Quick Htters: Team Carolina Trails Charleston Pitchers
June 8, 2022
On Sunday, May 29th PBR of South Carolina hosted trials for Team Carolina at Charleston Southern University in Charleston, SC. The Team Carolina Trials leads to identifying prospects for some of the summer’s biggest invite only events like NC/SC Border Battle, PBR Southeast Senior Games, Top Prospect Games, and the PBR Future Games. The event featured players from the 2023-2027 grad classes.
The event began with A pro-style workout for all the position players followed that included running a laser timed 60 and also had jumping metrics 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 begin our breakdown of the players in attendance looking at the top performers in different categories. Look for more statistics and information to follow in the coming days.
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QUICK HITTERS
PITCHERS
Lean athletic and projectable frame at 6-0 160 pounds. Smooth controlled delivery with good direction down the mound. Longer arm action from a H 3/4 slot. Ran his fastball up 78.5 mph with a max spin at 1980 rpm. Showed feel for a curveball with a 12/6 and a change up with late fade to it.
Athletic frame at 5-10 155 pounds with present strength. Showed a very quick arm with a short arm path and an up-tempo athletic delivery. Had a high 3/4 arm slot with good extension out front. Fan up to 80.4 with a max spin at 1979. Curveball showed a 1/7 break with some good depth. Change up good late fade and some sink to it.
Strong frame with present strength at 6-0 175 pounds. Controlled up tempo delivery with a long arm action from a high 3/4 slot. Drop and drive down the mound while finishing a bit to the first base side. Fastball up to 83.2 on the day with a max spin of 2158 while showing good downward action. Curveball showed plus sweep to it while also having good depth when down in the zone. Change up had good sinking and fading action to it.
Athletic frame at 5-10 175 pounds with room to add on. Smooth controlled delivery with a short action from a low 3/4 arm slot. Fastball up to 82 mph with good sinking action to it when located down in the zone. Curveball showed really good movement to the pitch with good late break to it. Change up when located down had good sink and fading action to it. Being a really good weapon for this LHP.
Smaller frame for this youngster with room to grow at 5-7 145 pounds. Slower controlled delivery with good direction down the mound. Longer arm action with the back swing with a high 3/4 arm slot. Fastball up to 76.1 with a max spin of 2152. good breaking ball with depth to it at a 12/6 break. Change up showed good sink to it when down in the zone.
Thin wiry frame at 5-10 165 pounds with room to add on. Controlled pace on delivery with a high leg lift while working down the mound. Longer arm stroke with a quick arm pitching from a low 3/4 arm slot. Fastball up to 82 with a max spin at 2337 and showing good hop to it. Slider showed good action to it with a 2/8 break to it. Change up really good sinking action to it down in the zone.
6-2 245 pounds. Staying out of the stretch the whole time with a low leg lift with good direction down the mound and finishing with good balance. Fastball up to 77.2 with a max spin of 1785. Sowed feel for a curveball along with a change up. Ability to throw all 3 pitches for strikes.
Lean athletic frame at 6-0 175 pounds with lots of projection left. Slow controlled delivery with clean mechanics while working with good direction down the mound. Compact arm action from a high 3/4 arm slot. Ran his fastball up to 82.4 with a max spin at 2097 with good arm side run. Breaking ball showed tight short break to it. Change up with good sink and fade to it down in the zone.
Strong lean projectable frame at 6-0 184 pounds with strong lower half. Longer arm action with an over the top arm slot. Shows arm speed in delivery and pulls off a bit on back end of the delivery. Fastball up 83.5 with a a max spin at 2031. Curveball showed good big break with good downward action. Cutter with tight late break showing the ability to just get off the barrel.