Rising Stars Columbia ID: Statistical Leaders
January 22, 2025
On Saturday, Januray 18th Prep Baseball of South Carolina hosted its Rising Stars Columbia ID at Carolina Playmakers in Columbia, SC. The Rising Stars IDs is an introducory showcase to help edcate and also leads to identifying prospects for some of the biggest invite only events like Boarder Battle, Top Prospect Games, PB JR Future Games. The event featured players from the 2029-2030 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 | Donovan Smith | SC | Lexington | 2029 | OF | 4.07 |
2 | Will Nations | SC | Lexington | 2029 | OF | 4.11 |
3 | Hampton Watts | SC | Lexington | 2029 | OF | 4.12 |
4 | Harper Teer | SC | Blue Ridge | 2029 | INF | 4.16 |
5 | Sammy Connor | SC | West Ashley | 2029 | INF | 4.20 |
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.
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.