Central Arkansas Preseason ID: Hitter's Data Dive
January 24, 2024
Prep Baseball Arkansas made it's first stop on the Preseason Tour, starting with the Central Arkansas Preseason ID on Saturday January 20th. The event featured prospects from the senior class all the way to some up-and-coming 2028 grads. The event featured laser-timed 30's, BP with Trackman and Blast Motion metrics, defensive evaluations with radar gun readings, bullpen sessions with Trackman, and vizual edge testing. Today we dive into the top hitting metric leaders captured by Trackman and Blast Motion. We gather all the ball flight data with exit velos and more from the Trackman and take a look at some of the top swing metrics gathered by Blast Motion sensors.
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PEAK EXIT VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Cole Berry | AR | ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 97.9 mph |
2 | Damarrion Kye | AR | Watson Chapel | 2024 | RHP | 93.3 mph |
3 | Max Conine | AR | Pulaski Academy | 2026 | 3B | 92.6 mph |
4 | Jacob Murray | AR | Cabot | 2026 | SS | 92.2 mph |
5 | Tate Hall | AR | WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 92.1 mph |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Cole Berry | AR | ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 88.9 mph |
2 | Beau Williams | AR | ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 87.1 mph |
3 | Jacob Murray | AR | Cabot | 2026 | SS | 85.7 mph |
4 | Tate Hall | AR | WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 85.5 mph |
5 | Rogan Tyler | AR | BROOKLAND HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | C | 82.4 mph |
MAX DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Cole Berry | AR | ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 329 ft |
2 | Tate Hall | AR | WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 328 ft |
3 | Rogan Tyler | AR | BROOKLAND HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | C | 310 ft |
4 | Nathan Johnston | AR | JOE T. ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 307 ft |
5 | Justin Young | AR | Little Rock Central | 2025 | RHP | 307 ft |
AVERAGE DISTANCE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Rogan Tyler | AR | BROOKLAND HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | C | 250 ft |
2 | Cole Berry | AR | ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 227 ft |
3 | Tate Hall | AR | WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 224 ft |
4 | Justin Young | AR | Little Rock Central | 2025 | RHP | 208 ft |
5 | Max Conine | AR | Pulaski Academy | 2026 | 3B | 208 ft |
SWEET SPOT PERCENTAGE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
1 | Justin Young | AR | Little Rock Central | 2025 | RHP | 92 % |
2 | Tate Hall | AR | WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 87 % |
3 | Cole Berry | AR | ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 81 % |
4 | Noah Matheson | AR | Sheridan | 2027 | SS | 75 % |
5 | Xander Stone | AR | CONWAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 73 % |
LINE DRIVE PERCENTAGE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Line Drive % |
1 | Tate Hall | AR | WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | SS | 81 % |
2 | Justin Young | AR | Little Rock Central | 2025 | RHP | 64 % |
3 | Damarrion Kye | AR | Watson Chapel | 2024 | RHP | 58 % |
4 | Cole Berry | AR | ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 56 % |
5 | Noah Matheson | AR | Sheridan | 2027 | SS | 50 % |
TOP HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Rogan Tyler | AR | BROOKLAND HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | C | 24.1 mph |
2 | Max Conine | AR | Pulaski Academy | 2026 | 3B | 24.0 mph |
3 | Brooks Hipp | AR | Westside Greers Ferry | 2026 | SS | 23.1 mph |
4 | Justin Young | AR | Little Rock Central | 2025 | RHP | 21.8 mph |
5 | Mcervin Bagby | AR | Watson Chapel | 2025 | 2B | 21.6 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Max Conine | AR | Pulaski Academy | 2026 | 3B | 23.1 mph |
2 | Rogan Tyler | AR | BROOKLAND HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | C | 22.3 mph |
3 | Brooks Hipp | AR | Westside Greers Ferry | 2026 | SS | 21.3 mph |
4 | Justin Young | AR | Little Rock Central | 2025 | RHP | 20.9 mph |
5 | Beau Williams | AR | ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 20.8 mph |
TOP BAT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
1 | Cole Berry | AR | ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 79.7 mph |
2 | Rogan Tyler | AR | BROOKLAND HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | C | 76.5 mph |
3 | Damarrion Kye | AR | Watson Chapel | 2024 | RHP | 73.5 mph |
4 | Brooks Hipp | AR | Westside Greers Ferry | 2026 | SS | 72.3 mph |
5 | Max Conine | AR | Pulaski Academy | 2026 | 3B | 71.2 mph |
^ | CJ Bryant | AR | JOE T. ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | C | 71.2 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Cole Berry | AR | ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 74.9 mph |
2 | Rogan Tyler | AR | BROOKLAND HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | C | 71.2 mph |
3 | Max Conine | AR | Pulaski Academy | 2026 | 3B | 69.5 mph |
4 | Beau Williams | AR | ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 69.0 mph |
5 | Jacob Murray | AR | Cabot | 2026 | SS | 68.6 mph |
PEAK ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
1 | Rogan Tyler | AR | BROOKLAND HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | C | 28.6 g |
2 | Reed Baker | AR | Lakeside | 2027 | RHP | 25.5 g |
3 | Justin Young | AR | Little Rock Central | 2025 | RHP | 23.9 g |
4 | Brooks Hipp | AR | Westside Greers Ferry | 2026 | SS | 23.5 g |
5 | Xander Stone | AR | CONWAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 21.5 g |
^ | Mcervin Bagby | AR | Watson Chapel | 2025 | 2B | 21.5 g |
AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Rogan Tyler | AR | BROOKLAND HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | C | 25.6 g |
2 | Justin Young | AR | Little Rock Central | 2025 | RHP | 20.5 g |
3 | Reed Baker | AR | Lakeside | 2027 | RHP | 20.1 g |
4 | Brooks Hipp | AR | Westside Greers Ferry | 2026 | SS | 19.9 g |
5 | Mcervin Bagby | AR | Watson Chapel | 2025 | 2B | 17.1 g |
ON PLANE PERCENTAGE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
1 | Brooks Hipp | AR | Westside Greers Ferry | 2026 | SS | 86 % |
2 | Noah Matheson | AR | Sheridan | 2027 | SS | 81 % |
3 | Beau Williams | AR | ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | C | 81 % |
4 | Rogan Tyler | AR | BROOKLAND HIGH SCHOOL | 2027 | C | 80 % |
5 | Cason Green | AR | RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | 2028 | RHP | 80 % |
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