Prep Baseball Report

Trackman Hitting Leaders: Team Elite Scout Day


Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

The Team Elite Scout Day took place on April 20th at The Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, SC.  

The event began with A pro-style workout for all the position players followed that included the 60 yard dash, pitcher bullpens with each pitch tracked by Trackman, a defensive evaluation, and finished with  BP with TrackMan ball flight analysis,

Below we will look at the statistical breakdown for the event.

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Trackman Leaders - Hitting

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 Corbin Martens SC Wando High 2025 OF 101.8 mph
2 Stow Rogers SC James Island Charter High 2025 C 99.3 mph
3 Hank Aeppli SC Lucy Beckham 2025 C 99.0 mph
4 Carter Roberts NC Kings Mountain High 2025 OF 95.8 mph
5 Jalen Collins SC Carolina Forest High 2025 3B 95.8 mph
6 Samuel Dielmann SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2026 RHP 95.5 mph
7 Ryan Stukitz SC Catawba Ridge High School 2026 C 94.6 mph
8 Connor Hardee SC Georgetown High 2028 RHP 93.5 mph
9 Alexander Romanski SC Bishop Enlgland 2026 OF 92.8 mph
10 Seth Eckroth SC P27 Academy 2026 2B 92.6 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 Carter Roberts NC Kings Mountain High 2025 OF 91.2 mph
2 Hank Aeppli SC Lucy Beckham 2025 C 90.6 mph
3 Alexander Romanski SC Bishop Enlgland 2026 OF 88.5 mph
4 Stow Rogers SC James Island Charter High 2025 C 88.4 mph
5 Ryan Stukitz SC Catawba Ridge High School 2026 C 87.3 mph
6 Samuel Dielmann SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2026 RHP 85.9 mph
7 Connor Hardee SC Georgetown High 2028 RHP 85.7 mph
8 Corbin Martens SC Wando High 2025 OF 82.8 mph
9 Logan Sheninger SC Bishop England 2027 3B 81.7 mph
10 Seth Eckroth SC P27 Academy 2026 2B 80.0 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 Corbin Martens SC Wando High 2025 OF 409 ft
2 Stow Rogers SC James Island Charter High 2025 C 392 ft
3 Ryan Stukitz SC Catawba Ridge High School 2026 C 375 ft
4 Carter Roberts NC Kings Mountain High 2025 OF 373 ft
5 Andrew Palmer SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2025 OF 357 ft
6 Hank Aeppli SC Lucy Beckham 2025 C 350 ft
7 Samuel Dielmann SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2026 RHP 350 ft
8 Alexander Romanski SC Bishop Enlgland 2026 OF 349 ft
9 Jalen Collins SC Carolina Forest High 2025 3B 345 ft
10 Seth Eckroth SC P27 Academy 2026 2B 339 ft

 

Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session

 

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Samuel Dielmann SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2026 RHP 297 ft
2 Ryan Stukitz SC Catawba Ridge High School 2026 C 291 ft
3 Carter Roberts NC Kings Mountain High 2025 OF 282 ft
4 Stow Rogers SC James Island Charter High 2025 C 277 ft
5 Corbin Martens SC Wando High 2025 OF 275 ft
6 Alexander Romanski SC Bishop Enlgland 2026 OF 269 ft
7 Alex Lerch NC Metrolina Academy 2025 2B 247 ft
8 Cole Stukitz SC Catawba Ridge 2026 OF 247 ft
9 Hank Aeppli SC Lucy Beckham 2025 C 245 ft
10 Will Grubb NC THE BURLINGTON SCHOOL 2025 RHP 236 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 Kullen Haltiwanger SC Aiken High 2027 C 50 %
^ Carter Roberts NC Kings Mountain High 2025 OF 50 %
2 Larry Doyle SC PORTER-GAUD SCHOOL 2029 C 44 %
^ Evan Ferrell NC Fike High 2025 OF 44 %
3 Landon Moras SC Dreher High 2028 OF 42 %
^ Cohen Holcombe SC River Bluff High 2028 SS 42 %
4 Will Grubb NC THE BURLINGTON SCHOOL 2025 RHP 40 %
5 Hampton Wieters SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2029 SS 37 %
6 Walker King SC St. James High 2029 2B 33 %
^ Connor Hardee SC Georgetown High 2028 RHP 33 %
^ Bennett Borders SC CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL SCHOOL 2028 1B 33 %
^ Camden Nicely SC North Myrtle Beach High 2028 1B 33 %
^ Jalen Collins SC Carolina Forest High 2025 3B 33 %
^ Evan Porter SC Carolina Forest High 2027 2B 33 %
^ Cole Stukitz SC Catawba Ridge 2026 OF 33 %
^ Hank Aeppli SC Lucy Beckham 2025 C 33 %
^ JJ Caulder SC FLORENCE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2028 3B 33 %
^ Seth Eckroth SC P27 Academy 2026 2B 33 %
^ Samuel Dielmann SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2026 RHP 33 %
^ Amaury Gonzalez NC Apex High 2027 SS 33 %
7 Nathan Caldwell II SC Westwood High 2026 C 30 %
^ Hudson Morris SC Undecided 2028 1B 30 %
8 Jake Jepson SC Wando 2026 RHP 28 %
^ Stow Rogers SC James Island Charter High 2025 C 28 %
9 Chandler Shaw SC Moultrie Middle 2029 SS 25 %
^ Alex Lerch NC Metrolina Academy 2025 2B 25 %
^ Logan Sheninger SC Bishop England 2027 3B 25 %
^ Finlay Pratt SC James Island Charter High 2026 C 25 %
^ Florian Hartwell SC Ten Oaks Middle 2029 2B 25 %
10 Cade Tippett SC Wando High 2026 3B 22 %
^ Cade Lanning SC N/A 2029 2B 22 %

  

Fly Ball %

 

Rank Name State School Class Pos Fly Ball %
1 Ryan Stukitz SC Catawba Ridge High School 2026 C 87.5 %
2 Jackson Radcliffe SC Bishop England 2027 1B 77.8 %
3 Carson White SC West Florence High 2027 RHP 75.0 %
4 Ethan Stein SC James Island Charter High 2027 2B 70.0 %
5 Logan Sheninger SC Bishop England 2027 3B 62.5 %
^ Corbin Martens SC Wando High 2025 OF 62.5 %
6 Hudson Morris SC Undecided 2028 1B 60.0 %
7 Alexander Romanski SC Bishop Enlgland 2026 OF 57.1 %
8 Cole Stukitz SC Catawba Ridge 2026 OF 55.6 %
^ Samuel Dielmann SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2026 RHP 55.6 %
9 Carter Roberts NC Kings Mountain High 2025 OF 50.0 %
^ Chandler Shaw SC Moultrie Middle 2029 SS 50.0 %
^ Alex Lerch NC Metrolina Academy 2025 2B 50.0 %
^ Florian Hartwell SC Ten Oaks Middle 2029 2B 50.0 %
10 Cade Tippett SC Wando High 2026 3B 44.4 %
^ Amaury Gonzalez NC Apex High 2027 SS 44.4 %
^ Cade Lanning SC N/A 2029 2B 44.4 %
^ JJ Caulder SC FLORENCE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2028 3B 44.4 %
^ Jalen Collins SC Carolina Forest High 2025 3B 44.4 %

 

Ground Ball %

 

Rank Name State School Class Pos Ground Ball %
1 Bryant Garman SC Carvers Bay High 2027 C 87 %
2 Ethan Edge SC Aynor High 2029 OF 77 %
3 Myles Matthews SC Carvers Bay High 2027 OF 66 %
^ Will Frate SC HAMMOND SCHOOL 2026 RHP 66 %
4 Andrew Palmer SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2025 OF 60 %
5 McCartney Wynn SC South Carolina Virtual Charter School 2029 C 55 %
6 Seth Eckroth SC P27 Academy 2026 2B 44 %
7 Weston Carlisle NC West Brunswick High 2029 3B 40 %
^ Nathan Caldwell II SC Westwood High 2026 C 40 %
8 Connor Hardee SC Georgetown High 2028 RHP 33 %
^ Cade Tippett SC Wando High 2026 3B 33 %
^ Camden Nicely SC North Myrtle Beach High 2028 1B 33 %
^ Walker King SC St. James High 2029 2B 33 %
^ Evan Ferrell NC Fike High 2025 OF 33 %
9 Stow Rogers SC James Island Charter High 2025 C 28 %
^ Alexander Romanski SC Bishop Enlgland 2026 OF 28 %
^ Jake Jepson SC Wando 2026 RHP 28 %
10 Hampton Wieters SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2029 SS 25 %
^ Gavin Matthews SC WILLIAMSBURG ACADEMY 2029 1B 25 %
^ Kullen Haltiwanger SC Aiken High 2027 C 25 %
^ Finlay Pratt SC James Island Charter High 2026 C 25 %