Columbia Rising Stars ID: Trackman Hitting Leaders
July 15, 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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Trackman Leaders - Hitting
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 | 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 |
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 | Braden Lawton | SC | Spring Valley High | 2028 | SS | 83.5 mph |
2 | Lem Moss | SC | York Comprehensive High | 2028 | SS | 80.8 mph |
3 | Tim Winn Jr | SC | Catawba Ridge High School | 2028 | 3B | 80.5 mph |
4 | Harrison Ward | SC | Hillcrest | 2028 | 3B | 80.3 mph |
5 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | 78.3 mph |
6 | Mike Johnson | SC | Georgetown | 2028 | 3B | 78.2 mph |
7 | Nathan Good | SC | Pinewood Prep | 2029 | 3B | 75.3 mph |
8 | Tatum Manning | SC | T. L. Hanna | 2028 | C | 75.0 mph |
9 | Darius Robertson | SC | Homeschool (SC) | 2028 | OF | 74.8 mph |
10 | Bradley Edwards | SC | Summerville | 2028 | 1B | 73.8 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 | Tim Winn Jr | SC | Catawba Ridge High School | 2028 | 3B | 328 ft |
2 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | 322 ft |
3 | Braden Lawton | SC | Spring Valley High | 2028 | SS | 313 ft |
4 | Jones Wilhite | SC | Aiken | 2028 | 1B | 304 ft |
5 | Nathan Good | SC | Pinewood Prep | 2029 | 3B | 304 ft |
6 | Jason Simpkins | SC | SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2028 | 3B | 302 ft |
7 | Harrison Ward | SC | Hillcrest | 2028 | 3B | 296 ft |
8 | Mike Johnson | SC | Georgetown | 2028 | 3B | 292 ft |
9 | Ethan Madden | SC | River Bluff | 2028 | C | 277 ft |
10 | Bradley Edwards | SC | Summerville | 2028 | 1B | 277 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Braden Lawton | SC | Spring Valley High | 2028 | SS | 265 ft |
2 | Harrison Ward | SC | Hillcrest | 2028 | 3B | 256 ft |
3 | Tim Winn Jr | SC | Catawba Ridge High School | 2028 | 3B | 220 ft |
4 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | 217 ft |
5 | Jones Wilhite | SC | Aiken | 2028 | 1B | 215 ft |
6 | Nathan Good | SC | Pinewood Prep | 2029 | 3B | 208 ft |
7 | Griffin Hill | SC | Lexington | 2028 | SS | 206 ft |
8 | Ethan Madden | SC | River Bluff | 2028 | C | 194 ft |
9 | Jason Simpkins | SC | SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2028 | 3B | 185 ft |
10 | Bradley Edwards | SC | Summerville | 2028 | 1B | 179 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 | Harrison Ward | SC | Hillcrest | 2028 | 3B | 63 % |
2 | Grady Hester | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2028 | LHP | 57 % |
3 | Nathan Good | SC | Pinewood Prep | 2029 | 3B | 50 % |
4 | Xavier Bishop | SC | Gilbert | 2028 | 2B | 44 % |
^ | Lem Moss | SC | York Comprehensive High | 2028 | SS | 44 % |
5 | Jack McCarthy | SC | Hanahan | 2028 | 2B | 37 % |
6 | David Hunter Christensen | SC | Berkeley | 2028 | 3B | 35 % |
^ | Mike Johnson | SC | Georgetown | 2028 | 3B | 35 % |
7 | Darius Robertson | SC | Homeschool (SC) | 2028 | OF | 33 % |
8 | Ethan Madden | SC | River Bluff | 2028 | C | 30 % |
9 | Jones Wilhite | SC | Aiken | 2028 | 1B | 25 % |
^ | Lawton Nelson | SC | Wando | 2028 | 2B | 25 % |
^ | Braden Lawton | SC | Spring Valley High | 2028 | SS | 25 % |
^ | Tim Winn Jr | SC | Catawba Ridge High School | 2028 | 3B | 25 % |
10 | Bradley Edwards | SC | Summerville | 2028 | 1B | 23 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Talen Soukup | SC | Mountain View Prep | 2028 | 2B | 75.0 % |
2 | Griffin Hill | SC | Lexington | 2028 | SS | 71.4 % |
3 | Braden Lawton | SC | Spring Valley High | 2028 | SS | 62.5 % |
^ | Jack McCarthy | SC | Hanahan | 2028 | 2B | 62.5 % |
4 | Brian Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | SS | 50.0 % |
5 | Tim Winn Jr | SC | Catawba Ridge High School | 2028 | 3B | 43.8 % |
6 | Nathan Good | SC | Pinewood Prep | 2029 | 3B | 40.0 % |
7 | Bradley Edwards | SC | Summerville | 2028 | 1B | 38.5 % |
^ | Ethan Madden | SC | River Bluff | 2028 | C | 38.5 % |
8 | Harrison Ward | SC | Hillcrest | 2028 | 3B | 36.4 % |
9 | Jones Wilhite | SC | Aiken | 2028 | 1B | 33.3 % |
^ | Darius Robertson | SC | Homeschool (SC) | 2028 | OF | 33.3 % |
^ | Xavier Bishop | SC | Gilbert | 2028 | 2B | 33.3 % |
10 | Tatum Manning | SC | T. L. Hanna | 2028 | C | 30.0 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Lem Moss | SC | York Comprehensive High | 2028 | SS | 55 % |
2 | Mike Johnson | SC | Georgetown | 2028 | 3B | 42 % |
^ | Grady Hester | SC | Legion Collegiate Academy | 2028 | LHP | 42 % |
3 | Tatum Manning | SC | T. L. Hanna | 2028 | C | 40 % |
4 | Darius Robertson | SC | Homeschool (SC) | 2028 | OF | 33 % |
5 | Bradley Edwards | SC | Summerville | 2028 | 1B | 30 % |
6 | David Hunter Christensen | SC | Berkeley | 2028 | 3B | 28 % |
7 | Lawton Nelson | SC | Wando | 2028 | 2B | 25 % |
8 | Xavier Bishop | SC | Gilbert | 2028 | 2B | 22 % |
9 | Tim Winn Jr | SC | Catawba Ridge High School | 2028 | 3B | 18 % |
10 | Griffin Hill | SC | Lexington | 2028 | SS | 14 % |
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