SC Freshman Free Showcase 2025: Data Dive
November 6, 2025
Prep Baseball South Carolina hosted its Midlands Open ID on November 2nd at Lexington High School in Lexington, SC featuring standout talent from the 2029 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 underwent swing analysis with Blast Motion, while all ball flight data was 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 | Cooper Laird | SC | Greenville Academy | 2029 | OF | 6.86 s |
| 2 | Will Nations | SC | Lexington | 2029 | OF | 7.00 s |
| 3 | Sammy Connor | SC | West Ashley | 2029 | OF | 7.02 s |
| 4 | Zane Savko | SC | Woodmont | 2029 | OF | 7.11 s |
| 5 | Easton Stewart | SC | White Knoll | 2029 | SS | 7.28 s |
| 6 | Brennan Massey | SC | Woodmont | 2029 | 1B | 7.55 s |
| 7 | Mac Woods | SC | West Ashley | 2029 | 1B | 7.61 s |
| 8 | Patrick O'Connor | SC | Academic Magnet | 2029 | C | 7.71 s |
| ^ | Landon Hegler | SC | lexington SC Lexington High | 2029 | 2B | 7.71 s |
| 9 | Henry Benenhaley | SC | Ben Lippen | 2029 | 2B | 7.75 s |
| 10 | Banks Mizell | SC | Greenville Academy | 2029 | OF | 7.76 s |
TRACKMAN
MAX EXIT VELOCITY
| 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 |
AVG. EXIT VELOCITY
| 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 |
MAX BATTED DISTANCE
| 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 |
DEFENSIVE STATS
MAX INFIELD VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | INF Velo |
| 1 | Rhys Torgerson | SC | J. L. Mann High Academy | 2029 | RHP | 81 |
| 2 | Sammy Connor | SC | West Ashley | 2029 | OF | 77 |
| 3 | Wilks Traxler | SC | North Augusta High | 2029 | 2B | 74 |
| ^ | Landon Hegler | SC | lexington SC Lexington High | 2029 | 2B | 74 |
| ^ | Charles Fowler | SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | 2029 | LHP | 74 |
| 4 | Walter Robinson | SC | Lexington | 2029 | 1B | 72 |
| ^ | Reese Bonner | SC | Dutch Fork | 2029 | C | 72 |
| 5 | Brennan Massey | SC | Woodmont | 2029 | 1B | 71 |
| 6 | Will Nations | SC | Lexington | 2029 | OF | 70 |
| 7 | Henry Benenhaley | SC | Ben Lippen | 2029 | 2B | 69 |
| 8 | Landon Miller | SC | Lexington High School | 2029 | RHP | 68 |
MAX OUTFIELD VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | OF Velo |
| 1 | Rhys Torgerson | SC | J. L. Mann High Academy | 2029 | RHP | 85 |
| 2 | Banks Mizell | SC | Greenville Academy | 2029 | OF | 82 |
| 3 | Zane Savko | SC | Woodmont | 2029 | OF | 78 |
| 4 | Patrick O'Connor | SC | Academic Magnet | 2029 | C | 76 |
| 5 | Mac Woods | SC | West Ashley | 2029 | 1B | 75 |
| 6 | Cooper Laird | SC | Greenville Academy | 2029 | OF | 74 |
| ^ | Landon Hegler | SC | lexington SC Lexington High | 2029 | 2B | 74 |
| 7 | Landon Nutter | SC | First Baptist School Of Charleston | 2029 | C | 73 |
| ^ | Drew Sweatman | SC | Lexington | 2029 | RHP | 73 |
MAX CATCHER VELOCITY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
| 1 | Landon Nutter | SC | First Baptist School Of Charleston | 2029 | C | 72 |
| 2 | Patrick O'Connor | SC | Academic Magnet | 2029 | C | 71 |
| 3 | Reese Bonner | SC | Dutch Fork | 2029 | C | 70 |
TOP POP TIMES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
| 1 | Patrick O'Connor | SC | Academic Magnet | 2029 | C | 2.12-2.29 |
| 2 | Reese Bonner | SC | Dutch Fork | 2029 | C | 2.25-2.44 |
| 3 | Landon Nutter | SC | First Baptist School Of Charleston | 2029 | C | 2.36-2.43 |
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 | Rhys Torgerson | SC | J. L. Mann High Academy | 2029 | RHP | 84.5 mph |
| 2 | Banks Mizell | SC | Greenville Academy | 2029 | OF | 80.6 mph |
| 3 | Brennan Massey | SC | Woodmont | 2029 | 1B | 79.1 mph |
| 4 | Easton Stewart | SC | White Knoll | 2029 | SS | 77.5 mph |
| 5 | Zane Savko | SC | Woodmont | 2029 | OF | 77.5 mph |
| 6 | Henry Benenhaley | SC | Ben Lippen | 2029 | 2B | 75.2 mph |
| 7 | Walter Robinson | SC | Lexington | 2029 | 1B | 73.7 mph |
| 8 | Drew Kelly | SC | Mauldin High School | 2029 | 1B | 73.6 mph |
| 9 | Landon Miller | SC | Lexington High School | 2029 | RHP | 73.2 mph |
| 10 | Charles Fowler | SC | Gray Collegiate Academy | 2029 | LHP | 71.8 mph |
