Top Prospect Games West: Blast Leaderboard
June 26, 2020
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 West. 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%).
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 | Brady Powell SS Patuxent 2022 | 25.8 g |
| 2 | Nick Malone C/RHP South Carroll 2021 | 25.4 g |
| 3 | Chase Miller OF River Hill 2021 |
24.7 g |
| 4 | Michael Atkinson 1B DeMatha 2022 |
24.2 g |
| 5 | Tyler Greene OF Nandua (VA) 2022 | 22.8 g |
| 6 | Evan Truitt RHP/1B Stephen Decatur 2021 | 22.8 g |
| 7 | Branden Brown SS/RHP Atholton 2021 | 21.6 g |
| 8 | Anthony Sarbanes SS Parkside 2021 | 20.7 g |
| 9 | Joshua Galvin SS DeMatha 2023 | 19.8 g |
| 10 | Blake Pesante 2B/RHP St. Mary's Ryken 2022 | 19.8 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 | Jeremiah Jenkins 1B/LHP St. Vincent Pallotti 2021 (Maine) | 75.1 mph |
| 2 | Travis Leatherwood 1B Mount St. Joseph 2021 | 72.8 mph |
| 3 | Aden Hill SS/OF Chopticon 2022 | 71.5 mph |
| 4 | Andrew Wells 2B Calvert Hall 2021 | 71.3 mph |
| 5 | Branden Brown SS/RHP Atholton 2021 | 71.3 mph |
| 6 | Erik Rindner C Churchill 2022 | 71.3 mph |
| 7 | Carson Brown 1B Easton 2023 | 70.4 mph |
| 8 | Chase Miller OF River Hill 2021 | 70.1 mph |
| 9 | Michael Atkinson 1B DeMatha 2022 | 70.0 mph |
| 10 | Kyle Matheny C Calvert Hall 2021 | 69.9 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 | Jeremiah Jenkins 1B/LHP St. Vincent Pallotti 2021 (Maine) |
5.69 kW |
| 2 | Chase Miller OF River Hill 2021 |
4.87 kW |
| 3 | Erik Rindner C Churchill 2022 |
4.73 kW |
| 4 | Travis Leatherwood 1B Mount St. Joseph 2021 |
4.58 kW |
| 5 | Michael Atkinson 1B DeMatha 2022 |
4.52 kW |
| 6 | Carson Brown 1B Easton 2023 |
4.42 kW |
| 7 | Kyle Matheny C Calvert Hall 2021 | 4.41 kW |
| 8 | Joshua Galvin SS DeMatha 2023 |
4.38 kW |
| 9 | Nick Malone C/RHP South Carroll 2021 |
4.31 kW |
| 10 | Aden Hill SS/OF Chopticon 2022 |
4.30 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).
| 1 | Michael Atkinson 1B DeMatha 2022 |
26.2 mph |
| 2 | Noah Barrall 3B/RHP Salisbury Christian (DE) 2021 | 24.1 mph |
| 3 | Travis Leatherwood 1B Mount St. Joseph 2021 |
23.9 mph |
| 4 | Evan Truitt RHP/1B Stephen Decatur 2021 |
23.5 mph |
| 5 | Nick Malone C/RHP South Carroll 2021 |
23.0 mph |
| 6 | Michael Stamatos 1B Towson 2022 | 22.8 mph |
| 7 | Cam Love LHP/1B Damascus 2022 |
22.5 mph |
| 8 | Jonathan Stokley C Sussex Tech (DE) 2022 | 22.5 mph |
| 9 | Colin Athey SS/RHP Queen Anne's 2022 | 22.3 mph |
| 10 | Anthony Sarbanes SS Parkside 2021 |
22.2 mph |
MARYLAND TOP PROSPECT GAMES WEST STORIES