Team Carolina Trials Charleston: Trackman Hitting Leaders
June 15, 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
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 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | C | 92.6 mph |
2 | Brayden Richards | NC | Cuthbertson | 2025 | 1B | 92.5 mph |
3 | Landon Evans | NC | Clayton | 2025 | LHP | 91.5 mph |
4 | J.R. Struk | SC | P27 Academy | 2025 | RHP | 91.0 mph |
5 | Tye Livesay | SC | Bishop England | 2024 | C | 90.8 mph |
6 | Ethan Sanchelli | SC | Mauldin High | 2026 | RHP | 90.3 mph |
7 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 89.3 mph |
8 | Beatty Cummings | SC | Academic Magnet | 2024 | OF | 88.7 mph |
9 | Kevin Fagan | SC | Lucy Bechkam | 2024 | OF | 88.1 mph |
10 | Connor Campbell | SC | HILTON HEAD PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 87.9 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 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | C | 85.3 mph |
2 | J.R. Struk | SC | P27 Academy | 2025 | RHP | 83.3 mph |
3 | Landon Evans | NC | Clayton | 2025 | LHP | 82.6 mph |
4 | Brayden Richards | NC | Cuthbertson | 2025 | 1B | 82.2 mph |
5 | Tye Livesay | SC | Bishop England | 2024 | C | 81.0 mph |
6 | Beatty Cummings | SC | Academic Magnet | 2024 | OF | 80.2 mph |
7 | Colt Babic | SC | North Central | 2027 | OF | 79.1 mph |
8 | Ryan Clough | SC | Woodmont | 2026 | 3B | 78.1 mph |
9 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 78.0 mph |
10 | Kevin Fagan | SC | Lucy Bechkam | 2024 | OF | 77.3 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 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | C | 360 ft |
2 | Brayden Richards | NC | Cuthbertson | 2025 | 1B | 347 ft |
3 | Landon Evans | NC | Clayton | 2025 | LHP | 337 ft |
4 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 329 ft |
5 | Tye Livesay | SC | Bishop England | 2024 | C | 327 ft |
6 | Ethan Sanchelli | SC | Mauldin High | 2026 | RHP | 325 ft |
7 | J.R. Struk | SC | P27 Academy | 2025 | RHP | 322 ft |
8 | Ryan Clough | SC | Woodmont | 2026 | 3B | 321 ft |
9 | Beatty Cummings | SC | Academic Magnet | 2024 | OF | 319 ft |
10 | Zachery More | SC | T L Hanna | 2027 | 1B | 315 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Ryan Clough | SC | Woodmont | 2026 | 3B | 244 ft |
2 | Beatty Cummings | SC | Academic Magnet | 2024 | OF | 232 ft |
3 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 228 ft |
4 | Dawson Fowler | SC | Greer | 2028 | SS | 226 ft |
5 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | C | 223 ft |
6 | J.R. Struk | SC | P27 Academy | 2025 | RHP | 223 ft |
7 | Corbin King | SC | Blue Ridge | 2027 | C | 218 ft |
8 | Tye Livesay | SC | Bishop England | 2024 | C | 215 ft |
9 | Jake Downing | SC | Wando | 2026 | SS | 211 ft |
10 | Brayden Richards | NC | Cuthbertson | 2025 | 1B | 208 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 | Braden Richardson | SC | Fort Mill | 2027 | 2B | 66 % |
2 | Ethan Sanchelli | SC | Mauldin High | 2026 | RHP | 64 % |
3 | Trip Ostergard | SC | James Island Charter | 2027 | SS | 50 % |
4 | Dawson Fowler | SC | Greer | 2028 | SS | 47 % |
5 | J.R. Struk | SC | P27 Academy | 2025 | RHP | 46 % |
^ | Jake Downing | SC | Wando | 2026 | SS | 46 % |
6 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | C | 41 % |
7 | James Wyatt Arthur | SC | Trinity Collegiate | 2027 | SS | 38 % |
^ | Landon Evans | NC | Clayton | 2025 | LHP | 38 % |
8 | J. Watson Harvley | SC | Lugoff-Elgin | 2025 | 2B | 35 % |
9 | Corbin King | SC | Blue Ridge | 2027 | C | 33 % |
^ | Kingston Kolb | SC | Lucy Garrett Beckham High | 2026 | OF | 33 % |
^ | Joel Cummings | SC | Lucy Beckham | 2026 | SS | 33 % |
10 | Eli Headley | SC | Riverside High | 2026 | C | 31 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Ryan Clough | SC | Woodmont | 2026 | 3B | 64.3 % |
2 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 57.1 % |
3 | Ayden Gallegos | SC | American Leadership Academy Lexington | 2025 | C | 55.6 % |
4 | Corbin King | SC | Blue Ridge | 2027 | C | 53.3 % |
^ | Kingston Kolb | SC | Lucy Garrett Beckham High | 2026 | OF | 53.3 % |
^ | Jake Downing | SC | Wando | 2026 | SS | 53.3 % |
5 | James Wyatt Arthur | SC | Trinity Collegiate | 2027 | SS | 50.0 % |
^ | Beatty Cummings | SC | Academic Magnet | 2024 | OF | 50.0 % |
6 | Wyatt Seegers | AK | Chugiak | 2027 | 3B | 46.7 % |
7 | Tye Livesay | SC | Bishop England | 2024 | C | 44.4 % |
8 | Brayden Richards | NC | Cuthbertson | 2025 | 1B | 42.9 % |
9 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | C | 41.7 % |
10 | Dawson Fowler | SC | Greer | 2028 | SS | 41.2 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Seth Eckroth | SC | P27 Academy | 2026 | 2B | 64 % |
2 | Colt Babic | SC | North Central | 2027 | OF | 62 % |
3 | Will Herron | SC | Beaufort | 2025 | 2B | 55 % |
4 | Wyatt Seegers | AK | Chugiak | 2027 | 3B | 46 % |
5 | J. Watson Harvley | SC | Lugoff-Elgin | 2025 | 2B | 42 % |
6 | Connor Campbell | SC | HILTON HEAD PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 36 % |
7 | Kevin Fagan | SC | Lucy Bechkam | 2024 | OF | 36 % |
8 | Landon Evans | NC | Clayton | 2025 | LHP | 33 % |
^ | Ayden Gallegos | SC | American Leadership Academy Lexington | 2025 | C | 33 % |
9 | Jason Knotts Jr | SC | Trinity Collegiate | 2024 | OF | 30 % |
10 | Brayden Richards | NC | Cuthbertson | 2025 | 1B | 28 % |
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