Florence Darlington Tech Scout Day: Trackman Hitting Leaders
September 26, 2022
On Wednesday September 21st PBR of South Carolina was on hand at Florence Darlington Tech for a scout day. The scout day featured players from the Stingers Fall 2002 roster.
The afternoon started with catchers going through a defensive evaluation then pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting data analytics. After the bullpens position players ran a laser timed 60 followed by BP on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After BP outfielders and infielders went through a defensive evaluation.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance.
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Trackman: Hitters 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 | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Harris Celata | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | OF | 105.8 mph |
| 2 | John Randell Williams | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | OF | 105.2 mph |
| 3 | Cade Hamilton | Lake Land JC | 2022 | SS | 103.9 mph |
| 4 | Rio Foster | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | OF | 103.9 mph |
| 5 | Jayden Martin | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | 1B | 103.1 mph |
| 6 | Will Dorrell | Northwestern | 2021 | OF | 101.2 mph |
| 7 | Kameron Taylor | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | 1B | 100.9 mph |
| 8 | Gabe Hunt | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | SS | 100.8 mph |
| 9 | Hunter Bryson | Appalachian State | 2020 | OF | 100.6 mph |
| 10 | Anderson Fulk | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | OF | 100.4 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.
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 | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Harris Celata | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | OF | 421 ft |
| 2 | Kameron Taylor | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | 1B | 402 ft |
| 3 | Rio Foster | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | OF | 397 ft |
| 4 | Cade Hamilton | Lake Land JC | 2022 | SS | 394 ft |
| 5 | Jayden Martin | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | 1B | 386 ft |
| 6 | Mac James | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | C | 386 ft |
| 7 | Gabe Hunt | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | SS | 384 ft |
| 8 | Hunter Bryson | Appalachian State | 2020 | OF | 382 ft |
| 9 | Jonathan Douglas | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | SS | 381 ft |
| 10 | Kristian Amaro | Florence-Darlington JC | 2020 | C | 381 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
| Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Distance (avg) |
| 1 | Jayden Martin | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | 1B | 339 ft |
| 2 | Noah Stout | Clemson | 2020 | OF | 295 ft |
| 3 | Riley Cruce | Loganville | 2022 | LHP | 285 ft |
| 4 | Cade Hamilton | Lake Land JC | 2022 | SS | 283 ft |
| 5 | Mac James | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | C | 281 ft |
| 6 | Jonathan Douglas | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | SS | 281 ft |
| 7 | Parker Winfield | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | OF | 279 ft |
| 8 | Kameron Taylor | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | 1B | 273 ft |
| 9 | Dylan Johnson | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | C | 268 ft |
| 10 | Rio Foster | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | OF | 268 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 | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Line Drive % |
| 1 | Ace Edgecombe | Inspiration Academy | 2021 | OF | 80 % |
| 2 | Owen Taylor | UNC Pembroke | 2021 | SS | 72 % |
| 3 | Rio Foster | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | OF | 70 % |
| 4 | Noah Cadiz | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | C | 63 % |
| 5 | Jayden Martin | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | 1B | 53 % |
| 6 | Kristian Amaro | Florence-Darlington JC | 2020 | C | 50 % |
| ^ | John Randell Williams | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | OF | 50 % |
| ^ | Javier Crespo | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | SS | 50 % |
| 7 | Will Dorrell | Northwestern | 2021 | OF | 46 % |
| 8 | TJ Anderson | Florence-Darlington JC | 2024 | 3B | 45 % |
| ^ | Mike Joyce | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | RHP | 45 % |
| 9 | Yogie Hartigan | George Mason | 2021 | OF | 44 % |
| 10 | Hunter Bryson | Appalachian State | 2020 | OF | 41 % |
| ^ | Garrett Keen | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | C | 41 % |
| ^ | Noah Stout | Clemson | 2020 | OF | 41 % |
Fly Ball %
Ground Ball %
| Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Ground Ball % |
| 1 | Hayden Friend | Dutch Fork | 2022 | OF | 66 % |
| 2 | TJ Anderson | Florence-Darlington JC | 2024 | 3B | 54 % |
| 3 | Graham Peeler | Greenwood | 2021 | 1B | 41 % |
| ^ | Garrett Keen | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | C | 41 % |
| ^ | Spenser Hamblen | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | OF | 41 % |
| 4 | Harris Celata | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | OF | 38 % |
| 5 | Gabe Hunt | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | SS | 36 % |
| 6 | Anderson Fulk | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | OF | 33 % |
| 7 | Rio Foster | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | OF | 30 % |
| 8 | Noah Cadiz | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | C | 27 % |
| ^ | Ben Venables | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | SS | 27 % |
| 9 | Will Dorrell | Northwestern | 2021 | OF | 26 % |
| 10 | Ryan Braddock | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | SS | 25 % |
| ^ | Hunter Bryson | Appalachian State | 2020 | OF | 25 % |