Prep Baseball Report

Pee Dee Regional Scout Day: Trackman Hitting Leaders


Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

On Saturday December 9th PBR of South Carolina was on hand at Florence Legion Stadium in Florence, SC for the Pee Dee Regional Scout Day. The event featured players from the 2024-2027 grad classes.

The day started with catchers going through defensive evaluations followed pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting data analytics.  Next players ran a laser timed 60 measuring the players 10/30/60 yard splits, then BP on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data followed the defensive evaluations to finish the day.

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. 

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TRACKMAN LEADERS

 

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 Gunner Jordan SC Cheraw 2024 1B 103.7 mph
2 Jonathan Luke Price SC Lake View 2024 3B 99.8 mph
3 Peyton Rogers SC West Florence 2024 RHP 98.6 mph
4 Yaveon Brunson SC Marion 2024 1B 94.8 mph
5 Reid Baxley SC Johnsonville 2024 2B 94.0 mph
6 Grayson Weekley SC Hartsville 2024 OF 91.9 mph
7 Cole Winburn SC Hartsville 2024 RHP 91.8 mph
8 Rondell Law SC Wilson 2024 OF 91.5 mph
9 Christian Galasso SC Waccamaw 2026 C 91.5 mph
10 Mitry Kirshy SC Wilson 2024 3B 90.8 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 Christian Galasso SC Waccamaw 2026 C 87.5 mph
2 Gunner Jordan SC Cheraw 2024 1B 86.6 mph
3 Peyton Rogers SC West Florence 2024 RHP 84.5 mph
4 Rondell Law SC Wilson 2024 OF 84.0 mph
5 Nick Romanoli SC Trinity Collegiate School 2024 SS 83.9 mph
6 Yaveon Brunson SC Marion 2024 1B 83.3 mph
7 Jonathan Luke Price SC Lake View 2024 3B 83.3 mph
8 Tucker Bass SC Lakeview 2024 C 81.4 mph
9 Owen Bex SC Trinity Collegiate 2027 3B 81.4 mph
10 Jaden Atkinson SC Hartsville 2026 2B 79.9 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 Gunner Jordan SC Cheraw 2024 1B 373 ft
2 Peyton Rogers SC West Florence 2024 RHP 369 ft
3 Owen Bex SC Trinity Collegiate 2027 3B 340 ft
4 Nick Romanoli SC Trinity Collegiate School 2024 SS 329 ft
5 Christian Galasso SC Waccamaw 2026 C 325 ft
6 Khalon Mcgee SC South Florence 2026 OF 318 ft
7 Seth Minshew SC Latta 2025 SS 316 ft
8 Mitry Kirshy SC Wilson 2024 3B 314 ft
9 Jaden Atkinson SC Hartsville 2026 2B 313 ft
10 Cole Winburn SC Hartsville 2024 RHP 312 ft

 

Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session

 

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Nick Romanoli SC Trinity Collegiate School 2024 SS 298 ft
2 Owen Bex SC Trinity Collegiate 2027 3B 246 ft
3 Jaden Atkinson SC Hartsville 2026 2B 246 ft
4 Brandon Anderson SC Hartsville 2026 OF 234 ft
5 Christian Galasso SC Waccamaw 2026 C 232 ft
6 Peyton Rogers SC West Florence 2024 RHP 228 ft
7 Tucker Bass SC Lakeview 2024 C 227 ft
8 Khalon Mcgee SC South Florence 2026 OF 223 ft
9 Kenley Sullivan SC East Clarendon 2027 C 221 ft
10 Sky Courtney SC Chesterfield 2026 OF 218 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 Jaden Atkinson SC Hartsville 2026 2B 58 %
2 Tucker Bass SC Lakeview 2024 C 50 %
3 Landon Tedder SC Mcbee 2025 SS 46 %
^ Chandler Thompson SC South Florence 2024 2B 46 %
4 Christian Galasso SC Waccamaw 2026 C 44 %
^ Yaveon Brunson SC Marion 2024 1B 44 %
5 Gabriel Bennett SC Trinity Collegiate 2025 OF 42 %
^ Ian Capps SC Lake View 2026 2B 42 %
^ Chance Caulder SC South Florence 2026 2B 42 %
^ Brayden Robinson SC South Florence High 2025 3B 42 %
6 Seth Minshew SC Latta 2025 SS 37 %
7 Mason Coleman SC South Florence High 2025 LHP 36 %
8 Owen Bex SC Trinity Collegiate 2027 3B 36 %
9 Landyn Cribb SC Johnsonville 2025 C 35 %
10 Hunter Watford SC Lamar 2024 RHP 33 %
^ Nick Romanoli SC Trinity Collegiate School 2024 SS 33 %
^ Kellin Croshaw SC South Florence 2026 C 33 %
^ Jameir Legette SC Marion High 2025 OF 33 %
^ Cohen Springs SC South Florence 2025 OF 33 %
^ Dawson Lloyd SC Hartsville 2025 RHP 33 %
^ Brendan Pace SC Cheraw 2027 C 33 %

  

Fly Ball %

 

Rank Name State School Class Pos Fly Ball %
1 Fischer Richardson SC Latta 2026 SS 81.8 %
2 Sky Courtney SC Chesterfield 2026 OF 80.0 %
3 Gavin Holt SC Florence Christian 2026 RHP 75.0 %
4 Kenley Sullivan SC East Clarendon 2027 C 66.7 %
5 Pierce Evans SC Trinity Collegiate 2024 3B 57.1 %
6 Brandon Anderson SC Hartsville 2026 OF 54.5 %
^ Owen Bex SC Trinity Collegiate 2027 3B 54.5 %
7 Khalon Mcgee SC South Florence 2026 OF 52.9 %
8 Koby Davis SC Wilson 2026 1B 50.0 %
^ Nick Romanoli SC Trinity Collegiate School 2024 SS 50.0 %
^ Landon Hardy SC Florence Christian 2024 3B 50.0 %
^ Seth Minshew SC Latta 2025 SS 50.0 %
9 Peyton Rogers SC West Florence 2024 RHP 46.7 %
10 Gabe McLaughlin SC South Florence 2026 SS 45.5 %
^ Jordan Grier SC Carvers Bay 2024 SS 45.5 %
^ J.R. Pondish SC Lugoff-Elgin 2026 OF 45.5 %

 

Ground Ball %

 

Rank Name State School Class Pos Ground Ball %
1 Bryce King SC Lake View 2026 SS 77 %
2 Mason Weatherford SC Latta 2026 C 75 %
3 Shelden Anderson SC South Florence 2026 2B 71 %
4 Kellin Croshaw SC South Florence 2026 C 66 %
^ Cohen Springs SC South Florence 2025 OF 66 %
5 Grayson Weekley SC Hartsville 2024 OF 63 %
6 Reid Baxley SC Johnsonville 2024 2B 62 %
7 Bryan Wayden Berry SC Latta High 2026 1B 61 %
8 Ryan Coscetti SC West Florence 2025 RHP 58 %
9 Jonathan Westbay Jr. SC Marlboro County 2024 C 55 %
10 Chase Matthews SC South Florence 2026 SS 53 %