Prep Baseball Report

Statistical Breakdown: USA Prime Scout Day


Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

On Thursday September 28th PBR of South Carolina was on hand at Flour Field for a scout day with USA Prime. The scout day featured players from the 2024-2028 grad classes.

The evening started with catchers going through a defensive evaluation then pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting data analytics. After the bullpens position players ran a laser timed 60 followed by BP on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After BP outfielders and infielders went through a defensive evaluation. 

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. 

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Statistical Leaders

THE 60 YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Levi Recio SC Easley 2024 1B 6.71 s
2 Cole Bellinger SC Greer 2024 C 6.74 s
3 Carver Youngblood SC Hillcrest 2026 OF 6.78 s
4 BJ Jeter SC Union County 2024 OF 6.81 s
5 Maddox Robinson SC Powdersville 2024 OF 7.09 s
6 Cade Gardner NC A.C. Reynolds 2024 SS 7.13 s
7 Cameron Daniel SC Riverside 2026 OF 7.14 s
8 Emory Yarrell SC Byrnes 2027 SS 7.16 s
9 Cooper DeVries SC Eastside High 2027 OF 7.22 s
^ Jacob Rainey SC Greer High 2025 1B 7.22 s
10 Gavin Hug SC Greer 2024 C 7.31 s
^ Gage Borrosco NC N/A 2028 OF 7.31 s

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 Cooper DeVries SC Eastside High 2027 OF 100.3 mph
2 BJ Jeter SC Union County 2024 OF 99.6 mph
3 Cole Bellinger SC Greer 2024 C 98.6 mph
4 Kaleb Owens SC Easley 2024 RHP 96.3 mph
5 Brady Davenport SC Palmetto 2024 1B 95.6 mph
6 Gavin Hug SC Greer 2024 C 94.7 mph
7 Levi Recio SC Easley 2024 1B 94.3 mph
8 Cade Gardner NC A.C. Reynolds 2024 SS 93.7 mph
9 Carter McAdams SC J. L. Mann 2027 SS 93.4 mph
10 Ashley Shiffer SC JL Mann 2026 1B 93.4 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. 

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Cole Bellinger SC Greer 2024 C 84
2 Jackson Holmes SC Westside 2025 RHP 82
3 Cade Gardner NC A.C. Reynolds 2024 SS 81
4 Jacob Highsmith SC Travelers Rest 2024 2B 79
5 Brady Davenport SC Palmetto 2024 1B 78
6 Kaido Greene SC J.L. Mann 2026 SS 77
^ Carter McAdams SC J. L. Mann 2027 SS 77
7 Kaden Whitmer SC Powdersville 2026 C 74
8 Matthew McAdams SC JL Mann 2027 1B 70
9 Ashley Shiffer SC JL Mann 2026 1B 69
^ Brock Ratliff SC Boiling Springs 2027 2B 69
^ Emory Yarrell SC Byrnes 2027 SS 69
10 Jacob Rainey SC Greer High 2025 1B 67

Positional Velocity - Outfielders

Outfielders worked out from right field and center field, making throws to third base. Throws were measured by a radar gun to gauge arm strength.  

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Levi Recio SC Easley 2024 1B 87
2 BJ Jeter SC Union County 2024 OF 86
^ Cooper DeVries SC Eastside High 2027 OF 86
3 Maddox Robinson SC Powdersville 2024 OF 82
4 Jaaron Frye NC AC Reynolds 2028 OF 81
5 Joe (Trey) Walker III SC Woodmont 2024 OF 80
6 Carver Youngblood SC Hillcrest 2026 OF 75
7 Gage Borrosco NC N/A 2028 OF 74
8 Owen Painter SC Blue Ridge 2028 OF 67
9 Jace Frye NC AC Reynolds 2029 SS 66
10 Joel Hinson SC Greenville 2027 OF 65
^ Jacob Harvey NC East Henderson 2027 OF 65

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.  

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Cole Bellinger SC Greer 2024 C 82
2 Gavin Hug SC Greer 2024 C 80
3 Evan Moon SC Powdersville 2024 C 76
4 JD Moore III SC Boiling Springs High 2026 C 73
5 Mason Guion SC Fountain Inn 2026 C 72
6 Kaden Whitmer SC Powdersville 2026 C 71
^ Griffin Tillery NC N/A 2028 C 71
7 Brock Ratliff SC Boiling Springs 2027 2B 66
8 Whitner Sokol SC Palmetto 2028 C 65
9 Finn Smith SC Greenville 2028 C 57

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Cole Bellinger SC Greer 2024 C 1.93-2.08
2 JD Moore III SC Boiling Springs High 2026 C 1.93-2.10
3 Gavin Hug SC Greer 2024 C 2.00-2.07
4 Evan Moon SC Powdersville 2024 C 2.03-2.22
5 Kaden Whitmer SC Powdersville 2026 C 2.10-2.26
^ Griffin Tillery NC N/A 2028 C 2.10-2.26
6 Brock Ratliff SC Boiling Springs 2027 2B 2.18-2.26
7 Mason Guion SC Fountain Inn 2026 C 2.19-2.30
8 Whitner Sokol SC Palmetto 2028 C 2.26-2.37
9 Finn Smith SC Greenville 2028 C 2.50-2.76

TrackMan Info - Pitcher Bullpens

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

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Gavin Hug SC Greer 2024 C 87.9 mph
2 Cooper DeVries SC Eastside High 2027 OF 87.1 mph
3 Levi Recio SC Easley 2024 1B 84.1 mph
4 Jackson Holmes SC Westside 2025 RHP 83.1 mph
5 Robert Manges SC Hampton Park Christian 2024 LHP 79.9 mph
6 Ashley Shiffer SC JL Mann 2026 1B 78.1 mph
7 Kaido Greene SC J.L. Mann 2026 SS 77.5 mph
8 Ejan Fusetti SC Eastside 2024 LHP 77.0 mph
9 Carver Youngblood SC Hillcrest 2026 OF 75.8 mph
10 Carter McAdams SC J. L. Mann 2027 SS 75.2 mph