Preseason All-State: Upperclass - Data Dive, Position Players
January 26, 2025
FLOWERY BRANCH, GA - The Preseason All-State Upperclass Showcase travels to IVSA where this invite-only event that features the top prospects from the 2025 and 2026 grad classes. Every year, the Preseason All-State Showcase highlights the Who’s Who of the Georgia baseball landscape. This event is limited and exclusive to the top prospects in Georgia and serves as a springboard as you enter the high school season. Throughout the week here at PBR, we will be pumping out the content from this event. Today, we present data collected on the position players that attended the event and we breakdown the players that stood out to our scouting staff during the event. Data collected for pitchers will be set to post later in the week!
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30 YARD DASH (VALD PERFORMANCE)
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
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)
SWEET SPOT%
Sweet Spot percentage: 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.
BLAST MOTION
HAND SPEED (AVG.)
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.)
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.
- GA Prep Baseball Georgia Scout Blog: Week 6 3/20/25
- GA Prep Baseball Georgia POTW: Week 5 - Michael Strickland and Cohen Fletcher 3/19/25
- GA GHSA Diamond Notes: Week 5 3/19/25
- GA Prep Baseball Georgia Scout Blog: Week 5 3/17/25
- GA Prep Baseball Georgia POTW: Week 4 - Ethan Garrett and Cam Cooper 3/12/25
ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVG.)
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.
Upcoming Events
SHOWCASE | DATE | LOCATION |
East Georgia Rising Stars ID (2029 and 2030 grads) | 2/1 | Infinite Vision Sports Academy - Flowery Branch, Ga |
LakePoint Rising Stars ID (2029 and 2020 grads) | 2/17 | LakePoint Sports - Emerson, Ga |
Rising Stars: Preseason All-State (2029 & 2030 grads) | 3/1 | LakePoint Sports - Emerson, Ga |
Related Content
- GA Prep Baseball Georgia Scout Blog: Week 6 3/20/25
- GA Prep Baseball Georgia POTW: Week 5 - Michael Strickland and Cohen Fletcher 3/19/25
- GA GHSA Diamond Notes: Week 5 3/19/25
- GA Prep Baseball Georgia Scout Blog: Week 5 3/17/25
- GA Prep Baseball Georgia POTW: Week 4 - Ethan Garrett and Cam Cooper 3/12/25