Prep Baseball Report

Columbia Rising Stars ID: Statistical Leaders


Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

On Tuesday, July 2nd Prep Baseball of South Carolina hosted trials for Team Carolina at TheUniversity of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. The Team Carolina Trials/Rising Star leads to identifying prospects for some of the summer’s biggest invite only events like Top Prospect Games, PB JR Future Games, and the PB Future Games.  The event featured players from the 2028-2029 grad classes. 

The event began with A pro-style workout for all the position players followed that included running a laser timed 60 recorded using Swift Technology, BP with TrackMan ball flight analysis, a defensive evaluation, and finished with pitcher bullpens with each pitch tracked by Trackman.  

Below we will look at the statistical breakdown for the event.

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STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN

 

60 YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yard
1 Braden Lawton SC Spring Valley High 2028 SS 7.13
2 Lem Moss SC York Comprehensive High 2028 SS 7.24
3 Tim Winn Jr SC Catawba Ridge High School 2028 3B 7.38
4 Brian Ebeling SC Philip Simmons 2028 SS 7.55
5 Xavier Bishop SC Gilbert 2028 2B 7.57
6 Mike Johnson SC Georgetown 2028 3B 7.65
7 Ethan Madden SC River Bluff 2028 C 7.75
^ Darius Robertson SC Homeschool (SC) 2028 OF 7.75
8 David Hunter Christensen SC Berkeley 2028 3B 7.76
9 Harrison Ward SC Hillcrest 2028 3B 7.78
10 Jones Wilhite SC Aiken 2028 1B 7.96

TRACKMAN MAX EXIT VELOCITY (BP)

During BP, TrackMan tracked ball flight off the bat.  One element TrackMan is able to produce is the exit velocity.  Below are the top Exit Velocities produced during live BP.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Tim Winn Jr SC Catawba Ridge High School 2028 3B 94.1 mph
2 Mike Johnson SC Georgetown 2028 3B 88.3 mph
3 Brian Ebeling SC Philip Simmons 2028 SS 87.2 mph
4 Braden Lawton SC Spring Valley High 2028 SS 86.5 mph
5 Harrison Ward SC Hillcrest 2028 3B 86.4 mph
6 Lem Moss SC York Comprehensive High 2028 SS 86.2 mph
7 Jason Simpkins SC SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2028 3B 85.2 mph
8 Jones Wilhite SC Aiken 2028 1B 84.7 mph
9 Griffin Hill SC Lexington 2028 SS 83.8 mph
10 Nathan Good SC Pinewood Prep 2028 3B 83.2 mph

POSITIONAL VELOCITY – INFIELDERS

Infielders were able to workout at shortstop throwing across the infield, or from 1B throwing to 2B and 3B in the pro-style workout. 

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Brian Ebeling SC Philip Simmons 2028 SS 79
2 Jones Wilhite SC Aiken 2028 1B 78
^ Tim Winn Jr SC Catawba Ridge High School 2028 3B 78
3 Lem Moss SC York Comprehensive High 2028 SS 76
4 Griffin Hill SC Lexington 2028 SS 74
^ Jason Simpkins SC SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2028 3B 74
5 David Hunter Christensen SC Berkeley 2028 3B 73
^ Braden Lawton SC Spring Valley High 2028 SS 73
6 Tatum Manning SC T. L. Hanna 2028 C 71
^ Harrison Ward SC Hillcrest 2028 3B 71
7 Mike Johnson SC Georgetown 2028 3B 69
8 Nathan Good SC Pinewood Prep 2028 3B 68
9 Xavier Bishop SC Gilbert 2028 2B 67
^ Bradley Edwards SC Summerville 2028 1B 67
10 Lawton Nelson SC Wando 2028 2B 62

POSITIONAL VELOCITY – OUTFIELDERS

Outfielders worked out from right field and center field, making throws to the plate and third base.  Throws were measured by a radar gun to gauge arm strength. 

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Grady Hester SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2028 LHP 70
2 Darius Robertson SC Homeschool (SC) 2028 OF 67

CATCHER POSITIONAL VELOCITY & POP TIMES

In the pro-style workout, catchers workout from behind home plate, making multiple throws to 2B, simulating a stolen base attempt. 

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Tatum Manning SC T. L. Hanna 2028 C 69
2 Ethan Madden SC River Bluff 2028 C 68
3 Darius Robertson SC Homeschool (SC) 2028 OF 64

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Ethan Madden SC River Bluff 2028 C 2.18-2.26
2 Tatum Manning SC T. L. Hanna 2028 C 2.19-2.26
3 Darius Robertson SC Homeschool (SC) 2028 OF 2.47-2.76

TRACKMAN INFO - PITCHER BULLPENS

Pitchers threw a controlled bullpen showcasing their full arsenal of pitches. Velocity and spin rate information was gathered off of the TrackMan. TrackMan analytics are the official analytics and the velocities below were captured by TrackMan.

Max Fastball Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Brian Ebeling SC Philip Simmons 2028 SS 79.6 mph
2 Lem Moss SC York Comprehensive High 2028 SS 78.6 mph
3 Griffin Hill SC Lexington 2028 SS 76.7 mph
4 Jones Wilhite SC Aiken 2028 1B 76.2 mph
5 Jason Simpkins SC SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2028 3B 74.9 mph
6 David Hunter Christensen SC Berkeley 2028 3B 72.9 mph
7 Bradley Edwards SC Summerville 2028 1B 71.8 mph
8 Grady Hester SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2028 LHP 69.3 mph