Canes South Scout Day: Trackman Hitting Leaders (2024)

June 9, 2023
Sammy Esposito
PBR SC Director of Scouting

On Saturday June 3rd PBR or South Carolina was on hand at Lexington High School for a Scout Day with Canes South. The Scout Day featured players from the 2024-2027 Grad Classes.

The day began with players going through a rotation that involved running a laser timed 60 and taking batting practice on the field with Trackman collecting ball flight data. After batting practice, position players went through a defensive evaluation. The scout day concluded with pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman gathering information on each pitch.

Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more information to follow in the coming days.

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Statistical Breakdown

Canes South Scout Day: Trackman Hitting Leaders (1)

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 NameStateSchoolClassPosExit Velocity (max)
1 Will BurgessSCLexington 20243B99.1 mph
2 Matheson RedmondSCGray Collegiate 2024OF95.0 mph
3 Connor CrenshawSCByrnes 20252B94.8 mph
4 Owen WattsSCLexington 2025RHP94.7 mph
5 Brandon CromerSCLexington 2025LHP94.2 mph
6 Kaleb OwensSCEasley 2024RHP94.1 mph
7 Brayden JeffcoatSCLexington 20241B93.8 mph
8 Jaxson CampSCByrnes 2025OF93.6 mph
9 Walker ThompsonSCSpring Valley 2024CF93.4 mph
10 Harrison KeelsSCByrnes 2025LHP92.7 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 NameStateSchoolClassPosExit Velocity (avg)
1 Preston McGahaSCJ.L. Mann 2024RHP88.0 mph
2 Logan KoleshaSCWando 2024OF85.5 mph
3 Walker ThompsonSCSpring Valley 2024CF85.4 mph
4 Reed MclainSCAiken 2024SS84.9 mph
5 Brayden BurnettSCStratford 2025C84.4 mph
6 Landon PenfieldSCBlythewood 20243B84.1 mph
7 Jonathan WaldropSCLexington High 2026OF84.1 mph
8 Charlie McCrorySCSpartanburg 20283B84.1 mph
9 Brayden JeffcoatSCLexington 20241B83.9 mph
10 Matheson RedmondSCGray Collegiate 2024OF83.7 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 NameStateSchoolClassPosDistance (max)
1 Jaxson CampSCByrnes 2025OF353 ft
2 Kaleb OwensSCEasley 2024RHP348 ft
3 Scott HenrySCOceanside Collegiate 2025C341 ft
4 Connor CrenshawSCByrnes 20252B336 ft
5 Price JacksonSCAirport 2024C334 ft
6 Tobias SobieralskiSCLexington 2025C332 ft
7 Jackson CionekSCLexington 2024C331 ft
8 Lincoln HillSCLexington 2025C330 ft
9 Logan KoleshaSCWando 2024OF329 ft
10 Will BurgessSCLexington 20243B327 ft

Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session


Rank NameStateSchoolClassPosDistance (avg)
1 Preston McGahaSCJ.L. Mann 2024RHP288 ft
2 Caden BurnsSCLexington 2025OF277 ft
3 Charlie McCrorySCSpartanburg 20283B262 ft
4 Harrison KeelsSCByrnes 2025LHP248 ft
5 Logan KoleshaSCWando 2024OF244 ft
6 Price JacksonSCAirport 2024C243 ft
7 Brayden JeffcoatSCLexington 20241B241 ft
8 Jacob MuirSCDreher 2024OF239 ft
9 Tradd BurtonSCLexington 2024SS237 ft
10 Logan BlightSCLexington 20252B233 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 NameStateSchoolClassPosLine Drive %
1 Preston McGahaSCJ.L. Mann 2024RHP100 %
2 Dominick NortonSCRiver Bluff 20261B83 %
3 James WillisSCStrom Thurmond 20253B71 %
4 Graham ColemanSCLexington 2027SS66 %
^ Max WhitmerSCWando 2025RHP66 %
^ Charlie McCrorySCSpartanburg 20283B66 %
^ Mac McDanielSCSumter 2027C66 %
5 Dalton CorleySCRiver Bluff 2026RHP60 %
^ Ryan McCrackenNCShelby 20243B60 %
6 Tobias SobieralskiSCLexington 2025C58 %
7 Bryson DurhamSCTravelers Rest 2024C57 %
^ Preston JacksonSCSpring Valley High School, Columbia SC 2024OF57 %
8 Brandon SnurrSCBlythewood 2027OF55 %
^ Will BurgessSCLexington 20243B55 %
9 Jonathan WaldropSCLexington High 2026OF54 %
10 Reece OakleySCTL Hanna 2026C50 %
^ Kaleb OwensSCEasley 2024RHP50 %
^ Garrett SandersSCRiver Bluff 2024OF50 %
^ Joe HarrisonSCGreenville Senior High Academy 2025C50 %
^ Brayden StuartSCTL Hanna 2026OF50 %

Fly Ball %


Rank NameStateSchoolClassPosFly Ball %
1 Jake RoySCJL Mann 20252B100.0 %
2 Erskine FousekSCPalmetto 2027LHP75.0 %
^ Caden BurnsSCLexington 2025OF75.0 %
^ Caden LanfordSCGray Collegiate 2027UTILITY75.0 %
3 Logan BlightSCLexington 20252B66.7 %
4 Harrison KeelsSCByrnes 2025LHP57.1 %
^ Logan KoleshaSCWando 2024OF57.1 %
^ Connor CrenshawSCByrnes 20252B57.1 %
^ Price JacksonSCAirport 2024C57.1 %
^ Brayden JeffcoatSCLexington 20241B57.1 %
5 Jackson DriverSCTL Hanna 2026OF55.6 %
^ Brandon CromerSCLexington 2025LHP55.6 %
6 Matheson RedmondSCGray Collegiate 2024OF54.5 %
^ Tripp HuttoSCRiver Bluff 2024C54.5 %
7 Shep WinkoppSCWren 2026SS50.0 %
^ Dylan WellsSCBoiling Springs 2026C50.0 %
^ Andrew RyeSCRiverbluff 2026CF50.0 %
8 Christian SpiveySCLexington High 20273B46.2 %
9 Brandon AndersonSCHartsville 2026OF44.4 %
10 Jaxson CampSCByrnes 2025OF42.9 %
^ Jorden ReidSCMay River 2026SS42.9 %
^ Gage PetrovichSCRiver Bluff 20271B42.9 %

Ground Ball %


Rank NameStateSchoolClassPosGround Ball %
1 William MageeSCGray Collegiate 2025RHP75 %
^ Landon PenfieldSCBlythewood 20243B75 %
2 Miller HarrelsonSCAirport 2024LHP70 %
3 Reed MclainSCAiken 2024SS66 %
^ Spencer JohnsonSCAiken 20262B66 %
^ Walker ThompsonSCSpring Valley 2024CF66 %
4 Hayden McMillanSCSouth Aiken 2026OF62 %
5 Titus HutchinsSCBoiling Springs 2026SS61 %
6 Easton KeelsSCByrnes 20253B60 %
^ Grant KissnerSCLexington 20253B60 %
^ Jayden DorsettSCStratford 2026C60 %
7 Brady EvansSCSpring Valley 2026LHP57 %
^ Dequan WeeksSCSpring Valley 20252B57 %
8 Worth LundySCHammond 2027SS52 %
9 Jacob SmoakSCSpring Valley 20261B50 %
^ Andrew RyeSCRiverbluff 2026CF50 %
^ Brayden StuartSCTL Hanna 2026OF50 %
^ Jeremy PowellSCWhite Knoll High 2026LHP50 %
10 Connor KelleySCWoodruff 2025SS45 %
^ Jackson CyrSCWando 2024SS45 %
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