Prep Baseball Report

Blast Motion Leaderboard: North Louisiana Summer ID


Alex Armand
Louisiana Scouting Director

Ruston, LA - The North Louisiana Summer ID was held on Tuesday June 4, 2024, at Louisiana Tech University.  This was our second Open ID event of the summer and consisted of prospects from the 2024-2027 high school classes.  

Today, with the help of one of our tech partners, Blast Motion, we continue our post-event coverage with a closer look at the top Blast Motion metrics and data from the position players in attendance at our North Louisiana Summer ID. 

View all event stats HERE

 

HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 John Parker Moak LA Ruston High School 2027 OF 22.8 mph
2 Hudson Wood LA Ruston 2026 SS 22.7 mph
3 Brady Martinez LA Calvary Baptist Academy 2027 1B 22.5 mph
^ Lucas Alexander LA Iowa 2025 SS 22.5 mph
4 Dylan Vital LA Lake Charles College Prep 2027 1B 22.3 mph
5 Denton Hester LA Captain Shreve 2026 3B 21.4 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Dylan Vital LA Lake Charles College Prep 2027 1B 21.8 mph
2 Lucas Alexander LA Iowa 2025 SS 21.7 mph
3 John Parker Moak LA Ruston High School 2027 OF 21.7 mph
4 Hudson Wood LA Ruston 2026 SS 21.7 mph
5 Brady Martinez LA Calvary Baptist Academy 2027 1B 21.4 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 (MAX & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Hudson Wood LA Ruston 2026 SS 73.4 mph
2 Austin Thomas LA Caldwell Parish 2025 SS 73.3 mph
3 Brady Martinez LA Calvary Baptist Academy 2027 1B 67.7 mph
4 Denton Hester LA Captain Shreve 2026 3B 67.4 mph
5 John Parker Moak LA Ruston High School 2027 OF 67.3 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Austin Thomas LA Caldwell Parish 2025 SS 69.2 mph
2 Hudson Wood LA Ruston 2026 SS 66.9 mph
3 Denton Hester LA Captain Shreve 2026 3B 63.9 mph
4 John Parker Moak LA Ruston High School 2027 OF 63.7 mph
5 AJ Maxwell LA Caldwell Parish High School 2025 2B 62.8 mph
^ Reed Smalling LA OUACHITA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2026 SS 62.8 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 Jackson Lee LA Ruston High School 2026 OF 26.6 g
2 Brody Gray LA Calvary Baptist Academy 2027 2B 24.3 g
3 John Parker Moak LA Ruston High School 2027 OF 23.2 g
4 Lucas Alexander LA Iowa 2025 SS 22.0 g
5 JonBrayden Clack LA West Monroe High School 2027 C 21.7 g

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 John Parker Moak LA Ruston High School 2027 OF 21.0 g
2 Brody Gray LA Calvary Baptist Academy 2027 2B 20.1 g
3 Lucas Alexander LA Iowa 2025 SS 19.8 g
4 JonBrayden Clack LA West Monroe High School 2027 C 18.2 g
5 Lucas Fontenot LA Calvary Baptist Academy 2026 C 15.9 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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