Prep Baseball Report

2022 Sophomore State Games: Blast Leaderboard


PBR Florida
PBR Florida Staff

The 2022 Sophomore State Games took place November 12-13 at Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, FL. The event featured players from the 2025 classes 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 StoryToday we will highlight the different Blast Motion metric leaders from the 2022 Sophomore State Games.

TOP BLAST HAND SPEED (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Ty Kennedy FL East River 2025 SS 26.8 mph
2 Ian Vertucci FL Palm Beach Gardens 2025 1B 26.3 mph
3 Zahir Barjam FL Christopher Columbus HS 2025 SS 24.8 mph
4 Jordan Yost FL Sickles 2025 SS 24.7 mph
5 Nick Gates FL Niceville 2025 C 24.5 mph
^ Brandon Gonzales FL Sickles 2025 RHP 24.5 mph
^ Kai Lwin FL Bishop Moore 2025 OF 24.5 mph
6 Hunter Demetree FL Lake Mary High School 2025 C 24.2 mph
7 Ryder Warriner FL Gaither 2025 C 24.1 mph
8 Cristian De Los Santos FL MIAMI CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2024 OF 23.9 mph
9 Austin Stratmann FL St. Johns Country Day 2025 LHP 23.7 mph
10 Tristan Lopez FL Winter Springs 2025 SS 23.5 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 Ty Kennedy FL East River 2025 SS 24.6 mph
2 Zahir Barjam FL Christopher Columbus HS 2025 SS 23.3 mph
3 Nick Gates FL Niceville 2025 C 23.1 mph
4 Cristian De Los Santos FL MIAMI CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2024 OF 22.7 mph
5 Brandon Gonzales FL Sickles 2025 RHP 22.4 mph
6 Hunter Demetree FL Lake Mary High School 2025 C 22.2 mph
7 Ian Vertucci FL Palm Beach Gardens 2025 1B 22.1 mph
8 Jordan Yost FL Sickles 2025 SS 22.0 mph
9 Aidan Forrest FL IMG Academy 2024 3B 21.7 mph
10 Zachary Cairns FL NSU University School 2025 SS 21.6 mph


TOP BLAST BAT SPEED (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Cristian De Los Santos FL MIAMI CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2024 OF 81.5 mph
2 Aidan Forrest FL IMG Academy 2024 3B 81.3 mph
3 Tyler Whitworth FL Santa Fe 2025 C 80.0 mph
4 Alfrin Rosario FL Mater Lakes Academy 2025 SS 77.8 mph
5 Nick Diaz FL Stoneman Douglas 2025 1B 75.9 mph
6 Ty Kennedy FL East River 2025 SS 75.7 mph
7 Jonathan Bay FL Bartram Trail 2025 C 75.5 mph
8 Nick Gates FL Niceville 2025 C 75.4 mph
9 Zahir Barjam FL Christopher Columbus HS 2025 SS 74.7 mph
^ Lucas Cinnante FL Tampa Catholic 2025 RHP 74.7 mph
10 Gabe Gonzalez FL Bolles 2025 C 74.6 mph
^ Tristan Lopez FL Winter Springs 2025 SS 74.6 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 Cristian De Los Santos FL MIAMI CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2024 OF 75.5 mph
2 Aidan Forrest FL IMG Academy 2024 3B 73.8 mph
3 Ty Kennedy FL East River 2025 SS 72.7 mph
4 Tyler Whitworth FL Santa Fe 2025 C 71.9 mph
5 Nick Gates FL Niceville 2025 C 71.8 mph
6 Nick Diaz FL Stoneman Douglas 2025 1B 71.8 mph
7 Alfrin Rosario FL Mater Lakes Academy 2025 SS 71.3 mph
8 Zahir Barjam FL Christopher Columbus HS 2025 SS 70.7 mph
9 Jonathan Lopez FL Taravella 2025 SS 70.5 mph
10 Jonathan Bay FL Bartram Trail 2025 C 69.8 mph


TOP BLAST ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Zachary Cairns FL NSU University School 2025 SS 32.1 g
2 Ty Kennedy FL East River 2025 SS 31.8 g
3 Zahir Barjam FL Christopher Columbus HS 2025 SS 31.1 g
4 Kolby Batten FL Fletcher 2025 3B 28.5 g
5 Nick Gates FL Niceville 2025 C 27.0 g
6 Tyler Morgan FL JP Taravella 2025 C 25.6 g
7 Tristan Lopez FL Winter Springs 2025 SS 25.5 g
8 Kai Lwin FL Bishop Moore 2025 OF 25.3 g
9 Cristian De Los Santos FL MIAMI CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2024 OF 24.3 g
10 Hunter Demetree FL Lake Mary High School 2025 C 22.9 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 Zachary Cairns FL NSU University School 2025 SS 26.3 g
2 Zahir Barjam FL Christopher Columbus HS 2025 SS 26.0 g
3 Ty Kennedy FL East River 2025 SS 24.7 g
4 Kolby Batten FL Fletcher 2025 3B 23.5 g
5 Tyler Morgan FL JP Taravella 2025 C 22.3 g
6 Cristian De Los Santos FL MIAMI CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2024 OF 20.2 g
7 Nick Gates FL Niceville 2025 C 20.1 g
8 Hunter Demetree FL Lake Mary High School 2025 C 17.6 g
9 Kai Lwin FL Bishop Moore 2025 OF 17.6 g
10 Dominic Leoni FL Viera 2025 OF 17.5 g


TOP BLAST ON PLANE EFFICIENCY%

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Tyler Morgan FL JP Taravella 2025 C 87 %
2 Michael Bysheim FL Creekside 2025 RHP 85 %
3 Dallas Rasmussen FL Tavares 2025 SS 83 %
4 Zachary Cairns FL NSU University School 2025 SS 83 %
5 Tristan Lopez FL Winter Springs 2025 SS 80 %
6 Jordan Yost FL Sickles 2025 SS 79 %
7 Dominic Leoni FL Viera 2025 OF 79 %
8 Christian Zediker FL Mosley 2025 RHP 78 %
9 Nicholas Riedel FL Carrollwood Day 2025 RHP 77 %
10 Tyler Alverio FL Jesuit 2025 SS 77 %

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 PBR Florida Holiday Classic FL 12/17 Sanford Memorial Stadium
Tampa Preseason ID FL 01/07 Berkeley Prep - Tampa, FL
Orlando Preseason ID FL 01/08 Lake Brantley - Altamonte Springs, FL
South FL Preseason ID FL 01/14 Taravella HS - Coral Springs, FL
Jacksonville Preseason ID FL 01/15 TBD - Jacksonville, FL
2023 FL Preseason All-State (Invite-Only) FL 01/21 Sanford Memorial Stadium - Sanford, FL
Super 60 Pro Showcase NATIONAL 02/05 The MAX - McCook, IL
2023 PBR Canada Spring Training Showcase FL 03/11 Launchpad Sports Complex