Maryland Preseason Preview: Blast Motion Data
February 2, 2021
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PBR Maryland hosted its first event of the new year Saturday at the Metrix Baseball Training Facility in New Windsor. Over 30 players from across the Old Line State, Delaware and Virginia participated in a pro-style workout and threw bullpens in front of our PBR Maryland and Mid-Atlantic staff.
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 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.
Each player has their Blast Motion metrics 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.
CLICK HERE FOR SORTABLE PLAYER BLAST MOTION DATA
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 | Matthew Roche | MD | Churchill | 2022 | OF | 73.8 mph |
^ | Ryan Smolen | MD | DeMatha Catholic | 2021 | 1B | 73.8 mph |
2 | Luke Rivera | MD | Urbana | 2023 | OF | 72.9 mph |
3 | Griffin Madden | MD | Allegany | 2023 | 1B | 72.7 mph |
4 | Beck Urofsky | MD | Bethesda-CC | 2022 | 3B | 70.4 mph |
5 | Ashton Siwald | MD | Queen Annes County | 2023 | C | 69.5 mph |
6 | Carter Costango | MD | Western STES | 2022 | OF | 68.1 mph |
7 | Jackson Strzelczyk | MD | South Carroll | 2023 | OF | 67.2 mph |
8 | Warner Harper | MD | St. Maria Goretti | 2024 | 3B | 67.1 mph |
9 | Cristian Banks | MD | Archbishop Curley | 2022 | OF | 66.9 mph |
10 | Braeden Ford | MD | South River | 2023 | C | 66.6 mph |
^ | Matthew Dove | MD | Severna Park | 2024 | C | 66.6 mph |
11 | Andrew Purcell | MD | Urbana | 2023 | C | 66.2 mph |
12 | Chris Baynard | MD | Easton | 2023 | OF | 65.6 mph |
13 | Lion Gardiner | MD | Walt Whitman | 2023 | RHP | 65.4 mph |
14 | Zachary Rose | MD | Richard Montgomery | 2023 | C | 65.0 mph |
15 | Adam Ippolito | MD | Damascus | 2023 | OF | 64.9 mph |
16 | Alec Jones | VA | Heritage (Leesburg) | 2024 | SS | 64.8 mph |
17 | Wyatt Hellens | DE | Sussex Central High School | 2023 | 1B | 64.5 mph |
18 | Tyler Little | MD | Tuscarora | 2023 | RHP | 63.8 mph |
19 | Thor Hildebrand | MD | North County | 2023 | 3B | 63.1 mph |
^ | Keegan Johnson | MD | Urbana | 2023 | LHP | 63.1 mph |
20 | Bradley DeMoss | MD | Indian Creek | 2022 | RHP | 62.7 mph |
21 | Sean Foster | MD | Leonardtown | 2023 | SS | 59.8 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 | Griffin Madden | MD | Allegany | 2023 | 1B | 70.6 mph |
2 | Ryan Smolen | MD | DeMatha Catholic | 2021 | 1B | 70.1 mph |
3 | Matthew Roche | MD | Churchill | 2022 | OF | 69.6 mph |
4 | Beck Urofsky | MD | Bethesda-CC | 2022 | 3B | 66.9 mph |
5 | Andrew Purcell | MD | Urbana | 2023 | C | 64.6 mph |
6 | Ashton Siwald | MD | Queen Annes County | 2023 | C | 64.5 mph |
7 | Jackson Strzelczyk | MD | South Carroll | 2023 | OF | 63.8 mph |
8 | Warner Harper | MD | St. Maria Goretti | 2024 | 3B | 63.7 mph |
9 | Matthew Dove | MD | Severna Park | 2024 | C | 63.6 mph |
10 | Chris Baynard | MD | Easton | 2023 | OF | 63.5 mph |
11 | Luke Rivera | MD | Urbana | 2023 | OF | 63.2 mph |
12 | Wyatt Hellens | DE | Sussex Central High School | 2023 | 1B | 62.6 mph |
13 | Tyler Little | MD | Tuscarora | 2023 | RHP | 62.2 mph |
14 | Zachary Rose | MD | Richard Montgomery | 2023 | C | 61.9 mph |
15 | Lion Gardiner | MD | Walt Whitman | 2023 | RHP | 61.3 mph |
16 | Thor Hildebrand | MD | North County | 2023 | 3B | 60.7 mph |
17 | Alec Jones | VA | Heritage (Leesburg) | 2024 | SS | 60.7 mph |
18 | Adam Ippolito | MD | Damascus | 2023 | OF | 60.7 mph |
19 | Keegan Johnson | MD | Urbana | 2023 | LHP | 60.7 mph |
20 | Carter Costango | MD | Western STES | 2022 | OF | 60.4 mph |
21 | Braeden Ford | MD | South River | 2023 | C | 59.8 mph |
22 | Bradley DeMoss | MD | Indian Creek | 2022 | RHP | 59.7 mph |
23 | Cristian Banks | MD | Archbishop Curley | 2022 | OF | 58.7 mph |
24 | Sean Foster | MD | Leonardtown | 2023 | SS | 58.7 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 | Griffin Madden | MD | Allegany | 2023 | 1B | 24.8 mph |
2 | Alec Jones | VA | Heritage (Leesburg) | 2024 | SS | 23.7 mph |
3 | Ryan Smolen | MD | DeMatha Catholic | 2021 | 1B | 23.5 mph |
4 | Carter Costango | MD | Western STES | 2022 | OF | 23.3 mph |
5 | Beck Urofsky | MD | Bethesda-CC | 2022 | 3B | 22.4 mph |
6 | Ashton Siwald | MD | Queen Annes County | 2023 | C | 22.2 mph |
^ | Lion Gardiner | MD | Walt Whitman | 2023 | RHP | 22.2 mph |
7 | Wyatt Hellens | DE | Sussex Central High School | 2023 | 1B | 22.0 mph |
8 | Adam Ippolito | MD | Damascus | 2023 | OF | 21.7 mph |
^ | Keegan Johnson | MD | Urbana | 2023 | LHP | 21.7 mph |
^ | Luke Rivera | MD | Urbana | 2023 | OF | 21.7 mph |
9 | Matthew Dove | MD | Severna Park | 2024 | C | 21.6 mph |
^ | Sean Foster | MD | Leonardtown | 2023 | SS | 21.6 mph |
^ | Matthew Roche | MD | Churchill | 2022 | OF | 21.6 mph |
^ | Warner Harper | MD | St. Maria Goretti | 2024 | 3B | 21.6 mph |
10 | Jackson Strzelczyk | MD | South Carroll | 2023 | OF | 21.5 mph |
^ | Cristian Banks | MD | Archbishop Curley | 2022 | OF | 21.5 mph |
11 | Tyler Little | MD | Tuscarora | 2023 | RHP | 21.4 mph |
^ | Braeden Ford | MD | South River | 2023 | C | 21.4 mph |
^ | Zachary Rose | MD | Richard Montgomery | 2023 | C | 21.4 mph |
12 | Chris Baynard | MD | Easton | 2023 | OF | 20.8 mph |
13 | Bradley DeMoss | MD | Indian Creek | 2022 | RHP | 20.4 mph |
14 | Andrew Purcell | MD | Urbana | 2023 | C | 20.1 mph |
15 | Thor Hildebrand | MD | North County | 2023 | 3B | 19.9 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 | Griffin Madden | MD | Allegany | 2023 | 1B | 23.5 mph |
2 | Ryan Smolen | MD | DeMatha Catholic | 2021 | 1B | 22.6 mph |
3 | Ashton Siwald | MD | Queen Annes County | 2023 | C | 21.5 mph |
4 | Wyatt Hellens | DE | Sussex Central High School | 2023 | 1B | 20.9 mph |
5 | Tyler Little | MD | Tuscarora | 2023 | RHP | 20.9 mph |
6 | Matthew Roche | MD | Churchill | 2022 | OF | 20.6 mph |
^ | Jackson Strzelczyk | MD | South Carroll | 2023 | OF | 20.6 mph |
7 | Warner Harper | MD | St. Maria Goretti | 2024 | 3B | 20.6 mph |
8 | Matthew Dove | MD | Severna Park | 2024 | C | 20.5 mph |
9 | Zachary Rose | MD | Richard Montgomery | 2023 | C | 20.5 mph |
10 | Carter Costango | MD | Western STES | 2022 | OF | 20.3 mph |
11 | Beck Urofsky | MD | Bethesda-CC | 2022 | 3B | 20.3 mph |
12 | Keegan Johnson | MD | Urbana | 2023 | LHP | 20.3 mph |
13 | Adam Ippolito | MD | Damascus | 2023 | OF | 20.0 mph |
14 | Sean Foster | MD | Leonardtown | 2023 | SS | 19.8 mph |
15 | Lion Gardiner | MD | Walt Whitman | 2023 | RHP | 19.7 mph |
16 | Braeden Ford | MD | South River | 2023 | C | 19.6 mph |
17 | Bradley DeMoss | MD | Indian Creek | 2022 | RHP | 19.5 mph |
18 | Luke Rivera | MD | Urbana | 2023 | OF | 19.4 mph |
19 | Cristian Banks | MD | Archbishop Curley | 2022 | OF | 19.3 mph |
20 | Chris Baynard | MD | Easton | 2023 | OF | 19.3 mph |
21 | Alec Jones | VA | Heritage (Leesburg) | 2024 | SS | 19.2 mph |
22 | Thor Hildebrand | MD | North County | 2023 | 3B | 19.0 mph |
23 | Andrew Purcell | MD | Urbana | 2023 | C | 17.8 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 | Carter Costango | MD | Western STES | 2022 | OF | 27.6 g |
2 | Jackson Strzelczyk | MD | South Carroll | 2023 | OF | 23.5 g |
3 | Chris Baynard | MD | Easton | 2023 | OF | 22.8 g |
4 | Tyler Little | MD | Tuscarora | 2023 | RHP | 22.2 g |
5 | Alec Jones | VA | Heritage (Leesburg) | 2024 | SS | 22.1 g |
6 | Beck Urofsky | MD | Bethesda-CC | 2022 | 3B | 21.5 g |
7 | Griffin Madden | MD | Allegany | 2023 | 1B | 20.2 g |
8 | Ryan Smolen | MD | DeMatha Catholic | 2021 | 1B | 20.1 g |
9 | Luke Rivera | MD | Urbana | 2023 | OF | 19.9 g |
10 | Keegan Johnson | MD | Urbana | 2023 | LHP | 19.6 g |
11 | Zachary Rose | MD | Richard Montgomery | 2023 | C | 19.3 g |
12 | Braeden Ford | MD | South River | 2023 | C | 19.1 g |
13 | Lion Gardiner | MD | Walt Whitman | 2023 | RHP | 18.7 g |
14 | Bradley DeMoss | MD | Indian Creek | 2022 | RHP | 17.4 g |
15 | Cristian Banks | MD | Archbishop Curley | 2022 | OF | 16.7 g |
16 | Warner Harper | MD | St. Maria Goretti | 2024 | 3B | 16.3 g |
17 | Adam Ippolito | MD | Damascus | 2023 | OF | 15.7 g |
18 | Wyatt Hellens | DE | Sussex Central High School | 2023 | 1B | 15.2 g |
19 | Matthew Dove | MD | Severna Park | 2024 | C | 15.0 g |
20 | Ashton Siwald | MD | Queen Annes County | 2023 | C | 12.2 g |
21 | Matthew Roche | MD | Churchill | 2022 | OF | 10.3 g |
22 | Thor Hildebrand | MD | North County | 2023 | 3B | 8.1 g |
^ | Sean Foster | MD | Leonardtown | 2023 | SS | 8.1 g |
23 | Andrew Purcell | MD | Urbana | 2023 | C | 7.3 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 | Carter Costango | MD | Western STES | 2022 | OF | 20.2 g |
2 | Jackson Strzelczyk | MD | South Carroll | 2023 | OF | 19.6 g |
3 | Ryan Smolen | MD | DeMatha Catholic | 2021 | 1B | 18.1 g |
4 | Tyler Little | MD | Tuscarora | 2023 | RHP | 17.7 g |
5 | Griffin Madden | MD | Allegany | 2023 | 1B | 16.8 g |
6 | Keegan Johnson | MD | Urbana | 2023 | LHP | 14.5 g |
7 | Cristian Banks | MD | Archbishop Curley | 2022 | OF | 14.2 g |
8 | Beck Urofsky | MD | Bethesda-CC | 2022 | 3B | 14.0 g |
9 | Wyatt Hellens | DE | Sussex Central High School | 2023 | 1B | 14.0 g |
10 | Alec Jones | VA | Heritage (Leesburg) | 2024 | SS | 12.7 g |
11 | Braeden Ford | MD | South River | 2023 | C | 12.6 g |
12 | Zachary Rose | MD | Richard Montgomery | 2023 | C | 12.5 g |
13 | Warner Harper | MD | St. Maria Goretti | 2024 | 3B | 12.4 g |
14 | Bradley DeMoss | MD | Indian Creek | 2022 | RHP | 12.0 g |
15 | Matthew Dove | MD | Severna Park | 2024 | C | 11.6 g |
16 | Luke Rivera | MD | Urbana | 2023 | OF | 11.4 g |
17 | Adam Ippolito | MD | Damascus | 2023 | OF | 11.0 g |
18 | Lion Gardiner | MD | Walt Whitman | 2023 | RHP | 9.2 g |
19 | Chris Baynard | MD | Easton | 2023 | OF | 8.8 g |
20 | Matthew Roche | MD | Churchill | 2022 | OF | 8.8 g |
21 | Ashton Siwald | MD | Queen Annes County | 2023 | C | 7.9 g |
22 | Sean Foster | MD | Leonardtown | 2023 | SS | 6.3 g |
23 | Thor Hildebrand | MD | North County | 2023 | 3B | 6.0 g |
24 | Andrew Purcell | MD | Urbana | 2023 | C | 3.8 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 | Carter Costango | MD | Western STES | 2022 | OF | 87 % |
2 | Bradley DeMoss | MD | Indian Creek | 2022 | RHP | 86 % |
3 | Wyatt Hellens | DE | Sussex Central High School | 2023 | 1B | 86 % |
^ | Adam Ippolito | MD | Damascus | 2023 | OF | 86 % |
4 | Cristian Banks | MD | Archbishop Curley | 2022 | OF | 85 % |
5 | Ryan Smolen | MD | DeMatha Catholic | 2021 | 1B | 80 % |
6 | Zachary Rose | MD | Richard Montgomery | 2023 | C | 80 % |
7 | Alec Jones | VA | Heritage (Leesburg) | 2024 | SS | 79 % |
8 | Thor Hildebrand | MD | North County | 2023 | 3B | 77 % |
9 | Lion Gardiner | MD | Walt Whitman | 2023 | RHP | 77 % |
10 | Chris Baynard | MD | Easton | 2023 | OF | 76 % |
11 | Warner Harper | MD | St. Maria Goretti | 2024 | 3B | 76 % |
12 | Tyler Little | MD | Tuscarora | 2023 | RHP | 76 % |
13 | Sean Foster | MD | Leonardtown | 2023 | SS | 74 % |
14 | Jackson Strzelczyk | MD | South Carroll | 2023 | OF | 73 % |
15 | Ashton Siwald | MD | Queen Annes County | 2023 | C | 73 % |
16 | Matthew Dove | MD | Severna Park | 2024 | C | 72 % |
17 | Griffin Madden | MD | Allegany | 2023 | 1B | 71 % |
18 | Beck Urofsky | MD | Bethesda-CC | 2022 | 3B | 69 % |
19 | Keegan Johnson | MD | Urbana | 2023 | LHP | 68 % |
20 | Luke Rivera | MD | Urbana | 2023 | OF | 64 % |
21 | Braeden Ford | MD | South River | 2023 | C | 63 % |
22 | Matthew Roche | MD | Churchill | 2022 | OF | 62 % |
23 | Andrew Purcell | MD | Urbana | 2023 | C | 54 % |
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- PBRPlus Maryland Preseason Preview: Quick Hits 2/04/21
- MD Maryland Preseason Preview: Superlatives 2/03/21
- MD Maryland Preseason Preview: Blast Motion Data 2/02/21
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- MD Maryland Preseason Preview: TrackMan Hitting Data Release 2/02/21
- MD Maryland Preseason Preview: Statistical Release 2/01/21