Tucson Rising Stars ID: Blast Motion Leaders

May 13, 2023
Cam Black-Araujo
PBR Arizona Operations

On Saturday, May 6th the PBR Arizona staff headed south to continue its Rising Stars ID series with an event in Tucson at the University of Arizona. Rising Stars showcases are for the 2027-2028 classes and serve as identifiers for PBR Arizona's team at the PBR Jr. Future Games.

The event was heavy on 2027 prospects and gave our staff a look at some interesting incoming freshman who will be on the high school scene for several years to come.

All players ran through our series of tech partners including TrackMan for both bullpens and batting practice, Blast Motion during BP, Swift Performance for 60-yard times and splits and Vizual Edge for visual testing.

Below, we conclude our post-event coverage with a look at the top Blast Motion metrics collected on our sensors throughout the batting practice portion of the showcase.

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TUCSON RISING STARS ID | BLAST MOTION LEADERS

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Top Blast Motion Performers in each swing category

Max Bat Speed - 76.5MPH | 3B/RHP Diego Garcia - 2027, Salpointe Catholic
Avg. Bat Speed - 72.1MPH | 3B/C Lincoln Demmons - 2027, Basha
Max Hand Speed - 21.9MPH | 3B/1B Carlos Davila - 2027, Salpointe Catholic
Avg. Hand Speed - 20.0MPH | 3B/C Lincoln Demmons - 2027, Basha
Max On-Plane Efficiency - 86 % | C/SS Tristan Cruz - 2028, Undecided
Avg. On-Plane Efficiency - 76 % | C/SS Tristan Cruz - 2028, Undecided
Max Rotational Accel. - 29.7 G | 3B/C Lincoln Demmons - 2027, Basha
Avg. Rotational Accel. - 23.6 G | 3B/C Lincoln Demmons - 2027, Basha

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MAX BAT SPEED

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Bat Speed (max)
1	Diego Garcia	AZ	Salpointe Catholic	2027	3B	76.5 mph
2	Lincoln Demmons	AZ	Basha	2027	3B	75.1 mph
3	Carlos Davila	AZ	Salpointe	2027	3B	65.9 mph
4	Xavier Silvas	AZ	Salpointe	2028	1B	65.4 mph
5	Tristan Cruz	AZ	Catalina Foothills High School	2028	C	64.0 mph

AVG BAT SPEED

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Bat Speed (avg)
1	Lincoln Demmons	AZ	Basha	2027	3B	72.1 mph
2	Carlos Davila	AZ	Salpointe	2027	3B	63.2 mph
3	Diego Garcia	AZ	Salpointe Catholic	2027	3B	62.6 mph
4	Marco Serrano	AZ	Nogales	2027	1B	60.8 mph
5	Tristan Cruz	AZ	Catalina Foothills High School	2028	C	60.3 mph

MAX HAND SPEED

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hand Speed (max)
1	Carlos Davila	AZ	Salpointe	2027	3B	21.9 mph
2	Lincoln Demmons	AZ	Basha	2027	3B	21.7 mph
3	Tate Clarkson	AZ	ALA Gilbert North	2027	OF	21.2 mph
4	Tristan Cruz	AZ	Catalina Foothills High School	2028	C	20.4 mph
5	Santiago Mendivil	AZ	Canyon del Oro	2026	2B	20.2 mph

AVG. HAND SPEED

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hand Speed (avg)
1	Lincoln Demmons	AZ	Basha	2027	3B	20.0 mph
2	Carlos Davila	AZ	Salpointe	2027	3B	19.8 mph
3	Tate Clarkson	AZ	ALA Gilbert North	2027	OF	19.1 mph
4	Tristan Cruz	AZ	Catalina Foothills High School	2028	C	18.5 mph
5	Santiago Mendivil	AZ	Canyon del Oro	2026	2B	18.3 mph

MAX ON-PLANE EFFICIENCY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	MaxOnPlaneEfficiency
1	Santiago Mendivil	AZ	Canyon del Oro	2026	2B	89
2	Tristan Cruz	AZ	Catalina Foothills High School	2028	C	86
3	Tate Clarkson	AZ	ALA Gilbert North	2027	OF	85
4	Israel Hernandez	AZ	Salpointe Catholic	2027	SS	83
5	Eddie Rosas	AZ	Nogales	2028	2B	80

AVG. ON-PLANE EFFICIENCY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	On Plane Eff (avg)
1	Santiago Mendivil	AZ	Canyon del Oro	2026	2B	81 %
2	Tristan Cruz	AZ	Catalina Foothills High School	2028	C	76 %
3	Tate Clarkson	AZ	ALA Gilbert North	2027	OF	74 %
4	Israel Hernandez	AZ	Salpointe Catholic	2027	SS	73 %
5	Eddie Rosas	AZ	Nogales	2028	2B	67 %

MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Rot. Acc (max)
1	Lincoln Demmons	AZ	Basha	2027	3B	29.7 g
2	Tristan Cruz	AZ	Catalina Foothills High School	2028	C	24.2 g
3	Carlos Davila	AZ	Salpointe	2027	3B	18.1 g
4	Tate Clarkson	AZ	ALA Gilbert North	2027	OF	16.5 g
5	Xavier Silvas	AZ	Salpointe	2028	1B	14.8 g

AVG. ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Rot. Acc (avg)
1	Lincoln Demmons	AZ	Basha	2027	3B	23.6 g
2	Tristan Cruz	AZ	Catalina Foothills High School	2028	C	18.5 g
3	Carlos Davila	AZ	Salpointe	2027	3B	14.1 g
4	Xavier Silvas	AZ	Salpointe	2028	1B	10.1 g
5	Tate Clarkson	AZ	ALA Gilbert North	2027	OF	10.1 g

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE	STATE	DATE	LOCATION
2023 PBR CA-NV-AZ-UT ProCase (Invite Only)	AZ	06/04	University of Southern California - Dedeaux Field
Top Prospect Games: Class of 2026 & 2027	AZ	06/06	Legacy Sports Complex
Top Prospect Games: Class of 2025	AZ	06/12	Brewers Spring Training Fields - Phoenix, AZ
Top Prospect Games: Class of 2024	AZ	06/13	Brewers Spring Training Fields - Phoenix, AZ
Scottsdale Open	AZ	07/11	Scottsdale Stadium - Scottsdale, AZ
PBR Junior Future Games	NATIONAL	07/25	LakePoint
2023 PBR Future Games (Arizona Invite)	AZ	07/26	LakePoint Sports - Cartersville, GA
Tempe Open	AZ	08/27	Arizona State University - Phoenix Municipal Stadium