Northern Utah Open: Blast Motion Board
September 27, 2022
Millville, UT - The Northern Utah Open was held on September 17th at Ridgeline High School in Millville, UT. This event was an open event that consisted of prospects from the 2023-2026 classes. These players went through extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman and Blast Motion, participated in defensive evaluations, ran the 60 yard-dash using Swift Performance, and much more. Pitchers were able to throw in simulated bullpens and were able to get numbers and metrics off of our Trackman unit, such as pitch velocity, spin rate, horizontal & vertical movement & much more. There were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing on Sunday.
Continuing off our post-event coverage for this event, we take a look back at some of the leaders from Blast Motion recorded from the showcase. Please continue to check back over the next week, as we will release individual scouting reports on each player present at the event.
View all event stats HERE.
View event roster HERE.
HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Cole Ehat | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 26.8 mph |
2 | Colton Bailey | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 26.6 mph |
3 | Jordan Jones | UT | Mountain Crest | 2024 | 1B | 26.5 mph |
4 | Easton Goodliffe | UT | Bear River | 2024 | 3B | 24.9 mph |
^ | Grady Symonds | UT | Tooele | 2025 | SS | 24.9 mph |
5 | Rylin Needham | UT | Mountain Crest | 2025 | RHP | 24.8 mph |
^ | Jordan Norwood | UT | Herriman | 2024 | 1B | 24.8 mph |
6 | Cael Kidman | UT | Ridgeline | 2025 | OF | 24.6 mph |
7 | Dylan Vea | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 24.4 mph |
8 | Gunnar Wolfe | UT | Layton | 2023 | 3B | 24.3 mph |
9 | Cooper Clark | UT | Ridgeline | 2026 | OF | 24.1 mph |
10 | Brayden Olson | UT | West Jordan | 2023 | OF | 24.0 mph |
^ | Brooks Bell | UT | Mountain Crest | 2024 | OF | 24.0 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Colton Bailey | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 24.6 mph |
2 | Jordan Jones | UT | Mountain Crest | 2024 | 1B | 24.2 mph |
3 | Grady Symonds | UT | Tooele | 2025 | SS | 24.1 mph |
4 | Jordan Norwood | UT | Herriman | 2024 | 1B | 24.1 mph |
5 | Cooper Clark | UT | Ridgeline | 2026 | OF | 23.4 mph |
6 | Brayden Olson | UT | West Jordan | 2023 | OF | 23.3 mph |
7 | Cole Ehat | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 23.2 mph |
8 | Easton Goodliffe | UT | Bear River | 2024 | 3B | 22.8 mph |
9 | Brooks Bell | UT | Mountain Crest | 2024 | OF | 22.8 mph |
10 | Andrew Nielsen | UT | Mountain Crest | 2023 | RHP | 22.7 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 | Gunnar Wolfe | UT | Layton | 2023 | 3B | 74.8 mph |
2 | Colton Bailey | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 74.6 mph |
3 | Cooper Clark | UT | Ridgeline | 2026 | OF | 74.3 mph |
4 | Jordan Jones | UT | Mountain Crest | 2024 | 1B | 73.3 mph |
5 | Aiden Scheetz | UT | Orem | 2023 | RHP | 72.3 mph |
6 | Dylan Vea | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 71.1 mph |
7 | Krew Nelson | UT | Bountiful High | 2025 | 1B | 69.8 mph |
8 | Andrew Nielsen | UT | Mountain Crest | 2023 | RHP | 69.6 mph |
9 | Bentley Crook | UT | Alta | 2023 | LHP | 69.4 mph |
10 | Degan Rigby | UT | Bear River | 2024 | RHP | 69.3 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 | Brayden Olson | UT | West Jordan | 2023 | OF | 27.9 g |
2 | Merrick Bostock | UT | Orem | 2025 | OF | 25.9 g |
3 | Colton Bailey | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 25.4 g |
4 | Cole Ehat | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 24.5 g |
5 | Andrew Nielsen | UT | Mountain Crest | 2023 | RHP | 22.9 g |
6 | Rylin Needham | UT | Mountain Crest | 2025 | RHP | 22.7 g |
7 | Bubba Ellis | UT | Brighton | 2026 | OF | 22.1 g |
8 | Jordan Norwood | UT | Herriman | 2024 | 1B | 20.8 g |
9 | Bentley Crook | UT | Alta | 2023 | LHP | 20.2 g |
10 | Cooper Clark | UT | Ridgeline | 2026 | OF | 20.1 g |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Brayden Olson | UT | West Jordan | 2023 | OF | 24.0 g |
2 | Colton Bailey | UT | Copper Hills | 2024 | OF | 21.9 g |
3 | Merrick Bostock | UT | Orem | 2025 | OF | 19.5 g |
4 | Andrew Nielsen | UT | Mountain Crest | 2023 | RHP | 18.5 g |
5 | Jordan Norwood | UT | Herriman | 2024 | 1B | 18.3 g |
6 | Cole Ehat | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 18.3 g |
7 | Cooper Clark | UT | Ridgeline | 2026 | OF | 17.4 g |
8 | Bentley Crook | UT | Alta | 2023 | LHP | 17.0 g |
9 | Bubba Ellis | UT | Brighton | 2026 | OF | 16.7 g |
10 | Easton Goodliffe | UT | Bear River | 2024 | 3B | 15.4 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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