Columbia Rising Stars ID: Trackman Pitching Leaders

July 10, 2024
Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

On Tuesday, July 2nd Prep Baseball of South Carolina hosted trials for Team Carolina at The University 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 - Pitching

Fastball Stats

Peak 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	OF	71.8 mph
8	Grady Hester	SC	Legion Collegiate Academy	2028	LHP	69.3 mph

Average Effective Velocity

Effective velocity is taking into account the velocity of each pitch, its release distance, the pitches time to the plate / hitting area, and the pitches movement. With all of this information, Effective Velocity is allowing coaches and scouts to more accurately compare how a pitch is affecting a hitter.

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Eff Velocity (avg)
1	Brian Ebeling	SC	Philip Simmons	2028	SS	76.3 mph
2	Lem Moss	SC	York Comprehensive High	2028	SS	75.8 mph
3	Jones Wilhite	SC	Aiken	2028	1B	74.7 mph
4	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	73.9 mph
5	Jason Simpkins	SC	SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	2028	3B	71.9 mph
6	David Hunter Christensen	SC	Berkeley	2028	3B	70.2 mph
7	Bradley Edwards	SC	Summerville	2028	OF	68.9 mph
8	Grady Hester	SC	Legion Collegiate Academy	2028	LHP	64.2 mph

Peak Spin Rate

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Brian Ebeling	SC	Philip Simmons	2028	SS	2253 rpm
2	Lem Moss	SC	York Comprehensive High	2028	SS	2010 rpm
3	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	1969 rpm
4	Jason Simpkins	SC	SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	2028	3B	1930 rpm
5	Jones Wilhite	SC	Aiken	2028	1B	1893 rpm
6	David Hunter Christensen	SC	Berkeley	2028	3B	1837 rpm
7	Bradley Edwards	SC	Summerville	2028	OF	1773 rpm
8	Grady Hester	SC	Legion Collegiate Academy	2028	LHP	1737 rpm

Average Spin Rate

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (avg)
1	Brian Ebeling	SC	Philip Simmons	2028	SS	2195 rpm
2	Lem Moss	SC	York Comprehensive High	2028	SS	1900 rpm
3	Jones Wilhite	SC	Aiken	2028	1B	1832 rpm
4	Jason Simpkins	SC	SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	2028	3B	1775 rpm
5	David Hunter Christensen	SC	Berkeley	2028	3B	1729 rpm
6	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	1727 rpm
7	Grady Hester	SC	Legion Collegiate Academy	2028	LHP	1648 rpm
8	Bradley Edwards	SC	Summerville	2028	OF	1611 rpm

Average Induced Vertical Movement

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	IVB (avg)
1	Lem Moss	SC	York Comprehensive High	2028	SS	16.7 in
2	David Hunter Christensen	SC	Berkeley	2028	3B	16.4 in
3	Bradley Edwards	SC	Summerville	2028	OF	15.6 in
4	Jones Wilhite	SC	Aiken	2028	1B	14.6 in
5	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	14.4 in
6	Grady Hester	SC	Legion Collegiate Academy	2028	LHP	14.2 in
7	Brian Ebeling	SC	Philip Simmons	2028	SS	13.8 in
8	Jason Simpkins	SC	SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	2028	3B	12.1 in

Average Horizontal Movement

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	HM (avg)
1	Lem Moss	SC	York Comprehensive High	2028	SS	15.7
2	Grady Hester	SC	Legion Collegiate Academy	2028	LHP	-14.7
3	Jason Simpkins	SC	SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	2028	3B	13.3
4	Bradley Edwards	SC	Summerville	2028	OF	11.6
5	Jones Wilhite	SC	Aiken	2028	1B	9.5
6	Brian Ebeling	SC	Philip Simmons	2028	SS	9.0
7	David Hunter Christensen	SC	Berkeley	2028	3B	5.2
8	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	4.6

Peak Spin Score

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Score (max)
1	Brian Ebeling	SC	Philip Simmons	2028	SS	28
2	Jason Simpkins	SC	SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	2028	3B	25
3	Grady Hester	SC	Legion Collegiate Academy	2028	LHP	25
4	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	25
5	Lem Moss	SC	York Comprehensive High	2028	SS	25
6	David Hunter Christensen	SC	Berkeley	2028	3B	25
7	Jones Wilhite	SC	Aiken	2028	1B	24
8	Bradley Edwards	SC	Summerville	2028	OF	24

Curveball Stats

Peak Velocity

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Bradley Edwards	SC	Summerville	2028	OF	69.7 mph
2	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	65.8 mph
3	David Hunter Christensen	SC	Berkeley	2028	3B	63.0 mph

Peak Spin Rate

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	David Hunter Christensen	SC	Berkeley	2028	3B	2112 rpm
2	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	2014 rpm
3	Bradley Edwards	SC	Summerville	2028	OF	1787 rpm

Average Spin Rate

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (avg)
1	David Hunter Christensen	SC	Berkeley	2028	3B	2101 rpm
2	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	1937 rpm
3	Bradley Edwards	SC	Summerville	2028	OF	1721 rpm

Average Induced Vertical Break

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	IVB (avg)
1	Bradley Edwards	SC	Summerville	2028	OF	11.7 in
2	David Hunter Christensen	SC	Berkeley	2028	3B	-6.9 in
3	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	0.2 in

Average Horizontal Break

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	HM (avg)
1	David Hunter Christensen	SC	Berkeley	2028	3B	-8.9
2	Bradley Edwards	SC	Summerville	2028	OF	-2.1
3	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	-1.6

Peak Spin Score

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Score (max)
1	David Hunter Christensen	SC	Berkeley	2028	3B	34
2	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	30
3	Bradley Edwards	SC	Summerville	2028	OF	25

Slider Stats

Peak Velocity

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Brian Ebeling	SC	Philip Simmons	2028	SS	71.6 mph
2	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	66.0 mph
3	Jones Wilhite	SC	Aiken	2028	1B	64.6 mph
4	Lem Moss	SC	York Comprehensive High	2028	SS	61.9 mph
5	Jason Simpkins	SC	SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	2028	3B	60.5 mph
6	Grady Hester	SC	Legion Collegiate Academy	2028	LHP	58.0 mph

Peak Spin Rate

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (max)
1	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	2155 rpm
2	Brian Ebeling	SC	Philip Simmons	2028	SS	2138 rpm
3	Grady Hester	SC	Legion Collegiate Academy	2028	LHP	2008 rpm
4	Lem Moss	SC	York Comprehensive High	2028	SS	1947 rpm
5	Jason Simpkins	SC	SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	2028	3B	1857 rpm
6	Jones Wilhite	SC	Aiken	2028	1B	1798 rpm

Average Spin Rate

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (avg)
1	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	2155
2	Brian Ebeling	SC	Philip Simmons	2028	SS	2112
3	Lem Moss	SC	York Comprehensive High	2028	SS	1904
4	Grady Hester	SC	Legion Collegiate Academy	2028	LHP	1853
5	Jason Simpkins	SC	SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	2028	3B	1797
6	Jones Wilhite	SC	Aiken	2028	1B	1743

Average Induced Vertical Break

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	IVB (avg)
1	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	-8.3 in
2	Grady Hester	SC	Legion Collegiate Academy	2028	LHP	-7.4 in
3	Jones Wilhite	SC	Aiken	2028	1B	5.2 in
4	Lem Moss	SC	York Comprehensive High	2028	SS	-1.5 in
5	Jason Simpkins	SC	SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	2028	3B	1.1 in
6	Brian Ebeling	SC	Philip Simmons	2028	SS	0.6 in

Average Horizontal Break

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	HM (avg)
1	Lem Moss	SC	York Comprehensive High	2028	SS	-14.6
2	Grady Hester	SC	Legion Collegiate Academy	2028	LHP	13.4
3	Jones Wilhite	SC	Aiken	2028	1B	-8.7
4	Jason Simpkins	SC	SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	2028	3B	-5.6
5	Brian Ebeling	SC	Philip Simmons	2028	SS	-4.5
6	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	-1.2

Peak Spin Score

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Score (max)
1	Grady Hester	SC	Legion Collegiate Academy	2028	LHP	34
2	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	32
3	Lem Moss	SC	York Comprehensive High	2028	SS	32
4	Jason Simpkins	SC	SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	2028	3B	31
5	Brian Ebeling	SC	Philip Simmons	2028	SS	30
6	Jones Wilhite	SC	Aiken	2028	1B	28

Change Up Stats

Peak Velocity

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Velocity (max)
1	Brian Ebeling	SC	Philip Simmons	2028	SS	72.0 mph
2	Bradley Edwards	SC	Summerville	2028	OF	71.3 mph
3	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	67.8 mph
4	David Hunter Christensen	SC	Berkeley	2028	3B	67.3 mph
5	Lem Moss	SC	York Comprehensive High	2028	SS	66.2 mph
6	Jason Simpkins	SC	SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	2028	3B	65.6 mph
7	Jones Wilhite	SC	Aiken	2028	1B	63.0 mph
8	Grady Hester	SC	Legion Collegiate Academy	2028	LHP	61.1 mph

Peak Spin Rate

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Score (max)
1	Jason Simpkins	SC	SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	2028	3B	27
2	Brian Ebeling	SC	Philip Simmons	2028	SS	26
3	Grady Hester	SC	Legion Collegiate Academy	2028	LHP	20
4	Bradley Edwards	SC	Summerville	2028	OF	20
5	Lem Moss	SC	York Comprehensive High	2028	SS	20
6	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	19
7	David Hunter Christensen	SC	Berkeley	2028	3B	18

Average Spin Rate

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Spin Rate (avg)
1	Brian Ebeling	SC	Philip Simmons	2028	SS	1815 rpm
2	Jason Simpkins	SC	SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	2028	3B	1446 rpm
3	Bradley Edwards	SC	Summerville	2028	OF	1380 rpm
4	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	1310 rpm
5	Grady Hester	SC	Legion Collegiate Academy	2028	LHP	1197 rpm
6	Lem Moss	SC	York Comprehensive High	2028	SS	1191 rpm
7	David Hunter Christensen	SC	Berkeley	2028	3B	1098 rpm

Average Induced Vertical Break

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	IVB (avg)
1	David Hunter Christensen	SC	Berkeley	2028	3B	16.8 in
2	Bradley Edwards	SC	Summerville	2028	OF	14.6 in
3	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	12.7 in
4	Brian Ebeling	SC	Philip Simmons	2028	SS	7.6 in
5	Lem Moss	SC	York Comprehensive High	2028	SS	7.3 in
6	Jason Simpkins	SC	SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	2028	3B	6.8 in
7	Grady Hester	SC	Legion Collegiate Academy	2028	LHP	2.8 in
8	Jones Wilhite	SC	Aiken	2028	1B	-0.7 in

Average Horizontal Break

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	HM (avg)
1	Lem Moss	SC	York Comprehensive High	2028	SS	14.6
2	Grady Hester	SC	Legion Collegiate Academy	2028	LHP	-12.2
3	Brian Ebeling	SC	Philip Simmons	2028	SS	10.0
4	Bradley Edwards	SC	Summerville	2028	OF	9.9
5	David Hunter Christensen	SC	Berkeley	2028	3B	7.3
6	Jason Simpkins	SC	SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	2028	3B	6.7
7	Griffin Hill	SC	Lexington	2028	SS	6.4
8	Jones Wilhite	SC	Aiken	2028	1B	3.1