Prep Baseball Report

SC Freshman Free Showcase 2025: Data Dive


Sammy Esposito
PB SC Director of Scouting

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