Edge Baseball Scout Day: Blast Motion Hitting Data
September 14, 2021
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25 players from within The Edge Baseball organization participated in a Scout Day last weekend at The Saint James School. Players were put through a pro-style workout and pitcher's threw bullpens in front of our PBR Maryland staff with Blast and TrackMan on hand to capture and record data.
One of the important tools Prep Baseball Report has implemented at its events is the use of Blast Motion sensors. During batting practice, the Blast Motion sensors measure Swing and Impact Metrics across several categories. Swing metrics measure pre-impact mechanics centered around plane, connection, and rotation while impact metrics measure pre-impact performance outcomes based on ball contact.
With the Blast Motion sensor, we were able to collect data from every swing taken by each prospect registered to receive data as part of their package at the event. Below is the full release of the Blast Motion metrics collected including: Bat Speed, On Plane Efficiency, Peak Hand Speed, and Rotational Acceleration.
The Blast Motion metrics are also uploaded into their profiles following the completion of the event providing insight into areas that could be improved upon as well as helping paint a clear picture of the player to the college and professional scouts doing their research on prospects they may be interested in.
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BLAST MOTION DATA
MAX BAT SPEED
Bat Speed is the observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. For more info: Blast Bat Speed
MLB Avg: 66-78 mph | College: 66-75 mph | HS Varsity: 60-70 mph
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
1 | Maclelland Stiffler | MD | North Hagerstown | 2024 | RHP | 79.1 mph |
2 | Ethan Hotchkiss | PA | Waynesboro Area | 2025 | 1B | 69.6 mph |
3 | Landin Gress | PA | McConnellsburg | 2024 | RHP | 69.2 mph |
4 | Dom Tozzi | PA | Camp Hill | 2024 | C | 69.0 mph |
5 | Andrew Kerns | MD | St. Maria Goretti | 2024 | RHP | 68.2 mph |
6 | Adam Horst | PA | Greencastle-Antrim | 2023 | RHP | 68.0 mph |
7 | Kellan Smith | PA | Waynesboro Area | 2024 | 2B | 67.8 mph |
8 | Dawson Kehr | MD | Clear Spring | 2024 | SS | 66.7 mph |
9 | Henry Ortiz | MD | North Hagerstown | 2024 | RHP | 66.6 mph |
10 | Zack Molloy | MD | Saint James | 2024 | OF | 66.3 mph |
^ | Logan Shifflett | PA | Greencastle-Antrim | 2024 | C | 66.3 mph |
11 | Jonah Richardson | PA | Boiling Springs | 2024 | RHP | 66.2 mph |
12 | Nate Payne | PA | Central Dauphin | 2024 | LHP | 65.6 mph |
13 | Tyler Josenhans | MD | Clear Spring | 2024 | RHP | 65.2 mph |
14 | Landon Arnold | PA | Fannett Metal HS | 2025 | RHP | 64.5 mph |
^ | Treyvaughn Norton | MD | Smithsburg | 2025 | OF | 64.5 mph |
15 | Brady Deneen | PA | Chambersburg | 2024 | C | 63.6 mph |
16 | Carter Hissong | PA | James Buchanan HS | 2026 | 1B | 60.0 mph |
17 | Dylan Morgan | PA | Waynesboro Area | 2023 | 2B | 59.5 mph |
18 | Noah Sluzalis | MD | Saint James | 2025 | RHP | 59.0 mph |
19 | Ethan Powell | PA | Southern Fulton | 2024 | 3B | 58.6 mph |
20 | James Ortiz | MD | North Hagerstown High School | 2026 | SS | 57.4 mph |
21 | Tyler Foreman | PA | Chambersburg | 2025 | MIF | 52.7 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
MLB Avg: 66-78 mph | College: 66-75 mph | HS Varsity: 60-70 mph
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Maclelland Stiffler | MD | North Hagerstown | 2024 | RHP | 75.0 mph |
2 | Dom Tozzi | PA | Camp Hill | 2024 | C | 67.7 mph |
3 | Ethan Hotchkiss | PA | Waynesboro Area | 2025 | 1B | 67.2 mph |
4 | Kellan Smith | PA | Waynesboro Area | 2024 | 2B | 64.9 mph |
5 | Andrew Kerns | MD | St. Maria Goretti | 2024 | RHP | 64.7 mph |
6 | Jonah Richardson | PA | Boiling Springs | 2024 | RHP | 64.7 mph |
7 | Dawson Kehr | MD | Clear Spring | 2024 | SS | 64.6 mph |
8 | Landin Gress | PA | McConnellsburg | 2024 | RHP | 64.6 mph |
9 | Henry Ortiz | MD | North Hagerstown | 2024 | RHP | 63.9 mph |
10 | Logan Shifflett | PA | Greencastle-Antrim | 2024 | C | 63.5 mph |
11 | Adam Horst | PA | Greencastle-Antrim | 2023 | RHP | 63.4 mph |
12 | Tyler Josenhans | MD | Clear Spring | 2024 | RHP | 63.1 mph |
13 | Zack Molloy | MD | Saint James | 2024 | OF | 62.6 mph |
14 | Treyvaughn Norton | MD | Smithsburg | 2025 | OF | 61.9 mph |
15 | Landon Arnold | PA | Fannett Metal HS | 2025 | RHP | 61.7 mph |
16 | Brady Deneen | PA | Chambersburg | 2024 | C | 61.2 mph |
17 | Nate Payne | PA | Central Dauphin | 2024 | LHP | 61.1 mph |
18 | Dylan Morgan | PA | Waynesboro Area | 2023 | 2B | 58.1 mph |
19 | Carter Hissong | PA | James Buchanan HS | 2026 | 1B | 57.4 mph |
20 | Ethan Powell | PA | Southern Fulton | 2024 | 3B | 56.4 mph |
21 | James Ortiz | MD | North Hagerstown High School | 2026 | SS | 55.2 mph |
22 | Noah Sluzalis | MD | Saint James | 2025 | RHP | 55.2 mph |
23 | Tyler Foreman | PA | Chambersburg | 2025 | MIF | 49.5 mph |
MAX HAND SPEED
Peak Hand Speed is 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. For more info: Peak Hand Speed
MLB Avg: 23-29 mph | College Avg: 21-24 mph | HS Varsity Avg: 19-22 mph
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Landin Gress | PA | McConnellsburg | 2024 | RHP | 25.0 mph |
2 | Andrew Kerns | MD | St. Maria Goretti | 2024 | RHP | 24.5 mph |
3 | Ethan Hotchkiss | PA | Waynesboro Area | 2025 | 1B | 23.6 mph |
4 | Jonah Richardson | PA | Boiling Springs | 2024 | RHP | 22.9 mph |
5 | Maclelland Stiffler | MD | North Hagerstown | 2024 | RHP | 22.8 mph |
6 | Kellan Smith | PA | Waynesboro Area | 2024 | 2B | 22.5 mph |
^ | Tyler Josenhans | MD | Clear Spring | 2024 | RHP | 22.5 mph |
7 | Landon Arnold | PA | Fannett Metal HS | 2025 | RHP | 22.0 mph |
8 | Dylan Morgan | PA | Waynesboro Area | 2023 | 2B | 21.9 mph |
9 | Dom Tozzi | PA | Camp Hill | 2024 | C | 21.4 mph |
10 | Treyvaughn Norton | MD | Smithsburg | 2025 | OF | 21.3 mph |
^ | Noah Sluzalis | MD | Saint James | 2025 | RHP | 21.3 mph |
11 | Dawson Kehr | MD | Clear Spring | 2024 | SS | 21.2 mph |
12 | Nate Payne | PA | Central Dauphin | 2024 | LHP | 20.8 mph |
13 | Ethan Powell | PA | Southern Fulton | 2024 | 3B | 20.6 mph |
14 | Henry Ortiz | MD | North Hagerstown | 2024 | RHP | 20.2 mph |
15 | Adam Horst | PA | Greencastle-Antrim | 2023 | RHP | 19.9 mph |
16 | Logan Shifflett | PA | Greencastle-Antrim | 2024 | C | 19.7 mph |
17 | Zack Molloy | MD | Saint James | 2024 | OF | 19.3 mph |
18 | James Ortiz | MD | North Hagerstown High School | 2026 | SS | 19.1 mph |
19 | Brady Deneen | PA | Chambersburg | 2024 | C | 19.0 mph |
20 | Carter Hissong | PA | James Buchanan HS | 2026 | 1B | 17.7 mph |
21 | Tyler Foreman | PA | Chambersburg | 2025 | MIF | 16.7 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
MLB Avg: 23-29 mph | College Avg: 21-24 mph | HS Varsity Avg: 19-22 mph
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Landin Gress | PA | McConnellsburg | 2024 | RHP | 23.3 mph |
2 | Andrew Kerns | MD | St. Maria Goretti | 2024 | RHP | 22.8 mph |
3 | Ethan Hotchkiss | PA | Waynesboro Area | 2025 | 1B | 22.7 mph |
4 | Maclelland Stiffler | MD | North Hagerstown | 2024 | RHP | 21.8 mph |
5 | Tyler Josenhans | MD | Clear Spring | 2024 | RHP | 21.5 mph |
6 | Jonah Richardson | PA | Boiling Springs | 2024 | RHP | 21.3 mph |
7 | Kellan Smith | PA | Waynesboro Area | 2024 | 2B | 21.3 mph |
8 | Dylan Morgan | PA | Waynesboro Area | 2023 | 2B | 21.1 mph |
9 | Treyvaughn Norton | MD | Smithsburg | 2025 | OF | 20.4 mph |
10 | Landon Arnold | PA | Fannett Metal HS | 2025 | RHP | 20.1 mph |
11 | Dawson Kehr | MD | Clear Spring | 2024 | SS | 20.1 mph |
12 | Noah Sluzalis | MD | Saint James | 2025 | RHP | 19.8 mph |
13 | Henry Ortiz | MD | North Hagerstown | 2024 | RHP | 19.6 mph |
14 | Dom Tozzi | PA | Camp Hill | 2024 | C | 19.4 mph |
15 | Ethan Powell | PA | Southern Fulton | 2024 | 3B | 19.2 mph |
16 | Nate Payne | PA | Central Dauphin | 2024 | LHP | 19.1 mph |
17 | Logan Shifflett | PA | Greencastle-Antrim | 2024 | C | 18.7 mph |
18 | Brady Deneen | PA | Chambersburg | 2024 | C | 18.1 mph |
19 | James Ortiz | MD | North Hagerstown High School | 2026 | SS | 18.0 mph |
20 | Adam Horst | PA | Greencastle-Antrim | 2023 | RHP | 17.6 mph |
21 | Zack Molloy | MD | Saint James | 2024 | OF | 17.1 mph |
22 | Carter Hissong | PA | James Buchanan HS | 2026 | 1B | 16.5 mph |
23 | Tyler Foreman | PA | Chambersburg | 2025 | MIF | 15.3 mph |
MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Measures how quickly your bat accelerates into the swing plane. Rotation is a good indicator of how you build bat speed by sequencing properly. The quicker your rotational acceleration, the more power you will have and the more time you have to adjust to pitch locations. For more info: Rotational Acceleration
MLB Avg: 16.8 g | College Avg: 12.9 g | HS Varsity Avg: 9.9 g
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
1 | Kellan Smith | PA | Waynesboro Area | 2024 | 2B | 25.1 g |
2 | Andrew Kerns | MD | St. Maria Goretti | 2024 | RHP | 21.9 g |
3 | Brady Deneen | PA | Chambersburg | 2024 | C | 21.3 g |
4 | Noah Sluzalis | MD | Saint James | 2025 | RHP | 21.1 g |
5 | Dylan Morgan | PA | Waynesboro Area | 2023 | 2B | 20.8 g |
6 | Jonah Richardson | PA | Boiling Springs | 2024 | RHP | 20.7 g |
7 | Logan Shifflett | PA | Greencastle-Antrim | 2024 | C | 19.5 g |
8 | Treyvaughn Norton | MD | Smithsburg | 2025 | OF | 18.7 g |
9 | Landon Arnold | PA | Fannett Metal HS | 2025 | RHP | 17.8 g |
10 | Henry Ortiz | MD | North Hagerstown | 2024 | RHP | 15.2 g |
11 | Dawson Kehr | MD | Clear Spring | 2024 | SS | 15.0 g |
12 | Ethan Hotchkiss | PA | Waynesboro Area | 2025 | 1B | 13.8 g |
13 | Maclelland Stiffler | MD | North Hagerstown | 2024 | RHP | 13.7 g |
14 | Nate Payne | PA | Central Dauphin | 2024 | LHP | 13.4 g |
15 | Zack Molloy | MD | Saint James | 2024 | OF | 12.7 g |
16 | Tyler Josenhans | MD | Clear Spring | 2024 | RHP | 12.6 g |
17 | Landin Gress | PA | McConnellsburg | 2024 | RHP | 12.5 g |
18 | Dom Tozzi | PA | Camp Hill | 2024 | C | 9.2 g |
19 | James Ortiz | MD | North Hagerstown High School | 2026 | SS | 8.4 g |
20 | Tyler Foreman | PA | Chambersburg | 2025 | MIF | 8.2 g |
21 | Adam Horst | PA | Greencastle-Antrim | 2023 | RHP | 5.3 g |
22 | Ethan Powell | PA | Southern Fulton | 2024 | 3B | 4.8 g |
23 | Carter Hissong | PA | James Buchanan HS | 2026 | 1B | 4.1 g |
AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
MLB Avg: 16.8 g | College Avg: 12.9 g | HS Varsity Avg: 9.9 g
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Kellan Smith | PA | Waynesboro Area | 2024 | 2B | 19.9 g |
2 | Jonah Richardson | PA | Boiling Springs | 2024 | RHP | 18.8 g |
3 | Noah Sluzalis | MD | Saint James | 2025 | RHP | 17.9 g |
4 | Dylan Morgan | PA | Waynesboro Area | 2023 | 2B | 17.4 g |
5 | Andrew Kerns | MD | St. Maria Goretti | 2024 | RHP | 17.0 g |
6 | Logan Shifflett | PA | Greencastle-Antrim | 2024 | C | 16.9 g |
7 | Landon Arnold | PA | Fannett Metal HS | 2025 | RHP | 15.1 g |
8 | Treyvaughn Norton | MD | Smithsburg | 2025 | OF | 14.8 g |
9 | Brady Deneen | PA | Chambersburg | 2024 | C | 14.1 g |
10 | Dawson Kehr | MD | Clear Spring | 2024 | SS | 12.8 g |
11 | Henry Ortiz | MD | North Hagerstown | 2024 | RHP | 11.6 g |
12 | Maclelland Stiffler | MD | North Hagerstown | 2024 | RHP | 10.4 g |
13 | Nate Payne | PA | Central Dauphin | 2024 | LHP | 10.2 g |
14 | Landin Gress | PA | McConnellsburg | 2024 | RHP | 10.0 g |
15 | Ethan Hotchkiss | PA | Waynesboro Area | 2025 | 1B | 9.9 g |
16 | Zack Molloy | MD | Saint James | 2024 | OF | 8.6 g |
17 | Dom Tozzi | PA | Camp Hill | 2024 | C | 7.9 g |
18 | Tyler Josenhans | MD | Clear Spring | 2024 | RHP | 7.2 g |
19 | James Ortiz | MD | North Hagerstown High School | 2026 | SS | 6.7 g |
20 | Tyler Foreman | PA | Chambersburg | 2025 | MIF | 5.3 g |
21 | Adam Horst | PA | Greencastle-Antrim | 2023 | RHP | 3.8 g |
22 | Ethan Powell | PA | Southern Fulton | 2024 | 3B | 3.5 g |
23 | Carter Hissong | PA | James Buchanan HS | 2026 | 1B | 3.3 g |
AVERAGE ON-PLANE EFFICIENCY
Measures the percentage of your swing where the bat is on the swing plane. Your vertical bat angle at contact establishes the plane for that swing. Plane is a great indicator for making more consistent contact on the barrel of the bat. For more info: On-Plane Efficiency
Ideal Efficiency %: 70% or Higher | Range: 65%-85%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
1 | Landon Arnold | PA | Fannett Metal HS | 2025 | RHP | 80 % |
2 | Dylan Morgan | PA | Waynesboro Area | 2023 | 2B | 74 % |
3 | Jonah Richardson | PA | Boiling Springs | 2024 | RHP | 74 % |
4 | Noah Sluzalis | MD | Saint James | 2025 | RHP | 73 % |
5 | Logan Shifflett | PA | Greencastle-Antrim | 2024 | C | 73 % |
6 | Kellan Smith | PA | Waynesboro Area | 2024 | 2B | 72 % |
7 | Henry Ortiz | MD | North Hagerstown | 2024 | RHP | 71 % |
8 | Andrew Kerns | MD | St. Maria Goretti | 2024 | RHP | 70 % |
9 | Ethan Powell | PA | Southern Fulton | 2024 | 3B | 69 % |
10 | Tyler Foreman | PA | Chambersburg | 2025 | MIF | 65 % |
11 | Dawson Kehr | MD | Clear Spring | 2024 | SS | 65 % |
12 | Landin Gress | PA | McConnellsburg | 2024 | RHP | 63 % |
13 | Brady Deneen | PA | Chambersburg | 2024 | C | 62 % |
14 | Maclelland Stiffler | MD | North Hagerstown | 2024 | RHP | 59 % |
15 | Tyler Josenhans | MD | Clear Spring | 2024 | RHP | 59 % |
16 | Treyvaughn Norton | MD | Smithsburg | 2025 | OF | 57 % |
17 | Nate Payne | PA | Central Dauphin | 2024 | LHP | 54 % |
18 | James Ortiz | MD | North Hagerstown High School | 2026 | SS | 52 % |
19 | Dom Tozzi | PA | Camp Hill | 2024 | C | 46 % |
20 | Zack Molloy | MD | Saint James | 2024 | OF | 46 % |
21 | Ethan Hotchkiss | PA | Waynesboro Area | 2025 | 1B | 43 % |
22 | Carter Hissong | PA | James Buchanan HS | 2026 | 1B | 38 % |
23 | Adam Horst | PA | Greencastle-Antrim | 2023 | RHP | 36 % |
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