T24 Gamecocks Scout Day: Trackman Hitting Leaders
September 14, 2023
On Monday September 11th PBR or South Carolina was on hand at Clover Middle School for a Scout Day with players from T24 Gamecocks. The Scout Day featured players from the 2026-2029 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 | Jackson Hilton | NC | Oak Grove | 2027 | RHP | 93.0 mph |
2 | Jesse Covington | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2028 | 2B | 88.0 mph |
3 | Parker McGee | SC | Lancaster | 2026 | SS | 87.8 mph |
4 | Gavin McNulty | SC | Clover High | 2027 | OF | 87.6 mph |
5 | Briggs Lee | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2026 | 3B | 86.5 mph |
6 | Gabriel Diaz | NC | Palisades | 2027 | 3B | 86.3 mph |
7 | Zach White | NC | Hickory Grove Christian School | 2026 | C | 85.5 mph |
8 | Jack Neal | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2027 | OF | 84.4 mph |
9 | Anthony Marano | SC | Clover | 2026 | 3B | 84.2 mph |
10 | Timothy Manning | SC | A.C. Flora | 2028 | OF | 82.5 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 | Jackson Hilton | NC | Oak Grove | 2027 | RHP | 82.0 mph |
2 | Parker McGee | SC | Lancaster | 2026 | SS | 81.7 mph |
3 | Gabriel Diaz | NC | Palisades | 2027 | 3B | 80.0 mph |
4 | Briggs Lee | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2026 | 3B | 79.2 mph |
5 | Gavin McNulty | SC | Clover High | 2027 | OF | 78.5 mph |
6 | Timothy Manning | SC | A.C. Flora | 2028 | OF | 77.7 mph |
7 | Jesse Covington | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2028 | 2B | 77.1 mph |
8 | Jack Neal | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2027 | OF | 75.7 mph |
9 | John Michael McGovern | SC | Clover | 2029 | 1B | 72.3 mph |
10 | Ty Orr | SC | Lewisville High | 2027 | OF | 71.5 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 | Jesse Covington | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2028 | 2B | 323 ft |
2 | Jackson Hilton | NC | Oak Grove | 2027 | RHP | 303 ft |
3 | Parker McGee | SC | Lancaster | 2026 | SS | 303 ft |
4 | Zach White | NC | Hickory Grove Christian School | 2026 | C | 298 ft |
5 | Gabriel Diaz | NC | Palisades | 2027 | 3B | 293 ft |
6 | Jack Neal | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2027 | OF | 291 ft |
7 | Gavin McNulty | SC | Clover High | 2027 | OF | 283 ft |
8 | Briggs Lee | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2026 | 3B | 279 ft |
9 | Timothy Manning | SC | A.C. Flora | 2028 | OF | 275 ft |
10 | Blake Devis | NC | Palisades | 2026 | C | 275 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Jesse Covington | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2028 | 2B | 257 ft |
2 | Parker McGee | SC | Lancaster | 2026 | SS | 242 ft |
3 | Jack Neal | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2027 | OF | 193 ft |
4 | Gavin McNulty | SC | Clover High | 2027 | OF | 184 ft |
5 | Gabriel Diaz | NC | Palisades | 2027 | 3B | 169 ft |
6 | Briggs Lee | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2026 | 3B | 167 ft |
7 | Jackson Hilton | NC | Oak Grove | 2027 | RHP | 161 ft |
8 | Ty Orr | SC | Lewisville High | 2027 | OF | 159 ft |
9 | Zach White | NC | Hickory Grove Christian School | 2026 | C | 154 ft |
10 | Timothy Manning | SC | A.C. Flora | 2028 | OF | 144 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 | Gabriel Diaz | NC | Palisades | 2027 | 3B | 66 % |
2 | Parker McGee | SC | Lancaster | 2026 | SS | 53 % |
3 | Anthony Marano | SC | Clover | 2026 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | Timothy Manning | SC | A.C. Flora | 2028 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Gavin McNulty | SC | Clover High | 2027 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Jack Neal | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2027 | OF | 50 % |
4 | Jackson Hilton | NC | Oak Grove | 2027 | RHP | 46 % |
5 | Colton Gregory | SC | Clover | 2028 | OF | 45 % |
6 | Zach White | NC | Hickory Grove Christian School | 2026 | C | 40 % |
7 | Briggs Lee | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2026 | 3B | 30 % |
8 | Jesse Covington | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2028 | 2B | 27 % |
^ | John Michael McGovern | SC | Clover | 2029 | 1B | 27 % |
9 | Blake Devis | NC | Palisades | 2026 | C | 20 % |
10 | Ray Steed Jr | SC | Clover High School | 2029 | OF | 18 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Jesse Covington | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2028 | 2B | 63.6 % |
2 | Finn Bigger | SC | Northwestern | 2029 | OF | 50.0 % |
3 | Ty Orr | SC | Lewisville High | 2027 | OF | 45.5 % |
4 | Brighton Ligon | SC | Northwestern | 2027 | OF | 38.5 % |
5 | Colton Gregory | SC | Clover | 2028 | OF | 36.4 % |
^ | Kyler Hood | SC | South Pointe High | 2027 | C | 36.4 % |
6 | Parker McGee | SC | Lancaster | 2026 | SS | 30.8 % |
7 | Ray Steed Jr | SC | Clover High School | 2029 | OF | 27.3 % |
^ | John Michael McGovern | SC | Clover | 2029 | 1B | 27.3 % |
8 | Gavin McNulty | SC | Clover High | 2027 | OF | 25.0 % |
^ | Dominic Landers | SC | Clover | 2029 | C | 25.0 % |
9 | Briggs Lee | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2026 | 3B | 23.1 % |
10 | Jack Neal | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2027 | OF | 21.4 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Blake Devis | NC | Palisades | 2026 | C | 70 % |
2 | Dominic Landers | SC | Clover | 2029 | C | 50 % |
^ | Timothy Manning | SC | A.C. Flora | 2028 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Finn Bigger | SC | Northwestern | 2029 | OF | 50 % |
3 | Jackson Hilton | NC | Oak Grove | 2027 | RHP | 46 % |
^ | Briggs Lee | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2026 | 3B | 46 % |
^ | Brighton Ligon | SC | Northwestern | 2027 | OF | 46 % |
4 | Ray Steed Jr | SC | Clover High School | 2029 | OF | 45 % |
^ | John Michael McGovern | SC | Clover | 2029 | 1B | 45 % |
5 | Zach White | NC | Hickory Grove Christian School | 2026 | C | 40 % |
6 | Ty Orr | SC | Lewisville High | 2027 | OF | 36 % |
7 | Gabriel Diaz | NC | Palisades | 2027 | 3B | 33 % |
8 | Anthony Marano | SC | Clover | 2026 | 3B | 30 % |
9 | Gavin McNulty | SC | Clover High | 2027 | OF | 25 % |
10 | Jack Neal | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2027 | OF | 21 % |
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