Prep Baseball Report

2026 Columbia Preseason ID: Data Dive


Sammy Esposito
PB SC Director of Scouting

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.

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STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN

VALD 

TOP 60-YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Dylan McKey SC Mountain View Prep 2028 OF 6.89 s
2 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 6.92 s
3 Johnathan Cosmopoulos SC Lexington 2028 SS 7.11 s
^ Caden Guy SC Chapin 2027 SS 7.11 s
4 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP 7.15 s
5 Kooper Evans SC Beaufort 2029 3B 7.48 s
6 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP 7.49 s
7 Haddon Asire SC Homeschool (SC) 2026 RHP 7.50 s
8 Jackson Shiplett SC Catawba Ridge 2027 RHP 7.51 s
9 Benjamin Balliet SC Fox Creek 2028 OF 7.53 s
10 Leonardo Zambrano SC River Bluff High 2026 RHP 7.57 s


TRACKMAN

MAX EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 98.5 mph
2 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 95.8 mph
3 Kooper Evans SC Beaufort 2029 3B 94.8 mph
4 Benjamin Balliet SC Fox Creek 2028 OF 92.4 mph
5 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C 92.1 mph
6 Ethan Crosby SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 3B 90.4 mph
7 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP 88.9 mph
8 Dylan McKey SC Mountain View Prep 2028 OF 88.1 mph
9 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP 87.5 mph
10 Caden Guy SC Chapin 2027 SS 87.1 mph

AVG. EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 87.8 mph
2 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C 86.8 mph
3 Ethan Crosby SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 3B 83.8 mph
4 Kooper Evans SC Beaufort 2029 3B 83.0 mph
5 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP 82.9 mph
6 Dylan McKey SC Mountain View Prep 2028 OF 80.7 mph
7 Benjamin Balliet SC Fox Creek 2028 OF 79.2 mph
8 Johnathan Cosmopoulos SC Lexington 2028 SS 77.5 mph
9 Caden Guy SC Chapin 2027 SS 76.2 mph
10 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 75.3 mph

MAX BATTED DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 361 ft
2 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 336 ft
3 Dylan McKey SC Mountain View Prep 2028 OF 334 ft
4 Benjamin Balliet SC Fox Creek 2028 OF 306 ft
5 Ethan Crosby SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 3B 291 ft
6 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP 285 ft
7 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP 284 ft
8 Johnathan Cosmopoulos SC Lexington 2028 SS 282 ft
9 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C 278 ft
10 Simms Leitner SC Rock Hill 2028 SS 276 ft



DEFENSIVE STATS

MAX INFIELD VELOCITY


Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 79
2 Simms Leitner SC Rock Hill 2028 SS 77
3 Caden Guy SC Chapin 2027 SS 75
4 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C 74
5 Johnathan Cosmopoulos SC Lexington 2028 SS 73
6 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP 72
7 Coltyn Carr SC Hanahan 2029 2B 67


MAX OUTFIELD VELOCITY


Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 83
2 Benjamin Balliet SC Fox Creek 2028 OF 79
3 Kooper Evans SC Beaufort 2029 3B 78
4 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP 76
5 Dylan McKey SC Mountain View Prep 2028 OF 75
6 Ethan Crosby SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 3B 67


MAX CATCHER VELOCITY


Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C 72
2 Skylar Hartwig SC Lexington 2030 C 59




TRACKMAN INFO - PITCHERS BULLPENS

Pitchers threw a controlled bullpen showcasing their full arsenal of pitches. Velocity and spin rate information was gathered off of the TrackMan. TrackMan analytics are the official analytics and the velocities below were captured by TrackMan.

Max Fastball Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 86.6 mph
2 Leonardo Zambrano SC River Bluff High 2026 RHP 84.9 mph
3 Jackson Shiplett SC Catawba Ridge 2027 RHP 83.9 mph
4 Cullen Sightler SC Calhoun Academy 2028 LHP 81.1 mph
5 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 80.8 mph
6 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP 80.6 mph
7 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C 76.8 mph
8 Haddon Asire SC Homeschool (SC) 2026 RHP 76.7 mph
9 Joseph Chapman SC Sumter High 2026 LHP 76.7 mph
10 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP 74.8 mph