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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QUICK HITTERS (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)

Benjamin Balliet OF / RHP / Fox Creek, SC / 2028 5’10” 185 pound strong physical build. Max bat speed at 79 mph, averaged 73.1 mph, and 22 mph max hand speed, averaged 20.2 mph, (both highest max at the event) and produced a 92.4 mph max exit velo. OF-79 mph. Moved well through the ball.

Sam Dennis C / 2B / Greenville Academy, SC / 2029 5’8” 158 pound lean build with room to fill out. Showed good actions behind the plate with C-72 mph and INF-74 mph. Max exit velo at 92.1 mph, averaged 86.8 mph, and hopped on the mound with a fastball up to 76.8 mph.

Dylan McKey OF / OF / Mountain View Prep, SC / 2028 5’4” 158 pound athletic build. Showed his athleticism running a 6.89 sec 60-yd-dash and OF-75 mph. At the plate had a 88.1 mph max exit velo, max bat speed at 72.3 mph, average bat speed 68 mph, max hand speed at 21.3 mph, averaged 20.4 mph, and a 334’ max distance.

Mason Phelps 2B / 3B / Lexington, SC / 2029 5’10” 167 pound lean wiry build with room to fill out. Flashed potential at the plate with a 95.8 mph max exit velo, 336’ max distance, 21.6 mph max hand speed, averaged 20 mph, and a 71.8 mph max bat speed, averaged 67.7 mph. On the mound topped out with a 80.8 mph fastball and a changeup with 94% spin efficiency and late armside movement.

Zak Perry RHP / 3B / Gray Collegiate Academy, SC / 2027 6’2’ 225 pound strong physical build. On the mound had two fastballs over 85 mph and T-86.6 mph. The secondaries featured a slider with solid depth and sweep, T-73.5 mph, and a changeup with 94% spin efficiency and late armside movement, T-78.1 mph. At the plate had a 98.5 max exit velo, averaged 87.8 mph, 361’ max distance, 73.2 max bat speed, averaged 70.2 mph, and 21.3 max hand speed, averaged 19.9 mph.

Jackson Shiplett RHP / OF / Catawba Ridge, SC / 2027 6’1” 174 pound athletic wiry build. Showed athleticism on the mound with a 6.2’ average extension. Fastball T-83.9 mph with 86% spin efficiency, slider T-71.7 mph with an -8.3” average horizontal break, and a changeup T-78.6 mph with 93% spin efficiency and a 13.3” average horizontal break.

Cullen Sightler LHP / C / Calhoun Academy, SC / 2028 5’11” 145 pound lean wiry build with room to fill out. Showed athleticism on the mound with a 6' average extension. Fastball T-81.1 mph with 89% spin efficiency, curveball T-68.2 mph with an 7.9” average horizontal break, and a changeup T-67.2 mph with 91% spin efficiency and a 1412 average spin rate.

Leonardo Zambrano RHP / OF / River Bluff High, SC / 2026 6’1” 186.6 pound athletic build. On the mound featured a 4 pitch mix with a fastball T-84.9 mph with a 20.9’ max induced vertical break. His secondaries featured out pitch potential with a curveball T-66.9 mph with an -14.6” average horizontal break, slider T-70.9 with an -17.2” average horizontal break and a splitter T-77 mph with 88% spin efficiency and a 1577 average spin rate.