Prep Baseball Report

2026 Columbia Preseason ID: Superlatives - Position Players


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 - POSITION PLAYERS

TOP ATHLETES

Dylan McKey OF / OF / Mountain View Prep, SC / 2028 

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

 

Johnathan Cosmopoulos SS / 2B / Lexington, SC / 2028

TOP HIT TOOLS

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

Sam Dennis C / 2B / Greenville Academy, SC / 2029 

Ethan Crosby 3B / 1B / Gray Collegiate Academy, SC / 2027

TOP POWER POTENTIAL

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

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

Kooper Evans 3B / 1B / Beaufort, SC / 2029

TOP ARM STRENGTH

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

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

Kooper Evans 3B / 1B / Beaufort, SC / 2029


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