Yellowhammer State Games: Blast Motion Board
June 26, 2024
ALBERTVILLE, AL - The inaugural Yellowhammer State Games was held on Tuesday, June 18th and Wednesday, June 19th at Sand Mountain Park in Albertville, AL. This event was the premier invite-only event of the summer that consisted of some of the top prospects from the 2025-2028 classes. These players went through extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman and Blast Motion, ran the 60-yard dash using Swift Performance, and much more. Pitchers were able to throw during a gameplay setting with a monitored pitch count and were able to get numbers and metrics off of our Trackman unit, such as pitch velocity, spin rate, horizontal & vertical movement & much more. There were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing this week.
Continuing our post-event coverage for this event, we take a look back at some of the Blast Motion leaders gathered using our sensors during the event. Please continue to check back over the next week, as we will release other various event leaderboards, individual scouting reports, and much more on each player present at the event.
View entire event stats HERE.
HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Hayden Anderson | AL | Stanhope Elmore High School | 2026 | SS | 27.0 mph |
2 | Kennith Dalton Jackson | AL | Florala High School | 2025 | 3B | 26.2 mph |
3 | Noah Cain | AL | Bayside Academy | 2026 | OF | 25.9 mph |
^ | Braden Abernathy | AL | Buckhorn | 2025 | OF | 25.9 mph |
4 | Tyler Johnson | AL | Wetumpka | 2025 | 3B | 25.7 mph |
5 | Jack Ross | AL | Homewood High School | 2025 | 3B | 25.6 mph |
6 | Rocco Maniscalco | AL | Oxford | 2027 | SS | 25.5 mph |
^ | Bodie Burnette | AL | North Jackson High School | 2026 | SS | 25.5 mph |
7 | Parks Woodruff | AL | Lincoln High School | 2027 | OF | 25.4 mph |
8 | Brue Milner | AL | Tallassee High School | 2027 | C | 25.0 mph |
9 | Gibbs White | AL | Tuscaloosa County | 2027 | 3B | 24.9 mph |
^ | Bryson Sheppard | AL | Smiths Station High School | 2026 | 1B | 24.9 mph |
10 | Corbin Driskell | AL | Southside | 2025 | C | 24.8 mph |
^ | Caleb Simpson | AL | Hoover High School | 2027 | RHP | 24.8 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Tyler Johnson | AL | Wetumpka | 2025 | 3B | 24.6 mph |
2 | Braden Abernathy | AL | Buckhorn | 2025 | OF | 24.5 mph |
3 | Brue Milner | AL | Tallassee High School | 2027 | C | 24.1 mph |
4 | Kennith Dalton Jackson | AL | Florala High School | 2025 | 3B | 23.9 mph |
5 | Parks Woodruff | AL | Lincoln High School | 2027 | OF | 23.9 mph |
6 | Maxwell Crowder | AL | Hoover High School | 2026 | RHP | 23.5 mph |
7 | Hayden Anderson | AL | Stanhope Elmore High School | 2026 | SS | 23.5 mph |
8 | Wilson Foster | AL | Auburn High School | 2026 | 2B | 23.3 mph |
9 | Reid Maniscalco | AL | Oxford | 2025 | 2B | 23.2 mph |
10 | Keaton Coffee | AL | Corner High School | 2027 | SS | 23.2 mph |
Peak Hand Speed: The observed maximum speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.
BAT SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
1 | Hayden Anderson | AL | Stanhope Elmore High School | 2026 | SS | 85.4 mph |
2 | Braden Abernathy | AL | Buckhorn | 2025 | OF | 85.2 mph |
3 | Charlie Cutler | AL | Saint James School | 2026 | RHP | 82.9 mph |
4 | Kennith Dalton Jackson | AL | Florala High School | 2025 | 3B | 80.4 mph |
5 | Boston Brown | AL | Smiths Station | 2027 | RHP | 80.3 mph |
6 | Eli King | AL | Hartselle High School | 2026 | 1B | 80.1 mph |
7 | Slade Bounds | AL | Spain Park High School | 2027 | OF | 80.0 mph |
8 | Brodie Johnson | AL | WESTBROOK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 79.8 mph |
9 | Clayton Rice | AL | AMERICAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2026 | OF | 79.6 mph |
10 | Noah Cain | AL | Bayside Academy | 2026 | OF | 79.1 mph |
^ | Brue Milner | AL | Tallassee High School | 2027 | C | 79.1 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Braden Abernathy | AL | Buckhorn | 2025 | OF | 77.8 mph |
2 | Slade Bounds | AL | Spain Park High School | 2027 | OF | 76.8 mph |
3 | Clayton Rice | AL | AMERICAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | 2026 | OF | 75.9 mph |
4 | Charlie Cutler | AL | Saint James School | 2026 | RHP | 75.9 mph |
5 | Brodie Johnson | AL | WESTBROOK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 75.9 mph |
6 | Aaron Bailey | AL | McAdory | 2026 | 3B | 75.9 mph |
7 | Will Whatley | AL | Auburn | 2025 | OF | 75.4 mph |
8 | Hayden Anderson | AL | Stanhope Elmore High School | 2026 | SS | 75.1 mph |
9 | Brue Milner | AL | Tallassee High School | 2027 | C | 75.1 mph |
10 | Boston Brown | AL | Smiths Station | 2027 | RHP | 74.9 mph |
Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.
ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
1 | Braden Abernathy | AL | Buckhorn | 2025 | OF | 32.8 g |
2 | Brue Milner | AL | Tallassee High School | 2027 | C | 31.0 g |
3 | Maddox Eady | AL | Daphne High School | 2025 | OF | 28.2 g |
4 | Ty Hunter | AL | Hazel Green High School | 2028 | OF | 26.8 g |
5 | Crawford Mann | AL | Vestavia Hills High School | 2027 | OF | 26.4 g |
6 | Jaylen Malone | AL | Athens High School | 2025 | RHP | 26.2 g |
7 | Brayden Barnes | AL | Enterprise High School | 2028 | OF | 25.9 g |
8 | Jackson Burgess | AL | North Sand Mountain School | 2026 | C | 25.7 g |
9 | Jameson Scissum | AL | Etowah | 2025 | RHP | 25.6 g |
10 | Sage Guesnard | AL | UMS-Wright | 2025 | C | 25.0 g |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Brue Milner | AL | Tallassee High School | 2027 | C | 26.7 g |
2 | Braden Abernathy | AL | Buckhorn | 2025 | OF | 25.5 g |
3 | Ty Hunter | AL | Hazel Green High School | 2028 | OF | 23.7 g |
4 | Maddox Eady | AL | Daphne High School | 2025 | OF | 23.5 g |
5 | Wells Ganey | AL | Ariton | 2026 | C | 23.1 g |
6 | Crawford Mann | AL | Vestavia Hills High School | 2027 | OF | 22.8 g |
7 | Jackson Burgess | AL | North Sand Mountain School | 2026 | C | 22.3 g |
8 | Tee Foster | AL | MADISON ACADEMY | 2025 | SS | 21.9 g |
9 | Reid Maniscalco | AL | Oxford | 2025 | 2B | 21.8 g |
10 | Jaylen Malone | AL | Athens High School | 2025 | RHP | 21.3 g |
Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.
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