SC Freshman Free 2025: Trackman Hitting Leaders

November 10, 2025
Sammy Esposito
PB SC Director of Scouting

Prep Baseball South Carolina hosted its Freshman Free Showcase on November 2nd at Lexington High School in Lexington, SC featuring standout talent from the 2029 graduating class.

The event was the first of its kind offering free registrations to its first 10 sign ups in addtion to lower cost options than a typical Prep Baseball ID. The focus of this event was to discover more talent in our state's freshman class as they enter the high school ranks. 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 received ball flight data using TrackMan recorded during BP. Speed and explosiveness were assessed through Vald Performance lasers, capturing 10-30-60-yard sprint splits.

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.

👉 [Click here to view the full roster and event stats]

Trackman Leaders - Hitting

PEAK EXIT VELOCITY

TrackMan is able to track every ball hit into fair territory, throughout the BP sessions. Below are the exit velocities produced by individual players.

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Rhys Torgerson	SC	J. L. Mann High Academy	2029	RHP	91.3 mph
2	Will Nations	SC	Lexington	2029	OF	90.8 mph
3	Brennan Massey	SC	Woodmont	2029	1B	90.4 mph
4	Cooper Laird	SC	Greenville Academy	2029	OF	90.1 mph
5	Sammy Connor	SC	West Ashley	2029	OF	90.0 mph
6	Zane Savko	SC	Woodmont	2029	OF	88.5 mph
7	Mac Woods	SC	West Ashley	2029	1B	88.1 mph
8	Walter Robinson	SC	Lexington	2029	1B	87.5 mph
9	Landon Hegler	SC	lexington SC Lexington High	2029	2B	87.2 mph
10	Patrick O'Connor	SC	Academic Magnet	2029	C	86.7 mph

AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY

The average exit velocity measures a players ability to consistently produce hard contact. The average was taken based on every ball tracked by TrackMan throughout the player's BP session.

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (avg)
1	Cooper Laird	SC	Greenville Academy	2029	OF	83.0 mph
2	Sammy Connor	SC	West Ashley	2029	OF	82.3 mph
3	Rhys Torgerson	SC	J. L. Mann High Academy	2029	RHP	82.1 mph
4	Mac Woods	SC	West Ashley	2029	1B	80.7 mph
5	Landon Nutter	SC	First Baptist School Of Charleston	2029	C	79.3 mph
6	Zane Savko	SC	Woodmont	2029	OF	77.5 mph
7	Brennan Massey	SC	Woodmont	2029	1B	76.6 mph
8	Reese Bonner	SC	Dutch Fork	2029	C	73.3 mph
9	Patrick O'Connor	SC	Academic Magnet	2029	C	73.3 mph
10	Banks Mizell	SC	Greenville Academy	2029	OF	73.2 mph

DISTANCE OFF THE BAT

TrackMan is able to measure and track the ball while in the air. For every fair ball put in play it will display the distance the hit traveled.

Peak Distance - Best of the Hitter’s Session

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Rhys Torgerson	SC	J. L. Mann High Academy	2029	RHP	339 ft
2	Will Nations	SC	Lexington	2029	OF	337 ft
3	Walter Robinson	SC	Lexington	2029	1B	333 ft
4	Cooper Laird	SC	Greenville Academy	2029	OF	329 ft
5	Zane Savko	SC	Woodmont	2029	OF	325 ft
6	Sammy Connor	SC	West Ashley	2029	OF	318 ft
7	Patrick O'Connor	SC	Academic Magnet	2029	C	311 ft
8	Brennan Massey	SC	Woodmont	2029	1B	308 ft
9	Mac Woods	SC	West Ashley	2029	1B	308 ft
10	Charles Fowler	SC	Gray Collegiate Academy	2029	LHP	291 ft

Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session

LAUNCH ANGLE PERCENTAGE

Based on the ball flight, TrackMan is able to identify each hit as a ground ball, line drive, or fly ball. While there are many factors as to why a hitter may approach each pitch in a certain way, the overall groupings of BP can give some insight to each hitter's approach.

Line Drive %

Fly Ball %

Ground Ball %

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