Top Prospect Games (Underclass): Blast Board
June 27, 2022
Our PBR Tennessee Staff continues to display data from our Top Prospect Games (Underclass) event that was held at The University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN on June 21st & 22nd. Today we take a glance at the players who topped our leaderboards using our Blast Motion technology during batting practice.
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HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Konner Bowden | TN | Columbia Central | 2024 | OF | 26.3 mph |
2 | Waylon Jackson | TN | Knights Baseball Academy | 2024 | OF | 26.2 mph |
3 | Carter Kelley | TN | Giles County | 2024 | OF | 25.3 mph |
4 | Kirk Weatherford | TN | Clarksville High | 2025 | CF | 24.9 mph |
^ | Brycen Mcdonald | TN | Lewis Co High School | 2025 | RHP | 24.9 mph |
5 | Walker Craig | TN | Cascade | 2024 | 1B | 24.8 mph |
^ | Jake Merrick | TN | Farragut | 2024 | 2B | 24.8 mph |
6 | Eli Dickey | TN | Christ Presbyterian | 2026 | RHP | 24.4 mph |
^ | Cory Hoard | TN | Franklin | 2025 | SS | 24.4 mph |
7 | Logan Barney | TN | Green Hill | 2025 | 3B | 24.2 mph |
^ | Dominic Monaco | TN | Brentwood Academy | 2024 | LHP | 24.2 mph |
8 | Carson Darr | TN | UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE | 2025 | 2B | 24.1 mph |
^ | Tyler Bennett | TN | CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE | 2025 | SS | 24.1 mph |
^ | Rinaldo Matti | TN | PROVIDENCE ACADEMY | 2025 | C | 24.1 mph |
^ | Hayden Short | TN | Collierville High School | 2025 | OF | 24.1 mph |
9 | Jackson Berry | TN | Science Hill | 2024 | SS | 24.0 mph |
^ | Madden Williams | TN | Lipscomb Academy | 2025 | 3B | 24.0 mph |
10 | Cade Batchelor | TN | Maryville | 2024 | SS | 23.8 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Brycen Mcdonald | TN | Lewis Co High School | 2025 | RHP | 24.0 mph |
2 | Konner Bowden | TN | Columbia Central | 2024 | OF | 23.9 mph |
3 | Cory Hoard | TN | Franklin | 2025 | SS | 23.5 mph |
4 | Jackson Berry | TN | Science Hill | 2024 | SS | 23.2 mph |
5 | Carter Kelley | TN | Giles County | 2024 | OF | 23.2 mph |
6 | Jake Merrick | TN | Farragut | 2024 | 2B | 23.2 mph |
7 | Carson Darr | TN | UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE | 2025 | 2B | 23.0 mph |
8 | Waylon Jackson | TN | Knights Baseball Academy | 2024 | OF | 22.9 mph |
9 | Dominic Monaco | TN | Brentwood Academy | 2024 | LHP | 22.8 mph |
10 | Kirk Weatherford | TN | Clarksville High | 2025 | CF | 22.6 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 | Jake Merrick | TN | Farragut | 2024 | 2B | 74.5 mph |
2 | Cole Putnal | TN | Cherokee | 2024 | C | 73.8 mph |
3 | Brycen Mcdonald | TN | Lewis Co High School | 2025 | RHP | 72.9 mph |
4 | Kirk Weatherford | TN | Clarksville High | 2025 | CF | 72.8 mph |
5 | Eli Dickey | TN | Christ Presbyterian | 2026 | RHP | 72.6 mph |
6 | Brennan Mealer | TN | Forrest | 2024 | 1B | 72.1 mph |
7 | Walker Craig | TN | Cascade | 2024 | 1B | 72.1 mph |
8 | Waylon Jackson | TN | Knights Baseball Academy | 2024 | OF | 72.0 mph |
9 | Nate Webb | TN | POPE JOHN PAUL II HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | 1B | 71.9 mph |
10 | Bleau Kennedy | TN | Alcoa | 2025 | 3B | 71.8 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 | Cade Batchelor | TN | Maryville | 2024 | SS | 32.1 g |
2 | AJ Greene | TN | Collierville | 2025 | SS | 30.7 g |
3 | Kole Gray | TN | Brentwood | 2024 | RHP | 27.5 g |
4 | Walker Craig | TN | Cascade | 2024 | 1B | 27.0 g |
^ | Gage Lovell | TN | Cornersville | 2025 | OF | 27.0 g |
5 | Waylon Jackson | TN | Knights Baseball Academy | 2024 | OF | 26.9 g |
6 | Madden Williams | TN | Lipscomb Academy | 2025 | 3B | 26.7 g |
7 | Logan Barney | TN | Green Hill | 2025 | 3B | 26.5 g |
8 | Brycen Mcdonald | TN | Lewis Co High School | 2025 | RHP | 26.3 g |
9 | Luke Treece | TN | Coalfield School | 2025 | C | 26.0 g |
10 | Bleau Kennedy | TN | Alcoa | 2025 | 3B | 25.8 g |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | AJ Greene | TN | Collierville | 2025 | SS | 26.3 g |
2 | Cade Batchelor | TN | Maryville | 2024 | SS | 25.4 g |
3 | Luke Treece | TN | Coalfield School | 2025 | C | 23.5 g |
4 | Jackson Berry | TN | Science Hill | 2024 | SS | 23.2 g |
5 | Gage Lovell | TN | Cornersville | 2025 | OF | 22.5 g |
6 | Madden Williams | TN | Lipscomb Academy | 2025 | 3B | 22.3 g |
7 | Walker Craig | TN | Cascade | 2024 | 1B | 22.1 g |
8 | Bleau Kennedy | TN | Alcoa | 2025 | 3B | 21.4 g |
9 | Spencer Yu | TN | Ensworth | 2024 | 2B | 21.3 g |
10 | Brycen Mcdonald | TN | Lewis Co High School | 2025 | RHP | 21.2 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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