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 Hogan Denny IN Mooresville 2024 C 86.6 mph
2 Brenden Smith IN Lake Central High School 2024 LHP 84.6 mph
3 Micah Rienstra-Kiracofe IN North Central 2024 OF 84.5 mph
^ Seth Newkirk IN Floyd Central 2024 1B 84.5 mph
4 Christian Klug IN Bishop Chatard 2024 SS 84.2 mph
5 Chase Bays IN Marian 2024 SS 83.0 mph
6 Will Loftus IN Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory 2024 C 82.1 mph
7 Bryce Brabender IN Mooresville 2024 OF 81.3 mph
8 MIGUEL CORREA JR IN Avon High School 2024 SS 80.7 mph
9 Jack Brown IN Fishers 2024 RHP 80.6 mph
10 Wesley Taylor IN Corydon Central 2024 OF 80.3 mph

AVERAGE BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Hogan Denny IN Mooresville 2024 C 81.3 mph
2 Seth Newkirk IN Floyd Central 2024 1B 81.1 mph
3 Brenden Smith IN Lake Central High School 2024 LHP 80.4 mph
4 Bryce Brabender IN Mooresville 2024 OF 78.3 mph
5 Micah Rienstra-Kiracofe IN North Central 2024 OF 77.5 mph
6 MIGUEL CORREA JR IN Avon High School 2024 SS 77.3 mph
7 Will Loftus IN Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory 2024 C 77.3 mph
8 Chase Bays IN Marian 2024 SS 77.0 mph
9 Masen Moravec IN Floyd Central 2024 SS 76.7 mph
10 AJ Beggs IN Center Grove 2024 C 76.2 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 Ethan Goodin IN Evansville Mater Dei 2024 1B 29.4 mph
2 Bryce Brabender IN Mooresville 2024 OF 27.7 mph
3 Nicholas Johnson IN Lawrence Central 2024 OF 27.1 mph
4 Will Loftus IN Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory 2024 C 27.0 mph
5 Nash Wagner IN Zionsville 2024 RHP 26.8 mph
6 Jackson Reeves IN Cathedral 2024 RHP 26.7 mph
7 Brenden Smith IN Lake Central High School 2024 LHP 26.4 mph
8 Josh Girvan IN Zionsville Community High School 2024 SS 25.9 mph
9 Noah Coy IN Center Grove 2024 SS 25.6 mph
10 Drew Helton IN Whiteland Community 2024 3B 25.5 mph
^ Keegan Miller IN Fairfield 2024 LHP 25.5 mph
^ Jackson Gwin IN William Henry Harrison High School 2024 25.5 mph

AVERAGE HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Ethan Goodin IN Evansville Mater Dei 2024 1B 26.1 mph
2 Bryce Brabender IN Mooresville 2024 OF 25.9 mph
3 Nash Wagner IN Zionsville 2024 RHP 25.8 mph
4 Nicholas Johnson IN Lawrence Central 2024 OF 25.7 mph
5 Stryker Swenson IN North Central 2024 OF 24.8 mph
6 Josh Girvan IN Zionsville Community High School 2024 SS 24.6 mph
7 Jackson Gwin IN William Henry Harrison High School 2024 24.6 mph
8 Brenden Smith IN Lake Central High School 2024 LHP 24.5 mph
9 Brayton Belcher IN Monrovia 2024 RHP 24.3 mph
10 Will Loftus IN Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory 2024 C 24.3 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 Nicholas Johnson IN Lawrence Central 2024 OF 38.6 g
2 Bryce Brabender IN Mooresville 2024 OF 35.7 g
3 Nash Wagner IN Zionsville 2024 RHP 34.1 g
4 Brian Lockhart IN Franklin Central 2024 C 28.9 g
5 Wesley Taylor IN Corydon Central 2024 OF 28.4 g
6 Stryker Swenson IN North Central 2024 OF 27.4 g
7 Michael Szatkowski IN Lake Central 2024 OF 27.1 g
8 Clinton Miller IN Pendleton Heights 2024 OF 26.7 g
^ JJ Oliver IN Mishawaka Marian 2024 SS 26.7 g
9 Deklan Thompson IN Mooresville 2024 SS 25.8 g
10 Landen Smith IN Greenwood Community High School 2024 SS 25.2 g
^ Selby Barton IN Mooresville 2024 SS 25.2 g

AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Nicholas Johnson IN Lawrence Central 2024 OF 31.0 g
2 Nash Wagner IN Zionsville 2024 RHP 29.4 g
3 Wesley Taylor IN Corydon Central 2024 OF 25.4 g
4 Bryce Brabender IN Mooresville 2024 OF 25.0 g
5 Selby Barton IN Mooresville 2024 SS 23.8 g
6 Brian Lockhart IN Franklin Central 2024 C 23.2 g
7 Brenden Smith IN Lake Central High School 2024 LHP 22.7 g
8 Michael Szatkowski IN Lake Central 2024 OF 22.3 g
9 Landen Smith IN Greenwood Community High School 2024 SS 22.2 g
10 JJ Oliver IN Mishawaka Marian 2024 SS 21.8 g

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