Florence Darlington Tech Scout Day: Trackman Hitting Leaders
October 10, 2024
On Wednesday October 2nd Prep Baseball or South Carolina was on hand at Florence Darlington Tech for a Scout Day. The scout day featured players from the Stingers Fall 2024 roster.
The afternoon started with catchers going through a defensive evaluation then pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting data analytics. After the bullpens position players ran a laser timed 60 followed by BP on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After BP outfielders and infielders went through a defensive evaluation.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days.
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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 | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Devin Mitchell | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | OF | 109.3 mph |
2 | Jake Zehner | Florence-Darlington JC | 2024 | OF | 108.9 mph |
3 | Zachary Hunt | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | RHP | 107.2 mph |
4 | Jacob Brown | College of Charleston | 2023 | 3B | 105.4 mph |
5 | Emory Guilford | Tucker | 2022 | OF | 105.3 mph |
6 | Josh Campos | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | OF | 105.1 mph |
7 | Daniel Shuta | Myers Park | 2023 | OF | 105.0 mph |
8 | Bryce Coulter | Florence-Darlington JC | 2027 | 3B | 105.0 mph |
9 | Gabe Herold | Lexington | 2023 | 2B | 104.9 mph |
10 | Jake Little | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | OF | 102.7 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 | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Emory Guilford | Tucker | 2022 | OF | 102.5 mph |
2 | Zachary Hunt | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | RHP | 102.0 mph |
3 | Devin Mitchell | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | OF | 101.5 mph |
4 | Josh Campos | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | OF | 100.2 mph |
5 | Jake Zehner | Florence-Darlington JC | 2024 | OF | 99.9 mph |
6 | Bryce Coulter | Florence-Darlington JC | 2027 | 3B | 99.1 mph |
7 | Gabe Herold | Lexington | 2023 | 2B | 98.7 mph |
8 | Tristan Strickland | DECATUR 1ST UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL & KINDERGAR | 2024 | 3B | 98.3 mph |
9 | Jacob Brown | College of Charleston | 2023 | 3B | 97.7 mph |
10 | Korey Fortson | Florence-Darlington JC | 2024 | OF | 96.5 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 | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Zachary Hunt | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | RHP | 421 ft |
2 | Devin Mitchell | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | OF | 408 ft |
3 | Jake Zehner | Florence-Darlington JC | 2024 | OF | 401 ft |
4 | Tanner Beckley | James Island Charter | 2025 | SS | 401 ft |
5 | Bryce Coulter | Florence-Darlington JC | 2027 | 3B | 399 ft |
6 | Jacob Brown | College of Charleston | 2023 | 3B | 394 ft |
7 | Josh Campos | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | OF | 389 ft |
8 | Gabe Herold | Lexington | 2023 | 2B | 387 ft |
9 | Jackson Cook | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | OF | 384 ft |
10 | Emory Guilford | Tucker | 2022 | OF | 381 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Collin Minshew | Francis Marion University | 2023 | SS | 338 ft |
2 | Wade Pauley | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | 3B | 298 ft |
3 | Jake Little | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | OF | 295 ft |
4 | Jacob Brown | College of Charleston | 2023 | 3B | 290 ft |
5 | Gabe Herold | Lexington | 2023 | 2B | 280 ft |
6 | Emory Guilford | Tucker | 2022 | OF | 270 ft |
7 | Jackson Cook | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | OF | 268 ft |
8 | Elijah Sanders | South Pointe | 2024 | LHP | 268 ft |
9 | Guarionex Carrion | LUISA M. VALDERRAMA (SAN ANTONIO) | 2024 | C | 267 ft |
10 | Bryce Coulter | Florence-Darlington JC | 2027 | 3B | 264 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 | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Line Drive % |
1 | Gabe Herold | Lexington | 2023 | 2B | 72 % |
2 | Wade Pauley | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | 3B | 71 % |
3 | Zachary Hunt | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | RHP | 64 % |
4 | Elijah Sanders | South Pointe | 2024 | LHP | 60 % |
5 | Jake Little | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | OF | 55 % |
6 | Emory Guilford | Tucker | 2022 | OF | 50 % |
7 | Tristan Strickland | DECATUR 1ST UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL & KINDERGAR | 2024 | 3B | 44 % |
8 | Clayton Catoe | Lee Academy | 2024 | C | 40 % |
^ | Ryder Kellis | Lexington | 2024 | 2B | 40 % |
^ | Owen Williams | Ohio | 2022 | C | 40 % |
^ | Jacob Brown | College of Charleston | 2023 | 3B | 40 % |
^ | William Barbary | Chapel Hill | 2024 | C | 40 % |
9 | Josh Campos | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | OF | 36 % |
^ | Diego García | ESC ALIANZA LEAP STEAM + E ACADEMY OF SAN JUAN | 2024 | SS | 36 % |
^ | Korey Fortson | Florence-Darlington JC | 2024 | OF | 36 % |
10 | Bryce Coulter | Florence-Darlington JC | 2027 | 3B | 33 % |
^ | Jabari Lee | Florence-Darlington JC | 2024 | OF | 33 % |
^ | Daniel Shuta | Myers Park | 2023 | OF | 33 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Mauricio Bencosme | ESB Academy | 2024 | SS | 64.3 % |
2 | Collin Minshew | Francis Marion University | 2023 | SS | 57.1 % |
3 | Jackson Cook | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | OF | 50.0 % |
^ | Jacob Brown | College of Charleston | 2023 | 3B | 50.0 % |
^ | Guarionex Carrion | LUISA M. VALDERRAMA (SAN ANTONIO) | 2024 | C | 50.0 % |
4 | Tyler Jimenez | Florence-Darlington JC | 2024 | C | 45.5 % |
5 | Tanner Beckley | James Island Charter | 2025 | SS | 44.4 % |
6 | David Ketterman | College of Charleston | 2024 | OF | 37.5 % |
7 | Korey Fortson | Florence-Darlington JC | 2024 | OF | 36.4 % |
^ | CJ Myers | Florence-Darlington JC | 2024 | RHP | 36.4 % |
8 | Bryce Coulter | Florence-Darlington JC | 2027 | 3B | 33.3 % |
^ | Jake Little | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | OF | 33.3 % |
9 | Devin Mitchell | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | OF | 28.6 % |
10 | Diego García | ESC ALIANZA LEAP STEAM + E ACADEMY OF SAN JUAN | 2024 | SS | 27.3 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | School | HS Grad Year | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Tradd Burton | Lexington | 2024 | SS | 64 % |
2 | Clayton Catoe | Lee Academy | 2024 | C | 50 % |
^ | Jake Zehner | Florence-Darlington JC | 2024 | OF | 50 % |
^ | David Ketterman | College of Charleston | 2024 | OF | 50 % |
3 | Josh Campos | Florence-Darlington JC | 2022 | OF | 45 % |
4 | Tanner Beckley | James Island Charter | 2025 | SS | 44 % |
^ | Jabari Lee | Florence-Darlington JC | 2024 | OF | 44 % |
^ | Tristan Strickland | DECATUR 1ST UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL & KINDERGAR | 2024 | 3B | 44 % |
^ | Daniel Shuta | Myers Park | 2023 | OF | 44 % |
5 | Devin Mitchell | Florence-Darlington JC | 2023 | OF | 42 % |
6 | Owen Williams | Ohio | 2022 | C | 40 % |
^ | Ryder Kellis | Lexington | 2024 | 2B | 40 % |
^ | William Barbary | Chapel Hill | 2024 | C | 40 % |
7 | Brody Cook | West Florence | 2024 | OF | 38 % |
8 | Emory Guilford | Tucker | 2022 | OF | 37 % |
9 | Diego García | ESC ALIANZA LEAP STEAM + E ACADEMY OF SAN JUAN | 2024 | SS | 36 % |
10 | Mauricio Bencosme | ESB Academy | 2024 | SS | 35 % |
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