2026 Columbia Preseason ID: Blast Motion Leaders
January 26, 2026
The Columbia Preseason ID is set for Saturday, January 17th, at D-BAT Columbia in Columbia, SC. The Preseason IDs help update evaluations and metrics. This setting provides a prime opportunity for prospects to strengthen their Prep Baseball profiles and position themselves for invitations to premier summer events such Carolina Border Battle, SC Top Prospect Games, Prep Baseball Future Games, JR Future Games, and SR Future Games.
The Preseason ID plays a crucial role on the Prep Baseball calendar, serving as an early identification point before the SCHSL season. These events allow our scouting staff, and college recruiters, to establish a strong follow list entering the spring. Our staff strategically hosts preseason events across the state with the goal of identifying emerging prospects who have capitalized on the offseason, while also re-evaluating known players trending upward. Complete player profiles, including tech metrics, statistics, video, and detailed scouting reports, will be published on the Prep Baseball Report website, which is followed by more than 1,000 college programs nationwide.
The event began with A pro-style workout for all the position players followed that included running a laser timed 60 recorded using Vald Preformance Technology, 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.
CLICK HERE to see full stats and roster

Blast Motion Leaders
MAX HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
| 1 | Benjamin Balliet | SC | Fox Creek | 2028 | OF | 22.0 mph |
| 2 | Mason Phelps | SC | Lexington | 2029 | 2B | 21.6 mph |
| 3 | Kooper Evans | SC | Beaufort | 2029 | 3B | 21.5 mph |
| 4 | Sam Dennis | SC | Greenville Academy | 2029 | C | 21.4 mph |
| 5 | Dylan McKey | SC | Mountain View Prep | 2028 | OF | 21.3 mph |
| ^ | Reid Levesque | SC | Nation Ford | 2028 | RHP | 21.3 mph |
| ^ | Zak Perry | SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | 2027 | RHP | 21.3 mph |
| 6 | Simms Leitner | SC | Rock Hill | 2028 | SS | 21.1 mph |
| 7 | Ethan Crosby | SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | 2027 | 3B | 20.8 mph |
| 8 | JJ Caulder | SC | South Florence | 2028 | RHP | 20.1 mph |
| 9 | Caden Guy | SC | Chapin | 2027 | SS | 19.4 mph |
| 10 | Johnathan Cosmopoulos | SC | Lexington | 2028 | SS | 18.8 mph |
| ^ | Coltyn Carr | SC | Hanahan | 2029 | 2B | 18.8 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Dylan McKey | SC | Mountain View Prep | 2028 | OF | 20.4 mph |
| 2 | Sam Dennis | SC | Greenville Academy | 2029 | C | 20.2 mph |
| 3 | Benjamin Balliet | SC | Fox Creek | 2028 | OF | 20.2 mph |
| 4 | Kooper Evans | SC | Beaufort | 2029 | 3B | 20.0 mph |
| 5 | Mason Phelps | SC | Lexington | 2029 | 2B | 20.0 mph |
| 6 | Reid Levesque | SC | Nation Ford | 2028 | RHP | 20.0 mph |
| 7 | Zak Perry | SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | 2027 | RHP | 19.9 mph |
| 8 | Simms Leitner | SC | Rock Hill | 2028 | SS | 19.4 mph |
| 9 | JJ Caulder | SC | South Florence | 2028 | RHP | 19.0 mph |
| 10 | Ethan Crosby | SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | 2027 | 3B | 18.8 mph |
PEAK BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Benjamin Balliet | SC | Fox Creek | 2028 | OF | 79.0 mph |
| 2 | Zak Perry | SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | 2027 | RHP | 73.2 mph |
| 3 | Dylan McKey | SC | Mountain View Prep | 2028 | OF | 72.3 mph |
| 4 | Mason Phelps | SC | Lexington | 2029 | 2B | 71.8 mph |
| 5 | Ethan Crosby | SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | 2027 | 3B | 71.3 mph |
| 6 | Reid Levesque | SC | Nation Ford | 2028 | RHP | 69.9 mph |
| 7 | Sam Dennis | SC | Greenville Academy | 2029 | C | 69.4 mph |
| ^ | Kooper Evans | SC | Beaufort | 2029 | 3B | 69.4 mph |
| 8 | JJ Caulder | SC | South Florence | 2028 | RHP | 68.3 mph |
| 9 | Johnathan Cosmopoulos | SC | Lexington | 2028 | SS | 67.9 mph |
| 10 | Caden Guy | SC | Chapin | 2027 | SS | 66.7 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Benjamin Balliet | SC | Fox Creek | 2028 | OF | 73.1 mph |
| 2 | Zak Perry | SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | 2027 | RHP | 70.2 mph |
| 3 | Dylan McKey | SC | Mountain View Prep | 2028 | OF | 68.0 mph |
| 4 | Kooper Evans | SC | Beaufort | 2029 | 3B | 67.8 mph |
| 5 | Mason Phelps | SC | Lexington | 2029 | 2B | 67.7 mph |
| 6 | JJ Caulder | SC | South Florence | 2028 | RHP | 66.5 mph |
| 7 | Sam Dennis | SC | Greenville Academy | 2029 | C | 66.5 mph |
| 8 | Ethan Crosby | SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | 2027 | 3B | 65.7 mph |
| 9 | Caden Guy | SC | Chapin | 2027 | SS | 63.8 mph |
| 10 | Johnathan Cosmopoulos | SC | Lexington | 2028 | SS | 63.4 mph |
MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
| 1 | Reid Levesque | SC | Nation Ford | 2028 | RHP | 28.6 g |
| 2 | Dylan McKey | SC | Mountain View Prep | 2028 | OF | 22.9 g |
| 3 | Ethan Crosby | SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | 2027 | 3B | 20.8 g |
| 4 | Zak Perry | SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | 2027 | RHP | 20.2 g |
| 5 | JJ Caulder | SC | South Florence | 2028 | RHP | 19.6 g |
| 6 | Sam Dennis | SC | Greenville Academy | 2029 | C | 18.9 g |
| 7 | Kooper Evans | SC | Beaufort | 2029 | 3B | 17.4 g |
| 8 | Benjamin Balliet | SC | Fox Creek | 2028 | OF | 15.7 g |
| 9 | Simms Leitner | SC | Rock Hill | 2028 | SS | 15.6 g |
| 10 | Johnathan Cosmopoulos | SC | Lexington | 2028 | SS | 15.0 g |
AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Dylan McKey | SC | Mountain View Prep | 2028 | OF | 20.9 g |
| 2 | Reid Levesque | SC | Nation Ford | 2028 | RHP | 19.3 g |
| 3 | Ethan Crosby | SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | 2027 | 3B | 17.5 g |
| 4 | JJ Caulder | SC | South Florence | 2028 | RHP | 16.7 g |
| 5 | Sam Dennis | SC | Greenville Academy | 2029 | C | 14.7 g |
| 6 | Kooper Evans | SC | Beaufort | 2029 | 3B | 13.6 g |
| 7 | Johnathan Cosmopoulos | SC | Lexington | 2028 | SS | 12.7 g |
| 8 | Benjamin Balliet | SC | Fox Creek | 2028 | OF | 12.2 g |
| 9 | Simms Leitner | SC | Rock Hill | 2028 | SS | 11.4 g |
| 10 | Zak Perry | SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | 2027 | RHP | 9.8 g |
AVERAGE ON PLANE EFFICIENCY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
| 1 | Ethan Crosby | SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | 2027 | 3B | 87 % |
| 2 | Coltyn Carr | SC | Hanahan | 2029 | 2B | 79 % |
| 3 | Benjamin Balliet | SC | Fox Creek | 2028 | OF | 77 % |
| 4 | Caden Guy | SC | Chapin | 2027 | SS | 75 % |
| 5 | Reid Levesque | SC | Nation Ford | 2028 | RHP | 74 % |
| 6 | Sam Dennis | SC | Greenville Academy | 2029 | C | 74 % |
| 7 | JJ Caulder | SC | South Florence | 2028 | RHP | 73 % |
| 8 | Simms Leitner | SC | Rock Hill | 2028 | SS | 68 % |
| 9 | Zak Perry | SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | 2027 | RHP | 66 % |
| 10 | Skylar Hartwig | SC | Lexington | 2030 | C | 59 % |
RELATED CONTENT
