Bigger Than Baseball Scout Day: Trackman Hitting Leaders
September 14, 2022
On Friday September 9th PBR of South Carolina was on hand at Field Day Park for a scout day with the Bigger Than Baseball event participants. The scout day featured players from the 2023-2027 grad classes.
The evening 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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Trackman: Leaders - Hitters
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 | Killion Bennett | SC | Nation Ford | 2024 | RHP | 92.0 mph |
2 | Zechariah Haney | SC | Camden | 2025 | C | 90.8 mph |
3 | Matthew Dorsey | NC | Porter Ridge | 2026 | C | 89.5 mph |
4 | Quincy Richardson | SC | Cane Bay | 2027 | OF | 89.1 mph |
5 | Daniel Durham | SC | Clover | 2024 | C | 88.6 mph |
6 | Gavin Reynolds | SC | Lewisville | 2025 | 1B | 87.8 mph |
7 | Alex Blanchette | SC | Indian Land High | 2025 | SS | 87.7 mph |
8 | John Dober | SC | Fort Mill | 2024 | 1B | 87.4 mph |
9 | Bradley Spargo | NC | Sun Valley | 2024 | 3B | 87.3 mph |
10 | Austin Mitchell | SC | Clover | 2024 | 1B | 86.4 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 | Killion Bennett | SC | Nation Ford | 2024 | RHP | 85.8 mph |
2 | Alex Blanchette | SC | Indian Land High | 2025 | SS | 83.3 mph |
3 | Zechariah Haney | SC | Camden | 2025 | C | 83.1 mph |
4 | Quincy Richardson | SC | Cane Bay | 2027 | OF | 83.0 mph |
5 | Andres Lopez | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | 2B | 81.1 mph |
6 | Matthew Dorsey | NC | Porter Ridge | 2026 | C | 81.1 mph |
7 | Gavin Reynolds | SC | Lewisville | 2025 | 1B | 80.1 mph |
8 | John Dober | SC | Fort Mill | 2024 | 1B | 80.1 mph |
9 | Austin Mitchell | SC | Clover | 2024 | 1B | 79.1 mph |
10 | Daniel Durham | SC | Clover | 2024 | C | 78.3 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 | Alex Blanchette | SC | Indian Land High | 2025 | SS | 324 ft |
2 | Zechariah Haney | SC | Camden | 2025 | C | 323 ft |
3 | Quincy Richardson | SC | Cane Bay | 2027 | OF | 318 ft |
4 | Andres Lopez | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | 2B | 309 ft |
5 | Matthew Dorsey | NC | Porter Ridge | 2026 | C | 309 ft |
6 | John Dober | SC | Fort Mill | 2024 | 1B | 304 ft |
7 | Gavin Reynolds | SC | Lewisville | 2025 | 1B | 301 ft |
8 | Daniel Durham | SC | Clover | 2024 | C | 297 ft |
9 | Austin Mitchell | SC | Clover | 2024 | 1B | 296 ft |
10 | Michael Doan | SC | Indian Land | 2025 | RHP | 286 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Zechariah Haney | SC | Camden | 2025 | C | 229 ft |
2 | Matthew Dorsey | NC | Porter Ridge | 2026 | C | 224 ft |
3 | John Dober | SC | Fort Mill | 2024 | 1B | 218 ft |
4 | Quincy Richardson | SC | Cane Bay | 2027 | OF | 208 ft |
5 | Alex Blanchette | SC | Indian Land High | 2025 | SS | 204 ft |
6 | Cameron Hartleb | SC | Nations Ford | 2026 | RHP | 196 ft |
7 | Michael Doan | SC | Indian Land | 2025 | RHP | 186 ft |
8 | Andres Lopez | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | 2B | 185 ft |
9 | Tristan Sneed | SC | York Preparatory Academy | 2025 | 3B | 185 ft |
10 | Mitchell Thomas | SC | Fort Mill High | 2026 | 1B | 174 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 | Robert Ford | NC | Meyers Park | 2025 | C | 84 % |
2 | Cooper Mitchell | SC | Nation Ford | 2025 | RHP | 58 % |
3 | Michael Doan | SC | Indian Land | 2025 | RHP | 57 % |
4 | Brayden Brogdon | SC | Rock Hill High | 2027 | OF | 54 % |
5 | Killion Bennett | SC | Nation Ford | 2024 | RHP | 53 % |
6 | Alex Blanchette | SC | Indian Land High | 2025 | SS | 50 % |
7 | Wesley Turner | NC | Kings Mountain | 2026 | SS | 46 % |
8 | Quincy Richardson | SC | Cane Bay | 2027 | OF | 45 % |
9 | Andres Lopez | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | 2B | 41 % |
^ | Garrett Haston | NC | Myers Park | 2025 | C | 41 % |
10 | Bradley Spargo | NC | Sun Valley | 2024 | 3B | 40 % |
^ | Zechariah Haney | SC | Camden | 2025 | C | 40 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Cameron Hartleb | SC | Nations Ford | 2026 | RHP | 60.0 % |
2 | Tristan Sneed | SC | York Preparatory Academy | 2025 | 3B | 55.6 % |
3 | John Dober | SC | Fort Mill | 2024 | 1B | 54.5 % |
4 | Zechariah Haney | SC | Camden | 2025 | C | 46.7 % |
5 | Matthew Dorsey | NC | Porter Ridge | 2026 | C | 38.5 % |
^ | Mitchell Thomas | SC | Fort Mill High | 2026 | 1B | 38.5 % |
6 | Benjamin Chuttey | SC | Nation Ford | 2025 | RHP | 37.5 % |
7 | Brayden Bartholomew | NC | South Mecklenburg High School | 2026 | SS | 36.4 % |
^ | Kieran Noel | SC | Clover High | 2026 | OF | 36.4 % |
^ | Brayden Brogdon | SC | Rock Hill High | 2027 | OF | 36.4 % |
8 | Justin Brink | SC | Nation Ford | 2025 | 2B | 28.6 % |
9 | Quincy Richardson | SC | Cane Bay | 2027 | OF | 27.3 % |
^ | Hunter Rawls | SC | Chester | 2026 | SS | 27.3 % |
10 | Andres Lopez | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | 2B | 25.0 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Daniel Durham | SC | Clover | 2024 | C | 58 % |
2 | Gavin Reynolds | SC | Lewisville | 2025 | 1B | 54 % |
^ | Hunter Rawls | SC | Chester | 2026 | SS | 54 % |
3 | Bradley Spargo | NC | Sun Valley | 2024 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | Justin Brink | SC | Nation Ford | 2025 | 2B | 50 % |
4 | Killion Bennett | SC | Nation Ford | 2024 | RHP | 46 % |
^ | Christian Hall | SC | Legion Collegiate | 2026 | C | 46 % |
5 | Kieran Noel | SC | Clover High | 2026 | OF | 45 % |
6 | Preston Sneed | SC | York Preparatory | 2026 | RHP | 44 % |
7 | Austin Mitchell | SC | Clover | 2024 | 1B | 38 % |
^ | Wesley Turner | NC | Kings Mountain | 2026 | SS | 38 % |
8 | Alex Blanchette | SC | Indian Land High | 2025 | SS | 33 % |
^ | Andres Lopez | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | 2B | 33 % |
^ | Garrett Haston | NC | Myers Park | 2025 | C | 33 % |
9 | Matthew Dorsey | NC | Porter Ridge | 2026 | C | 30 % |
^ | Mitchell Thomas | SC | Fort Mill High | 2026 | 1B | 30 % |
10 | Brayden Bartholomew | NC | South Mecklenburg High School | 2026 | SS | 27 % |
^ | Quincy Richardson | SC | Cane Bay | 2027 | OF | 27 % |
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