Prep Baseball Report

Florence Darlington Tech Scout Day: Trackman Hitting 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

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 School HS Grad Year Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Shemar Simes Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 107.6 mph
2 Braiden Moore Florence-Darlington JC 2023 1B 107.4 mph
3 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 105.8 mph
4 Rom Kellis Auburn 2022 C 105.7 mph
5 Tyler-James Nelson Georgia Premier 2023 1B 104.7 mph
6 Wade Pauley Florence-Darlington JC 2023 3B 103.4 mph
7 TJ Anderson Florence-Darlington JC 2024 3B 103.1 mph
8 Jayden Martin Florence-Darlington JC 2022 1B 103.1 mph
9 Emory Guilford Tucker 2022 OF 101.9 mph
10 JP Cunningham Clemson 2022 OF 101.9 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 School HS Grad Year Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Rom Kellis Auburn 2022 C 99.7 mph
2 Braiden Moore Florence-Darlington JC 2023 1B 99.1 mph
3 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 98.9 mph
4 Jayden Martin Florence-Darlington JC 2022 1B 98.1 mph
5 TJ Anderson Florence-Darlington JC 2024 3B 97.7 mph
6 Wade Pauley Florence-Darlington JC 2023 3B 97.3 mph
7 Jake Bidoglio Florence-Darlington JC 2021 1B 96.8 mph
8 Tyler-James Nelson Georgia Premier 2023 1B 96.4 mph
9 Emory Guilford Tucker 2022 OF 95.6 mph
10 Shemar Simes Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 94.6 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 School HS Grad Year Pos Distance (max)
1 Shemar Simes Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 422 ft
2 Rom Kellis Auburn 2022 C 408 ft
3 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 400 ft
4 Braiden Moore Florence-Darlington JC 2023 1B 397 ft
5 Tanner Beckley James Island Charter 2025 SS 395 ft
6 Bryce Coulter Sumter 2027 3B 390 ft
7 Tyler-James Nelson Georgia Premier 2023 1B 388 ft
8 Jayden Martin Florence-Darlington JC 2022 1B 385 ft
9 Mac James Florence-Darlington JC 2021 C 385 ft
10 Wade Pauley Florence-Darlington JC 2023 3B 384 ft


Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session


Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Distance (avg)
1 Josh Campos Chapel Hill 2022 OF 309 ft
2 Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 299 ft
3 Devin Mitchell Tarleton State University 2023 OF 284 ft
4 JP Cunningham Clemson 2022 OF 282 ft
5 Shemar Simes Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 277 ft
6 Rom Kellis Auburn 2022 C 253 ft
7 Mac James Florence-Darlington JC 2021 C 249 ft
8 TJ Anderson Florence-Darlington JC 2024 3B 244 ft
9 Braiden Moore Florence-Darlington JC 2023 1B 239 ft
10 Tyler-James Nelson Georgia Premier 2023 1B 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 School HS Grad Year Pos Line Drive %
1 Noah Carter Lake View 2021 C 66 %
^ Devin Mitchell Tarleton State University 2023 OF 66 %
2 Jake Bidoglio Florence-Darlington JC 2021 1B 60 %
^ TJ Anderson Florence-Darlington JC 2024 3B 60 %
^ Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 60 %
3 Tyler-James Nelson Georgia Premier 2023 1B 50 %
^ Gavin Underwood Jenkins County 2023 C 50 %
^ Ethan Plyler East Tennessee State 2021 SS 50 %
4 Bryce Coulter Sumter 2027 3B 45 %
5 Mac James Florence-Darlington JC 2021 C 44 %
^ JP Cunningham Clemson 2022 OF 44 %
6 Yogie Hartigan George Mason 2021 OF 41 %
7 Braiden Moore Florence-Darlington JC 2023 1B 40 %
^ Shemar Simes Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 40 %
8 Wade Pauley Florence-Darlington JC 2023 3B 38 %
9 Parker Winfield Florence-Darlington JC 2022 OF 37 %
10 Emory Guilford Tucker 2022 OF 36 %
^ Josh Campos Chapel Hill 2022 OF 36 %
^ Tyler Kamerer Chipola College 2022 2B 36 %
^ Jonathan Douglas Florence-Darlington JC 2022 SS 36 %



Fly Ball %


Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Fly Ball %
1 JP Cunningham Clemson 2022 OF 55.6 %
2 Josh Campos Chapel Hill 2022 OF 54.5 %
3 Jake Little Florence-Darlington JC 2023 OF 44.4 %
4 Shemar Simes Florence-Darlington JC 2023 RHP 40.0 %
^ Rom Kellis Auburn 2022 C 40.0 %
5 Patrick Evans Lexington 2023 SS 27.3 %
^ Tyler Kamerer Chipola College 2022 2B 27.3 %
^ Jonathan Douglas Florence-Darlington JC 2022 SS 27.3 %
6 Devin Mitchell Tarleton State University 2023 OF 25.0 %
7 Albert Calderon The Macduffie School 2023 2B 23.1 %
8 Tanner Beckley James Island Charter 2025 SS 22.2 %
^ Mac James Florence-Darlington JC 2021 C 22.2 %
9 Tyler-James Nelson Georgia Premier 2023 1B 20.0 %
^ Gavin Underwood Jenkins County 2023 C 20.0 %
^ Ethan Plyler East Tennessee State 2021 SS 20.0 %
^ Michael Gibson Charleston Southern 2022 3B 20.0 %
10 Emory Guilford Tucker 2022 OF 18.2 %
^ Bryce Coulter Sumter 2027 3B 18.2 %
^ Bradleigh Wohlers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 SS 18.2 %



Ground Ball %


Rank Name School HS Grad Year Pos Ground Ball %
1 Jayden Martin Florence-Darlington JC 2022 1B 69 %
2 Bradleigh Wohlers Florence-Darlington JC 2023 SS 54 %
3 Albert Calderon The Macduffie School 2023 2B 53 %
^ Wade Pauley Florence-Darlington JC 2023 3B 53 %
4 Yogie Hartigan George Mason 2021 OF 50 %
^ Braiden Moore Florence-Darlington JC 2023 1B 50 %
5 Patrick Evans Lexington 2023 SS 45 %
^ Emory Guilford Tucker 2022 OF 45 %
6 Tanner Beckley James Island Charter 2025 SS 44 %
7 Rom Kellis Auburn 2022 C 40 %
8 Parker Winfield Florence-Darlington JC 2022 OF 37 %
9 Tyler Kamerer Chipola College 2022 2B 36 %
^ Jonathan Douglas Florence-Darlington JC 2022 SS 36 %
10 Mac James Florence-Darlington JC 2021 C 33 %
^ Jake Little Florence-Darlington JC 2023 OF 33 %