Natural State Games: Blast Board
October 20, 2023
Prep Baseball Arkansas hosted the annual Natural State Games on October 15th in Conway Arkansas at the University of Central Arkansas. The Natural State Games featured 44 players from all across the state with players coming from the 2024 class to a couple up and coming prospects in the 2027 class. The event featured laser timed 60s, BP rounds with data collected by Trackman and Blast Motion, defensive evaluations with arm strength metrics, and finished up with live hitters vs pitchers with the pitching data collected by Trackman. Today we breakdown some swing metrics captured by Blast Motion with looks at the top hand speed, bat speed, rotational accleration, and on plane percentages captured by the sensor
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TOP HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
| 1 | Caleb Johnson | AR | Vilonia | 2025 | C | 26.1 mph |
| 2 | Peyton Coffman | AR | Russellville | 2024 | C | 24.4 mph |
| 3 | Nash Jeffus | AR | HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 23.6 mph |
| 4 | Nathan Otis | AR | Central Arkansas Christian | 2024 | C | 23.4 mph |
| 5 | Major Jackson | AR | Pulaski Academy | 2026 | OF | 23.3 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Nash Jeffus | AR | HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 23.2 mph |
| 2 | Major Jackson | AR | Pulaski Academy | 2026 | OF | 22.6 mph |
| 3 | Nathan Otis | AR | Central Arkansas Christian | 2024 | C | 22.4 mph |
| 4 | Peyton Coffman | AR | Russellville | 2024 | C | 21.7 mph |
| 5 | Trystan Newberry | AR | Russellville | 2026 | LHP | 21.7 mph |
TOP BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Easton Baldridge | AR | Westside | 2024 | 3B | 87.0 mph |
| 2 | Max Holland | AR | Conway | 2026 | C | 81.9 mph |
| 3 | Landon Schaefer | AR | Fayetteville | 2025 | SS | 79.7 mph |
| 4 | Caleb Johnson | AR | Vilonia | 2025 | C | 79.0 mph |
| 5 | Madden Tatum | AR | Valley View | 2026 | 3B | 76.7 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Landon Schaefer | AR | Fayetteville | 2025 | SS | 74.5 mph |
| 2 | Nash Jeffus | AR | HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOL | 2025 | OF | 73.3 mph |
| 3 | Easton Baldridge | AR | Westside | 2024 | 3B | 72.5 mph |
| 4 | Caleb Johnson | AR | Vilonia | 2025 | C | 72.1 mph |
| 5 | Madden Tatum | AR | Valley View | 2026 | 3B | 71.7 mph |
PEAK ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
| 1 | Major Jackson | AR | Pulaski Academy | 2026 | OF | 29.0 g |
| 2 | Cannon McCoy | AR | Fayetteville | 2027 | OF | 28.5 g |
| 3 | Shaun Cover | AR | Conway | 2026 | 3B | 28.0 g |
| 4 | Nathan Otis | AR | Central Arkansas Christian | 2024 | C | 26.6 g |
| 5 | Cooper Holmes | AR | QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 24.2 g |
AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Major Jackson | AR | Pulaski Academy | 2026 | OF | 25.7 g |
| 2 | Cannon McCoy | AR | Fayetteville | 2027 | OF | 23.8 g |
| 3 | Nathan Otis | AR | Central Arkansas Christian | 2024 | C | 23.0 g |
| 4 | Trystan Newberry | AR | Russellville | 2026 | LHP | 21.1 g |
| 5 | Cooper Holmes | AR | QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2026 | SS | 20.7 g |
ON PLANE PERCENTAGE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
| 1 | Caleb Johnson | AR | Vilonia | 2025 | C | 88 % |
| 2 | Luke Weatherley | AR | Jonesboro | 2027 | C | 87 % |
| 3 | Drew Morgan | AR | Lakeside | 2026 | 2B | 84 % |
| 4 | Major Jackson | AR | Pulaski Academy | 2026 | OF | 84 % |
| 5 | Peyton Coffman | AR | Russellville | 2024 | C | 83 % |
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