SC Preseason All-State North: Trackman Hitting Leaders
January 26, 2024
On Saturday January 20th PBR of South Carolina was on hand at Doug Kingsmore Stadium at Clemson University for our Preseason All-State North Event. The event featured players from the 2024-2028 grad classes.
On a cold and blustery day the day started with BP on the cages with Trackman collecting ball flight data followed the defensive evaluations along with a laser timed 60, jump testing, grip strength, and height and weight measurments. Then pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting data analytics along with jump testing, grip strength, and height and weight measurments to finish the day.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance.
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TRACKMAN LEADERS
PEAK EXIT VELOCITY
TrackMan is able to track every ball hit into fair territory, throughout the BP sessions. Below are the exit velocities produced by individual players.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Gavin MacDonald | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | RHP | 101.5 mph |
2 | Macon Leppert | SC | Blythewood | 2025 | C | 98.7 mph |
3 | Landon Fowler | SC | Powdersville | 2025 | RHP | 98.4 mph |
4 | Joey McGovern | SC | Seneca High | 2025 | OF | 98.2 mph |
5 | John Delgadillo | SC | P27 Academy | 2025 | C | 97.6 mph |
6 | Jackson Wilkins | SC | Woodmont | 2024 | C | 97.5 mph |
7 | Samuel Schwamb | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 96.2 mph |
8 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 95.5 mph |
9 | Tripp Cook | SC | Crescent High | 2025 | OF | 95.5 mph |
10 | Britton Nash | SC | Catawba Ridge High School | 2025 | SS | 95.3 mph |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY
The average exit velocity measures a players ability to consistently produce hard contact. The average was taken based on every ball tracked by TrackMan throughout the player's BP session.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Gavin MacDonald | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | RHP | 94.8 mph |
2 | Joey McGovern | SC | Seneca High | 2025 | OF | 91.3 mph |
3 | Macon Leppert | SC | Blythewood | 2025 | C | 90.7 mph |
4 | Bennett Edwards | SC | Laurens District 55 High | 2025 | C | 88.2 mph |
5 | Andres Lopez | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | 2B | 87.4 mph |
6 | Luke Young | SC | Clinton | 2026 | C | 87.3 mph |
7 | Jacob Pettit | SC | Fort Mill | 2025 | OF | 86.6 mph |
8 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 86.5 mph |
9 | Landon Fowler | SC | Powdersville | 2025 | RHP | 86.2 mph |
10 | Graham Coleman | SC | Lexington | 2027 | SS | 86.0 mph |
DISTANCE OFF THE BAT
TrackMan is able to measure and track the ball while in the air. For every fair ball put in play it will display the distance the hit traveled.
Peak Distance - Best of the Hitter’s Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Landen Still | SC | Greenwood High | 2025 | OF | 339 ft |
2 | Jack Stepp | SC | Wade Hampton High | 2026 | LHP | 337 ft |
3 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 336 ft |
4 | Bennett Edwards | SC | Laurens District 55 High | 2025 | C | 333 ft |
5 | Joey McGovern | SC | Seneca High | 2025 | OF | 329 ft |
6 | Jackson Carter | SC | T. L. Hanna | 2025 | OF | 327 ft |
7 | Anderson Hayes | SC | Fountain Inn High | 2026 | LHP | 327 ft |
8 | Braydon Hallman | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | SS | 322 ft |
9 | Reece Oakley | SC | TL Hanna | 2026 | C | 322 ft |
10 | Graham Coleman | SC | Lexington | 2027 | SS | 321 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Jack Stepp | SC | Wade Hampton High | 2026 | LHP | 264 ft |
2 | Christian Spivey | SC | Lexington | 2027 | 3B | 260 ft |
3 | Anderson Hayes | SC | Fountain Inn High | 2026 | LHP | 249 ft |
4 | Landen Still | SC | Greenwood High | 2025 | OF | 244 ft |
5 | Bo Lowrance | SC | Christ Church Episcopal | 2026 | 3B | 238 ft |
6 | Will Assaley | SC | AC Flora | 2025 | C | 238 ft |
7 | Jackson Driver | SC | T. L. Hanna | 2026 | OF | 229 ft |
8 | Bennett Edwards | SC | Laurens District 55 High | 2025 | C | 225 ft |
9 | Easton Keels | SC | Byrnes | 2025 | 3B | 215 ft |
10 | Landon Fowler | SC | Powdersville | 2025 | RHP | 209 ft |
LAUNCH ANGLE PERCENTAGE
Based on the ball flight, TrackMan is able to identify each hit as a ground ball, line drive, or fly ball. While there are many factors as to why a hitter may approach each pitch in a certain way, the overall groupings of BP can give some insight to each hitter's approach.
Line Drive %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Line Drive % |
1 | Ayden Clay | SC | Pendleton High | 2025 | OF | 58 % |
2 | Miles Barbrey | SC | Fountain Inn High | 2025 | 2B | 57 % |
3 | Chance Kennedy | SC | Powdersville | 2025 | SS | 56 % |
^ | Cole Gutmann | SC | Indian Land | 2025 | OF | 56 % |
^ | Luke Young | SC | Clinton | 2026 | C | 56 % |
^ | Bennett Edwards | SC | Laurens District 55 High | 2025 | C | 56 % |
^ | Jackson Driver | SC | T. L. Hanna | 2026 | OF | 56 % |
4 | Bo Lowrance | SC | Christ Church Episcopal | 2026 | 3B | 55 % |
5 | Jake Santoro | SC | Chapman High | 2025 | OF | 55 % |
6 | Aaron Tolbert | SC | Easley | 2025 | C | 53 % |
^ | Eli Stone | SC | TL Hanna | 2025 | OF | 53 % |
7 | Braydon Hallman | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | SS | 50 % |
^ | SELDON PEDEN, II | SC | Fisher Middle | 2029 | OF | 50 % |
8 | Max Whitfield | SC | Wren | 2025 | OF | 47 % |
9 | Alex Smith | SC | Nation Ford | 2026 | OF | 47 % |
^ | Charlie Scott | SC | AC Flora | 2026 | OF | 47 % |
10 | Ryan Hendricks | SC | D.W. Daniel | 2027 | OF | 46 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Christian Spivey | SC | Lexington | 2027 | 3B | 82.4 % |
2 | Reece Oakley | SC | TL Hanna | 2026 | C | 75.0 % |
3 | Will Assaley | SC | AC Flora | 2025 | C | 66.7 % |
4 | Anderson Hayes | SC | Fountain Inn High | 2026 | LHP | 65.0 % |
5 | Jack Stepp | SC | Wade Hampton High | 2026 | LHP | 60.0 % |
6 | Easton Keels | SC | Byrnes | 2025 | 3B | 53.8 % |
7 | Jackson Wilkins | SC | Woodmont | 2024 | C | 50.0 % |
^ | Eithan Richards | SC | Woodruff | 2025 | OF | 50.0 % |
^ | Jackson Carter | SC | T. L. Hanna | 2025 | OF | 50.0 % |
8 | Durham McEntire | SC | Landrum | 2027 | 3B | 46.7 % |
^ | Landen Still | SC | Greenwood High | 2025 | OF | 46.7 % |
9 | Mac Dawsey | SC | P27 Baseball Academy | 2025 | C | 44.4 % |
10 | John Walter Whisenhunt | SC | CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 42.9 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Nathan Steigerwald | SC | Clover high School | 2025 | OF | 75 % |
^ | Jacob Pettit | SC | Fort Mill | 2025 | OF | 75 % |
2 | Britton Nash | SC | Catawba Ridge High School | 2025 | SS | 68 % |
3 | Levi Ford | SC | Palmetto | 2027 | 2B | 66 % |
^ | Joey McGovern | SC | Seneca High | 2025 | OF | 66 % |
4 | Andres Lopez | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | 2B | 64 % |
5 | Slaide Burd | SC | Hilton Head Christian Academy | 2026 | OF | 57 % |
^ | Tanner Padgett | SC | Aiken High | 2027 | 2B | 57 % |
6 | Braiden McAlister | SC | Pendleton | 2025 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Cody Branham | SC | Central | 2027 | C | 50 % |
7 | Lee Turnipseed | SC | Daniel | 2025 | 2B | 47 % |
^ | Landon Hulehan | SC | James F. Byrnes | 2026 | OF | 47 % |
8 | Easton Thomas | SC | T. L. Hanna High | 2026 | 3B | 46 % |
^ | Jasean Perry | SC | D.W. Daniel | 2025 | OF | 46 % |
9 | Braydon Johnson | SC | Dutch Fork | 2026 | SS | 43 % |
^ | Gavin MacDonald | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | RHP | 43 % |
10 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 41 % |
^ | Ayden Clay | SC | Pendleton High | 2025 | OF | 41 % |
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