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2020 Michigan Showcases: Statistical Breakdown - Blast Analytics Leaderboard

** Trae Cassidy

Top Blast Hand Speed (Max)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Trae Cassidy MI Detroit Catholic Central 2023 C 27.0 mph
2 Brenden Cole MI St. Clair 2022 RHP 26.9 mph
3 Caleb Sanders MI Detroit Edison 2022 OF 25.6 mph
4 David Lally MI Grand Blanc 2022 RHP 25.4 mph
5 Payton Mazzola MI Grandville 2021 OF 25.1 mph
6 Luke Ryszka MI Troy Athens 2024 RHP 24.7 mph
^ Gabriel Tullar MI Bay City Central 2021 OF 24.7 mph
^ Alexander Owen MI Saint Johns 2022 LHP 24.7 mph
7 Carson Smith MI Grandville 2023 OF 24.6 mph
8 Garron Gahan MI Three Rivers 2022 OF 24.4 mph
9 Charlie Peterson MI Traverse City St. Francis 2022 LHP 24.3 mph
^ Gregory Pace Jr MI Detroit Edison Public School Academy 2022 OF 24.3 mph
^ Jesse Holmes MI Mattawan 2021 C 24.3 mph
^ Isaac Sturgess MI Powers Catholic 2024 OF 24.3 mph
10 Ciaran Caughey MI Orchard Lake Saint Marys 2022 RHP 24.2 mph
11 Jacob Anderson MI Notre Dame Prep 2021 SS 24.1 mph
12 Dominick Slone MI Lakeland 2021 OF 24.0 mph
^ Mason McGuire MI Brighton 2021 3B 24.0 mph
13 Jonathan (Joni) Ursuy MI Rochester Adams 2022 1B 23.9 mph
^ Drew Ferguson MI Rockford 2023 RHP 23.9 mph
^ Matthew Grier MI Ann Arbor Pioneer 2021 OF 23.9 mph
^ Patrick Ilitch MI University Liggett 2021 C 23.9 mph
14 Gavin Gelso MI Monroe Jefferson 2022 SS 23.8 mph
^ Cole Mead MI grand blanc 2023 OF 23.8 mph
^ Jake Keaser MI Orchard Lake St. Marys Prep 2021 RHP 23.8 mph
15 Connor Luck MI Fenton 2022 SS 23.7 mph
^ Ryan Kruzak MI Southgate Anderson 2022 2B 23.7 mph
16 Max Haveman MI Northview 2023 LHP 23.6 mph
^ Tyler McKinstry MI Frankenmuth 2022 3B 23.6 mph
^ Owen Yount MI Monroe 2023 SS 23.6 mph
^ Andrew Renner MI Brighton 2021 RHP 23.6 mph
17 Ozan Uyulur MI Ann Arbor Huron 2022 RHP 23.5 mph
^ Adam Mrakitsch MI Howell 2021 LHP 23.5 mph
18 Hudson Davenport MI Richmond 2022 3B 23.4 mph
^ Mitchell Dobbelaer MI Richmond 2021 OF 23.4 mph
^ Layne Holmes MI Mattawan 2023 RHP 23.4 mph
^ Terry Dean MI Davison 2021 C 23.4 mph
19 Jozef Modlinski MI Romeo 2022 1B 23.3 mph
^ Luke Rykard MI Saline 2021 OF 23.3 mph
^ Cody Hultink MI Pennfield 2021 SS 23.3 mph
^ Aidan Dungan MI Traverse City West 2021 SS 23.3 mph
20 Gabe Nazelli MI Detroit Country Day 2021 OF 23.2 mph
^ Jacob Gresham MI Howell 2022 SS 23.2 mph
^ Travis Richert MI LINDEN 2022 OF 23.2 mph
21 Caden Glennie MI Lakeland 2023 RHP 23.1 mph
22 William Myrick MI West Michigan Aviation Academy 2022 SS 23.0 mph
^ Josh Getz MI Detroit Catholic Central 2021 SS 23.0 mph
23 Nate Herberholz MI Canton 2021 1B 22.9 mph
^ Avery McEwen MI AA Pioneer 2024 SS 22.9 mph
^ Ryan Campbell MI Plymouth 2022 LHP 22.9 mph
^ Jamil Ramsey MI Lincoln 2022 OF 22.9 mph
^ Alfredo Velazquez MI Brother Rice 2023 OF 22.9 mph
24 Braden LaRusso MI Saline 2022 RHP 22.8 mph
^ Chace Cinglie MI Bedford 2022 2B 22.8 mph
^ Otto Smith MI U of D Jesuit 2022 OF 22.8 mph
25 Garrett Kerr MI West Bloomfield 2021 RHP 22.7 mph
^ Nicholas Senawi MI Northville 2021 OF 22.7 mph
^ Teddy Gottbreht MI Charyl Stockwell Academy High School 2025 1B 22.7 mph

Top Blast Hand Speed (Average)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Brenden Cole MI St. Clair 2022 RHP 24.8 mph
2 Caleb Sanders MI Detroit Edison 2022 OF 24.1 mph
3 David Lally MI Grand Blanc 2022 RHP 23.9 mph
4 Luke Ryszka MI Troy Athens 2024 RHP 23.5 mph
5 Gregory Pace Jr MI Detroit Edison Public School Academy 2022 OF 23.4 mph
6 Jesse Holmes MI Mattawan 2021 C 23.4 mph
7 Payton Mazzola MI Grandville 2021 OF 23.3 mph
8 Jonathan (Joni) Ursuy MI Rochester Adams 2022 1B 23.3 mph
9 Jacob Gresham MI Howell 2022 SS 23.2 mph
10 Drew Ferguson MI Rockford 2023 RHP 23.2 mph
11 Patrick Ilitch MI University Liggett 2021 C 23.1 mph
12 Trae Cassidy MI Detroit Catholic Central 2023 C 23.1 mph
13 Alexander Owen MI Saint Johns 2022 LHP 23.1 mph
14 Cole Mead MI grand blanc 2023 OF 22.9 mph
15 Max Haveman MI Northview 2023 LHP 22.9 mph
16 Jacob Anderson MI Notre Dame Prep 2021 SS 22.8 mph
17 Dominick Slone MI Lakeland 2021 OF 22.7 mph
18 Ozan Uyulur MI Ann Arbor Huron 2022 RHP 22.6 mph
19 Ryan Kruzak MI Southgate Anderson 2022 2B 22.5 mph
20 Tyler McKinstry MI Frankenmuth 2022 3B 22.5 mph
21 Ciaran Caughey MI Orchard Lake Saint Marys 2022 RHP 22.4 mph
22 Aidan Dungan MI Traverse City West 2021 SS 22.4 mph
23 Hudson Davenport MI Richmond 2022 3B 22.4 mph
24 Jozef Modlinski MI Romeo 2022 1B 22.3 mph
25 Connor Luck MI Fenton 2022 SS 22.2 mph

Top Blast Bat Speed (Max)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Alex Warner MI Clare 2022 C 87.7 mph
2 Cody Hultink MI Pennfield 2021 SS 82.6 mph
3 Chace Cinglie MI Bedford 2022 2B 78.7 mph
4 Dominic Krupinski MI Livonia Churchill 2022 C 78.0 mph
5 Danny Tafoya MI Portage Northern 2024 OF 77.6 mph
6 Mason McGuire MI Brighton 2021 3B 77.5 mph
7 Jacob Anderson MI Notre Dame Prep 2021 SS 77.3 mph
8 Hudson Davenport MI Richmond 2022 3B 76.8 mph
9 Gavin Darling MI Powers Catholic 2024 3B 76.5 mph
^ Caleb Sanders MI Detroit Edison 2022 OF 76.5 mph
10 Owen Yount MI Monroe 2023 SS 76.4 mph
^ Carson Byers MI Mattawan 2022 LHP 76.4 mph
11 Dominick Slone MI Lakeland 2021 OF 76.2 mph
12 Gregory Pace Jr MI Detroit Edison Public School Academy 2022 OF 76.0 mph
13 Noah Miller MI Monroe 2023 C 75.9 mph
^ Jake Keaser MI Orchard Lake St. Marys Prep 2021 RHP 75.9 mph
14 Cam Kelly MI Gladstone Area 2022 OF 75.8 mph
15 Patrick Ilitch MI University Liggett 2021 C 75.7 mph
16 Connor Luck MI Fenton 2022 SS 75.6 mph
17 Aaron Hughes MI Battle Creek Lakeview 2021 2B 75.4 mph
18 Drew Ferguson MI Rockford 2023 RHP 75.0 mph
19 Nate Herberholz MI Canton 2021 1B 74.6 mph
20 Andrew Meny MI Notre Dame Preparatory 2021 C 74.3 mph
21 Lucas Tafelski MI Canton 2022 LHP 74.0 mph
22 Garrett Kerr MI West Bloomfield 2021 RHP 73.8 mph
^ Alfredo Velazquez MI Brother Rice 2023 OF 73.8 mph
23 Jake Dresselhouse MI Orchard Lake St Mary's Prep 2022 OF 73.6 mph
^ Jonathan (Joni) Ursuy MI Rochester Adams 2022 1B 73.6 mph
24 Jacob Collier MI Rochester Adams 2021 RF 73.4 mph
25 Matthew Grier MI Ann Arbor Pioneer 2021 OF 73.2 mph

Top Blast Bat Speed (Average)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Chace Cinglie MI Bedford 2022 2B 75.6 mph
2 Dominick Slone MI Lakeland 2021 OF 75.1 mph
3 Dominic Krupinski MI Livonia Churchill 2022 C 75.0 mph
4 Cody Hultink MI Pennfield 2021 SS 73.8 mph
5 Connor Luck MI Fenton 2022 SS 73.7 mph
6 Caleb Sanders MI Detroit Edison 2022 OF 73.3 mph
7 Hudson Davenport MI Richmond 2022 3B 72.7 mph
8 Jake Dresselhouse MI Orchard Lake St Mary's Prep 2022 OF 72.5 mph
9 Drew Ferguson MI Rockford 2023 RHP 72.2 mph
10 Jacob Anderson MI Notre Dame Prep 2021 SS 72.2 mph
11 Gregory Pace Jr MI Detroit Edison Public School Academy 2022 OF 72.1 mph
12 Patrick Ilitch MI University Liggett 2021 C 71.8 mph
13 Carson Byers MI Mattawan 2022 LHP 71.8 mph
^ Jonathan (Joni) Ursuy MI Rochester Adams 2022 1B 71.8 mph
14 Garrett Kerr MI West Bloomfield 2021 RHP 71.4 mph
15 Aaron Piasecki MI Mona Shores 2022 SS 71.1 mph
16 Jonah St. Antoine MI Forest Hills Northern 2023 SS 70.8 mph
17 Owen Yount MI Monroe 2023 SS 70.8 mph
18 Noah Miller MI Monroe 2023 C 70.8 mph
19 Jake Verellen MI Eisenhower 2022 3B 70.6 mph
20 Andrew Meny MI Notre Dame Preparatory 2021 C 70.6 mph
21 Gavin Darling MI Powers Catholic 2024 3B 70.5 mph
22 Alex Warner MI Clare 2022 C 70.4 mph
23 Ryan Kruzak MI Southgate Anderson 2022 2B 70.4 mph
24 Nate Herberholz MI Canton 2021 1B 70.3 mph
25 James Geshel MI Rockford 2021 RHP 70.0 mph

Top Blast Rotational Acceleration (Max)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Andrew Renner MI Brighton 2021 RHP 33.8 g
2 Caleb Sanders MI Detroit Edison 2022 OF 30.3 g
3 Brenden Cole MI St. Clair 2022 RHP 30.1 g
4 Owen Yount MI Monroe 2023 SS 29.7 g
5 Trae Cassidy MI Detroit Catholic Central 2023 C 28.5 g
6 Gregory Pace Jr MI Detroit Edison Public School Academy 2022 OF 28.4 g
7 Alex Szczechowski MI Trenton 2021 SS 27.6 g
8 Garron Gahan MI Three Rivers 2022 OF 27.5 g
9 James Pearcy MI White lake, Lakeland 2022 OF 27.2 g
10 Jake VanBooven IL St. Viator 2023 OF 27.1 g
11 Connor Fitzgerald MI Northview 2021 OF 26.9 g
^ Ozan Uyulur MI Ann Arbor Huron 2022 RHP 26.9 g
12 Jamil Ramsey MI Lincoln 2022 OF 25.6 g
13 Jayden Miller MI Battle Creek Lakeview 2023 2B 25.4 g
14 Max Haveman MI Northview 2023 LHP 25.2 g
15 Luke Rykard MI Saline 2021 OF 24.3 g
^ Avery McEwen MI AA Pioneer 2024 SS 24.3 g
16 Patrick Ilitch MI University Liggett 2021 C 24.2 g
17 Benjamin Tjernlund MI Oscar A. Carlson 2021 OF 24.0 g
^ Gavin Darling MI Powers Catholic 2024 3B 24.0 g
18 Charlie Peterson MI Traverse City St. Francis 2022 LHP 23.5 g
19 Andrew Meny MI Notre Dame Preparatory 2021 C 22.9 g
20 Luke Ryszka MI Troy Athens 2024 RHP 22.0 g
21 Garrett Swan MI Lumen Christi 2022 C 21.7 g
^ Ryan Campbell MI Plymouth 2022 LHP 21.7 g
22 Adam Mrakitsch MI Howell 2021 LHP 21.6 g
^ Mitchell Dobbelaer MI Richmond 2021 OF 21.6 g
23 Austin Pokley MI Troy Athens 2023 C 21.5 g
24 Hudson Davenport MI Richmond 2022 3B 21.4 g
25 Garrett Kerr MI West Bloomfield 2021 RHP 21.2 g
^ Layne Holmes MI Mattawan 2023 RHP 21.2 g

Top Blast Rotational Acceleration (Average)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Andrew Renner MI Brighton 2021 RHP 28.8 g
2 Caleb Sanders MI Detroit Edison 2022 OF 27.4 g
3 Brenden Cole MI St. Clair 2022 RHP 25.5 g
4 Gregory Pace Jr MI Detroit Edison Public School Academy 2022 OF 23.1 g
5 Ozan Uyulur MI Ann Arbor Huron 2022 RHP 22.4 g
6 James Pearcy MI White lake, Lakeland 2022 OF 21.9 g
7 Alex Szczechowski MI Trenton 2021 SS 21.9 g
8 Patrick Ilitch MI University Liggett 2021 C 21.1 g
9 Jayden Miller MI Battle Creek Lakeview 2023 2B 21.1 g
10 Jake VanBooven IL St. Viator 2023 OF 20.4 g
11 Andrew Meny MI Notre Dame Preparatory 2021 C 19.9 g
12 Max Haveman MI Northview 2023 LHP 19.7 g
13 Jamil Ramsey MI Lincoln 2022 OF 19.3 g
14 Ryan Campbell MI Plymouth 2022 LHP 19.3 g
15 Mitchell Dobbelaer MI Richmond 2021 OF 19.2 g
16 Luke Rykard MI Saline 2021 OF 19.0 g
17 Avery McEwen MI AA Pioneer 2024 SS 18.8 g
18 Connor Fitzgerald MI Northview 2021 OF 18.8 g
19 Benjamin Tjernlund MI Oscar A. Carlson 2021 OF 18.6 g
20 Ryan Kruzak MI Southgate Anderson 2022 2B 18.4 g
21 Luke Ryszka MI Troy Athens 2024 RHP 18.0 g
22 Garrett Kerr MI West Bloomfield 2021 RHP 17.7 g
23 Garrett Swan MI Lumen Christi 2022 C 17.6 g
24 Trae Cassidy MI Detroit Catholic Central 2023 C 17.3 g
25 Jozef Modlinski MI Romeo 2022 1B 17.2 g

Top Blast On Plane Efficiency %

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Joseph Dorsch MI Bloomfield Hills 2021 RHP 89 %
2 Luke Koob MI Saline 2025 C 87 %
3 Austin Alter MI Woodhaven 2021 OF 87 %
4 Terry Dean MI Davison 2021 C 86 %
5 Tyler Taraszkiewicz MI Salem 2025 2B 86 %
6 Gannon Fox MI Northview 2021 1B 85 %
7 Connor Coopes MI Detroit Country Day 2023 2B 85 %
8 James Pearcy MI White lake, Lakeland 2022 OF 84 %
9 Matthew Whiteman MI Romeo 2024 LHP 84 %
10 Brian Messing MI Forest Hills Eastern 2022 3B 84 %
11 Cole Mead MI grand blanc 2023 OF 83 %
12 Aaron Pryce MI Salem 2024 1B 83 %
13 Luke Rykard MI Saline 2021 OF 83 %
14 Brenden Cole MI St. Clair 2022 RHP 83 %
15 Aidan Liedeke MI Charyl Stockwell Preparatory Academy 2023 RHP 83 %
16 Hunter Riutta MI Detroit Country Day 2023 OF 82 %
17 Mitchell Dobbelaer MI Richmond 2021 OF 82 %
18 Jacob Lewis MI Grand Blanc 2022 OF 81 %
19 Pierson Walker MI Zeeland West 2022 C 81 %
20 Jacob Gresham MI Howell 2022 SS 81 %
^ Trae Cassidy MI Detroit Catholic Central 2023 C 81 %
21 David Barry MI Novi 2021 2B 80 %
22 Josh Weiss MI West Bloomfield 2022 3B 80 %
23 Lonzy Robinson MI Northwest 2023 2B 80 %
24 Ryan King MI Northview 2021 C 80 %
^ Dylan Kassab MI St Mary's Preparatory 2024 RHP 80 %
25 Aidan Schmuckal MI Traverse City St. Francis 2021 C 80 %

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