Prep Baseball Report

Florence Darlington Tech Scout Day: Trackman Pitching Leaders Leaders


Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

On Wednesday September 27th PBR of South Carolina was on hand at Florence Darlington Tech  for a scout day. The scout day featured players from the Stingers Fall 2023 roster.

The afternoon started with catchers going through a defensive evaluation then pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting data analytics. After the bullpens position players ran a laser timed 60 followed by BP on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After BP outfielders and infielders went through a defensive evaluation. 

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. 

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Statistical Leaders

Fastball Stats

Peak Velocity

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Velocity (max)
1 Matthew Driver Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 93.3 mph
2 Trenton Burnett Loganville 2022 RHP 92.2 mph
3 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 92.2 mph
4 Eliakim Stowe Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 92.1 mph
5 Alex Miller Bethany Lutheran College 2022 RHP 90.8 mph
6 Marcus Locklear Lawson State CC 2022 RHP 90.3 mph
7 Derek Duval Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 88.2 mph
8 Shemar Simes Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 88.1 mph
9 Jayden Martin Florence-Darlington JC 2022 1B 87.9 mph
10 Nick Cappello Hanahan 2023 RHP 87.7 mph

 

Average Effective Velocity

Effective velocity is taking into account the velocity of each pitch, its release distance, the pitches time to the plate / hitting area, and the pitches movement.  With all of this information, Effective Velocity is allowing coaches and scouts to more accurately compare how a pitch is affecting a hitter.

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Eff Velocity (avg)
1 Eliakim Stowe Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 92.2 mph
2 Matthew Driver Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 90.2 mph
3 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 90.0 mph
4 Trenton Burnett Loganville 2022 RHP 89.7 mph
5 Marcus Locklear Lawson State CC 2022 RHP 88.6 mph
6 Shemar Simes Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 88.6 mph
7 Jayden Martin Florence-Darlington JC 2022 1B 87.3 mph
8 Nick Cappello Hanahan 2023 RHP 86.8 mph
9 Alex Miller Bethany Lutheran College 2022 RHP 86.8 mph
10 Derek Duval Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 86.5 mph

 

Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Nick Cappello Hanahan 2023 RHP 2436 rpm
2 Zach Sigmon Mississippi Valley State 2022 RHP 2365 rpm
3 Marcus Locklear Lawson State CC 2022 RHP 2357 rpm
4 Alex Miller Bethany Lutheran College 2022 RHP 2350 rpm
5 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 2346 rpm
6 Aydin Palmer Florence-Darlington JC 2023 LHP 2345 rpm
7 Eliakim Stowe Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 2299 rpm
8 Ethan Rampersad Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 2260 rpm
9 Derek Duval Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 2257 rpm
10 Gavin Driggers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 2248 rpm

 

Average Spin Rate

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Nick Cappello Hanahan 2023 RHP 2359 rpm
2 Alex Miller Bethany Lutheran College 2022 RHP 2281 rpm
3 Eliakim Stowe Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 2263 rpm
4 Zach Sigmon Mississippi Valley State 2022 RHP 2262 rpm
5 Aydin Palmer Florence-Darlington JC 2023 LHP 2260 rpm
6 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 2256 rpm
7 Gavin Driggers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 2185 rpm
8 Ethan Rampersad Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 2185 rpm
9 Marcus Locklear Lawson State CC 2022 RHP 2136 rpm
10 Derek Duval Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 2136 rpm

 

Average Induced Vertical Movement

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos IVB (avg)
1 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 22.1 in
2 Eliakim Stowe Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 21.5 in
3 Josh Campos Chapel Hill 2022 OF 19.6 in
4 Shemar Simes Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 17.5 in
5 Zechariah Gibson West Oak 2025 RHP 17.4 in
6 Brayden Stone Florence-Darlington JC 2023 LHP 17.3 in
7 Trenton Burnett Loganville 2022 RHP 17.2 in
8 Bradleigh Wohlers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 SS 16.6 in
9 Aydin Palmer Florence-Darlington JC 2023 LHP 16.5 in
10 Zachary Hunt Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 16.5 in

 

Average Horizontal Movement

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos HM (avg)
1 Ethan Rampersad Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 19.9
2 Zane Davis Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 17.4
3 Aydin Palmer Florence-Darlington JC 2023 LHP -16.5
4 Alex Miller Bethany Lutheran College 2022 RHP 15.0
5 Jayden Martin Florence-Darlington JC 2022 1B -14.5
6 Matthew Driver Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 14.3
7 Gavin Driggers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 13.8
8 Brayden Stone Florence-Darlington JC 2023 LHP -12.6
9 Marcus Locklear Lawson State CC 2022 RHP 12.6
10 Bradleigh Wohlers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 SS 10.4

 

Peak Spin Score

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Gavin Driggers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 28
2 Nick Cappello Hanahan 2023 RHP 28
3 Zach Sigmon Mississippi Valley State 2022 RHP 27
4 Aydin Palmer Florence-Darlington JC 2023 LHP 26
5 Alex Miller Bethany Lutheran College 2022 RHP 26
6 Marcus Locklear Lawson State CC 2022 RHP 26
7 Ethan Rampersad Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 26
8 Zachary Hunt Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 25
9 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 25
10 Noah Cribb Lake View 2023 LHP 25

 

Curveball Stats

Peak Velocity

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Velocity (max)
1 Eliakim Stowe Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 78.2 mph
2 Derek Duval Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 77.5 mph
3 Marcus Locklear Lawson State CC 2022 RHP 77.4 mph
4 Aydin Palmer Florence-Darlington JC 2023 LHP 75.8 mph
5 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 74.8 mph
6 Josh Campos Chapel Hill 2022 OF 74.4 mph
7 Zach Sigmon Mississippi Valley State 2022 RHP 72.8 mph
8 Zachary Hunt Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 72.7 mph
9 Bradleigh Wohlers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 SS 71.6 mph
10 Zechariah Gibson West Oak 2025 RHP 70.8 mph

 

Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Zach Sigmon Mississippi Valley State 2022 RHP 2463 rpm
2 Marcus Locklear Lawson State CC 2022 RHP 2436 rpm
3 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 2354 rpm
4 Noah Cribb Lake View 2023 LHP 2270 rpm
5 Bradleigh Wohlers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 SS 2250 rpm
6 Zechariah Gibson West Oak 2025 RHP 2245 rpm
7 Nick Cappello Hanahan 2023 RHP 2219 rpm
8 Eliakim Stowe Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 2215 rpm
9 Derek Duval Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 2197 rpm
10 Josh Campos Chapel Hill 2022 OF 2183 rpm

 

Average Spin Rate

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Zach Sigmon Mississippi Valley State 2022 RHP 2450 rpm
2 Marcus Locklear Lawson State CC 2022 RHP 2356 rpm
3 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 2349 rpm
4 Zechariah Gibson West Oak 2025 RHP 2185 rpm
5 Bradleigh Wohlers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 SS 2153 rpm
6 Nick Cappello Hanahan 2023 RHP 2146 rpm
7 Zachary Hunt Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 2143 rpm
8 Derek Duval Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 2137 rpm
9 Eliakim Stowe Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 2116 rpm
10 Josh Campos Chapel Hill 2022 OF 2107 rpm

 

Average Induced Vertical Break

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos IVB (avg)
1 Josh Campos Chapel Hill 2022 OF -13.8 in
2 Eliakim Stowe Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP -12.8 in
3 Zach Sigmon Mississippi Valley State 2022 RHP -11.9 in
4 Brayden Stone Florence-Darlington JC 2023 LHP -11.3 in
5 Zechariah Gibson West Oak 2025 RHP -9.5 in
6 Bradleigh Wohlers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 SS -7.3 in
7 Derek Duval Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP -6.9 in
8 Nick Cappello Hanahan 2023 RHP -4.6 in
9 Noah Cribb Lake View 2023 LHP -4.0 in
10 Zachary Hunt Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP -3.4 in

 

Average Horizontal Break

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos HM (avg)
1 Nick Cappello Hanahan 2023 RHP -19.2
2 Zach Sigmon Mississippi Valley State 2022 RHP -16.8
3 Bradleigh Wohlers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 SS -13.9
4 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B -12.5
5 Noah Cribb Lake View 2023 LHP 12.0
6 Shemar Simes Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP -11.6
7 Marcus Locklear Lawson State CC 2022 RHP -11.2
8 Zechariah Gibson West Oak 2025 RHP -11.2
9 Derek Duval Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP -10.9
10 Zachary Hunt Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP -10.2

 

Peak Spin Score

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Zach Sigmon Mississippi Valley State 2022 RHP 34
2 Noah Cribb Lake View 2023 LHP 32
3 Zechariah Gibson West Oak 2025 RHP 32
4 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 32
5 Nick Cappello Hanahan 2023 RHP 32
6 Bradleigh Wohlers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 SS 31
7 Marcus Locklear Lawson State CC 2022 RHP 31
8 Brayden Stone Florence-Darlington JC 2023 LHP 30
9 Zachary Hunt Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 30
10 Josh Campos Chapel Hill 2022 OF 29

 

Slider Stats

Peak Velocity

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Velocity (max)
1 Matthew Driver Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 84.3 mph
2 Trenton Burnett Loganville 2022 RHP 82.5 mph
3 Eliakim Stowe Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 79.9 mph
4 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 78.4 mph
5 Gavin Driggers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 78.0 mph
6 Derek Duval Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 78.0 mph
7 Zane Davis Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 76.4 mph
8 Jayden Martin Florence-Darlington JC 2022 1B 75.9 mph
9 Zach Sigmon Mississippi Valley State 2022 RHP 75.7 mph
10 Alex Miller Bethany Lutheran College 2022 RHP 75.0 mph

 

Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Zach Sigmon Mississippi Valley State 2022 RHP 2495 rpm
2 Trenton Burnett Loganville 2022 RHP 2490 rpm
3 Eliakim Stowe Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 2454 rpm
4 Matthew Driver Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 2394 rpm
5 Derek Duval Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 2388 rpm
6 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 2376 rpm
7 Alex Miller Bethany Lutheran College 2022 RHP 2306 rpm
8 Zane Davis Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 2299 rpm
9 Brayden Stone Florence-Darlington JC 2023 LHP 2280 rpm
10 Gavin Driggers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 2266 rpm

 

Average Spin Rate

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Zach Sigmon Mississippi Valley State 2022 RHP 2441
2 Trenton Burnett Loganville 2022 RHP 2399
3 Matthew Driver Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 2390
4 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 2369
5 Derek Duval Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 2367
6 Eliakim Stowe Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 2350
7 Alex Miller Bethany Lutheran College 2022 RHP 2244
8 Zechariah Gibson West Oak 2025 RHP 2220
9 Gavin Driggers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 2214
10 Zane Davis Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 2170

 

Average Induced Vertical Break

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos IVB (avg)
1 Bradleigh Wohlers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 SS -10.4 in
2 Derek Duval Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 5.2 in
3 Eliakim Stowe Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP -4.8 in
4 Brayden Stone Florence-Darlington JC 2023 LHP 4.1 in
5 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B -3.8 in
6 Trenton Burnett Loganville 2022 RHP 2.4 in
7 Zach Sigmon Mississippi Valley State 2022 RHP -2.4 in
8 Matthew Driver Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 2.2 in
9 Alex Miller Bethany Lutheran College 2022 RHP 1.9 in
10 Gavin Driggers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP -1.4 in

 

Average Horizontal Break

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos HM (avg)
1 Alex Miller Bethany Lutheran College 2022 RHP -17.7
2 Zechariah Gibson West Oak 2025 RHP -17.4
3 Trenton Burnett Loganville 2022 RHP -16.6
4 Zach Sigmon Mississippi Valley State 2022 RHP -14.0
5 Derek Duval Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP -12.8
6 Bradleigh Wohlers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 SS -12.6
7 Zane Davis Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP -11.0
8 Eliakim Stowe Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP -10.4
9 Brayden Stone Florence-Darlington JC 2023 LHP 9.9
10 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B -9.8

 

Peak Spin Score

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Zach Sigmon Mississippi Valley State 2022 RHP 32
2 Gavin Driggers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 31
3 Brayden Stone Florence-Darlington JC 2023 LHP 31
4 Alex Miller Bethany Lutheran College 2022 RHP 31
5 Zane Davis Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 31
6 Eliakim Stowe Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 31
7 Zechariah Gibson West Oak 2025 RHP 30
8 Derek Duval Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 30
9 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 30
10 Trenton Burnett Loganville 2022 RHP 30

 

Change Up Stats

Peak Velocity

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Velocity (max)
1 Matthew Driver Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 83.7 mph
2 Eliakim Stowe Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 83.6 mph
3 Aydin Palmer Florence-Darlington JC 2023 LHP 83.3 mph
4 Marcus Locklear Lawson State CC 2022 RHP 83.0 mph
5 Zach Sigmon Mississippi Valley State 2022 RHP 82.0 mph
6 Ethan Rampersad Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 81.4 mph
7 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 80.8 mph
8 Derek Duval Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 80.6 mph
9 Trenton Burnett Loganville 2022 RHP 80.1 mph
10 Jayden Martin Florence-Darlington JC 2022 1B 79.7 mph

 

Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Gavin Driggers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 30
2 Derek Duval Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 29
3 Zachary Hunt Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 27
4 Aydin Palmer Florence-Darlington JC 2023 LHP 27
5 Noah Cribb Lake View 2023 LHP 26
6 Nick Cappello Hanahan 2023 RHP 26
7 Josh Campos Chapel Hill 2022 OF 25
8 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 25
9 Shemar Simes Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 24
10 Zane Davis Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 23

 

Average Spin Rate

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Derek Duval Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 2167 rpm
2 Zachary Hunt Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 2076 rpm
3 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 2004 rpm
4 Aydin Palmer Florence-Darlington JC 2023 LHP 1984 rpm
5 Nick Cappello Hanahan 2023 RHP 1899 rpm
6 Matthew Driver Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 1850 rpm
7 Zane Davis Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 1826 rpm
8 Gavin Driggers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 1794 rpm
9 Noah Cribb Lake View 2023 LHP 1775 rpm
10 Josh Campos Chapel Hill 2022 OF 1759 rpm

 

Average Induced Vertical Break

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos IVB (avg)
1 Josh Campos Chapel Hill 2022 OF 17.1 in
2 Brayden Stone Florence-Darlington JC 2023 LHP 16.6 in
3 Matthew Driver Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 16.5 in
4 Jayden Martin Florence-Darlington JC 2022 1B 15.1 in
5 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 14.7 in
6 Aydin Palmer Florence-Darlington JC 2023 LHP 14.3 in
7 Nick Cappello Hanahan 2023 RHP 10.8 in
8 Derek Duval Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 10.7 in
9 Zane Davis Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 10.1 in
10 Zachary Hunt Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 10.0 in

 

Average Horizontal Break

Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos HM (avg)
1 Ethan Rampersad Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 17.7
2 Aydin Palmer Florence-Darlington JC 2023 LHP -16.4
3 Shemar Simes Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 16.3
4 Zane Davis Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 15.9
5 Josh Campos Chapel Hill 2022 OF -15.6
6 Derek Duval Florence-Darlington JC 2022 RHP 15.6
7 Marcus Locklear Lawson State CC 2022 RHP 14.1
8 Bradleigh Wohlers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 SS 14.1
9 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 12.9
10 Zachary Hunt Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 12.7