Prep Baseball Report

Top Prospect Games: Superlatives - Pitchers


Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

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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Superlatives

Best Fastball



Gavin MacDonald

Class of 2025 / RHP

Player Information

  • Graduating Class: 2025
  • Primary Position: RHP
    Secondary Position: 1B
  • High School: Legion Collegiate Academy
    State: SC
  • Summer Team: South Charlotte Panthers
  • Height: 6-4
    Weight: 235lbs
  • Bat/Throw: R/R




Kaleb Owens

Class of 2024 / RHP

Player Information

  • Graduating Class: 2024
  • Primary Position: RHP
    Secondary Position: 3B
  • High School: Easley
    State: SC
  • Summer Team: USA Prime 18u
  • Height: 6-1
    Weight: 190lbs
  • Bat/Throw: R/R




 

Best Breaking Ball





Gavin MacDonald

Class of 2025 / RHP

Player Information

  • Graduating Class: 2025
  • Primary Position: RHP
    Secondary Position: 1B
  • High School: Legion Collegiate Academy
    State: SC
  • Summer Team: South Charlotte Panthers
  • Height: 6-4
    Weight: 235lbs
  • Bat/Throw: R/R






 

Best Changeup











 

Best Command





Jacob Mackara

Class of 2025 / OF

Player Information

  • Graduating Class: 2025
  • Primary Position: OF
    Secondary Position: 1B
  • High School: Bishop England
    State: SC
  • Summer Team: Upstate Mavs 17U Scout
  • Height: 6-1
    Weight: 186lbs
  • Bat/Throw: L/L