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Preseason All-State South 2025: Quick Hitters Underclass Pitchers

February 12, 2025
Sammy Esposito
PB SC Director of Scouting

On Saturday, February 1st Prep Baseball of South Carolina hosted its Preseason All-State South at The Shipyard Park in Mount Pleasant, SC. The Preseason All-State leads to identifying prospects for some of the summer’s biggest invite only events like Boarder Battle, PB Senior Games, Top Prospect Games, PB Super Sophomore Games, PB SR Future Games and the PB Future Games. The event featured players from the 2025-2028 grad classes. 

During the event, position players participated in a professional-style workout that included a comprehensive defensive evaluation. Infielders and outfielders fielded ground balls and made throws, with arm strength recorded using a Stalker radar gun. Catchers executed throws to second base, with both arm strength and pop times measured.

Hitters underwent swing analysis with Blast Motion, while all ball flight data was recorded using TrackMan. Speed and explosiveness were assessed through Vald Performance lasers, capturing 10-30-60-yard sprint splits, along with jump metrics.

Pitchers threw a controlled bullpen session, where each pitch was tracked by TrackMan to analyze ball movement and overall performance. 

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

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QUICK HITTERS - UNDERCLASS PITCHERS

Jones Wilhite, 2028, Aiken HS

6-4, 190 lbs with a long, athletic frame and lots of projection. RH pitcher with a repeatable motion, long arm action, and good arm speed from H ¾ slot. FB: 77-81 mph (T2090, 1967 avg rpm). SL: 65-68 mph with developing feel (T2056, 1985 avg rpm). CH: 64-65 mph with good depth and fade

Lucas Ackerman, 2028, Oceanside Collegiate Academy

5-9, 145 lbs with an athletic frame room to add on. LH pitcher with a repeatable motion, medium arm action, and good arm speed from L ¾ slot. FB: 76-78 mph (T1915, 1805 avg rpm). SL: 68-69 mph with developing feel (T1911, 1874 avg rpm). CH: 70-71 mph with good depth and fade (T1880, 1771 avg rpm)

Braden Richardson, 2027, Fort Mill HS

6-0, 175 lbs with a athletic frame, present strength and room to continue to add on. RHP with a controlled uptempo and long arm swing from a high ¾ slot. FB: 87-88.9 mph (T2178 rpm). CB: 12/6 action, 70-72 (T2111 rpm). SL: 71-73 mph (T2325 rpm) CH: 71 mph with fade and sink (T1479 rpm).  Big arm talent that continues to improve and impress each time out!!

Reider Carlson, 2027, Lexington HS

6-3, 180 lbs with a long, athletic frame and lots of projection. RH pitcher with a repeatable motion, long arm action, and good arm speed from H ¾ slot. FB: 83-87 mph with late life (T2202, 2137 avg rpm). CB: 67-68 mph with developing feel (T2312, 2249 avg rpm). CH: 75-76 mph with good depth and fade (T1865, 1717 avg rpm).

Charles Becker, 2027, Oceanside Collegiate Academy

6-2, 214 lbs with a strong, physical frame. RHP with a shorter quicker arm motion from a lower ¾ slot, effectively mixing three pitches for strikes. FB: 84.5-85.6 mph (T2061, 2034 avg rpm) with life and tailing action. SL: 70-73 mph, swing-and-miss type pitch (T2027, 1963 avg rpm). CH: 74-76 mph with downhill movement. Strike thrower with athletic arm action.

Brayden Brogdon, 2027, Rock Hill HS

6-0, 162 lbs with a young, athletic frame and room to add strength. LHP with well-timed, athletic mechanics and good lower-half mobility. FB: 83-85 mph with big arm-side run, sneaky to LHH from a L 3/4 to sidearm slot (T2427, 2341 avg rpm). CB: 73-74 mph with real depth and sweep, pairing well with the FB (T2415, 2347 avg rpm).  CH: 78-80 mph with good depth and fade (T1804, 1701 avg rpm).

Brewer Haggard, 2027, Chapin HS

6-4, 170 lbs with a lanky, athletic frame and room to add strength. RH pitcher with a repeatable motion, long arm action, and above-average arm speed from  ¾ slot. FB: 82.5-83.6 mph with late life (T2324, 2224 avg rpm). CB: 73.2-75.6 mph with developing feel (T2140, 2046 avg rpm). CH: 76.6-78.2 mph with good depth and fade (T2047, 1965 avg rpm).

Mac Berry, 2027, Chapin HS

6-0, 180 lbs with a lean, athletic frame and room to add strength. LHP with explosive delivery, raw mechanics, and a long arm action from a over-the-top slot. FB: 82-83 mph with good carry, life, and occasional cut/run. CB: 66-70 mph, with developing feel but flashes big movement at a 12/6 break to it. CH: 77-79 mph with good fade, tunneling well off the FB.

Micah Morgan, 2027, May River HS

6-1, 150 lbs with a wiry, athletic frame and room to add strength. LHP with explosive delivery, loose and a long arm action from a L 3/4 arm slot. FB: 81-83 mph with good carry, life, and run. SL: 71-72 mph, with developing feel but flashes a shorter breaking movement at a 10/4 break to it. Sweeper: 71-72 mph with more 9/3 break to it.  CH: 70-73 good fade, tunneling well off the FB.

Frank Pepe Jr., 2027, St. James HS

5-9, 196 lbs with a strong, physical frame. LHP with repeatable mechanics and a shorter arm action from a high ¾ slot. FB: 79-80 mph with natural sink and run (T2157, 2098 avg rpm). CB: 67-68 mph with slurve-like action (T2098, 2057 avg rpm). CH: 72-74 mph with average fade but good tunneling (T1571, 1461 avg rpm).