Prep Baseball Report

T24 Gamecocks Scout Day: Trackman Hitting Leaders


Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

On Monday September 11th PBR or South Carolina was on hand at Clover Middle School for a Scout Day with players from T24 Gamecocks. The Scout Day featured players from the 2026-2029 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 Jackson Hilton NC Oak Grove 2027 RHP 93.0 mph
2 Jesse Covington NC Westchester Country Day 2028 2B 88.0 mph
3 Parker McGee SC Lancaster 2026 SS 87.8 mph
4 Gavin McNulty SC Clover 2027 OF 87.6 mph
5 Briggs Lee SC Legion Collegiate 2026 3B 86.5 mph
6 Gabriel Diaz NC Palisades 2027 3B 86.3 mph
7 Zach White NC Hickory Grove Christian 2026 C 85.5 mph
8 Jack Neal SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2027 OF 84.4 mph
9 Anthony Marano SC Clover High 2026 OF 84.2 mph
10 Timothy Manning SC A.C. Flora 2028 OF 82.5 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 Jackson Hilton NC Oak Grove 2027 RHP 82.0 mph
2 Parker McGee SC Lancaster 2026 SS 81.7 mph
3 Gabriel Diaz NC Palisades 2027 3B 80.0 mph
4 Briggs Lee SC Legion Collegiate 2026 3B 79.2 mph
5 Gavin McNulty SC Clover 2027 OF 78.5 mph
6 Timothy Manning SC A.C. Flora 2028 OF 77.7 mph
7 Jesse Covington NC Westchester Country Day 2028 2B 77.1 mph
8 Jack Neal SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2027 OF 75.7 mph
9 John Michael McGovern SC Clover 2029 1B 72.3 mph
10 Ty Orr SC Lewisville 2027 OF 71.5 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 Jesse Covington NC Westchester Country Day 2028 2B 323 ft
2 Jackson Hilton NC Oak Grove 2027 RHP 303 ft
3 Parker McGee SC Lancaster 2026 SS 303 ft
4 Zach White NC Hickory Grove Christian 2026 C 298 ft
5 Gabriel Diaz NC Palisades 2027 3B 293 ft
6 Jack Neal SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2027 OF 291 ft
7 Gavin McNulty SC Clover 2027 OF 283 ft
8 Briggs Lee SC Legion Collegiate 2026 3B 279 ft
9 Timothy Manning SC A.C. Flora 2028 OF 275 ft
10 Blake Devis NC Palisades 2026 C 275 ft


Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session


Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Jesse Covington NC Westchester Country Day 2028 2B 257 ft
2 Parker McGee SC Lancaster 2026 SS 242 ft
3 Jack Neal SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2027 OF 193 ft
4 Gavin McNulty SC Clover 2027 OF 184 ft
5 Gabriel Diaz NC Palisades 2027 3B 169 ft
6 Briggs Lee SC Legion Collegiate 2026 3B 167 ft
7 Jackson Hilton NC Oak Grove 2027 RHP 161 ft
8 Ty Orr SC Lewisville 2027 OF 159 ft
9 Zach White NC Hickory Grove Christian 2026 C 154 ft
10 Timothy Manning SC A.C. Flora 2028 OF 144 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 Gabriel Diaz NC Palisades 2027 3B 66 %
2 Parker McGee SC Lancaster 2026 SS 53 %
3 Anthony Marano SC Clover High 2026 OF 50 %
^ Timothy Manning SC A.C. Flora 2028 OF 50 %
^ Gavin McNulty SC Clover 2027 OF 50 %
^ Jack Neal SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2027 OF 50 %
4 Jackson Hilton NC Oak Grove 2027 RHP 46 %
5 Colton Gregory SC Clover 2028 OF 45 %
6 Zach White NC Hickory Grove Christian 2026 C 40 %
7 Briggs Lee SC Legion Collegiate 2026 3B 30 %
8 Jesse Covington NC Westchester Country Day 2028 2B 27 %
^ John Michael McGovern SC Clover 2029 1B 27 %
9 Blake Devis NC Palisades 2026 C 20 %
10 Ray Steed Jr SC Clover High School 2029 OF 18 %



Fly Ball %


Rank Name State School Class Pos Fly Ball %
1 Jesse Covington NC Westchester Country Day 2028 2B 63.6 %
2 Finn Bigger SC Northwestern 2029 OF 50.0 %
3 Ty Orr SC Lewisville 2027 OF 45.5 %
4 Brighton Ligon SC Northwestern 2027 OF 38.5 %
5 Colton Gregory SC Clover 2028 OF 36.4 %
^ Kyler Hood SC South Pointe 2027 C 36.4 %
6 Parker McGee SC Lancaster 2026 SS 30.8 %
7 Ray Steed Jr SC Clover High School 2029 OF 27.3 %
^ John Michael McGovern SC Clover 2029 1B 27.3 %
8 Gavin McNulty SC Clover 2027 OF 25.0 %
^ Dominic Landers SC Clover 2029 C 25.0 %
9 Briggs Lee SC Legion Collegiate 2026 3B 23.1 %
10 Jack Neal SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2027 OF 21.4 %



Ground Ball %


Rank Name State School Class Pos Ground Ball %
1 Blake Devis NC Palisades 2026 C 70 %
2 Dominic Landers SC Clover 2029 C 50 %
^ Timothy Manning SC A.C. Flora 2028 OF 50 %
^ Finn Bigger SC Northwestern 2029 OF 50 %
3 Jackson Hilton NC Oak Grove 2027 RHP 46 %
^ Briggs Lee SC Legion Collegiate 2026 3B 46 %
^ Brighton Ligon SC Northwestern 2027 OF 46 %
4 Ray Steed Jr SC Clover High School 2029 OF 45 %
^ John Michael McGovern SC Clover 2029 1B 45 %
5 Zach White NC Hickory Grove Christian 2026 C 40 %
6 Ty Orr SC Lewisville 2027 OF 36 %
7 Gabriel Diaz NC Palisades 2027 3B 33 %
8 Anthony Marano SC Clover High 2026 OF 30 %
9 Gavin McNulty SC Clover 2027 OF 25 %
10 Jack Neal SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2027 OF 21 %