Prep Baseball Report

Upperclass All-State Games: Blast Motion Board


Cam Black-Araujo
PBR Arizona Operations Assistant

On Sunday, Jan. 30th, the Arizona Upperclass Preseason All-State Games was hosted at Apollo High School with the top upperclass players across the State in attendance. Talents were on display in front of the PBR Arizona staff, while data was being recorded by state-of-the-art technology. 

Today, our post event coverage continues as we analyze swing data collected from our Blast Motion sensors on site. We take a look at some of the top performers in each measurable collected via Blast Motion.

To view Complete Statistics, click here.
To view Preseason All-State Games: TrackMan Files (Pitching), click here.
To view Preseason All-State Games: TrackMan Files (Hitting), click here.

HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVG)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Collin Riff AZ Saguaro 2022 RHP 25.9 mph
2 Jimmy Williams AZ Cactus Shadows 2022 OF 25.2 mph
3 Dillon Roberts AZ Cactus Shadows 2023 RHP 24.8 mph
4 Kyle Justice AZ Horizon 2022 RHP 24.7 mph
5 Kincaid Bergthold AZ Catalina Foothills 2023 C 24.5 mph
6 Matthew Stewart AZ Boulder Creek 2023 C 24.2 mph
^ Ryan Weller AZ Horizon 2023 OF 24.2 mph
7 Zach Wadas AZ Hamilton 2023 1B 24.1 mph
^ Cole Reece AZ AZ College Prep 2023 3B 24.1 mph
^ Keegan Landis AZ Canyon View 2023 3B 24.1 mph
8 Fletcher Edwards AZ Walden Grove 2023 C 24.0 mph
9 Xander Ras AZ Desert Vista 2023 SS 23.9 mph
10 AJ Keely AZ Horizon 2023 SS 23.8 mph
^ Jacob Gonzalez AZ Weswtood 2023 OF 23.8 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Jimmy Williams AZ Cactus Shadows 2022 OF 24.0 mph
2 Collin Riff AZ Saguaro 2022 RHP 23.7 mph
3 Dillon Roberts AZ Cactus Shadows 2023 RHP 23.4 mph
4 Ty Thurman AZ Liberty 2022 1B 23.3 mph
5 Zach Wadas AZ Hamilton 2023 1B 23.0 mph
6 AJ Keely AZ Horizon 2023 SS 22.9 mph
7 Kyle Justice AZ Horizon 2022 RHP 22.8 mph
8 Xander Ras AZ Desert Vista 2023 SS 22.7 mph
9 Jose Mendoza AZ Apollo 2023 SS 22.7 mph
10 Michael Williamson AZ Seton Catholic Prep 2022 3B 22.7 mph

Peak Hand Speed: The observed maximum 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 (PEAK & AVG)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Zach Wadas AZ Hamilton 2023 1B 86.8 mph
2 Omar Monreal AZ Salpointe Catholic 2022 1B 85.2 mph
3 Jimmy Williams AZ Cactus Shadows 2022 OF 84.0 mph
4 Hunter Flores AZ Chandler 2023 3B 82.5 mph
5 Dillon Roberts AZ Cactus Shadows 2023 RHP 79.6 mph
6 Cole Reece AZ AZ College Prep 2023 3B 79.1 mph
^ Matthew Hart AZ Canyon View 2023 OF 79.1 mph
7 Milo Rushford AZ Walden Grove 2022 OF 77.8 mph
8 Jake Willerup AZ Higley 2022 OF 77.2 mph
9 Kincaid Bergthold AZ Catalina Foothills 2023 C 77.0 mph
10 Grant Haas AZ Desert Vista 2023 SS 76.5 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Zach Wadas AZ Hamilton 2023 1B 80.3 mph
2 Dillon Roberts AZ Cactus Shadows 2023 RHP 76.8 mph
3 Matthew Hart AZ Canyon View 2023 OF 75.8 mph
4 Cole Reece AZ AZ College Prep 2023 3B 75.8 mph
5 Omar Monreal AZ Salpointe Catholic 2022 1B 75.5 mph
6 Hunter Flores AZ Chandler 2023 3B 75.5 mph
7 Jake Willerup AZ Higley 2022 OF 74.8 mph
8 Kincaid Bergthold AZ Catalina Foothills 2023 C 74.7 mph
9 Jimmy Williams AZ Cactus Shadows 2022 OF 74.6 mph
10 Milo Rushford AZ Walden Grove 2022 OF 74.1 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 (PEAK & AVG)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Elias Avila AZ Bradshaw Mountain 2023 1B 29.0 g
2 Jose Mendoza AZ Apollo 2023 SS 28.8 g
3 Reuben Montano AZ Desert Ridge 2022 OF 26.3 g
4 Austin Mittelstedt AZ Horizon 2023 RHP 25.6 g
5 Jacob Gonzalez AZ Weswtood 2023 OF 24.5 g
6 Giovanni Melchione AZ Desert Ridge 2023 C 24.1 g
7 Guillermo Metzler AZ Walden Grove 2023 SS 23.7 g
8 Kyle Justice AZ Horizon 2022 RHP 23.4 g
9 Milo Rushford AZ Walden Grove 2022 OF 22.6 g
10 Collin Riff AZ Saguaro 2022 RHP 22.5 g

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Elias Avila AZ Bradshaw Mountain 2023 1B 27.6 g
2 Jose Mendoza AZ Apollo 2023 SS 25.4 g
3 Austin Mittelstedt AZ Horizon 2023 RHP 22.9 g
4 Giovanni Melchione AZ Desert Ridge 2023 C 22.5 g
5 Milo Rushford AZ Walden Grove 2022 OF 20.7 g
6 Guillermo Metzler AZ Walden Grove 2023 SS 20.0 g
7 Jacob Gonzalez AZ Weswtood 2023 OF 19.8 g
8 Michael Williamson AZ Seton Catholic Prep 2022 3B 19.7 g
9 Brock Thompson AZ Red Mountain 2023 OF 19.5 g
10 Collin Riff AZ Saguaro 2022 RHP 19.2 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.

ON PLANE EFFICIENCY

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Jose Mendoza AZ Apollo 2023 SS 91 %
2 Jacob Gonzalez AZ Weswtood 2023 OF 88 %
3 Mason Saint Hilarie AZ Ironwood Ridge 2022 OF 84 %
4 Kyle Justice AZ Horizon 2022 RHP 84 %
5 Bronson Sluiter AZ Higley 2023 RHP 81 %
6 Joshua Burke AZ Salpointe Catholic 2023 2B 80 %
7 Eddie Montoya AZ Valley Vista 2022 OF 80 %
8 Henry Brauckmiller AZ Millennium 2022 OF 80 %
9 Isaac Macias AZ Apollo 2023 C 77 %
10 CJ Snowden AZ Perry 2023 OF 77 %

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