Prep Baseball Report

2026 Columbia Preseason ID: Superlatives - Pitchers


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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SUPERLATIVES - PITCHERS

Best Fastball

Zak Perry RHP / 3B / Gray Collegiate Academy, SC / 2027

Leonardo Zambrano RHP / OF / River Bluff High, SC / 2026

Jackson Shiplett RHP / OF / Catawba Ridge, SC / 2027

Best Breaking Ball

Haddon Asire RHP / OF / Homeschool (SC), SC / 2026

Leonardo Zambrano RHP / OF / River Bluff High, SC / 2026

Jackson Shiplett RHP / OF / Catawba Ridge, SC / 2027

Best Changeup

Reid Levesque RHP / OF / Nation Ford, SC / 2028

Cullen Sightler LHP / C / Calhoun Academy, SC / 2028

JJ Caulder RHP / 3B / South Florence, SC / 2028

Best Command

Mason Phelps 2B / 3B / Lexington, SC / 2029

Haddon Asire RHP / OF / Homeschool (SC), SC / 2026

Leonardo Zambrano RHP / OF / River Bluff High, SC / 2026