Aurora Preseason I.D.: Blast Motion Board
March 20, 2021
On Feb. 27, the PBR Illinois team hosted the second annual Aurora Preseason I.D. at the Aurora Sports Dome in Aurora, Ill. The event featured nearly 100 players from high school graduates in classes 2022-25, from across the Chicagoland area.
Last week, our staff collaborated to highlight the biggest takeaways and highlights from this showcase, and published them within our Quick Hits piece. We also shared the event's traditional leaderboards, published inside this Statistical Analysis. Today, with the help of Blast Motion sensors, we're diving a little deeper into the data to see what we can find.
HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Tyler Vasey | IL | Prairie Ridge | 2023 | 28.0 mph | |
2 | Javy Garcia | IL | Harlem | 2022 | 1B | 26.4 mph |
3 | Jayden Malone | IL | Metea Valley | 2023 | OF | 25.4 mph |
^ | Adam Schilz | IL | Warren | 2023 | SS | 25.4 mph |
^ | Brody Ferko | IL | Yorkville | 2022 | OF | 25.4 mph |
4 | Christian Graves | IL | Jacobs | 2023 | 3B | 25.2 mph |
5 | Cade Duffin | IL | Oswego | 2023 | 1B | 25.0 mph |
6 | AJ Gaca | IL | St. Charles East | 2022 | C | 24.9 mph |
^ | Ezekiel Lopez | IL | Morton West | 2022 | RHP | 24.9 mph |
7 | Charlie Breen | IL | Lyons Township | 2022 | OF | 24.8 mph |
^ | Jake Kohanzo | IL | Barrington | 2022 | RHP | 24.8 mph |
8 | Eric Swanson | IL | Wheaton Warrenville South | 2022 | OF | 24.5 mph |
^ | Shea Gaffney | IL | Glenbard North | 2022 | OF | 24.5 mph |
9 | Tyler Murray | IL | Herscher | 2022 | 1B | 24.1 mph |
10 | Wyatt Wickiser | IL | Coal City | 2024 | OF | 24.0 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Tyler Vasey | IL | Prairie Ridge | 2023 | 26.0 mph | |
2 | Javy Garcia | IL | Harlem | 2022 | 1B | 25.1 mph |
3 | Jayden Malone | IL | Metea Valley | 2023 | OF | 24.5 mph |
4 | Christian Graves | IL | Jacobs | 2023 | 3B | 24.3 mph |
5 | Ezekiel Lopez | IL | Morton West | 2022 | RHP | 24.2 mph |
6 | Jake Kohanzo | IL | Barrington | 2022 | RHP | 24.1 mph |
7 | Cade Duffin | IL | Oswego | 2023 | 1B | 24.0 mph |
8 | Adam Schilz | IL | Warren | 2023 | SS | 23.9 mph |
9 | AJ Gaca | IL | St. Charles East | 2022 | C | 23.5 mph |
10 | Brody Ferko | IL | Yorkville | 2022 | OF | 23.5 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 (AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Cade Duffin | IL | Oswego | 2023 | 1B | 81.2 mph |
2 | Vince Polizzi | IL | St Francis High School | 2022 | 3B | 78.2 mph |
3 | Christian Graves | IL | Jacobs | 2023 | 3B | 76.7 mph |
4 | AJ Gaca | IL | St. Charles East | 2022 | C | 76.2 mph |
5 | Javy Garcia | IL | Harlem | 2022 | 1B | 74.3 mph |
6 | Eric Swanson | IL | Wheaton Warrenville South | 2022 | OF | 74.0 mph |
7 | Tyler Vasey | IL | Prairie Ridge | 2023 | 73.8 mph | |
8 | Tyler Murray | IL | Herscher | 2022 | 1B | 73.6 mph |
9 | Trevor Morris | IL | Neuqua Valley | 2022 | 2B | 72.9 mph |
10 | Charlie Breen | IL | Lyons Township | 2022 | OF | 72.4 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 | Jayden Malone | IL | Metea Valley | 2023 | OF | 29.1 g |
2 | Charlie Breen | IL | Lyons Township | 2022 | OF | 28.3 g |
3 | Jake Kohanzo | IL | Barrington | 2022 | RHP | 28.2 g |
4 | Bradley Lins | IL | St. Charles North | 2023 | SS | 28.1 g |
5 | Victor Rodriguez Jr. | IL | Hampshire | 2023 | SS | 27.6 g |
6 | Anthony Edge | IL | Jacobs | 2023 | RHP | 25.2 g |
7 | Wyatt Wickiser | IL | Coal City | 2024 | OF | 24.6 g |
8 | Javy Garcia | IL | Harlem | 2022 | 1B | 24.5 g |
^ | Ezekiel Lopez | IL | Morton West | 2022 | RHP | 24.5 g |
9 | Tyler Vasey | IL | Prairie Ridge | 2023 | 24.1 g | |
10 | AJ Gaca | IL | St. Charles East | 2022 | C | 23.9 g |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Jayden Malone | IL | Metea Valley | 2023 | OF | 25.9 g |
2 | Bradley Lins | IL | St. Charles North | 2023 | SS | 23.4 g |
3 | Anthony Edge | IL | Jacobs | 2023 | RHP | 22.0 g |
4 | Tyler Vasey | IL | Prairie Ridge | 2023 | 21.8 g | |
5 | Jake Kohanzo | IL | Barrington | 2022 | RHP | 21.8 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.
ON-PLANE EFFICIENCY PERCENTAGE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
1 | Ryan Quinlan | IL | Huntley | 2023 | 2B | 92 % |
2 | Daniel Krulak | IL | Bartlett | 2023 | LHP | 90 % |
3 | Colin Lynch | IL | South Elgin | 2022 | OF | 85 % |
4 | Ty Schafer | IL | Saint Viator | 2022 | LHP | 84 % |
5 | Connor Corrigan | IL | Yorkville | 2022 | RHP | 81 % |
6 | Mac Eccher | IL | Marmion | 2022 | C | 80 % |
7 | Joel Johnson | IL | Oswego | 2022 | 2B | 80 % |
8 | Johnny Carter | IL | Belvidere | 2023 | C | 80 % |
9 | Derek Huber | IL | Huntley | 2023 | RHP | 80 % |
10 | Victor Rodriguez Jr. | IL | Hampshire | 2023 | SS | 80 % |
On-Plane Efficiency: This metric measures the percentage of your swing that the sweet spot of the bat is considered to be On Plane. The reference plane is defined at the moment of impact. The percentage of your swing On Plane is determined by the amount of speed generated within that reference plane.
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.
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