Prep Baseball Report

2022 Junior State Games: Blast Leaderboard


PBR Florida
PBR Florida Staff

The 2022 Junior State Games took place October 15-16 at College of Central Florida in Ocala, FL. The event featured players from the 2024 class participating in a pro-style workout and game on day one followed by two more games on day two in front of the PBR Florida Scouting Staff.

To view all the stats from the event, check out our Stats Story. Today we will highlight the different Blast Motion metric leaders from the 2022 Junior State Games.

TOP BLAST HAND SPEED (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Vance Landry FL Naples 2024 C 28.2 mph
2 Chase Perkey FL Northside Christian 2024 1B 27.0 mph
3 Cooper Wright FL Mulberry 2024 OF 26.1 mph
4 Paul Provencher FL Gaither 2024 1B 26.0 mph
5 Dylan Rex FL NSU University School 2024 C 25.8 mph
6 Sebastian Hichez FL TNXL Academy 2024 OF 25.4 mph
7 Carter Kerr FL Pensacola Catholic 2024 OF 25.1 mph
^ Alex Rodriguez FL Stoneman Douglas 2024 OF 25.1 mph
8 Jensel Nieves FL Osceola 2024 OF 24.9 mph
9 Dylan LeMorta FL Winter Springs 2024 SS 24.7 mph
10 Jesse Murrell FL Bartram Trail 2024 RHP 24.5 mph
^ Collin Briggs FL Clay 2024 SS 24.5 mph

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.

TOP BLAST HAND SPEED (AVG)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Vance Landry FL Naples 2024 C 24.6 mph
2 Dylan Rex FL NSU University School 2024 C 23.3 mph
3 Paul Provencher FL Gaither 2024 1B 23.1 mph
4 Carter Kerr FL Pensacola Catholic 2024 OF 23.1 mph
5 Dylan LeMorta FL Winter Springs 2024 SS 22.8 mph
6 Sebastian Hichez FL TNXL Academy 2024 OF 22.7 mph
7 Benjamin Robinson FL Tocoi Creek 2024 C 22.4 mph
8 Alex Rodriguez FL Stoneman Douglas 2024 OF 22.4 mph
9 Austin Musgrove FL Keystone Heights 2024 SS 22.3 mph
10 Jesse Murrell FL Bartram Trail 2024 RHP 22.2 mph


TOP BLAST BAT SPEED (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Brady Roberts FL Apopka 2024 1B 83.6 mph
2 Vance Landry FL Naples 2024 C 78.6 mph
3 Sebastian Hichez FL TNXL Academy 2024 OF 78.0 mph
4 Dylan Rex FL NSU University School 2024 C 76.5 mph
5 Benjamin Robinson FL Tocoi Creek 2024 C 75.2 mph
6 Jensel Nieves FL Osceola 2024 OF 75.1 mph
7 Ashton Sieg FL Navarre 2024 OF 74.7 mph
8 Zain Diaco FL American Heritage Plantation 2024 C 74.6 mph
9 Aaron Vetter FL Calvary Christian Academy 2024 SS 74.5 mph
10 Anthony Tralongo FL American Heritage Delray 2024 3B 74.3 mph
^ Carter Kerr FL Pensacola Catholic 2024 OF 74.3 mph

Bat SpeedBat Speed is 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.

 

TOP BLAST BAT SPEED (AVG)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Brady Roberts FL Apopka 2024 1B 75.2 mph
2 Dillon Huber FL TNXL Academy 2024 1B 73.4 mph
3 Dylan Rex FL NSU University School 2024 C 72.3 mph
4 Vance Landry FL Naples 2024 C 71.9 mph
5 Zain Diaco FL American Heritage Plantation 2024 C 71.4 mph
6 Sebastian Hichez FL TNXL Academy 2024 OF 70.8 mph
7 Benjamin Robinson FL Tocoi Creek 2024 C 70.7 mph
8 Anthony Tralongo FL American Heritage Delray 2024 3B 70.6 mph
9 Carter Kerr FL Pensacola Catholic 2024 OF 70.1 mph
10 Jesse Murrell FL Bartram Trail 2024 RHP 69.7 mph


TOP BLAST ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Vance Landry FL Naples 2024 C 41.9 g
2 Ben Abram FL Fleming Island 2024 3B 28.8 g
3 Cooper Wright FL Mulberry 2024 OF 28.7 g
4 Benjamin Robinson FL Tocoi Creek 2024 C 26.9 g
5 Chase Perkey FL Northside Christian 2024 1B 26.7 g
6 Jael Hernandez FL Monarch 2024 SS 26.3 g
7 Aidan Brigato FL Calvary Christian 2024 OF 25.1 g
8 Dylan LeMorta FL Winter Springs 2024 SS 24.8 g
9 Paul Provencher FL Gaither 2024 1B 24.6 g
10 Jeffrey Lopez FL Immaculata La Salle 2024 RHP 22.7 g

Rotational Acceleration: Rotation measures how quickly your bat accelerates into the swing plane. Rotation is a good indicator of how you build bat speed by sequencing properly vs. pulling the bat with your hands. The quicker your rotational acceleration, the more power you will have and the more time you have to make a decision at the plate.


TOP BLAST ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVG)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Vance Landry FL Naples 2024 C 32.1 g
2 Ben Abram FL Fleming Island 2024 3B 23.9 g
3 Jael Hernandez FL Monarch 2024 SS 20.2 g
4 Jeffrey Lopez FL Immaculata La Salle 2024 RHP 20.1 g
5 Benjamin Robinson FL Tocoi Creek 2024 C 20.0 g
6 Paul Provencher FL Gaither 2024 1B 19.9 g
7 Austin Musgrove FL Keystone Heights 2024 SS 19.1 g
8 Cody McKinley FL Apopka 2024 OF 18.0 g
9 Zach Merriman FL Sunlake 2024 OF 17.9 g
10 Sebastian Hichez FL TNXL Academy 2024 OF 17.7 g


TOP BLAST ON PLANE EFFICIENCY%

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Bailey Gutierrez FL Hagerty 2024 C 92 %
2 Jeffrey Lopez FL Immaculata La Salle 2024 RHP 89 %
3 Ernie Echevarria FL Belen Jesuit Prep 2024 C 85 %
4 Collin Briggs FL Clay 2024 SS 84 %
5 Austin Musgrove FL Keystone Heights 2024 SS 82 %
6 Aidan Brigato FL Calvary Christian 2024 OF 82 %
7 Alex Rodriguez FL Stoneman Douglas 2024 OF 82 %
8 Zach Merriman FL Sunlake 2024 OF 81 %
9 Ethan Pribramsky NC Saint Andrews 2024 C 80 %
10 Jared Santana FL Sunlake 2024 C 79 %

On Plane Efficiency: Measures the percentage of your swing where the bat is on the swing plane. Your vertical bat angle at contact establishes the plane for that swing. Plane is a great indicator for making more consistent contact on the barrel of the bat.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS


SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
2022 Sophomore State Games (Invite-Only) FL 10/08 Jackie Robinson Ballpark
2022 Junior State Games (Invite-Only) FL 10/15 Jackie Robinson Ballpark
2022 Rising Stars State Games (Invite-Only) FL 10/29 Jackie Robinson Ballpark
2022 PBR Florida Holiday Classic FL 12/17 Sanford Memorial Stadium
Improve My Profile with Game Video (Florida) FL 02/26