Prep Baseball Report

SC Preseason All-State South: Quick Hitters - Pitchers


Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

On Saturday January 27th PBR of South Carolina was on hand at The Shipyard Park in Mount Pleasent, SC  for our Preseason All-State South Event. The event featured players from the 2024-2028 grad classes.

On a beautiful sunny day day the day started with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting data analytics along with jump testing, grip strength, and height and weight measurments, followed by 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.  

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. 

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QUICK HITTERS - PITCHERS

  

Max Whitmer, 2025, Wando HS

Young man keeps making jumps each time we see him.  Athletic mover with a strong frame and quick arm.  Fastball jumped out of hand while up to 89.3 mph and up from 85.9 mph the last time we saw him.  Hard SL up to 78.6 mp with good action to it and good sinking CH up to 82.3 mph.  


Bradley Anderson, 2025, Fox Creek HS

Former future gamer that didnt disappoint.  Quick athletic arm with lots of upside.  Fastball was up to 89 mph with a max spin of 2478 rpm.  Spun a good hard SL up to 79 mph with good late hard break to it and a good CH down in the zone 


Collin Anderson, 2025, James Island HS

Uptempo delivery working out of the stretch with a higher leg lift with good direction down the mound and a shorter arm swing in the back.  FB was up to 79.7 mph with a SL spinning at 70.3 mph and a CH at 75.5 mph.


Jayce Stone, 2025, Summerville HS

Left hander has a smooth take away in the back and throws from a H ¾ arm slot.  Fastball has downward action to it while up to 80.8 mph and a max spin of 2116 rpm.  Curveball has up to 65.6 mph and has a max spin of 2238 rpm.  Change up was up to 70.8 mph with a max spin of 1883 rpm with fading action to it.   


Jackson Wyatt, 2025, Dorman HS

Smooth tempo delivery throwing from a H ¾ arm slot with good extension out front.  Fastball was up to 82.1 mph with a max spin of 2086 rpm.  SL was up to 75.2 mph with a max spin of 2441 rpm and his CH was up to 77.3 with a max spin of 1446 rpm.


Jack Delyra, 2025, Wando HS

Slower tempo delivery throwing from a H ¾ arm slot with lower leg lift.  Fastball was up to 77.9 mph with a max spin of 1914 rpm.  SL was up to 71.9 mph with a max spin of 1854 rpm and his CH was up to 75.1 with a max spin of 1807 rpm.


Jack Neal, 2027, Legion Collegiate

This youngster had a shorter arm action in the back with a higher arm slot.  Fastball was up to 76.8 mph with a max spin of 2003 rpm.  CB was up to 66.3 mph with a max spin of 2295 rpm and his CH was up to 75.6 with a max spin of 1908 rpm.


Hunter Doyle, 2025, Lucy Beckham HS

UPtempo delivery throwing from a H ¾ arm slot with a quick arm swing in the back..  Fastball was up to 80 mph with a max spin of 2085 rpm.  SL was up to 65.1 mph with a max spin of 2406 rpm and his CH was up to 75.3 with a max spin of 2096 rpm.


Charles Becker, 2027, Oceanside Collegiate

This former Junior Future Gamer showed a controlled delivery while throwing from a  ¾ arm slot with good extension out front.  Fastball was up to 82.4 mph with a max spin of 2088 rpm.  SL was up to 67.9 mph with a max spin of 2021 rpm and his CH was up to 71.7 mph with a max spin of 1893 rpm.


Cole Smith, 2025, Northwestern HS

Athletic delivery throwing from a H ¾ arm slot with good extension out front.  Fastball was up to 82.8 mph with a max spin of 2279 rpm.  SL was up to 70.6 mph with a max spin of 2244 rpm and his CH was up to 76.1 with a max spin of 2106 rpm.


Logan McGarity, 2026, Dorman HS

Smooth tempo delivery throwing from a H ¾ arm slot with longer arm swing in the back.  Fastball was up to 84,7 mph with a max spin of 2250 rpm.  SL was up to 70.5 mph with a max spin of 2210 rpm and his CH was up to 78.5 with a max spin of 1841 rpm.


Dawson Lloyd, 2025, Hartsville HS

High leg lift with controlled  tempo delivery throwing from a H ¾ arm slot.  Fastball was up to 81.8 mph with a max spin of 2316 rpm.  CB was up to 68.2 mph with a max spin of 1952 rpm and his CH was up to 72.6 with a max spin of 1525 rpm.


Riley Huggins, 2027, Gray Collegiate

Controlled paced and athletic delivery while throwing from a  ¾ arm slot with good extension out front.  Fastball was up to 82.8 mph with a max spin of 2226 rpm.  SL was up to 68.7 mph with a max spin of 2198 rpm and his CH was up to 73.5 with a max spin of 1895 rpm.


Taj Marchand, 2026, James Island HS

Athletic delivery while throwing from a H ¾ arm slot with quick arm speed.  Fastball was up to 84.8 mph with a max spin of 2517 rpm.  SL was up to 72.5 mph with a max spin of 2334 rpm and his CH was up to 75.9 with a max spin of 2342 rpm.


Brogan Sox, 2026, Brookland Cayce HS

Quick tempo delivery throwing from a  ¾ arm slot with good athletic movements.  Fastball was up to 83.2 mph with a max spin of 2015 rpm.  CB was up to 74.1 mph with a max spin of 2077 rpm and his CH was up to 77.2 with a max spin of 1283 rpm.


Brayden Brogdon, 2027, Rock Hill HS

Athletic smooth tempo delivery throwing from a L ¾ arm slot with good extension out front.  Fastball was up to 80.6 mph with a max spin of 2248 rpm.  SL was up to 73.1 mph with a max spin of 2417 rpm and his CH was up to 76.5 with a max spin of 1964 rpm.


Diego Patrick, 2025, Waccamaw HS

Controlled tempo delivery throwing from a H ¾ arm slot with shorter arm action.  Fastball was up to 82.3 mph with a max spin of 1991 rpm.  CB was up to 68.7 mph with a max spin of 1849 rpm and his CH was up to 74.9 with a max spin of 1627 rpm.


Breon Earle, 2025, Dreher HS

Strong athletic frame with a shorter arm action and good direction down the mound.  Fastball was up to 85.4 mph with a max spin of 2211 rpm.  SL was up to 78.3 mph with a max spin of 2281 rpm and his CH was up to 81.4 with a max spin of 1752 rpm.


John Collins, 2026, Blythewood HS

Long lean athletic frame with a smooth tempo delivery and throwing from a H ¾ arm slot.  Fastball was up to 84.7 mph with a max spin of 2089 rpm.  CB was up to 72.5 mph with a max spin of 2452 rpm and his CH was up to 78.3 with a max spin of 1517 rpm.


William Meredith, 2025, Emerald HS

Left hander had a smooth tempo delivery throwing from a H ¾ arm slot with a medium arm swing in the back.  Fastball was up to 81.1 mph with a max spin of 2147 rpm.  SL was up to 70.9 mph with a max spin of 2036 rpm and his CH was up to 75.4 with a max spin of 1797 rpm.