Utah Rising Stars ID: Hitting Data Dive

June 6, 2024
Cam Black-Araujo
Utah Operations

On Wednesday, May 29th, the Prep Baseball Utah staff hosted the Utah Rising Stars ID at Skyline High School in Salt Lake City, Utah. This event featured roughly 17 prospects from the 2028 - 2029 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players in attendance as the majority of the players at the event prepare to join the high school ranks in the next several months.

Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis and Pitching Data Dive. Now, we will take a further in-depth look at the top positional players with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:

For complete event results, click here.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.

TRACKMAN

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (max)
1	Cruz Adams	UT	Timpanogos	2028	SS	94.4 mph
2	Asher Williams	UT	Desert Hills	2029	SS	93.7 mph
3	Tilden Scott	UT	Spanish Fork High	2028	1B	89.6 mph
4	Jett Pratt	UT	Tooele High	2028	OF	89.1 mph
5	Carson Fackrell	UT	Cedar City High	2028	OF	88.6 mph
6	Jamon Yates	UT	American Fork	2028	RHP	87.7 mph
7	Beckham Beaumont	UT	Beaver High	2029	C	84.8 mph
8	Porter Eddington	UT	Maple Mountain High	2028	RHP	84.6 mph
9	Rhys Rosh	UT	N/A	2029	3B	83.9 mph
10	Hawkin Rasmussen	UT	Spanish Fork High	2029	RHP	82.6 mph

EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Exit Velocity (avg)
1	Cruz Adams	UT	Timpanogos	2028	SS	86.3 mph
2	Asher Williams	UT	Desert Hills	2029	SS	83.7 mph
3	Jett Pratt	UT	Tooele High	2028	OF	80.5 mph
4	Porter Eddington	UT	Maple Mountain High	2028	RHP	79.0 mph
5	Tilden Scott	UT	Spanish Fork High	2028	1B	78.6 mph
6	Ethan Pepper	UT	Spanish Fork High	2029	SS	78.1 mph
7	Jamon Yates	UT	American Fork	2028	RHP	77.1 mph
8	Rhys Rosh	UT	N/A	2029	3B	76.9 mph
9	Nixon Ashby	UT	Mountain Ridge	2029	RHP	76.3 mph
10	Kash Sissener	UT	Parowan High	2028	RHP	75.7 mph

Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (max)
1	Carson Fackrell	UT	Cedar City High	2028	OF	332 ft
2	Cruz Adams	UT	Timpanogos	2028	SS	325 ft
3	Tilden Scott	UT	Spanish Fork High	2028	1B	324 ft
4	Jamon Yates	UT	American Fork	2028	RHP	323 ft
5	Dylan Chambers	UT	Spanish Fork High	2028	OF	300 ft
6	Rhys Rosh	UT	N/A	2029	3B	299 ft
7	Porter Eddington	UT	Maple Mountain High	2028	RHP	296 ft
8	Jett Pratt	UT	Tooele High	2028	OF	293 ft
9	Kash Sissener	UT	Parowan High	2028	RHP	287 ft
10	Nixon Ashby	UT	Mountain Ridge	2029	RHP	282 ft

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Distance (avg)
1	Porter Eddington	UT	Maple Mountain High	2028	RHP	248 ft
2	Tilden Scott	UT	Spanish Fork High	2028	1B	232 ft
3	Kash Sissener	UT	Parowan High	2028	RHP	228 ft
4	Jamon Yates	UT	American Fork	2028	RHP	228 ft
5	Cruz Adams	UT	Timpanogos	2028	SS	225 ft
6	Ethan Pepper	UT	Spanish Fork High	2029	SS	219 ft
7	Asher Williams	UT	Desert Hills	2029	SS	204 ft
8	Dylan Chambers	UT	Spanish Fork High	2028	OF	202 ft
9	Rhys Rosh	UT	N/A	2029	3B	201 ft
10	Nixon Ashby	UT	Mountain Ridge	2029	RHP	197 ft

SWEET SPOT %

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Sweet Spot %
1	Ethan Pepper	UT	Spanish Fork High	2029	SS	87 %
2	Kash Sissener	UT	Parowan High	2028	RHP	80 %
3	Carson Fackrell	UT	Cedar City High	2028	OF	71 %
^	Asher Williams	UT	Desert Hills	2029	SS	71 %
^	Dylan Chambers	UT	Spanish Fork High	2028	OF	71 %
4	Cruz Adams	UT	Timpanogos	2028	SS	66 %
5	Jett Pratt	UT	Tooele High	2028	OF	62 %
^	Porter Eddington	UT	Maple Mountain High	2028	RHP	62 %
6	Tilden Scott	UT	Spanish Fork High	2028	1B	60 %
^	Dylan Adams	UT	Stansbury High	2028	OF	60 %

Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.

HARD HIT %

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hard Hit %
1	Cruz Adams	UT	Timpanogos	2028	SS	33 %
2	Asher Williams	UT	Desert Hills	2029	SS	14 %

Hard Hit percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a exit velocity of 90+ mph.

BLAST MOTION

HAND SPEED (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hand Speed (avg)
1	Carson Fackrell	UT	Cedar City High	2028	OF	23.9 mph
2	Cruz Adams	UT	Timpanogos	2028	SS	21.5 mph
3	Asher Williams	UT	Desert Hills	2029	SS	21.3 mph
4	Jamon Yates	UT	American Fork	2028	RHP	20.7 mph
5	Jett Pratt	UT	Tooele High	2028	OF	20.3 mph
6	Nixon Ashby	UT	Mountain Ridge	2029	RHP	20.2 mph
7	Kash Sissener	UT	Parowan High	2028	RHP	19.4 mph
8	Beckham Beaumont	UT	Beaver High	2029	C	18.6 mph
9	Porter Eddington	UT	Maple Mountain High	2028	RHP	18.4 mph
10	Rhys Rosh	UT	N/A	2029	3B	17.9 mph

Hand Speed: The observed 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 (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Bat Speed (avg)
1	Asher Williams	UT	Desert Hills	2029	SS	68.1 mph
2	Jamon Yates	UT	American Fork	2028	RHP	68.0 mph
3	Cruz Adams	UT	Timpanogos	2028	SS	66.3 mph
4	Jett Pratt	UT	Tooele High	2028	OF	66.0 mph
5	Kash Sissener	UT	Parowan High	2028	RHP	65.4 mph
6	Carson Fackrell	UT	Cedar City High	2028	OF	65.2 mph
7	Tilden Scott	UT	Spanish Fork High	2028	1B	63.7 mph
8	Rhys Rosh	UT	N/A	2029	3B	60.7 mph
9	Nixon Ashby	UT	Mountain Ridge	2029	RHP	59.1 mph
10	Ethan Pepper	UT	Spanish Fork High	2029	SS	58.9 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 (AVG.)

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Rot. Acc (avg)
1	Carson Fackrell	UT	Cedar City High	2028	OF	20.7 g
2	Cruz Adams	UT	Timpanogos	2028	SS	14.9 g
3	Nixon Ashby	UT	Mountain Ridge	2029	RHP	14.2 g
4	Asher Williams	UT	Desert Hills	2029	SS	14.0 g
5	Kash Sissener	UT	Parowan High	2028	RHP	11.9 g
6	Rhys Rosh	UT	N/A	2029	3B	10.7 g
7	Jett Pratt	UT	Tooele High	2028	OF	9.6 g
8	Beckham Beaumont	UT	Beaver High	2029	C	9.0 g
9	Porter Eddington	UT	Maple Mountain High	2028	RHP	8.8 g
10	Dylan Chambers	UT	Spanish Fork High	2028	OF	8.5 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.

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE	STATE	DATE	LOCATION
2024 ProCase - West	UT	06/02	Pepperdine University
2024 Scout Day: Rawlings Tigers	UT	06/27	Skyline High School (Salt Lake City, Utah)
2024 Scout Day: CBA Utah	UT	07/02	Pine View High School (St. George, Utah)
2024 Top Prospect Games (Invite-Only)	UT	07/08	Cate Field (Salt Lake CC)
Future Games (Class of 2026/27)	NATIONAL	07/24	LakePoint Sports
Junior Future Games (Class of 2028/29)	NATIONAL	07/24	LakePoint Sports
Senior Future Games (Class of 2025)	NATIONAL	07/24	LakePoint Sports