SC Preseason All-State South: Trackman Hitting Leaders
February 2, 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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Trackman Hitting 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 | Braiden Moore | SC | West Oak | 2023 | 1B | 101.9 mph |
2 | Markey Purvis | SC | Marlboro County | 2023 | 1B | 100.4 mph |
3 | Brody Linker | SC | Crescent | 2024 | SS | 98.7 mph |
4 | Corbin Martens | SC | Wando High | 2025 | OF | 98.0 mph |
5 | Sterling Coaxum | SC | Hanahan High | 2026 | OF | 96.9 mph |
6 | Michael Vandemark | SC | St James | 2024 | RHP | 96.9 mph |
7 | Connor Shealy | SC | P27 Academy | 2023 | C | 96.8 mph |
8 | Cody Crafton | SC | Calvary Christian | 2023 | UTILITY | 96.4 mph |
9 | RJ Groomster | SC | Georgia Premier Academy | 2025 | OF | 96.3 mph |
10 | Andrew Palmer | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2025 | OF | 95.6 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 | Benjamin Milligan | SC | Marlboro Academy | 2025 | SS | 89.3 mph |
2 | Brody Linker | SC | Crescent | 2024 | SS | 89.2 mph |
3 | Sterling Coaxum | SC | Hanahan High | 2026 | OF | 88.9 mph |
4 | Jack Painter | SC | Dreher | 2024 | 3B | 88.6 mph |
5 | Stow Rogers | SC | James Island Charter High | 2025 | C | 88.4 mph |
6 | Corbin Martens | SC | Wando High | 2025 | OF | 87.8 mph |
7 | Andrew Palmer | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2025 | OF | 87.7 mph |
8 | Michael Vandemark | SC | St James | 2024 | RHP | 86.9 mph |
9 | Justin Sheffield | SC | Atlantic Collegiate | 2025 | OF | 86.7 mph |
10 | RJ Groomster | SC | Georgia Premier Academy | 2025 | OF | 86.7 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 | Braiden Moore | SC | West Oak | 2023 | 1B | 383 ft |
2 | Andrew Palmer | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2025 | OF | 378 ft |
3 | Corbin Martens | SC | Wando High | 2025 | OF | 361 ft |
4 | Markey Purvis | SC | Marlboro County | 2023 | 1B | 360 ft |
5 | Cameron Austin | SC | Barnwell | 2025 | OF | 358 ft |
6 | Benjamin Milligan | SC | Marlboro Academy | 2025 | SS | 358 ft |
7 | Brody Linker | SC | Crescent | 2024 | SS | 356 ft |
8 | Justin Sheffield | SC | Atlantic Collegiate | 2025 | OF | 347 ft |
9 | Brody Cook | SC | West Florence | 2024 | OF | 347 ft |
10 | Jack Painter | SC | Dreher | 2024 | 3B | 347 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Brody Cook | SC | West Florence | 2024 | OF | 283 ft |
2 | Jackson Burton | SC | Lexington | 2024 | OF | 275 ft |
3 | Cameron Austin | SC | Barnwell | 2025 | OF | 267 ft |
4 | Benjamin Milligan | SC | Marlboro Academy | 2025 | SS | 263 ft |
5 | Pierce Mullen | SC | Philip Simmons | 2025 | C | 262 ft |
6 | Colin Gallagher | SC | Oceanside Collegiate | 2024 | 3B | 254 ft |
7 | Markey Purvis | SC | Marlboro County | 2023 | 1B | 251 ft |
8 | Riles Morris | SC | Lucy Garrett Beckham High | 2026 | 1B | 251 ft |
9 | Bennett Edwards | SC | Laurens District 55 High | 2025 | C | 247 ft |
10 | Ryan Freeh | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2024 | OF | 246 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 | Braydon Hallman | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | SS | 72 % |
2 | Noah Cannady | SC | Oceanside Collegiate | 2025 | OF | 66 % |
^ | Tucker Bass | SC | Lakeview | 2024 | C | 66 % |
^ | Preston DeNapoli | SC | Lucy Beckham | 2025 | RHP | 66 % |
3 | Stow Rogers | SC | James Island Charter High | 2025 | C | 62 % |
4 | Cody Crafton | SC | Calvary Christian | 2023 | UTILITY | 60 % |
5 | Jack Painter | SC | Dreher | 2024 | 3B | 58 % |
6 | Connor Hooks | SC | CARDINAL NEWMAN SCHOOL | 2026 | 3B | 57 % |
7 | Braden Richardson | SC | Fort Mill | 2027 | 2B | 55 % |
^ | Tobias Sobieralski | SC | Lexington | 2025 | C | 55 % |
8 | Perrin Ketchin | SC | Lucy Beckham | 2024 | SS | 54 % |
9 | Justin Sheffield | SC | Atlantic Collegiate | 2025 | OF | 53 % |
10 | Noah McGarity | SC | Dorman | 2024 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Cameron Craft | SC | Waccamaw | 2026 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Mason Coleman | SC | South Florence High | 2025 | LHP | 50 % |
^ | Cooper Coleman | SC | West Florence | 2025 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Tradd Burton | SC | Lexington | 2024 | SS | 50 % |
^ | Braiden Moore | SC | West Oak | 2023 | 1B | 50 % |
^ | Garrett Blankenship | SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | 2026 | SS | 50 % |
^ | Oakley Aguilar | SC | Hanahan | 2024 | SS | 50 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Brody Cook | SC | West Florence | 2024 | OF | 81.8 % |
2 | Cameron Austin | SC | Barnwell | 2025 | OF | 77.8 % |
^ | Cross Yarborough | SC | P27 Baseball Academy | 2025 | C | 77.8 % |
^ | Jackson Burton | SC | Lexington | 2024 | OF | 77.8 % |
3 | Jeter Centracchio | SC | St James | 2026 | OF | 76.9 % |
4 | Colin Gallagher | SC | Oceanside Collegiate | 2024 | 3B | 71.4 % |
^ | Finlay Pratt | SC | James Island Charter High | 2026 | C | 71.4 % |
5 | Riles Morris | SC | Lucy Garrett Beckham High | 2026 | 1B | 69.2 % |
6 | Jake Jepson | SC | Wando | 2026 | RHP | 63.6 % |
7 | Pierce Mullen | SC | Philip Simmons | 2025 | C | 62.5 % |
8 | Markey Purvis | SC | Marlboro County | 2023 | 1B | 60.0 % |
9 | Ryan Freeh | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2024 | OF | 56.3 % |
10 | Bennett Edwards | SC | Laurens District 55 High | 2025 | C | 54.5 % |
^ | Gavin Edens | SC | Berkeley | 2024 | 2B | 54.5 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Max Whitmer | SC | Wando High | 2025 | RHP | 66 % |
2 | Hudson Clark | SC | Berkeley | 2026 | 2B | 64 % |
3 | Joshua Peterson | SC | Pinewood Prep | 2024 | 1B | 63 % |
4 | Hunter Gomes | SC | Hanahan | 2024 | RHP | 60 % |
5 | Joe Harrison | SC | Greenville Academy | 2025 | C | 55 % |
6 | Joel Cummings | SC | Lucy Beckham | 2026 | SS | 50 % |
7 | Kyle Kirkland | SC | Clover High | 2026 | RHP | 44 % |
^ | Michael Vandemark | SC | St James | 2024 | RHP | 44 % |
^ | Malcolm Webb | SC | Beaufort | 2024 | SS | 44 % |
^ | Hank Aeppli | SC | Lucy Beckham | 2025 | C | 44 % |
8 | Jacob Amman | SC | James Island Charter | 2025 | 3B | 43 % |
9 | Jake Downing | SC | Wando | 2026 | SS | 41 % |
^ | Hunter Doyle | SC | Lucy Beckham | 2025 | RHP | 41 % |
^ | Justin Sobczyk | SC | St James | 2025 | SS | 41 % |
10 | Brystol Shannon | SC | Lexington | 2024 | C | 40 % |