Prep Baseball Report

Preseason All-State South 2026: Blast Motion Leaders


Sammy Esposito
PB SC Director of Scouting

The Preseason All-State South was run on Friday, January 30th, at The Shipyard Park in Mt. Pleasant, SC.  The Preseason All-State Showcase is an invitation-only event that features the top players across the state.  Every year the Preseason All-State Showcase highlights the Who’s Who of the state. This event is limited and exclusive to the top prospects in South Carolina and serves as a springboard as you enter the high school season.  Prep Baseball has become the authoritative voice of South Carolina high school baseball. Our website has developed into the ultimate promotional vehicle for players.  This setting provides a prime opportunity for prospects to strengthen their Prep Baseball profiles and position themselves for invitations to premier summer events such Carolina Border Battle, SC Top Prospect Games, Prep Baseball Future Games, JR Future Games, and SR Future Games. 

The Preseason All-State Showcase plays a crucial role on the Prep Baseball calendar, serving as an early identification point before the SCHSL season. These events allow our scouting staff, and college recruiters, to establish a strong follow list entering the spring. Our staff strategically hosts preseason events across the state with the goal of identifying emerging prospects who have capitalized on the offseason, while also re-evaluating known players trending upward. Complete player profiles, including tech metrics, statistics, video, and detailed scouting reports, will be published on the Prep Baseball Report website, which is followed by more than 1,000 college programs nationwide. 

The event used four check in groups to accommodate all players. Each group completed the same evaluation process. Position players took part in a pro style workout that included a laser timed 60, jump metrics recorded with Vald Performance technology, grip strength testing, and height and weight measurements. Pitchers threw bullpen sessions with every pitch tracked by TrackMan. Players also completed a defensive evaluation. The event finished with batting practice and TrackMan ball flight analysis.

Below we will look at the statistical breakdown for the event.

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STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN

Blast Motion Leaders

MAX HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Jones Wilhite SC Aiken 2028 1B 24.6 mph
2 Brandon Bolton SC Blythewood 2027 C 24.5 mph
3 Wills Bradham SC Georgetown 2027 OF 24.4 mph
^ Knox Weatherly SC West Florence 2027 RHP 24.4 mph
4 Lincoln Crone SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 SS 24.3 mph
5 Brandon Sims SC Hillcrest High School 2028 OF 24.2 mph
6 Kenley Sullivan SC East Clarendon High School 2027 C 24.0 mph
7 Mike Johnson SC Georgetown 2028 3B 23.7 mph
^ Brady Quirk SC Fort Dorchester 2028 RHP 23.7 mph
8 Sam Knowles SC Hilton Head 2028 OF 23.6 mph
^ Maddux Medeiros SC Brookland-Cayce 2027 3B 23.6 mph
^ Cade Lanning SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2029 2B 23.6 mph
9 Patrick O'Connor SC Academic Magnet 2029 C 23.4 mph
^ FINN BOYLES SC May River High 2028 SS 23.4 mph
10 Tyson Horan SC Lucy Beckham 2027 OF 23.3 mph

AVERAGE HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Brandon Sims SC Hillcrest High School 2028 OF 23.4 mph
2 Wills Bradham SC Georgetown 2027 OF 23.4 mph
3 Mike Johnson SC Georgetown 2028 3B 22.7 mph
4 Lincoln Crone SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 SS 22.7 mph
5 Jones Wilhite SC Aiken 2028 1B 22.7 mph
6 Kenley Sullivan SC East Clarendon High School 2027 C 22.6 mph
7 Joey Hatchell SC Clarendon Hall School 2028 OF 22.4 mph
8 Tyson Horan SC Lucy Beckham 2027 OF 22.3 mph
9 Sam Knowles SC Hilton Head 2028 OF 22.2 mph
10 Tyler Morey SC West Ashley High School 2028 3B 21.9 mph

PEAK BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Donovan Smith SC Lexington 2029 OF 88.9 mph
^ Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester 2027 OF 88.9 mph
2 Tanner Padgett SC Aiken 2027 C 77.8 mph
3 Anthony Montelone SC Wando 2029 3B 77.7 mph
4 Knox Weatherly SC West Florence 2027 RHP 76.4 mph
5 Ethan Quillen SC Woodmont 2027 C 76.3 mph
6 Alex Clamp SC Lucy Beckham 2029 3B 75.2 mph
7 Jack Healing SC Ashley Ridge 2026 OF 74.9 mph
8 Parker Herron SC Beaufort 2028 C 74.6 mph
9 Carter Epting SC P27 Baseball Academy 2027 OF 74.3 mph
10 Max Kniesche SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 3B 74.1 mph

AVERAGE BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Donovan Smith SC Lexington 2029 OF 77.3 mph
2 Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester 2027 OF 76.2 mph
3 Parker Herron SC Beaufort 2028 C 72.0 mph
4 Anthony Montelone SC Wando 2029 3B 71.5 mph
5 Knox Weatherly SC West Florence 2027 RHP 71.2 mph
6 Brady Quirk SC Fort Dorchester 2028 RHP 71.2 mph
7 Jack Healing SC Ashley Ridge 2026 OF 71.0 mph
8 Brian Ebeling SC Philip Simmons 2028 3B 70.7 mph
9 Carter Epting SC P27 Baseball Academy 2027 OF 70.1 mph
10 Tyler Morey SC West Ashley High School 2028 3B 69.6 mph

MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Brandon Sims SC Hillcrest High School 2028 OF 35.9 g
2 Carter Epting SC P27 Baseball Academy 2027 OF 28.7 g
3 Tyson Horan SC Lucy Beckham 2027 OF 27.6 g
^ Hudson Morris SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2029 1B 27.6 g
4 Cade Lanning SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2029 2B 25.6 g
5 Brian Ebeling SC Philip Simmons 2028 3B 24.1 g
6 Zack Szypczak SC Hilton Head 2029 1B 23.7 g
7 Tyler Bellush SC Ashley Ridge 2031 SS 23.3 g
8 Lincoln Crone SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 SS 23.1 g
9 Kenley Sullivan SC East Clarendon High School 2027 C 23.0 g
10 Jeremiah Alford SC Ashley Ridge 2027 1B 22.6 g

AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Brandon Sims SC Hillcrest High School 2028 OF 31.0 g
2 Tyson Horan SC Lucy Beckham 2027 OF 21.7 g
3 Hudson Morris SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2029 1B 20.5 g
4 Lincoln Crone SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 SS 19.9 g
5 Zack Szypczak SC Hilton Head 2029 1B 19.9 g
6 Tyler Bellush SC Ashley Ridge 2031 SS 19.4 g
7 Brian Ebeling SC Philip Simmons 2028 3B 19.3 g
8 Jeremiah Alford SC Ashley Ridge 2027 1B 19.0 g
9 Carter Epting SC P27 Baseball Academy 2027 OF 18.9 g
10 Kenley Sullivan SC East Clarendon High School 2027 C 18.2 g

AVERAGE ON PLANE EFFICIENCY

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Finn Kucaba SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 OF 88 %
2 Wills Bradham SC Georgetown 2027 OF 86 %
3 FINN BOYLES SC May River High 2028 SS 85 %
4 Davis Kruse SC Lucy Beckham 2027 SS 84 %
5 Teagan Edwards SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2027 C 84 %
6 William Manning SC Chapin 2028 RHP 83 %
7 Joey Hatchell SC Clarendon Hall School 2028 OF 82 %
8 Pierce Johnson SC Philip Simmons 2027 OF 81 %
9 Cooper Penfield SC Blythewood 2027 SS 80 %
10 Tyson Horan SC Lucy Beckham 2027 OF 79 %