SC Hitting Update: Blast Motion Leaders - Upperclassman
December 19, 2025
On Saturday, December 13th, 2025, Prep Baseball South Carolina hosted the SC Winter Hitting Update at Diamond Elite Facility in Conway, South Carolina. Close to 50 players from the 2026 through 2030 classes attended the hitting only event, with multiple players for each classes top 10 state rankings. Below, we highlight the top performers across select categories from the event.
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Blast Motion Leaders
MAX HAND SPEED
2026
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
| 1 | Logan Newcomb | SC | Atlantic Collegiate Academy | 2026 | OF | 25.4 mph |
| 2 | Easton Brown | SC | Aynor | 2026 | 3B | 22.9 mph |
| 3 | Luke Kessler | SC | St. James | 2026 | C | 22.2 mph |
| ^ | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester High | 2026 | C | 22.2 mph |
| 4 | Bryson Gerald | SC | Conway | 2026 | 1B | 22.0 mph |
| ^ | Christian Galasso | SC | Waccamaw | 2026 | C | 22.0 mph |
| 5 | Joshua Harnish | SC | St. James | 2026 | OF | 21.1 mph |
| 6 | Briar Johnson | NC | South Columbus High | 2026 | C | 18.9 mph |
| 7 | Brice Urso | SC | Carolina Forest | 2026 | OF | 18.4 mph |
2027
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
| 1 | Logan Martin | SC | Conway High school | 2027 | OF | 25.9 mph |
| 2 | Brewer Cannon | SC | Conway | 2027 | SS | 24.6 mph |
| 3 | Trip Ostergard | SC | James Island Charter | 2027 | SS | 23.7 mph |
| 4 | Reed Martin | SC | Conway | 2027 | OF | 22.6 mph |
| 5 | Evan Steudl | SC | North Myrtle Beach | 2027 | OF | 22.5 mph |
| 6 | Rome DeRenzo | SC | St. James | 2027 | 1B | 22.4 mph |
| 7 | Camden Butler | NC | North Myrtle Beach | 2027 | RHP | 22.3 mph |
| 8 | Sam Painter | SC | Hammond | 2027 | 1B | 22.0 mph |
| ^ | Porter Anglin | SC | North Myrtle Beach | 2027 | OF | 22.0 mph |
| ^ | Jackson Meyers | SC | Atlantic Collegiate Academy | 2027 | C | 22.0 mph |
| 9 | Jeremiah Alford | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2027 | 1B | 21.9 mph |
| 10 | Landon Barker | SC | Conway High | 2027 | LHP | 21.6 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
2026
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Logan Newcomb | SC | Atlantic Collegiate Academy | 2026 | OF | 23.4 mph |
| 2 | Easton Brown | SC | Aynor | 2026 | 3B | 21.7 mph |
| 3 | Christian Galasso | SC | Waccamaw | 2026 | C | 21.3 mph |
| 4 | Bryson Gerald | SC | Conway | 2026 | 1B | 20.7 mph |
| 5 | Luke Kessler | SC | St. James | 2026 | C | 20.4 mph |
| 6 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester High | 2026 | C | 20.1 mph |
| 7 | Joshua Harnish | SC | St. James | 2026 | OF | 19.7 mph |
| 8 | Briar Johnson | NC | South Columbus High | 2026 | C | 17.9 mph |
| 9 | Brice Urso | SC | Carolina Forest | 2026 | OF | 17.8 mph |
2027
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Logan Martin | SC | Conway High school | 2027 | OF | 24.4 mph |
| 2 | Brewer Cannon | SC | Conway | 2027 | SS | 23.2 mph |
| 3 | Trip Ostergard | SC | James Island Charter | 2027 | SS | 22.6 mph |
| 4 | Evan Steudl | SC | North Myrtle Beach | 2027 | OF | 21.6 mph |
| 5 | Reed Martin | SC | Conway | 2027 | OF | 21.3 mph |
| 6 | Porter Anglin | SC | North Myrtle Beach | 2027 | OF | 21.3 mph |
| 7 | Rome DeRenzo | SC | St. James | 2027 | 1B | 21.2 mph |
| 8 | Camden Butler | NC | North Myrtle Beach | 2027 | RHP | 20.8 mph |
| 9 | Landon Barker | SC | Conway High | 2027 | LHP | 20.7 mph |
| 10 | Jeremiah Alford | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2027 | 1B | 20.6 mph |
PEAK BAT SPEED
2026
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester High | 2026 | C | 82.8 mph |
| 2 | Christian Galasso | SC | Waccamaw | 2026 | C | 78.7 mph |
| 3 | Logan Newcomb | SC | Atlantic Collegiate Academy | 2026 | OF | 76.7 mph |
| 4 | Luke Kessler | SC | St. James | 2026 | C | 73.7 mph |
| 5 | Bryson Gerald | SC | Conway | 2026 | 1B | 72.0 mph |
| 6 | Brice Urso | SC | Carolina Forest | 2026 | OF | 71.5 mph |
| 7 | Easton Brown | SC | Aynor | 2026 | 3B | 70.5 mph |
| 8 | Briar Johnson | NC | South Columbus High | 2026 | C | 68.8 mph |
| 9 | Joshua Harnish | SC | St. James | 2026 | OF | 68.4 mph |
2027
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Camden Butler | NC | North Myrtle Beach | 2027 | RHP | 85.1 mph |
| 2 | Jackson Meyers | SC | Atlantic Collegiate Academy | 2027 | C | 78.8 mph |
| 3 | Rome DeRenzo | SC | St. James | 2027 | 1B | 75.6 mph |
| 4 | Connor Pellerin | SC | Carolina Forest | 2027 | RHP | 74.9 mph |
| 5 | Evan Steudl | SC | North Myrtle Beach | 2027 | OF | 74.0 mph |
| 6 | Brewer Cannon | SC | Conway | 2027 | SS | 73.9 mph |
| 7 | Carter Epting | SC | P27 Baseball Academy | 2027 | OF | 73.3 mph |
| 8 | Sam Painter | SC | Hammond | 2027 | 1B | 72.6 mph |
| 9 | Eli Chowning | SC | atlantic collegiate academy | 2027 | LHP | 72.5 mph |
| 10 | Trip Ostergard | SC | James Island Charter | 2027 | SS | 72.1 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
2026
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Christian Galasso | SC | Waccamaw | 2026 | C | 76.6 mph |
| 2 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester High | 2026 | C | 74.2 mph |
| 3 | Logan Newcomb | SC | Atlantic Collegiate Academy | 2026 | OF | 73.0 mph |
| 4 | Luke Kessler | SC | St. James | 2026 | C | 70.7 mph |
| 5 | Bryson Gerald | SC | Conway | 2026 | 1B | 69.6 mph |
| 6 | Easton Brown | SC | Aynor | 2026 | 3B | 68.3 mph |
| 7 | Brice Urso | SC | Carolina Forest | 2026 | OF | 67.2 mph |
| 8 | Joshua Harnish | SC | St. James | 2026 | OF | 64.5 mph |
| 9 | Briar Johnson | NC | South Columbus High | 2026 | C | 62.2 mph |
2027
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Camden Butler | NC | North Myrtle Beach | 2027 | RHP | 77.0 mph |
| 2 | Connor Pellerin | SC | Carolina Forest | 2027 | RHP | 71.4 mph |
| 3 | Rome DeRenzo | SC | St. James | 2027 | 1B | 71.2 mph |
| 4 | Brewer Cannon | SC | Conway | 2027 | SS | 71.2 mph |
| 5 | Jackson Meyers | SC | Atlantic Collegiate Academy | 2027 | C | 70.7 mph |
| 6 | Sam Painter | SC | Hammond | 2027 | 1B | 69.4 mph |
| 7 | Carter Epting | SC | P27 Baseball Academy | 2027 | OF | 68.6 mph |
| 8 | Evan Steudl | SC | North Myrtle Beach | 2027 | OF | 68.3 mph |
| 9 | James Wyatt Arthur | SC | West Florence | 2027 | SS | 68.1 mph |
| 10 | Porter Anglin | SC | North Myrtle Beach | 2027 | OF | 67.9 mph |
MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
2026
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
| 1 | Logan Newcomb | SC | Atlantic Collegiate Academy | 2026 | OF | 30.4 g |
| 2 | Easton Brown | SC | Aynor | 2026 | 3B | 28.8 g |
| 3 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester High | 2026 | C | 22.1 g |
| 4 | Bryson Gerald | SC | Conway | 2026 | 1B | 21.7 g |
| 5 | Briar Johnson | NC | South Columbus High | 2026 | C | 20.4 g |
| 6 | Joshua Harnish | SC | St. James | 2026 | OF | 17.5 g |
| 7 | Luke Kessler | SC | St. James | 2026 | C | 16.3 g |
| 8 | Christian Galasso | SC | Waccamaw | 2026 | C | 15.5 g |
| 9 | Brice Urso | SC | Carolina Forest | 2026 | OF | 9.2 g |
2027
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
| 1 | Porter Anglin | SC | North Myrtle Beach | 2027 | OF | 82 % |
| 2 | Carter Epting | SC | P27 Baseball Academy | 2027 | OF | 76 % |
| 3 | Jeremiah Alford | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2027 | 1B | 75 % |
| 4 | Reed Martin | SC | Conway | 2027 | OF | 74 % |
| 5 | Logan Martin | SC | Conway High school | 2027 | OF | 71 % |
| 6 | Eli Chowning | SC | atlantic collegiate academy | 2027 | LHP | 69 % |
| 7 | Landon Barker | SC | Conway High | 2027 | LHP | 60 % |
| 8 | Sam Painter | SC | Hammond | 2027 | 1B | 55 % |
| 9 | Trip Ostergard | SC | James Island Charter | 2027 | SS | 50 % |
| 10 | Jackson Meyers | SC | Atlantic Collegiate Academy | 2027 | C | 50 % |
AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
2026
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Easton Brown | SC | Aynor | 2026 | 3B | 23.8 g |
| 2 | Logan Newcomb | SC | Atlantic Collegiate Academy | 2026 | OF | 23.3 g |
| 3 | Bryson Gerald | SC | Conway | 2026 | 1B | 16.4 g |
| 4 | Briar Johnson | NC | South Columbus High | 2026 | C | 16.0 g |
| 5 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester High | 2026 | C | 15.6 g |
| 6 | Luke Kessler | SC | St. James | 2026 | C | 13.4 g |
| 7 | Christian Galasso | SC | Waccamaw | 2026 | C | 13.2 g |
| 8 | Joshua Harnish | SC | St. James | 2026 | OF | 12.7 g |
| 9 | Brice Urso | SC | Carolina Forest | 2026 | OF | 7.5 g |
2027
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Logan Martin | SC | Conway High school | 2027 | OF | 21.4 g |
| 2 | Reed Martin | SC | Conway | 2027 | OF | 21.2 g |
| 3 | Camden Butler | NC | North Myrtle Beach | 2027 | RHP | 20.1 g |
| 4 | Carter Epting | SC | P27 Baseball Academy | 2027 | OF | 19.0 g |
| 5 | Landon Barker | SC | Conway High | 2027 | LHP | 18.6 g |
| 6 | Jeremiah Alford | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2027 | 1B | 18.4 g |
| 7 | Porter Anglin | SC | North Myrtle Beach | 2027 | OF | 16.5 g |
| 8 | Brewer Cannon | SC | Conway | 2027 | SS | 15.7 g |
| 9 | Trip Ostergard | SC | James Island Charter | 2027 | SS | 14.3 g |
| 10 | Rome DeRenzo | SC | St. James | 2027 | 1B | 13.9 g |
AVERAGE ON PLANE EFFICIENCY
2026
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
| 1 | Logan Newcomb | SC | Atlantic Collegiate Academy | 2026 | OF | 85 % |
| 2 | Joshua Harnish | SC | St. James | 2026 | OF | 70 % |
| 3 | Bryson Gerald | SC | Conway | 2026 | 1B | 69 % |
| 4 | Luke Kessler | SC | St. James | 2026 | C | 67 % |
| 5 | Briar Johnson | NC | South Columbus High | 2026 | C | 66 % |
| 6 | Banks Wickersham | SC | Fort Dorchester High | 2026 | C | 62 % |
| 7 | Brice Urso | SC | Carolina Forest | 2026 | OF | 58 % |
| 8 | Easton Brown | SC | Aynor | 2026 | 3B | 55 % |
| 9 | Christian Galasso | SC | Waccamaw | 2026 | C | 42 % |
2027
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
| 1 | Porter Anglin | SC | North Myrtle Beach | 2027 | OF | 82 % |
| 2 | Carter Epting | SC | P27 Baseball Academy | 2027 | OF | 76 % |
| 3 | Jeremiah Alford | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2027 | 1B | 75 % |
| 4 | Reed Martin | SC | Conway | 2027 | OF | 74 % |
| 5 | Logan Martin | SC | Conway High school | 2027 | OF | 71 % |
| 6 | Eli Chowning | SC | atlantic collegiate academy | 2027 | LHP | 69 % |
| 7 | Landon Barker | SC | Conway High | 2027 | LHP | 60 % |
| 8 | Sam Painter | SC | Hammond | 2027 | 1B | 55 % |
| 9 | Trip Ostergard | SC | James Island Charter | 2027 | SS | 50 % |
| 10 | Jackson Meyers | SC | Atlantic Collegiate Academy | 2027 | C | 50 % |
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