Fall Rising Stars ID 2025: Data Dive
November 7, 2025
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 |
