Prep Baseball Report

2026 Prep Baseball Scout Day Team Elite: Trackman Hitting Leaders


Sammy Esposito
PB SC Director of Scouting

The Team Elite Scout Day took place on April 18th at The Ripken Baseball Complex in Myrtle Beach, 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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Trackman Leaders - Hitting

PEAK EXIT VELOCITY

TrackMan is able to track every ball hit into fair territory, throughout the BP sessions.  Below are the exit velocities produced by individual players.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Van Shockley MT Bozeman 2027 SS 97.5 mph
2 William Addison SC Clinton 2028 C 96.1 mph
3 Harrison Ward SC Hillcrest 2028 2B 94.5 mph
4 Landon Vessell SC Hillcrest 2028 OF 93.1 mph
5 Cade Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 1B 92.5 mph
6 Brayden Gallup SC NMB high school 2028 C 91.8 mph
7 Tanner Fleming SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 SS 91.1 mph
8 Parker Holladay SC Summerville High 2028 C 90.5 mph
9 Carson McCallister NC West Henderson High 2028 RHP 89.8 mph
10 Trenton Morris SC Summerville 2027 OF 89.4 mph

AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY

The average exit velocity measures a players ability to consistently produce hard contact.  The average was taken based on every ball tracked by TrackMan throughout the player's BP session.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Van Shockley MT Bozeman 2027 SS 92.2 mph
2 William Addison SC Clinton 2028 C 89.4 mph
3 Landon Vessell SC Hillcrest 2028 OF 87.0 mph
4 Parker Holladay SC Summerville High 2028 C 86.3 mph
5 Harrison Ward SC Hillcrest 2028 2B 85.6 mph
6 Cade Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 1B 85.4 mph
7 Carson McCallister NC West Henderson High 2028 RHP 84.4 mph
8 Ben Ivey SC J. L. Mann High Academy 2028 OF 83.4 mph
9 Tanner Fleming SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 SS 82.9 mph
10 Evan Irick SC Mauldin 2027 C 79.6 mph

DISTANCE OFF THE BAT

TrackMan is able to measure and track the ball while in the air.  For every fair ball put in play it will display the distance the hit traveled.

Peak Distance - Best of the Hitter’s Session

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 William Addison SC Clinton 2028 C 360 ft
2 Cade Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 1B 351 ft
3 Van Shockley MT Bozeman 2027 SS 350 ft
4 Ben Ivey SC J. L. Mann High Academy 2028 OF 336 ft
5 Brandon Sims SC Hillcrest High School 2028 OF 332 ft
6 Parker Holladay SC Summerville High 2028 C 328 ft
7 Carson McCallister NC West Henderson High 2028 RHP 326 ft
8 Harrison Ward SC Hillcrest 2028 2B 325 ft
9 Brayden Gallup SC NMB high school 2028 C 323 ft
10 Landon Vessell SC Hillcrest 2028 OF 320 ft

Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Cade Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 1B 278 ft
2 Ben Ivey SC J. L. Mann High Academy 2028 OF 258 ft
3 Ethan Erickson SC Summerville 2028 1B 253 ft
4 Brayden Gallup SC NMB high school 2028 C 244 ft
5 Parker Holladay SC Summerville High 2028 C 242 ft
6 William Addison SC Clinton 2028 C 240 ft
7 Landen Liggett SC Georgetown 2030 OF 229 ft
8 Tanner Fleming SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 SS 228 ft
9 Landon Vessell SC Hillcrest 2028 OF 223 ft
10 Julian Garver SC North Myrtle Beach 2028 2B 221 ft

LAUNCH ANGLE PERCENTAGE

Based on the ball flight, TrackMan is able to identify each hit as a ground ball, line drive, or fly ball.  While there are many factors as to why a hitter may approach each pitch in a certain way, the overall groupings of BP can give some insight to each hitter's approach.

Line Drive %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Line Drive %
1 Ben Ivey SC J. L. Mann High Academy 2028 OF 75 %
2 Campbell White SC Riverside 2028 OF 66 %
3 Julian Garver SC North Myrtle Beach 2028 2B 62 %
4 Alex Sherman SC Easley High School 2028 C 50 %
^ Derek Fechtner NC Mount Pleasant 2027 SS 50 %
^ Tanner Fleming SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 SS 50 %
5 Nicholas Hendrich SC Easley High School 2028 SS 45 %
6 Landon Vessell SC Hillcrest 2028 OF 44 %
^ Austin Dobbin SC James Island Charter 2028 OF 44 %
^ Daniel Messersmith SC James Island Charter 2029 SS 44 %
^ Parker Holladay SC Summerville High 2028 C 44 %
7 Jude Janssen SC Homeschool (SC) 2030 SS 42 %
8 Van Shockley MT Bozeman 2027 SS 40 %
9 Hunter Condrey SC Chapman High 2028 OF 38 %
10 William Addison SC Clinton 2028 C 36 %
^ Harrison Beldner SC James Island Charter High School 2028 3B 36 %

Fly Ball %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Fly Ball %
1 Landen Liggett SC Georgetown 2030 OF 83.3 %
2 Cade Griffith SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 1B 75.0 %
3 Camden Nicely SC North Myrtle Beach High 2028 OF 71.4 %
4 Dylan Sikes SC D.W. Daniel 2029 OF 66.7 %
5 Brayden Gallup SC NMB high school 2028 C 63.6 %
6 Ethan Erickson SC Summerville 2028 1B 57.1 %
7 Philip Denny SC SC West Oak High School 2029 OF 50.0 %
^ Davis Cox SC West Oak High School 2029 OF 50.0 %
8 Parker Holladay SC Summerville High 2028 C 44.4 %
9 Cameron Skinner SC Westwood 2029 C 42.9 %
10 Benne Muratore SC James Island Charter High 2028 3B 40.0 %

Ground Ball %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Ground Ball %
1 Harrison Ward SC Hillcrest 2028 2B 69 %
2 Evan Irick SC Mauldin 2027 C 58 %
3 Holden Reali SC South Florence 2028 OF 55 %
4 Drew Razayeski SC D.W. Daniel 2028 3B 54 %
^ Harrison Beldner SC James Island Charter High School 2028 3B 54 %
5 Van Shockley MT Bozeman 2027 SS 50 %
6 Landon Vessell SC Hillcrest 2028 OF 44 %
^ Trenton Morris SC Summerville 2027 OF 44 %
7 Jude Janssen SC Homeschool (SC) 2030 SS 42 %
^ Cameron Skinner SC Westwood 2029 C 42 %
8 Benne Muratore SC James Island Charter High 2028 3B 40 %
9 Carson McCallister NC West Henderson High 2028 RHP 37 %
10 Nicholas Hendrich SC Easley High School 2028 SS 36 %


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