Upperclass Top Prospect Games: Blast Motion Leaderboard
June 28, 2021
The annual Upperclass Top Prospect Games is an Invite Only event that featured a group of 60+ 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 Upperclass 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: 81.90 mph | Tai Nguyen - 2022 / Bishop Gorman / Yale
Top PEAK Hand Speed: 25.70 mph | Alex Rhynes - 2023 / Centennial / Uncommitted
On-Plane Efficiency: 87% | Devyn Easton-Brooks - 2022 / Damonte Ranch / Uncommitted
Rotational Acceleration: 22.93 g | Caden Hunt - 2023 / Coronado / Uncommitted
Below will you find the swing & impact metrics from the event in four different categories (Top-15 listed):
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 | Tai Nguyen | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2022 | 1B | 81.9 mph |
2 | James Starkus | NV | Southwest Career & Technical | 2023 | OF | 78.0 mph |
3 | Kody Bialas | NV | Palo Verde | 2023 | 3B | 76.1 mph |
4 | Jake Morrison | NV | Coronado | 2023 | 3B | 75.3 mph |
5 | Alec Vincent | NV | Palo Verde | 2022 | C | 75.2 mph |
6 | Ty Silva | NV | Shadow Ridge | 2023 | OF | 74.9 mph |
7 | Marcus Matias | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2023 | OF | 74.2 mph |
8 | Brett Matson | NV | Liberty | 2022 | 2B | 74.0 mph |
9 | Easton Shelton | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2023 | 1B | 73.7 mph |
^ | Lucas Boesen | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2022 | RHP | 73.7 mph |
^ | Dallin Smith | NV | Coronado | 2022 | C | 73.7 mph |
10 | Alex Rhynes | NV | Centennial | 2023 | OF | 73.3 mph |
11 | Kaiden Smaka | NV | Palo Verde | 2022 | OF | 72.9 mph |
12 | Dominick Rush | NV | Liberty | 2023 | OF | 72.4 mph |
13 | Logan Smith | NV | Centennial | 2023 | RHP | 72.3 mph |
14 | Trevor LaPres | NV | Lake Mead Christian | 2023 | OF | 72.2 mph |
^ | Aiden Pollock | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2023 | OF | 72.2 mph |
15 | Bryce Ferrer-Leo | NV | Palo Verde | 2023 | LHP | 72.0 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 | Alex Rhynes | NV | Centennial | 2023 | OF | 25.7 mph |
2 | Easton Shelton | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2023 | 1B | 25.2 mph |
3 | Jackson Sadler | NV | Reno | 2023 | RHP | 25.1 mph |
4 | Kody Bialas | NV | Palo Verde | 2023 | 3B | 25.0 mph |
5 | Kaiden Smaka | NV | Palo Verde | 2022 | OF | 24.7 mph |
6 | James Starkus | NV | Southwest Career & Technical | 2023 | OF | 24.3 mph |
7 | Ty Silva | NV | Shadow Ridge | 2023 | OF | 24.2 mph |
8 | Tai Nguyen | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2022 | 1B | 23.9 mph |
^ | Caden Hunt | NV | Coronado | 2023 | C | 23.9 mph |
9 | Brett Matson | NV | Liberty | 2022 | 2B | 23.7 mph |
10 | Dallin Smith | NV | Coronado | 2022 | C | 23.4 mph |
^ | Joey Randazzo | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2022 | C | 23.4 mph |
11 | Dominick Rush | NV | Liberty | 2023 | OF | 23.3 mph |
^ | Marcus Matias | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2023 | OF | 23.3 mph |
12 | Aiden Pollock | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2023 | OF | 23.1 mph |
^ | Brady Ballinger | NV | Green Valley | 2023 | LHP | 23.1 mph |
13 | Trevor LaPres | NV | Lake Mead Christian | 2023 | OF | 23.0 mph |
14 | Benjamin Smith | NV | Basic Academy | 2023 | 1B | 22.9 mph |
^ | Noah Tschopp | NV | Rancho | 2022 | RHP | 22.9 mph |
15 | Nicholas Morrison | NV | Coronado | 2023 | SS | 22.8 mph |
^ | Jake Morrison | NV | Coronado | 2023 | 3B | 22.8 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 | Devyn Easton-Brooks | NV | Damonte Ranch | 2022 | OF | 87 % |
2 | Justin Kania | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2023 | 2B | 85 % |
3 | Kaiden Smaka | NV | Palo Verde | 2022 | OF | 84 % |
4 | Jackson Sadler | NV | Reno | 2023 | RHP | 82 % |
5 | Jakob Van Blaricom | NV | Damonte Ranch | 2022 | OF | 82 % |
6 | Nicholas Morrison | NV | Coronado | 2023 | SS | 81 % |
7 | Caden Hunt | NV | Coronado | 2023 | C | 81 % |
8 | Trevor LaPres | NV | Lake Mead Christian | 2023 | OF | 79 % |
9 | Jackson Tanko | NV | Palo Verde | 2022 | SS | 79 % |
10 | Payton Smith | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2023 | SS | 75 % |
11 | Benjamin Smith | NV | Basic Academy | 2023 | 1B | 75 % |
12 | Sebastian Cadena Jr. | NV | Damonte Ranch | 2023 | OF | 75 % |
13 | Tyler Ray | NV | Rancho | 2022 | RHP | 75 % |
14 | Jared Layfield | NV | Arbor View | 2023 | C | 74 % |
15 | Brant Hannon | NV | Rancho | 2022 | 2B | 73 % |
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 (avg) |
1 | Caden Hunt | NV | Coronado | 2023 | C | 22.9 g |
2 | Kaiden Smaka | NV | Palo Verde | 2022 | OF | 20.1 g |
3 | Ty Silva | NV | Shadow Ridge | 2023 | OF | 20.1 g |
4 | Jackson Tanko | NV | Palo Verde | 2022 | SS | 19.3 g |
5 | Kody Bialas | NV | Palo Verde | 2023 | 3B | 18.6 g |
6 | James Starkus | NV | Southwest Career & Technical | 2023 | OF | 18.1 g |
7 | Tai Nguyen | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2022 | 1B | 17.5 g |
8 | Jared Layfield | NV | Arbor View | 2023 | C | 17.4 g |
9 | Jackson Sadler | NV | Reno | 2023 | RHP | 16.8 g |
10 | Dominick Rush | NV | Liberty | 2023 | OF | 15.7 g |
11 | Derek Bain | NV | Basic | 2024 | C | 15.4 g |
12 | Joey Randazzo | NV | Bishop Gorman | 2022 | C | 14.3 g |
13 | Alec Vincent | NV | Palo Verde | 2022 | C | 14.2 g |
14 | Brett Matson | NV | Liberty | 2022 | 2B | 14.0 g |
15 | Bryce Ferrer-Leo | NV | Palo Verde | 2023 | LHP | 13.8 g |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Nevada Underclass Top Prospect Games (Invite-Only) | NV | 07/01 | UNLV |
Nevada Upperclass Top Prospect Games - Session 2 (Invite Only) | NV | 07/01 | UNLV |
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