SC Preseason All-State South: Trackman Hitting Leaders
February 5, 2024
On Saturday January 27th PBR of South Carolina was on hand at The Shipyard Park in Mount Pleasent, SC for our Preseason All-State South Event. The event featured players from the 2024-2028 grad classes.
On a beautiful sunny day day the day started with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting data analytics along with jump testing, grip strength, and height and weight measurments, followed by BP on the cages with Trackman collecting ball flight data followed the defensive evaluations along with a laser timed 60, jump testing, grip strength, and height and weight measurments.
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 | Wiley Waring | SC | Summerville | 2025 | 1B | 101.8 mph |
2 | Stow Rogers | SC | James Island Charter High | 2025 | C | 101.1 mph |
3 | Will Watson | SC | Pinewood Prep | 2026 | OF | 98.3 mph |
4 | J'Qwan Crosby | SC | Stratford | 2026 | OF | 97.9 mph |
5 | Taj Marchand | SC | James Island | 2026 | SS | 97.8 mph |
6 | Jacob Amman | SC | James Island Charter High | 2025 | 3B | 97.0 mph |
7 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | C | 96.3 mph |
8 | Breon Earle | SC | Dreher | 2025 | 2B | 96.2 mph |
9 | Jackson Gordon | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | OF | 95.5 mph |
10 | Alex Blanchette | SC | Indian Land | 2025 | 1B | 95.3 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 | Wiley Waring | SC | Summerville | 2025 | 1B | 93.9 mph |
2 | Taj Marchand | SC | James Island | 2026 | SS | 93.4 mph |
3 | Jacob Amman | SC | James Island Charter High | 2025 | 3B | 91.1 mph |
4 | Tommy Byrne | SC | Lucy Beckham | 2025 | 2B | 89.9 mph |
5 | Aidan Brusman | SC | Oceanside Collegiate | 2025 | 3B | 89.8 mph |
6 | Breon Earle | SC | Dreher | 2025 | 2B | 89.6 mph |
7 | Peter Fulton | SC | Bishop England | 2025 | 3B | 89.4 mph |
8 | Stow Rogers | SC | James Island Charter High | 2025 | C | 89.2 mph |
9 | Gavin Squires | SC | Spartanburg High | 2025 | C | 88.5 mph |
10 | Carsten Hamilton | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2026 | SS | 88.3 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 | Stow Rogers | SC | James Island Charter High | 2025 | C | 393 ft |
2 | Jacob Amman | SC | James Island Charter High | 2025 | 3B | 375 ft |
3 | Taj Marchand | SC | James Island | 2026 | SS | 369 ft |
4 | Christian Galasso | SC | Waccamaw | 2026 | C | 368 ft |
5 | Aidan Brusman | SC | Oceanside Collegiate | 2025 | 3B | 368 ft |
6 | Wiley Waring | SC | Summerville | 2025 | 1B | 367 ft |
7 | Cohen Parker | SC | Ashley Ridge High | 2025 | OF | 363 ft |
8 | Tyler Heckman | SC | Academic Magnet High | 2026 | 3B | 363 ft |
9 | Gavin Squires | SC | Spartanburg High | 2025 | C | 360 ft |
10 | Peter Fulton | SC | Bishop England | 2025 | 3B | 358 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Gavin Squires | SC | Spartanburg High | 2025 | C | 308 ft |
2 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | C | 301 ft |
3 | Charlie Johnson | SC | Oceanside Collegiate | 2026 | SS | 298 ft |
4 | Stow Rogers | SC | James Island Charter High | 2025 | C | 297 ft |
5 | Wiley Waring | SC | Summerville | 2025 | 1B | 289 ft |
6 | Brandon Anderson | SC | Hartsville | 2026 | OF | 281 ft |
7 | Christian Galasso | SC | Waccamaw | 2026 | C | 270 ft |
8 | Brayden Brogdon | SC | Rock Hill High | 2027 | OF | 264 ft |
9 | Jake DiMartino | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2026 | C | 259 ft |
10 | Cohen Parker | SC | Ashley Ridge High | 2025 | OF | 256 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 | Brayden Brogdon | SC | Rock Hill High | 2027 | OF | 71 % |
2 | Kason Herlong | SC | Lake View | 2025 | SS | 62 % |
3 | Michael Fanelli | SC | Wando | 2027 | 3B | 60 % |
4 | Wiley Waring | SC | Summerville | 2025 | 1B | 57 % |
^ | J. Watson Harvley | SC | Lugoff-Elgin | 2025 | 2B | 57 % |
^ | Finlay Pratt | SC | James Island Charter High | 2026 | C | 57 % |
^ | Jeremy Powell | SC | White Knoll High | 2026 | LHP | 57 % |
5 | Seth Eckroth | SC | P27 Academy | 2026 | 2B | 54 % |
6 | Gavin Squires | SC | Spartanburg High | 2025 | C | 50 % |
^ | Will Watson | SC | Pinewood Prep | 2026 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Robert Hammett | SC | Spartanburg | 2026 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | Evan Johnson | SC | Wando | 2027 | 1B | 50 % |
^ | Aiden Culler | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2027 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Alexander Romanski | SC | Bishop Enlgland | 2026 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Riles Morris | SC | Lucy Beckham | 2026 | 1B | 50 % |
7 | Brady Gold | SC | Wando High | 2025 | SS | 46 % |
8 | J'Qwan Crosby | SC | Stratford | 2026 | OF | 46 % |
^ | Aidan Brusman | SC | Oceanside Collegiate | 2025 | 3B | 46 % |
^ | Campbell Whitener | SC | Dorman | 2024 | 3B | 46 % |
^ | Maddux Medeiros | SC | Brookland Cayce | 2027 | 3B | 46 % |
9 | Sawyer Smith | SC | North Myrtle Beach | 2026 | SS | 44 % |
^ | Gabe Johnson | SC | Lucy Garrett Beckham | 2026 | LHP | 44 % |
10 | Taj Marchand | SC | James Island | 2026 | SS | 42 % |
^ | Trip Ostergard | SC | James Island Charter High | 2027 | SS | 42 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Charlie Johnson | SC | Oceanside Collegiate | 2026 | SS | 100.0 % |
2 | Davis Kruse | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2027 | SS | 81.8 % |
3 | Christian Galasso | SC | Waccamaw | 2026 | C | 77.8 % |
4 | Jayden Williams | SC | Spring Valley | 2025 | OF | 75.0 % |
5 | Luke Kessler | SC | St. James High | 2026 | C | 72.7 % |
6 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | C | 70.0 % |
7 | Nolan Peacock | SC | Wando | 2026 | OF | 66.7 % |
^ | Stow Rogers | SC | James Island Charter High | 2025 | C | 66.7 % |
8 | Blayne Edwards | SC | Lake City | 2025 | 3B | 63.6 % |
^ | Alex Peebles | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | OF | 63.6 % |
^ | Jalen Collins | SC | Carolina Forest High | 2025 | 3B | 63.6 % |
9 | Brandon Anderson | SC | Hartsville | 2026 | OF | 62.5 % |
10 | Rome DeRenzo | SC | St. James High | 2027 | 1B | 61.5 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Kade Fortenberry | SC | James F. Byrnes | 2026 | 2B | 83 % |
2 | Paiden Mergo | SC | Brookland-Cayce | 2027 | RHP | 60 % |
^ | Banks Knight | SC | Summerville High | 2025 | OF | 60 % |
3 | Kory Brame | SC | West Ashley High | 2026 | SS | 55 % |
4 | Connor Hooks | SC | CARDINAL NEWMAN SCHOOL | 2026 | 3B | 54 % |
5 | Zechariah Haney | SC | Camden High | 2025 | C | 50 % |
^ | Ryan Roggin | SC | Lucy Beckham | 2025 | SS | 50 % |
^ | Tommy Byrne | SC | Lucy Beckham | 2025 | 2B | 50 % |
6 | William Moody IV | SC | Georgetown | 2025 | 2B | 47 % |
7 | Alex Carreiro | SC | Fort Mill | 2025 | OF | 40 % |
^ | Jacob Amman | SC | James Island Charter High | 2025 | 3B | 40 % |
^ | Brady Gold | SC | Wando High | 2025 | SS | 40 % |
^ | Parker Reavis | SC | Carolina Forest | 2026 | SS | 40 % |
^ | Tyler Kneece | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | OF | 40 % |
^ | Maxwell Nelms | SC | Bishop England | 2026 | OF | 40 % |
8 | Jackson Gordon | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | OF | 38 % |
9 | Breon Earle | SC | Dreher | 2025 | 2B | 37 % |
^ | Mark Allen Jr | SC | Carolina Forest | 2025 | OF | 37 % |
^ | Christopher O’Leary | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2027 | OF | 37 % |
10 | John Risk | SC | Fort Mill | 2025 | 2B | 33 % |
^ | John Collins | SC | Blythewood High | 2026 | SS | 33 % |