Prep Baseball Report

USA Prime Scout Day: Statistical Leaders


Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

On Wednesday 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 2023-2027 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 Carver Youngblood SC Hillcrest 2026 OF 6.77 s
2 Joe (Trey) Walker III SC Woodmont 2024 OF 6.87 s
3 Hudson Brannon SC Greer 2023 3B 7.11 s
4 James Shennan SC Greer 2023 RHP 7.12 s
5 Cade Gardner NC A.C. Reynolds 2024 SS 7.15 s
^ Cameron Daniel SC Riverside 2026 OF 7.15 s
6 Dean McCravy SC J.L. Mann 2023 LF 7.21 s
7 Brendan Gilbert SC Oceanside Collegiate 2025 MIF 7.34 s
8 Cooper DeVries SC Eastside 2027 OF 7.50 s
^ Ryan Williams SC Dorman 2025 OF 7.50 s
9 Matthew Conner SC Eastside 2023 RHP 7.51 s
10 Caleb Dwyer SC Eastside 2024 C 7.52 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 Ezekiel Atkinson SC Riverside 2023 OF 95.5 mph
2 Cade Gardner NC A.C. Reynolds 2024 SS 95.3 mph
3 James Shennan SC Greer 2023 RHP 95.1 mph
4 Gavin Hug SC Greer 2024 C 93.1 mph
5 Ejan Fusetti SC Eastside 2024 LHP 92.7 mph
6 Dean McCravy SC J.L. Mann 2023 LF 92.4 mph
7 Hudson Brannon SC Greer 2023 3B 92.2 mph
8 Cooper DeVries SC Eastside 2027 OF 91.9 mph
9 Carver Youngblood SC Hillcrest 2026 OF 88.8 mph
10 Gregory Bryant SC Eastside 2025 OF 88.7 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 Cade Gardner NC A.C. Reynolds 2024 SS 82
2 Hudson Brannon SC Greer 2023 3B 75
3 Jaaron Frye NC AC Reynolds 2028 OF 73
4 Carver Youngblood SC Hillcrest 2026 OF 72
5 Gavin Psychas SC Powdersville 2025 RHP 69
^ Brendan Gilbert SC Oceanside Collegiate 2025 MIF 69
^ Carter McAdams SC J. L. Mann 2027 SS 69
6 Asher Bocanegra SC Southside Christian 2027 2B 66
^ Joel Hinson SC Greenville 2027 OF 66
7 Devon Rakestraw SC Chapin 2026 2B 65
8 Eli Atkins SC Home School 2027 1B 62
^ Ejan Fusetti SC Eastside 2024 LHP 62
9 Griffin Tillery NC N/A 2028 C 61

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 James Shennan SC Greer 2023 RHP 89
2 Dean McCravy SC J.L. Mann 2023 LF 85
3 Cooper DeVries SC Eastside 2027 OF 79
4 Joe (Trey) Walker III SC Woodmont 2024 OF 78
5 Ezekiel Atkinson SC Riverside 2023 OF 75
^ Gregory Bryant SC Eastside 2025 OF 75
6 Ryan Williams SC Dorman 2025 OF 72
7 JD Moore III SC Boiling Springs 2026 C 67
^ Gage Borrosco NC N/A 2028 OF 67
8 Jacob Johnson SC Riverside 2026 C 66
9 Cameron Daniel SC Riverside 2026 OF 64
10 Jackson Tretter SC JL Mann 2027 OF 63

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 Gavin Hug SC Greer 2024 C 78
2 Ezekiel Atkinson SC Riverside 2023 OF 70
3 Caleb Dwyer SC Eastside 2024 C 68
4 Jacob Johnson SC Riverside 2026 C 66
5 JD Moore III SC Boiling Springs 2026 C 64
6 Griffin Tillery NC N/A 2028 C 62

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Gavin Hug SC Greer 2024 C 2.01-2.19
2 Ezekiel Atkinson SC Riverside 2023 OF 2.22-2.30
3 Caleb Dwyer SC Eastside 2024 C 2.25-2.51
4 Griffin Tillery NC N/A 2028 C 2.26-2.39
5 JD Moore III SC Boiling Springs 2026 C 2.26-2.41
6 Jacob Johnson SC Riverside 2026 C 2.32-2.66

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 JJ Mckinney SC Wren 2023 RHP 85.5 mph
2 James Shennan SC Greer 2023 RHP 85.1 mph
3 Gavin Hug SC Greer 2024 C 84.6 mph
4 Matthew Conner SC Eastside 2023 RHP 82.7 mph
5 Cooper DeVries SC Eastside 2027 OF 82.1 mph
6 Ezekiel Atkinson SC Riverside 2023 OF 78.8 mph
7 Cody Southern SC Greer 2023 RHP 78.1 mph
8 Ejan Fusetti SC Eastside 2024 LHP 73.2 mph
9 Carver Youngblood SC Hillcrest 2026 OF 73.1 mph
10 Gavin Psychas SC Powdersville 2025 RHP 71.7 mph