Carolina Rays Scout Day: Trackman Hitting Leaders
October 13, 2022
On Monday October 10th PBR of South Carolina was on hand at Coastal Carolina University for a scout day with Carolina Rays. The scout day featured players from the 2020-2029 grad classes.
The morning 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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Statistical 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 | Myles Pallister | AB | Lacombe Composite | 2020 | OF | 98.9 mph |
2 | Cole Carroll | NS | Lockview | 2023 | C | 94.3 mph |
3 | Sincere Ledbetter | NC | West Brunswick | 2023 | C | 91.6 mph |
4 | Andrew Baum | SK | Holy Cross | 2020 | RHP | 88.7 mph |
5 | Matthew Mitchell | SC | Georgetown | 2024 | RHP | 88.5 mph |
6 | Chone James | SC | Socastee | 2024 | C | 87.6 mph |
7 | Landon Everhart | NC | West Brunswick | 2023 | OF | 87.2 mph |
8 | Pearson Mendiuk | AB | Holy Trinity Academy | 2021 | 1B | 85.6 mph |
9 | Jackson Elenko | AB | Queen Elizabeth | 2023 | 2B | 85.4 mph |
10 | Jonah Patten | GA | Statesboro | 2023 | OF | 85.3 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 | Myles Pallister | AB | Lacombe Composite | 2020 | OF | 90.5 mph |
2 | Cole Carroll | NS | Lockview | 2023 | C | 86.7 mph |
3 | Landon Everhart | NC | West Brunswick | 2023 | OF | 83.8 mph |
4 | Sincere Ledbetter | NC | West Brunswick | 2023 | C | 83.0 mph |
5 | Andrew Baum | SK | Holy Cross | 2020 | RHP | 82.9 mph |
6 | Matthew Mitchell | SC | Georgetown | 2024 | RHP | 82.7 mph |
7 | Gabriel Abbott | NC | West Brunswick | 2023 | OF | 80.5 mph |
8 | Chone James | SC | Socastee | 2024 | C | 79.3 mph |
9 | Jackson Elenko | AB | Queen Elizabeth | 2023 | 2B | 77.8 mph |
10 | Deri Steiert-Couture | AB | Aberhart | 2023 | SS | 77.7 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 | Cole Carroll | NS | Lockview | 2023 | C | 363 ft |
2 | Myles Pallister | AB | Lacombe Composite | 2020 | OF | 356 ft |
3 | Chone James | SC | Socastee | 2024 | C | 317 ft |
4 | Andrew Baum | SK | Holy Cross | 2020 | RHP | 307 ft |
5 | Sincere Ledbetter | NC | West Brunswick | 2023 | C | 303 ft |
6 | Landon Everhart | NC | West Brunswick | 2023 | OF | 297 ft |
7 | Jonah Patten | GA | Statesboro | 2023 | OF | 294 ft |
8 | Malachi Wojcik | SC | St.James | 2027 | 3B | 291 ft |
9 | Pearson Mendiuk | AB | Holy Trinity Academy | 2021 | 1B | 288 ft |
10 | Matthew Mitchell | SC | Georgetown | 2024 | RHP | 286 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Jackson Elenko | AB | Queen Elizabeth | 2023 | 2B | 249 ft |
2 | Myles Pallister | AB | Lacombe Composite | 2020 | OF | 245 ft |
3 | Andrew Baum | SK | Holy Cross | 2020 | RHP | 236 ft |
4 | Chone James | SC | Socastee | 2024 | C | 229 ft |
5 | Cole Carroll | NS | Lockview | 2023 | C | 222 ft |
6 | Malachi Wojcik | SC | St.James | 2027 | 3B | 220 ft |
7 | Pearson Mendiuk | AB | Holy Trinity Academy | 2021 | 1B | 219 ft |
8 | Matthew Mitchell | SC | Georgetown | 2024 | RHP | 200 ft |
9 | Jordan Robinson | SC | Carolina Forest | 2027 | OF | 198 ft |
10 | Diego Patrick | SC | Waccamaw High | 2025 | LHP | 189 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 | Zachary Steagall | NC | West Brunswick | 2023 | LHP | 70 % |
2 | Landon Everhart | NC | West Brunswick | 2023 | OF | 66 % |
3 | Hunter Dawes | SC | Conway | 2025 | SS | 63 % |
^ | Justin Sobczyk | SC | St James | 2025 | SS | 63 % |
^ | Jonah Patten | GA | Statesboro | 2023 | OF | 63 % |
4 | Alexander Behrhof | SC | St. James High | 2026 | 1B | 58 % |
5 | Jackson Meyers | SC | Carolina Forest | 2027 | C | 53 % |
6 | Matthew Mitchell | SC | Georgetown | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Diego Patrick | SC | Waccamaw High | 2025 | LHP | 50 % |
7 | Deri Steiert-Couture | AB | Aberhart | 2023 | SS | 41 % |
^ | Dock Mishoe | SC | Conway High School | 2027 | RHP | 41 % |
^ | Jackson Elenko | AB | Queen Elizabeth | 2023 | 2B | 41 % |
8 | Myles Pallister | AB | Lacombe Composite | 2020 | OF | 41 % |
9 | Corbin Todd | SC | Conway | 2026 | OF | 40 % |
^ | Sincere Ledbetter | NC | West Brunswick | 2023 | C | 40 % |
^ | Jordan Rinella | SC | Socastee | 2028 | C | 40 % |
^ | Rodney Dennis | SC | Carolina Forest | 2027 | 1B | 40 % |
10 | Bryce Enterlin | SC | Carolina Forest | 2028 | SS | 36 % |
^ | Gabriel Abbott | NC | West Brunswick | 2023 | OF | 36 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Jordan Robinson | SC | Carolina Forest | 2027 | OF | 66.7 % |
^ | Andrew Baum | SK | Holy Cross | 2020 | RHP | 66.7 % |
2 | Malachi Wojcik | SC | St.James | 2027 | 3B | 63.6 % |
3 | Jackson Elenko | AB | Queen Elizabeth | 2023 | 2B | 58.3 % |
^ | Pearson Mendiuk | AB | Holy Trinity Academy | 2021 | 1B | 58.3 % |
4 | Chone James | SC | Socastee | 2024 | C | 54.5 % |
5 | Michael Stevens | SC | Carolina Forest | 2029 | SS | 53.8 % |
6 | Myles Pallister | AB | Lacombe Composite | 2020 | OF | 41.2 % |
7 | Rodney Dennis | SC | Carolina Forest | 2027 | 1B | 40.0 % |
^ | Jordan Rinella | SC | Socastee | 2028 | C | 40.0 % |
8 | McCartney Wynn | SC | South Carolina Virtual Charter School | 2029 | C | 38.5 % |
9 | Cole Carroll | NS | Lockview | 2023 | C | 36.4 % |
10 | Reese Jordan | SC | Saint James | 2023 | 2B | 35.7 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Gabriel Abbott | NC | West Brunswick | 2023 | OF | 63 % |
2 | Bryce Enterlin | SC | Carolina Forest | 2028 | SS | 54 % |
3 | Corbin Todd | SC | Conway | 2026 | OF | 50 % |
4 | George Handley | SC | Carolina Forest High | 2027 | C | 46 % |
5 | Connor Pellerin | SC | Carolina Forest | 2027 | RHP | 45 % |
6 | Alexander Behrhof | SC | St. James High | 2026 | 1B | 41 % |
7 | McCartney Wynn | SC | South Carolina Virtual Charter School | 2029 | C | 38 % |
8 | Cole Carroll | NS | Lockview | 2023 | C | 36 % |
^ | Hunter Dawes | SC | Conway | 2025 | SS | 36 % |
9 | Nathan Rowell | SC | Aynor | 2029 | SS | 35 % |
10 | Deri Steiert-Couture | AB | Aberhart | 2023 | SS | 33 % |
^ | Landon Everhart | NC | West Brunswick | 2023 | OF | 33 % |