Prep Baseball Report

Rising Stars Columbia ID: Statistical Leaders


Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

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.

Max Fastball Velocity