Top Prospect Games: Blast Leaders
August 29, 2023
PBR of South Carolina hosted its Top Prospect Games on August 19th at Charleston Southern University. The event featured players from across the state in the 2024-2027 grad classes. The Top Prospect Games continues to be one of the most popular summer events on the PBR summer schedule with several college coaches in attendance taking a look at the prospects in attendance.
Position players opened the day with an offensive workout, taking live BP on the field. TrackMan and Blast were used to track pre-swing and ball-flight analytics. Players then went through a defensive workout at their position, allowing coaches and scouts to get a feel for their athleticism, movement, and arm strength.
After the workout, the players where split into to teams and played a controlled game. Pitchers threw to live hitters in a controlled environment, allowing PBR Scouts to control pitch count and stress of each inning. Hitters got live looks at pitchers, allowing the coaches and scouts in attendance to further their evaluations after BP, in the live setting.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance looking at the top performers in select categories.
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Blast Leaders
MAX HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Gavin MacDonald | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | RHP | 24.7 mph |
2 | Samuel Schwamb | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 24.2 mph |
3 | Jacob Mackara | SC | Bishop England | 2025 | OF | 23.9 mph |
4 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 23.8 mph |
^ | David Ketterman | SC | Oceanside Academy | 2024 | OF | 23.8 mph |
5 | Braxton Patton | SC | Easley | 2024 | OF | 23.7 mph |
6 | Landon Hulehan | SC | James F. Byrnes | 2026 | OF | 23.3 mph |
7 | Banks Knight | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 23.2 mph |
^ | Jacob Amman | SC | James Island Charter | 2025 | 3B | 23.2 mph |
8 | Walter Argett | SC | Summerville | 2025 | 1B | 23.0 mph |
9 | Owen Bex | SC | Trinity Collegiate | 2027 | 3B | 22.9 mph |
10 | Jayden Williams | SC | Spring Valley | 2025 | OF | 22.8 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Samuel Schwamb | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 23.4 mph |
2 | Jacob Mackara | SC | Bishop England | 2025 | OF | 22.8 mph |
3 | Gavin MacDonald | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | RHP | 22.4 mph |
4 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 22.2 mph |
5 | Landon Hulehan | SC | James F. Byrnes | 2026 | OF | 22.2 mph |
6 | Jacob Amman | SC | James Island Charter | 2025 | 3B | 22.2 mph |
7 | Banks Knight | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 22.1 mph |
8 | Wiley Waring | SC | Summerville | 2025 | 1B | 22.0 mph |
9 | Walter Argett | SC | Summerville | 2025 | 1B | 22.0 mph |
10 | David Ketterman | SC | Oceanside Academy | 2024 | OF | 21.7 mph |
PEAK BAT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
1 | Gavin MacDonald | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | RHP | 82.8 mph |
2 | Jacob Mackara | SC | Bishop England | 2025 | OF | 79.2 mph |
3 | Kevin Fagan | SC | Lucy Bechkam | 2024 | OF | 78.0 mph |
4 | Jacob Amman | SC | James Island Charter | 2025 | 3B | 77.4 mph |
^ | Wiley Waring | SC | Summerville | 2025 | 1B | 77.4 mph |
5 | Carver Youngblood | SC | Hillcrest | 2026 | OF | 75.8 mph |
6 | Owen Alexander | SC | TL Hanna | 2024 | OF | 75.3 mph |
7 | Samuel Schwamb | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 75.2 mph |
8 | Hudson Clark | SC | Berkeley | 2026 | 2B | 74.6 mph |
9 | Jayden Williams | SC | Spring Valley | 2025 | OF | 74.3 mph |
10 | Jackson Burton | SC | Lexington | 2024 | OF | 74.1 mph |
^ | Jackson Gordon | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | OF | 74.1 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Gavin MacDonald | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | RHP | 78.0 mph |
2 | Wiley Waring | SC | Summerville | 2025 | 1B | 75.7 mph |
3 | Jacob Mackara | SC | Bishop England | 2025 | OF | 74.9 mph |
4 | Carver Youngblood | SC | Hillcrest | 2026 | OF | 74.0 mph |
5 | Jacob Amman | SC | James Island Charter | 2025 | 3B | 74.0 mph |
6 | Jayden Williams | SC | Spring Valley | 2025 | OF | 73.0 mph |
7 | Jackson Gordon | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2025 | OF | 72.6 mph |
8 | Tyler Bolemon | SC | SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 72.4 mph |
9 | Samuel Schwamb | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 72.3 mph |
10 | Hudson Clark | SC | Berkeley | 2026 | 2B | 72.0 mph |
MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
1 | Banks Knight | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 36.1 g |
2 | Johnny Compton | SC | Indian Land | 2026 | SS | 30.8 g |
3 | Carver Youngblood | SC | Hillcrest | 2026 | OF | 28.3 g |
4 | Jackson Driver | SC | T. L. Hanna | 2026 | OF | 25.6 g |
5 | Samuel Schwamb | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 24.5 g |
6 | Jacob Wiggs | SC | Southside Christian | 2027 | SS | 23.0 g |
7 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | C | 21.2 g |
8 | Cale Reynolds | SC | Clarendon Hall | 2025 | OF | 21.0 g |
9 | Tyler Bolemon | SC | SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 20.8 g |
^ | Jaden Atkinson | SC | Hartsville | 2026 | 2B | 20.8 g |
10 | Logan Durrell | SC | Lugoff-Elgin High | 2027 | OF | 20.0 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 | Jackson Driver | SC | T. L. Hanna | 2026 | OF | 22.7 g |
3 | Carver Youngblood | SC | Hillcrest | 2026 | OF | 22.7 g |
4 | Cale Reynolds | SC | Clarendon Hall | 2025 | OF | 19.0 g |
5 | Samuel Schwamb | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2025 | C | 17.8 g |
6 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | C | 17.6 g |
7 | Jacob Wiggs | SC | Southside Christian | 2027 | SS | 17.5 g |
8 | Tobias Sobieralski | SC | Lexington | 2025 | C | 17.3 g |
9 | Jayden Williams | SC | Spring Valley | 2025 | OF | 16.9 g |
10 | Banks Knight | SC | Summerville | 2025 | OF | 16.4 g |
AVERAGE ON PLANE EFFICIENCY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
1 | Collin Anderson | SC | James Island Charter | 2025 | LHP | 88 % |
2 | Brayden Brogdon | SC | Rock Hill High | 2027 | OF | 85 % |
3 | Tobias Sobieralski | SC | Lexington | 2025 | C | 85 % |
4 | Jacob Mackara | SC | Bishop England | 2025 | OF | 84 % |
5 | Braxton Patton | SC | Easley | 2024 | OF | 83 % |
6 | Eli Stone | SC | TL Hanna | 2025 | OF | 81 % |
7 | Ryan Brewington | SC | Cane Bay | 2024 | C | 78 % |
8 | Kyle Kirkland | SC | Clover High | 2026 | RHP | 77 % |
9 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester | 2026 | C | 77 % |
10 | Austin MacAnanny | SC | Wando High | 2024 | OF | 77 % |
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