Prep Baseball Report

Team Carolina Trials Charleston 2026: Superlatives - Position Players


Sammy Esposito
PB SC Director of Scouting

On Tuesday, June 2nd, Prep Baseball of South Carolina hosted the Team South 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 2027 through the Class of 2020.

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 is a statistical breakdown from the event.

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SUPERLATIVES - POSITION PLAYERS

TOP ATHLETES

McClain Knight LHP / OF / A.C. Flora, SC / 2028

Lincoln Crone SS / RHP / Oceanside Collegiate Academy, SC / 2027

Sammy Connor OF / SS / West Ashley, SC / 2029

TOP HIT TOOLS

Max Kniesche 3B / UTILITY / Lucy Garrett Beckham High, SC / 2027

Daniel Thor Schenk OF / RHP / Fort Dorchester, SC / 2027

Brady Quirk RHP / SS / Fort Dorchester, SC / 2028

TOP POWER POTENTIAL

Daniel Thor Schenk OF / RHP / Fort Dorchester, SC / 2027

Max Kniesche 3B / UTILITY / Lucy Garrett Beckham High, SC / 2027

Ean Johanning C / 2B / Eastside, SC / 2029


TOP ARM STRENGTH

Thomas Matthews OF / RHP / Ashley Ridge, SC / 2029

Joey Hatchell OF / LHP / Clarendon Hall School, SC / 2028

Nolan Hall OF / RHP / Northwestern, SC / 2029

McClain Knight LHP / OF / A.C. Flora, SC / 2028