Prep Baseball Report

Trackman Hitting Leaders: Diamond Devils Scout Day 2027 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.

2027 Class

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester High 2027 OF 90.1 mph
2 Logan Taylor SC Gilbert High 2027 3B 86.6 mph
3 Cruz Hunnicutt SC Boiling Springs High 2027 C 86.3 mph
4 Tyson Horan SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 OF 85.7 mph
5 James OConnor SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 85.1 mph
6 Dexter Mullinax SC West Ashley High 2027 OF 84.4 mph
7 Henry Rivers SC Berkeley High 2027 OF 84.3 mph
8 Bowman Rummel SC Blythewood High 2027 3B 83.9 mph
9 Max Kniesche SC Lucy Beckham 2027 3B 83.8 mph
10 Cooper Cook SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 1B 83.2 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.

2027 Class

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester High 2027 OF 87.6 mph
2 Logan Taylor SC Gilbert High 2027 3B 84.6 mph
3 Cruz Hunnicutt SC Boiling Springs High 2027 C 83.2 mph
4 Max Kniesche SC Lucy Beckham 2027 3B 81.2 mph
5 Cooper Derrick SC Chapin 2027 RHP 80.6 mph
6 Hayden Jones SC Berkeley 2027 1B 80.4 mph
7 Henry Rivers SC Berkeley High 2027 OF 79.9 mph
8 Tyson Horan SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 OF 78.9 mph
9 Lincoln Crone SC Fort Dorchester High 2027 SS 78.7 mph
10 Cooper Cook SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 1B 78.5 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

2027 Class 

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester High 2027 OF 302 ft
2 James OConnor SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 299 ft
3 Logan Taylor SC Gilbert High 2027 3B 286 ft
4 Dexter Mullinax SC West Ashley High 2027 OF 284 ft
5 Brandon Bolton SC Blythewood 2027 C 280 ft
6 Ellis Mull SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 278 ft
7 Lincoln Crone SC Fort Dorchester High 2027 SS 277 ft
8 Cooper Cook SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 1B 277 ft
9 Tyson Horan SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 OF 270 ft
10 Grayson Sanyal SC West Ashley High 2027 OF 267 ft

Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session

2027 Class

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Phoenix Shapiro SC Hilton Head Island High 2027 RHP 209 ft
2 James OConnor SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 208 ft
3 Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester High 2027 OF 200 ft
4 Davis Kruse SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 SS 196 ft
5 Grayson Sanyal SC West Ashley High 2027 OF 191 ft
6 Max Kniesche SC Lucy Beckham 2027 3B 185 ft
7 Sawyer Sydnor SC PORTER-GAUD SCHOOL 2027 C 182 ft
8 Dexter Mullinax SC West Ashley High 2027 OF 181 ft
9 Evan Johnson SC Wando High 2027 1B 179 ft
10 Tyson Horan SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 OF 178 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 %

2027 Class 

Rank Name State School Class Pos Line Drive %
1 Davis Kruse SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 SS 85 %
2 Max Lloyd SC Fort Dorchester High 2027 2B 83 %
3 Mac Berry SC Chapin High 2027 LHP 75 %
^ Brooks Weaver SC River Bluff High 2027 C 75 %
^ Logan Taylor SC Gilbert High 2027 3B 75 %
^ Sam Painter SC Dreher High 2027 1B 75 %
4 Ellis Mull SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 71 %
^ Max Kniesche SC Lucy Beckham 2027 3B 71 %
5 Dylan Brinker SC PORTER-GAUD SCHOOL 2027 OF 66 %
6 Mason Crout SC Ashley Ridge High 2027 2B 62 %
^ Jackson Reilley SC JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC SCHOOL 2027 2B 62 %
7 Pierce Johnson SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 LHP 60 %
^ Preston Godfrey SC Greenville Senior High Academy 2027 C 60 %
^ Tadg Callahan SC Bishop England 2027 OF 60 %
8 Carson Payne SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 2B 57 %
^ Henry Rivers SC Berkeley High 2027 OF 57 %
^ Cooper Derrick SC Chapin 2027 RHP 57 %
^ Daniel Jones SC Wando High 2027 C 57 %
9 Bryce Riesen SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 2B 50 %
^ Brody Mayles SC Hilton Head Christian 2027 OF 50 %
^ Dexter Mullinax SC West Ashley High 2027 OF 50 %
^ Phoenix Shapiro SC Hilton Head Island High 2027 RHP 50 %
^ Levi Stanley SC Berkeley High 2027 3B 50 %
10 Ethan Quillen SC Woodmont High 2027 C 44 %
^ Micah Morgan SC May River High 2027 LHP 44 %
^ Evan Johnson SC Wando High 2027 1B 44 %
^ Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester High 2027 OF 44 %

Fly Ball %

 2027 Class

Rank Name State School Class Pos Fly Ball %
1 Calvin Walker SC Gilbert High 2027 OF 60.0 %
^ Grayson Sanyal SC West Ashley High 2027 OF 60.0 %
^ Tyson Horan SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 OF 60.0 %
2 Wyman Daniel SC Berkeley High 2027 OF 57.1 %
3 Phoenix Shapiro SC Hilton Head Island High 2027 RHP 50.0 %
^ James OConnor SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 50.0 %
^ Greyson Hardy SC Gilbert High 2027 LHP 50.0 %
4 Sawyer Sydnor SC PORTER-GAUD SCHOOL 2027 C 42.9 %
5 Eli Morgan SC Hilton Head Christian 2027 2B 37.5 %
^ Brandon Bolton SC Blythewood 2027 C 37.5 %
^ Lincoln Crone SC Fort Dorchester High 2027 SS 37.5 %
^ Lincoln Alexander SC SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2027 2B 37.5 %
6 Ethan Quillen SC Woodmont High 2027 C 33.3 %
7 Austin Spears SC Homeschool (SC) 2027 3B 28.6 %
^ Carson Payne SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 2B 28.6 %
^ Gage Bedenbaugh SC Gilbert High 2027 SS 28.6 %
8 Dexter Mullinax SC West Ashley High 2027 OF 25.0 %
^ Braden Isear SC West Ashley High 2027 C 25.0 %
^ Brody Mayles SC Hilton Head Christian 2027 OF 25.0 %
^ Mac Berry SC Chapin High 2027 LHP 25.0 %
^ Andrew Chester GA Greenbrier High School 2027 SS 25.0 %
9 Evan Johnson SC Wando High 2027 1B 22.2 %
10 Jackson Joyner SC Gilbert High 2027 RHP 20.0 %
^ Preston Godfrey SC Greenville Senior High Academy 2027 C 20.0 %

Ground Ball %

2027 Class

Rank Name State School Class Pos Ground Ball %
1 Henry Montgomery SC Berkeley High 2027 2B 100 %
2 Parker Moses SC Wando High 2027 2B 87 %
3 Evan Rash SC Summerville 2027 LHP 85 %
^ Hayden Jones SC Berkeley 2027 1B 85 %
4 Ezekiel Cave SC Gilbert High 2027 RHP 75 %
5 Cameron Hagins SC Dreher High 2027 RHP 71 %
6 Jackson Joyner SC Gilbert High 2027 RHP 60 %
7 Austin Spears SC Homeschool (SC) 2027 3B 57 %
^ Brian Culbertson SC Wando 2027 C 57 %
^ Bowman Rummel SC Blythewood High 2027 3B 57 %
^ Carson Scott SC Woodmont High 2027 RHP 57 %
8 Easton Little SC Berkeley High 2027 SS 50 %
^ Jameson Bessent SC James Island Charter High 2027 C 50 %
^ Cooper Cook SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 1B 50 %
^ Andrew Chester GA Greenbrier High School 2027 SS 50 %
^ Cruz Hunnicutt SC Boiling Springs High 2027 C 50 %
^ Bryce Riesen SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 2B 50 %
^ Nolan Alexander SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 OF 50 %
^ Brandon Bolton SC Blythewood 2027 C 50 %
^ Braden Isear SC West Ashley High 2027 C 50 %
^ Jackson Ross SC Ashley Ridge High 2027 SS 50 %
9 Micah Morgan SC May River High 2027 LHP 44 %
^ Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester High 2027 OF 44 %
10 Gage Bedenbaugh SC Gilbert High 2027 SS 42 %
^ Cooper Derrick SC Chapin 2027 RHP 42 %
^ Elige Matthes SC Berkeley 2027 RHP 42 %
^ Henry Rivers SC Berkeley High 2027 OF 42 %