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Using sensor technology that fits on the knob of a bat, without impeding the player, Blast Motion collected data to analyze every hitter’s swing at this year's PBR Maryland Top Prospect Games II. During batting practice, the Blast Motion sensors measured Swing and Impact Metrics across several categories. Swing metrics measure pre-impact mechanics centered around plane, connection, and rotation while Impact metrics measure pre-impact performance outcomes based on ball contact. Below are the top performers in five of the categories measured using the Blast Motion sensors. 

 

BLAST SWING METRICS

 

ON PLANE EFFICIENCY

On plane efficiency measures the percentage of your swing where the bat is on the swing plane. (MLB average is 73%).

1	Ryan Boice SS/C Towson 2022	85%
2	Ryan McLaughlin SS/RHP Stephen Decatur 2023	84%
3	Gabriel Ruiz OF/C Paint Branch 2023	81%
4	Cody Rinehart SS/OF Boonsboro 2022	78%
5	PJ Gunther OF Queen Anne's 2021	76%
6	Conner Breitenbach OF Century 2021	75%
7	Fredy Diaz Jr. SS/2B Middletown 2024	72%

 

ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rotational acceleration is how quickly your bat accelerates into the swing plane and is measured in G's (g-force). (MLB average is 16.8 G's).

1	Chase Miller OF River Hill 2021	26.5 g
T2	Cody Rinehart SS/OF Boonsboro 2022	22.1 g
T2	Robbie Shelton 3B/OF Riverdale Baptist 2023	22.1 g
4	Gabriel Ruiz OF/C Paint Branch 2023	18.4 g
5	Bronson Taylor C/3B St. Maria Goretti 2023	16.4 g
6	Ryan McLaughlin SS/RHP Stephen Decatur 2023	16.1 g
7	Ryan Boice SS/C Towson 2022	15.1 g

 

 

blast IMPACT Metrics

 

BAT SPEED

Bat speed is defined as the total speed of the barrel at impact. (MLB average is 70.3 mph).

1	Cody Rinehart SS/OF Boonsboro 2022	71.2 mph
2	Tariq Talley SS/3B Towson 2022	69.7 mph
3	Robbie Shelton 3B/OF Riverdale Baptist 2023	67.2 mph
T4	Ryan Boice SS/C Towson 2022	65.5 mph
T4	Mitchell Hwang RHP/3B Walt Whitman 2023	65.5 mph
6	Chase Miller OF River Hill 2021	65.3 mph
7	Ashten Snelsire C/2B Stephen Decatur 2022	64.8 mph

 

POWER

Power is defined as bat mass (times) average acceleration (times) bat speed at impact and is measured in Watts. (MLB ideal range is 3.65 kw - 5.65 kw).

1	Cody Rinehart SS/OF Boonsboro 2022	4.77 kW
2	Chase Miller OF River Hill 2021	3.93 kW
3	Tariq Talley SS/3B Towson 2022	3.85 kW
4	Robbie Shelton 3B/OF Riverdale Baptist 2023	3.75 kW
5	Ryan Boice SS/C Towson 2022	3.67 kW
6	Gabriel Ruiz OF/C Paint Branch 2023	3.49 kW
7	Nick Pratt C/OF Indian Creek 2023	3.41 kW

 

PEAK HAND SPEED

Peak hand speed is the fastest hand speed reached throughout the swing and occurs prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge. (MLB ideal range is 23-29 mph).

T1	Chase Miller OF River Hill 2021	21.9 mph
T1	Mitchell Hwang RHP/3B Walt Whitman 2023	21.9 mph
3	Robbie Shelton 3B/OF Riverdale Baptist 2023	21.7 mph
4	Cody Rinehart SS/OF Boonsboro 2022	21.4 mph
5	Ashten Snelsire C/2B Stephen Decatur 2022	21.2 mph
T6	PJ Gunther OF Queen Anne's 2021	20.5 mph
T6	Alex Seidleck SS/RHP Indian Creek 2021	20.5 mph
T6	Ryan Boice SS/C Towson 2022	20.5 mph

 

 

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