Florence Darlington Tech Scout Day: Trackman Hitting Leaders
October 2, 2023
On Wednesday September 27th PBR of South Carolina was on hand at Florence Darlington Tech for a scout day. The scout day featured players from the Stingers Fall 2023 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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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 | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Shemar Simes | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | RHP | 107.6 mph |
2 | Braiden Moore | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | 1B | 107.4 mph |
3 | Michael Gibson | Charleston Southern | 2022 | 3B | 105.8 mph |
4 | Rom Kellis | Auburn | 2022 | C | 105.7 mph |
5 | Tyler-James Nelson | Georgia Premier | 2023 | 1B | 104.7 mph |
6 | Wade Pauley | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | 3B | 103.4 mph |
7 | TJ Anderson | Florence-Darlington JC | 2024 | 3B | 103.1 mph |
8 | Jayden Martin | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | 1B | 103.1 mph |
9 | Emory Guilford | Tucker | 2022 | OF | 101.9 mph |
10 | JP Cunningham | Clemson | 2022 | OF | 101.9 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 | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Rom Kellis | Auburn | 2022 | C | 99.7 mph |
2 | Braiden Moore | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | 1B | 99.1 mph |
3 | Michael Gibson | Charleston Southern | 2022 | 3B | 98.9 mph |
4 | Jayden Martin | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | 1B | 98.1 mph |
5 | TJ Anderson | Florence-Darlington JC | 2024 | 3B | 97.7 mph |
6 | Wade Pauley | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | 3B | 97.3 mph |
7 | Jake Bidoglio | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | 1B | 96.8 mph |
8 | Tyler-James Nelson | Georgia Premier | 2023 | 1B | 96.4 mph |
9 | Emory Guilford | Tucker | 2022 | OF | 95.6 mph |
10 | Shemar Simes | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | RHP | 94.6 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 | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Shemar Simes | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | RHP | 422 ft |
2 | Rom Kellis | Auburn | 2022 | C | 408 ft |
3 | Michael Gibson | Charleston Southern | 2022 | 3B | 400 ft |
4 | Braiden Moore | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | 1B | 397 ft |
5 | Tanner Beckley | James Island Charter | 2025 | SS | 395 ft |
6 | Bryce Coulter | Sumter | 2027 | 3B | 390 ft |
7 | Tyler-James Nelson | Georgia Premier | 2023 | 1B | 388 ft |
8 | Jayden Martin | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | 1B | 385 ft |
9 | Mac James | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | C | 385 ft |
10 | Wade Pauley | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | 3B | 384 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Josh Campos | Chapel Hill | 2022 | OF | 309 ft |
2 | Michael Gibson | Charleston Southern | 2022 | 3B | 299 ft |
3 | Devin Mitchell | Tarleton State University | 2023 | OF | 284 ft |
4 | JP Cunningham | Clemson | 2022 | OF | 282 ft |
5 | Shemar Simes | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | RHP | 277 ft |
6 | Rom Kellis | Auburn | 2022 | C | 253 ft |
7 | Mac James | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | C | 249 ft |
8 | TJ Anderson | Florence-Darlington JC | 2024 | 3B | 244 ft |
9 | Braiden Moore | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | 1B | 239 ft |
10 | Tyler-James Nelson | Georgia Premier | 2023 | 1B | 236 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 | Noah Carter | Lake View | 2021 | C | 66 % |
^ | Devin Mitchell | Tarleton State University | 2023 | OF | 66 % |
2 | Jake Bidoglio | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | 1B | 60 % |
^ | TJ Anderson | Florence-Darlington JC | 2024 | 3B | 60 % |
^ | Michael Gibson | Charleston Southern | 2022 | 3B | 60 % |
3 | Tyler-James Nelson | Georgia Premier | 2023 | 1B | 50 % |
^ | Gavin Underwood | Jenkins County | 2023 | C | 50 % |
^ | Ethan Plyler | East Tennessee State | 2021 | SS | 50 % |
4 | Bryce Coulter | Sumter | 2027 | 3B | 45 % |
5 | Mac James | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | C | 44 % |
^ | JP Cunningham | Clemson | 2022 | OF | 44 % |
6 | Yogie Hartigan | George Mason | 2021 | OF | 41 % |
7 | Braiden Moore | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | 1B | 40 % |
^ | Shemar Simes | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | RHP | 40 % |
8 | Wade Pauley | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | 3B | 38 % |
9 | Parker Winfield | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | OF | 37 % |
10 | Emory Guilford | Tucker | 2022 | OF | 36 % |
^ | Josh Campos | Chapel Hill | 2022 | OF | 36 % |
^ | Tyler Kamerer | Chipola College | 2022 | 2B | 36 % |
^ | Jonathan Douglas | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | SS | 36 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | JP Cunningham | Clemson | 2022 | OF | 55.6 % |
2 | Josh Campos | Chapel Hill | 2022 | OF | 54.5 % |
3 | Jake Little | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | OF | 44.4 % |
4 | Shemar Simes | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | RHP | 40.0 % |
^ | Rom Kellis | Auburn | 2022 | C | 40.0 % |
5 | Patrick Evans | Lexington | 2023 | SS | 27.3 % |
^ | Tyler Kamerer | Chipola College | 2022 | 2B | 27.3 % |
^ | Jonathan Douglas | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | SS | 27.3 % |
6 | Devin Mitchell | Tarleton State University | 2023 | OF | 25.0 % |
7 | Albert Calderon | The Macduffie School | 2023 | 2B | 23.1 % |
8 | Tanner Beckley | James Island Charter | 2025 | SS | 22.2 % |
^ | Mac James | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | C | 22.2 % |
9 | Tyler-James Nelson | Georgia Premier | 2023 | 1B | 20.0 % |
^ | Gavin Underwood | Jenkins County | 2023 | C | 20.0 % |
^ | Ethan Plyler | East Tennessee State | 2021 | SS | 20.0 % |
^ | Michael Gibson | Charleston Southern | 2022 | 3B | 20.0 % |
10 | Emory Guilford | Tucker | 2022 | OF | 18.2 % |
^ | Bryce Coulter | Sumter | 2027 | 3B | 18.2 % |
^ | Bradleigh Wohlers | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | SS | 18.2 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Jayden Martin | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | 1B | 69 % |
2 | Bradleigh Wohlers | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | SS | 54 % |
3 | Albert Calderon | The Macduffie School | 2023 | 2B | 53 % |
^ | Wade Pauley | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | 3B | 53 % |
4 | Yogie Hartigan | George Mason | 2021 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Braiden Moore | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | 1B | 50 % |
5 | Patrick Evans | Lexington | 2023 | SS | 45 % |
^ | Emory Guilford | Tucker | 2022 | OF | 45 % |
6 | Tanner Beckley | James Island Charter | 2025 | SS | 44 % |
7 | Rom Kellis | Auburn | 2022 | C | 40 % |
8 | Parker Winfield | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | OF | 37 % |
9 | Tyler Kamerer | Chipola College | 2022 | 2B | 36 % |
^ | Jonathan Douglas | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | SS | 36 % |
10 | Mac James | Florence-Darlington JC | 2021 | C | 33 % |
^ | Jake Little | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | OF | 33 % |
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