Tucson Preseason ID: Blast Motion Board
January 12, 2022
On Saturday, Jan.8, the Tucson Preseason ID was hosted at Cienega High School. An open event for class of 2022-2025 graduates in the Tucson area. Talents were on display in front of the PBR Arizona staff, while data was being recorded by state-of-the-art technology.
Today, we take a look at the data recorded for hitters on Blast Motion sensors. Our Blast Analysis contains data such as: hand speed, bat speed, rotational acceleration, and on plane efficiency.
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Hand Speed (Peak & AVG)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Zakye Hawkins | NM | Las Cruces | 2024 | SS | 26.1 mph |
2 | Jose Simon-Aguirre | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2024 | C | 25.4 mph |
3 | Andres Castro | AZ | Pusch Ridge Christian | 2024 | RHP | 25.1 mph |
4 | Owen Peffers | AZ | Cienega | 2024 | C | 24.1 mph |
5 | Tyler Walker | AZ | Tanque Verde | 2023 | OF | 23.9 mph |
6 | Ryan Fulcher | AZ | Cienega | 2024 | 2B | 23.8 mph |
7 | Jadyn Roberts | AZ | Pima | 2023 | 2B | 23.4 mph |
8 | Joey Staiger | AZ | Cienega | 2024 | RHP | 23.2 mph |
^ | Sal Valenzuela | AZ | Nogales | 2024 | OF | 23.2 mph |
9 | Aleksander Krupa | AZ | Cienega | 2023 | OF | 23.0 mph |
10 | Hudson Harrison | NM | Centennial | 2024 | 1B | 22.9 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Jose Simon-Aguirre | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2024 | C | 24.2 mph |
2 | Zakye Hawkins | NM | Las Cruces | 2024 | SS | 24.2 mph |
3 | Tyler Walker | AZ | Tanque Verde | 2023 | OF | 22.4 mph |
4 | Andres Castro | AZ | Pusch Ridge Christian | 2024 | RHP | 22.3 mph |
5 | Jadyn Roberts | AZ | Pima | 2023 | 2B | 22.2 mph |
6 | Owen Peffers | AZ | Cienega | 2024 | C | 22.2 mph |
7 | Sal Valenzuela | AZ | Nogales | 2024 | OF | 21.6 mph |
8 | Joey Staiger | AZ | Cienega | 2024 | RHP | 21.5 mph |
9 | Ryan Fulcher | AZ | Cienega | 2024 | 2B | 21.5 mph |
10 | Aleksander Krupa | AZ | Cienega | 2023 | OF | 21.4 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 (Peak & AVG)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Bat Speed (max)
1
Andres Castro
AZ
Pusch Ridge Christian
2024
RHP
78.5 mph
2
Jadyn Roberts
AZ
Pima
2023
2B
77.8 mph
3
Aleksander Krupa
AZ
Cienega
2023
OF
77.0 mph
4
Jose Simon-Aguirre
AZ
Salpointe Catholic
2024
C
76.7 mph
5
Matthew Gonzales
AZ
Gilbert
2024
2B
75.6 mph
6
Zakye Hawkins
NM
Las Cruces
2024
SS
74.9 mph
7
Isaac Garza
NM
Canutillo
2024
OF
74.4 mph
8
Owen Peffers
AZ
Cienega
2024
C
74.3 mph
9
Elliot Johnson
AZ
Walden Grove
2023
3B
73.8 mph
10
Tyler Walker
AZ
Tanque Verde
2023
OF
73.7 mph
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Bat Speed (avg)
1
Andres Castro
AZ
Pusch Ridge Christian
2024
RHP
74.8 mph
2
Jose Simon-Aguirre
AZ
Salpointe Catholic
2024
C
73.4 mph
3
Aleksander Krupa
AZ
Cienega
2023
OF
73.4 mph
4
Zakye Hawkins
NM
Las Cruces
2024
SS
71.5 mph
5
Alek Felix
AZ
Nogales
2024
1B
70.4 mph
6
Jadyn Roberts
AZ
Pima
2023
2B
70.3 mph
7
Roberto Gallego
AZ
Nogales
2022
2B
70.2 mph
8
Sal Valenzuela
AZ
Nogales
2024
OF
69.8 mph
9
Isaac Garza
NM
Canutillo
2024
OF
69.7 mph
10
Alan Matthew Durazo
AZ
Nogales
2024
OF
69.4 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 & AVG)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (max)
1
Zakye Hawkins
NM
Las Cruces
2024
SS
26.2 g
2
Elliot Johnson
AZ
Walden Grove
2023
3B
22.9 g
3
Nathan Huie
AZ
Sahuarita
2024
1B
22.7 g
4
Jayden Barlet
AZ
Mica Mountain
2024
SS
22.5 g
5
Owen Peffers
AZ
Cienega
2024
C
22.3 g
6
Alan Matthew Durazo
AZ
Nogales
2024
OF
22.2 g
7
Isaac Garza
NM
Canutillo
2024
OF
21.6 g
8
Jose Simon-Aguirre
AZ
Salpointe Catholic
2024
C
18.6 g
9
Alek Felix
AZ
Nogales
2024
1B
17.5 g
10
Cruz Leyva
AZ
Cienega
2024
2B
17.4 g
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (avg)
1
Zakye Hawkins
NM
Las Cruces
2024
SS
22.8 g
2
Nathan Huie
AZ
Sahuarita
2024
1B
19.2 g
3
Jayden Barlet
AZ
Mica Mountain
2024
SS
17.3 g
4
Elliot Johnson
AZ
Walden Grove
2023
3B
17.2 g
5
Isaac Garza
NM
Canutillo
2024
OF
17.2 g
6
Alan Matthew Durazo
AZ
Nogales
2024
OF
16.8 g
7
Jose Simon-Aguirre
AZ
Salpointe Catholic
2024
C
16.1 g
8
Alek Felix
AZ
Nogales
2024
1B
15.5 g
9
Cruz Leyva
AZ
Cienega
2024
2B
15.5 g
10
Owen Peffers
AZ
Cienega
2024
C
13.6 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.
On Plane Efficiency
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
On Plane Eff (avg)
1
Ryan Fulcher
AZ
Cienega
2024
2B
84 %
2
Jose Simon-Aguirre
AZ
Salpointe Catholic
2024
C
81 %
3
Joel Esparza
AZ
Tombstone
2022
C
80 %
4
Tyler Walker
AZ
Tanque Verde
2023
OF
80 %
5
Owen Peffers
AZ
Cienega
2024
C
80 %
6
Nate Shoemaker
AZ
Catalina Foothills High School
2025
3B
78 %
7
Cruz Leyva
AZ
Cienega
2024
2B
77 %
8
Joey Staiger
AZ
Cienega
2024
RHP
77 %
9
Aleksander Krupa
AZ
Cienega
2023
OF
76 %
10
Matthew Gonzales
AZ
Gilbert
2024
2B
75 %
On-Plane Efficiency: how consistently a player maintains their arm and wrist throughout the swing, or the percentage of the swing where the bat is on-plane.
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