Columbia Rising Stars ID: Statistical Leaders
July 8, 2024
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 | 2029 | 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 | 2029 | 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 |
- SC Team Carolina Trials - Columbia: Infielders Scouting Reports 8/30/24
- SC Top Prospect Games: Superlatives - Position Players 8/30/24
- SC South Carolina Rankings: 2025 Class New Comers 8/30/24
- SC Team Carolina Trials - Columbia: Pitcher Scouting Reports 8/29/24
- SC Top Prospect Games: Superlatives - Pitchers 8/29/24