Prep Baseball Report

Fall Rising Stars ID 2025: Data Dive


Sammy Esposito
PB SC Director of Scouting

Prep Baseball South Carolina hosted its Fall Rising Stars ID on November 2nd at Lexington High School in Lexington, SC featuring standout talent from the 2030–2031 graduating classes.

During the event, position players participated in a professional-style workout that included a comprehensive defensive evaluation. Infielders and outfielders fielded ground balls and made throws, with arm strength recorded using a Stalker radar gun. Catchers executed throws to second base, with both arm strength and pop times measured.

Hitters had all ball flight data recorded using TrackMan.  Speed and explosiveness were assessed through Vald Performance lasers, capturing 10-30-60-yard sprint splits, along with jump metrics.

Pitchers threw a controlled bullpen session, where each pitch was tracked by TrackMan to analyze ball movement and overall performance. 

Below, we highlight the top performers across select categories from the event. 

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VALD 

TOP 60-YARD DASH

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Mark Hamlin Jr. SC Fox Creek 2030 OF 7.33 s
2 Drew Beerman SC Chapin High 2030 OF 7.39 s
3 D'angelo Acosta SC Greenville Middle School 2030 OF 7.59 s
4 Lucas Gambrell SC Abbeville High 2031 LHP 7.68 s
5 Bryce Rennie SC Hanahan Middle 2030 C 8.02 s
6 Bryson Spivey SC Lexington 2030 SS 8.05 s
7 Jacob Waters SC Blythewood High School 2030 SS 8.34 s
8 CJ Flaniken SC Sanders Middle 2031 C 10.07 s


TRACKMAN

MAX EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Mark Hamlin Jr. SC Fox Creek 2030 OF 88.6 mph
2 D'angelo Acosta SC Greenville Middle School 2030 OF 88.2 mph
3 Bryce Rennie SC Hanahan Middle 2030 C 83.5 mph
4 Jacob Waters SC Blythewood High School 2030 SS 80.9 mph
5 Drew Beerman SC Chapin High 2030 OF 80.7 mph
6 Lucas Gambrell SC Abbeville High 2031 LHP 79.5 mph
7 Bryson Spivey SC Lexington 2030 SS 78.7 mph
8 CJ Flaniken SC Sanders Middle 2031 C 65.3 mph

AVG. EXIT VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 D'angelo Acosta SC Greenville Middle School 2030 OF 78.9 mph
2 Mark Hamlin Jr. SC Fox Creek 2030 OF 78.2 mph
3 Drew Beerman SC Chapin High 2030 OF 75.9 mph
4 Bryson Spivey SC Lexington 2030 SS 72.5 mph
5 Jacob Waters SC Blythewood High School 2030 SS 72.1 mph
6 Bryce Rennie SC Hanahan Middle 2030 C 71.2 mph
7 Lucas Gambrell SC Abbeville High 2031 LHP 65.0 mph
8 CJ Flaniken SC Sanders Middle 2031 C 56.4 mph

MAX BATTED DISTANCE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 D'angelo Acosta SC Greenville Middle School 2030 OF 332 ft
2 Mark Hamlin Jr. SC Fox Creek 2030 OF 292 ft
3 Jacob Waters SC Blythewood High School 2030 SS 288 ft
4 Bryce Rennie SC Hanahan Middle 2030 C 273 ft
5 Bryson Spivey SC Lexington 2030 SS 258 ft
6 Drew Beerman SC Chapin High 2030 OF 250 ft
7 Lucas Gambrell SC Abbeville High 2031 LHP 225 ft
8 CJ Flaniken SC Sanders Middle 2031 C 183 ft



DEFENSIVE STATS

MAX INFIELD VELOCITY


Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Bryce Rennie SC Hanahan Middle 2030 C 77
2 Bryson Spivey SC Lexington 2030 SS 69
3 Jacob Waters SC Blythewood High School 2030 SS 68
4 CJ Flaniken SC Sanders Middle 2031 C 57


MAX OUTFIELD VELOCITY


Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Mark Hamlin Jr. SC Fox Creek 2030 OF 79
2 D'angelo Acosta SC Greenville Middle School 2030 OF 73
3 Drew Beerman SC Chapin High 2030 OF 72
4 Lucas Gambrell SC Abbeville High 2031 LHP 68


MAX CATCHER VELOCITY


Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Bryce Rennie SC Hanahan Middle 2030 C 72
2 CJ Flaniken SC Sanders Middle 2031 C 56

TOP POP TIMES


Rank Name State School Class Pos Pop Time
1 Bryce Rennie SC Hanahan Middle 2030 C 2.07-2.29
2 CJ Flaniken SC Sanders Middle 2031 C 2.67-2.94





TRACKMAN INFO - PITCHERS 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 Mark Hamlin Jr. SC Fox Creek 2030 OF 81.4 mph
2 Bryce Rennie SC Hanahan Middle 2030 C 79.8 mph
3 D'angelo Acosta SC Greenville Middle School 2030 OF 78.2 mph
4 Drew Beerman SC Chapin High 2030 OF 74.2 mph
5 Lucas Gambrell SC Abbeville High 2031 LHP 66.7 mph