Fox River Open: Blast Motion Board
June 28, 2021
On Tuesday, June 15, the PBR Illinois Staff traveled to Hoffer Field at Judson University to hold the annual Fox River Open. This event was open to all high school graduates from the 2022-to-2024 classes and served as an identifier for future invite-only events, including the prestigious PBR Future Games.
We published our Quick Hits from the event shortly after, providing a few highlight performances that stood out on Wednesday. Earlier today we published our TrackMan findings, and we published the traditional stat leaderboards last week with added analysis on more of the event's top performers.
Today, with the help of our Blast Motion sensors, we're analyzing the swing metrics measured at this open event.
HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Blake Stempowski | IL | Geneva | 2022 | 3B | 26.1 mph |
2 | Eric Gonzalez | IL | Batavia | 2022 | SS | 25.8 mph |
3 | Nolan Czako | IL | Bishop McNamara | 2022 | SS | 25.7 mph |
4 | Peter Mitchell | IL | Jacobs | 2022 | OF | 25.5 mph |
^ | Evan Chung | IL | Lake Zurich | 2022 | RHP | 25.5 mph |
5 | Matthew Schuring | IL | Dundee Crown | 2023 | C | 25.1 mph |
6 | Preston Sewell | IL | Belvidere North | 2022 | C | 24.9 mph |
7 | Owen Drummond | IL | Jacobs | 2022 | SS | 24.4 mph |
8 | Sam Rizzo | IL | Wheaton Warrenville South | 2023 | 1B | 24.2 mph |
9 | Owen Hensler | IL | Central | 2022 | RHP | 24.0 mph |
10 | Daniel Bastidas | IL | Metea Valley | 2024 | C | 23.7 mph |
11 | Joshua Caccia | IL | St. Charles North | 2024 | RHP | 23.4 mph |
12 | Charlie Saul | IL | Batavia | 2022 | OF | 23.3 mph |
13 | Colin Ryder | IL | St. Charles North | 2024 | 1B | 23.2 mph |
14 | Brennan Luz | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2022 | 3B | 23.1 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Blake Stempowski | IL | Geneva | 2022 | 3B | 24.6 mph |
2 | Peter Mitchell | IL | Jacobs | 2022 | OF | 24.0 mph |
3 | Nolan Czako | IL | Bishop McNamara | 2022 | SS | 23.7 mph |
4 | Eric Gonzalez | IL | Batavia | 2022 | SS | 23.6 mph |
5 | Preston Sewell | IL | Belvidere North | 2022 | C | 23.3 mph |
6 | Evan Chung | IL | Lake Zurich | 2022 | RHP | 23.1 mph |
7 | Owen Drummond | IL | Jacobs | 2022 | SS | 23.0 mph |
8 | Matthew Schuring | IL | Dundee Crown | 2023 | C | 22.9 mph |
9 | Sam Rizzo | IL | Wheaton Warrenville South | 2023 | 1B | 22.4 mph |
10 | Daniel Bastidas | IL | Metea Valley | 2024 | C | 22.3 mph |
11 | Joshua Caccia | IL | St. Charles North | 2024 | RHP | 22.2 mph |
12 | Charlie Saul | IL | Batavia | 2022 | OF | 22.2 mph |
13 | Shea Gaffney | IL | Glenbard North | 2022 | OF | 22.1 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 | Blake Stempowski | IL | Geneva | 2022 | 3B | 72.8 mph |
2 | Matthew Schuring | IL | Dundee Crown | 2023 | C | 71.2 mph |
3 | Brennan Luz | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2022 | 3B | 70.4 mph |
4 | Owen Drummond | IL | Jacobs | 2022 | SS | 69.8 mph |
5 | Colin Ryder | IL | St. Charles North | 2024 | 1B | 69.7 mph |
6 | Owen Hensler | IL | Central | 2022 | RHP | 69.6 mph |
7 | Shea Gaffney | IL | Glenbard North | 2022 | OF | 69.3 mph |
8 | Nolan Czako | IL | Bishop McNamara | 2022 | SS | 68.5 mph |
9 | Jack Desmond | IL | Glenbard West | 2022 | C | 68.4 mph |
10 | Preston Sewell | IL | Belvidere North | 2022 | C | 68.1 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 | Nolan Czako | IL | Bishop McNamara | 2022 | SS | 26.6 g |
2 | Blake Stempowski | IL | Geneva | 2022 | 3B | 25.9 g |
3 | Henry Saul | IL | Batavia | 2023 | C | 25.0 g |
4 | Preston Sewell | IL | Belvidere North | 2022 | C | 24.2 g |
5 | Evan Chung | IL | Lake Zurich | 2022 | RHP | 22.6 g |
6 | Matthew Schuring | IL | Dundee Crown | 2023 | C | 22.4 g |
7 | Cooper Burkel | IL | Lincoln-Way West | 2022 | OF | 22.0 g |
^ | Eric Gonzalez | IL | Batavia | 2022 | SS | 22.0 g |
8 | Anthony Bagnole | IL | East Leyden | 2022 | OF | 21.9 g |
9 | Peter Mitchell | IL | Jacobs | 2022 | OF | 21.2 g |
10 | Owen Drummond | IL | Jacobs | 2022 | SS | 21.1 g |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Nolan Czako | IL | Bishop McNamara | 2022 | SS | 22.5 g |
2 | Blake Stempowski | IL | Geneva | 2022 | 3B | 21.0 g |
3 | Henry Saul | IL | Batavia | 2023 | C | 20.0 g |
4 | Peter Mitchell | IL | Jacobs | 2022 | OF | 18.9 g |
5 | Matthew Schuring | IL | Dundee Crown | 2023 | C | 18.3 g |
6 | Cooper Burkel | IL | Lincoln-Way West | 2022 | OF | 17.5 g |
7 | Joshua Schumacher | IL | Dixon | 2024 | C | 17.0 g |
8 | Preston Sewell | IL | Belvidere North | 2022 | C | 16.8 g |
9 | Evan Chung | IL | Lake Zurich | 2022 | RHP | 16.3 g |
10 | Owen Drummond | IL | Jacobs | 2022 | SS | 16.0 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.
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.
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