Mississippi Open: Blast Board
June 14, 2022
Our PBR Mississippi Staff continues to roll out data from our Mississippi Open event that was held at The University of Southern Miss on June 8th. Today we take a look at those who topped our leaderboards using our Blast Motion technology during batting practice.
HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (max)
1
Carson Schmelzer
MS
Oxford
2024
1B
24.9 mph
2
Evin Denning
MS
Petal
2024
LHP
24.6 mph
3
Cody Presley
MS
Germantown
2023
3B
23.9 mph
4
Kyler King
MS
Picayune
2024
SS
23.4 mph
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Walker Van Meter
MS
St Andrews Episcopal
2024
2B
23.4 mph
5
Cohen Weinhofer
MS
St. Patrick
2024
RHP
23.2 mph
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (avg)
1
Cody Presley
MS
Germantown
2023
3B
23.1 mph
2
Evin Denning
MS
Petal
2024
LHP
22.9 mph
3
Chesley Rhodes
MS
St Stanislaus
2024
OF
22.3 mph
4
Cohen Weinhofer
MS
St. Patrick
2024
RHP
22.2 mph
5
Davin Lowery
MS
Wayne Academy
2024
OF
22.0 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
Jackson White
MS
Wayne Academy
2024
OF
73.8 mph
2
Chesley Rhodes
MS
St Stanislaus
2024
OF
73.1 mph
3
Brody Roberts
MS
Manchester Academy
2025
RHP
72.5 mph
4
Cody Presley
MS
Germantown
2023
3B
72.0 mph
5
Max Garrett
MS
Hancock
2023
RHP
71.0 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
Max Garrett
MS
Hancock
2023
RHP
29.5 g
2
Jon Parker Dees
MS
Manchester Academy
2025
SS
28.0 g
3
Kasen Hogbin
MS
Lewisburg
2023
3B
27.5 g
4
Brett Whitten
MS
NorthPoint Christian
2024
1B
26.6 g
5
Cohen Weinhofer
MS
St. Patrick
2024
RHP
24.3 g
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (avg)
1
Max Garrett
MS
Hancock
2023
RHP
25.5 g
2
Brett Whitten
MS
NorthPoint Christian
2024
1B
23.4 g
3
Cohen Weinhofer
MS
St. Patrick
2024
RHP
21.3 g
4
Kasen Hogbin
MS
Lewisburg
2023
3B
20.1 g
5
Coby Gollott
MS
St. Martin
2022
OF
18.8 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.
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