South Carolina Baseball: Some of the top numbers from the fall so far

South Carolina baseball has begun fall practice, and the Gamecocks have made sure to let their fans know how the players have been doing in live batting practice and intra-squad scrimmages.

A new Twitter (X) account has popped up in recent weeks, and South Carolina baseball fans should make sure to follow it immediately. @GamecockBsbPD (SC Baseball Player Development) has shown highlight clips, recorded “statcast” type metrics, and tracked major statistics like home runs and strikeouts.

The behind-the-scenes look at fall camp has given Gamecock fans their first glimpse of the freshmen and transfer portal additions and an opportunity to see some of the development of returning players.

Below are some of the top numbers from the first two weeks of fall camp for Mark Kingston’s South Carolina baseball squad:

BATTING

Single At-Bat:

Dalton Reeves: 419 foot home run; 107 mph exit velocity
Ethan Petry: 415 foot home run; 110 mph exit velocity
Evan Stone: 404 foot home run; 104 mph exit velocity
Carson Hornung: 403 foot home run; 105 mph exit velocity
Tyler Causey: 398 foot home run; 107 mph exit velocity
Ethan Petry: 359 foot home run; 103 mph exit velocity
Cole Messina: 114 mph exit velocity double
Tyler Zedalis: 110 mph exit velocity
Ryan Bakes: 107 mph exit velocity
Blake Jackson: 105 mph exit velocity
Kennedy Jones: 105 mph exit velocity
Dylan Brewer: 105 mph exit velocity
Ryan Bakes: 105 mph exit velocity
Dalton Reeves: 103 mph exit velocity
Evan Stone: 103 mph exit velocity
Kennedy Jones: 103 mph exit velocity
Carson Hornung: 103 mph exit velocity
Tyler Causey: 102 mph exit velocity
Lee Ellis: 102 mph exit velocity

Overall:

Average Exit Velocity Leaders (Week 1 only):

Tyler Zedalis: 103.6 mph
Ethan Petry: 101.4 mph
Dalton Reeves: 101 mph
Ryan Bakes: 100.7 mph
Jonathan French: 100.5 mph
Evan Stone: 100 mph
Blake Jackson: 97.8 mph
Kennedy Jones: 97.6 mph
Dylan Brewer: 97.1 mph
Carson Hornung: 95.3 mph

October 10th Scrimmage:

Cole Messina: 2-2, 1 Double, 2 RBI
Carson Hornung: 1-2, 1 Home Run, 2 RBI
Ryan Bakes: 1-2, 1 Double, 1 RBI
Talmadge LeCroy: 1-1, 1 RBI, 1 Walk

PITCHING

Single Pitch:

Highest Velocity (Week 1 only):

Tyler Dean: 96 mph
Drake Quinn: 95 mph
Eli Jones: 95 mph
Eddie Copper: 94 mph
Dylan Eskew: 94 mph
Tyler Pitzer: 94 mph
Garrett Gainey: 93 mph
Jackson Phipps: 93 mph
Austin Williamson: 93 mph
Joey Wittig: 93 mph

Drake Quinn: 90 mph cutter (watch here)

Matthew Becker: 81 mph curveball (watch here)

Dylan Eskew: 92 mph sinker (watch here)

Overall:

Strikeout Leaders (Week 1 only):

Dylan Eskew: 4
Garrett Gainey: 4
Matthew Becker: 3
Ty Good: 3
Jevarra Martin: 2
Tyler Pitzer: 2
Eli Jones: 2
Austin Williamson: 2

October 10th Scrimmage:

Joey Wittig: 1 IP, 2 Strikeouts
Tyler Dean: 1 IP, 2 Strikeouts
Garrett Gainey: 1 IP, 2 Strikeouts