Prep Baseball Report

Charleston Preseason Open ID: Blast Analytics


Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

The Charleston Preseason ID took place on Saturday Jan. 22th at the Shipyard Park outside of Charleston in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Prospects from the event came from around the Palmetto state on a cool winter afternoon. 

The event began with pitcher bullpens with each pitch tracked by Trackman, along with Pitch AI.  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 Offensive statistics and leaderboards for the event.

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BLAST LEADERBOARD





Max Peak Hand Speed (mph)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Connor Berry NC Reagan 2024 3B 26.1 mph
2 David Stallworth SC West Ashley 2024 3B 25.7 mph
3 Andrew McLaughlin SC Ashley Ridge 2024 RHP 25.0 mph
4 Zach Russell SC West Ashley 2024 SS 24.6 mph
5 Derrick Layton NC Charlotte Christian 2024 SS 24.2 mph
6 Dominic Camacho SC Beaufort 2024 SS 23.7 mph
7 Dylan Dampier SC Oceanside Collegiate 2023 OF 23.4 mph
8 Rylan Priester SC West Ashley 2024 1B 22.9 mph
9 Logan Kolesha SC Wando 2024 OF 22.8 mph
10 Luke Palyok SC Wando 2024 CF 22.4 mph

Average Peak Hand Speed (mph)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 David Stallworth SC West Ashley 2024 3B 23.3 mph
2 Connor Berry NC Reagan 2024 3B 22.9 mph
3 Dylan Dampier SC Oceanside Collegiate 2023 OF 22.4 mph
4 Dominic Camacho SC Beaufort 2024 SS 22.2 mph
5 Andrew McLaughlin SC Ashley Ridge 2024 RHP 21.9 mph
6 Derrick Layton NC Charlotte Christian 2024 SS 21.9 mph
7 Zach Russell SC West Ashley 2024 SS 21.8 mph
8 Luke Palyok SC Wando 2024 CF 21.3 mph
9 Logan Kolesha SC Wando 2024 OF 21.2 mph
10 Brady Gold SC Wando High 2025 SS 20.6 mph

Max Peak Bat Speed (mph)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Dylan Dampier SC Oceanside Collegiate 2023 OF 75.9 mph
2 Reid Baxley SC Johnsonville 2024 2B 74.5 mph
3 Dominic Camacho SC Beaufort 2024 SS 73.7 mph
4 Andrew McLaughlin SC Ashley Ridge 2024 RHP 73.4 mph
5 Rylan Priester SC West Ashley 2024 1B 72.9 mph
6 David Stallworth SC West Ashley 2024 3B 72.2 mph
7 Logan Kolesha SC Wando 2024 OF 70.6 mph
8 Brady Gold SC Wando High 2025 SS 70.2 mph
9 Chase Miller SC Bishop England 2023 OF 69.5 mph
10 Luke Palyok SC Wando 2024 CF 68.6 mph

Average Bat Speed (mph)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Dylan Dampier SC Oceanside Collegiate 2023 OF 72.3 mph
2 Reid Baxley SC Johnsonville 2024 2B 69.4 mph
3 Dominic Camacho SC Beaufort 2024 SS 69.2 mph
4 Andrew McLaughlin SC Ashley Ridge 2024 RHP 68.3 mph
5 Rylan Priester SC West Ashley 2024 1B 66.9 mph
6 Brady Gold SC Wando High 2025 SS 66.4 mph
7 Logan Kolesha SC Wando 2024 OF 65.8 mph
8 David Stallworth SC West Ashley 2024 3B 65.6 mph
9 Bergen Fitzsimmons SC West Ashley 2024 2B 65.5 mph
10 Luke Palyok SC Wando 2024 CF 64.5 mph

Max Rotational Acceleration (g)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Reid Baxley SC Johnsonville 2024 2B 21.9 g
2 Andrew McLaughlin SC Ashley Ridge 2024 RHP 21.0 g
3 Zach Russell SC West Ashley 2024 SS 20.8 g
4 Connor Berry NC Reagan 2024 3B 20.7 g
5 David Stallworth SC West Ashley 2024 3B 20.5 g
6 Rylan Priester SC West Ashley 2024 1B 19.9 g
7 Dominic Camacho SC Beaufort 2024 SS 19.7 g
^ Derrick Layton NC Charlotte Christian 2024 SS 19.7 g
8 Braxton DeCamps SC Johnsonville 2024 OF 18.9 g
9 Luke Palyok SC Wando 2024 CF 17.2 g
10 Bergen Fitzsimmons SC West Ashley 2024 2B 16.2 g

Average Rotational Acceleration (g)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Reid Baxley SC Johnsonville 2024 2B 17.8 g
2 Zach Russell SC West Ashley 2024 SS 16.7 g
3 Andrew McLaughlin SC Ashley Ridge 2024 RHP 16.5 g
4 Connor Berry NC Reagan 2024 3B 16.3 g
5 David Stallworth SC West Ashley 2024 3B 15.5 g
6 Rylan Priester SC West Ashley 2024 1B 15.3 g
7 Braxton DeCamps SC Johnsonville 2024 OF 14.4 g
8 Derrick Layton NC Charlotte Christian 2024 SS 13.7 g
9 Bergen Fitzsimmons SC West Ashley 2024 2B 12.9 g
10 Luke Palyok SC Wando 2024 CF 12.8 g