Bigger Than Baseball Scout Day: Trackman Hitting Leaders
June 26, 2023
On Friday June 16th PBR or South Carolina was on hand at Catawba Ridge High school for a Scout Day with players from the Bigger Than Baseball Tournament. The Scout Day featured players from the 2024-2028 Grad Classes.
The day began with players going through a rotation that involved running a laser timed 60 and taking batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After batting practice, position players went through a defensive evaluation. The scout day concluded with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman gathering information on each pitch.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days.
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Statistical Breakdown
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 | Darius Jackson | SC | Lancaster | 2025 | RHP | 94.0 mph |
2 | Daniel Durham | SC | Clover | 2024 | C | 90.5 mph |
3 | Gavin Reynolds | SC | Lewisville High | 2025 | 1B | 90.3 mph |
4 | Alex Blanchette | SC | Indian Land High | 2025 | SS | 89.8 mph |
5 | Matix Wiler | NC | Heide Trask High | 2025 | C | 88.8 mph |
6 | Bradley Spargo | NC | Sun Valley | 2024 | 3B | 88.2 mph |
7 | Landry Ohmstead | NC | Crest | 2026 | C | 88.1 mph |
8 | Nathan Carmello | SC | Fort Mill | 2024 | C | 86.1 mph |
9 | Bowen Macy | NC | Home School | 2027 | RHP | 85.4 mph |
10 | Preston Smith | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | C | 84.7 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 | Alex Blanchette | SC | Indian Land High | 2025 | SS | 86.2 mph |
2 | Gavin Reynolds | SC | Lewisville High | 2025 | 1B | 84.4 mph |
3 | Matix Wiler | NC | Heide Trask High | 2025 | C | 82.6 mph |
4 | Bradley Spargo | NC | Sun Valley | 2024 | 3B | 82.6 mph |
5 | Darius Jackson | SC | Lancaster | 2025 | RHP | 81.2 mph |
6 | Alexander Rahalewicz | SC | Providence Classical | 2024 | SS | 78.1 mph |
7 | Daniel Durham | SC | Clover | 2024 | C | 77.8 mph |
8 | Carson Krueger | SC | Nation Ford | 2025 | 3B | 76.5 mph |
9 | Preston Smith | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | C | 76.2 mph |
10 | Merik Daly | SC | Clover High | 2026 | UTILITY | 76.1 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 | Daniel Durham | SC | Clover | 2024 | C | 344 ft |
2 | Darius Jackson | SC | Lancaster | 2025 | RHP | 341 ft |
3 | Gavin Reynolds | SC | Lewisville High | 2025 | 1B | 315 ft |
4 | Alex Blanchette | SC | Indian Land High | 2025 | SS | 306 ft |
5 | Matix Wiler | NC | Heide Trask High | 2025 | C | 302 ft |
6 | Michael Doan | SC | Indian Land | 2025 | RHP | 301 ft |
7 | Benjamin Lee | SC | Legion Collegiate | 2027 | RHP | 297 ft |
8 | Yariel Vega-Soto | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 296 ft |
9 | Bradley Spargo | NC | Sun Valley | 2024 | 3B | 276 ft |
10 | Hunter Rawls | SC | Chester | 2026 | SS | 272 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Michael Doan | SC | Indian Land | 2025 | RHP | 244 ft |
2 | Alex Blanchette | SC | Indian Land High | 2025 | SS | 236 ft |
3 | Darius Jackson | SC | Lancaster | 2025 | RHP | 219 ft |
4 | Gavin Reynolds | SC | Lewisville High | 2025 | 1B | 219 ft |
5 | Daniel Durham | SC | Clover | 2024 | C | 213 ft |
6 | Michael Blum | SC | Nation ford | 2028 | OF | 200 ft |
7 | Yariel Vega-Soto | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 179 ft |
8 | Alexander Rahalewicz | SC | Providence Classical | 2024 | SS | 177 ft |
9 | Mitchell Thomas | SC | Fort Mill High | 2026 | 1B | 174 ft |
10 | Preston Smith | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | C | 171 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 | Alexander Rahalewicz | SC | Providence Classical | 2024 | SS | 75 % |
2 | Alex Blanchette | SC | Indian Land High | 2025 | SS | 72 % |
3 | Daniel Durham | SC | Clover | 2024 | C | 63 % |
4 | Caden Howard | SC | Catawba Ridge High School | 2027 | 3B | 60 % |
^ | Bradley Spargo | NC | Sun Valley | 2024 | 3B | 60 % |
5 | Preston Smith | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | C | 58 % |
6 | Carson Krueger | SC | Nation Ford | 2025 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | Michael Blum | SC | Nation ford | 2028 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Carter Czapla | SC | Nation Ford High | 2028 | 1B | 50 % |
7 | Hunter Rawls | SC | Chester | 2026 | SS | 47 % |
8 | Michael Doan | SC | Indian Land | 2025 | RHP | 45 % |
^ | Camden Glaze | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2028 | C | 45 % |
9 | Wyatt Papst | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2027 | 2B | 44 % |
^ | Colton Willis | SC | Clover High | 2027 | RHP | 44 % |
10 | Mitchell Thomas | SC | Fort Mill High | 2026 | 1B | 41 % |
^ | Bowen Macy | NC | Home School | 2027 | RHP | 41 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Yariel Vega-Soto | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 54.5 % |
^ | Michael Doan | SC | Indian Land | 2025 | RHP | 54.5 % |
2 | Darius Jackson | SC | Lancaster | 2025 | RHP | 50.0 % |
^ | AJ Smith | SC | Nation Ford High | 2028 | RHP | 50.0 % |
3 | Mitchell Thomas | SC | Fort Mill High | 2026 | 1B | 41.7 % |
^ | Michael Blum | SC | Nation ford | 2028 | OF | 41.7 % |
4 | Gavin Reynolds | SC | Lewisville High | 2025 | 1B | 40.0 % |
^ | Anderson Rider | NC | Carmel Christian | 2025 | 2B | 40.0 % |
5 | Merik Daly | SC | Clover High | 2026 | UTILITY | 36.4 % |
6 | Hunter Rawls | SC | Chester | 2026 | SS | 35.3 % |
7 | Benjamin Lee | SC | Legion Collegiate | 2027 | RHP | 33.3 % |
8 | Fox Thorpe | SC | Fort Mill High School | 2027 | 3B | 30.0 % |
^ | Cooper Mitchell | SC | Nation Ford High | 2025 | RHP | 30.0 % |
9 | Daniel Durham | SC | Clover | 2024 | C | 27.3 % |
10 | Bowen Macy | NC | Home School | 2027 | RHP | 25.0 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Finley Taylor | SC | PINEWOOD PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 75 % |
2 | Matix Wiler | NC | Heide Trask High | 2025 | C | 60 % |
3 | Landon Tedder | SC | McBee High | 2025 | SS | 54 % |
^ | Landry Ohmstead | NC | Crest | 2026 | C | 54 % |
4 | Fox Thorpe | SC | Fort Mill High School | 2027 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | Nathan Carmello | SC | Fort Mill | 2024 | C | 50 % |
5 | Colton Willis | SC | Clover High | 2027 | RHP | 44 % |
6 | Carter Czapla | SC | Nation Ford High | 2028 | 1B | 41 % |
^ | AJ Smith | SC | Nation Ford High | 2028 | RHP | 41 % |
^ | Benjamin Lee | SC | Legion Collegiate | 2027 | RHP | 41 % |
7 | Caden Howard | SC | Catawba Ridge High School | 2027 | 3B | 40 % |
^ | Cooper Mitchell | SC | Nation Ford High | 2025 | RHP | 40 % |
8 | Andrew McCoy | SC | Catawba Ridge High School | 2027 | OF | 37 % |
9 | Camden Glaze | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2028 | C | 36 % |
10 | Wyatt Papst | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2027 | 2B | 33 % |
^ | Preston Smith | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | C | 33 % |
^ | Jackson Swenson | NC | Crest | 2026 | 2B | 33 % |
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