Best of 2025 Leaderboard in SC: Top Defensive Metrics - Catchers
January 14, 2026
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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