Team Carolina Trials - Columbia: Trackman Hitting Leaders
July 12, 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 leads to identifying prospects for some of the summer’s biggest invite only events like PB Senior Games, Top Prospect Games, PB JR Future Games, PB SR Future Games and the PB Future Games. The event featured players from the 2025-2028 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 | Jackson Winer | SC | Bishop England | 2025 | 1B | 102.1 mph |
2 | Larson Montgomery | SC | York Comprehensive High | 2025 | RHP | 95.9 mph |
3 | Matthew Ogrzewalla | SC | Wando | 2026 | 1B | 95.3 mph |
4 | Gavin Reynolds | SC | Lewisville | 2025 | 1B | 94.0 mph |
5 | Ethan Solnick | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2026 | OF | 93.8 mph |
6 | Gage Petrovich | SC | River Bluff | 2027 | 1B | 93.6 mph |
7 | Cole Harmon | SC | Aiken | 2026 | RHP | 93.2 mph |
8 | David McElveen | SC | Ben Lippen | 2025 | 3B | 93.0 mph |
9 | Tyler Wolfe | SC | Bluffton | 2026 | OF | 92.9 mph |
10 | Jacob Pettit | SC | Fort Mill | 2025 | OF | 92.3 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 | Jackson Winer | SC | Bishop England | 2025 | 1B | 89.0 mph |
2 | Gage Petrovich | SC | River Bluff | 2027 | 1B | 87.8 mph |
3 | Matthew Ogrzewalla | SC | Wando | 2026 | 1B | 86.6 mph |
4 | Graham Coleman | SC | Lexington | 2027 | SS | 86.6 mph |
5 | David McElveen | SC | Ben Lippen | 2025 | 3B | 86.1 mph |
6 | Larson Montgomery | SC | York Comprehensive High | 2025 | RHP | 85.2 mph |
7 | Lucas Price | SC | A.C. Flora | 2026 | OF | 85.2 mph |
8 | Gavin Reynolds | SC | Lewisville | 2025 | 1B | 84.3 mph |
9 | Jake Downing | SC | Wando | 2026 | SS | 84.3 mph |
10 | Jackson Driver | SC | T. L. Hanna | 2026 | OF | 84.3 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 | Jackson Winer | SC | Bishop England | 2025 | 1B | 393 ft |
2 | Graham Coleman | SC | Lexington | 2027 | SS | 359 ft |
3 | Gage Petrovich | SC | River Bluff | 2027 | 1B | 352 ft |
4 | David McElveen | SC | Ben Lippen | 2025 | 3B | 352 ft |
5 | Cole Harmon | SC | Aiken | 2026 | RHP | 351 ft |
6 | Gavin Reynolds | SC | Lewisville | 2025 | 1B | 350 ft |
7 | Lucas Price | SC | A.C. Flora | 2026 | OF | 346 ft |
8 | Larson Montgomery | SC | York Comprehensive High | 2025 | RHP | 342 ft |
9 | Preston Smith | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | C | 335 ft |
10 | Jackson Driver | SC | T. L. Hanna | 2026 | OF | 327 ft |
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Lucas Price | SC | A.C. Flora | 2026 | OF | 300 ft |
2 | Larson Montgomery | SC | York Comprehensive High | 2025 | RHP | 290 ft |
3 | Jackson Winer | SC | Bishop England | 2025 | 1B | 281 ft |
4 | Gavin Reynolds | SC | Lewisville | 2025 | 1B | 272 ft |
5 | Chance Weathersbee | SC | Fox Creek High | 2025 | C | 270 ft |
6 | Jackson Driver | SC | T. L. Hanna | 2026 | OF | 257 ft |
7 | Daniel Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | C | 255 ft |
8 | Gage Petrovich | SC | River Bluff | 2027 | 1B | 251 ft |
9 | Brannon Cunningham | SC | Northwestern High | 2027 | LHP | 248 ft |
10 | Chaplin Cox | SC | Cardinal Newman | 2026 | OF | 247 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 | Caleb Waters | SC | Fox Creek | 2025 | OF | 75 % |
2 | Cash Conner | SC | SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2028 | OF | 72 % |
3 | Braden Yarbrough | SC | Laurens | 2026 | SS | 66 % |
^ | Gavin Reynolds | SC | Lewisville | 2025 | 1B | 66 % |
4 | Logan Durrell | SC | Lugoff-Elgin High | 2027 | OF | 63 % |
5 | Brayden Borders | SC | Lake View High | 2025 | C | 61 % |
6 | Jake Downing | SC | Wando | 2026 | SS | 54 % |
7 | Alex Myers | SC | Blythewood High | 2025 | SS | 50 % |
^ | Matthew Ogrzewalla | SC | Wando | 2026 | 1B | 50 % |
8 | Jacob Pettit | SC | Fort Mill | 2025 | OF | 45 % |
9 | Jackson Driver | SC | T. L. Hanna | 2026 | OF | 44 % |
^ | Austin Catledge | SC | Buford | 2026 | C | 44 % |
10 | Sam Adkins | SC | Dorman High | 2027 | 2B | 41 % |
Fly Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Fly Ball % |
1 | Chance Weathersbee | SC | Fox Creek High | 2025 | C | 90.0 % |
2 | Jackson Winer | SC | Bishop England | 2025 | 1B | 71.4 % |
3 | Brannon Cunningham | SC | Northwestern High | 2027 | LHP | 66.7 % |
^ | Tadg Callahan | SC | Bishop England | 2027 | OF | 66.7 % |
^ | Chaplin Cox | SC | Cardinal Newman | 2026 | OF | 66.7 % |
4 | Larson Montgomery | SC | York Comprehensive High | 2025 | RHP | 60.0 % |
5 | Ethan Solnick | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2026 | OF | 58.3 % |
6 | Lucas Price | SC | A.C. Flora | 2026 | OF | 57.1 % |
7 | Preston Smith | SC | Batesburg-Leesville | 2026 | C | 55.6 % |
8 | Daniel Ebeling | SC | Philip Simmons | 2028 | C | 50.0 % |
^ | David McElveen | SC | Ben Lippen | 2025 | 3B | 50.0 % |
9 | Lincoln Hill | SC | Lexington | 2025 | C | 46.2 % |
10 | Durham McEntire | SC | Landrum | 2027 | 3B | 45.5 % |
^ | Gage Petrovich | SC | River Bluff | 2027 | 1B | 45.5 % |
Ground Ball %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Ground Ball % |
1 | Mark Allen Jr | SC | Carolina Forest | 2025 | OF | 50 % |
^ | Cooper Penfield | SC | Blythewood | 2027 | 2B | 50 % |
^ | Dylan Brinker | SC | Porter-Gaud | 2027 | OF | 50 % |
2 | Austin Catledge | SC | Buford | 2026 | C | 44 % |
^ | Tyler Wolfe | SC | Bluffton | 2026 | OF | 44 % |
^ | Graham Coleman | SC | Lexington | 2027 | SS | 44 % |
3 | Caleb Cox | SC | Mauldin | 2027 | C | 41 % |
4 | David McElveen | SC | Ben Lippen | 2025 | 3B | 40 % |
5 | Scott Graham | SC | A.C. Flora | 2026 | OF | 37 % |
6 | Sam Adkins | SC | Dorman High | 2027 | 2B | 33 % |
^ | Kasen Williams | SC | EVIT - Saguaro High School | 2025 | C | 33 % |
7 | Gage Petrovich | SC | River Bluff | 2027 | 1B | 27 % |
^ | Jake Downing | SC | Wando | 2026 | SS | 27 % |
^ | Jacob Pettit | SC | Fort Mill | 2025 | OF | 27 % |
8 | Matthew Ogrzewalla | SC | Wando | 2026 | 1B | 25 % |
^ | Mac Raines | SC | River Bluff | 2026 | OF | 25 % |
9 | Myles Mayers | SC | Dutch Fork | 2026 | 2B | 23 % |
10 | Cole Harmon | SC | Aiken | 2026 | RHP | 22 % |