Prep Baseball Report

SC Preseason All-State North: Quick Hitters - Underclass Pitchers


Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

On Saturday January 21st PBR of South Carolina was on hand at The Winthrop Ball Park for our Preseason All-State North Event. The event featured players from the 2023-2028 grad classes.

The day started with BP on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data followed the defensive evaluations followed by laser timed 60.  Then pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting data analytics  to finish the day.

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. 

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Quick Hitters - Underclass Pitchers

 

William Meredith, LHP, 2025

5-11 180 pound frame with present strength.  Left hander shows a controlled paced delivery with a smooth arm action and a H ¾ arm slot.  Showed feel for 3 pitches for strikes, while running his FB up to 80.1 mph.  SL was up to 74 mph with a max spin of 1827 rpm.  CH had good action down in the zone with an avg spin of 1401 rpm.


John Nypaver, LHP, 2027

150 pounds, a long and slender 5-11 frame.  Left-handed arm with a short, fast arm and a low 3/4 arm slot.  Fastball showed the ability to fill up the zone and was up 77.7 mph with some armside run and sink to it.  Spun a nice curveball with depth and had the ability to move that pitch both inside and outside of the strike zone for strikes and chases.  Also showed a good feel for a CH up good sink and fade to it.


Beau Hite, RHP, 2028

5-9 130 pound lean athletic frame.  On the mound shows good clean mechanics with a controlled delivery and good direction down the mound.  Throwing from a H ¾ arm slot ran his FB up 74.4 mph with a max spin of 1927 rpm.  Good feel for a breaking ball and CH.  CB had a max spin of 2178 rpm with good downward action to it.      


Cooper DeVries, RHP, 2027

6-0, 170 pounds; strong and athletic.  This young man demonstrated a smooth, slower delivery from a loaded preset setup.  Threw with strong arm speed and a H3/4 arm slot while working down the mound well.  The max fastball spin was 1686 rpm, reaching speeds of up to 82.1 mph. He threw a split finger for his off-speed that was up 76.8 mph, with an average spin of 1553 rpm, and had good diving action.  Also spun a SL with a max spin of 2277 rpm while up to 76.8 mph.  


Reece Oakley, RHP, 2026

6-2 165 pound long, lean athletic frame.  Controlled delivery with a higher leg lift with good direction down the mound.  Threw from a ¾ arm slot with good whippy arm action.  2 pitch mix on the mound with a fastball and breaking ball.  Good feel for both pitches while running his FB up to 77.2 mph and a max spin of 2059 rpm.  Breaking ball was up to 64.3 mph and a max spin at 2218 rpm.



Charlie Bailey, RHP, 2026

6-0 175 pond strong frame with present strength.  Uptempo delivery with a shorter arm swing and a H ¾ arm slot.  Good life on FB while running it up to 80.5 mph and a max spin at 1947 rpm.  SL showed a short late break to it while up to 71.8 mph and a max spin of 1850 rpm.  Split finger was his 3rd pitch with bite to it with an avg spin at 1531 rpm.


Isaiah Ralls, RHP, 2025

5-9 212 pound frame.  Right hander with a quick arm from a ¾ arm slot.  FB showed good life to it while up to 79.1 mph and a max spin of 2221 rpm.  Good feel for a CB with depth to it and up a max spin of 2305 rpm.  Changeup showed good sink to it down in the zone.   


Henry Dryden, RHP, 2025

5-8 145 pound lean frame with room to add on.  A short arm action from a ¾ arm slot.  Fastball had good sink and run to it while up to 78.5 mph and a max spin of 2060 rom.  Curveball had a bigger break to it with a 1/7 break while up to 63.2 mph.  Changeup had good sink and run to it with a max spin at 1760 rpm.   


Cole Smith, RHP, 2025

A 140-pound, 5-foot-10 frame with room to grow.  UP to  79.9 mph, the fastball has run and sunk with spin up to 2188 rpm.  Incorporates a sweeping breaking ball up to 72 mph. Both the fastball and the breaking ball are mostly worked to his glove side. With a 3/4 arm slot, the delivery moves at a quick pace.  Also showed feel for a changeup with an avg spin at 2082 rpm. 


Kason Herlong, RHP, 2025

6-0 170 pound athletic frame.  Controlled paced delivery with an athletic arm swing from a ¾ slot.  Fastball showed some good run and sink to it while running it up to 83.1 mph and a max spin at 2315 rpm.  Curveball had a bigger break to it while having a 1/7 break to it and up to 68.8 mph and a max spin at 2173 rpm.  Changeup was up to 71.7 mph and showing good run and sink.  Has a max spin of 1405 rpm.