Top Prospect Games: Blast Board
July 23, 2022
Our PBR Mississippi Staff continues to roll out data from the Top Prospect Games that was held at Pearl River Community College on July 19th in Poplarville, MS. Today we take a look at the players who topped our leaderboards using our Blast Motion technology during their round of batting practice.
HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Walker Polk | MS | Simpson Academy | 2025 | OF | 23.4 mph |
^ | Cole Gideon | MS | JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 23.4 mph |
2 | Colin Flurry | MS | BOONEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 23.1 mph |
3 | John Abt | MS | Hartfield Academy | 2025 | SS | 22.5 mph |
4 | Drew Harrison | MS | Germantown | 2024 | SS | 22.1 mph |
5 | Connor Tice | MS | Stone | 2024 | RHP | 21.9 mph |
6 | Tyler Hester | MS | Madison Ridgeland Academy | 2025 | C | 21.7 mph |
^ | Barrett McKenney | MS | Simpson County Academy | 2025 | SS | 21.7 mph |
7 | Tristan Baldwyn | MS | EAST UNION ATTENDANCE CENTER | 2025 | OF | 21.5 mph |
8 | Joshua Jones | MS | Desoto Central | 2023 | OF | 21.0 mph |
9 | Ty Long | MS | Ripley | 2024 | SS | 20.8 mph |
10 | William Parker | MS | BILOXI HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 20.4 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Cole Gideon | MS | JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 22.8 mph |
2 | Colin Flurry | MS | BOONEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 22.3 mph |
3 | Walker Polk | MS | Simpson Academy | 2025 | OF | 21.7 mph |
4 | John Abt | MS | Hartfield Academy | 2025 | SS | 21.6 mph |
5 | Drew Harrison | MS | Germantown | 2024 | SS | 21.3 mph |
6 | Tyler Hester | MS | Madison Ridgeland Academy | 2025 | C | 21.2 mph |
7 | Connor Tice | MS | Stone | 2024 | RHP | 21.1 mph |
8 | Tristan Baldwyn | MS | EAST UNION ATTENDANCE CENTER | 2025 | OF | 20.6 mph |
9 | Joshua Jones | MS | Desoto Central | 2023 | OF | 19.8 mph |
10 | William Parker | MS | BILOXI HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 19.5 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 | Drew Harrison | MS | Germantown | 2024 | SS | 74.9 mph |
2 | Barrett McKenney | MS | Simpson County Academy | 2025 | SS | 68.5 mph |
3 | Tristan Baldwyn | MS | EAST UNION ATTENDANCE CENTER | 2025 | OF | 68.4 mph |
4 | Walker Polk | MS | Simpson Academy | 2025 | OF | 68.0 mph |
5 | Cole Gideon | MS | JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 67.7 mph |
6 | John Abt | MS | Hartfield Academy | 2025 | SS | 67.1 mph |
7 | Joshua Jones | MS | Desoto Central | 2023 | OF | 66.8 mph |
8 | Colin Flurry | MS | BOONEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 65.8 mph |
9 | Ty Long | MS | Ripley | 2024 | SS | 65.3 mph |
10 | Braden Maranto | MS | Amory | 2025 | SS | 64.3 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 | Cole Gideon | MS | JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 28.5 g |
2 | Braden Maranto | MS | Amory | 2025 | SS | 21.3 g |
3 | Colin Flurry | MS | BOONEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 21.2 g |
4 | Walker Polk | MS | Simpson Academy | 2025 | OF | 20.5 g |
5 | William Parker | MS | BILOXI HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 17.1 g |
6 | Charlie Jameson | MS | Germantown | 2024 | 2B | 17.0 g |
7 | Connor Tice | MS | Stone | 2024 | RHP | 16.2 g |
8 | Barrett McKenney | MS | Simpson County Academy | 2025 | SS | 15.4 g |
9 | Bryson Jackson | MS | Kossuth | 2024 | C | 15.1 g |
10 | John Abt | MS | Hartfield Academy | 2025 | SS | 13.8 g |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Cole Gideon | MS | JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 24.4 g |
2 | Braden Maranto | MS | Amory | 2025 | SS | 18.4 g |
3 | Colin Flurry | MS | BOONEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 17.6 g |
4 | Walker Polk | MS | Simpson Academy | 2025 | OF | 16.9 g |
5 | Charlie Jameson | MS | Germantown | 2024 | 2B | 14.2 g |
6 | William Parker | MS | BILOXI HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 13.8 g |
7 | Barrett McKenney | MS | Simpson County Academy | 2025 | SS | 13.0 g |
8 | Connor Tice | MS | Stone | 2024 | RHP | 12.7 g |
9 | Drew Harrison | MS | Germantown | 2024 | SS | 11.8 g |
10 | Tyler Hester | MS | Madison Ridgeland Academy | 2025 | C | 11.0 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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