Future Games: Team NC BLAST Analytics
August 21, 2024
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From Wednesday, July 24, through Sunday, July 28, Prep Baseball is hosting the next edition of its prestigious Future Games at LakePoint Sports Complex in Emerson, Ga., featuring the country's best uncommitted talent. And, for the first time ever, the Future Games is hosting not just its typical set of incoming juniors and freshmen, but also a 17U division of uncommitted Class of 2025 players who will participate in the inaugural Senior Future Games.
On the first day of the 2024 Future Games, all players representing grad classes 2025, 2026, and 2028 will be participating in a pro-style workout in front of a fleet of Division I coaches alongside fellow prospects representing nearly every state in the nation.
Today we take a look at some of the top performances from workout day, from within Team NC. Several players put up eye popping numbers. North Carolina was well represented atop the national leader boards with their day at LakePoint..
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BLAST Analytics: Team NC BP
HIGHEST AVERAGE HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos. | Avg Hand Speed |
| 1 | Chase Kiker | NC | Metrolina Christian | 2026 | RHP/INF | 24.9 |
| 2 | Riley Cuddy | NC | Grace Christian | 2026 | OF | 23.7 |
| 3 | Maximus Wearing | NC | Palisades | 2026 | 1B | 23.1 |
| 4 | Preston Smith | NC | Hoggard | 2026 | 3B | 22.2 |
| - | Harrison Ailshie | NC | East Rowan | 2026 | OF | 22.2 |
| 5 | Tanner Pope | NC | Garner | 2026 | 1B | 22.0 |
About Hand Speed: The observed 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.
HIGHEST AVERAGE BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos. | Avg Bat Speed (mph) |
| 1 | Riley Cuddy | NC | Grace Christian | 2026 | OF | 79.9 |
| 2 | Chase Kiker | NC | Metrolina Christian | 2026 | RHP/INF | 78.0 |
| 3 | Addison Rowland | NC | Palisades | 2026 | C | 77.8 |
| 4 | Maximus Wearing | NC | Palisades | 2026 | 1B | 74.6 |
| - | Tanner Pope | NC | Garner | 2026 | 1B | 74.6 |
| 5 | Brady Marconi | NC | Ardrey Kell | 2026 | C | 74.3 |
About 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.
HIGHEST AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos. | Avg Rot. Accel (g) |
| 1 | Riley Cuddy | NC | Grace Chrsitian | 2026 | OF | 30.4 |
| 2 | Landon Church | NC | West Forsyth | 2026 | MIF | 19.4 |
| 3 | Cason McGinnis | NC | North Lincoln | 2026 | SS | 17.8 |
| 4 | Maximus Wearing | NC | Palisades | 2026 | 1B | 17.7 |
| 4 | Xander Sutton | NC | Gaston Christian | 2026 | C | 17.5 |
| 5 | Chase Kiker | NC | Metrolina Christian | 2026 | RHP/INF | 17.4 |
About 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.
AVERAGE ON-PLANE EFFICIENCY%
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos. | OPE (%) |
| 1 | Colton Haire | NC | Pro5 Baseball | 2026 | RHP/OF | 84 |
| 2 | Riley Cuddy | NC | Grace Christian | 2026 | OF | 80 |
| 3 | Landon Church | NC | West Forsyth | 2026 | MIF | 79 |
| 4 | Xander Sutton | NC | Gaston Christian | 2026 | C | 72 |
| 5 | Jacob Cesarz | NC | Cary Christian | 2026 | SS | 71 |
About On-Plane Efficiency: This is how consistently a player maintains their arm and wrist throughout the swing, or the percentage of the swing where the bat is on-plane. If a player’s on-plane% is high, that means the player will be able to place the barrel to where he feels the point of impact will be more consistently.