Top Prospect Games: Blast Motion Leadeboard
July 5, 2021
The Top Prospect Games is an Invite Only event that featured a group of standouts from the Scout Day Season earlier this year, giving us an up close look to evaluate the progress made over the past few months as they begin their Summer seasons. This event provided an opportunity players an opportunity to showcases themselves next to similar high caliber players, many uncommitted, with the help of the leading technology in the game with Blast Motion and TrackMan as we also rolling out two new features that will be a fixture at future Prep Baseball Report events in Vizual Edge and Driveline.
Along with the tech, players also received updated metrics during the Pro-Style Workout portion of the event beginning with the Laser Time 60 Yard Dash, Batting Practice, Catcher Evaluations including Pop Times, Velocity, Receiving and Blocking, Outfield Evaluations and Infield Evaluations.
Today, we take a look at the Blast Motion Leaderboard that highlights the Top In-Swing Metrics collected from the Top Prospect Games.
ABOUT BLAST MOTION:
Since the beginning of the summer, one of the important tools Prep Baseball Report has started to implement at its events is the use of Blast Motion sensors. During batting practice, the Blast Motion sensors measure Swing and Impact Metrics across several categories. Swing metrics measure pre-impact mechanics centered around plane, connection, and rotation while Impact metrics measure pre-impact performance outcomes based on ball contact.
HERE ARE THE TOP METRICS OF THE DAY:
Top PEAK Bat Speed: 83.90 mph | Jordan Boman - 2022 / Centennial / Uncommitted
Top PEAK Hand Speed: 25.80 mph | Jordan Boman - 2022 / Centennial / Uncommitted
On-Plane Efficiency: 86% | Brayden Sakowski - 2022 / Coronado / Uncommitted
Rotational Acceleration: 26.60 g | Brayden Sakowski - 2022 / Coronado / Uncommitted
Below will you find the swing & impact metrics from the event in four different categories (Top-15 listed):
Peak BAT SPEED:
Bat Speed is the observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. For more info: Blast Bat Speed
MLB Avg: 66-78 mph MiLB: 63-75 mph College: 66-75 mph
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
1 | Jordan Boman | NV | Centennial | 2022 | 1B | 83.9 mph |
2 | Jason Schaaf | NV | Palo Verde | 2022 | SS | 76.2 mph |
3 | Logan Cockrill | NV | Centennial | 2022 | C | 74.7 mph |
4 | Jake Cook | NV | Desert Oasis | 2023 | C | 74.5 mph |
5 | Michael Cruz | NV | Reno | 2022 | 3B | 72.3 mph |
6 | Brenden Haney | NV | Desert Oasis | 2022 | 1B | 72.0 mph |
^ | Joey Schimick | NV | Faith Lutheran | 2022 | OF | 72.0 mph |
7 | Adrian Dijkman | NV | Faith Lutheran | 2024 | RHP | 71.9 mph |
8 | Dallin Smith | NV | Coronado | 2022 | C | 71.5 mph |
9 | Casey Kapushy | NV | Liberty | 2023 | 3B | 71.3 mph |
10 | Jewell Williams | NV | Arbor View | 2022 | C | 70.8 mph |
11 | Devo Town | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2024 | C | 70.5 mph |
12 | Chaz McNelis | NV | Green Valley | 2023 | OF | 69.8 mph |
13 | Lauren Binney | NV | Liberty | 2023 | C | 69.7 mph |
14 | Andrew Kaplan | NV | Palo Verde | 2024 | 3B | 69.3 mph |
15 | Kennedy Brennan | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2024 | C | 69.2 mph |
PEAK HAND SPEED:
Peak Hand Speed is 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. For more info: Peak Hand Speed
MLB Avg: 23-29 mph MiLB Avg: 22-28 mph College Avg: 21-24 mph
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Jordan Boman | NV | Centennial | 2022 | 1B | 25.8 mph |
2 | Chaz McNelis | NV | Green Valley | 2023 | OF | 23.3 mph |
3 | Jason Schaaf | NV | Palo Verde | 2022 | SS | 22.9 mph |
4 | Dallin Smith | NV | Coronado | 2022 | C | 22.8 mph |
^ | Parker Violand | NV | Faith Lutheran | 2023 | 3B | 22.8 mph |
5 | Joey Schimick | NV | Faith Lutheran | 2022 | OF | 22.7 mph |
6 | Brenden Haney | NV | Desert Oasis | 2022 | 1B | 22.5 mph |
7 | Brayden Sakowski | NV | Coronado | 2025 | C | 22.4 mph |
8 | Tanner Teffs | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2024 | OF | 22.2 mph |
^ | Keegan Snooks | NV | Douglas | 2024 | RHP | 22.2 mph |
9 | Jake Cook | NV | Desert Oasis | 2023 | C | 22.1 mph |
10 | Benjamin Lovering | NV | Faith Lutheran | 2024 | OF | 22.0 mph |
11 | Logan Cockrill | NV | Centennial | 2022 | C | 21.9 mph |
12 | Michael Cruz | NV | Reno | 2022 | 3B | 21.8 mph |
^ | Adrian Dijkman | NV | Faith Lutheran | 2024 | RHP | 21.8 mph |
13 | Lauren Binney | NV | Liberty | 2023 | C | 21.7 mph |
14 | Jewell Williams | NV | Arbor View | 2022 | C | 21.4 mph |
15 | Rylan Evans | NV | Moapa Valley | 2022 | SS | 21.2 mph |
ON PLANE EFFICIENCY:
Measures the percentage of your swing where the bat is on the swing plane. Your vertical bat angle at contact establishes the plane for that swing. Plane is a great indicator for making more consistent contact on the barrel of the bat. For more info: On Plane Efficiency
Ideal Efficiency %: 70% or Higher Range: 65%-85%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
1 | Brayden Sakowski | NV | Coronado | 2025 | C | 86 % |
2 | Tanner Teffs | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2024 | OF | 83 % |
3 | Parker Violand | NV | Faith Lutheran | 2023 | 3B | 80 % |
4 | Devo Town | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2024 | C | 77 % |
5 | Joell Castro | NV | Desert Oasis | 2024 | RHP | 73 % |
6 | Chaz McNelis | NV | Green Valley | 2023 | OF | 71 % |
7 | Lauren Binney | NV | Liberty | 2023 | C | 70 % |
8 | Cooper Cunningham | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2024 | LHP | 68 % |
9 | Logan Ernst | NV | Centennial | 2024 | C | 68 % |
10 | Griffin Marcelino | NV | Southeast Career Technical Academy | 2022 | C | 68 % |
11 | Dallin Smith | NV | Coronado | 2022 | C | 65 % |
12 | Josh Vaughn | NV | Foothill | 2024 | OF | 65 % |
13 | Joey Schimick | NV | Faith Lutheran | 2022 | OF | 64 % |
14 | Benjamin Lovering | NV | Faith Lutheran | 2024 | OF | 64 % |
15 | Jacob Ferry | NV | Green Valley HS | 2025 | 2B | 63 % |
ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION:
Measures how quickly your bat accelerates into the swing plane. Rotation is a good indicator of how you build bat speed by sequencing properly. The quicker your rotational acceleration, the more power you will have and the more time you have to adjust to pitch locations. For more info: Rotational Acceleration
MLB Avg: 16.8 g MiLB Avg: 12.6 g College Avg: 12.9 g
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
1 | Brayden Sakowski | NV | Coronado | 2025 | C | 26.6 g |
2 | Parker Violand | NV | Faith Lutheran | 2023 | 3B | 24.3 g |
3 | Tanner Teffs | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2024 | OF | 22.8 g |
4 | Joey Schimick | NV | Faith Lutheran | 2022 | OF | 22.4 g |
5 | Logan Cockrill | NV | Centennial | 2022 | C | 21.8 g |
6 | Michael Cruz | NV | Reno | 2022 | 3B | 19.6 g |
7 | Benjamin Lovering | NV | Faith Lutheran | 2024 | OF | 18.3 g |
8 | Dallin Smith | NV | Coronado | 2022 | C | 17.6 g |
9 | Jason Schaaf | NV | Palo Verde | 2022 | SS | 17.5 g |
10 | Alex Jang | NV | Faith Lutheran | 2025 | SS | 17.3 g |
11 | Jewell Williams | NV | Arbor View | 2022 | C | 16.9 g |
12 | Jake Cook | NV | Desert Oasis | 2023 | C | 16.8 g |
13 | Kennedy Brennan | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2024 | C | 16.5 g |
14 | Keegan Snooks | NV | Douglas | 2024 | RHP | 16.1 g |
15 | Griffin Marcelino | NV | Southeast Career Technical Academy | 2022 | C | 15.7 g |
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