Prep Baseball Report

Preseason All-State Underclass: Blast Leaderboard


Phil Wade
Indiana Executive Director

BAT SPEED

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.

PEAK BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Gavin Meyer IN Illiana Christian 2025 RHP 87.3 mph
2 Drew McTagertt IN William Henry Harrison High School 2025 C 81.8 mph
3 Xavier Carrera IN Boone Grove High School 2025 RHP 81.6 mph
4 Luke Riha IN Homestead 2025 RHP 81.4 mph
5 Reed Robinson IN New Prairie 2026 C 81.2 mph
6 Colton Crist IN Tri-West high school 2025 RHP 80.6 mph
7 Drew Kosteba IN Lake Central 2025 OF 80.5 mph
8 Tate Troxell IN Guerin Catholic 2026 RHP 80.2 mph
9 Kydin Horvath IN Penn High School 2025 C 80.0 mph
10 Colt DeHart IN Indian Creek 2026 OF 79.6 mph

AVERAGE BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Xavier Carrera IN Boone Grove High School 2025 RHP 79.4 mph
2 Luke Riha IN Homestead 2025 RHP 79.0 mph
3 Colton Crist IN Tri-West high school 2025 RHP 78.5 mph
4 Drew McTagertt IN William Henry Harrison High School 2025 C 78.3 mph
5 Drew Kosteba IN Lake Central 2025 OF 78.1 mph
6 Gavin Meyer IN Illiana Christian 2025 RHP 77.9 mph
7 Kydin Horvath IN Penn High School 2025 C 76.3 mph
8 Colt DeHart IN Indian Creek 2026 OF 76.2 mph
9 WIll Jaisle IN Batesville High School 2025 RHP 75.5 mph
10 Tate Troxell IN Guerin Catholic 2026 RHP 75.1 mph

HAND SPEED

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.

PEAK HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Xavier Carrera IN Boone Grove High School 2025 RHP 28.9 mph
2 Mike Wright IN Seymour 2025 RHP 28.5 mph
3 Andrew OBrien IN Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory 2025 3B 27.3 mph
4 Niko Iatrides IN Munster 2026 OF 26.8 mph
5 Aiden Smith IN Shelbyville 2026 RHP 26.7 mph
6 Philip Fry JR. IN Brownsburg 2025 OF 26.3 mph
7 Brayden Stevenson IN Pendleton Heights High School 2025 C 26.0 mph
8 Grant Mercer IN Lake Central 2025 RHP 25.9 mph
9 Drew Kosteba IN Lake Central 2025 OF 25.8 mph
10 Tate Troxell IN Guerin Catholic 2026 RHP 25.6 mph
^ Foster Stockton IN Culver Academies 2025 C 25.6 mph

AVERAGE HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Xavier Carrera IN Boone Grove High School 2025 RHP 28.0 mph
2 Mike Wright IN Seymour 2025 RHP 27.3 mph
3 Niko Iatrides IN Munster 2026 OF 25.9 mph
4 Aiden Smith IN Shelbyville 2026 RHP 25.6 mph
5 Andrew OBrien IN Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory 2025 3B 24.2 mph
6 Brayden Stevenson IN Pendleton Heights High School 2025 C 24.2 mph
7 Rykin Matthias IN North Central 2026 OF 24.0 mph
8 Grant Mercer IN Lake Central 2025 RHP 23.9 mph
9 Foster Stockton IN Culver Academies 2025 C 23.8 mph
10 Chase Bradle IN Hamilton Southeastern 2026 LHP 23.7 mph

ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

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. 

MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Mike Wright IN Seymour 2025 RHP 33.7 g
2 Victor Villegas IN Lake Central 2026 SS 33.0 g
3 Kydin Horvath IN Penn High School 2025 C 32.8 g
4 Dalton Zultanski IN Penn High School 2026 OF 32.5 g
5 Philip Fry JR. IN Brownsburg 2025 OF 31.3 g
6 Aiden Smith IN Shelbyville 2026 RHP 30.9 g
7 Mason Barth IN Andrean 2025 SS 30.3 g
8 Cal Gates IN Bedford North Lawrence 2025 OF 29.2 g
9 Bryson Zeeks IN Mitchell High School 2026 C 28.5 g
10 Chase Bradle IN Hamilton Southeastern 2026 LHP 28.4 g

AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Dalton Zultanski IN Penn High School 2026 OF 29.6 g
2 Aiden Smith IN Shelbyville 2026 RHP 28.8 g
3 Victor Villegas IN Lake Central 2026 SS 28.7 g
4 Mike Wright IN Seymour 2025 RHP 27.4 g
5 Kydin Horvath IN Penn High School 2025 C 26.1 g
6 Philip Fry JR. IN Brownsburg 2025 OF 26.0 g
7 Bryson Zeeks IN Mitchell High School 2026 C 24.9 g
8 Chase Bradle IN Hamilton Southeastern 2026 LHP 24.2 g
9 Conner Watson IN Evansville North 2025 1B 24.2 g
10 Rykin Matthias IN North Central 2026 OF 24.0 g

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