Southern Athletics Scout Day: Trackman Hitting Leaders
June 23, 2023
On Thursday June 15th PBR or South Carolina was on hand at Presbyterian College for a Scout Day with Southern Athletics. The Scout Day featured players from the 2024-2027 Grad Classes.
The day began with players going through a rotation that involved running a laser timed 60 and taking batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After batting practice, position players went through a defensive evaluation. The scout day concluded with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman gathering information on each pitch.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days.
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Statistical Breakdown
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 | Lane McGaha | SC | Belton Honea Path | 2024 | 1B | 103.1 mph |
2 | Brody Linker | SC | Crescent | 2024 | SS | 98.8 mph |
3 | Landon Fowler | SC | Powdersville | 2025 | RHP | 97.7 mph |
4 | Braden Williams | SC | Powdersville | 2024 | OF | 95.6 mph |
5 | Payne Sheriff | SC | Byrnes | 2024 | 3B | 95.0 mph |
6 | Luke Godwin | SC | Greenwood High | 2025 | SS | 93.2 mph |
7 | John Rambo | SC | St. Joseph's Catholic | 2025 | LHP | 92.1 mph |
8 | Matt Murray | SC | Greenwood | 2024 | SS | 90.8 mph |
9 | Bennett Edwards | SC | Laurens District 55 High | 2025 | C | 90.1 mph |
10 | Henry Dryden | SC | ST JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL | 2025 | 2B | 90.1 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 | Brody Linker | SC | Crescent | 2024 | SS | 92.9 mph |
2 | Lane McGaha | SC | Belton Honea Path | 2024 | 1B | 91.2 mph |
3 | Landon Fowler | SC | Powdersville | 2025 | RHP | 89.0 mph |
4 | Payne Sheriff | SC | Byrnes | 2024 | 3B | 85.6 mph |
5 | Evan Moon | SC | Powdersville | 2024 | C | 83.4 mph |
6 | Bennett Edwards | SC | Laurens District 55 High | 2025 | C | 83.3 mph |
7 | Braden Williams | SC | Powdersville | 2024 | OF | 82.7 mph |
8 | Henry Dryden | SC | ST JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL | 2025 | 2B | 80.9 mph |
9 | Matt Murray | SC | Greenwood | 2024 | SS | 80.7 mph |
10 | Luke Godwin | SC | Greenwood High | 2025 | SS | 80.4 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 | Braden Williams | SC | Powdersville | 2024 | OF | 355 ft |
2 | Brody Linker | SC | Crescent | 2024 | SS | 352 ft |
3 | Lane McGaha | SC | Belton Honea Path | 2024 | 1B | 343 ft |
4 | Luke Godwin | SC | Greenwood High | 2025 | SS | 336 ft |
5 | Landon Fowler | SC | Powdersville | 2025 | RHP | 333 ft |
6 | Payne Sheriff | SC | Byrnes | 2024 | 3B | 325 ft |
7 | Matt Murray | SC | Greenwood | 2024 | SS | 323 ft |
8 | Will Marguet | SC | Christ Church Episcopal | 2025 | OF | 315 ft |
9 | Evan Moon | SC | Powdersville | 2024 | C | 310 ft |
10 | Nolan Grabiec | SC | Riverside High | 2025 | 1B | 308 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Lane McGaha | SC | Belton Honea Path | 2024 | 1B | 284 ft |
2 | Braden Williams | SC | Powdersville | 2024 | OF | 261 ft |
3 | Tyler Bolemon | SC | SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 247 ft |
4 | Nolan Grabiec | SC | Riverside High | 2025 | 1B | 213 ft |
5 | Brody Linker | SC | Crescent | 2024 | SS | 211 ft |
6 | Luke Godwin | SC | Greenwood High | 2025 | SS | 200 ft |
7 | Will Marguet | SC | Christ Church Episcopal | 2025 | OF | 193 ft |
8 | Landon Fowler | SC | Powdersville | 2025 | RHP | 187 ft |
9 | Landen Still | SC | Greenwood High | 2025 | OF | 185 ft |
10 | Henry Dryden | SC | ST JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL | 2025 | 2B | 184 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 | Landon Fowler | SC | Powdersville | 2025 | RHP | 63 % |
2 | Brody Linker | SC | Crescent | 2024 | SS | 57 % |
3 | Evan Moon | SC | Powdersville | 2024 | C | 50 % |
^ | Tyler Bolemon | SC | SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 50 % |
4 | Ben Willis | SC | Laurens District 55 High | 2025 | SS | 41 % |
5 | Braden Williams | SC | Powdersville | 2024 | OF | 40 % |
6 | Nic Degler | SC | Byrnes | 2024 | OF | 38 % |
7 | Will Marguet | SC | Christ Church Episcopal | 2025 | OF | 36 % |
8 | Lane McGaha | SC | Belton Honea Path | 2024 | 1B | 33 % |
^ | Luke Godwin | SC | Greenwood High | 2025 | SS | 33 % |
9 | Landen Still | SC | Greenwood High | 2025 | OF | 28 % |
10 | Payne Sheriff | SC | Byrnes | 2024 | 3B | 27 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Lane McGaha | SC | Belton Honea Path | 2024 | 1B | 55.6 % |
2 | Braden Williams | SC | Powdersville | 2024 | OF | 53.3 % |
3 | Nolan Grabiec | SC | Riverside High | 2025 | 1B | 46.7 % |
4 | Landen Still | SC | Greenwood High | 2025 | OF | 42.9 % |
^ | Henry Dryden | SC | ST JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL | 2025 | 2B | 42.9 % |
5 | Luke Godwin | SC | Greenwood High | 2025 | SS | 41.7 % |
6 | Tyler Bolemon | SC | SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 40.0 % |
7 | Will Marguet | SC | Christ Church Episcopal | 2025 | OF | 36.4 % |
8 | Quinn Walsh | SC | St. Josephs | 2027 | SS | 33.3 % |
9 | Brodie Burgess | NC | Ashe County High | 2025 | C | 28.6 % |
10 | Matt Murray | SC | Greenwood | 2024 | SS | 26.7 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Bennett Edwards | SC | Laurens District 55 High | 2025 | C | 58 % |
2 | Brodie Burgess | NC | Ashe County High | 2025 | C | 57 % |
3 | Payne Sheriff | SC | Byrnes | 2024 | 3B | 54 % |
4 | John Rambo | SC | St. Joseph's Catholic | 2025 | LHP | 50 % |
5 | Brody Linker | SC | Crescent | 2024 | SS | 35 % |
^ | Henry Dryden | SC | ST JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL | 2025 | 2B | 35 % |
6 | Quinn Walsh | SC | St. Josephs | 2027 | SS | 33 % |
^ | Matt Murray | SC | Greenwood | 2024 | SS | 33 % |
^ | Ben Willis | SC | Laurens District 55 High | 2025 | SS | 33 % |
7 | Evan Moon | SC | Powdersville | 2024 | C | 30 % |
8 | Landon Fowler | SC | Powdersville | 2025 | RHP | 27 % |
^ | Will Marguet | SC | Christ Church Episcopal | 2025 | OF | 27 % |
9 | Nic Degler | SC | Byrnes | 2024 | OF | 23 % |
10 | Nolan Grabiec | SC | Riverside High | 2025 | 1B | 20 % |
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