Team Carolina Trials Charleston: Blast Analytics
June 19, 2023
On Wednesday, June 7th PBR of South Carolina hosted trials for Team Carolina at The College of Charleston in Charleston, SC. The Team Carolina Trials leads to identifying prospects for some of the summer’s biggest invite only events like PBR Southeast Senior Games, Top Prospect Games, PBR JR Future Games and the PBR Future Games. The event featured players from the 2024-2028 grad classes.
The event began with A pro-style workout for all the position players followed that included running a laser timed 60 recorded using Swift Technology, BP with TrackMan ball flight analysis, a defensive evaluation, and finished with pitcher bullpens with each pitch tracked by Trackman and with a stalker radar gun.
Below we will look at the statistical breakdown for the event.
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STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN
Blast Leaders
MAX HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | J. Watson Harvley | SC | Lugoff-Elgin | 2025 | 2B | 24.1 mph |
2 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 24.0 mph |
^ | Dawson Fowler | SC | Greer | 2028 | SS | 24.0 mph |
3 | Brayden Richards | NC | Cuthbertson | 2025 | 1B | 23.8 mph |
4 | Ethan Sanchelli | SC | Mauldin High | 2026 | RHP | 23.7 mph |
5 | J.R. Struk | SC | P27 Academy | 2025 | RHP | 23.3 mph |
^ | Connor Campbell | SC | HILTON HEAD PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 23.3 mph |
6 | Seth Eckroth | SC | P27 | 2026 | 2B | 23.2 mph |
^ | Landon Evans | NC | Clayton | 2025 | LHP | 23.2 mph |
^ | Braden Richardson | SC | Fort Mill | 2027 | 2B | 23.2 mph |
7 | Colt Babic | SC | North Central | 2027 | OF | 22.9 mph |
8 | Jason Knotts Jr | SC | Trinity Collegiate | 2024 | OF | 22.1 mph |
^ | Beatty Cummings | SC | Academic Magnet | 2024 | OF | 22.1 mph |
9 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | C | 21.6 mph |
^ | Tye Livesay | SC | Bishop England | 2024 | C | 21.6 mph |
10 | Corbin King | SC | Blue Ridge | 2027 | C | 21.4 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Ethan Sanchelli | SC | Mauldin High | 2026 | RHP | 21.8 mph |
2 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 21.7 mph |
3 | J.R. Struk | SC | P27 Academy | 2025 | RHP | 21.7 mph |
4 | Landon Evans | NC | Clayton | 2025 | LHP | 21.7 mph |
5 | J. Watson Harvley | SC | Lugoff-Elgin | 2025 | 2B | 21.5 mph |
6 | Brayden Richards | NC | Cuthbertson | 2025 | 1B | 21.0 mph |
7 | Jason Knotts Jr | SC | Trinity Collegiate | 2024 | OF | 20.8 mph |
8 | Colt Babic | SC | North Central | 2027 | OF | 20.6 mph |
9 | Seth Eckroth | SC | P27 | 2026 | 2B | 20.5 mph |
10 | Braden Richardson | SC | Fort Mill | 2027 | 2B | 20.5 mph |
PEAK BAT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
1 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | C | 74.7 mph |
2 | Tye Livesay | SC | Bishop England | 2024 | C | 72.5 mph |
3 | Colt Babic | SC | North Central | 2027 | OF | 72.2 mph |
4 | Brayden Richards | NC | Cuthbertson | 2025 | 1B | 72.0 mph |
5 | Ethan Sanchelli | SC | Mauldin High | 2026 | RHP | 71.9 mph |
6 | J.R. Struk | SC | P27 Academy | 2025 | RHP | 71.6 mph |
7 | Jason Knotts Jr | SC | Trinity Collegiate | 2024 | OF | 71.5 mph |
8 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 71.0 mph |
9 | Kevin Fagan | SC | Lucy Bechkam | 2024 | OF | 70.8 mph |
^ | Beatty Cummings | SC | Academic Magnet | 2024 | OF | 70.8 mph |
10 | Joel Cummings | SC | Lucy Beckham | 2026 | SS | 70.7 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | C | 69.5 mph |
2 | J.R. Struk | SC | P27 Academy | 2025 | RHP | 69.2 mph |
3 | Ethan Sanchelli | SC | Mauldin High | 2026 | RHP | 67.6 mph |
4 | Brayden Richards | NC | Cuthbertson | 2025 | 1B | 67.2 mph |
5 | Joel Cummings | SC | Lucy Beckham | 2026 | SS | 66.9 mph |
6 | Tye Livesay | SC | Bishop England | 2024 | C | 66.3 mph |
7 | Ryan Clough | SC | Woodmont | 2026 | 3B | 65.7 mph |
8 | Seth Eckroth | SC | P27 | 2026 | 2B | 65.7 mph |
9 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 65.4 mph |
10 | Beatty Cummings | SC | Academic Magnet | 2024 | OF | 65.3 mph |
MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
1 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 33.1 g |
2 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | C | 26.4 g |
3 | Kingston Kolb | SC | Lucy Garrett Beckham High | 2026 | OF | 24.6 g |
4 | Landon Evans | NC | Clayton | 2025 | LHP | 24.4 g |
5 | Jason Knotts Jr | SC | Trinity Collegiate | 2024 | OF | 23.2 g |
6 | Colt Babic | SC | North Central | 2027 | OF | 23.1 g |
7 | Connor Campbell | SC | HILTON HEAD PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 22.7 g |
8 | Ethan Sanchelli | SC | Mauldin High | 2026 | RHP | 22.2 g |
9 | Eli Headley | SC | Riverside High | 2026 | C | 20.1 g |
10 | J. Watson Harvley | SC | Lugoff-Elgin | 2025 | 2B | 19.2 g |
AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 27.0 g |
2 | Kingston Kolb | SC | Lucy Garrett Beckham High | 2026 | OF | 21.3 g |
3 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | C | 18.6 g |
4 | Colt Babic | SC | North Central | 2027 | OF | 18.3 g |
5 | Jason Knotts Jr | SC | Trinity Collegiate | 2024 | OF | 18.2 g |
6 | Eli Headley | SC | Riverside High | 2026 | C | 18.1 g |
7 | Ethan Sanchelli | SC | Mauldin High | 2026 | RHP | 17.0 g |
8 | Landon Evans | NC | Clayton | 2025 | LHP | 15.8 g |
9 | J. Watson Harvley | SC | Lugoff-Elgin | 2025 | 2B | 15.6 g |
10 | Connor Campbell | SC | HILTON HEAD PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 15.3 g |
AVERAGE ON PLANE EFFENCIENCY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
1 | Wyatt Seegers | AK | Chugiak | 2027 | 3B | 90 % |
2 | J. Watson Harvley | SC | Lugoff-Elgin | 2025 | 2B | 87 % |
3 | Eli Headley | SC | Riverside High | 2026 | C | 84 % |
4 | Braden Richardson | SC | Fort Mill | 2027 | 2B | 81 % |
5 | Jake Downing | SC | Wando | 2026 | SS | 79 % |
6 | J.R. Struk | SC | P27 Academy | 2025 | RHP | 79 % |
7 | Corbin King | SC | Blue Ridge | 2027 | C | 78 % |
8 | Jason Knotts Jr | SC | Trinity Collegiate | 2024 | OF | 77 % |
9 | Kevin Fagan | SC | Lucy Bechkam | 2024 | OF | 76 % |
10 | Ethan Sanchelli | SC | Mauldin High | 2026 | RHP | 75 % |
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