Prep Baseball Report

Preseason All-State Upperclass: 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 Tripp Schroeder IN Carmel 2023 C 77.4 mph
2 Jake Hooker IN University 2023 RHP 77.3 mph
3 Luke Diekmann IN Evansville North 2023 OF 76.5 mph
4 Zach Zychowski IN Hanover Central High School 2023 SS 76.0 mph
5 David Ayers IN Cathedral 2023 SS 75.4 mph
6 Evan Russ IN Westfield 2023 OF 75.3 mph
7 Owen Imel IN Lapel 2023 OF 75.2 mph
8 Denham Kozy IN Munster 2023 OF 74.9 mph
^ Collin Lindsey IN Westfield 2023 C 74.9 mph
9 Graham Brodt IN Brownsburg 2023 OF 74.5 mph
10 Colton Pribyl IN Kankakee Valley 2023 SS 74.1 mph
^ Ethan Pickering IN Rensselaer Central 2023 C 74.1 mph

AVERAGE BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Collin Lindsey IN Westfield 2023 C 73.6 mph
2 Jake Hooker IN University 2023 RHP 73.0 mph
3 Luke Diekmann IN Evansville North 2023 OF 72.6 mph
4 Denham Kozy IN Munster 2023 OF 72.3 mph
5 David Ayers IN Cathedral 2023 SS 72.1 mph
6 Evan Russ IN Westfield 2023 OF 72.0 mph
7 Zach Zychowski IN Hanover Central High School 2023 SS 72.0 mph
8 Ethan Pickering IN Rensselaer Central 2023 C 71.8 mph
9 Graham Brodt IN Brownsburg 2023 OF 71.8 mph
10 Owen Imel IN Lapel 2023 OF 71.1 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 Noah Wathen IN Floyd Central 2023 LHP 28.5 mph
2 Jake Hooker IN University 2023 RHP 28.3 mph
3 Luke Diekmann IN Evansville North 2023 OF 27.7 mph
^ Adyn Collins IN North Posey 2023 OF 27.7 mph
4 David Ayers IN Cathedral 2023 SS 26.0 mph
5 Carter Murphy IN West Vigo 2023 3B 25.7 mph
6 Kevin Corcoran IN Illiana Chrstian 2023 OF 25.4 mph
7 Cody Jackson IN Our Lady of Providence 2023 3B 25.3 mph
8 Graham Brodt IN Brownsburg 2023 OF 25.1 mph
^ Isaac Bair IN Lapel 2023 C 25.1 mph
9 Ethan King IN Evansville North 2023 OF 25.0 mph
10 Drew Culbertson IN Center Grove 2023 SS 24.9 mph

AVERAGE HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Noah Wathen IN Floyd Central 2023 LHP 27.0 mph
2 Adyn Collins IN North Posey 2023 OF 26.2 mph
3 Luke Diekmann IN Evansville North 2023 OF 25.8 mph
4 Jake Hooker IN University 2023 RHP 25.5 mph
5 David Ayers IN Cathedral 2023 SS 24.4 mph
6 Drew Culbertson IN Center Grove 2023 SS 24.0 mph
7 Jace Burton IN Silver Creek 2023 SS 23.8 mph
8 Ethan King IN Evansville North 2023 OF 23.4 mph
9 Bryce Yoder IN Homestead 2023 C 23.4 mph
10 Carter Murphy IN West Vigo 2023 3B 23.3 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 Luke Diekmann IN Evansville North 2023 OF 36.9 g
2 Adyn Collins IN North Posey 2023 OF 35.0 g
3 Kyle Ezell IN Andrean 2023 OF 29.9 g
4 Kevin Hall Jr IN Munster 2023 UTILITY 27.1 g
5 Bryce Yoder IN Homestead 2023 C 26.7 g
6 Dane DeWees IN Silver Creek 2023 OF 26.2 g
7 Noah Wathen IN Floyd Central 2023 LHP 26.1 g
8 Nate Heflin IN Bishop Luers Fort Wayne 2023 SS 26.0 g
9 Max Baumer IN Batesville 2023 C 25.2 g
10 Rylee Singleton IN Evansville North 2023 3B 25.1 g

AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Luke Diekmann IN Evansville North 2023 OF 31.4 g
2 Adyn Collins IN North Posey 2023 OF 30.0 g
3 Kyle Ezell IN Andrean 2023 OF 24.1 g
4 Dane DeWees IN Silver Creek 2023 OF 22.4 g
5 Rylee Singleton IN Evansville North 2023 3B 22.2 g
6 Kevin Hall Jr IN Munster 2023 UTILITY 20.8 g
7 Zach Zychowski IN Hanover Central High School 2023 SS 20.7 g
8 Evan Russ IN Westfield 2023 OF 20.1 g
9 Bryce Yoder IN Homestead 2023 C 19.9 g
10 Will Fremion IN Guerin Catholic 2023 OF 19.9 g

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