Prep Baseball Report

2026 Columbia Preseason ID: Trackman Pitching Leaders


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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Trackman Leaders - Pitching

Fastball Stats

Peak 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

Average Effective Velocity

Effective velocity is taking into account the velocity of each pitch, its release distance, the pitches time to the plate / hitting area, and the pitches movement.  With all of this information, Effective Velocity is allowing coaches and scouts to more accurately compare how a pitch is affecting a hitter.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Eff Velocity (avg)
1 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 83.9 mph
2 Jackson Shiplett SC Catawba Ridge 2027 RHP 82.8 mph
3 Cullen Sightler SC Calhoun Academy 2028 LHP 77.9 mph
4 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 77.7 mph
5 Joseph Chapman SC Sumter High 2026 LHP 76.4 mph
6 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP 73.4 mph
7 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP 73.2 mph

Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 2275 rpm
2 Leonardo Zambrano SC River Bluff High 2026 RHP 2220 rpm
3 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 2169 rpm
4 Haddon Asire SC Homeschool (SC) 2026 RHP 2125 rpm
5 Jackson Shiplett SC Catawba Ridge 2027 RHP 2097 rpm
6 Cullen Sightler SC Calhoun Academy 2028 LHP 2081 rpm
7 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP 2020 rpm
8 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C 1852 rpm
9 Joseph Chapman SC Sumter High 2026 LHP 1843 rpm
10 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP 1825 rpm

Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Leonardo Zambrano SC River Bluff High 2026 RHP 2199 rpm
2 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 2146 rpm
3 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 2138 rpm
4 Cullen Sightler SC Calhoun Academy 2028 LHP 2051 rpm
5 Haddon Asire SC Homeschool (SC) 2026 RHP 2010 rpm
6 Jackson Shiplett SC Catawba Ridge 2027 RHP 1988 rpm
7 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP 1924 rpm
8 Joseph Chapman SC Sumter High 2026 LHP 1796 rpm
9 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP 1765 rpm
10 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C 1749 rpm

Average Induced Vertical Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Leonardo Zambrano SC River Bluff High 2026 RHP 17.4 in
2 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 16.9 in
3 Joseph Chapman SC Sumter High 2026 LHP 16.7 in
4 Jackson Shiplett SC Catawba Ridge 2027 RHP 16.5 in
5 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C 15.8 in
6 Cullen Sightler SC Calhoun Academy 2028 LHP 14.6 in
7 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 14.1 in
8 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP 14.0 in
9 Haddon Asire SC Homeschool (SC) 2026 RHP 11.8 in
10 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP 11.4 in

Average Horizontal Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP 16.5
2 Cullen Sightler SC Calhoun Academy 2028 LHP -13.1
3 Jackson Shiplett SC Catawba Ridge 2027 RHP 12.3
4 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 11.7
5 Joseph Chapman SC Sumter High 2026 LHP -7.8
6 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 7.8
7 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C 6.9
8 Haddon Asire SC Homeschool (SC) 2026 RHP 3.7
9 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP 0.7
10 Leonardo Zambrano SC River Bluff High 2026 RHP 0.2

Peak Spin Score

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Haddon Asire SC Homeschool (SC) 2026 RHP 27
2 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 27
3 Leonardo Zambrano SC River Bluff High 2026 RHP 26
4 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 26
5 Cullen Sightler SC Calhoun Academy 2028 LHP 26
6 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP 25
7 Jackson Shiplett SC Catawba Ridge 2027 RHP 25
8 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP 24
9 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C 24
10 Joseph Chapman SC Sumter High 2026 LHP 24

Curveball Stats

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP 69.2 mph
2 Joseph Chapman SC Sumter High 2026 LHP 68.2 mph
3 Cullen Sightler SC Calhoun Academy 2028 LHP 68.2 mph
4 Haddon Asire SC Homeschool (SC) 2026 RHP 67.1 mph
5 Leonardo Zambrano SC River Bluff High 2026 RHP 66.9 mph
6 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP 65.1 mph

Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Haddon Asire SC Homeschool (SC) 2026 RHP 2242 rpm
2 Leonardo Zambrano SC River Bluff High 2026 RHP 2235 rpm
3 Cullen Sightler SC Calhoun Academy 2028 LHP 2075 rpm
4 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP 1854 rpm
5 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP 1810 rpm
6 Joseph Chapman SC Sumter High 2026 LHP 1638 rpm

Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Leonardo Zambrano SC River Bluff High 2026 RHP 2177 rpm
2 Haddon Asire SC Homeschool (SC) 2026 RHP 2154 rpm
3 Cullen Sightler SC Calhoun Academy 2028 LHP 1922 rpm
4 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP 1790 rpm
5 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP 1738 rpm
6 Joseph Chapman SC Sumter High 2026 LHP 1546 rpm

Average Induced Vertical Break

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Haddon Asire SC Homeschool (SC) 2026 RHP -6.6 in
2 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP -4.6 in
3 Joseph Chapman SC Sumter High 2026 LHP -3.1 in
4 Leonardo Zambrano SC River Bluff High 2026 RHP -2.2 in
5 Cullen Sightler SC Calhoun Academy 2028 LHP -2.0 in
6 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP -1.1 in

Average Horizontal Break

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Haddon Asire SC Homeschool (SC) 2026 RHP -14.8
2 Leonardo Zambrano SC River Bluff High 2026 RHP -14.6
3 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP -11.2
4 Cullen Sightler SC Calhoun Academy 2028 LHP 7.9
5 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP -3.7
6 Joseph Chapman SC Sumter High 2026 LHP 3.1

Peak Spin Score

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Haddon Asire SC Homeschool (SC) 2026 RHP 33
2 Leonardo Zambrano SC River Bluff High 2026 RHP 33
3 Cullen Sightler SC Calhoun Academy 2028 LHP 30
4 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP 29
5 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP 26
6 Joseph Chapman SC Sumter High 2026 LHP 24

Slider Stats

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 73.5 mph
2 Jackson Shiplett SC Catawba Ridge 2027 RHP 71.7 mph
3 Leonardo Zambrano SC River Bluff High 2026 RHP 70.9 mph
4 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 69.5 mph
5 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C 68.4 mph

Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Leonardo Zambrano SC River Bluff High 2026 RHP 2346 rpm
2 Jackson Shiplett SC Catawba Ridge 2027 RHP 2188 rpm
3 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 2034 rpm
4 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 1943 rpm
5 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C 1792 rpm

Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Leonardo Zambrano SC River Bluff High 2026 RHP 2284
2 Jackson Shiplett SC Catawba Ridge 2027 RHP 2148
3 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 2012
4 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 1900
5 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C 1764

Average Induced Vertical Break

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Jackson Shiplett SC Catawba Ridge 2027 RHP -8.5 in
2 Leonardo Zambrano SC River Bluff High 2026 RHP -4.3 in
3 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C 4.1 in
4 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP -4.0 in
5 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 3.2 in

Average Horizontal Break

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Leonardo Zambrano SC River Bluff High 2026 RHP -17.2
2 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C -9.7
3 Jackson Shiplett SC Catawba Ridge 2027 RHP -8.3
4 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP -4.3
5 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B -3.8

Peak Spin Score

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Leonardo Zambrano SC River Bluff High 2026 RHP 33
2 Jackson Shiplett SC Catawba Ridge 2027 RHP 31
3 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 28
4 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 28
5 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C 28

Change Up Stats

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Jackson Shiplett SC Catawba Ridge 2027 RHP 78.6 mph
2 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 78.1 mph
3 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C 72.4 mph
4 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 70.8 mph
5 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP 70.4 mph
6 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP 69.8 mph
7 Cullen Sightler SC Calhoun Academy 2028 LHP 67.2 mph
8 Haddon Asire SC Homeschool (SC) 2026 RHP 67.2 mph

Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 23
2 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP 21
3 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP 21
4 Cullen Sightler SC Calhoun Academy 2028 LHP 21
5 Jackson Shiplett SC Catawba Ridge 2027 RHP 21
6 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 21
7 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C 19
8 Haddon Asire SC Homeschool (SC) 2026 RHP 19

Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 1620 rpm
2 Jackson Shiplett SC Catawba Ridge 2027 RHP 1604 rpm
3 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP 1460 rpm
4 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 1418 rpm
5 Cullen Sightler SC Calhoun Academy 2028 LHP 1412 rpm
6 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C 1357 rpm
7 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP 1343 rpm
8 Haddon Asire SC Homeschool (SC) 2026 RHP 1224 rpm

Average Induced Vertical Break

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C 17.8 in
2 Cullen Sightler SC Calhoun Academy 2028 LHP 17.2 in
3 Jackson Shiplett SC Catawba Ridge 2027 RHP 14.6 in
4 Haddon Asire SC Homeschool (SC) 2026 RHP 8.5 in
5 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 8.0 in
6 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP 7.8 in
7 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 7.5 in
8 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP 6.0 in

Average Horizontal Break

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 15.5
2 Zak Perry SC Gray Collegiate Academy 2027 RHP 14.6
3 JJ Caulder SC South Florence 2028 RHP 13.7
4 Jackson Shiplett SC Catawba Ridge 2027 RHP 13.3
5 Haddon Asire SC Homeschool (SC) 2026 RHP 11.3
6 Sam Dennis SC Greenville Academy 2029 C 4.3
7 Cullen Sightler SC Calhoun Academy 2028 LHP -3.3
8 Reid Levesque SC Nation Ford 2028 RHP 0.1