Columbia Rising Stars ID: Trackman Pitching Leaders
July 10, 2024
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 |