Carolina Senior Games East: Trackman Hitting Leaders
October 19, 2023
On Sunday October 15th PBR of South Carolina and North Carolina was on hand at Francis Marion University for our Carolina Senior Games East. The event featured players from the 2024 grad classes.
The day started with players running a laser timed 60 while using swift timing gates to measure their 10 yd/ 30 yd/ and 60 yd split, along with testing vertical jump on the jump mat. After the athletic testing, position players took BP on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data, followed by catchers, outfielders and infielders going through a defensive evaluation.
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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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 | Jackson Cionek | SC | Lexington | 2024 | C | 99.5 mph |
2 | Brody Taylor | NC | South Mecklenburg | 2024 | OF | 99.5 mph |
3 | Tommy Williams III | NC | Wake County Homeschool | 2024 | OF | 97.4 mph |
4 | Jeb Britt | SC | Cardinal Newman | 2024 | RHP | 97.1 mph |
5 | Brice Lawrimore | SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | 2024 | C | 96.7 mph |
6 | Brayden Jeffcoat | SC | Lexington | 2024 | 1B | 94.5 mph |
7 | Cayden Kennedy | SC | Calvary Christian | 2024 | 1B | 94.4 mph |
8 | Evan Smith | SC | AC Flora | 2024 | OF | 93.4 mph |
9 | Garrett Sanders | SC | River Bluff | 2024 | OF | 93.0 mph |
10 | Kevin Fagan | SC | Lucy Bechkam | 2024 | OF | 92.2 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 | Brody Taylor | NC | South Mecklenburg | 2024 | OF | 92.1 mph |
2 | Jackson Cionek | SC | Lexington | 2024 | C | 90.2 mph |
3 | Tommy Williams III | NC | Wake County Homeschool | 2024 | OF | 88.7 mph |
4 | Evan Smith | SC | AC Flora | 2024 | OF | 87.4 mph |
5 | Garrett Sanders | SC | River Bluff | 2024 | OF | 86.4 mph |
6 | Troy Daniels | NC | Athens Drive | 2024 | 3B | 85.6 mph |
7 | Peyton Clay | NC | Northern Nash | 2024 | OF | 85.4 mph |
8 | Jacob Muir | SC | Dreher | 2024 | OF | 84.8 mph |
9 | Kevin Fagan | SC | Lucy Bechkam | 2024 | OF | 84.5 mph |
10 | Brice Lawrimore | SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | 2024 | C | 83.4 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 | Jackson Cionek | SC | Lexington | 2024 | C | 377 ft |
2 | Tommy Williams III | NC | Wake County Homeschool | 2024 | OF | 363 ft |
3 | Brody Taylor | NC | South Mecklenburg | 2024 | OF | 360 ft |
4 | Brayden Jeffcoat | SC | Lexington | 2024 | 1B | 354 ft |
5 | Jeb Britt | SC | Cardinal Newman | 2024 | RHP | 346 ft |
6 | Peyton Clay | NC | Northern Nash | 2024 | OF | 341 ft |
7 | Evan Smith | SC | AC Flora | 2024 | OF | 338 ft |
8 | Jacob Muir | SC | Dreher | 2024 | OF | 335 ft |
9 | Kevin Fagan | SC | Lucy Bechkam | 2024 | OF | 332 ft |
10 | Brice Lawrimore | SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | 2024 | C | 332 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Troy Daniels | NC | Athens Drive | 2024 | 3B | 250 ft |
2 | Rick Hussey | SC | Myrtle Beach High | 2024 | SS | 243 ft |
3 | Jackson Cionek | SC | Lexington | 2024 | C | 237 ft |
4 | Austin Carter | SC | T.L Hanna | 2024 | RHP | 237 ft |
5 | James Hart | SC | Philip Simmons | 2024 | OF | 226 ft |
6 | Evan Moon | SC | Powdersville | 2024 | C | 216 ft |
7 | Brody Taylor | NC | South Mecklenburg | 2024 | OF | 215 ft |
8 | Evan Lecnar | NC | East Forsyth | 2024 | 2B | 207 ft |
9 | Tommy Williams III | NC | Wake County Homeschool | 2024 | OF | 206 ft |
10 | Jacob Muir | SC | Dreher | 2024 | OF | 205 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 | Braxton Patton | SC | Easley | 2024 | OF | 53 % |
2 | Garrett Sanders | SC | River Bluff | 2024 | OF | 46 % |
3 | Rick Hussey | SC | Myrtle Beach High | 2024 | SS | 42 % |
4 | Brice Lawrimore | SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | 2024 | C | 41 % |
^ | Austin Carter | SC | T.L Hanna | 2024 | RHP | 41 % |
^ | Troy Daniels | NC | Athens Drive | 2024 | 3B | 41 % |
5 | Brayden Jeffcoat | SC | Lexington | 2024 | 1B | 40 % |
6 | Conley Steed | SC | James Island Charter | 2024 | OF | 38 % |
7 | Ryan Brewington | SC | Cane Bay | 2024 | C | 35 % |
8 | Brody Taylor | NC | South Mecklenburg | 2024 | OF | 33 % |
9 | Clayton Catoe | SC | Lee Academy | 2024 | C | 30 % |
^ | Chase Dalla Riva | SC | West Florence | 2024 | 1B | 30 % |
10 | Cayden Kennedy | SC | Calvary Christian | 2024 | 1B | 28 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Evan Moon | SC | Powdersville | 2024 | C | 66.7 % |
^ | James Hart | SC | Philip Simmons | 2024 | OF | 66.7 % |
2 | Jackson Cionek | SC | Lexington | 2024 | C | 53.8 % |
3 | Austin Carter | SC | T.L Hanna | 2024 | RHP | 50.0 % |
^ | Troy Daniels | NC | Athens Drive | 2024 | 3B | 50.0 % |
4 | Jeb Britt | SC | Cardinal Newman | 2024 | RHP | 48.0 % |
5 | Evan Lecnar | NC | East Forsyth | 2024 | 2B | 45.5 % |
6 | Tommy Williams III | NC | Wake County Homeschool | 2024 | OF | 44.4 % |
7 | Rick Hussey | SC | Myrtle Beach High | 2024 | SS | 42.9 % |
^ | Ryan Brewington | SC | Cane Bay | 2024 | C | 42.9 % |
8 | Jacob Muir | SC | Dreher | 2024 | OF | 41.7 % |
9 | Kade Bell | SC | Camden | 2024 | SS | 35.7 % |
^ | Cayden Kennedy | SC | Calvary Christian | 2024 | 1B | 35.7 % |
10 | Brayden Jeffcoat | SC | Lexington | 2024 | 1B | 33.3 % |
^ | Ty Overly | SC | Woodland | 2024 | C | 33.3 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Peyton Clay | NC | Northern Nash | 2024 | OF | 69 % |
2 | Evan Smith | SC | AC Flora | 2024 | OF | 60 % |
3 | Chase Dalla Riva | SC | West Florence | 2024 | 1B | 53 % |
^ | Clayton Catoe | SC | Lee Academy | 2024 | C | 53 % |
4 | Kevin Fagan | SC | Lucy Bechkam | 2024 | OF | 50 % |
5 | Conley Steed | SC | James Island Charter | 2024 | OF | 46 % |
6 | Brody Taylor | NC | South Mecklenburg | 2024 | OF | 40 % |
7 | Kade Bell | SC | Camden | 2024 | SS | 35 % |
8 | Tommy Williams III | NC | Wake County Homeschool | 2024 | OF | 33 % |
9 | Jeb Britt | SC | Cardinal Newman | 2024 | RHP | 32 % |
10 | Garrett Sanders | SC | River Bluff | 2024 | OF | 30 % |
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