Prep Baseball Report

Trackman Hitting Leaders: Diamond Devils Scout Day 2026 Grad Class


Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

On Saturday May 18th Prep Baseball of South Carolina was on hand at Cane Bay High School in Summerville, SC for a scout day with the Diamond Devils Organization. The event featured players from the 2024-2028 grad classes.

On a rainy monring that limited what we could accomplish on field wise, we were still able to collect most data of defensive velos along with hitting exit velos tracked by Trackman, along with pitching data which each each tracked by Trackman as well.  With the weather we were not able to run the 10/30/60 yard splits and the 17u teams hitting and defensive workouts were postposened until June 14th.  But with the great facilites of Canes Bay HS and the paticnes of the players, families, and the Diamond Devils organizations we were able run a great scout day!

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. 

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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.

2026 Class

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Hudson Clark SC Berkeley 2026 2B 89.8 mph
2 Henry Wood SC West Ashley High 2026 3B 88.7 mph
3 Jarrett Wagner SC Stratford High 2026 RHP 88.6 mph
4 Ethan Sanchelli SC Mauldin High 2026 RHP 87.5 mph
5 Bennett Candler SC Eastside 2026 LHP 87.1 mph
6 Lucas Defee SC Blythewood High 2026 1B 86.6 mph
7 Kai Lee SC Boiling Springs High 2026 SS 86.1 mph
8 Aren Price SC Gilbert High 2026 3B 85.7 mph
9 Logan Cotter SC JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC SCHOOL 2026 SS 85.5 mph
10 Joel Cummings SC Lucy Beckham 2026 SS 84.4 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.

2026 Class

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Jarrett Wagner SC Stratford High 2026 RHP 84.2 mph
2 Bennett Candler SC Eastside 2026 LHP 83.2 mph
3 Hudson Clark SC Berkeley 2026 2B 82.6 mph
4 Kai Lee SC Boiling Springs High 2026 SS 82.2 mph
5 Henry Wood SC West Ashley High 2026 3B 80.4 mph
6 Lucas Defee SC Blythewood High 2026 1B 80.1 mph
7 Ryan Clough SC Woodmont 2026 3B 79.2 mph
8 Lawson Shirley SC Eastside High 2026 2B 78.6 mph
9 Aren Price SC Gilbert High 2026 3B 78.6 mph
10 Joel Cummings SC Lucy Beckham 2026 SS 78.3 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

2026 Class 

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Jarrett Wagner SC Stratford High 2026 RHP 336 ft
2 Henry Wood SC West Ashley High 2026 3B 318 ft
3 Ethan Sanchelli SC Mauldin High 2026 RHP 310 ft
4 Lucas Defee SC Blythewood High 2026 1B 310 ft
5 Hudson Clark SC Berkeley 2026 2B 300 ft
6 Aren Price SC Gilbert High 2026 3B 284 ft
7 Peyton Schrader SC Eastside High 2026 SS 281 ft
8 Bennett Candler SC Eastside 2026 LHP 278 ft
9 JD Moore III SC Boiling Springs High 2026 C 274 ft
10 Lane Myers SC Riverside High 2026 3B 269 ft

Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session

2026 Class

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Henry Wood SC West Ashley High 2026 3B 254 ft
2 Aren Price SC Gilbert High 2026 3B 249 ft
3 Lucas Defee SC Blythewood High 2026 1B 248 ft
4 Hudson Clark SC Berkeley 2026 2B 247 ft
5 Jarrett Wagner SC Stratford High 2026 RHP 236 ft
6 JD Moore III SC Boiling Springs High 2026 C 228 ft
7 Mason Mueller SC Fort Dorchester High 2026 C 221 ft
8 Bennett Candler SC Eastside 2026 LHP 200 ft
9 Brandon Romp SC Mauldin High 2026 SS 192 ft
10 Peyton Schrader SC Eastside High 2026 SS 190 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 %

2026 Class 

Rank Name State School Class Pos Line Drive %
1 Brandon Romp SC Mauldin High 2026 SS 85 %
2 Kory Brame SC West Ashley High 2026 SS 83 %
3 Samuel Damanti SC Fort Dorchester High 2026 3B 71 %
^ Peyton Schrader SC Eastside High 2026 SS 71 %
4 Peyton Comer SC Gilbert High 2026 SS 66 %
^ Hudson Clark SC Berkeley 2026 2B 66 %
^ Thomas Wamer SC Fort Dorchester High 2026 66 %
5 Jarrett Wagner SC Stratford High 2026 RHP 60 %
^ Bennett Candler SC Eastside 2026 LHP 60 %
6 Tyson Fine SC Riverside High 2026 RHP 57 %
^ Max Lilla SC Greenville Senior High Academy 2026 OF 57 %
^ J.C. Nelson SC Eastside High 2026 OF 57 %
7 Aren Price SC Gilbert High 2026 3B 50 %
^ Ryan Clough SC Woodmont 2026 3B 50 %
^ Kobe Thomas SC Berkeley High 2026 LHP 50 %
^ Lucas Defee SC Blythewood High 2026 1B 50 %
^ Mason Wilcox SC Ashley Ridge High 2026 2B 50 %
^ Ethan Siatkowski SC May River High 2026 RHP 50 %
8 Lane Myers SC Riverside High 2026 3B 42 %
^ Bennett Nicholson SC Richard Winn Academy 2026 SS 42 %
9 Trace Crumpton SC Gilbert High 2026 1B 40 %
10 Joel Cummings SC Lucy Beckham 2026 SS 37 %
^ JD Moore III SC Boiling Springs High 2026 C 37 %

Fly Ball %

 2026 Class

Rank Name State School Class Pos Fly Ball %
1 Henry Wood SC West Ashley High 2026 3B 66.7 %
^ Mason Mueller SC Fort Dorchester High 2026 C 66.7 %
2 Lucas Defee SC Blythewood High 2026 1B 50.0 %
^ Aren Price SC Gilbert High 2026 3B 50.0 %
^ Jesse Hernandez SC Cane Bay High 2026 3B 50.0 %
^ Eli Headley SC Riverside High 2026 C 50.0 %
^ Jon Harrison SC N/A 2026 50.0 %
^ JD Moore III SC Boiling Springs High 2026 C 50.0 %
3 Logan Cotter SC JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC SCHOOL 2026 SS 44.4 %
4 Bennett Nicholson SC Richard Winn Academy 2026 SS 42.9 %
5 Trace Crumpton SC Gilbert High 2026 1B 40.0 %
6 Peyton Comer SC Gilbert High 2026 SS 33.3 %
^ Hudson Clark SC Berkeley 2026 2B 33.3 %
7 Max Lilla SC Greenville Senior High Academy 2026 OF 28.6 %
^ William (Chet) White SC Wade Hampton High 2026 2B 28.6 %
^ Lane Myers SC Riverside High 2026 3B 28.6 %
8 Jarrett Wagner SC Stratford High 2026 RHP 20.0 %
^ Bennett Candler SC Eastside 2026 LHP 20.0 %
9 Drake Ketchin SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2026 2B 16.7 %
^ Mason Wilcox SC Ashley Ridge High 2026 2B 16.7 %
^ Thomas Wamer SC Fort Dorchester High 2026 16.7 %
10 Ethan Sanchelli SC Mauldin High 2026 RHP 14.3 %
^ J.C. Nelson SC Eastside High 2026 OF 14.3 %
^ Peyton Schrader SC Eastside High 2026 SS 14.3 %

Ground Ball %

2026 Class

Rank Name State School Class Pos Ground Ball %
1 Lawson Shirley SC Eastside High 2026 2B 100 %
2 Kai Lee SC Boiling Springs High 2026 SS 92 %
3 William Mahl SC Hilton Head Christian 2026 1B 80 %
4 William (Chet) White SC Wade Hampton High 2026 2B 71 %
5 Copeland Grooms SC James Island Charter High 2026 1B 66 %
^ Hayden Pakkala SC Greer High 2026 3B 66 %
6 Joel Cummings SC Lucy Beckham 2026 SS 62 %
7 Ethan Sanchelli SC Mauldin High 2026 RHP 57 %
8 Kobe Thomas SC Berkeley High 2026 LHP 50 %
^ Ryan Clough SC Woodmont 2026 3B 50 %
^ Jon Harrison SC N/A 2026 50 %
^ Drake Ketchin SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2026 2B 50 %
9 Tyson Fine SC Riverside High 2026 RHP 42 %
10 Ethan Siatkowski SC May River High 2026 RHP 37 %