USA Prime Scout Day: Trackman Hitting Leaders
October 3, 2023
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
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 | Cooper DeVries | SC | Eastside | 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 |
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 | BJ Jeter | SC | Union County | 2024 | OF | 92.0 mph |
2 | Cole Bellinger | SC | Greer | 2024 | C | 90.9 mph |
3 | Kaleb Owens | SC | Easley | 2024 | RHP | 90.7 mph |
4 | Ashley Shiffer | SC | JL Mann | 2026 | 1B | 89.5 mph |
5 | Carter McAdams | SC | J. L. Mann | 2027 | SS | 89.3 mph |
6 | Brady Davenport | SC | Palmetto | 2024 | 1B | 89.2 mph |
7 | Cooper DeVries | SC | Eastside | 2027 | OF | 88.7 mph |
8 | Gavin Hug | SC | Greer | 2024 | C | 87.7 mph |
9 | Maddox Robinson | SC | Powdersville | 2024 | OF | 87.2 mph |
10 | Matthew McAdams | SC | JL Mann | 2027 | 1B | 85.5 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 | BJ Jeter | SC | Union County | 2024 | OF | 363 ft |
2 | Cooper DeVries | SC | Eastside | 2027 | OF | 362 ft |
3 | Cole Bellinger | SC | Greer | 2024 | C | 359 ft |
4 | Gavin Hug | SC | Greer | 2024 | C | 358 ft |
5 | Levi Recio | SC | Easley | 2024 | 1B | 354 ft |
6 | Cade Gardner | NC | A.C. Reynolds | 2024 | SS | 353 ft |
7 | Ashley Shiffer | SC | JL Mann | 2026 | 1B | 351 ft |
8 | Kaleb Owens | SC | Easley | 2024 | RHP | 350 ft |
9 | Brady Davenport | SC | Palmetto | 2024 | 1B | 349 ft |
10 | Maddox Robinson | SC | Powdersville | 2024 | OF | 338 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Maddox Robinson | SC | Powdersville | 2024 | OF | 310 ft |
2 | BJ Jeter | SC | Union County | 2024 | OF | 303 ft |
3 | Gavin Hug | SC | Greer | 2024 | C | 279 ft |
4 | Ashley Shiffer | SC | JL Mann | 2026 | 1B | 273 ft |
5 | Jacob Rainey | SC | Greer | 2025 | 1B | 271 ft |
6 | Cooper DeVries | SC | Eastside | 2027 | OF | 266 ft |
7 | Levi Recio | SC | Easley | 2024 | 1B | 259 ft |
8 | Cade Gardner | NC | A.C. Reynolds | 2024 | SS | 254 ft |
9 | Joe (Trey) Walker III | SC | Woodmont | 2024 | OF | 246 ft |
10 | Sam Utecht | SC | St. Joseph's Catholic | 2026 | 3B | 242 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 | Brock Ratliff | SC | Boiling Springs | 2027 | 2B | 53 % |
2 | Carter McAdams | SC | J. L. Mann | 2027 | SS | 50 % |
^ | Kaden Whitmer | SC | Powdersville | 2026 | C | 50 % |
^ | Brady Davenport | SC | Palmetto | 2024 | 1B | 50 % |
^ | Ashley Shiffer | SC | JL Mann | 2026 | 1B | 50 % |
^ | JD Moore III | SC | Boiling Springs | 2026 | C | 50 % |
^ | Finn Smith | SC | Greenville | 2028 | C | 50 % |
3 | Evan Moon | SC | Powdersville | 2024 | C | 44 % |
4 | Jacob Rainey | SC | Greer | 2025 | 1B | 42 % |
^ | Levi Recio | SC | Easley | 2024 | 1B | 42 % |
5 | Jacob Harvey | NC | East Henderson | 2027 | OF | 41 % |
6 | Cole Bellinger | SC | Greer | 2024 | C | 40 % |
^ | Kaleb Owens | SC | Easley | 2024 | RHP | 40 % |
7 | Cooper DeVries | SC | Eastside | 2027 | OF | 36 % |
^ | Kaido Greene | SC | J.L. Mann | 2026 | SS | 36 % |
8 | Henry Zgonc | SC | Riverside | 2028 | 1B | 30 % |
9 | Conner Highsmith | SC | Blue Ridge | 2028 | 1B | 28 % |
10 | Nate Fagan | NC | Polk County | 2028 | SS | 27 % |
^ | Joel Hinson | SC | Greenville | 2027 | OF | 27 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Foster Pruitt | SC | Byrnes | 2028 | 2B | 100.0 % |
2 | Maddox Robinson | SC | Powdersville | 2024 | OF | 85.7 % |
3 | Cameron Daniel | SC | Riverside | 2026 | OF | 80.0 % |
^ | Sam Utecht | SC | St. Joseph's Catholic | 2026 | 3B | 80.0 % |
4 | Gavin Hug | SC | Greer | 2024 | C | 77.8 % |
5 | BJ Jeter | SC | Union County | 2024 | OF | 71.4 % |
6 | Aiden McCroskey | SC | Eastside | 2026 | RHP | 69.2 % |
7 | Joe (Trey) Walker III | SC | Woodmont | 2024 | OF | 66.7 % |
8 | Carver Youngblood | SC | Hillcrest | 2026 | OF | 60.0 % |
^ | Jace Frye | NC | AC Reynolds | 2029 | SS | 60.0 % |
^ | Whitner Sokol | SC | Palmetto | 2028 | C | 60.0 % |
9 | Cade Gardner | NC | A.C. Reynolds | 2024 | SS | 58.3 % |
10 | Graham Suttles | SC | Riverside | 2028 | OF | 57.1 % |
^ | Jacob Rainey | SC | Greer | 2025 | 1B | 57.1 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Griffin Tillery | NC | N/A | 2028 | C | 55 % |
2 | Mason Guion | SC | Fountain Inn | 2026 | C | 54 % |
3 | Matthew McAdams | SC | JL Mann | 2027 | 1B | 50 % |
4 | Owen Painter | SC | Blue Ridge | 2028 | OF | 46 % |
^ | Kaleb Owens | SC | Easley | 2024 | RHP | 46 % |
5 | Jacob Highsmith | SC | Travelers Rest | 2024 | 2B | 41 % |
6 | Gage Borrosco | NC | N/A | 2028 | OF | 38 % |
7 | Henry Zgonc | SC | Riverside | 2028 | 1B | 30 % |
8 | Carver Youngblood | SC | Hillcrest | 2026 | OF | 30 % |
9 | Brady Davenport | SC | Palmetto | 2024 | 1B | 28 % |
^ | Beckett Lind | NC | TC Roberson | 2028 | 1B | 28 % |
10 | Nate Fagan | NC | Polk County | 2028 | SS | 27 % |