Prep Baseball Report

North Georgia Preseason I.D: Data Dive - Hitters


Prep Baseball Georgia
Staff

Cartersville, GA - The Prep Baseball Georgia Staff traveled to Georgia Highlands College for the final stop of this years Preseason I.D events. This event was an opportunity to see a talented group from the area. We saw players from 2025-2027 grads. These players went through extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman, ran the 30 yard dash using Swift Performance, and much more. Pitchers were able to throw short bullpens with Trackman. There here were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing on Saturday.

Earlier in the week, we broke down the stat leaders from the more traditional categories in our statistical analysis. Today, we will take an even closer look at the position players in attendance with the help of our tech partners, broken down by the categories and leaderboards below.

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SYNCRO ATHLETIC TESTING

60-YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Connor Lee GA Lassiter High School 2026 SS 6.90 s
2 Ethan Williams GA Alexander 2027 OF 7.08 s
3 Cooper Hecklinski GA Walton High School 2026 OF 7.11 s
4 Casey O'Brien GA North Paulding 2026 C 7.41 s
^ Seth Ussery GA Georgia Military College Prep 2026 SS 7.41 s
^ Chase McCrary GA Homeschool 2026 2B 7.41 s
5 Anthony Planeta GA Allatoona 2025 SS 7.52 s
^ Emery Hackney GA McDonough 2025 OF 7.52 s
6 Aden Rucker GA Carrollton High School 2027 3B 7.56 s
7 Hunter Lovett GA Cass 2025 C 7.59 s
^ Wes Taylor GA Calhoun High School 2025 RHP 7.59 s
8 Brandon Carver GA Tallulah Falls 2025 OF 7.67 s
9 Tristan Costoulas GA FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2025 OF 7.68 s
10 Charlie Bates GA Evans 2027 C 7.70 s

10-YARD SPLIT

Rank Name State School Class Pos 10-yd
1 Connor Lee GA Lassiter High School 2026 SS 1.65 s
2 Ethan Williams GA Alexander 2027 OF 1.72 s
3 Anthony Planeta GA Allatoona 2025 SS 1.73 s
^ Cooper Hecklinski GA Walton High School 2026 OF 1.73 s
4 Trip Fowler GA Greenbrier High School 2027 SS 1.75 s
5 Jonathan (JP) Kilgo, II GA Pepperell 2025 1B 1.76 s
^ Emery Hackney GA McDonough 2025 OF 1.76 s
6 Brandon Carver GA Tallulah Falls 2025 OF 1.77 s
^ Chase McCrary GA Homeschool 2026 2B 1.77 s
7 Wes Taylor GA Calhoun High School 2025 RHP 1.78 s
8 Charlie Bates GA Evans 2027 C 1.79 s
^ Seth Ussery GA Georgia Military College Prep 2026 SS 1.79 s
9 Tristan Costoulas GA FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2025 OF 1.80 s
10 Hunter Lovett GA Cass 2025 C 1.81 s
^ Casey O'Brien GA North Paulding 2026 C 1.81 s

Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. While the measurement still has its utility, the 10-yard, and 30-yard splits have started to become more and more applicable in determining the player's burst and reaction time in-game, whether that's in the outfield or on the basepaths.


TRACKMAN

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Jonathan (JP) Kilgo, II GA Pepperell 2025 1B 95.2 mph
2 Seth Ussery GA Georgia Military College Prep 2026 SS 91.0 mph
3 Wes Taylor GA Calhoun High School 2025 RHP 88.7 mph
4 Anthony Planeta GA Allatoona 2025 SS 88.5 mph
5 Casey O'Brien GA North Paulding 2026 C 88.4 mph
6 Jordan Stokes GA McEachern High School 2026 C 88.2 mph
7 Charlie Bates GA Evans 2027 C 87.9 mph
8 Trip Fowler GA Greenbrier High School 2027 SS 86.2 mph
9 Hunter Lovett GA Cass 2025 C 85.6 mph
10 Chase McCrary GA Homeschool 2026 2B 85.4 mph

EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Jonathan (JP) Kilgo, II GA Pepperell 2025 1B 89.3 mph
2 Jordan Stokes GA McEachern High School 2026 C 83.1 mph
3 Anthony Planeta GA Allatoona 2025 SS 80.9 mph
4 Seth Ussery GA Georgia Military College Prep 2026 SS 80.6 mph
5 Casey O'Brien GA North Paulding 2026 C 80.6 mph
6 Wes Taylor GA Calhoun High School 2025 RHP 80.0 mph
7 Chase McCrary GA Homeschool 2026 2B 78.9 mph
8 Trip Fowler GA Greenbrier High School 2027 SS 77.9 mph
9 Hunter Lovett GA Cass 2025 C 76.6 mph
10 Duke Sanders GA Sequoyah 2027 OF 76.5 mph

Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Jonathan (JP) Kilgo, II GA Pepperell 2025 1B 345 ft
2 Seth Ussery GA Georgia Military College Prep 2026 SS 318 ft
3 Chase McCrary GA Homeschool 2026 2B 305 ft
4 Anthony Planeta GA Allatoona 2025 SS 305 ft
5 Casey O'Brien GA North Paulding 2026 C 293 ft
6 Hunter Lovett GA Cass 2025 C 292 ft
7 Brandon Carver GA Tallulah Falls 2025 OF 290 ft
8 Emery Hackney GA McDonough 2025 OF 289 ft
9 Trip Fowler GA Greenbrier High School 2027 SS 286 ft
10 Cooper Hecklinski GA Walton High School 2026 OF 284 ft

SWEET SPOT%

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Anthony Planeta GA Allatoona 2025 SS 90 %
2 Ethan Williams GA Alexander 2027 OF 81 %
3 Brandon Carver GA Tallulah Falls 2025 OF 72 %
4 Chase McCrary GA Homeschool 2026 2B 64 %
5 Jonathan (JP) Kilgo, II GA Pepperell 2025 1B 63 %
^ Casey O'Brien GA North Paulding 2026 C 63 %
6 Malachi Butler GA McEachern High School 2027 SS 60 %
^ Trip Fowler GA Greenbrier High School 2027 SS 60 %
7 Aden Rucker GA Carrollton High School 2027 3B 55 %
^ Emery Hackney GA McDonough 2025 OF 55 %
8 Connor Lee GA Lassiter High School 2026 SS 54 %

Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.


BLAST MOTION

HAND SPEED (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Tristan Costoulas GA FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2025 OF 23.0 mph
2 Cooper Hecklinski GA Walton High School 2026 OF 22.7 mph
3 Jonathan (JP) Kilgo, II GA Pepperell 2025 1B 22.5 mph
4 Trip Fowler GA Greenbrier High School 2027 SS 21.9 mph
5 Seth Ussery GA Georgia Military College Prep 2026 SS 21.1 mph
6 Wes Taylor GA Calhoun High School 2025 RHP 20.7 mph
7 Aden Rucker GA Carrollton High School 2027 3B 20.3 mph
8 Duke Sanders GA Sequoyah 2027 OF 20.0 mph

Hand Speed: The observed speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.

BAT SPEED (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Jonathan (JP) Kilgo, II GA Pepperell 2025 1B 72.9 mph
2 Wes Taylor GA Calhoun High School 2025 RHP 68.1 mph
3 Anthony Planeta GA Allatoona 2025 SS 67.9 mph
4 Malachi Butler GA McEachern High School 2027 SS 67.6 mph
5 Jordan Stokes GA McEachern High School 2026 C 67.1 mph
6 Seth Ussery GA Georgia Military College Prep 2026 SS 67.1 mph
7 Charlie Bates GA Evans 2027 C 66.7 mph
8 Hunter Lovett GA Cass 2025 C 66.3 mph

Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.

ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Wes Taylor GA Calhoun High School 2025 RHP 28.0 g
2 Tristan Costoulas GA FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2025 OF 23.9 g
3 Jonathan (JP) Kilgo, II GA Pepperell 2025 1B 19.4 g
4 Jordan Stokes GA McEachern High School 2026 C 14.8 g
5 Brandon Carver GA Tallulah Falls 2025 OF 13.9 g
6 Trip Fowler GA Greenbrier High School 2027 SS 13.2 g
7 Blade Paty TN Chattanooga Christian School 2026 C 12.9 g
8 Ethan Williams GA Alexander 2027 OF 12.7 g

Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.

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