Prep Baseball Report

Canes Carolina Scout Day: Trackman Hitting Leaders


Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

On Sunday June 4th PBR or South Carolina was on hand at Carolina Forest High School for a Scout Day with Canes Carolina. 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 Gunner Jordan SC Cheraw 2024 1B 106.8 mph
2 Jacob Mackara SC Bishop England 2025 OF 91.4 mph
3 Edwin Allen NC Cardinal Gibbons 2024 OF 90.9 mph
4 Peter Fulton SC Bishop England 2025 3B 90.5 mph
5 Luke Dilgard NC South Brunswick 2024 2B 90.0 mph
6 Gavin Squires SC Spartanburg High 2025 C 88.6 mph
7 Owen Giles SC Greenville 2024 OF 87.9 mph
8 Brewer Cannon SC Conway 2027 MIF 87.4 mph
9 James Hart SC Philip Simmons 2024 OF 87.3 mph
10 Matthew Harrison SC Lugoff Elgin 2024 3B 87.1 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 Gunner Jordan SC Cheraw 2024 1B 95.7 mph
2 Jacob Mackara SC Bishop England 2025 OF 88.6 mph
3 Edwin Allen NC Cardinal Gibbons 2024 OF 83.4 mph
4 James Hart SC Philip Simmons 2024 OF 82.8 mph
5 Zachery Johnson SC Conway 2024 RHP 82.4 mph
6 JD Murdock SC Atlantic Collegiate 2025 C 81.0 mph
7 Lucas Kline SC Stratford 2026 3B 80.2 mph
8 Owen Giles SC Greenville 2024 OF 80.1 mph
9 Jake Moss SC Byrnes 2025 SS 79.9 mph
10 Carlos Ramirez SC Southside 2026 SS 79.7 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 Gunner Jordan SC Cheraw 2024 1B 351 ft
2 Jacob Mackara SC Bishop England 2025 OF 323 ft
3 Gavin Squires SC Spartanburg High 2025 C 321 ft
4 Lucas Kline SC Stratford 2026 3B 304 ft
5 Edwin Allen NC Cardinal Gibbons 2024 OF 298 ft
6 James Hart SC Philip Simmons 2024 OF 292 ft
7 Peter Fulton SC Bishop England 2025 3B 292 ft
8 Zachery Johnson SC Conway 2024 RHP 290 ft
9 Braxton Dehart GA Augusta Christian 2025 OF 289 ft
10 Luke Dilgard NC South Brunswick 2024 2B 288 ft


Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session


Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Jacob Mackara SC Bishop England 2025 OF 245 ft
2 Bryan Franklin SC Blythewood High 2025 2B 208 ft
3 Jake DiMartino SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2026 C 201 ft
4 Gunner Jordan SC Cheraw 2024 1B 192 ft
5 Edwin Allen NC Cardinal Gibbons 2024 OF 187 ft
6 Grady Sotriffer NC South Brunswick 2026 SS 185 ft
7 Lucas Kline SC Stratford 2026 3B 184 ft
8 Peter Fulton SC Bishop England 2025 3B 180 ft
9 Charlie Johnson SC Oceanside Collegiate 2026 SS 179 ft
10 Chase Foxworth SC Atlantic Coliegiate 2027 C 177 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 Finlay Pratt SC James Island Charter High 2026 C 60 %
^ Lucas Benes SC Brashier Middle College 2026 RHP 60 %
^ James Hart SC Philip Simmons 2024 OF 60 %
2 JD Murdock SC Atlantic Collegiate 2025 C 55 %
3 Gunner Jordan SC Cheraw 2024 1B 50 %
^ Ben Smith SC Wren 2024 2B 50 %
^ Tanner Fleming SC Oceanside Collegiate 2027 SS 50 %
^ Gabriel Allen NC Hoke County 2027 3B 50 %
^ Peter Fulton SC Bishop England 2025 3B 50 %
^ Jacob Mackara SC Bishop England 2025 OF 50 %
4 Brewer Cannon SC Conway 2027 MIF 45 %
5 Tye Livesay SC Bishop England 2024 C 44 %
^ Jake DiMartino SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2026 C 44 %
^ Lucas Kline SC Stratford 2026 3B 44 %
6 Zachery Johnson SC Conway 2024 RHP 41 %
7 Jake Moss SC Byrnes 2025 SS 38 %
8 Bryan Franklin SC Blythewood High 2025 2B 36 %
9 Braxton Dehart GA Augusta Christian 2025 OF 33 %
^ Chase Foxworth SC Atlantic Coliegiate 2027 C 33 %
^ Eli Cash NC Corinth Holders 2027 C 33 %
10 Gunner Williams NC Wilson Christian 2027 RHP 30 %
^ Charlie Johnson SC Oceanside Collegiate 2026 SS 30 %
^ Jace Haynes SC Westside 2025 1B 30 %



Fly Ball %


Rank Name State School Class Pos Fly Ball %
1 Edwin Allen NC Cardinal Gibbons 2024 OF 57.1 %
2 James Fessano SC Wando 2024 RHP 55.6 %
^ Finn Corley SC Bishop England 2027 CF 55.6 %
3 Grady Sotriffer NC South Brunswick 2026 SS 54.5 %
4 Charlie Johnson SC Oceanside Collegiate 2026 SS 50.0 %
^ Rick Hussey SC Myrtle Beach 2024 SS 50.0 %
^ Chase Foxworth SC Atlantic Coliegiate 2027 C 50.0 %
^ Owen Giles SC Greenville 2024 OF 50.0 %
5 Bowen Stickler SC Oceanside Collegiate 2025 C 45.5 %
6 Jake DiMartino SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2026 C 44.4 %
^ Gavin Squires SC Spartanburg High 2025 C 44.4 %
7 Thomas Stewart SC Wando 2024 OF 38.5 %
8 Joseph Nelson SC Cane Bay 2027 SS 37.5 %
9 Bryan Franklin SC Blythewood High 2025 2B 36.4 %
10 Braxton Dehart GA Augusta Christian 2025 OF 33.3 %



Ground Ball %


Rank Name State School Class Pos Ground Ball %
1 Matthew Harrison SC Lugoff Elgin 2024 3B 66 %
^ Carlos Ramirez SC Southside 2026 SS 66 %
2 Eli Cash NC Corinth Holders 2027 C 55 %
3 Luke Dilgard NC South Brunswick 2024 2B 54 %
4 Greyson Evans NC North Lincoln 2027 2B 50 %
^ Gabriel Allen NC Hoke County 2027 3B 50 %
^ Gunner Jordan SC Cheraw 2024 1B 50 %
^ Gunner Williams NC Wilson Christian 2027 RHP 50 %
5 Jake Moss SC Byrnes 2025 SS 46 %
6 Bowen Stickler SC Oceanside Collegiate 2025 C 45 %
7 Gavin Squires SC Spartanburg High 2025 C 44 %
8 Edwin Allen NC Cardinal Gibbons 2024 OF 42 %
9 Zachery Johnson SC Conway 2024 RHP 41 %
10 Lucas Benes SC Brashier Middle College 2026 RHP 40 %
^ Jace Haynes SC Westside 2025 1B 40 %