Preseason All-State: Blast Motion Board
March 25, 2021
On March 20, the PBR Illinois team hosted its annual Preseason All-State showcase, bringing together a collection of the state’s best juniors in one place, Bo Jackson’s Elite Sports Dome in Lockport, Ill.
We began our post-event breakdown on Monday, detailing the prospects who exited the event with their prospect arrows pointed way up inside of this Quick Hits post. We highlighted the showcase’s biggest takeaways, focusing on the high-follow uncommitted juniors in the class, accompanied by written analysis and video. On Tuesday, with the help of our TrackMan unit on-site, we published TrackMan Files, and we published the traditional stat leaderboards on Wednesday, 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 on Saturday at this high-caliber showcase.
HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Kyle Schupmann | WI | Luther Prep | 2022 | SS | 28.6 mph |
2 | Chase Adams | IL | Normal University | 2022 | LHP | 28.1 mph |
3 | Matthew Armstrong | IL | Normal University | 2022 | SS | 27.8 mph |
4 | Brek Baranoski | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2022 | 2B | 26.6 mph |
5 | Jacob Filip | IL | Lakes Community | 2022 | C | 26.5 mph |
^ | Luke Adams | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2022 | 3B | 26.5 mph |
6 | Jake Collins | IL | Lockport | 2022 | OF | 26.3 mph |
7 | Tristan Kerr | IL | Lake Forest | 2022 | C | 26.2 mph |
^ | Matthew Tarr | IL | West Aurora | 2022 | RHP | 26.2 mph |
8 | Nathan Cooley | IL | Illinois Valley Central | 2022 | C | 26.1 mph |
9 | Luke Brabham | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2022 | SS | 25.9 mph |
10 | Joshua Bell | IL | Gwendolyn Brooks High School | 2022 | 3B | 25.8 mph |
11 | Kyle Odeshoo | IL | Prospect | 2022 | C | 25.7 mph |
^ | Jack Scheri | IL | LaSalle Peru | 2022 | SS | 25.7 mph |
12 | Jayden Lobliner | IL | St. Charles North | 2022 | C | 25.5 mph |
^ | Owen Murphy | IL | Riverside-Brookfield | 2022 | 3B | 25.5 mph |
13 | Mikey Gentile | IL | St. Laurence | 2022 | SS | 25.4 mph |
14 | Logan Gregorio | IL | Waubonsie Valley | 2022 | C | 25.3 mph |
^ | Estevan Moreno | IL | Montini Catholic | 2022 | SS | 25.3 mph |
15 | Will Plattner | IL | Glenwood | 2022 | C | 25.2 mph |
16 | Evan Jones | IL | Normal University | 2022 | OF | 25.1 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Chase Adams | IL | Normal University | 2022 | LHP | 27.2 mph |
2 | Matthew Armstrong | IL | Normal University | 2022 | SS | 26.0 mph |
3 | Jake Collins | IL | Lockport | 2022 | OF | 25.4 mph |
4 | Kyle Schupmann | WI | Luther Prep | 2022 | SS | 25.4 mph |
5 | Brek Baranoski | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2022 | 2B | 25.3 mph |
6 | Luke Adams | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2022 | 3B | 25.1 mph |
7 | Matthew Tarr | IL | West Aurora | 2022 | RHP | 25.0 mph |
8 | Jacob Filip | IL | Lakes Community | 2022 | C | 24.8 mph |
9 | Joshua Bell | IL | Gwendolyn Brooks High School | 2022 | 3B | 24.8 mph |
10 | Nathan Cooley | IL | Illinois Valley Central | 2022 | C | 24.7 mph |
11 | Jayden Lobliner | IL | St. Charles North | 2022 | C | 24.6 mph |
12 | Luke Brabham | IL | Nazareth Academy | 2022 | SS | 24.5 mph |
13 | Will Plattner | IL | Glenwood | 2022 | C | 24.5 mph |
14 | Jack Scheri | IL | LaSalle Peru | 2022 | SS | 24.5 mph |
15 | Mikey Gentile | IL | St. Laurence | 2022 | SS | 24.2 mph |
16 | Logan Gregorio | IL | Waubonsie Valley | 2022 | C | 24.1 mph |
17 | Luka Radicevich | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2022 | OF | 24.0 mph |
18 | Owen Murphy | IL | Riverside-Brookfield | 2022 | 3B | 24.0 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 | Nathan Cooley | IL | Illinois Valley Central | 2022 | C | 78.3 mph |
2 | Kyle Schupmann | WI | Luther Prep | 2022 | SS | 77.1 mph |
3 | Matthew Tarr | IL | West Aurora | 2022 | RHP | 76.7 mph |
4 | Will Plattner | IL | Glenwood | 2022 | C | 75.4 mph |
5 | Chase Adams | IL | Normal University | 2022 | LHP | 75.2 mph |
6 | Keegan Connors | IL | Jacobs | 2022 | C | 74.7 mph |
7 | Estevan Moreno | IL | Montini Catholic | 2022 | SS | 74.3 mph |
8 | Evan Jones | IL | Normal University | 2022 | OF | 73.4 mph |
9 | Luke Doty | IL | Metamora | 2022 | OF | 73.3 mph |
10 | Lucas Pajeau | IL | Lockport | 2022 | OF | 73.1 mph |
11 | Eli Hensley | IL | Normal West | 2022 | SS | 73.0 mph |
12 | Luke Adams | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2022 | 3B | 72.8 mph |
13 | Ryan Kelly | IL | Huntley | 2022 | C | 72.5 mph |
14 | Rick Powell | IL | McHenry | 2021 | OF | 72.3 mph |
15 | Blake Edmonds | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2022 | OF | 72.2 mph |
16 | Jack Scheri | IL | LaSalle Peru | 2022 | SS | 72.0 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 | Kyle Schupmann | WI | Luther Prep | 2022 | SS | 33.1 g |
^ | Matthew Armstrong | IL | Normal University | 2022 | SS | 33.1 g |
2 | Chase Adams | IL | Normal University | 2022 | LHP | 32.7 g |
3 | Easton Harris | IL | Washington | 2022 | SS | 32.0 g |
4 | Jayden Lobliner | IL | St. Charles North | 2022 | C | 30.7 g |
5 | Jake Collins | IL | Lockport | 2022 | OF | 29.6 g |
6 | Joshua Bell | IL | Gwendolyn Brooks High School | 2022 | 3B | 28.6 g |
7 | Eli Hensley | IL | Normal West | 2022 | SS | 28.0 g |
8 | Ramon Jimerson | IL | Sacred Heart Griffin | 2022 | OF | 27.8 g |
9 | Luka Radicevich | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2022 | OF | 26.5 g |
10 | Ryan Caccia | IL | St Charles North | 2022 | C | 26.3 g |
11 | Ivan Dahlberg | IL | Minooka | 2022 | C | 26.0 g |
12 | Joe Fiorenza | IL | Jacobs | 2022 | OF | 25.9 g |
13 | Lucas Pajeau | IL | Lockport | 2022 | OF | 25.5 g |
^ | Estevan Moreno | IL | Montini Catholic | 2022 | SS | 25.5 g |
14 | Jacob Filip | IL | Lakes Community | 2022 | C | 25.2 g |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Kyle Schupmann | WI | Luther Prep | 2022 | SS | 29.1 g |
2 | Jayden Lobliner | IL | St. Charles North | 2022 | C | 27.9 g |
3 | Chase Adams | IL | Normal University | 2022 | LHP | 27.3 g |
4 | Matthew Armstrong | IL | Normal University | 2022 | SS | 26.9 g |
5 | Easton Harris | IL | Washington | 2022 | SS | 25.7 g |
6 | Joshua Bell | IL | Gwendolyn Brooks High School | 2022 | 3B | 24.9 g |
7 | Eli Hensley | IL | Normal West | 2022 | SS | 24.2 g |
8 | Luka Radicevich | IL | Joliet Catholic | 2022 | OF | 23.1 g |
9 | Jake Collins | IL | Lockport | 2022 | OF | 22.8 g |
10 | Ivan Dahlberg | IL | Minooka | 2022 | C | 22.7 g |
11 | Ramon Jimerson | IL | Sacred Heart Griffin | 2022 | OF | 22.3 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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