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Super Sophomore Games 2025: Trackman Pitching Leaders

August 13, 2025
Sammy Esposito
PB SC Director of Scouting

The East Coast Super Sophomore Games is the premier summer scouting event for Class of 2028 prospects.

Ten teams featuring players from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Team Select competed at the beautiful UNC’s Boshamer Stadium and Burlington Athletic Park in North Carolina.

Team South Carolina completed their full pro-style workout on Friday at UNC.

Below we take a first look at some top preformers from the pitchers at the event!

Click here to view all captured statistics from the Workout Day.

Trackman Leaders - Pitching

FASTBALL

MAX VELOCITY

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Everest King SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 90.9 mph
2 Braden Lawton SC Spring Valley 2028 SS 86.9 mph
3 Beau Hite SC Emerald High 2028 SS 86.7 mph
4 Trace Mathews SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 86.5 mph
5 Brady Quirk SC Fort Dorchester 2028 RHP 85.0 mph
6 Jones Wilhite SC Aiken 2028 1B 82.5 mph
7 Asher Turner SC Travelers Rest High 2028 RHP 82.2 mph
8 McClain Knight SC A.C. Flora 2028 LHP 81.8 mph
9 Brian Ebeling SC Philip Simmons 2028 3B 81.7 mph
10 Riggs Scott SC AC Flora 2028 SS 80.5 mph

Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.

HIGHEST AVG. SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Brady Quirk SC Fort Dorchester 2028 RHP 2262 rpm
2 Braden Lawton SC Spring Valley 2028 SS 2190 rpm
3 Everest King SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 2168 rpm
4 Beau Hite SC Emerald High 2028 SS 2085 rpm
5 Riggs Scott SC AC Flora 2028 SS 2073 rpm
6 Brian Ebeling SC Philip Simmons 2028 3B 2060 rpm
7 Jones Wilhite SC Aiken 2028 1B 2049 rpm
8 Asher Turner SC Travelers Rest High 2028 RHP 1997 rpm
9 Trace Mathews SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 1897 rpm
10 McClain Knight SC A.C. Flora 2028 LHP 1803 rpm

Spin Rate: This metric calculates the rate of spin on the baseball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm). Historical data shows that high-spin fastballs lessen the impact of gravity, allowing for more ‘rise’ (or less fall, in other words) as it carries through the zone. Low-spin fastballs typically indicate the pitch has greater horizontal action, often making it tougher to square up, but generally easier to make contact with, leading to more ground balls, while high-spin fastballs show a correlation with swings and misses.

HIGHEST AVG. IVB

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Brian Ebeling SC Philip Simmons 2028 3B 17.9 in
2 Beau Hite SC Emerald High 2028 SS 16.3 in
3 Riggs Scott SC AC Flora 2028 SS 14.9 in
4 Asher Turner SC Travelers Rest High 2028 RHP 14.9 in
5 Jones Wilhite SC Aiken 2028 1B 14.4 in
6 Braden Lawton SC Spring Valley 2028 SS 14.0 in
7 Trace Mathews SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 13.2 in
8 McClain Knight SC A.C. Flora 2028 LHP 13.2 in
9 Brady Quirk SC Fort Dorchester 2028 RHP 12.7 in
10 Everest King SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 10.1 in

Induced Vertical Break: Used in short form as "IVB," this metric is most important on fastballs for creating rise and on curveballs for creating depth – it can also have some use when measuring sliders and cutters as well. Sliders tend to be closer to zero inches while cutters are generally between 5 and 15 inches. Usually fastballs and curveballs with large IVB have higher spin efficiencies as well. Sliders generally have very little (closer to zero) IVB and very low spin efficiency. You could also categorize IVB into spin rate as this is part of the “useful movement” you’re looking for, and it’s also important to consider the pitch’s velocity as well as its release height when evaluating IVB measurements against each other.

HIGHEST AVG. HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Jones Wilhite SC Aiken 2028 1B 13.6
2 Asher Turner SC Travelers Rest High 2028 RHP 12.5
3 Braden Lawton SC Spring Valley 2028 SS 11.7
4 Trace Mathews SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 11.3
5 Brian Ebeling SC Philip Simmons 2028 3B 11.2
6 McClain Knight SC A.C. Flora 2028 LHP -7.0
7 Beau Hite SC Emerald High 2028 SS 6.9
8 Brady Quirk SC Fort Dorchester 2028 RHP 3.2
9 Everest King SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 3.2
10 Riggs Scott SC AC Flora 2028 SS 1.9

Horizontal Break: Outlined on TrackMan’s own website: “... horizontal movement is measured in inches between where the pitch actually crosses the front of home plate side-wise, and where it would have crossed home plate side-wise if had it traveled in a perfectly straight line from release. A positive number means the break was to the right from the pitcher’s perspective, while a negative number means the break was to the left from the pitcher’s perspective.”

HIGHEST STRIKE ZONE RATE%

Rank Name State School Class Pos Zone %
1 Riggs Scott SC AC Flora 2028 SS 71 %
2 Everest King SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 60 %
3 Asher Turner SC Travelers Rest High 2028 RHP 47 %
4 Brady Quirk SC Fort Dorchester 2028 RHP 47 %
5 Trace Mathews SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 40 %
6 Jones Wilhite SC Aiken 2028 1B 38 %
7 Beau Hite SC Emerald High 2028 SS 35 %
8 Brian Ebeling SC Philip Simmons 2028 3B 33 %
9 McClain Knight SC A.C. Flora 2028 LHP 26 %
10 Braden Lawton SC Spring Valley 2028 SS 20 %

For some context, in 2023 MLB pitchers averaged an In Zone% of around 49 percent in live game settings measured across all pitch types, according to Statcast.

CURVEBALL

HIGHEST AVG. SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Brady Quirk SC Fort Dorchester 2028 RHP 2458 rpm
2 Riggs Scott SC AC Flora 2028 SS 2431 rpm
3 McClain Knight SC A.C. Flora 2028 LHP 1697 rpm

HIGHEST AVG. IVB

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Brady Quirk SC Fort Dorchester 2028 RHP -11.9 in
2 Riggs Scott SC AC Flora 2028 SS -5.5 in
3 McClain Knight SC A.C. Flora 2028 LHP -2.1 in

HIGHEST AVG. HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Riggs Scott SC AC Flora 2028 SS -15.9
2 Brady Quirk SC Fort Dorchester 2028 RHP -11.3
3 McClain Knight SC A.C. Flora 2028 LHP 8.0

HIGHEST STRIKE ZONE RATE%

Rank Name State School Class Pos Zone %
1 McClain Knight SC A.C. Flora 2028 LHP 42 %
2 Riggs Scott SC AC Flora 2028 SS 36 %
3 Brady Quirk SC Fort Dorchester 2028 RHP 25 %

SLIDER

HIGHEST AVG. SPIN RATE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Beau Hite SC Emerald High 2028 SS 2373
2 Braden Lawton SC Spring Valley 2028 SS 2291
3 Brian Ebeling SC Philip Simmons 2028 3B 2059
4 Asher Turner SC Travelers Rest High 2028 RHP 1963
5 Jones Wilhite SC Aiken 2028 1B 1961
6 Trace Mathews SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 1951
7 McClain Knight SC A.C. Flora 2028 LHP 1626

HIGHEST AVG. IVB

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Trace Mathews SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 10.2 in
2 Beau Hite SC Emerald High 2028 SS -3.9 in
3 Jones Wilhite SC Aiken 2028 1B 3.8 in
4 Brian Ebeling SC Philip Simmons 2028 3B 3.0 in
5 Asher Turner SC Travelers Rest High 2028 RHP 1.9 in
6 Braden Lawton SC Spring Valley 2028 SS 0.4 in
7 McClain Knight SC A.C. Flora 2028 LHP -0.3 in

HIGHEST AVG. HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Beau Hite SC Emerald High 2028 SS -14.7
2 McClain Knight SC A.C. Flora 2028 LHP 6.3
3 Braden Lawton SC Spring Valley 2028 SS -5.2
4 Brian Ebeling SC Philip Simmons 2028 3B -2.1
5 Jones Wilhite SC Aiken 2028 1B -2.0
6 Trace Mathews SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 1.3
7 Asher Turner SC Travelers Rest High 2028 RHP -0.5

HIGHEST STRIKE ZONE RATE%

Rank Name State School Class Pos Zone %
1 Trace Mathews SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 100 %
^ McClain Knight SC A.C. Flora 2028 LHP 100 %
2 Brian Ebeling SC Philip Simmons 2028 3B 57 %
3 Beau Hite SC Emerald High 2028 SS 35 %
4 Jones Wilhite SC Aiken 2028 1B 14 %

CHANGEUP

HIGHEST AVG. IVB

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Riggs Scott SC AC Flora 2028 SS 12.2 in
2 Beau Hite SC Emerald High 2028 SS 9.9 in
3 Trace Mathews SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 8.1 in
4 Jones Wilhite SC Aiken 2028 1B -1.4 in

HIGHEST AVG. HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Beau Hite SC Emerald High 2028 SS 14.4
2 Trace Mathews SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 12.8
3 Riggs Scott SC AC Flora 2028 SS 7.9
4 Jones Wilhite SC Aiken 2028 1B 0.7

HIGHEST STRIKE ZONE RATE%

Rank Name State School Class Pos Zone %
1 Riggs Scott SC AC Flora 2028 SS 100 %
2 Trace Mathews SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 30 %

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