Canes South Fall Scout Day: Trackman Hitting Leaders
October 27, 2023
On Saturday October 21st PBR or South Carolina was on hand at Lexington High School for a Scout Day with Canes South. The Scout Day featured players from the 2025-2028 Grad Classes.
The day began with players going through a rotation that involved running a laser timed 60 and taking batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After batting practice, position players went through a defensive evaluation. The scout day concluded with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman gathering information on each pitch.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days.
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TRACKMAN 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 | Landon Hulehan | SC | James F. Byrnes | 2026 | OF | 93.0 mph |
2 | Ryan Roggin | SC | Lucy Beckham | 2025 | SS | 93.0 mph |
3 | Jackson Weiner | SC | Blue Ridge | 2026 | OF | 91.6 mph |
4 | Riles Morris | SC | Lucy Garrett Beckham High | 2026 | 1B | 91.4 mph |
5 | Christian Spivey | SC | Lexington | 2027 | 3B | 91.2 mph |
6 | Easton Keels | SC | Byrnes | 2025 | 3B | 89.8 mph |
7 | Christian Walker | SC | Gaffney | 2025 | 3B | 89.2 mph |
8 | Braiden McAlister | SC | Pendleton | 2025 | LHP | 88.9 mph |
9 | JD Murdock | SC | Atlantic Collegiate | 2025 | C | 88.5 mph |
10 | Braydon Hallman | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | SS | 88.1 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 | Ryan Roggin | SC | Lucy Beckham | 2025 | SS | 83.7 mph |
2 | Easton Keels | SC | Byrnes | 2025 | 3B | 83.4 mph |
3 | Phoenix Herndon | SC | Westside | 2025 | OF | 83.3 mph |
4 | Jackson Weiner | SC | Blue Ridge | 2026 | OF | 82.7 mph |
5 | Christian Spivey | SC | Lexington | 2027 | 3B | 82.4 mph |
6 | Braydon Hallman | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | SS | 82.1 mph |
7 | Landon Hulehan | SC | James F. Byrnes | 2026 | OF | 82.1 mph |
8 | Reece Oakley | SC | TL Hanna | 2026 | C | 80.9 mph |
9 | Christian Walker | SC | Gaffney | 2025 | 3B | 80.3 mph |
10 | James Willis | SC | Strom Thurmond | 2025 | 3B | 80.1 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 | Landon Hulehan | SC | James F. Byrnes | 2026 | OF | 348 ft |
2 | JD Murdock | SC | Atlantic Collegiate | 2025 | C | 331 ft |
3 | Reece Oakley | SC | TL Hanna | 2026 | C | 330 ft |
4 | Easton Keels | SC | Byrnes | 2025 | 3B | 323 ft |
5 | Ryan Roggin | SC | Lucy Beckham | 2025 | SS | 320 ft |
6 | Jackson Driver | SC | T. L. Hanna | 2026 | OF | 315 ft |
7 | Christian Walker | SC | Gaffney | 2025 | 3B | 313 ft |
8 | Christian Spivey | SC | Lexington | 2027 | 3B | 313 ft |
9 | Jackson Weiner | SC | Blue Ridge | 2026 | OF | 311 ft |
10 | Phoenix Herndon | SC | Westside | 2025 | OF | 311 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Reece Oakley | SC | TL Hanna | 2026 | C | 268 ft |
2 | Christian Spivey | SC | Lexington | 2027 | 3B | 248 ft |
3 | Easton Keels | SC | Byrnes | 2025 | 3B | 241 ft |
4 | Jackson Driver | SC | T. L. Hanna | 2026 | OF | 216 ft |
5 | Jason Simpkins | SC | SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2028 | 3B | 213 ft |
6 | Braydon Hallman | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | SS | 206 ft |
7 | Jake Santoro | SC | Chapman High | 2025 | OF | 202 ft |
8 | Jackson Weiner | SC | Blue Ridge | 2026 | OF | 189 ft |
9 | Hunter Bland | SC | Chapman | 2025 | RHP | 189 ft |
10 | Andrew Leister | SC | PINEWOOD PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2028 | C | 185 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 | Greyson Evans | NC | North Lincoln High | 2027 | SS | 58 % |
^ | Jake Santoro | SC | Chapman High | 2025 | OF | 58 % |
^ | Gage Petrovich | SC | River Bluff | 2027 | 1B | 58 % |
2 | JD Murdock | SC | Atlantic Collegiate | 2025 | C | 55 % |
3 | Braydon Hallman | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | SS | 42 % |
4 | Jason Simpkins | SC | SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2028 | 3B | 41 % |
5 | Hunter Bland | SC | Chapman | 2025 | RHP | 40 % |
6 | Christian Spivey | SC | Lexington | 2027 | 3B | 38 % |
^ | Robert Hammett | SC | Spartanburg | 2026 | 3B | 38 % |
7 | Andrew Leister | SC | PINEWOOD PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2028 | C | 37 % |
8 | Easton Keels | SC | Byrnes | 2025 | 3B | 33 % |
^ | Ryan Roggin | SC | Lucy Beckham | 2025 | SS | 33 % |
9 | Landon Hulehan | SC | James F. Byrnes | 2026 | OF | 30 % |
10 | Braiden McAlister | SC | Pendleton | 2025 | LHP | 28 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Reece Oakley | SC | TL Hanna | 2026 | C | 72.7 % |
2 | Jack Brinker | SC | Mauldin High | 2028 | 3B | 60.0 % |
3 | Aiden Parker | GA | Lakeside | 2026 | OF | 55.6 % |
4 | Christian Spivey | SC | Lexington | 2027 | 3B | 53.8 % |
5 | Jason Simpkins | SC | SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2028 | 3B | 50.0 % |
^ | Jackson Driver | SC | T. L. Hanna | 2026 | OF | 50.0 % |
^ | Easton Keels | SC | Byrnes | 2025 | 3B | 50.0 % |
6 | Braiden McAlister | SC | Pendleton | 2025 | LHP | 42.9 % |
7 | Jackson Weiner | SC | Blue Ridge | 2026 | OF | 38.5 % |
8 | Andrew Leister | SC | PINEWOOD PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2028 | C | 37.5 % |
9 | Jorden Reid | SC | May River High | 2026 | SS | 36.4 % |
10 | Riles Morris | SC | Lucy Garrett Beckham High | 2026 | 1B | 33.3 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Phoenix Herndon | SC | Westside | 2025 | OF | 83 % |
2 | Eithan Richards | SC | Woodruff | 2025 | OF | 72 % |
3 | Cooper Penfield | SC | Blythewood | 2027 | 2B | 63 % |
4 | Fredo Hernandez | SC | James Island Charter | 2028 | RHP | 55 % |
5 | Bolen Fields | SC | Spartanburg | 2026 | RHP | 53 % |
^ | Christian Walker | SC | Gaffney | 2025 | 3B | 53 % |
6 | Ryan Roggin | SC | Lucy Beckham | 2025 | SS | 50 % |
7 | Landon Hulehan | SC | James F. Byrnes | 2026 | OF | 46 % |
8 | James Willis | SC | Strom Thurmond | 2025 | 3B | 45 % |
9 | Riles Morris | SC | Lucy Garrett Beckham High | 2026 | 1B | 41 % |
10 | Jackson Weiner | SC | Blue Ridge | 2026 | OF | 38 % |
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