 | Cole Smith | SC | northwestern high | 2025 | SS | 38 % |
^ | Brayden Brogdon | SC | Rock Hill High | 2027 | OF | 38 % |
^ | John Black | SC | Northwestern | 2026 | 2B | 38 % |
6 | Cody Branham | SC | Central | 2027 | C | 37 % |
7 | Preston Smith | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | C | 36 % |
8 | Jackson Gordon | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | OF | 35 % |
^ | John Nypaver | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2027 | LHP | 35 % |
9 | Mac Morris | SC | Baylor | 2027 | SS | 33 % |
10 | Cooper Penfield | SC | Blythewood | 2027 | 2B | 25 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Brady Smouse | SC | Blue Ridge | 2025 | SS | 50.0 % |
^ | Jackson Gordon | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | OF | 50.0 % |
2 | Cooper Penfield | SC | Blythewood | 2027 | 2B | 41.7 % |
^ | Xander Sutton | NC | GASTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 41.7 % |
3 | Cole Smith | SC | northwestern high | 2025 | SS | 38.5 % |
4 | John Nypaver | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2027 | LHP | 35.7 % |
5 | CJ Whitaker | NC | Corinth Holders | 2025 | 1B | 31.3 % |
6 | Brayden Brogdon | SC | Rock Hill High | 2027 | OF | 30.8 % |
^ | John Black | SC | Northwestern | 2026 | 2B | 30.8 % |
7 | Preston Smith | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | C | 27.3 % |
8 | Chance Weathersbee | SC | Fox Creek High | 2025 | C | 25.0 % |
^ | Mac Morris | SC | Baylor | 2027 | SS | 25.0 % |
9 | Samuel Schwamb | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 23.1 % |
10 | Cody Branham | SC | Central | 2027 | C | 12.5 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | CJ Whitaker | NC | Corinth Holders | 2025 | 1B | 68 % |
2 | Cody Branham | SC | Central | 2027 | C | 50 % |
3 | Mac Morris | SC | Baylor | 2027 | SS | 41 % |
4 | Preston Smith | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | C | 36 % |
5 | Cooper Penfield | SC | Blythewood | 2027 | 2B | 33 % |
6 | Brayden Brogdon | SC | Rock Hill High | 2027 | OF | 30 % |
^ | John Black | SC | Northwestern | 2026 | 2B | 30 % |
^ | Samuel Schwamb | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 30 % |
7 | John Nypaver | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2027 | LHP | 28 % |
8 | Cole Smith | SC | northwestern high | 2025 | SS | 23 % |
9 | Chance Weathersbee | SC | Fox Creek High | 2025 | C | 8 % |
10 | Jackson Gordon | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | OF | 7 % |
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