Mid-Atlantic State Games: Blast Metrics Leaders
November 9, 2023
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Last weekend, over 210 players from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and DC descended on War Memorial Stadium and Nansemond River High School in Hampton and Suffolk, Virginia for the 2023 Mid-Atlantic State Games. As we get into our breakdown of the event over the next few weeks, we continue to highlight the statistical leaders with the players who had the Top Hand Speed and Bat Speed during batting practice according to our Blast Sensors:
Top Hand Speed
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Jake Mutter | VA | Tabb | 2025 | SS | 25.4 mph |
2 | Carter Mitchell | VA | Collegiate | 2025 | 1B | 25.0 mph |
3 | Colin Langster | VA | MATOACA HIGH | 2025 | 1B | 24.8 mph |
4 | Gordon Cozad | VA | Oakton | 2026 | MIF | 24.5 mph |
^ | Logan Clark | VA | Halifax County | 2026 | OF | 24.5 mph |
5 | Parker Kopp | MD | Tuscarora | 2026 | 3B | 24.4 mph |
6 | Jacob Bueno | VA | Hayfield Secondary | 2026 | SS | 24.1 mph |
7 | Kevin Dean | VA | Kettle Run | 2027 | 1B | 24.0 mph |
^ | Dylan Waits | VA | Gonzaga | 2026 | SS | 24.0 mph |
8 | Cam Bergen | VA | Nansemond-Suffolk Academy | 2026 | SS | 23.9 mph |
^ | Ryan Vaxmonsky | VA | Paul VI | 2026 | 1B | 23.9 mph |
9 | JT Brown | VA | MATOACA HIGH | 2025 | SS | 23.8 mph |
^ | Chandler Howlett | VA | WALSINGHAM ACADEMY | 2027 | SS | 23.8 mph |
^ | Jackson Bell | VA | GOOCHLAND HIGH | 2026 | OF | 23.8 mph |
^ | Michael Peverill | VA | Battlefield | 2026 | 2B | 23.8 mph |
10 | Ryan Canipe | VA | Smith Mountain Lake Christian | 2026 | 1B | 23.7 mph |
^ | Cole Cinnamond | VA | GREAT BRIDGE HIGH | 2027 | 1B | 23.7 mph |
11 | Jackson Hobbs | VA | Trinity Episcopal | 2025 | SS | 23.6 mph |
^ | Dylan Amos | VA | RIVERSIDE HIGH | 2026 | RHP | 23.6 mph |
^ | Wright Broadhead | VA | Highland School | 2027 | 3B | 23.6 mph |
12 | Joshua Perez | VA | Spotyslvania | 2026 | RHP | 23.5 mph |
^ | Andrew Davis | VA | Glen Allen | 2025 | SS | 23.5 mph |
13 | Cooper Miskelly | VA | Heritage High School | 2026 | 2B | 23.4 mph |
14 | Vincent Nguyen | NC | Combine academy | 2026 | RHP | 23.3 mph |
^ | Jonathan Senker | MD | Georgetown Prep | 2026 | OF | 23.3 mph |
^ | Grayson Reece | VA | Hanover | 2026 | SS | 23.3 mph |
15 | Colton Hicks | VA | INDEPENDENCE HIGH | 2026 | 3B | 23.2 mph |
^ | Zachary Feit | VA | Riverside | 2025 | RHP | 23.2 mph |
^ | Jacob Peacher | VA | Patriot | 2026 | SS | 23.2 mph |
16 | Jack Longest | VA | King William | 2025 | SS | 23.1 mph |
^ | Dan Ockerman | VA | MCLEAN HIGH | 2026 | LHP | 23.1 mph |
^ | Lucas Sigafoose | MD | St. Mary's Ryken | 2026 | OF | 23.1 mph |
^ | Dylan Rice | MD | St. Marys Ryken | 2025 | OF | 23.1 mph |
17 | Landon Daniel | MD | Stephen Decatur High | 2026 | C | 22.9 mph |
^ | Eli Rittenhouse | VA | Fauquier | 2025 | 2B | 22.9 mph |
18 | Tripp Faison | VA | Frank W. Cox | 2026 | C | 22.8 mph |
^ | Braden Knapp | VA | Westfield | 2025 | OF | 22.8 mph |
19 | Jayden Davis | VA | AMHERST COUNTY HIGH | 2026 | OF | 22.6 mph |
20 | Grant Shiflett | VA | Albemarle | 2026 | 3B | 22.5 mph |
^ | Andrew Griffin | VA | Great Bridge | 2026 | 2B | 22.5 mph |
^ | Jeffery Cook | VA | Brentsville | 2025 | 1B | 22.5 mph |
Top Bat Speed
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
1 | Vincent Nguyen | NC | Combine academy | 2026 | RHP | 83.6 mph |
2 | Ben Drinkwine | VA | Lightridge | 2026 | OF | 82.9 mph |
3 | Ryan Vaxmonsky | VA | Paul VI | 2026 | 1B | 82.5 mph |
4 | Carter Mitchell | VA | Collegiate | 2025 | 1B | 82.1 mph |
5 | Ian Weber | VA | Centreville | 2025 | C | 80.7 mph |
6 | Jayden Davis | VA | AMHERST COUNTY HIGH | 2026 | OF | 80.0 mph |
7 | Elijah Childress | VA | John Battle | 2025 | 3B | 79.7 mph |
8 | Jeffery Cook | VA | Brentsville | 2025 | 1B | 78.6 mph |
9 | Jackson Bell | VA | GOOCHLAND HIGH | 2026 | OF | 77.9 mph |
10 | Joshua Hall, Jr. | VA | Liberty Christian Academy | 2025 | 3B | 77.5 mph |
^ | Brady Elrod | VA | Hanover | 2026 | OF | 77.5 mph |
11 | Trent Lopez | MD | Bethesda-Chevy Chase High | 2025 | OF | 77.3 mph |
12 | Landon Daniel | MD | Stephen Decatur High | 2026 | C | 77.2 mph |
13 | Logan Clark | VA | Halifax County | 2026 | OF | 76.8 mph |
^ | Andrew Davis | VA | Glen Allen | 2025 | SS | 76.8 mph |
14 | Chase Chamberlain | VA | Atlee | 2025 | C | 76.2 mph |
15 | Austin Crew | VA | OCEAN LAKES HIGH | 2025 | OF | 75.9 mph |
16 | Bryce Lyle | VA | Homeschool (VA) | 2026 | C | 75.8 mph |
17 | Will Eppard | VA | EAST ROCKINGHAM HIGH | 2025 | 1B | 75.2 mph |
^ | Colton Hicks | VA | INDEPENDENCE HIGH | 2026 | 3B | 75.2 mph |
18 | Luke Thoreson | VA | STONE BRIDGE HIGH | 2025 | OF | 75.1 mph |
19 | Charles Tobler III | VA | PDG Academy | 2026 | OF | 74.9 mph |
^ | Max Lusk | VA | Battlefield | 2026 | RHP | 74.9 mph |
20 | Ryan Watson | VA | Greenbrier Christian Academy | 2027 | 1B | 74.8 mph |