SC Rising Stars Fall ID: Statistical Leaders
November 15, 2023
On Sunday November 12th PBR of South Carolina was on hand at Brookland Cayce High School for our rising stars ID. The event featured players from the 2028-2029 grad classes.
The afternoon started with players running a laser timed 60 while using swift timing gates to measure their 10 yd/ 30 yd/ and 60 yd split, followed by batting practice in the incredible indoor facility with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After batting practice players when through defensive evaluations, followed by pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting data analytics.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance.
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STATISTICAL LEADERS
THE 60 YARD DASH
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
1 | Jesse Covington | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2028 | 2B | 6.97 s |
2 | Johnathan Cosmopoulos | SC | Lexington High | 2028 | SS | 7.13 s |
3 | Victor Kaczenski | SC | Lexington High | 2029 | OF | 7.22 s |
4 | Briggs Lessmeister | SC | Clover | 2028 | C | 7.57 s |
5 | Cash Conner | SC | SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2028 | OF | 7.63 s |
6 | Emerson Morris | SC | Baylor | 2028 | SS | 7.70 s |
7 | Lem Moss | SC | York Comprehensive High | 2028 | SS | 7.76 s |
8 | Cade Lanning | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2029 | SS | 7.87 s |
9 | Bradley Runion | SC | Pendleton High School | 2028 | SS | 7.98 s |
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 | Jesse Covington | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2028 | 2B | 90.3 mph |
2 | Victor Kaczenski | SC | Lexington High | 2029 | OF | 89.4 mph |
3 | Briggs Lessmeister | SC | Clover | 2028 | C | 88.5 mph |
4 | Emerson Morris | SC | Baylor | 2028 | SS | 82.9 mph |
5 | Lem Moss | SC | York Comprehensive High | 2028 | SS | 82.2 mph |
6 | Bradley Runion | SC | Pendleton High School | 2028 | SS | 80.6 mph |
7 | Cash Conner | SC | SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2028 | OF | 76.7 mph |
8 | Johnathan Cosmopoulos | SC | Lexington High | 2028 | SS | 74.3 mph |
9 | Cade Lanning | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2029 | SS | 73.5 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 | Jesse Covington | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2028 | 2B | 86 |
2 | Bradley Runion | SC | Pendleton High School | 2028 | SS | 77 |
3 | Cash Conner | SC | SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2028 | OF | 75 |
^ | Emerson Morris | SC | Baylor | 2028 | SS | 75 |
^ | Lem Moss | SC | York Comprehensive High | 2028 | SS | 75 |
4 | Johnathan Cosmopoulos | SC | Lexington High | 2028 | SS | 65 |
^ | Cade Lanning | SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2029 | SS | 65 |
Positional Velocity - Outfielders
Outfielders worked out from right field and center field, making throws to third base. Throws were measured by a radar gun to gauge arm strength.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
1 | Victor Kaczenski | SC | Lexington High | 2029 | OF | 78 |
2 | Emerson Morris | SC | Baylor | 2028 | SS | 77 |
3 | Cash Conner | SC | SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2028 | OF | 76 |
CATCHER POP TIMES & POSITIONAL VELOCITY
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 | Briggs Lessmeister | SC | Clover | 2028 | C | 70 |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
1 | Briggs Lessmeister | SC | Clover | 2028 | C | 2.22-2.61 |
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 | Jesse Covington | NC | Westchester Country Day | 2028 | 2B | 83.1 mph |
2 | Briggs Lessmeister | SC | Clover | 2028 | C | 77.0 mph |
3 | Victor Kaczenski | SC | Lexington High | 2029 | OF | 76.4 mph |
4 | Emerson Morris | SC | Baylor | 2028 | SS | 74.8 mph |
5 | Bradley Runion | SC | Pendleton High School | 2028 | SS | 74.1 mph |
6 | Cash Conner | SC | SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2028 | OF | 71.6 mph |
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