Prep Baseball Report

2025 Prep Baseball Scout Day: SC Lowcountry Trackman Pitching Leaders


Sammy Esposito
PB SC Director of Scouting

The SC Lowcounty Scout Day was held on October 30th at Ashley Ridge High School in Summerville, SC.

The event kicked off with a full pro-style workout for all position players, which included the 60-yard dash, batting practice featuring TrackMan ball flight analysis, a defensive evaluation, and concluded with pitcher bullpens with each pitch tracked by TrackMan.

Below is a statistical breakdown from the event.

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Trackman Leaders - Pitching

Fastball Stats

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Chris Polm SC Hanahan 2027 RHP 85.4 mph
2 Hank Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 84.3 mph
3 Dameon Mporokoso SC Ashley Ridge 2028 LHP 80.4 mph
4 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP 80.4 mph
5 Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester 2027 OF 79.7 mph
6 Tucker Williams SC Ashley Ridge 2030 C 79.1 mph
7 Tyler Bellush SC Ashley Ridge 2031 SS 79.0 mph
8 Austin Oberman SC Ashley Ridge 2029 SS 78.8 mph
9 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP 78.1 mph
10 Grant Bernard SC Ashley Ridge 2027 LHP 75.0 mph

Average Effective Velocity

Effective velocity is taking into account the velocity of each pitch, its release distance, the pitches time to the plate / hitting area, and the pitches movement.  With all of this information, Effective Velocity is allowing coaches and scouts to more accurately compare how a pitch is affecting a hitter.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Eff Velocity (avg)
1 Chris Polm SC Hanahan 2027 RHP 83.3 mph
2 Hank Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 80.2 mph
3 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP 77.2 mph
4 Dameon Mporokoso SC Ashley Ridge 2028 LHP 77.1 mph
5 Austin Oberman SC Ashley Ridge 2029 SS 75.8 mph
6 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP 75.6 mph
7 Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester 2027 OF 75.4 mph
8 Tucker Williams SC Ashley Ridge 2030 C 75.1 mph
9 Tyler Bellush SC Ashley Ridge 2031 SS 74.4 mph
10 Grant Bernard SC Ashley Ridge 2027 LHP 72.8 mph

Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP 2413 rpm
2 Hank Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 2396 rpm
3 Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester 2027 OF 2177 rpm
4 Austin Oberman SC Ashley Ridge 2029 SS 2163 rpm
5 Tyler Bellush SC Ashley Ridge 2031 SS 2157 rpm
6 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS 2074 rpm
7 Chris Polm SC Hanahan 2027 RHP 2059 rpm
8 Grant Bernard SC Ashley Ridge 2027 LHP 1985 rpm
9 Tucker Williams SC Ashley Ridge 2030 C 1977 rpm
10 Dameon Mporokoso SC Ashley Ridge 2028 LHP 1962 rpm

Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP 2355 rpm
2 Hank Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 2354 rpm
3 Austin Oberman SC Ashley Ridge 2029 SS 2092 rpm
4 Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester 2027 OF 2085 rpm
5 Chris Polm SC Hanahan 2027 RHP 2042 rpm
6 Tyler Bellush SC Ashley Ridge 2031 SS 1972 rpm
7 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS 1949 rpm
8 Grant Bernard SC Ashley Ridge 2027 LHP 1916 rpm
9 Dameon Mporokoso SC Ashley Ridge 2028 LHP 1912 rpm
10 Tucker Williams SC Ashley Ridge 2030 C 1911 rpm

Average Induced Vertical Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP 20.8 in
2 Tyler Bellush SC Ashley Ridge 2031 SS 20.7 in
3 Tyler John (TJ) Vander Neut SC Ashley Ridge 2028 RHP 18.6 in
4 Austin Oberman SC Ashley Ridge 2029 SS 17.9 in
5 Tucker Williams SC Ashley Ridge 2030 C 17.7 in
6 Chris Polm SC Hanahan 2027 RHP 17.2 in
7 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS 16.5 in
8 Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester 2027 OF 15.9 in
9 Hank Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 13.2 in
10 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP 11.8 in

Average Horizontal Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Dameon Mporokoso SC Ashley Ridge 2028 LHP -19.4
2 Austin Oberman SC Ashley Ridge 2029 SS 14.7
3 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS 14.1
4 Tyler Bellush SC Ashley Ridge 2031 SS 11.8
5 Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester 2027 OF 9.7
6 Chris Polm SC Hanahan 2027 RHP 9.1
7 Tyler John (TJ) Vander Neut SC Ashley Ridge 2028 RHP 8.4
8 Tucker Williams SC Ashley Ridge 2030 C 8.3
9 Grant Bernard SC Ashley Ridge 2027 LHP -8.2
10 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP -7.8

Peak Spin Score

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP 31
2 Hank Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 29
3 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS 28
4 Austin Oberman SC Ashley Ridge 2029 SS 27
5 Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester 2027 OF 27
6 Tyler Bellush SC Ashley Ridge 2031 SS 27
7 Grant Bernard SC Ashley Ridge 2027 LHP 26
8 Tucker Williams SC Ashley Ridge 2030 C 25
9 Dameon Mporokoso SC Ashley Ridge 2028 LHP 25
10 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP 24

Curveball Stats

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP 71.6 mph
2 Austin Oberman SC Ashley Ridge 2029 SS 68.3 mph
3 Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester 2027 OF 67.5 mph
4 Tucker Williams SC Ashley Ridge 2030 C 66.3 mph
5 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS 65.8 mph
6 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP 65.6 mph
7 Dameon Mporokoso SC Ashley Ridge 2028 LHP 64.0 mph
8 Tyler John (TJ) Vander Neut SC Ashley Ridge 2028 RHP 58.6 mph

Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP 2996 rpm
2 Austin Oberman SC Ashley Ridge 2029 SS 2138 rpm
3 Tucker Williams SC Ashley Ridge 2030 C 2125 rpm
4 Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester 2027 OF 2054 rpm
5 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS 1914 rpm
6 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP 1782 rpm
7 Tyler John (TJ) Vander Neut SC Ashley Ridge 2028 RHP 1715 rpm
8 Dameon Mporokoso SC Ashley Ridge 2028 LHP 1627 rpm

Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP 2967 rpm
2 Austin Oberman SC Ashley Ridge 2029 SS 2063 rpm
3 Tucker Williams SC Ashley Ridge 2030 C 2053 rpm
4 Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester 2027 OF 2039 rpm
5 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS 1842 rpm
6 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP 1674 rpm
7 Tyler John (TJ) Vander Neut SC Ashley Ridge 2028 RHP 1642 rpm
8 Dameon Mporokoso SC Ashley Ridge 2028 LHP 1570 rpm

Average Induced Vertical Break

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP -16.9 in
2 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS -8.2 in
3 Dameon Mporokoso SC Ashley Ridge 2028 LHP -6.8 in
4 Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester 2027 OF -5.1 in
5 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP 3.3 in
6 Austin Oberman SC Ashley Ridge 2029 SS -0.6 in
7 Tyler John (TJ) Vander Neut SC Ashley Ridge 2028 RHP 0.4 in
8 Tucker Williams SC Ashley Ridge 2030 C 0.4 in

Average Horizontal Break

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP -13.9
2 Dameon Mporokoso SC Ashley Ridge 2028 LHP 12.4
3 Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester 2027 OF -10.0
4 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS -9.9
5 Tucker Williams SC Ashley Ridge 2030 C -9.8
6 Austin Oberman SC Ashley Ridge 2029 SS -7.2
7 Tyler John (TJ) Vander Neut SC Ashley Ridge 2028 RHP -6.0
8 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP -4.1

Peak Spin Score

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP 45
2 Tucker Williams SC Ashley Ridge 2030 C 32
3 Austin Oberman SC Ashley Ridge 2029 SS 31
4 Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester 2027 OF 30
5 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS 29
6 Tyler John (TJ) Vander Neut SC Ashley Ridge 2028 RHP 29
7 Dameon Mporokoso SC Ashley Ridge 2028 LHP 25
8 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP 25

Slider Stats

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Chris Polm SC Hanahan 2027 RHP 74.1 mph
2 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP 72.8 mph
3 Hank Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 72.7 mph
4 Tyler Bellush SC Ashley Ridge 2031 SS 71.2 mph
5 Grant Bernard SC Ashley Ridge 2027 LHP 68.8 mph
6 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP 68.4 mph
7 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS 62.2 mph

Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP 3126 rpm
2 Hank Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 2727 rpm
3 Chris Polm SC Hanahan 2027 RHP 2239 rpm
4 Tyler Bellush SC Ashley Ridge 2031 SS 2222 rpm
5 Grant Bernard SC Ashley Ridge 2027 LHP 2125 rpm
6 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS 1780 rpm
7 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP 1766 rpm

Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP 2982
2 Hank Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 2631
3 Chris Polm SC Hanahan 2027 RHP 2186
4 Tyler Bellush SC Ashley Ridge 2031 SS 2061
5 Grant Bernard SC Ashley Ridge 2027 LHP 2059
6 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS 1729
7 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP 1724

Average Induced Vertical Break

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP -12.9 in
2 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP 10.7 in
3 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS -5.9 in
4 Grant Bernard SC Ashley Ridge 2027 LHP 3.9 in
5 Tyler Bellush SC Ashley Ridge 2031 SS 3.8 in
6 Chris Polm SC Hanahan 2027 RHP 1.6 in
7 Hank Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 0.1 in

Average Horizontal Break

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP -17.7
2 Hank Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP -14.3
3 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS -12.8
4 Chris Polm SC Hanahan 2027 RHP -6.2
5 Tyler Bellush SC Ashley Ridge 2031 SS -6.0
6 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP -4.4
7 Grant Bernard SC Ashley Ridge 2027 LHP 3.7

Peak Spin Score

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP 45
2 Hank Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 37
3 Tyler Bellush SC Ashley Ridge 2031 SS 31
4 Grant Bernard SC Ashley Ridge 2027 LHP 30
5 Chris Polm SC Hanahan 2027 RHP 30
6 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS 28
7 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP 24

Change Up Stats

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Chris Polm SC Hanahan 2027 RHP 78.6 mph
2 Hank Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 76.5 mph
3 Austin Oberman SC Ashley Ridge 2029 SS 74.0 mph
4 Tucker Williams SC Ashley Ridge 2030 C 74.0 mph
5 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP 73.5 mph
6 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP 71.2 mph
7 Grant Bernard SC Ashley Ridge 2027 LHP 70.8 mph
8 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS 69.6 mph
9 Dameon Mporokoso SC Ashley Ridge 2028 LHP 69.6 mph
10 Tyler John (TJ) Vander Neut SC Ashley Ridge 2028 RHP 65.4 mph

Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Austin Oberman SC Ashley Ridge 2029 SS 27
2 Chris Polm SC Hanahan 2027 RHP 26
3 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP 24
4 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS 22
5 Hank Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 21
6 Tucker Williams SC Ashley Ridge 2030 C 20
7 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP 20
8 Grant Bernard SC Ashley Ridge 2027 LHP 19
9 Tyler John (TJ) Vander Neut SC Ashley Ridge 2028 RHP 18
10 Dameon Mporokoso SC Ashley Ridge 2028 LHP 12

Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Chris Polm SC Hanahan 2027 RHP 1992 rpm
2 Austin Oberman SC Ashley Ridge 2029 SS 1890 rpm
3 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP 1582 rpm
4 Tucker Williams SC Ashley Ridge 2030 C 1502 rpm
5 Hank Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 1489 rpm
6 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP 1441 rpm
7 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS 1390 rpm
8 Grant Bernard SC Ashley Ridge 2027 LHP 1331 rpm
9 Tyler John (TJ) Vander Neut SC Ashley Ridge 2028 RHP 1089 rpm
10 Dameon Mporokoso SC Ashley Ridge 2028 LHP 835 rpm

Average Induced Vertical Break

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP 18.3 in
2 Tyler John (TJ) Vander Neut SC Ashley Ridge 2028 RHP 14.0 in
3 Austin Oberman SC Ashley Ridge 2029 SS 12.9 in
4 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS 11.2 in
5 Chris Polm SC Hanahan 2027 RHP 10.7 in
6 Tucker Williams SC Ashley Ridge 2030 C 9.7 in
7 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP 6.5 in
8 Dameon Mporokoso SC Ashley Ridge 2028 LHP 3.2 in
9 Grant Bernard SC Ashley Ridge 2027 LHP 1.6 in
10 Hank Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 0.8 in

Average Horizontal Break

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Chris Polm SC Hanahan 2027 RHP 16.8
2 Austin Oberman SC Ashley Ridge 2029 SS 14.3
3 Hank Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 13.7
4 Tucker Williams SC Ashley Ridge 2030 C 13.7
5 Chad Wightman SC Ashley Ridge 2027 RHP 13.2
6 Tyler John (TJ) Vander Neut SC Ashley Ridge 2028 RHP 11.2
7 Alexis Zapata SC Fort Dorchester 2026 LHP -11.1
8 Grant Bernard SC Ashley Ridge 2027 LHP -11.1
9 Cade Kinard SC West Ashley 2028 SS 10.2
10 Dameon Mporokoso SC Ashley Ridge 2028 LHP -7.7


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