Prep Baseball Report

Team Carolina Trials Charleston 2026: Trackman Hitting Leaders


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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Trackman Leaders - Hitting

PEAK EXIT VELOCITY

TrackMan is able to track every ball hit into fair territory, throughout the BP sessions.  Below are the exit velocities produced by individual players.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester 2027 OF 101.4 mph
2 Brady Quirk SC Fort Dorchester 2028 RHP 101.1 mph
3 Max Kniesche SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 3B 99.0 mph
4 Ean Johanning SC Eastside 2029 C 98.4 mph
5 Lincoln Crone SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 SS 97.1 mph
6 Jordan Scott SC North Augusta 2028 3B 97.0 mph
7 Blake Chatman SC Nation Ford 2028 C 96.4 mph
8 Thomas Matthews SC Ashley Ridge 2029 OF 96.4 mph
9 Jackson Meyers SC Atlantic Collegiate Academy 2027 C 95.4 mph
10 Max Saltzman SC Spring Valley High School 2028 1B 95.3 mph

AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY

The average exit velocity measures a players ability to consistently produce hard contact.  The average was taken based on every ball tracked by TrackMan throughout the player's BP session.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester 2027 OF 94.4 mph
2 Max Kniesche SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 3B 94.4 mph
3 Brady Quirk SC Fort Dorchester 2028 RHP 93.6 mph
4 Lincoln Crone SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 SS 92.8 mph
5 Max Saltzman SC Spring Valley High School 2028 1B 90.9 mph
6 Liam Roberts SC James Island Charter High 2028 C 89.5 mph
7 Blake Chatman SC Nation Ford 2028 C 89.1 mph
8 Sammy Connor SC West Ashley 2029 OF 89.0 mph
9 Ean Johanning SC Eastside 2029 C 88.4 mph
10 Caleb Cox SC Mauldin High 2027 C 88.3 mph

DISTANCE OFF THE BAT

TrackMan is able to measure and track the ball while in the air.  For every fair ball put in play it will display the distance the hit traveled.

Peak Distance - Best of the Hitter’s Session

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Lincoln Crone SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 SS 368 ft
2 Blake Chatman SC Nation Ford 2028 C 366 ft
3 Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester 2027 OF 362 ft
4 Max Kniesche SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 3B 360 ft
5 Jackson Meyers SC Atlantic Collegiate Academy 2027 C 359 ft
6 Max Saltzman SC Spring Valley High School 2028 1B 353 ft
7 Ean Johanning SC Eastside 2029 C 352 ft
8 Sammy Connor SC West Ashley 2029 OF 350 ft
9 Caleb Cox SC Mauldin High 2027 C 345 ft
10 Jeremiah Alford SC Ashley Ridge 2027 1B 340 ft

Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Jeremiah Alford SC Ashley Ridge 2027 1B 275 ft
2 Thomas Matthews SC Ashley Ridge 2029 OF 267 ft
3 Caleb Cox SC Mauldin High 2027 C 248 ft
4 Joey Hatchell SC Clarendon Hall School 2028 OF 242 ft
5 Liam Roberts SC James Island Charter High 2028 C 240 ft
6 Lincoln Crone SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 SS 229 ft
7 Blake Chatman SC Nation Ford 2028 C 222 ft
8 John Dahlberg SC Ashley Ridge 2029 1B 220 ft
9 Brady Quirk SC Fort Dorchester 2028 RHP 219 ft
10 Ean Johanning SC Eastside 2029 C 218 ft

LAUNCH ANGLE PERCENTAGE

Based on the ball flight, TrackMan is able to identify each hit as a ground ball, line drive, or fly ball.  While there are many factors as to why a hitter may approach each pitch in a certain way, the overall groupings of BP can give some insight to each hitter's approach.

Line Drive %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Line Drive %
1 Thomas Matthews SC Ashley Ridge 2029 OF 50 %
^ Liam Roberts SC James Island Charter High 2028 C 50 %
^ Brady Quirk SC Fort Dorchester 2028 RHP 50 %
2 Sammy Connor SC West Ashley 2029 OF 46 %
3 Hayden Jones SC Berkeley 2027 1B 44 %
^ Noah Bailey SC Ashley Ridge 2027 OF 44 %
4 Henry Benenhaley SC Heathwood Hall Episcopal School 2029 2B 42 %
5 Nolan Hall SC Northwestern 2029 OF 40 %
6 Beau Stamos SC Wando 2029 LHP 37 %
7 Lincoln Crone SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 SS 36 %
8 John Dahlberg SC Ashley Ridge 2029 1B 33 %
^ McClain Knight SC A.C. Flora 2028 LHP 33 %
^ Max Kniesche SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 3B 33 %
9 Easton Plyler SC West Ashley 2029 2B 30 %
10 Max Saltzman SC Spring Valley High School 2028 1B 28 %
^ Caleb Cox SC Mauldin High 2027 C 28 %
^ Maddox Nuckols GA Augusta Christian 2028 RHP 28 %

Fly Ball %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Fly Ball %
1 Jeremiah Alford SC Ashley Ridge 2027 1B 75.0 %
2 Ean Johanning SC Eastside 2029 C 63.6 %
3 Caleb Cox SC Mauldin High 2027 C 57.1 %
4 Joey Hatchell SC Clarendon Hall School 2028 OF 54.5 %
5 Thomas Matthews SC Ashley Ridge 2029 OF 50.0 %
^ Beau Stamos SC Wando 2029 LHP 50.0 %
6 John Dahlberg SC Ashley Ridge 2029 1B 41.7 %
7 Easton Plyler SC West Ashley 2029 2B 38.5 %
^ Fredo Hernandez SC James Island Charter 2028 OF 38.5 %
8 Blake Chatman SC Nation Ford 2028 C 36.4 %
9 Max Saltzman SC Spring Valley High School 2028 1B 35.7 %
10 Dylan Kasarjian SC West Ashley High 2029 OF 33.3 %
^ McClain Knight SC A.C. Flora 2028 LHP 33.3 %
^ Noah Bailey SC Ashley Ridge 2027 OF 33.3 %

Ground Ball %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Ground Ball %
1 Joshua Puebla SC Bishop England High School 2029 SS 75 %
2 Carson Payne SC Lucy Beckham 2027 OF 63 %
3 Grasun Gonzales SC Legion Collegiate Academy 2028 RHP 60 %
^ Daniel Thor Schenk SC Fort Dorchester 2027 OF 60 %
4 Max Kniesche SC Lucy Garrett Beckham High 2027 3B 58 %
5 Jackson Meyers SC Atlantic Collegiate Academy 2027 C 57 %
6 Nolan Hall SC Northwestern 2029 OF 50 %
^ Jordan Scott SC North Augusta 2028 3B 50 %
^ Brady Quirk SC Fort Dorchester 2028 RHP 50 %
^ Maddox Nuckols GA Augusta Christian 2028 RHP 50 %
7 Sammy Connor SC West Ashley 2029 OF 38 %
8 Ean Johanning SC Eastside 2029 C 36 %
^ Blake Chatman SC Nation Ford 2028 C 36 %
^ Lincoln Crone SC Oceanside Collegiate Academy 2027 SS 36 %
9 Max Saltzman SC Spring Valley High School 2028 1B 35 %
^ Henry Benenhaley SC Heathwood Hall Episcopal School 2029 2B 35 %
10 Dylan Kasarjian SC West Ashley High 2029 OF 33 %
^ McClain Knight SC A.C. Flora 2028 LHP 33 %
^ Hayden Jones SC Berkeley 2027 1B 33 %


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