Prep Baseball Report

2026 Prep Baseball Scout Day Palmetto Blacksmiths: Stat Analysis


Sammy Esposito
PB SC Director of Scouting

The Palmetto Blacksmiths Scout Day took place on May 23rd at Lexington County BallPark in Lexington, SC.  

The event began with A pro-style workout for all the position players followed that included the 60 yard dash, 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 Leaders

THE 60 YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Brayden Simpson SC Broome 2027 OF 6.40 s
2 Carter Kelly SC Fountain Inn High 2027 2B 6.53 s
3 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 6.71 s
4 Alex Clamp SC Lucy Beckham 2029 3B 6.74 s
5 Dale Pearson SC Midland Valley 2028 SS 6.77 s
6 Jack Willis SC D.W. Daniel 2028 OF 6.81 s
^ Will Nations SC Lexington 2029 OF 6.81 s
7 Johnathan Cosmopoulos SC Lexington 2028 SS 6.82 s
8 Fredo Hernandez SC James Island Charter 2028 OF 6.88 s
9 Jackson Ownbey SC DW Daniel High 2027 1B 6.89 s
10 Owen Smith SC Hammond 2029 C 6.90 s

TrackMan Max Exit Velocity (BP)

During BP, TrackMan tracked ball flight off the bat.  One element TrackMan is able to produce is the exit velocity.  Below are the top Exit Velocities produced during live BP.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Theo Lima ON P27 Baseball Academy 2027 OF 103.9 mph
2 Allen Hegler SC Lexington 2028 3B 97.7 mph
3 Corbin King SC Blue Ridge 2027 C 97.2 mph
4 Carter Kelly SC Fountain Inn High 2027 2B 96.9 mph
5 Alex Clamp SC Lucy Beckham 2029 3B 95.7 mph
6 Noah Price NC Cleveland 2027 C 95.1 mph
7 Joseph Fallon SC P27 Baseball Academy 2027 C 95.0 mph
8 Antonio Hernandez SC st johns high school 2028 SS 94.7 mph
9 Will Nations SC Lexington 2029 OF 94.4 mph
10 Jackson Ownbey SC DW Daniel High 2027 1B 94.0 mph

Positional Velocity - Infielders

Infielders were able to workout at shortstop throwing across the infield, or from 1B throwing to 2B and 3B in the pro-style workout.

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Mason Phelps SC Lexington 2029 2B 85
^ Brodie Tuthill SC Ashley Ridge 2027 3B 85
2 Jackson Ownbey SC DW Daniel High 2027 1B 83
3 Caleb Anderson SC Wando 2027 2B 82
4 Graham Coleman SC Lexington 2027 SS 81
5 Pierce ODonnell SC Blythewood 2029 3B 80
^ Jameson Lee SC Stratford HS 2027 3B 80
6 Phillip Euper SC Bishop England High School 2027 SS 79
^ Tanner Novosel SC Bishop England High School – SC 2029 3B 79
7 Dale Pearson SC Midland Valley 2028 SS 78
8 Allen Hegler SC Lexington 2028 3B 77
9 Krue Sheehan SC Woodmont 2029 3B 75
^ Alex Clamp SC Lucy Beckham 2029 3B 75
^ Johnathan Cosmopoulos SC Lexington 2028 SS 75
10 Gavin Mathis SC Laurence Manning Academy 2028 RHP 73
^ Antonio Hernandez SC st johns high school 2028 SS 73

Positional Velocity - Outfielders

Outfielders worked out from right fieldmaking throws to home plate. Throws were measured by a radar gun to gauge arm strength. 

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Briggs Talbert SC Rock Hill 2029 OF 91
^ Theo Lima ON P27 Baseball Academy 2027 OF 91
2 Will Nations SC Lexington 2029 OF 85
^ Carter Epting SC P27 Baseball Academy 2027 OF 85
3 Fredo Hernandez SC James Island Charter 2028 OF 81
^ Dexter Mullinax SC West Ashley 2027 OF 81
4 Alex Clamp SC Lucy Beckham 2029 3B 80
5 Finn Corley SC Bishop England 2027 OF 79
6 Ashton Sharpe SC White Knoll 2030 SS 78
^ Reese McCurdy SC Lexington 2029 OF 78
^ Joshua Puebla SC Bishop England High School 2029 OF 78
^ Brayden Simpson SC Broome 2027 OF 78
7 Jack Willis SC D.W. Daniel 2028 OF 76
8 Banks Head SC Dutch Fork 2029 OF 75
^ Drew Sweatman SC Lexington 2029 RHP 75
^ Graham Coleman SC Lexington 2027 SS 75
9 Jansen Bohanan SC Fort Dorchester 2027 OF 74
^ Owen Lawson SC Dorman 2028 OF 74
10 Carson Hainline SC Berkeley 2029 OF 73

CATCHER POSITIONAL VELOCITY & POP TIMES

In the pro-style workout, catchers workout from behind home plate, making multiple throws to 2B, simulating a stolen base attempt.  

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Joseph Fallon SC P27 Baseball Academy 2027 C 85
2 Owen Smith SC Hammond 2029 C 80
3 Corbin King SC Blue Ridge 2027 C 79
4 Caden Morris SC Williamsburg Academy 2029 C 77
5 Denis Smirak SC P27 Baseball Academy 2027 C 76
^ Cannon McDonald SC Chapin 2028 C 76
6 Owen Marturano SC Camden 2030 RHP 75
^ Caleb Lott SC Stratford 2029 C 75
^ Cooper Hodges SC Chapin 2030 C 75
^ Braden Isear SC West Ashley Center for Advance Studies 2027 OF 75
^ Reese Bonner SC Dutch Fork 2029 C 75
^ Noah Price NC Cleveland 2027 C 75
7 Patrick O'Connor SC Academic Magnet 2029 C 73
8 Braylon Donelson SC Berkeley 2029 C 72
^ Whitner Sokol SC Palmetto 2028 C 72
9 Jacob Edwards SC Northside Christian Academy 2030 C 69
10 Hunter Britt SC GILBERT 2029 C 68

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Denis Smirak SC P27 Baseball Academy 2027 C 1.80-2.01
2 Joseph Fallon SC P27 Baseball Academy 2027 C 1.82-2.00
3 Cannon McDonald SC Chapin 2028 C 1.86-2.00
4 Owen Smith SC Hammond 2029 C 1.87-2.08
5 Cooper Hodges SC Chapin 2030 C 1.90-2.10
6 Noah Price NC Cleveland 2027 C 1.93-2.01
7 Caden Morris SC Williamsburg Academy 2029 C 1.95-2.20
8 Braden Isear SC West Ashley Center for Advance Studies 2027 OF 2.00-2.09
9 Patrick O'Connor SC Academic Magnet 2029 C 2.00-2.30
10 Corbin King SC Blue Ridge 2027 C 2.01-2.04

TrackMan Info - Pitcher 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 Briggs Talbert SC Rock Hill 2029 OF 88.6 mph
2 Landen Veneziano SC Lexington 2028 RHP 87.2 mph
3 Luke Turner SC Daniel 2027 RHP 86.4 mph
4 Silas Brown SC Broome High 2027 RHP 86.4 mph
5 Sully Townley SC Fort Mill 2027 RHP 85.2 mph
6 Phillip Euper SC Bishop England High School 2027 SS 85.1 mph
7 Antonio Hernandez SC st johns high school 2028 SS 84.7 mph
8 Brannon Cunningham SC Northwestern 2027 LHP 84.3 mph
9 Banks Luton SC Bishop England High School 2028 LHP 84.2 mph
10 Knox Marshall SC Pro5 Academy 2028 RHP 83.1 mph