Year Review: Bat Speed
January 7, 2021
YEAR REVIEW: Bat Speed
It was indeed a strange year in 2020, the spring HS season shut down early and players across the state found themselves trying to get games in wherever they could. The state of Arizona was luckier than some states out there and was able to show some consistency throughout the summer and fall seasons. From a scouting perspective, the players that got to work during some extra time off really stood out towards the end of the summer and during fall competition. Some players were able to make some big physical transformations during that time while some prospects were able to make some big improvements to their swings or mechanics. PBR Arizona was able to get out to see some of these improvements, having spent hundreds of hours at the baseball field while holding plenty of their own events throughout the year.
The biggest question mark in 2020 was what was going to happen to college recruiting. Scouts all over the country have had to get clever with their approach but there has been plenty of recruiting still going on. At this time last year, there were about 3 commits in the 2022 grad class committed to DI programs. This year, there are already 16 prospects committed in the 2023 class. College coaches are finding a way to get it done and Prep Baseball Report has been there to help provide resources to those scouts to aid in the process. We are looking forward to continue covering prospects in the future.
In 2020, another key tool Prep Baseball Report started to implement at its events was the use of Blast Motion sensors. During batting practice, Blast Motion helped our staff capture important 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.
We continue to wrap up 2020, we will be looking at some of the top Blast data metrics collected from the past year. Today, we will be taking a look at the the top average Bat Speeds.
RANK | NAME | STATE | SCHOOL | CLASS | POS | BAT SPEED (AVG) |
1 | Mitch Namie | AZ | Red Mountain | 2022 | 1B | 79.30 mph |
2 | Mario Bejarano | AZ | Tucson | 2022 | 1B | 78.80 mph |
3 | Jack Rogers | AZ | Salpointe Catholic | 2021 | 1B | 78.45 mph |
4 | Henry Chabot | AZ | Brophy College Prep | 2022 | C | 76.40 mph |
5 | Jimmy Williams | AZ | Cactus Shadows | 2022 | OF | 76.30 mph |
6 | Dante Turgeon | AZ | Benjamin Franklin | 2022 | 1B | 75.80 mph |
7 | Jack Ellsworth | AZ | Highland | 2022 | OF | 75.46 mph |
8 | Joey Trippi | AZ | Higley | 2022 | OF | 74.26 mph |
9 | Jack Ellsworth |
AZ | Highland | 2022 | OF | 74.10 mph |
10 | Joshua Martinez | AZ | Mountain Ridge | 2021 | OF | 73.86 mph |
11 | Thomas DeChesaro | AZ | Saguaro | 2022 | 3B | 73.80 mph |
12 | Shane Melick | AZ | Ironwood Ridge | 2022 | 1B | 73.69 mph |
13 | Isaiah Jackson | AZ | Cienega | 2022 | OF | 73.60 mph |
14 | Steven Vasquez | AZ | Odyssey Prep | 2021 | LHP | 73.47 mph |
15 | Logan Hall | AZ | Williams Field | 2021 | OF | 73.31 mph |
16 | Nick Arias | AZ | Tucson | 2022 | SS | 73.20 mph |
17 | Tommy La Porte | AZ | Norte Dame Prep | 2022 | C | 73.18 mph |
18 | Aidan Young | AZ | Chaparral | 2022 | 1B | 72.97 mph |
19 | Tyler Bare | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2021 | OF | 72.74 mph |
20 | AJ Singer | AZ | Mountain Ridge | 2022 | SS | 72.60 mph |
21 | Marcus Delgado | AZ | Canyon Del Oro | 2022 | RHP | 72.50 mph |
22 | Alessandro Castro | AZ | Pusch Ridge | 2022 | OF | 72.40 mph |
23 | Maguire Peterson | AZ | Notre Dame Prep | 2021 | SS | 72.38 mph |
24 | Grant Smith | AZ | Pinnacle | 2023 | RHP | 72.34 mph |
25 | Josh Tiedemann | AZ | Hamilton | 2023 | SS | 72.30 mph |
Caleb Herd | AZ | Cienega | 2022 | C | 72.30 mph | |
26 | Cade Westerlund | AZ | Mountain Pointe | 2021 | C | 72.20 mph |
27 | Caden Thiele | AZ | Desert Vista | 2022 | OF | 72.10 mph |
28 | Christian Roncal | AZ | Sunrise Mountain | 2023 | OF | 71.97 mph |
29 | Jorge Febres | AZ | Red Mountain | 2022 | 3B | 71.90 mph |
30 | Evan Butler - Vander Valk | AZ | Coconino | 2022 | 1B | 71.81 mph |
31 | Gavin Short | AZ | SunnySlope | 2024 | 3B | 71.62 mph |
32 | Brok Liu | AZ | Chandler | 2021 | 3B | 71.54 mph |
33 | Lucas Cardy | AZ | Canyon Del Oro | 2022 | RHP | 71.50 mph |
Jacob Miller | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2022 | 1B | 71.50 mph | |
34 | Cruz Oxford | AZ | Sunrise Mountain | 2022 | 3B | 71.28 mph |
35 | Garrett Sloan | AZ | Estrella Foothills | 2022 | 3B | 71.26 mph |
36 | Anthony Bever | AZ | Mountain Ridge | 2022 | 2B | 71.23 mph |
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