Prep Baseball Report

2025 Prep Baseball Scout Day: Power Baseball: Trackman Hitting Leaders


Sammy Esposito
PB SC Director of Scouting

The Power Baseball Scout Day took place on June 1st at Brookland-Cayce High School in Cayce, SC.  

The event began with A pro-style workout for all the position players followed that included the 60 yard dash, pitcher bullpens with each pitch tracked by Trackman, a defensive evaluation, and finished with BP with TrackMan ball flight analysis,

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 Troy Alderfer NC Ambassador Christian 2027 1B 102.5 mph
2 Alejandro Marte SC Pinewood Preparatory School 2026 C 96.5 mph
3 Connor Hardee SC Georgetown High School, SC 2028 1B 95.6 mph
4 Gabe McLaughlin SC South Florence High 2026 SS 95.1 mph
5 Maddux Medeiros SC Brookland-Cayce 2027 3B 95.0 mph
6 Newt Hinson SC West Florence 2026 C 94.7 mph
7 Easton Otto NE LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL 2026 OF 94.5 mph
8 AJ Doria SC Gilbert 2027 C 94.2 mph
9 Khalon McGee SC South-florence-bruins 2026 OF 93.8 mph
10 Mike Johnson SC Georgetown 2028 3B 93.5 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 Troy Alderfer NC Ambassador Christian 2027 1B 92.6 mph
2 Newt Hinson SC West Florence 2026 C 88.2 mph
3 Maddux Medeiros SC Brookland-Cayce 2027 3B 88.2 mph
4 Mike Johnson SC Georgetown 2028 3B 87.4 mph
5 Felix Flecha SC Chapin High 2026 2B 86.8 mph
6 Khalon McGee SC South-florence-bruins 2026 OF 86.7 mph
7 Bryson Heath SC Berkeley High 2026 1B 85.8 mph
8 Paiden Mergo SC Brookland-Cayce 2027 RHP 85.7 mph
9 AJ Doria SC Gilbert 2027 C 85.5 mph
10 Nathan Good SC Pinewood Prep 2029 3B 84.7 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 Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Troy Alderfer NC Ambassador Christian 2027 1B 384 ft
2 Khalon McGee SC South-florence-bruins 2026 OF 360 ft
3 Newt Hinson SC West Florence 2026 C 347 ft
4 Paiden Mergo SC Brookland-Cayce 2027 RHP 341 ft
5 Sam Koon SC Brookland Cayce High School 2027 C 340 ft
6 Mike Johnson SC Georgetown 2028 3B 339 ft
7 Maddux Medeiros SC Brookland-Cayce 2027 3B 338 ft
8 Felix Flecha SC Chapin High 2026 2B 335 ft
9 Connor Hardee SC Georgetown High School, SC 2028 1B 334 ft
10 Alejandro Marte SC Pinewood Preparatory School 2026 C 332 ft

Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session


Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 AJ Doria SC Gilbert 2027 C 269 ft
2 AJ Kipybida SC North Myrtle Beach 2027 1B 268 ft
3 Troy Alderfer NC Ambassador Christian 2027 1B 237 ft
4 Gabe McLaughlin SC South Florence High 2026 SS 235 ft
5 Wills Bradham SC Georgetown 2027 OF 234 ft
6 Khalon McGee SC South-florence-bruins 2026 OF 233 ft
7 Newt Hinson SC West Florence 2026 C 226 ft
8 Joey Hatchell SC CLARENDON HALL SCHOOL 2028 OF 223 ft
9 Jaxson Rzemyk SC atlantic collegiate 2027 RHP 220 ft
10 Dylan Trembley SC Myrtle Beach 2029 SS 213 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 Wills Bradham SC Georgetown 2027 OF 66 %
2 Walker King SC St. James High 2029 2B 63 %
3 Brady Truncale SC PINEWOOD PREP 2029 C 62 %
4 Michael Stevens SC Carolina Forest 2029 SS 55 %
5 Easton Otto NE LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL 2026 OF 54 %
^ Jaxon Roe SC Loris High 2029 OF 54 %
6 Joey Hatchell SC CLARENDON HALL SCHOOL 2028 OF 53 %
7 Alejandro Marte SC Pinewood Preparatory School 2026 C 50 %
^ Carson Good SC Pinewood Prep 2026 3B 50 %
^ Gabe McLaughlin SC South Florence High 2026 SS 50 %
^ Camden Crocker SC Wilson 2028 SS 50 %
^ Maddux Medeiros SC Brookland-Cayce 2027 3B 50 %
8 Connor Hardee SC Georgetown High School, SC 2028 1B 46 %
9 Jayce Edwards SC J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet 2029 SS 45 %
10 Bryson Heath SC Berkeley High 2026 1B 44 %
^ AJ Doria SC Gilbert 2027 C 44 %

Fly Ball %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Fly Ball %
1 AJ Doria SC Gilbert 2027 C 55.6 %
2 Newt Hinson SC West Florence 2026 C 50.0 %
^ Dylan Trembley SC Myrtle Beach 2029 SS 50.0 %
^ AJ Kipybida SC North Myrtle Beach 2027 1B 50.0 %
3 Jaxson Rzemyk SC atlantic collegiate 2027 RHP 45.5 %
4 Liam Rohan SC murells inlet st james 2029 OF 44.4 %
5 Bryce King SC Lake View High School 2026 3B 40.0 %
^ Khalon McGee SC South-florence-bruins 2026 OF 40.0 %
^ Gabe McLaughlin SC South Florence High 2026 SS 40.0 %
^ Bennett Plane SC Brookland-Cayce 2027 OF 40.0 %
6 AJ Watts SC Fort Dorchester 2026 OF 38.5 %
7 Paiden Mergo SC Brookland-Cayce 2027 RHP 36.4 %
8 Ayden Rouhselang SC Conway High 2029 1B 33.3 %
^ Nicholas Reed SC West Florence 2028 C 33.3 %
^ Sam Koon SC Brookland Cayce High School 2027 C 33.3 %
^ Ellison Gaster SC Johnsonville 2029 C 33.3 %
^ Jackson Player SC Johnsonville High 2029 C 33.3 %
^ JJ Caulder SC South Florence High 2028 RHP 33.3 %
^ Christopher Moore SC Georgetown 2028 OF 33.3 %
^ Troy Alderfer NC Ambassador Christian 2027 1B 33.3 %
^ Michael Stevens SC Carolina Forest 2029 SS 33.3 %
9 Joey Hatchell SC CLARENDON HALL SCHOOL 2028 OF 30.8 %
10 Logan Mishoe SC Atlantic Collegiate Academy 2027 SS 30.0 %
^ Garrett Mays SC Myrtle Beach 2027 C 30.0 %

Ground Ball %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Ground Ball %
1 Reed Gallup SC atlantic collegiate academy 2026 OF 80 %
2 Gib Johnson SC Georgetown High 2029 3B 70 %
3 Jamarion Campbell SC dillon high 2028 C 69 %
4 Martin Villegas SC Conway high school 2028 C 66 %
5 Felix Flecha SC Chapin High 2026 2B 62 %
6 Grayson Holliday SC Clarendon Hall School 2030 1B 60 %
7 Ellison Gaster SC Johnsonville 2029 C 58 %
^ Cameron Tanner SC SFH 2028 OF 58 %
8 Xavier Moody SC Brookland-Cayce High 2028 2B 57 %
9 Ayden Rouhselang SC Conway High 2029 1B 55 %
10 Mac Woods SC West Ashley 2029 1B 54 %
^ Nathan Good SC Pinewood Prep 2029 3B 54 %