Prep Baseball Report

Fall Campus Tour: Mercer - Blast Motion Boards


Phil Kerber
Georgia Scouting Director

The Fall Campus Tour: Mercer was held on Saturday, November 19th at Mercer. This event was an open event that consisted of prospects from the 2023-2027 classes. These players went through extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman and Blast Motion, ran the 60 yard dash using Swift Performance, and much more. Pitchers were able to throw in simulated bullpens during the workout and were able to get numbers and metrics off of our Trackman unit, such as pitch velocity, spin rate, horizontal & vertical movement & much more. There were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing on Saturday.

Continuing off our post-event coverage for these events, we take a look back at some of the leaders from Blast Motion recorded from both events. Please continue to check back over the next week, as we will release individual scouting reports on each player present at both events. 

View entire event stats HERE.

HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Oakley Willingham GA Tattnall Square Academy 2025 C 26.7 mph
2 JJ Howe GA East Cobb Academy 2024 OF 26.1 mph
3 Judd Puckett GA Crawford County 2023 3B 25.9 mph
4 Trace Hodges GA Crawford County 2023 OF 25.3 mph
5 Joshua Williams GA Academy of Classical Education (ACE) 2024 OF 25.1 mph
6 Jack Corrigan GA Academy for Classical Education 2024 UTILITY 24.4 mph
7 Tyler Cantaline GA South Effingham 2024 OF 24.3 mph
8 Vick Gann GA Houston County 2025 OF 24.1 mph
9 Keon Johnson GA First Presbyterian Day 2026 SS 23.8 mph
10 Tate Shiflett GA Rock Springs Christian Academy 2024 OF 23.7 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Oakley Willingham GA Tattnall Square Academy 2025 C 24.6 mph
2 Trace Hodges GA Crawford County 2023 OF 24.3 mph
3 Judd Puckett GA Crawford County 2023 3B 23.9 mph
4 Jack Corrigan GA Academy for Classical Education 2024 UTILITY 23.4 mph
5 Joshua Williams GA Academy of Classical Education (ACE) 2024 OF 23.3 mph
6 JJ Howe GA East Cobb Academy 2024 OF 23.3 mph
7 Vick Gann GA Houston County 2025 OF 22.8 mph
8 Keon Johnson GA First Presbyterian Day 2026 SS 22.1 mph
9 Tyler Cantaline GA South Effingham 2024 OF 21.6 mph
10 Luke Burnett GA North Oconee 2026 OF 21.1 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 (AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Judd Puckett GA Crawford County 2023 3B 77.9 mph
2 Joshua Williams GA Academy of Classical Education (ACE) 2024 OF 76.2 mph
3 JJ Howe GA East Cobb Academy 2024 OF 74.3 mph
4 Vick Gann GA Houston County 2025 OF 72.6 mph
5 Oakley Willingham GA Tattnall Square Academy 2025 C 72.3 mph
6 Trace Hodges GA Crawford County 2023 OF 71.8 mph
7 Keon Johnson GA First Presbyterian Day 2026 SS 71.0 mph
8 Jack Corrigan GA Academy for Classical Education 2024 UTILITY 69.2 mph
9 Tyler Cantaline GA South Effingham 2024 OF 67.2 mph
10 Luke Burnett GA North Oconee 2026 OF 67.1 mph
11 Tate Shiflett GA Rock Springs Christian Academy 2024 OF 67.0 mph
12 Perry Freeman GA Riverwood 2024 LHP 65.3 mph
13 Jordan Jones GA Strong Rock Christian 2027 1B 65.1 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 & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Oakley Willingham GA Tattnall Square Academy 2025 C 33.3 g
2 Trace Hodges GA Crawford County 2023 OF 29.4 g
3 Jack Corrigan GA Academy for Classical Education 2024 UTILITY 28.9 g
4 Vick Gann GA Houston County 2025 OF 28.4 g
5 Judd Puckett GA Crawford County 2023 3B 26.2 g
6 JJ Howe GA East Cobb Academy 2024 OF 26.0 g
7 Tate Shiflett GA Rock Springs Christian Academy 2024 OF 18.6 g
8 Luke Burnett GA North Oconee 2026 OF 17.9 g
9 Joshua Williams GA Academy of Classical Education (ACE) 2024 OF 17.7 g
10 Tyler Cantaline GA South Effingham 2024 OF 17.4 g

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Jack Corrigan GA Academy for Classical Education 2024 UTILITY 25.0 g
2 Oakley Willingham GA Tattnall Square Academy 2025 C 24.8 g
3 Vick Gann GA Houston County 2025 OF 24.6 g
4 Trace Hodges GA Crawford County 2023 OF 23.4 g
5 Judd Puckett GA Crawford County 2023 3B 22.3 g
6 JJ Howe GA East Cobb Academy 2024 OF 20.9 g
7 Tyler Cantaline GA South Effingham 2024 OF 14.7 g
8 Luke Burnett GA North Oconee 2026 OF 14.6 g
9 Joshua Williams GA Academy of Classical Education (ACE) 2024 OF 13.4 g
10 Perry Freeman GA Riverwood 2024 LHP 12.4 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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