SC Preseason All-State South: Blast Analytics
February 13, 2023
On Saturday January 28th PBR of South Carolina was on hand at The Shipyard Park in Mount Pleasants for our Preseason All-State South Event. The event featured players from the 2023-2028 grad classes.
The day was split into two sessions. The first sessions consisted of infielders and outfielders, and started with defensive evaluations followed by BP on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. the players ran a laser timed 60 during an offensive rotation.
The second sessions consisted of pitchers, catchers, and dual players. This sessions started with players running a laser timed 60, followed by pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting data analytics, followed by defensive evaluations and finishing the day with BP on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance.
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Blast Leaders
MAX HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Joshua Peterson | SC | Pinewood Prep | 2024 | 1B | 29.5 mph |
2 | Andrew Palmer | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2025 | OF | 28.0 mph |
3 | Brody Linker | SC | Crescent | 2024 | SS | 27.3 mph |
4 | Braiden Moore | SC | West Oak | 2023 | 1B | 26.1 mph |
5 | Banks Knight | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 25.5 mph |
^ | Michael Vandemark | SC | St James | 2024 | RHP | 25.5 mph |
6 | Matthew Mitchell | SC | Georgetown | 2024 | RHP | 25.2 mph |
7 | Justin Sheffield | SC | Atlantic Collegiate | 2025 | OF | 24.8 mph |
8 | Tradd Burton | SC | Lexington | 2024 | SS | 24.6 mph |
9 | Hank Aeppli | SC | Lucy Beckham | 2025 | C | 24.5 mph |
10 | Jayson Nash | SC | Richland Northeast | 2024 | 3B | 24.2 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Joshua Peterson | SC | Pinewood Prep | 2024 | 1B | 27.3 mph |
2 | Michael Vandemark | SC | St James | 2024 | RHP | 25.1 mph |
3 | Brody Linker | SC | Crescent | 2024 | SS | 25.0 mph |
4 | Matthew Mitchell | SC | Georgetown | 2024 | RHP | 24.9 mph |
5 | Andrew Palmer | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2025 | OF | 24.1 mph |
6 | Hank Aeppli | SC | Lucy Beckham | 2025 | C | 23.9 mph |
7 | Braiden Moore | SC | West Oak | 2023 | 1B | 23.2 mph |
8 | Riles Morris | SC | Lucy Garrett Beckham High | 2026 | 1B | 23.0 mph |
9 | Justin Sheffield | SC | Atlantic Collegiate | 2025 | OF | 22.7 mph |
10 | Levi Srock | SC | Lucy Beckham | 2026 | RHP | 22.7 mph |
PEAK BAT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
1 | Brody Cook | SC | West Florence | 2024 | OF | 90.0 mph |
^ | JD Murdock | SC | Atlantic Collegiate | 2025 | C | 90.0 mph |
2 | Jayson Nash | SC | Richland Northeast | 2024 | 3B | 89.9 mph |
3 | Hank Aeppli | SC | Lucy Beckham | 2025 | C | 86.1 mph |
^ | Connor Shealy | SC | P27 Academy | 2023 | C | 86.1 mph |
4 | Markey Purvis | SC | Marlboro County | 2023 | 1B | 85.8 mph |
5 | Stow Rogers | SC | James Island Charter High | 2025 | C | 83.4 mph |
6 | Cameron Austin | SC | Barnwell | 2025 | OF | 82.7 mph |
^ | Noah Cannady | SC | Oceanside Collegiate | 2025 | OF | 82.7 mph |
7 | Justin Sheffield | SC | Atlantic Collegiate | 2025 | OF | 82.2 mph |
8 | Hunter Gomes | SC | Hanahan | 2024 | RHP | 81.3 mph |
9 | Michael Vandemark | SC | St James | 2024 | RHP | 81.2 mph |
10 | Andrew Palmer | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2025 | OF | 80.7 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Jayson Nash | SC | Richland Northeast | 2024 | 3B | 81.7 mph |
2 | Connor Shealy | SC | P27 Academy | 2023 | C | 78.8 mph |
3 | Raleigh Salters | SC | Dutch Fork | 2026 | OF | 78.7 mph |
4 | Stow Rogers | SC | James Island Charter High | 2025 | C | 77.6 mph |
5 | Michael Vandemark | SC | St James | 2024 | RHP | 77.5 mph |
6 | Brody Cook | SC | West Florence | 2024 | OF | 77.3 mph |
7 | Justin Sheffield | SC | Atlantic Collegiate | 2025 | OF | 76.4 mph |
8 | Markey Purvis | SC | Marlboro County | 2023 | 1B | 76.0 mph |
9 | Joshua Peterson | SC | Pinewood Prep | 2024 | 1B | 74.3 mph |
10 | Cameron Austin | SC | Barnwell | 2025 | OF | 74.2 mph |
MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
1 | Joshua Peterson | SC | Pinewood Prep | 2024 | 1B | 41.6 g |
2 | Banks Knight | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 33.5 g |
3 | Michael Vandemark | SC | St James | 2024 | RHP | 27.7 g |
4 | Dylan Mischik | SC | May River | 2025 | 3B | 27.2 g |
5 | Sterling Coaxum | SC | Hanahan High | 2026 | OF | 25.9 g |
^ | Justin Sheffield | SC | Atlantic Collegiate | 2025 | OF | 25.9 g |
6 | Tobias Sobieralski | SC | Lexington | 2025 | C | 25.0 g |
7 | Braiden Moore | SC | West Oak | 2023 | 1B | 24.9 g |
8 | Ryan Freeh | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2024 | OF | 24.2 g |
9 | Brody Linker | SC | Crescent | 2024 | SS | 23.5 g |
10 | Noah McGarity | SC | Dorman | 2024 | OF | 22.5 g |
AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Joshua Peterson | SC | Pinewood Prep | 2024 | 1B | 35.8 g |
2 | Michael Vandemark | SC | St James | 2024 | RHP | 22.8 g |
3 | Dylan Mischik | SC | May River | 2025 | 3B | 22.7 g |
4 | Tobias Sobieralski | SC | Lexington | 2025 | C | 21.1 g |
5 | Ryan Freeh | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2024 | OF | 20.1 g |
6 | Banks Knight | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 19.9 g |
7 | Aiden Culler | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2027 | OF | 19.4 g |
8 | Justin Sheffield | SC | Atlantic Collegiate | 2025 | OF | 19.3 g |
9 | Sterling Coaxum | SC | Hanahan High | 2026 | OF | 19.2 g |
10 | Noah McGarity | SC | Dorman | 2024 | OF | 19.2 g |
AVERAGE ON PLANE EFFENCIENCY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
1 | Tyler Kneece | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | OF | 89 % |
2 | Diego Patrick | SC | Waccamaw | 2025 | LHP | 88 % |
3 | Brunson Price | SC | Gilbert | 2024 | OF | 88 % |
4 | Bennett Edwards | SC | Laurens District 55 High | 2025 | C | 84 % |
5 | Roman Colella | SC | Hilton Head Christian | 2026 | C | 82 % |
6 | Tobias Sobieralski | SC | Lexington | 2025 | C | 81 % |
^ | Matthew Mitchell | SC | Georgetown | 2024 | RHP | 81 % |
7 | Tradd Burton | SC | Lexington | 2024 | SS | 81 % |
8 | Kyle Kirkland | SC | Clover High | 2026 | RHP | 79 % |
9 | Ryan Freeh | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2024 | OF | 79 % |
10 | Lleyton DeRenzo | SC | Waccamaw | 2024 | OF | 79 % |
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