On Saturday, Januray 18th Prep Baseball of South Carolina hosted its Preseason ID at Carolina Playmakers in Columbia, SC. The Preseason IDs leads to identifying prospects for some of the summer’s biggest invite only events like Boarder Battle, PB Senior Games, Top Prospect Games, PB JR Future Games, PB SR Future Games and the PB Future Games. The event featured players from the 2026-2028 grad classes. 

The event began with A pro-style workout for all the position players followed that included running a laser timed 30 recorded using Vald Preformance Technology, BP with TrackMan ball flight analysis, a defensive evaluation, and finished with pitcher bullpens with each pitch tracked by Trackman.  

Below we will look at the statistical breakdown for the event.

CLICK HERE to see full stats and roster

SCOUTING REPORTS (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)

Colt Babic, Hammond (SC), 2027
Positional Profile: SS/OF 
Body: 5-10, 175-pounds. Strong athletic frame with good athletic
Hit: RHH. Upright open stance with good looseness in hands and body. Uses a medium leg lift and stride to get to powerful hitting position. Slight uphill path through the zone with a higher finish with a short compact stroke 71.8 mph bat speed with 17 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 101 max exit velocity, averaged 90.2 mph. 377' max distance. Big time bat speed that helps produce big power in the bat to all fields. 
Arm: RH. INF-85 mph. OF-88 mph. Short quick athletic arm.
Defense: Good footwork and soft hands while fielding the ball out front and working through the ball.
ATH: 27.70 max vertical.

Allen Hegler, Lexington (SC), 2028
Positional Profile: 3B/1B 
Body: 6-0, 206-pounds. Strong physical mature frame.
Hit: RHH. Wide base hitting from a no stride stance with preset hands. Clean repeatable flat path through the zone with good extension on finish. 68.5 mph bat speed with 10 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 83.4 mph. 305' max distance. Good bat speed and present power to all fields in bat that will continue to grow as he matures.
Arm: RH. INF-74 mph. Short clean arm action
Defense: Good active footwork while fielding the ball out front
ATH: 19.90 max vertical.

Weston Plotner, Chapin (SC), 2026
Positional Profile: OF 
Body: 5-11, 165-pounds. Lean wiry frame with room to add strength.
Hit: RHH. Even wider balanced stance with higher hands and medium stride to balnced hitting position. Really works down through the ball while staying on and through the zone. 67.2 mph bat speed with 15 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 79.6 mph. 289' max distance. Line drive whole field approach.
Arm: RH. OF-84 mph. Quick and loose arm action
Defense: Works through ball with control aggression while fielding the ball out front.
ATH: 24.20 max vertical.

Bradley Sightler Jr., Gilbert (SC), 2026
Positional Profile: C/2B 
Body: 6-0, 176-pounds. Lean athletic frame with room to add on.
Hit: RHH. Hits from a wide balanced base with good rhythm in hands. Uses a small stride forward to a balanced hitting position. Works down through the ball with a short swing with a flat path.
Power: 90 max exit velocity, averaged 80.2 mph. 276' max distance. Line drive approach to the pullside while looking to get the barel out.
Arm: RH. C-76 mph. Short quick arm action with a high exchange.
Defense: 2.07-2.19 pop times. Good clean exchanges with quick footwork with good directionn.
ATH: 24.90 max vertical.

Darian Thomas, Spring Valley (SC), 2028
Positional Profile: C/SS 
Body: 5-9, 140-pounds. Slight lean build will room to add on.
Hit: RHH. Even balanced stance with a slight knee bend and loose hands Short compact flat path through the zone with a low finish. 57.5 mph bat speed with 6 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 76 max exit velocity, averaged 63.9 mph. 220' max distance. Line drive approach while working hard to stay in the middle of the field.
Arm: RH. INF-70 mph. Short quick arm action.
Defense: Shows good quick footwork while playing low to the ground
ATH: 19.90 max vertical.