Prep Baseball Report

Paradise Valley CC Scout Day: Hitting Data Dive


Cam Black-Araujo
Arizona Operations

On Wednesday, November 1st, the PBR Arizona staff hosted it's second PBR JUCO Scout Day of the fall with Paradise Valley CC Scout Day hosted on campus in Phoenix, Arizona. This event featured 29 prospects within the program, both freshman and sophomores, and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players within the Pumas program.

Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis article. Now, we will take a further in-depth look at the top positional players with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:

For complete event results, click here.

TRACKMAN

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Erick Dessens AZ Notre Dame Prep 2023 OF 103.4 mph
2 Dayton Francis AZ Horizon 2021 1B 103.3 mph
3 Braedon Davis WA Redmond 2022 RHP 102.1 mph
4 Jude Almaraz AZ Brophy College Prep 2023 OF 101.3 mph
5 Matthew Stewart AZ Boulder Creek 2023 C 101.0 mph
6 Alex Sanchez AZ Deer Valley High School 2023 SS 99.8 mph
7 Juan Carlos Kalemera AZ Pinnacle 2023 OF 99.7 mph
8 Eli Lipinski AK Dimond High School 2023 OF 98.9 mph
9 Drew Kaatz OR Silverton 2021 SS 96.6 mph
10 Mason Salazar UT Mountain View 2023 OF 96.6 mph

EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Juan Carlos Kalemera AZ Pinnacle 2023 OF 93.1 mph
2 Dayton Francis AZ Horizon 2021 1B 92.9 mph
3 Eli Lipinski AK Dimond High School 2023 OF 92.0 mph
4 Alex Sanchez AZ Deer Valley High School 2023 SS 92.0 mph
5 Erick Dessens AZ Notre Dame Prep 2023 OF 90.6 mph
6 Braedon Davis WA Redmond 2022 RHP 90.2 mph
7 Jose Mendoza AZ Apollo 2023 SS 90.2 mph
8 Mason Salazar UT Mountain View 2023 OF 89.8 mph
9 Jude Almaraz AZ Brophy College Prep 2023 OF 89.6 mph
10 Logan Yule AZ Pinnacle 2023 OF 89.1 mph

Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Dayton Francis AZ Horizon 2021 1B 386 ft
2 Jude Almaraz AZ Brophy College Prep 2023 OF 378 ft
3 Alex Sanchez AZ Deer Valley High School 2023 SS 378 ft
4 Drew Kaatz OR Silverton 2021 SS 376 ft
5 Eli Lipinski AK Dimond High School 2023 OF 376 ft
6 Braedon Davis WA Redmond 2022 RHP 365 ft
7 Joshua Chairez CA MARANATHA HIGH SCHOOL 2020 3B 363 ft
8 Juan Carlos Kalemera AZ Pinnacle 2023 OF 362 ft
9 Logan Yule AZ Pinnacle 2023 OF 359 ft
10 Mason Salazar UT Mountain View 2023 OF 358 ft

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (avg)
1 Braedon Davis WA Redmond 2022 RHP 289 ft
2 Jackson Babione AZ Chaparral High School 2023 3B 285 ft
3 Alex Sanchez AZ Deer Valley High School 2023 SS 282 ft
4 Eli Lipinski AK Dimond High School 2023 OF 263 ft
5 Dayton Francis AZ Horizon 2021 1B 262 ft
6 Juan Carlos Kalemera AZ Pinnacle 2023 OF 258 ft
7 Jonny Garber AZ Pinnacle 2022 C 247 ft
8 Jack Varney WA Mercer Island 2022 1B 246 ft
9 Ragan Johnson AZ Pinnacle 2023 2B 245 ft
10 Joshua Chairez CA MARANATHA HIGH SCHOOL 2020 3B 244 ft

SWEET SPOT %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Joshua Chairez CA MARANATHA HIGH SCHOOL 2020 3B 80 %
^ Aiden Rodriguez AZ Douglas 2023 1B 80 %
2 Cooper Holtorf AZ Mountain Ridge 2023 OF 75 %
3 Andrew Armas AZ Desert Vista 2023 OF 71 %
4 Lemar Vazquez FL TNXL Academy 2023 2B 66 %
^ Mason Salazar UT Mountain View 2023 OF 66 %
^ Jackson Babione AZ Chaparral High School 2023 3B 66 %
^ Braedon Davis WA Redmond 2022 RHP 66 %
5 Ragan Johnson AZ Pinnacle 2023 2B 62 %
6 Juan Carlos Kalemera AZ Pinnacle 2023 OF 60 %

Sweet Spot %: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.

HARD-HIT %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hard Hit %
1 Erick Dessens AZ Notre Dame Prep 2023 OF 77 %
2 Alex Sanchez AZ Deer Valley High School 2023 SS 71 %
3 Juan Carlos Kalemera AZ Pinnacle 2023 OF 70 %
4 Eli Lipinski AK Dimond High School 2023 OF 62 %
^ Cooper Holtorf AZ Mountain Ridge 2023 OF 62 %
5 Matthew Stewart AZ Boulder Creek 2023 C 60 %
6 Dayton Francis AZ Horizon 2021 1B 57 %
^ Logan Yule AZ Pinnacle 2023 OF 57 %
7 Braedon Davis WA Redmond 2022 RHP 55 %
8 Jude Almaraz AZ Brophy College Prep 2023 OF 54 %

BLAST MOTION

HAND SPEED (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hard Hit %
1 Erick Dessens AZ Notre Dame Prep 2023 OF 77 %
2 Alex Sanchez AZ Deer Valley High School 2023 SS 71 %
3 Juan Carlos Kalemera AZ Pinnacle 2023 OF 70 %
4 Eli Lipinski AK Dimond High School 2023 OF 62 %
^ Cooper Holtorf AZ Mountain Ridge 2023 OF 62 %
5 Matthew Stewart AZ Boulder Creek 2023 C 60 %
6 Dayton Francis AZ Horizon 2021 1B 57 %
^ Logan Yule AZ Pinnacle 2023 OF 57 %
7 Braedon Davis WA Redmond 2022 RHP 55 %
8 Jude Almaraz AZ Brophy College Prep 2023 OF 54 %

Hand Speed: The observed 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 (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Mason Salazar UT Mountain View 2023 OF 74.1 mph
2 Braedon Davis WA Redmond 2022 RHP 73.5 mph
3 Alex Sanchez AZ Deer Valley High School 2023 SS 72.5 mph
4 Dayton Francis AZ Horizon 2021 1B 72.4 mph
5 Juan Carlos Kalemera AZ Pinnacle 2023 OF 71.6 mph
6 Eli Lipinski AK Dimond High School 2023 OF 70.4 mph
7 Cooper Holtorf AZ Mountain Ridge 2023 OF 70.3 mph
8 Victor Coronado AZ Rio Rico 2022 OF 70.1 mph
9 Aiden Rodriguez AZ Douglas 2023 1B 69.3 mph
10 Matthew Stewart AZ Boulder Creek 2023 C 68.6 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 (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Dayton Francis AZ Horizon 2021 1B 22.4 g
2 Eli Lipinski AK Dimond High School 2023 OF 20.6 g
3 Cooper Holtorf AZ Mountain Ridge 2023 OF 19.2 g
4 Drew Kaatz OR Silverton 2021 SS 18.6 g
5 Braedon Davis WA Redmond 2022 RHP 17.7 g
6 Jose Mendoza AZ Apollo 2023 SS 17.7 g
7 Isaac McNair-Seigler GA Cartersville High School 2023 C 17.0 g
8 Jude Almaraz AZ Brophy College Prep 2023 OF 16.9 g
9 Logan Yule AZ Pinnacle 2023 OF 16.6 g
10 Erick Dessens AZ Notre Dame Prep 2023 OF 15.9 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.

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