Top Prospect Games: Blast Leaders
August 29, 2023
PBR of South Carolina hosted its Top Prospect Games on August 19th at Charleston Southern University. The event featured players from across the state in the 2024-2027 grad classes. The Top Prospect Games continues to be one of the most popular summer events on the PBR summer schedule with several college coaches in attendance taking a look at the prospects in attendance.
Position players opened the day with an offensive workout, taking live BP on the field. TrackMan and Blast were used to track pre-swing and ball-flight analytics. Players then went through a defensive workout at their position, allowing coaches and scouts to get a feel for their athleticism, movement, and arm strength.
After the workout, the players where split into to teams and played a controlled game. Pitchers threw to live hitters in a controlled environment, allowing PBR Scouts to control pitch count and stress of each inning. Hitters got live looks at pitchers, allowing the coaches and scouts in attendance to further their evaluations after BP, in the live setting.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance looking at the top performers in select categories.
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Blast Leaders
MAX HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
| 1 | Gavin MacDonald | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | RHP | 24.7 mph |
| 2 | Samuel Schwamb | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 24.2 mph |
| 3 | Jacob Mackara | SC | Bishop England | 2025 | OF | 23.9 mph |
| 4 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 23.8 mph |
| ^ | David Ketterman | SC | Oceanside Academy | 2024 | OF | 23.8 mph |
| 5 | Braxton Patton | SC | Easley | 2024 | OF | 23.7 mph |
| 6 | Landon Hulehan | SC | Byrnes | 2026 | OF | 23.3 mph |
| 7 | Banks Knight | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 23.2 mph |
| ^ | Jacob “Jake” Amman | SC | James Island Charter | 2025 | 3B | 23.2 mph |
| 8 | Walter Argrett | SC | Stratford | 2025 | 1B | 23.0 mph |
| 9 | Owen Bex | SC | Trinity Collegiate | 2027 | 3B | 22.9 mph |
| 10 | Jayden Williams | SC | Spring Valley | 2025 | OF | 22.8 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Samuel Schwamb | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 23.4 mph |
| 2 | Jacob Mackara | SC | Bishop England | 2025 | OF | 22.8 mph |
| 3 | Gavin MacDonald | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | RHP | 22.4 mph |
| 4 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 22.2 mph |
| 5 | Landon Hulehan | SC | Byrnes | 2026 | OF | 22.2 mph |
| 6 | Jacob “Jake” Amman | SC | James Island Charter | 2025 | 3B | 22.2 mph |
| 7 | Banks Knight | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 22.1 mph |
| 8 | Wiley Waring | SC | Summerville | 2025 | 1B | 22.0 mph |
| 9 | Walter Argrett | SC | Stratford | 2025 | 1B | 22.0 mph |
| 10 | David Ketterman | SC | Oceanside Academy | 2024 | OF | 21.7 mph |
PEAK BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Gavin MacDonald | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | RHP | 82.8 mph |
| 2 | Jacob Mackara | SC | Bishop England | 2025 | OF | 79.2 mph |
| 3 | Kevin Fagan | SC | Lucy Bechkam | 2024 | OF | 78.0 mph |
| 4 | Jacob “Jake” Amman | SC | James Island Charter | 2025 | 3B | 77.4 mph |
| ^ | Wiley Waring | SC | Summerville | 2025 | 1B | 77.4 mph |
| 5 | Carver Youngblood | SC | Hillcrest | 2026 | OF | 75.8 mph |
| 6 | Owen Alexander | SC | TL Hanna | 2024 | OF | 75.3 mph |
| 7 | Samuel Schwamb | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 75.2 mph |
| 8 | Hudson Clark | SC | Berkeley | 2026 | 2B | 74.6 mph |
| 9 | Jayden Williams | SC | Spring Valley | 2025 | OF | 74.3 mph |
| 10 | Jackson Burton | SC | Lexington | 2024 | OF | 74.1 mph |
| ^ | Jackson Gordon | SC | Legion Collegiate | 2025 | OF | 74.1 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Gavin MacDonald | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | RHP | 78.0 mph |
| 2 | Wiley Waring | SC | Summerville | 2025 | 1B | 75.7 mph |
| 3 | Jacob Mackara | SC | Bishop England | 2025 | OF | 74.9 mph |
| 4 | Carver Youngblood | SC | Hillcrest | 2026 | OF | 74.0 mph |
| 5 | Jacob “Jake” Amman | SC | James Island Charter | 2025 | 3B | 74.0 mph |
| 6 | Jayden Williams | SC | Spring Valley | 2025 | OF | 73.0 mph |
| 7 | Jackson Gordon | SC | Legion Collegiate | 2025 | OF | 72.6 mph |
| 8 | Tyler Bolemon | SC | Southside Christian | 2025 | C | 72.4 mph |
| 9 | Samuel Schwamb | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 72.3 mph |
| 10 | Hudson Clark | SC | Berkeley | 2026 | 2B | 72.0 mph |
MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
| 1 | Banks Knight | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 36.1 g |
| 2 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 30.8 g |
| 3 | Carver Youngblood | SC | Hillcrest | 2026 | OF | 28.3 g |
| 4 | Jackson Driver | SC | TL Hanna | 2026 | OF | 25.6 g |
| 5 | Samuel Schwamb | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 24.5 g |
| 6 | Jacob Wiggs | SC | Southside Christian | 2027 | SS | 23.0 g |
| 7 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | C | 21.2 g |
| 8 | Cale Reynolds | SC | Clarendon Hall | 2025 | OF | 21.0 g |
| 9 | Tyler Bolemon | SC | Southside Christian | 2025 | C | 20.8 g |
| ^ | Jaden Atkinson | SC | Hartsville | 2026 | 2B | 20.8 g |
| 10 | Logan Durrell | SC | Lugoff Elgin | 2027 | RHP | 20.0 g |
AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 27.0 g |
| 2 | Jackson Driver | SC | TL Hanna | 2026 | OF | 22.7 g |
| 3 | Carver Youngblood | SC | Hillcrest | 2026 | OF | 22.7 g |
| 4 | Cale Reynolds | SC | Clarendon Hall | 2025 | OF | 19.0 g |
| 5 | Samuel Schwamb | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 17.8 g |
| 6 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | C | 17.6 g |
| 7 | Jacob Wiggs | SC | Southside Christian | 2027 | SS | 17.5 g |
| 8 | Tobias Sobieralski | SC | Lexington | 2025 | C | 17.3 g |
| 9 | Jayden Williams | SC | Spring Valley | 2025 | OF | 16.9 g |
| 10 | Banks Knight | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 16.4 g |
AVERAGE ON PLANE EFFICIENCY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
| 1 | Collin Anderson | SC | James Island Charter | 2025 | LHP | 88 % |
| 2 | Brayden Brogdon | SC | Rock Hill | 2027 | OF | 85 % |
| 3 | Tobias Sobieralski | SC | Lexington | 2025 | C | 85 % |
| 4 | Jacob Mackara | SC | Bishop England | 2025 | OF | 84 % |
| 5 | Braxton Patton | SC | Easley | 2024 | OF | 83 % |
| 6 | Eli Stone | SC | TL Hanna | 2025 | OF | 81 % |
| 7 | Ryan Brewington | SC | Cane Bay | 2024 | C | 78 % |
| 8 | Kyle Kirkland | SC | Clover | 2026 | RHP | 77 % |
| 9 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | C | 77 % |
| 10 | Austin MacAnanny | SC | Wando | 2024 | OF | 77 % |