KC Royals Scout Day: Trackman Hitting Leaders
July 18, 2023
On Tuesdays July 11th PBR or South Carolina was on hand at Charleston Southern University for a Scout Day with players from KC Royals. 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 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 96.1 mph |
2 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 93.4 mph |
3 | Jayden Williams | SC | Spring Valley | 2025 | OF | 93.4 mph |
4 | Devon Hogue | SC | Cane Bay High | 2025 | C | 93.2 mph |
5 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 92.2 mph |
6 | Kaedyn Harris | SC | Chapin | 2026 | 1B | 91.1 mph |
7 | Miles Barbrey | SC | Fountain Inn High | 2025 | 2B | 89.7 mph |
8 | Ethan Crowe | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 88.4 mph |
9 | Felix Flecha | SC | Chapin | 2026 | SS | 87.4 mph |
10 | Banks Knight | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 86.6 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 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 86.7 mph |
2 | Devon Hogue | SC | Cane Bay High | 2025 | C | 86.4 mph |
3 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 86.2 mph |
4 | Jayden Williams | SC | Spring Valley | 2025 | OF | 85.1 mph |
5 | Ethan Crowe | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 83.5 mph |
6 | Felix Flecha | SC | Chapin | 2026 | SS | 81.9 mph |
7 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 80.6 mph |
8 | Kaedyn Harris | SC | Chapin | 2026 | 1B | 80.4 mph |
9 | Luke Lash | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2025 | C | 80.2 mph |
10 | Miles Barbrey | SC | Fountain Inn High | 2025 | 2B | 79.6 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 | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Devon Hogue | SC | Cane Bay High | 2025 | C | 339 ft |
2 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 327 ft |
3 | Jayden Williams | SC | Spring Valley | 2025 | OF | 325 ft |
4 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 324 ft |
5 | Banks Knight | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 314 ft |
6 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 312 ft |
7 | Miles Barbrey | SC | Fountain Inn High | 2025 | 2B | 304 ft |
8 | Cody Landis | SC | Summerville | 2025 | SS | 293 ft |
9 | Felix Flecha | SC | Chapin | 2026 | SS | 292 ft |
10 | Nicholas Bone | SC | Summerville | 2027 | C | 292 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Banks Knight | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 249 ft |
2 | Miles Barbrey | SC | Fountain Inn High | 2025 | 2B | 244 ft |
3 | Jayden Williams | SC | Spring Valley | 2025 | OF | 240 ft |
4 | Luke Lash | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2025 | C | 222 ft |
5 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 215 ft |
6 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 214 ft |
7 | Felix Flecha | SC | Chapin | 2026 | SS | 211 ft |
8 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 193 ft |
9 | Nicholas Bone | SC | Summerville | 2027 | C | 181 ft |
10 | Devon Hogue | SC | Cane Bay High | 2025 | C | 169 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 | Luke Lash | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2025 | C | 66 % |
^ | Felix Flecha | SC | Chapin | 2026 | SS | 66 % |
2 | Cody Landis | SC | Summerville | 2025 | SS | 58 % |
3 | Jayden Williams | SC | Spring Valley | 2025 | OF | 57 % |
4 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 55 % |
5 | Miles Barbrey | SC | Fountain Inn High | 2025 | 2B | 53 % |
6 | Lawton Nelson | SC | Wando | 2028 | 2B | 45 % |
^ | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 45 % |
7 | Ethan Crowe | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 36 % |
^ | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 36 % |
^ | Devon Hogue | SC | Cane Bay High | 2025 | C | 36 % |
8 | Kaedyn Harris | SC | Chapin | 2026 | 1B | 33 % |
9 | Bryce Olheiser | SC | Berkeley | 2025 | 2B | 30 % |
10 | Banks Knight | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 27 % |
^ | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 27 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Banks Knight | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 54.5 % |
2 | AJ Watts | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | OF | 45.5 % |
3 | Nicholas Bone | SC | Summerville | 2027 | C | 40.0 % |
4 | Miles Barbrey | SC | Fountain Inn High | 2025 | 2B | 38.5 % |
5 | Bryce Olheiser | SC | Berkeley | 2025 | 2B | 30.8 % |
6 | Jayden Williams | SC | Spring Valley | 2025 | OF | 28.6 % |
7 | Lawton Nelson | SC | Wando | 2028 | 2B | 27.3 % |
8 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 23.1 % |
9 | Parker Holladay | SC | Summerville | 2028 | C | 22.2 % |
^ | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 22.2 % |
10 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 18.2 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Chase Lewis | SC | Summerville | 2025 | 2B | 69 % |
2 | Parker Holladay | SC | Summerville | 2028 | C | 66 % |
3 | Louden Fachko | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 63 % |
4 | Ethan Crowe | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 54 % |
^ | Devon Hogue | SC | Cane Bay High | 2025 | C | 54 % |
5 | Nick Saddler | SC | Fountain Inn | 2025 | RHP | 53 % |
6 | Kaedyn Harris | SC | Chapin | 2026 | 1B | 44 % |
7 | Bryce Olheiser | SC | Berkeley | 2025 | 2B | 38 % |
8 | Jake Peterson | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 36 % |
9 | Cody Landis | SC | Summerville | 2025 | SS | 25 % |
10 | Trevin Garner | SC | Chapin | 2024 | OF | 22 % |
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