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Best of 2025 Leaderboard in SC: Top Defensive Metrics - Catchers


Sammy Esposito
PB SC Director of Scouting

Another year is in the books as we begin to take a look back at the year that was 2025. We give you our Prep Baseball South Carolina 2025 Leaderboard. For these players to qualify, they had to be at a Prep Baseball South Carolina affiliated event which include Open IDs, Team Carolina IDs, and our Invite Only Events.  Many of these events are the top events in the state and region, as college coaches will dive into the rosters, stats, and notes after each event.  

In this installment we take a look at the Top Defensive Metrics - Catchers of 2025.

(Note: These are the numbers players achieved at an event for Prep Baseball South Carolina. Some players may have improved their numbers at another state event or tournament.  Click on the player to see their profile and learn more about each.)

Best of 2025: PBSC Event Top Defensive Metrics - Catchers 

Catcher Positional Velocity

2026 Class

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Luke Kessler SC St. James 2026 C 81
2 Quinn Clouden SC Catawba Ridge 2026 RHP 80
^ Hudson Sprovero SC Hanahan 2026 C 80
3 Newt Hinson SC West Florence 2026 C 79
4 Andrew Hernandez SC A.C. Flora 2026 C 78
^ Jake DiMartino SC Wando 2026 C 78
^ Drew Greer SC Chapin 2026 OF 78
^ Carson Politsch SC Clover High 2026 C 78
5 Bradley Sightler Jr. SC Gilbert 2026 C 77
^ JD Moore III SC Boiling Springs High 2026 C 77
6 Finlay Pratt SC James Island Charter High 2026 1B 76
^ Preston Smith SC Batesburg-Leesville 2026 C 76
7 Jacob Johnson SC Riverside High 2026 C 75
^ Gavin Rivers SC Sumter 2026 C 75
8 Cooper Sears SC Easley 2026 C 74
9 Justin Sightler SC Airport High 2026 C 73
10 Brady Smith SC Gaffney High 2026 C 72

2027 Class

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Tobie Lowe SC Daniel High School 2027 C 83
2 Corbin King SC Blue Ridge 2027 C 80
3 Kenley Sullivan SC East Clarendon High School 2027 C 78
4 Mason Evans SC Crescent High 2027 C 77
5 Will Spotts SC Cardinal Newman 2027 C 76
^ Lukas Volkmer SC Wren 2027 C 76
^ Dylan Hernandez SC A.C. Flora 2027 C 76
6 Caleb Cox SC Mauldin High 2027 C 75
^ Jackson Meyers SC Atlantic Collegiate Academy 2027 C 75
^ Cody Branham SC Central 2027 C 75
7 Cooper Diehl SC Fort Mill High 2027 C 74
^ Hayes Edwards SC Palmetto 2027 RHP 74
8 Nolen Oglesby SC Eastside High School 2027 C 73
^ Dexter Mullinax SC West Ashley 2027 C 73
^ Caleb Anderson SC Wando High 2027 2B 73
^ Cooper Wilson SC Clover 2027 C 73
9 Larkin Powell SC Johnsonville 2027 C 72
^ Coleman Wilborne SC Mountain View Prep 2027 C 72
10 Dalton Teets SC American Leadership Academy - Lexington 2027 C 71
^ Cade Mooneyham SC laurance manning 2027 C 71
^ Emmanuel Benitez SC Southside Christian 2027 3B 71

2028 Class

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Blake Chatman SC Nation Ford 2028 C 78
2 Parker Herron SC Beaufort 2028 C 77
3 Banks Alexander SC River Bluff 2028 C 76
4 Camden Glaze SC Catawba Ridge 2028 C 75
^ Peyton Doyle SC Lucy Beckham 2028 C 75
5 Ethan Madden SC Lexington High School 2028 C 74
^ Andrew Reilly SC Riverside 2028 C 74
^ Parker Holladay SC Summerville High 2028 C 74
6 Whitner Sokol SC Palmetto 2028 C 73
^ Daniel Ebeling SC Philip Simmons 2028 C 73
7 Carter Heffron SC Cane Bay 2028 C 72
8 Samuel Reilman SC Cardinal Newman School 2028 C 71
9 Andrew Roof SC Conway 2028 C 65

2029 Class

Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Brooks O'Donnell SC Georgetown High School 2029 C 72
^ Easton Crocker SC Lexington High 2029 C 72
^ Landon Nutter SC First Baptist School Of Charleston 2029 C 72
2 Patrick O'Connor SC Academic Magnet 2029 C 71
3 Harper Spencer SC Boiling Springs High 2029 C 70
^ Reese Bonner SC Dutch Fork 2029 C 70
4 PARKER MCCRORY SC Wade Hampton 2029 C 69

Pop Times

2026 Class

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Luke Kessler SC St. James 2026 C 1.86-1.94
2 Hudson Sprovero SC Hanahan 2026 C 1.89-2.07
3 Bradley Sightler Jr. SC Gilbert 2026 C 1.90-2.01
4 Gavin Rivers SC Sumter 2026 C 1.90-2.13
5 Newt Hinson SC West Florence 2026 C 1.93-2.00
6 Drew Greer SC Chapin 2026 OF 1.93-2.07
7 Andrew Hernandez SC A.C. Flora 2026 C 1.95-2.07
8 Carson Politsch SC Clover High 2026 C 1.97-2.00
9 Finlay Pratt SC James Island Charter High 2026 1B 1.97-2.10
10 Justin Sightler SC Airport High 2026 C 2.00-2.05

2027 Class

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Cody Branham SC Central 2027 C 1.82-1.94
2 Caleb Cox SC Mauldin High 2027 C 1.86-2.00
3 Corbin King SC Blue Ridge 2027 C 1.90-2.01
4 Will Spotts SC Cardinal Newman 2027 C 1.93-2.08
^ Kenley Sullivan SC East Clarendon High School 2027 C 1.93-2.08
5 Dylan Hernandez SC A.C. Flora 2027 C 1.93-2.10
6 Jackson Meyers SC Atlantic Collegiate Academy 2027 C 1.94-2.08
^ Tobie Lowe SC Daniel High School 2027 C 1.94-2.08
7 Nolen Oglesby SC Eastside High School 2027 C 1.94-2.10
8 Mason Evans SC Crescent High 2027 C 1.97-2.10
9 Caleb Anderson SC Wando High 2027 2B 1.98-2.01
10 Lukas Volkmer SC Wren 2027 C 2.00-2.12

2028 Class

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Andrew Reilly SC Riverside 2028 C 1.93-2.04
2 Parker Herron SC Beaufort 2028 C 1.94-2.04
3 Parker Holladay SC Summerville High 2028 C 1.96-2.02
4 Ethan Madden SC Lexington High School 2028 C 2.00-2.27
5 Whitner Sokol SC Palmetto 2028 C 2.00-2.32
6 Banks Alexander SC River Bluff 2028 C 2.02-2.07
7 Camden Glaze SC Catawba Ridge 2028 C 2.04-2.06
8 Daniel Ebeling SC Philip Simmons 2028 C 2.04-2.09
9 Samuel Reilman SC Cardinal Newman School 2028 C 2.04-2.18
10 Blake Chatman SC Nation Ford 2028 C 2.08-2.14

2029 Class

Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Easton Crocker SC Lexington High 2029 C 1.85-2.01
2 PARKER MCCRORY SC Wade Hampton 2029 C 1.90-2.01
3 Brooks O'Donnell SC Georgetown High School 2029 C 1.94-2.20
4 Harper Spencer SC Boiling Springs High 2029 C 2.11-2.25
5 Patrick O'Connor SC Academic Magnet 2029 C 2.12-2.29
6 Reese Bonner SC Dutch Fork 2029 C 2.25-2.44
7 Landon Nutter SC First Baptist School Of Charleston 2029 C 2.36-2.43


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