Prep Baseball Report

Preseason Preview: 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 Lincoln Cardwell IN Northwestern 2024 C 86.3 mph
2 Brady Minnick IN Homestead 2024 1B 86.2 mph
3 Brayden Rouse IN East Central 2024 3B 82.9 mph
4 Ian Taylor IN Guerin Catholic 2026 OF 81.5 mph
5 Cole Strick IN East Noble 2025 LHP 81.4 mph
6 Corbin Napier IN Franklin Central High School 2023 3B 80.3 mph
7 Ian Wilson IN Westfield 2025 3B 78.2 mph
8 Lannon Nicoloff IN Harrison 2026 SS 76.5 mph
9 Lucas Musser IN Peru 2026 C 76.2 mph
10 Joshua Newton IN University 2026 2B 75.8 mph

AVERAGE BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Brayden Rouse IN East Central 2024 3B 77.8 mph
2 Corbin Napier IN Franklin Central High School 2023 3B 76.7 mph
3 Ian Taylor IN Guerin Catholic 2026 OF 76.5 mph
4 Lincoln Cardwell IN Northwestern 2024 C 76.4 mph
5 Brady Minnick IN Homestead 2024 1B 74.9 mph
6 Ian Wilson IN Westfield 2025 3B 74.2 mph
7 Joshua Newton IN University 2026 2B 73.0 mph
8 Connor Stafford IN Hobart High School 2025 RHP 72.0 mph
9 Lucas Musser IN Peru 2026 C 71.9 mph
10 Timothy (TD) Wine IN Delta 2024 3B 71.0 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 Brody Williams IN Whiteland Community 2025 C 28.2 mph
2 Johnnie Ankenbruck IN HHS 2025 C 27.0 mph
3 Corbin Napier IN Franklin Central High School 2023 3B 26.0 mph
4 Vincent Young IN HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2025 OF 25.5 mph
5 Brayden Rouse IN East Central 2024 3B 25.4 mph
6 Jack Peine IN Mount Vernon 2023 RHP 24.9 mph
7 Ian Wilson IN Westfield 2025 3B 24.8 mph
^ Lincoln Cardwell IN Northwestern 2024 C 24.8 mph
8 Corbin Wells IN Lebanon 2024 LHP 24.7 mph
^ Joshua Newton IN University 2026 2B 24.7 mph
^ Jackson Rinebold IN Brebeuf Jesuit 2024 OF 24.7 mph
9 Ian Taylor IN Guerin Catholic 2026 OF 24.6 mph
^ Drew Ruf IN Calumet Christian 2024 SS 24.6 mph
10 Gavin Joy IN Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 2025 OF 24.2 mph

AVERAGE HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Brody Williams IN Whiteland Community 2025 C 26.8 mph
2 Johnnie Ankenbruck IN HHS 2025 C 25.2 mph
3 Ian Wilson IN Westfield 2025 3B 24.2 mph
4 Brayden Rouse IN East Central 2024 3B 23.9 mph
5 Lincoln Cardwell IN Northwestern 2024 C 23.6 mph
6 Vincent Young IN HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2025 OF 23.5 mph
7 Corbin Napier IN Franklin Central High School 2023 3B 23.4 mph
8 Ian Taylor IN Guerin Catholic 2026 OF 23.4 mph
9 Joshua Newton IN University 2026 2B 23.3 mph
10 Jack Peine IN Mount Vernon 2023 RHP 23.1 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 Lincoln Cardwell IN Northwestern 2024 C 33.1 g
2 Brayden Rouse IN East Central 2024 3B 29.7 g
3 Brody Williams IN Whiteland Community 2025 C 28.4 g
^ Ian Taylor IN Guerin Catholic 2026 OF 28.4 g
4 Daulton Phillips IN Guerin Catholic 2025 C 26.0 g
^ Aaron Cisneros IN Andrean High School 2026 C 26.0 g
5 Johnnie Ankenbruck IN HHS 2025 C 25.5 g
6 Jaylen Rutherford IN Hanover Central 2025 OF 24.8 g
7 Dalton Jones IN Shelbyville 2025 1B 24.5 g
8 Julian Miller IN Penn High School 2026 3B 23.2 g
9 Tristan Sitton IN Mt. Vernon 2025 C 23.1 g
10 Gavin Joy IN Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 2025 OF 22.8 g

AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Lincoln Cardwell IN Northwestern 2024 C 26.7 g
2 Ian Taylor IN Guerin Catholic 2026 OF 23.2 g
3 Johnnie Ankenbruck IN HHS 2025 C 22.6 g
4 Aaron Cisneros IN Andrean High School 2026 C 22.5 g
5 Brayden Rouse IN East Central 2024 3B 22.1 g
6 Jaylen Rutherford IN Hanover Central 2025 OF 20.2 g
7 Dalton Jones IN Shelbyville 2025 1B 20.1 g
8 Julian Miller IN Penn High School 2026 3B 20.1 g
9 Gavin Joy IN Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 2025 OF 19.5 g
10 Tristan Sitton IN Mt. Vernon 2025 C 19.1 g

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