Peoria Preseason I.D.: Blast Motion Board
March 19, 2021
On Feb. 24, the PBR Illinois team hosted the the third-annual Peoria Preseason I.D. at the Louisville Slugger Dome in Peoria, Ill. The event featured over 70 players from high school graduates in classes 2022-25, from across Central Illinois and beyond
Previously, our staff collaborated to highlight the biggest takeaways and highlights from this showcase, and we published them within our Quick Hits piece. We also shared the event's traditional leaderboards, published inside this Statistical Analysis. Today, with the help of Blast Motion sensors, we're diving a little deeper into the data to see what we can find.
HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Nick Rainey | IL | Illinois Valley Central | 2022 | RHP | 28.3 mph |
2 | Nolan VanDuzer | IL | LaSalle-Peru | 2024 | RHP | 26.8 mph |
3 | Ethan Sosnowski | IL | East Peoria | 2022 | C | 26.0 mph |
4 | Talan Hull | IL | Galva | 2025 | OF | 24.6 mph |
5 | Nathan Cooley | IL | Illinois Valley Central | 2022 | C | 24.5 mph |
6 | Sam Rohlfing | IL | Harvest Christian Academy | 2023 | 3B | 24.4 mph |
^ | Devan Tupper | IL | Normal University | 2024 | RHP | 24.4 mph |
7 | Jacob O'Day | IL | Normal Community | 2023 | RHP | 24.3 mph |
8 | Kannon Kleine | IL | Galesburg | 2022 | C | 24.1 mph |
9 | Kellen Hershberger | IL | Normal Community | 2022 | RHP | 23.9 mph |
10 | Ben Wilson | IL | Springfield | 2024 | OF | 23.8 mph |
^ | Tanner Legner | IL | Pontiac | 2022 | SS | 23.8 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Nick Rainey | IL | Illinois Valley Central | 2022 | RHP | 25.4 mph |
2 | Nolan VanDuzer | IL | LaSalle-Peru | 2024 | RHP | 24.3 mph |
3 | Talan Hull | IL | Galva | 2025 | OF | 23.9 mph |
4 | Ethan Sosnowski | IL | East Peoria | 2022 | C | 23.9 mph |
5 | Jacob O'Day | IL | Normal Community | 2023 | RHP | 23.2 mph |
6 | Nathan Cooley | IL | Illinois Valley Central | 2022 | C | 23.0 mph |
7 | Sam Rohlfing | IL | Harvest Christian Academy | 2023 | 3B | 22.9 mph |
8 | Tanner Legner | IL | Pontiac | 2022 | SS | 22.8 mph |
9 | Wandel Campana | IL | Havana High School | 2022 | SS | 22.7 mph |
10 | Aidan VanDuzer | IL | LaSalle Peru | 2022 | C | 22.4 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 | Nolan VanDuzer | IL | LaSalle-Peru | 2024 | RHP | 80.9 mph |
2 | Nathan Cooley | IL | Illinois Valley Central | 2022 | C | 72.8 mph |
3 | Nick Rainey | IL | Illinois Valley Central | 2022 | RHP | 72.4 mph |
4 | Brennon Reed | IL | Bloomington | 2022 | OF | 72.3 mph |
5 | Sam Rohlfing | IL | Harvest Christian Academy | 2023 | 3B | 71.1 mph |
6 | Devan Tupper | IL | Normal University | 2024 | RHP | 71.0 mph |
7 | Jacob O'Day | IL | Normal Community | 2023 | RHP | 70.5 mph |
8 | Ethan Sosnowski | IL | East Peoria | 2022 | C | 70.3 mph |
9 | Zechariah Landstrom | IL | Pontiac | 2024 | RHP | 69.8 mph |
10 | Tyler Sears | IL | Bloomington Central Catholic | 2022 | LHP | 69.7 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 VanDuzer | IL | LaSalle-Peru | 2024 | RHP | 33.8 g |
2 | Tanner Legner | IL | Pontiac | 2022 | SS | 32.9 g |
3 | Talan Hull | IL | Galva | 2025 | OF | 31.2 g |
4 | Luke Read | IL | Springfield Southeast | 2022 | OF | 29.7 g |
5 | Jacob Blunck | IL | Maroa-Forsyth | 2023 | 27.2 g | |
6 | Ashton Horchem | IL | Limestone | 2022 | OF | 25.7 g |
7 | Michael Agatucci | IL | Metamora | 2023 | C | 24.8 g |
8 | Nolan Schaefer | IL | Pekin | 2024 | 2B | 24.2 g |
9 | Ty Fate | IL | Limestone | 2022 | 1B | 23.9 g |
10 | Mathew Montoya | IL | Eureka | 2022 | OF | 23.8 g |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Nolan VanDuzer | IL | LaSalle-Peru | 2024 | RHP | 25.6 g |
2 | Tanner Legner | IL | Pontiac | 2022 | SS | 24.7 g |
3 | Jacob Blunck | IL | Maroa-Forsyth | 2023 | 24.6 g | |
4 | Talan Hull | IL | Galva | 2025 | OF | 24.1 g |
5 | Ashton Horchem | IL | Limestone | 2022 | OF | 21.9 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.
ON-PLANE EFFICIENCY PERCENTAGE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
1 | Timmy Luckey | IL | Fieldcrest | 2022 | 3B | 96 % |
2 | Cole Noreuil | IL | Delavan | 2024 | RHP | 89 % |
3 | Aidan Fulton | IL | Illinois Valley Central | 2023 | OF | 88 % |
4 | Brady Romagnoli | IL | LaSalle-Peru | 2024 | OF | 88 % |
5 | Kyle Binder | IL | Brimfield | 2024 | C | 88 % |
6 | Grant Knutson | IL | Washington Community | 2023 | OF | 87 % |
7 | Ben Wilson | IL | Springfield | 2024 | OF | 86 % |
8 | Nick Rainey | IL | Illinois Valley Central | 2022 | RHP | 86 % |
9 | Jace Weaver | IL | Spoon River Valley | 2024 | OF | 85 % |
10 | Zeb Rashid | IL | Wethersfield | 2025 | OF | 85 % |
On-Plane Efficiency: This metric measures the percentage of your swing that the sweet spot of the bat is considered to be On Plane. The reference plane is defined at the moment of impact. The percentage of your swing On Plane is determined by the amount of speed generated within that reference plane.
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at from this showcase, CLICK HERE.
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