Prep Baseball Report

Preseason All-State South 2026: Vald Athletic Testing Metrics


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

ATHLETIC TESTING METRICS

60 yard Dash

10 yard split

Rank Name State School Class Pos 10-yd
1 Kollin Bright SC Lugoff-Elgin 2028 OF 1.57 s
^ Finn Kucaba SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 OF 1.57 s
2 Christopher O'Leary SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 OF 1.58 s
3 AJ Watts SC Fort Dorchester 2026 OF 1.59 s
^ Anthony Montelone SC Wando 2029 3B 1.59 s
4 Brady Quirk SC Fort Dorchester 2028 RHP 1.60 s
^ Davis Kruse SC Lucy Beckham 2027 SS 1.60 s
^ Braden Lawton SC Spring Valley 2028 SS 1.60 s
5 Trip Ostergard SC James Island Charter 2027 SS 1.61 s
6 Hudson Morris SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2029 1B 1.63 s
^ Max Kniesche SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 3B 1.63 s
^ Aiden Spivey SC James Island Charter 2028 OF 1.63 s
7 Brewer Haggard SC Chapin 2027 RHP 1.64 s
^ Cade Lanning SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2029 2B 1.64 s
^ Caden Guy SC Chapin 2027 SS 1.64 s
^ Teagan Edwards SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2027 C 1.64 s
^ Hampton Naylor SC West Florence 2028 SS 1.64 s
8 Brandon Bolton SC Blythewood 2027 C 1.65 s
9 Tyler Bellush SC Ashley Ridge 2031 SS 1.66 s
^ Lincoln Crone SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 SS 1.66 s
^ Pierce Johnson SC Philip Simmons 2027 OF 1.66 s
^ Cooper Cook SC Lucy Beckham 2027 1B 1.66 s
^ Alex Clamp SC Lucy Beckham 2029 3B 1.66 s
10 Conrad Stabene SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 C 1.67 s
^ Brycen Moore SC Greenwood Christian School 2027 C 1.67 s
^ Evan Steudl SC North Myrtle Beach 2027 OF 1.67 s
^ Caleb Anderson SC Wando High 2027 2B 1.67 s
^ Xander Wright SC Dutch Fork 2029 OF 1.67 s

30 yard Time

Rank Name State School Class Pos 30-yd
1 Kollin Bright SC Lugoff-Elgin 2028 OF 3.66 s
2 Anthony Montelone SC Wando 2029 3B 3.73 s
3 Trip Ostergard SC James Island Charter 2027 SS 3.75 s
4 Christopher O'Leary SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 OF 3.76 s
5 Davis Kruse SC Lucy Beckham 2027 SS 3.77 s
6 Finn Kucaba SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 OF 3.79 s
7 AJ Watts SC Fort Dorchester 2026 OF 3.80 s
^ Aiden Spivey SC James Island Charter 2028 OF 3.80 s
8 Braden Lawton SC Spring Valley 2028 SS 3.81 s
9 Caden Guy SC Chapin 2027 SS 3.82 s
10 Brewer Haggard SC Chapin 2027 RHP 3.86 s
^ Evan Tyler SC Conway High School 2027 OF 3.86 s

60 yard Time

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Kollin Bright SC Lugoff-Elgin 2028 OF 6.48 s
2 Christopher O'Leary SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 OF 6.63 s
3 Trip Ostergard SC James Island Charter 2027 SS 6.67 s
4 Anthony Montelone SC Wando 2029 3B 6.69 s
5 AJ Watts SC Fort Dorchester 2026 OF 6.76 s
6 Davis Kruse SC Lucy Beckham 2027 SS 6.77 s
7 Finn Kucaba SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 OF 6.80 s
8 Caden Guy SC Chapin 2027 SS 6.83 s
^ Aiden Spivey SC James Island Charter 2028 OF 6.83 s
9 Tanner Padgett SC Aiken 2027 C 6.86 s
^ Evan Tyler SC Conway High School 2027 OF 6.86 s
^ Wills Bradham SC Georgetown 2027 OF 6.86 s
10 Brewer Haggard SC Chapin 2027 RHP 6.88 s

Vertical & RSI Jumps

Vertical Jump

Rank Name State School Class Pos Jump Height (max)
1 Brandon Sims SC Hillcrest High School 2028 OF 27.5
2 Conrad Stabene SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 C 27.4
3 Evan Steudl SC North Myrtle Beach 2027 OF 27.2
4 Evan Tyler SC Conway High School 2027 OF 26.9
^ Finn Kucaba SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 OF 26.9
5 Trip Ostergard SC James Island Charter 2027 SS 26.7
^ Braden Lawton SC Spring Valley 2028 SS 26.7
6 Camden Kelly SC May River High 2028 3B 26.3
7 Anthony Montelone SC Wando 2029 3B 25.9
8 Max Kniesche SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 3B 25.6
9 Wills Bradham SC Georgetown 2027 OF 25.2
^ Aiden Spivey SC James Island Charter 2028 OF 25.2
^ Joey Hatchell SC Clarendon Hall School 2028 OF 25.2
10 Davis Kruse SC Lucy Beckham 2027 SS 25.0

RSI Jump

Rank Name State School Class Pos RSI (max)
1 Trip Ostergard SC James Island Charter 2027 SS 4.31
2 Kenley Sullivan SC East Clarendon High School 2027 C 2.85
3 Jones Wilhite SC Aiken 2028 1B 1.66
4 Maddux Medeiros SC Brookland-Cayce 2027 3B 1.63
5 Davis Kruse SC Lucy Beckham 2027 SS 1.59
6 Evan Steudl SC North Myrtle Beach 2027 OF 1.56
7 Tyler Bellush SC Ashley Ridge 2031 SS 1.54
^ Wills Bradham SC Georgetown 2027 OF 1.54
8 Nolan Humbert SC Hanahan 2029 SS 1.51
9 Alex Clamp SC Lucy Beckham 2029 3B 1.49
10 Brandon Sims SC Hillcrest High School 2028 OF 1.48

Grip Strength

Grip (R)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Grip Strgth (RH)
1 Mike Johnson SC Georgetown 2028 3B 189.3
2 Trip Ostergard SC James Island Charter 2027 SS 170.3
3 Tanner Padgett SC Aiken 2027 C 168.5
4 Cade Lanning SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2029 2B 166.1
5 Jack Campbell SC Blythewood 2029 SS 162.2
6 Finn Kucaba SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 OF 161.7
7 Bryson Gerald SC Conway 2026 1B 160.4
8 Brandon Sims SC Hillcrest High School 2028 OF 158.6
9 Donovan Smith SC Lexington 2029 OF 158.2
10 Brandon Bolton SC Blythewood 2027 C 155.3

Grip (L)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Grip Strgth (LH)
1 Trip Ostergard SC James Island Charter 2027 SS 175.0
2 Tanner Padgett SC Aiken 2027 C 169.0
3 Finn Kucaba SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 OF 167.7
4 Jack Campbell SC Blythewood 2029 SS 160.1
5 Bryson Gerald SC Conway 2026 1B 159.1
6 Jones Wilhite SC Aiken 2028 1B 158.2
7 Mike Johnson SC Georgetown 2028 3B 152.7
8 Donovan Smith SC Lexington 2029 OF 149.6
9 Camden Kelly SC May River High 2028 3B 149.2
10 Jordan Scott SC North Augusta 2028 3B 148.7