Preseason All-State: Blast Motion Leaderboard
March 9, 2023
On Saturday, March 4th the PBR Utah staff hosted our final high school event of the winter with the Utah Preseason All-State at Hurricane High School in Hurricane, Utah. The event was loaded from top-to-bottom with some of Utah's top prospects in four different classes highlighted by a bunch of former Future Gamers and nine Division I commitments with 21 total commits at the event.
We had prospects from the 2023 - 2026 classes in attendance which gave our staff a look at 110 players with a boat load of uncommitted talent, several of whom have a chance to join Team Utah at this summer's Future Games or West Coast Games. Over the next week our staff will begin to break down everything from the event with leaderboards from four sets of leaderboards from our tech partners, as well as Quick Hits with scouting notes on some standouts.
At this event, we retrieved a significant amount of data on each player including: 60 Times and splits measured by Swift Performance, Batting Practice measured by TrackMan and Blast Motion, visual testing measured by Vizual Edge, Catch Pop Time and Velocity, Outfield Evaluation and Velocity, Infield Evaluation and Velocity, Pitcher Bullpens analyzed and assessed by TrackMan. We pride ourselves on utilizing the latest technology in the game to provide the most accurate data for both the player and those recruiting/evaluating the player.
Below, we continue to break down all the data from the event with a look at the top Blast Motion metrics and data from the event.
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UTAH PRESEASON ALL-STATE | BLAST MOTION BOARD
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Top Blast Motion Performers in each swing category
Max Bat Speed - 89.9MPH | LHP/1B Noah Simon - 2023, Corner Canyon | Cuesta College
Avg. Bat Speed - 83.0MPH | 3B/OF Drake Piersall - 2024, Riverton | Uncommitted
Max Hand Speed - 28.1MPH | 1B/3B Cole Kershaw - 2023, Jordan | Utah
Avg. Hand Speed - 25.2MPH | OF/3B Mason Salazar - 2023, Lehi | Paradise Valley CC
Max On-Plane Efficiency - 94 % | 1B/OF Dax Watts - 2024, American Fork | Uncommitted
Avg. On-Plane Efficiency - 89 % | 1B/OF Dax Watts - 2024, American Fork | Uncommitted
Max Rotational Accel. - 27.8 G | 1B/3B Cole Kershaw - 2023, Jordan | Utah
Avg. Rotational Accel. - 23.0 G | 1B/3B Cole Kershaw - 2023, Jordan | Utah
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MAX BAT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
1 | Noah Simon | UT | Corner Canyon | 2023 | LHP | 89.9 mph |
2 | Ashton Gurney | UT | Park City | 2024 | 2B | 88.7 mph |
3 | Cole Kershaw | UT | Jordan | 2023 | 1B | 86.4 mph |
4 | Drake Piersall | UT | Riverton | 2024 | 3B | 85.0 mph |
5 | Keaton Stinson | UT | Olympus | 2024 | OF | 84.1 mph |
6 | Casey Robinson | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | 3B | 84.0 mph |
7 | Alex Vernon | UT | Riverton | 2024 | 1B | 81.8 mph |
8 | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 80.8 mph |
9 | Owen Miller | UT | Orem | 2024 | RHP | 80.7 mph |
10 | Degan Rigby | UT | Bear River | 2024 | RHP | 80.6 mph |
AVG BAT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Drake Piersall | UT | Riverton | 2024 | 3B | 83.0 mph |
2 | Cole Kershaw | UT | Jordan | 2023 | 1B | 82.7 mph |
3 | Casey Robinson | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | 3B | 81.1 mph |
4 | Keaton Stinson | UT | Olympus | 2024 | OF | 79.8 mph |
5 | Owen Miller | UT | Orem | 2024 | RHP | 78.7 mph |
6 | Noah Simon | UT | Corner Canyon | 2023 | LHP | 78.5 mph |
7 | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 78.0 mph |
8 | Malik Harris | UT | Juan Diego Catholic | 2023 | RHP | 76.7 mph |
9 | Noah Gatti | UT | Jordan High | 2025 | 2B | 76.6 mph |
10 | Alex Vernon | UT | Riverton | 2024 | 1B | 76.3 mph |
MAX HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Cole Kershaw | UT | Jordan | 2023 | 1B | 28.1 mph |
2 | Jordan Jones | UT | Mountain Crest | 2024 | 1B | 26.7 mph |
3 | Cache Poulson | UT | American Fork | 2026 | C | 26.4 mph |
^ | Owen Miller | UT | Orem | 2024 | RHP | 26.4 mph |
4 | Keaton Stinson | UT | Olympus | 2024 | OF | 26.3 mph |
5 | Mason Salazar | UT | Mountain View | 2023 | OF | 26.1 mph |
6 | Drake Piersall | UT | Riverton | 2024 | 3B | 26.0 mph |
7 | Noah Simon | UT | Corner Canyon | 2023 | LHP | 25.8 mph |
8 | Cooper Ford | UT | Juab | 2023 | 2B | 25.6 mph |
9 | Brayden Olson | UT | West Jordan | 2023 | OF | 25.5 mph |
AVG. HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Mason Salazar | UT | Mountain View | 2023 | OF | 25.2 mph |
2 | Owen Miller | UT | Orem | 2024 | RHP | 24.9 mph |
3 | Trey Vaughn | UT | Snow Canyon High | 2026 | 1B | 24.7 mph |
4 | Cache Poulson | UT | American Fork | 2026 | C | 24.6 mph |
5 | Cole Kershaw | UT | Jordan | 2023 | 1B | 24.6 mph |
6 | Drake Piersall | UT | Riverton | 2024 | 3B | 24.0 mph |
7 | Jordan Jones | UT | Mountain Crest | 2024 | 1B | 24.0 mph |
8 | Cooper Ford | UT | Juab | 2023 | 2B | 24.0 mph |
9 | Brayden Olson | UT | West Jordan | 2023 | OF | 23.9 mph |
10 | Maxwell Lee | UT | Viewmont | 2023 | C | 23.9 mph |
MAX ON-PLANE EFFICIENCY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | MaxOnPlaneEfficiency |
1 | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 94 |
2 | Petey Soto Jr. | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2023 | SS | 93 |
3 | Dallas Yardley | UT | Beaver | 2023 | RHP | 92 |
4 | Easton Petitta | UT | Orem | 2025 | OF | 87 |
5 | Grant Scholzen | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | SS | 86 |
6 | Max Pollard | UT | Corner Canyon | 2023 | C | 85 |
^ | Zach Engemann | UT | Orem High | 2025 | SS | 85 |
7 | Blake Carter | UT | Maple Mountain | 2024 | RHP | 84 |
8 | Chase Johnston | UT | Maple Mountain High | 2025 | LHP | 83 |
^ | Owen Miller | UT | Orem | 2024 | RHP | 83 |
^ | Caden Fenger | UT | Juan Diego | 2024 | RHP | 83 |
^ | Brayden Olson | UT | West Jordan | 2023 | OF | 83 |
AVG. ON-PLANE EFFICIENCY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
1 | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 89 % |
2 | Petey Soto Jr. | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2023 | SS | 89 % |
3 | Dallas Yardley | UT | Beaver | 2023 | RHP | 84 % |
4 | Easton Petitta | UT | Orem | 2025 | OF | 80 % |
5 | Max Pollard | UT | Corner Canyon | 2023 | C | 79 % |
6 | Chase Johnston | UT | Maple Mountain High | 2025 | LHP | 78 % |
7 | Owen Miller | UT | Orem | 2024 | RHP | 78 % |
8 | Grant Scholzen | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | SS | 78 % |
9 | Austin Park | UT | Juab High | 2025 | SS | 77 % |
10 | Mason Henry | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2026 | RHP | 77 % |
MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
1 | Cole Kershaw | UT | Jordan | 2023 | 1B | 27.8 g |
2 | Carlos Calata | UT | Juan Diego | 2023 | SS | 27.0 g |
3 | Alex Vernon | UT | Riverton | 2024 | 1B | 24.9 g |
4 | Grant Scholzen | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | SS | 24.4 g |
5 | Drake Piersall | UT | Riverton | 2024 | 3B | 24.2 g |
6 | Mason Salazar | UT | Mountain View | 2023 | OF | 22.9 g |
7 | Maxwell Lee | UT | Viewmont | 2023 | C | 22.1 g |
^ | Casey Robinson | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | 3B | 22.1 g |
8 | Cayman Sanchez | UT | Davis High | 2026 | SS | 21.0 g |
9 | Easton Petitta | UT | Orem | 2025 | OF | 20.5 g |
^ | Degan Rigby | UT | Bear River | 2024 | RHP | 20.5 g |
AVG. ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Cole Kershaw | UT | Jordan | 2023 | 1B | 23.0 g |
2 | Drake Piersall | UT | Riverton | 2024 | 3B | 20.7 g |
3 | Grant Scholzen | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | SS | 20.1 g |
4 | Maxwell Lee | UT | Viewmont | 2023 | C | 19.3 g |
5 | Mason Salazar | UT | Mountain View | 2023 | OF | 18.3 g |
6 | Carlos Calata | UT | Juan Diego | 2023 | SS | 17.7 g |
7 | Chase Johnston | UT | Maple Mountain High | 2025 | LHP | 17.6 g |
8 | Riley Brown | UT | Brighton | 2025 | 3B | 17.3 g |
9 | Max Pollard | UT | Corner Canyon | 2023 | C | 17.3 g |
10 | Cooper Ford | UT | Juab | 2023 | 2B | 17.2 g |
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Northern Utah Rising Stars ID | UT | 04/22 | American Fork High School - American Fork, UT |
Southern Utah Rising Stars ID | UT | 05/06 | Hurricane High School |
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