Team Carolina Trials Charleston 2025: Quick Hits

June 9, 2025
Sammy Esposito
PB SC Director of Scouting

On Wednesday, June 4th, Prep Baseball of South Carolina hosted the Team Carolina Trials at The College of Charleston in Charleston, SC. This event serves as a key evaluation platform, helping identify prospects for several of the summer’s premier invite-only showcases, including the PB Senior Games, Top Prospect Games, PB Junior Future Games, PB Senior Future Games, and the PB Future Games. The Trials featured players from the Class of 2026 through the Class of 2028.

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 take a look at some of the top performers from the event.

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Finn Kucaba OF / SS / Oceanside Collegiate Academy, SC / 2027

Rankings StateRank: 39 / POS: 7

6-0 185 lbs. frame. Finn turned in an impressive all-around performance on Wednesday, posting some eye-popping numbers across multiple testing categories. During batting practice, he showcased his strength at the plate with a max exit velocity of 97.3 mph and a max exit distance of 376 feet, consistently driving the ball with authority to all parts of the field. During the Vald testing, Finn demonstrated solid athleticism, recording a 6.86 laser-timed 60-yard dash. Also should off big arm strength from the OF with a arm velo of 88 mph. The combination of power and athletic ability makes Finn a prospect to follow closely moving forward

Cooper Jones LHP / OF / James Island Charter, SC / 2027

Rankings StateRank: 11 / POS: 3

5-9, 168 lbs. frame. Cooper put up some eye-popping numbers on Wednesday. On the mound. A smooth and athletic mover down the slope with a lightning quick arm action, Cooper flashed a riding 88-89 mph fastball through the zone. He paired that with a hard biting slider at 77-79 mph and 82-83 mph change-up with arm-side sink and run.

Bryce Meil RHP / 1B / Catawba Ridge, SC / 2026

Rankings StateRank: 29 / POS: 8

6-3 216 lbs. frame. Bryce has added size and strength to his frame. Long AA with a deceptive L3Q slot and good arm speed. Bryce flashes good stuff with good deception while fastball was 85-87 mph with good run and sinking action. Brasking ball was 71-72 mph and CH was 72-75 mph with big fading action in solid tunnel off FB.

Owen Bex 3B / RHP / Trinity Collegiate, SC / 2027

Rankings StateRank: 42 / POS: 4

6-2 208 lbs. frame. Owen turned in an impressive all-around performance on Wednesday, posting some eye-popping numbers across multiple testing categories. During batting practice, he showcased his strength at the plate with a max exit velocity of 101.2 mph and a max exit distance of 354 feet, consistently driving the ball with authority to all parts of the field. During the Vald testing, Owen demonstrated solid athleticism, recording a 7.17 laser-timed 60-yard dash. The combination of power and athletic ability makes Owen a prospect to follow closely moving forward.

Johnny Compton SS / 2B / Indian Land, SC / 2026

Rankings StateRank: 41 / POS: 10

6-1 188 lbs. frame. Johnny posted some impressive numbers on Wednesday, highlighted by the day’s top infield velocity at 89 mph. He also recorded a max exit velocity of 97.5 mph during batting practice with a peak exit distance of 357 feet, and turned in a 6.81 laser-timed 60-yard dash.

Luke Kessler C / C / ST. JAMES, SC / 2026

Rankings StateRank: 74 / POS: 8

5-11, 196 lbs. frame. Luke put up some eye-popping numbers headlined by the top catching velocity of the day at a 80 mph and top pop time of 1.86. He also reached a max exit velocity of 99.6 mph during batting practice with a max exit distance of 349 feet.

Andrew Brandt 3B / RHP / Eastside, SC / 2027

Rankings StateRank: 66 / POS: 8

6-1 174 lbs. frame.

Andrew posted some impressive numbers on Wednesday, highlighted by the day’s top exit velocity at 102.4 mph durning batting practice with a max exit distance of 314 feet. He also turned in a good preformance on the mound with his fastball sitting 82-83 mph. While mixing in a slider at 70-74 mph and a changeup at 72-73 mph.