Arkansas Summer Open: Hitting Leaderboard
August 31, 2022
Prep Baseball Report Arkansas hosted the Arkansas Summer open featuring players from the 2023 class all the way to the 2027 class. These prospects took part in a traditional showcase featuring laser timed 60's, BP with Trackman and Blast Motion, defensive metrics with radar gun readings and actions, and pitchers throwing bullpens with the Trackman unit. Today we take a look at some of the top hitting performances from the event with data collected by Trackman and Blast Motion.
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TOP EXIT VELOCITIES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Kade Ivy | AR | Searcy | 2023 | 3B | 97.7 mph |
| 2 | Ethan Payne | AR | Bentonville | 2023 | RHP | 93.6 mph |
| 3 | Easton Baldridge | AR | Westside | 2024 | 3B | 93.3 mph |
| 4 | Daxton Horton | AR | Bentonville | 2025 | OF | 92.0 mph |
| 5 | Brecken Glasgow | AR | Batesville | 2025 | OF | 91.9 mph |
| 6 | Chase Fallert | MO | Valle Catholic | 2023 | SS | 91.6 mph |
| 7 | Masen Walker | AR | Mountain Home | 2023 | SS | 91.2 mph |
| 8 | Hunter Kaplan | AR | Catholic | 2024 | C | 90.8 mph |
| 9 | Ryan Slunder | AR | Cabot | 2023 | 1B | 90.7 mph |
| 10 | Drew Vaughan | MO | Mountain Grove | 2023 | 2B | 90.2 mph |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITIES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Kade Ivy | AR | Searcy | 2023 | 3B | 86.3 mph |
| 2 | Masen Walker | AR | Mountain Home | 2023 | SS | 81.8 mph |
| 3 | Easton Baldridge | AR | Westside | 2024 | 3B | 81.7 mph |
| 4 | Daxton Horton | AR | Bentonville | 2025 | OF | 80.8 mph |
| 5 | Ryan Slunder | AR | Cabot | 2023 | 1B | 80.4 mph |
| 6 | Brecken Glasgow | AR | Batesville | 2025 | OF | 80.3 mph |
| 7 | Wyatt Fox | AR | Scranton | 2024 | LHP | 80.2 mph |
| 8 | Ethan Payne | AR | Bentonville | 2023 | RHP | 79.9 mph |
| 9 | Drew Vaughan | MO | Mountain Grove | 2023 | 2B | 79.3 mph |
| 10 | Hunter Kaplan | AR | Catholic | 2024 | C | 77.6 mph |
TOP MAX DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Daxton Horton | AR | Bentonville | 2025 | OF | 360 ft |
| 2 | Kade Ivy | AR | Searcy | 2023 | 3B | 348 ft |
| 3 | Chase Fallert | MO | Valle Catholic | 2023 | SS | 346 ft |
| 4 | Drew Vaughan | MO | Mountain Grove | 2023 | 2B | 343 ft |
| 5 | Easton Baldridge | AR | Westside | 2024 | 3B | 333 ft |
| 6 | Caleb Collins | AR | Catholic | 2023 | SS | 329 ft |
| 7 | Rylan Henry | AR | Joe T Robinson | 2024 | 1B | 315 ft |
| 8 | Ryan Slunder | AR | Cabot | 2023 | 1B | 314 ft |
| 9 | Masen Walker | AR | Mountain Home | 2023 | SS | 309 ft |
| 10 | Cale Glasgow | AR | Batesville | 2025 | 1B | 309 ft |
TOP SWEET SPOT PERCENTAGE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
| 1 | Wyatt Fox | AR | Scranton | 2024 | LHP | 64 % |
| 2 | Ethan Bowen | AR | Van Buren | 2025 | C | 62 % |
| 3 | Cooper Young | AR | De Queen | 2023 | OF | 61 % |
| 4 | Masen Walker | AR | Mountain Home | 2023 | SS | 57 % |
| 5 | Easton Baldridge | AR | Westside | 2024 | 3B | 56 % |
| 6 | Jaylon Ashcraft | AR | Bismarck | 2026 | C | 54 % |
| ^ | Cale Glasgow | AR | Batesville | 2025 | 1B | 54 % |
| ^ | Bo Kersey | AR | Walnut Ridge | 2024 | OF | 54 % |
| 7 | Ryan Slunder | AR | Cabot | 2023 | 1B | 53 % |
| 8 | Chase Fallert | MO | Valle Catholic | 2023 | SS | 52 % |
| 9 | Hunter Kaplan | AR | Catholic | 2024 | C | 50 % |
| ^ | Kade Ivy | AR | Searcy | 2023 | 3B | 50 % |
| 10 | Daxton Horton | AR | Bentonville | 2025 | OF | 44 % |
TOP HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
| 1 | Curren McCauley | AR | Bentonville | 2026 | OF | 26.1 mph |
| 2 | Daxton Horton | AR | Bentonville | 2025 | OF | 24.7 mph |
| 3 | Hunter Kaplan | AR | Catholic | 2024 | C | 24.2 mph |
| 4 | Brecken Glasgow | AR | Batesville | 2025 | OF | 23.3 mph |
| 5 | Drew Vaughan | MO | Mountain Grove | 2023 | 2B | 23.0 mph |
| 6 | Chase Fallert | MO | Valle Catholic | 2023 | SS | 21.4 mph |
| 7 | Kade Ivy | AR | Searcy | 2023 | 3B | 21.3 mph |
| ^ | Mason Nix | MO | Ste. Genevieve | 2024 | OF | 21.3 mph |
| 8 | Ethan Bowen | AR | Van Buren | 2025 | C | 20.7 mph |
| ^ | Ethan Payne | AR | Bentonville | 2023 | RHP | 20.7 mph |
| ^ | Bo Kersey | AR | Walnut Ridge | 2024 | OF | 20.7 mph |
| 9 | Taylor Nichols | AR | Walnut Ridge | 2027 | C | 20.5 mph |
| ^ | Rylan Henry | AR | Joe T Robinson | 2024 | 1B | 20.5 mph |
| 10 | Xander Kane | AR | Pangburn | 2025 | LHP | 20.4 mph |
| ^ | Ryan Slunder | AR | Cabot | 2023 | 1B | 20.4 mph |
| ^ | Wyatt Fox | AR | Scranton | 2024 | LHP | 20.4 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Hunter Kaplan | AR | Catholic | 2024 | C | 23.1 mph |
| 2 | Drew Vaughan | MO | Mountain Grove | 2023 | 2B | 21.5 mph |
| 3 | Curren McCauley | AR | Bentonville | 2026 | OF | 21.3 mph |
| 4 | Daxton Horton | AR | Bentonville | 2025 | OF | 20.8 mph |
| 5 | Brecken Glasgow | AR | Batesville | 2025 | OF | 20.7 mph |
| 6 | Kade Ivy | AR | Searcy | 2023 | 3B | 20.7 mph |
| 7 | Chase Fallert | MO | Valle Catholic | 2023 | SS | 20.6 mph |
| 8 | Mason Nix | MO | Ste. Genevieve | 2024 | OF | 20.4 mph |
| 9 | Bo Kersey | AR | Walnut Ridge | 2024 | OF | 19.9 mph |
| 10 | Ethan Payne | AR | Bentonville | 2023 | RHP | 19.9 mph |
TOP BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Curren McCauley | AR | Bentonville | 2026 | OF | 78.1 mph |
| 2 | Kade Ivy | AR | Searcy | 2023 | 3B | 77.9 mph |
| 3 | Hunter Kaplan | AR | Catholic | 2024 | C | 75.2 mph |
| 4 | Daxton Horton | AR | Bentonville | 2025 | OF | 74.6 mph |
| 5 | Chase Fallert | MO | Valle Catholic | 2023 | SS | 72.8 mph |
| 6 | Wyatt Fox | AR | Scranton | 2024 | LHP | 71.2 mph |
| 7 | Drew Vaughan | MO | Mountain Grove | 2023 | 2B | 68.9 mph |
| 8 | Masen Walker | AR | Mountain Home | 2023 | SS | 68.6 mph |
| 9 | Davis Dyer | AR | Har-Ber | 2026 | SS | 68.4 mph |
| 10 | Ryan Slunder | AR | Cabot | 2023 | 1B | 67.8 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Kade Ivy | AR | Searcy | 2023 | 3B | 74.7 mph |
| 2 | Daxton Horton | AR | Bentonville | 2025 | OF | 68.4 mph |
| 3 | Wyatt Fox | AR | Scranton | 2024 | LHP | 67.7 mph |
| 4 | Hunter Kaplan | AR | Catholic | 2024 | C | 67.5 mph |
| 5 | Ryan Slunder | AR | Cabot | 2023 | 1B | 66.6 mph |
| 6 | Masen Walker | AR | Mountain Home | 2023 | SS | 66.0 mph |
| 7 | Chase Fallert | MO | Valle Catholic | 2023 | SS | 65.6 mph |
| 8 | Davis Dyer | AR | Har-Ber | 2026 | SS | 65.4 mph |
| 9 | Ethan Payne | AR | Bentonville | 2023 | RHP | 64.4 mph |
| 10 | Mason Nix | MO | Ste. Genevieve | 2024 | OF | 64.1 mph |
TOP ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
| 1 | Hunter Kaplan | AR | Catholic | 2024 | C | 31.9 g |
| 2 | Bo Kersey | AR | Walnut Ridge | 2024 | OF | 27.8 g |
| 3 | Masen Walker | AR | Mountain Home | 2023 | SS | 25.9 g |
| 4 | Kade Ivy | AR | Searcy | 2023 | 3B | 21.9 g |
| 5 | Mason Nix | MO | Ste. Genevieve | 2024 | OF | 21.8 g |
| 6 | Brecken Glasgow | AR | Batesville | 2025 | OF | 20.3 g |
| 7 | Rylan Brock | AR | West Fork | 2024 | MIF | 19.5 g |
| 8 | Drew Vaughan | MO | Mountain Grove | 2023 | 2B | 19.3 g |
| 9 | Davis Dyer | AR | Har-Ber | 2026 | SS | 18.4 g |
| 10 | Chase Fallert | MO | Valle Catholic | 2023 | SS | 16.1 g |
AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Hunter Kaplan | AR | Catholic | 2024 | C | 27.6 g |
| 2 | Bo Kersey | AR | Walnut Ridge | 2024 | OF | 24.6 g |
| 3 | Masen Walker | AR | Mountain Home | 2023 | SS | 22.4 g |
| 4 | Kade Ivy | AR | Searcy | 2023 | 3B | 20.6 g |
| 5 | Mason Nix | MO | Ste. Genevieve | 2024 | OF | 20.2 g |
| 6 | Drew Vaughan | MO | Mountain Grove | 2023 | 2B | 16.5 g |
| 7 | Brecken Glasgow | AR | Batesville | 2025 | OF | 15.5 g |
| 8 | Rylan Brock | AR | West Fork | 2024 | MIF | 14.4 g |
| 9 | Davis Dyer | AR | Har-Ber | 2026 | SS | 14.2 g |
| 10 | Chase Fallert | MO | Valle Catholic | 2023 | SS | 13.8 g |
TOP ON PLANE EFFICIENCY AVERAGE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
| 1 | Zachary Light | MO | Kickapoo | 2024 | LHP | 85 % |
| 2 | Xander Kane | AR | Pangburn | 2025 | LHP | 84 % |
| 3 | Rylan Brock | AR | West Fork | 2024 | MIF | 82 % |
| 4 | Mason Nix | MO | Ste. Genevieve | 2024 | OF | 79 % |
| 5 | Cooper Young | AR | De Queen | 2023 | OF | 79 % |
| 6 | Bo Kersey | AR | Walnut Ridge | 2024 | OF | 78 % |
| 7 | Kade Ivy | AR | Searcy | 2023 | 3B | 76 % |
| 8 | Ethan Bowen | AR | Van Buren | 2025 | C | 76 % |
| 9 | Hunter Kaplan | AR | Catholic | 2024 | C | 75 % |
| 10 | Masen Walker | AR | Mountain Home | 2023 | SS | 74 % |
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