St. Louis Top Prospect Games Upperclass: Blast Board
June 29, 2022
On Tuesday, June 21st, the PBR Missouri staff traveled to Maryville University in St. Louis, Missouri, to host the St. Louis Top Prospect Games: Upperclass event. This invite-only event featured 40+ noteworthy uncommitted 2023 and 2024 prospects from the state, and it’s been a staple on our summer calendar since 2017.
For more information from this event, including a full look at all the player’s in attendance, click HERE.
Earlier this week we highlighted some of the day's standout prospects within our 'Quick Hits' and followed that up with a Stat Story that spotlighted which players found themselves atop the leaderboards from this event. We followed that up earlier today by mining deeper into the data, analyzing the batted ball and pitch metric leaders found within our 'TrackMan Files'.
Now with the help of our Blast Motion sensors, we're analyzing the swing metrics measured from Tuesday's invite-only event.
Hand Speed (Average)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (avg)
1
Trevor Lovall
MO
Wentzille Holt
2023
OF
25.9 mph
2
Hayden Bates
MO
Festus
2024
SS
22.9 mph
3
Xander Schmitt
MO
Lafayette
2024
C
22.3 mph
4
Kody Brown
MO
Seckman
2024
C
22.2 mph
5
Grant Fallert
MO
Valle Catholic
2024
MIF
21.8 mph
6
Peyton Mitchell
MO
Blue Springs
2023
C
21.5 mph
7
Nicholas Patten
MO
Blue Springs South High School
2024
C
21.3 mph
8
Luke Burns
MO
Desmet
2023
OF
21.2 mph
9
Brady Kehlenbrink
MO
Parkway South
2024
LHP
20.8 mph
10
Brodie Short
MO
Lutheran St. Charles
2024
C
20.8 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
Xander Schmitt
MO
Lafayette
2024
C
76.2 mph
2
Trevor Lovall
MO
Wentzille Holt
2023
OF
75.2 mph
3
Kody Brown
MO
Seckman
2024
C
74.6 mph
4
Peyton Mitchell
MO
Blue Springs
2023
C
74.5 mph
5
Hayden Bates
MO
Festus
2024
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
Grant Fallert
MO
Valle Catholic
2024
MIF
27.9 g
2
Trevor Lovall
MO
Wentzille Holt
2023
OF
26.6 g
3
John Nisbet
MO
Eureka
2024
C
25.7 g
4
Hayden Bates
MO
Festus
2024
SS
21.1 g
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Grant Dotson
MO
Jackson
2023
2B
21.1 g
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Trevor Lovall | MO | Wentzille Holt | 2023 | OF | 23.2 g |
2 | John Nisbet | MO | Eureka | 2024 | C | 21.6 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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