Prep Baseball Report

Columbia Preseason ID: Statistical Leaders


Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

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.

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STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN

THE 30 YARD DASH

30-YARD Split

Rank   Name State School Class Pos. 30-yd.
1 Colt Babic SC Hammond 2027 OF/INF 4.01
2 Weston Plotner SC Chapin 2026 OF 4.04
3 Allen Hegler SC Lexington 2028 INF 4.15
4 Darian Thomas SC Spring Valley 2028 INF/C 4.4


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.

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.

Positional Velocity - Outfielders

Outfielders worked out from right fieldmaking throws to home plate. Throws were measured by a radar gun to gauge arm strength.  

CATCHER POSITIONAL VELOCITY & POP TIMES

In the pro-style workout, catchers workout from behind home plate, making multiple throws to 2B, simulating a stolen base attempt.