USA Prime Scout Day: Trackman Hitting Leaders
October 4, 2022
On Wednesday September 28th PBR of South Carolina was on hand at Flour Field for a scout day with USA Prime. The scout day featured players from the 2023-2027 grad classes.
The evening started with catchers going through a defensive evaluation then pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting data analytics. After the bullpens position players ran a laser timed 60 followed by BP on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After BP outfielders and infielders went through a defensive evaluation.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance.
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Trackman: Hitters Leaders
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 | Ezekiel Atkinson | SC | Riverside | 2023 | OF | 95.5 mph |
2 | Cade Gardner | NC | A.C. Reynolds | 2024 | SS | 95.3 mph |
3 | James Shennan | SC | Greer | 2023 | RHP | 95.1 mph |
4 | Gavin Hug | SC | Greer | 2024 | C | 93.1 mph |
5 | Ejan Fusetti | SC | Eastside | 2024 | LHP | 92.7 mph |
6 | Dean McCravy | SC | J.L. Mann | 2023 | LF | 92.4 mph |
7 | Hudson Brannon | SC | Greer | 2023 | 3B | 92.2 mph |
8 | Cooper DeVries | SC | Eastside High | 2027 | OF | 91.9 mph |
9 | Carver Youngblood | SC | Hillcrest | 2026 | OF | 88.8 mph |
10 | Gregory Bryant | SC | Eastside | 2025 | OF | 88.7 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 | Cade Gardner | NC | A.C. Reynolds | 2024 | SS | 86.6 mph |
2 | Gavin Hug | SC | Greer | 2024 | C | 84.0 mph |
3 | Hudson Brannon | SC | Greer | 2023 | 3B | 83.7 mph |
4 | James Shennan | SC | Greer | 2023 | RHP | 82.0 mph |
5 | Ejan Fusetti | SC | Eastside | 2024 | LHP | 81.9 mph |
6 | Ezekiel Atkinson | SC | Riverside | 2023 | OF | 81.9 mph |
7 | Dean McCravy | SC | J.L. Mann | 2023 | LF | 81.8 mph |
8 | Cooper DeVries | SC | Eastside High | 2027 | OF | 80.9 mph |
9 | Joe (Trey) Walker III | SC | Woodmont | 2024 | OF | 80.8 mph |
10 | Carver Youngblood | SC | Hillcrest | 2026 | OF | 79.9 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 | Ezekiel Atkinson | SC | Riverside | 2023 | OF | 378 ft |
2 | Cade Gardner | NC | A.C. Reynolds | 2024 | SS | 366 ft |
3 | Gavin Hug | SC | Greer | 2024 | C | 354 ft |
4 | James Shennan | SC | Greer | 2023 | RHP | 350 ft |
5 | Cooper DeVries | SC | Eastside High | 2027 | OF | 342 ft |
6 | Dean McCravy | SC | J.L. Mann | 2023 | LF | 342 ft |
7 | Ejan Fusetti | SC | Eastside | 2024 | LHP | 341 ft |
8 | Hudson Brannon | SC | Greer | 2023 | 3B | 341 ft |
9 | Joe (Trey) Walker III | SC | Woodmont | 2024 | OF | 333 ft |
10 | Gregory Bryant | SC | Eastside | 2025 | OF | 327 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Cade Gardner | NC | A.C. Reynolds | 2024 | SS | 287 ft |
2 | Gavin Hug | SC | Greer | 2024 | C | 276 ft |
3 | Ezekiel Atkinson | SC | Riverside | 2023 | OF | 246 ft |
4 | Dean McCravy | SC | J.L. Mann | 2023 | LF | 240 ft |
5 | Hudson Brannon | SC | Greer | 2023 | 3B | 232 ft |
6 | Cooper DeVries | SC | Eastside High | 2027 | OF | 224 ft |
7 | Ejan Fusetti | SC | Eastside | 2024 | LHP | 220 ft |
8 | Joe (Trey) Walker III | SC | Woodmont | 2024 | OF | 219 ft |
9 | Carver Youngblood | SC | Hillcrest | 2026 | OF | 216 ft |
10 | Gregory Bryant | SC | Eastside | 2025 | OF | 213 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 | Asher Bocanegra | SC | Southside Christian | 2027 | 2B | 50 % |
^ | Joel Hinson | SC | Greenville Senior High Academy | 2027 | 3B | 50 % |
^ | JD Moore III | SC | Boiling Springs | 2026 | C | 50 % |
2 | Carver Youngblood | SC | Hillcrest | 2026 | OF | 46 % |
3 | Matthew Conner | SC | Eastside | 2023 | RHP | 41 % |
^ | Griffin Tillery | NC | West Henderson High | 2028 | C | 41 % |
4 | Jackson Tretter | SC | JL Mann | 2027 | OF | 37 % |
5 | Gavin Psychas | SC | Powdersville High | 2025 | RHP | 36 % |
6 | Carter McAdams | SC | J. L. Mann High Academy | 2027 | SS | 33 % |
^ | Cooper DeVries | SC | Eastside High | 2027 | OF | 33 % |
^ | Cade Gardner | NC | A.C. Reynolds | 2024 | SS | 33 % |
^ | Dean McCravy | SC | J.L. Mann | 2023 | LF | 33 % |
7 | Jaaron Frye | NC | Reynolds High | 2028 | OF | 30 % |
8 | Eli Atkins | SC | Home School | 2027 | 1B | 30 % |
9 | Ezekiel Atkinson | SC | Riverside | 2023 | OF | 28 % |
10 | Brendan Gilbert | SC | First Baptist School of Charleston | 2025 | SS | 27 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Gavin Hug | SC | Greer | 2024 | C | 71.4 % |
2 | Ryan Williams | SC | Dorman | 2025 | OF | 70.0 % |
3 | Joe (Trey) Walker III | SC | Woodmont | 2024 | OF | 66.7 % |
4 | Brendan Gilbert | SC | First Baptist School of Charleston | 2025 | SS | 63.6 % |
5 | Cade Gardner | NC | A.C. Reynolds | 2024 | SS | 58.3 % |
6 | Hudson Brannon | SC | Greer | 2023 | 3B | 57.1 % |
7 | Carter McAdams | SC | J. L. Mann High Academy | 2027 | SS | 50.0 % |
^ | Joel Hinson | SC | Greenville Senior High Academy | 2027 | 3B | 50.0 % |
^ | Gregory Bryant | SC | Eastside | 2025 | OF | 50.0 % |
^ | Jackson Tretter | SC | JL Mann | 2027 | OF | 50.0 % |
^ | Ezekiel Atkinson | SC | Riverside | 2023 | OF | 50.0 % |
^ | Ejan Fusetti | SC | Eastside | 2024 | LHP | 50.0 % |
8 | Gavin Psychas | SC | Powdersville High | 2025 | RHP | 45.5 % |
9 | Dean McCravy | SC | J.L. Mann | 2023 | LF | 44.4 % |
10 | Cooper DeVries | SC | Eastside High | 2027 | OF | 41.7 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Devon Rakestraw | SC | Chapin | 2026 | 2B | 50 % |
2 | Matthew Conner | SC | Eastside | 2023 | RHP | 41 % |
^ | Jacob Johnson | SC | Riverside | 2026 | C | 41 % |
^ | Gage Borrosco | NC | A.C. Reynolds | 2028 | OF | 41 % |
3 | JD Moore III | SC | Boiling Springs | 2026 | C | 37 % |
4 | Gregory Bryant | SC | Eastside | 2025 | OF | 33 % |
^ | Griffin Tillery | NC | West Henderson High | 2028 | C | 33 % |
^ | James Shennan | SC | Greer | 2023 | RHP | 33 % |
5 | Ryan Williams | SC | Dorman | 2025 | OF | 30 % |
6 | Joe (Trey) Walker III | SC | Woodmont | 2024 | OF | 25 % |
^ | Ejan Fusetti | SC | Eastside | 2024 | LHP | 25 % |
7 | Jaaron Frye | NC | Reynolds High | 2028 | OF | 23 % |
8 | Asher Bocanegra | SC | Southside Christian | 2027 | 2B | 21 % |
^ | Hudson Brannon | SC | Greer | 2023 | 3B | 21 % |
9 | Eli Atkins | SC | Home School | 2027 | 1B | 20 % |
10 | Gavin Psychas | SC | Powdersville High | 2025 | RHP | 18 % |
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