The Southern Athletics Scout Day took place on November 6th on the campus of Limestone University  in Gaffney, SC.  

The event began with a defensive evaluation for catchers, pitcher bullpens with each pitch tracked by Trackman.  A pro-style workout for all the position players followed that included the 60 yard dash, BP with TrackMan ball flight analysis, and a defensive evaluation. 

Below we will look at the statistical breakdown for the event.

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STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN

THE 60 YARD DASH

Players ran a laser timed 60 yard dash to start their day. The 60 was run on a natural surface. 

 

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	60-yard
1	Sean Friedholm	SC	Riverside	2023	3B	7.28
^	Caleb White	NC	RS Central	2023	OF	7.28
^	Jack Murphy	SC	St Joseph's Catholic	2023	SS	7.28
2	Cole Bellinger	SC	Greer	2024	C	7.42
3	James Kakaras	SC	Riverside	2024	2B	7.45
^	Matt Murray	SC	Greenwood	2024	SS	7.45
^	Dru Nelson	SC	Riverside	2024	OF	7.45
4	Tanner Hardin	SC	Union County	2024	SS	7.53
5	RJ Groomster	SC	Georgia Premier Academy	2025	OF	7.58
6	Ashton Colantonio	SC	JL Mann	2025	OF	7.59
7	Gavin Hug	SC	Greer	2024	C	7.61
8	Joseph Coker	SC	Woodmont	2023	MIF	7.72
9	Jack Flynn	SC	St Joseph Catholic	2025	3B	7.74
10	Andrew Yelton	NC	RS Central	2025	LHP	7.76

TRACKMAN MAX EXIT VELOCITY (BP)

During BP, TrackMan tracked ball flight off the bat.  One element TrackMan is able to produce is the exit velocity.  Below are the top Exit Velocities produced during live BP.

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Kadan Roach	SC	Byrnes	2023	RHP	95.8 mph
2	Sean Friedholm	SC	Riverside	2023	3B	94.4 mph
3	Kyle Moshier	NC	Asheville	2023	SS	93.9 mph
4	Brody Linker	SC	Crescent	2024	SS	93.3 mph
5	Caleb White	NC	RS Central	2023	OF	92.5 mph
6	Gavin Hug	SC	Greer	2024	C	91.5 mph
7	RJ Groomster	SC	Georgia Premier Academy	2025	OF	90.7 mph
8	Jack Murphy	SC	St Joseph's Catholic	2023	SS	90.3 mph
9	Andrew Cammarota	SC	Blue Ridge	2024	1B	90.2 mph
10	James Melehes	SC	JL Mann	2023	C	89.6 mph

POSITIONAL VELOCITY – INFIELDERS

Infielders were able to workout at shortstop throwing across the infield, or from 1B throwing to 2B and 3B in the pro-style workout.  Coaches are working to evaluate rhythm, footwork, hands, exchanges, arm action, accuracy, and carry.  To measure arm strength PBR Scouts utilize a radar gun.  Below are the top posted positional velocities from the day.

POSITIONAL VELOCITY – OUTFIELDERS

Outfielders worked out from right field, making throws to the plate.  Throws were measured by a radar gun to gauge arm strength.  Scouts are also working to see exchange, arm path, carry, and accuracy.

CATCHER POP TIMES & POSITIONAL VELOCITY

In the pro-style workout, catchers workout from behind home plate, making multiple throws to 2B, simulating a stolen base attempt.  Scouts again are looking for a quick, clean transition to the release as well as carry and accuracy on the throw.  For catchers, evaluators will put a stopwatch on the “pop time” or the time the ball hits their glove to the time the ball hits the MIF’s glove at 2B.  Coaches can also time the transition from when the ball hits the catchers glove to when he is able to release his throw.  PBR scouts add the radar gun to put a number on the arm strength out of the crouched position.

Max Fastball - Bullpen

Pitchers threw a controlled bullpen showcasing their full arsenal of pitches. Velocity and spin rate information was gathered off of the TrackMan. TrackMan analytics are the official analytics and the velocities below were captured by TrackMan.

Max Fastball Velocity