2023 PBR SC Scout Days: Top Defensive Metrics - Catchers
January 9, 2024
PBR runs several different types of events in our effort to see as many players as possible. In South Carolina, PBR invites any organization with high school players to host a PBR Scout Day. The Scout Day allows PBR to offer the ability to measure and verify individual player metrics as well as add player video to their PBR profile. College coaches are able to use the PBR Scout Days as a one stop shop of sorts for information on players within an organization. From the PBR Scout Day workouts, college coaches are able to see player metrics and player video, giving them a better feel for each player they may be evaluating.
In 2023, PBR ran 12 organizational scout days. At each scout day, players had the opportunity to test their speed with Swift Athletics. With room available, the Swift lasers would measure 10yd and 30yd splits while getting a 60 yd time. Swift Athletics would also render each player's top end run speed. Players would also get a full offensive evaluation with TrackMan assisting to track ball flight off the bat. Defensively, players worked out at their primary positions with arm velocity taken by a Stalker Radar. All player metrics and measurables, as well as player video, is then posted on individual PBR Player Profiles. The player profiles allow each player to assess their stats and metrics compared to other players in their state or grad class. For players that have attended multiple PBR events in multiple years, the PBR Profile allows players to build history that can be seen and evaluated by college coaches or pro scouts.
As we look back on the full year that was 2023, we begin with some of the top results from PBR Scout Days. Below are the top defensive metrics on catchers from PBR Scout Days. Arm velocities were tracked by Stalker Radar while pop times were tracked by at least 2 PBR Scouts at each Scout Day.
2023 Year in Review: Scout Day Catcher Defensive Metrics
Top Catcher Arm Velocities
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | C Velo |
1 | Rom Kellis | SC | Auburn | 2022 | C | 83 |
2 | Cole Bellinger | SC | Greer | 2024 | C | 82 |
3 | Landon Fowler | SC | Powdersville High | 2025 | RHP | 81 |
^ | Jabari Lee | NC | Jack Britt | 2024 | OF | 81 |
^ | Jackson Cionek | SC | Lexington | 2024 | C | 81 |
4 | Gavin Hug | SC | Greer | 2024 | C | 80 |
5 | Matix Wiler | NC | Heide Trask High | 2025 | C | 78 |
^ | Jack Dalton | NC | Cleveland High | 2025 | RHP | 78 |
^ | Daniel Durham | SC | Clover | 2024 | C | 78 |
6 | Tucker Bass | SC | Lakeview | 2024 | C | 77 |
^ | Landyn Cribb | SC | Johnsonville | 2025 | C | 77 |
^ | Brayden Robinson | SC | South Florence High | 2025 | 3B | 77 |
^ | Reece Oakley | SC | TL Hanna | 2026 | C | 77 |
^ | Gavin Underwood | GA | Jenkins County | 2023 | C | 77 |
^ | Stow Rogers | SC | James Island Charter High | 2025 | C | 77 |
7 | Tyler Bolemon | SC | SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 76 |
^ | Evan Moon | SC | Powdersville | 2024 | C | 76 |
^ | Landry Ohmstead | NC | Crest High | 2026 | C | 76 |
8 | Finlay Pratt | SC | James Island Charter High | 2026 | C | 75 |
^ | Bennett Edwards | SC | Laurens District 55 High | 2025 | C | 75 |
^ | Von Pelow | NC | Concord Academy | 2025 | C | 75 |
^ | Scott Henry | SC | Oceanside Collegiate | 2025 | C | 75 |
^ | Colin Gallagher | SC | Oceanside Collegiate | 2024 | 3B | 75 |
^ | Brodie Burgess | NC | Ashe County | 2025 | C | 75 |
^ | Nathan Caldwell II | SC | Westwood High | 2026 | C | 75 |
^ | Max Whitmer | SC | Wando High | 2025 | RHP | 75 |
^ | Colby Reynolds | SC | River Bluff | 2024 | C | 75 |
^ | Price Jackson | SC | Airport | 2024 | C | 75 |
9 | Nicholas Bone | SC | Summerville | 2027 | C | 74 |
^ | Chase Foxworth | SC | Atlantic Coliegiate | 2027 | C | 74 |
^ | Cooper Mitchell | SC | Nation Ford High | 2025 | RHP | 74 |
^ | Nathan Carmello | SC | Fort Mill | 2024 | C | 74 |
^ | Bryson Durham | SC | Travelers Rest | 2024 | C | 74 |
^ | Tobias Sobieralski | SC | Lexington | 2025 | C | 74 |
^ | Lincoln Hill | SC | Lexington High | 2025 | C | 74 |
^ | Canaan Andres | SC | Riverside | 2024 | C | 74 |
^ | Joe Harrison | SC | Greenville Senior High Academy | 2025 | C | 74 |
^ | Mason Weatherford | SC | Latta | 2026 | C | 74 |
^ | Noah Carter | SC | Lake View | 2021 | C | 74 |
^ | Bowen Stickler | SC | Oceanside Collegiate | 2025 | C | 74 |
10 | Ryan Stukitz | SC | Catawba Ridge High School | 2026 | C | 73 |
^ | Tye Livesay | SC | Bishop England | 2024 | C | 73 |
^ | Jonathan Westbay Jr. | SC | Marlboro County | 2024 | C | 73 |
^ | Tripp Hutto | SC | River Bluff | 2024 | C | 73 |
^ | Jayden Dorsett | SC | Stratford | 2026 | C | 73 |
^ | Eli Swancey | SC | Emerald | 2027 | C | 73 |
^ | JD Moore III | SC | Boiling Springs High | 2026 | C | 73 |
Best Catcher Pop Times
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Pop Time |
1 | Rom Kellis | SC | Auburn | 2022 | C | 1.82-1.93 |
2 | Reece Oakley | SC | TL Hanna | 2026 | C | 1.83-1.95 |
3 | Jackson Cionek | SC | Lexington | 2024 | C | 1.86-2.00 |
4 | Brayden Robinson | SC | South Florence High | 2025 | 3B | 1.86-2.01 |
5 | Tobias Sobieralski | SC | Lexington | 2025 | C | 1.86-2.02 |
6 | Gavin Underwood | GA | Jenkins County | 2023 | C | 1.93-2.01 |
7 | Cole Bellinger | SC | Greer | 2024 | C | 1.93-2.08 |
8 | JD Moore III | SC | Boiling Springs High | 2026 | C | 1.93-2.10 |
9 | Jabari Lee | NC | Jack Britt | 2024 | OF | 1.93-2.11 |
10 | Noah Carter | SC | Lake View | 2021 | C | 1.93-2.12 |
11 | Tripp Hutto | SC | River Bluff | 2024 | C | 1.93-2.20 |
12 | Landon Fowler | SC | Powdersville High | 2025 | RHP | 1.94-2.00 |
13 | Lincoln Hill | SC | Lexington High | 2025 | C | 1.94-2.08 |
14 | Joe Harrison | SC | Greenville Senior High Academy | 2025 | C | 1.94-2.10 |
^ | Stow Rogers | SC | James Island Charter High | 2025 | C | 1.94-2.10 |
15 | Colby Reynolds | SC | River Bluff | 2024 | C | 1.97-2.04 |
16 | Matix Wiler | NC | Heide Trask High | 2025 | C | 1.97-2.95 |
17 | Gavin Hug | SC | Greer | 2024 | C | 2.00-2.07 |
18 | Brodie Burgess | NC | Ashe County | 2025 | C | 2.00-2.11 |
19 | Bryson Durham | SC | Travelers Rest | 2024 | C | 2.00-2.12 |
20 | Tyler Bolemon | SC | SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 2.00-2.13 |
21 | Cooper Mitchell | SC | Nation Ford High | 2025 | RHP | 2.00-2.19 |
22 | Landyn Cribb | SC | Johnsonville | 2025 | C | 2.00-2.22 |
23 | Jayden Dorsett | SC | Stratford | 2026 | C | 2.00-2.30 |
24 | Canaan Andres | SC | Riverside | 2024 | C | 2.01-2.05 |
25 | Daniel Durham | SC | Clover | 2024 | C | 2.01-2.15 |
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