Utah Preseason All-State: Blast Leaderboards
March 20, 2022
Blast motion HITTING LEADERS
The Preseason All-State event was held March 6th at state powerhouse Desert Hills HS, one of the better facilities not just in Utah, but the Four Corners. Today, we check out the leaders from the BP session recorded with Blast Motion. Be sure to check out our other coverage of this event. Enjoy!
Max Hand Speed
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (max)
1
Cole Kershaw
UT
Jordan
2023
1B
28.2 mph
2
Cooper Hansen
UT
Riverton
2024
LHP
27.0 mph
3
Grant Scholzen
UT
Hurricane
2023
SS
26.9 mph
4
Dax Watts
UT
American Fork
2024
OF
26.3 mph
5
Crew McChesney
UT
Lone Peak
2023
OF
25.7 mph
^
Sam Johanson
UT
Hurricane
2023
OF
25.7 mph
6
Corbin Gull
UT
Salem Hills
2024
2B
24.7 mph
7
Easton Hicks
UT
Riverton
2024
OF
24.6 mph
^
Ryder Robinson
UT
American Fork
2023
SS
24.6 mph
8
Jordan Jones
UT
Mountain Crest
2024
1B
24.5 mph
9
Andrew Lombana
UT
Juan Diego Catholic
2024
LHP
24.4 mph
10
Jackson Yamashita
UT
Clearfield
2022
2B
24.2 mph
AVG Hand Speed
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Cole Kershaw | UT | Jordan | 2023 | 1B | 26.2 mph |
2 | Cooper Hansen | UT | Riverton | 2024 | LHP | 25.1 mph |
3 | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 24.5 mph |
^ | Crew McChesney | UT | Lone Peak | 2023 | OF | 24.5 mph |
4 | Grant Scholzen | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | SS | 23.5 mph |
5 | Jordan Jones | UT | Mountain Crest | 2024 | 1B | 23.3 mph |
6 | Ryder Robinson | UT | American Fork | 2023 | SS | 23.2 mph |
7 | Corbin Gull | UT | Salem Hills | 2024 | 2B | 23.1 mph |
8 | Sam Johanson | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | OF | 23.1 mph |
9 | Chris Billings | UT | Lone Peak | 2022 | LHP | 23.0 mph |
10 | Tyler Ball | UT | Skyridge | 2023 | RHP | 23.0 mph |
Max Bat Speed
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
1 | Cole Kershaw | UT | Jordan | 2023 | 1B | 82.0 mph |
2 | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 80.8 mph |
3 | Crew McChesney | UT | Lone Peak | 2023 | OF | 79.9 mph |
4 | Luke (LT) Taylor | UT | Olympus | 2024 | C | 79.8 mph |
5 | Sam Johanson | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | OF | 79.5 mph |
6 | Davis Andrews | UT | American Fork | 2024 | SS | 77.5 mph |
7 | Jordan Jones | UT | Mountain Crest | 2024 | 1B | 77.4 mph |
8 | Tyler Ball | UT | Skyridge | 2023 | RHP | 77.3 mph |
^ | Cooper Hansen | UT | Riverton | 2024 | LHP | 77.3 mph |
^ | Josh Heaton | UT | Lone Peak | 2023 | LHP | 77.3 mph |
9 | Grant Scholzen | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | SS | 76.9 mph |
10 | Zach Carlson | UT | Juan Diego Catholic | 2024 | OF | 75.8 mph |
^ | Petey Soto Jr. | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2023 | SS | 75.8 mph |
AVG Bat Speed
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Cole Kershaw | UT | Jordan | 2023 | 1B | 79.9 mph |
2 | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 77.6 mph |
3 | Luke (LT) Taylor | UT | Olympus | 2024 | C | 76.9 mph |
4 | Sam Johanson | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | OF | 76.2 mph |
5 | Davis Andrews | UT | American Fork | 2024 | SS | 75.0 mph |
6 | Crew McChesney | UT | Lone Peak | 2023 | OF | 74.2 mph |
7 | Tyler Ball | UT | Skyridge | 2023 | RHP | 74.0 mph |
8 | Cooper Hansen | UT | Riverton | 2024 | LHP | 73.4 mph |
9 | Andrew Wilson | UT | Desert Hills | 2025 | C | 72.6 mph |
10 | Josh Heaton | UT | Lone Peak | 2023 | LHP | 72.4 mph |
Max Rotational Acceleration
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
1 | Easton Hicks | UT | Riverton | 2024 | OF | 30.0 g |
^ | Cole Kershaw | UT | Jordan | 2023 | 1B | 30.0 g |
2 | Chris Billings | UT | Lone Peak | 2022 | LHP | 26.5 g |
3 | Tualau Wolfgramm | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2024 | C | 22.6 g |
4 | Cole DeCastro | UT | Desert Hills | 2023 | SS | 22.4 g |
5 | Corbin Gull | UT | Salem Hills | 2024 | 2B | 22.3 g |
6 | Josh Heaton | UT | Lone Peak | 2023 | LHP | 22.1 g |
7 | Tyler Ball | UT | Skyridge | 2023 | RHP | 21.9 g |
8 | Cade Nalder | UT | Jordan | 2023 | C | 21.3 g |
9 | Jake Lindsay | UT | Weber | 2022 | SS | 21.2 g |
10 | Cole Watterson | UT | Sky View | 2022 | OF | 21.0 g |
AVG Rotational Acceleration
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Easton Hicks | UT | Riverton | 2024 | OF | 26.1 g |
2 | Cole Kershaw | UT | Jordan | 2023 | 1B | 24.9 g |
3 | Chris Billings | UT | Lone Peak | 2022 | LHP | 21.5 g |
4 | Tualau Wolfgramm | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2024 | C | 19.7 g |
5 | Josh Heaton | UT | Lone Peak | 2023 | LHP | 19.1 g |
6 | Corbin Gull | UT | Salem Hills | 2024 | 2B | 18.6 g |
7 | Cole DeCastro | UT | Desert Hills | 2023 | SS | 18.4 g |
8 | Cade Nalder | UT | Jordan | 2023 | C | 18.0 g |
9 | Ryker Schow | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2023 | OF | 17.8 g |
10 | Andrew Wilson | UT | Desert Hills | 2025 | C | 17.3 g |
On Plane Efficiency
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
1 | Dax Watts | UT | American Fork | 2024 | OF | 91 % |
2 | Petey Soto Jr. | UT | Crimson Cliffs | 2023 | SS | 88 % |
3 | Austin Ellis | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2024 | C | 87 % |
4 | Cooper Cluff | UT | Desert Hills | 2024 | OF | 85 % |
5 | Ryker Schow | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2023 | OF | 84 % |
6 | Austin Park | UT | Juab High | 2025 | SS | 83 % |
7 | Tualau Wolfgramm | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2024 | C | 79 % |
8 | Grant Scholzen | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | SS | 78 % |
9 | Cole DeCastro | UT | Desert Hills | 2023 | SS | 77 % |
10 | Ethan Johnson | UT | Cedar Valley School | 2024 | C | 77 % |
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