South Mountain CC Scout Day: Hitting Data Dive
October 22, 2023
On Wednesday, October 18th, the PBR Arizona staff hosted it's first PBR JUCO Scout Day of the fall with South Mountain CC, hosted on campus in Phoenix, Arizona. This event featured 24 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 Cougars 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.
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TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Marcus Romero | CO | Legacy | 2023 | OF | 107.3 mph |
2 | Dominic Chacon | AZ | Horizon | 2022 | OF | 105.2 mph |
3 | Jaden Miranda | HI | Mililani High School | 2022 | OF | 104.7 mph |
4 | Sam Christiansen | AZ | Mountain View | 2022 | 1B | 104.3 mph |
5 | Wylie Waters | BC | Sentinel Secondary | 2022 | 1B | 101.8 mph |
6 | Kaden Gray | ON | Lccvi | 2023 | C | 101.5 mph |
7 | Raul Parada | AZ | Mesa | 2023 | C | 100.8 mph |
8 | Landon Springmeyer | AZ | Corona Del Sol | 2023 | C | 100.7 mph |
9 | Pa’a Elarionoff | AZ | Kamehameha Kapalama | 2022 | 3B | 99.9 mph |
10 | CJ Snowden | AZ | Perry | 2023 | OF | 99.3 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Dominic Chacon | AZ | Horizon | 2022 | OF | 97.4 mph |
2 | Wylie Waters | BC | Sentinel Secondary | 2022 | 1B | 96.6 mph |
3 | Pa’a Elarionoff | AZ | Kamehameha Kapalama | 2022 | 3B | 96.0 mph |
4 | Marcus Romero | CO | Legacy | 2023 | OF | 95.7 mph |
5 | Sam Christiansen | AZ | Mountain View | 2022 | 1B | 94.4 mph |
6 | Jaden Miranda | HI | Mililani High School | 2022 | OF | 93.6 mph |
7 | Carlos Vega | AZ | Mountain Pointe High School | 2022 | 3B | 91.9 mph |
8 | CJ Snowden | AZ | Perry | 2023 | OF | 91.3 mph |
9 | Landon Springmeyer | AZ | Corona Del Sol | 2023 | C | 91.1 mph |
10 | Luke Jones | AZ | Campo Verde | 2023 | C | 90.5 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 | Marcus Romero | CO | Legacy | 2023 | OF | 396 ft |
2 | Sam Christiansen | AZ | Mountain View | 2022 | 1B | 395 ft |
3 | Pa’a Elarionoff | AZ | Kamehameha Kapalama | 2022 | 3B | 394 ft |
4 | Kaden Gray | ON | Lccvi | 2023 | C | 384 ft |
5 | Carlos Vega | AZ | Mountain Pointe High School | 2022 | 3B | 383 ft |
6 | Wylie Waters | BC | Sentinel Secondary | 2022 | 1B | 381 ft |
7 | Luke Jones | AZ | Campo Verde | 2023 | C | 380 ft |
8 | Raul Parada | AZ | Mesa | 2023 | C | 378 ft |
9 | Aaron Bazan | TX | Andress | 2022 | 3B | 375 ft |
10 | Dominic Chacon | AZ | Horizon | 2022 | OF | 369 ft |
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (avg) |
1 | Zac Chapman | CO | Rock Canyon | 2022 | 1B | 288 ft |
2 | Marcus Romero | CO | Legacy | 2023 | OF | 274 ft |
3 | Sam Christiansen | AZ | Mountain View | 2022 | 1B | 269 ft |
4 | CJ Snowden | AZ | Perry | 2023 | OF | 265 ft |
5 | Cameron Masters-Doble | OR | Lakeridge | 2023 | C | 250 ft |
6 | Carlos Vega | AZ | Mountain Pointe High School | 2022 | 3B | 244 ft |
7 | Brady Lord | AZ | Basha High School | 2023 | SS | 240 ft |
8 | Niko Rosell | OR | Century | 2022 | 3B | 238 ft |
9 | Wylie Waters | BC | Sentinel Secondary | 2022 | 1B | 223 ft |
10 | Luke Jones | AZ | Campo Verde | 2023 | C | 222 ft |
SWEET SPOT %
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
1 | Niko Rosell | OR | Century | 2022 | 3B | 90 % |
2 | Jaden Upper | OH | South Mountain | 2023 | OF | 76 % |
3 | Carlos Vega | AZ | Mountain Pointe High School | 2022 | 3B | 64 % |
4 | Cameron Masters-Doble | OR | Lakeridge | 2023 | C | 60 % |
5 | CJ Snowden | AZ | Perry | 2023 | OF | 57 % |
6 | Sam Christiansen | AZ | Mountain View | 2022 | 1B | 56 % |
7 | Zac Chapman | CO | Rock Canyon | 2022 | 1B | 54 % |
8 | Dominic Chacon | AZ | Horizon | 2022 | OF | 53 % |
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 | Wylie Waters | BC | Sentinel Secondary | 2022 | 1B | 93 % |
2 | Pa’a Elarionoff | AZ | Kamehameha Kapalama | 2022 | 3B | 91 % |
3 | Dominic Chacon | AZ | Horizon | 2022 | OF | 86 % |
4 | Carlos Vega | AZ | Mountain Pointe High School | 2022 | 3B | 78 % |
^ | Marcus Romero | CO | Legacy | 2023 | OF | 78 % |
5 | Sam Christiansen | AZ | Mountain View | 2022 | 1B | 75 % |
6 | CJ Snowden | AZ | Perry | 2023 | OF | 73 % |
7 | Landon Springmeyer | AZ | Corona Del Sol | 2023 | C | 70 % |
8 | Luke Jones | AZ | Campo Verde | 2023 | C | 68 % |
9 | Jaden Miranda | HI | Mililani High School | 2022 | OF | 66 % |
BLAST MOTION
HAND SPEED (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Jaden Upper | OH | South Mountain | 2023 | OF | 23.9 mph |
2 | Marcus Romero | CO | Legacy | 2023 | OF | 23.5 mph |
3 | Carlos Vega | AZ | Mountain Pointe High School | 2022 | 3B | 22.5 mph |
4 | Wylie Waters | BC | Sentinel Secondary | 2022 | 1B | 22.5 mph |
5 | Aaron Bazan | TX | Andress | 2022 | 3B | 22.5 mph |
6 | Dominic Chacon | AZ | Horizon | 2022 | OF | 22.0 mph |
7 | Pa’a Elarionoff | AZ | Kamehameha Kapalama | 2022 | 3B | 21.9 mph |
8 | Zac Chapman | CO | Rock Canyon | 2022 | 1B | 21.8 mph |
9 | Jaden Miranda | HI | Mililani High School | 2022 | OF | 21.2 mph |
10 | Sam Christiansen | AZ | Mountain View | 2022 | 1B | 20.9 mph |
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 | Dominic Chacon | AZ | Horizon | 2022 | OF | 75.6 mph |
2 | Cameron Masters-Doble | OR | Lakeridge | 2023 | C | 74.9 mph |
3 | Marcus Romero | CO | Legacy | 2023 | OF | 73.6 mph |
4 | Aaron Bazan | TX | Andress | 2022 | 3B | 73.6 mph |
5 | Pa’a Elarionoff | AZ | Kamehameha Kapalama | 2022 | 3B | 73.6 mph |
6 | Carlos Vega | AZ | Mountain Pointe High School | 2022 | 3B | 72.8 mph |
7 | Raul Parada | AZ | Mesa | 2023 | C | 71.8 mph |
8 | Jaden Miranda | HI | Mililani High School | 2022 | OF | 71.4 mph |
9 | Sam Christiansen | AZ | Mountain View | 2022 | 1B | 70.9 mph |
10 | Luke Jones | AZ | Campo Verde | 2023 | C | 70.6 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 | Marcus Romero | CO | Legacy | 2023 | OF | 24.6 g |
2 | Landon Springmeyer | AZ | Corona Del Sol | 2023 | C | 20.2 g |
3 | Jaden Miranda | HI | Mililani High School | 2022 | OF | 19.1 g |
4 | Christopher Mata | HI | Maui | 2023 | 2B | 17.8 g |
5 | Carlos Vega | AZ | Mountain Pointe High School | 2022 | 3B | 17.6 g |
6 | Pa’a Elarionoff | AZ | Kamehameha Kapalama | 2022 | 3B | 17.4 g |
7 | Joe Terranova | AZ | Mountain View | 2023 | 2B | 17.2 g |
8 | Wylie Waters | BC | Sentinel Secondary | 2022 | 1B | 16.9 g |
9 | Raul Parada | AZ | Mesa | 2023 | C | 16.7 g |
10 | Niko Rosell | OR | Century | 2022 | 3B | 14.6 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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Phoenix Fall ID | AZ | 10/29 | Grand Canyon University |
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