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Mississippi Preseason All-State: Blast Motion Board


Colin Chamblin
Deep South Operations & Area Scout

 

CLINTON, MS - The Mississippi Preseason All-State was held on Saturday, January 27th at Clinton High School in Clinton, MS. This event was an invote-only event that consisted of some prospects from the 2024-2028 classes across all parts of Mississippi. These players went through extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman, and much more. Pitchers were able to throw bullpens and were able to get numbers and metrics via TrackMan. There were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing at the event.

Continuing our post-event coverage for this event, we take a look back at some of the top performers and standouts from Saturday. Continuing over the course of the next week or so, we will release different statistical leaderboards for the event along with other pieces of content.

View all positional stats HERE.

 

HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Jackson Moore MS Tishomingo County 2025 3B 26.5 mph
2 Caden Cole MS Warren Central 2027 SS 25.8 mph
3 Samuel Miller MS Jackson Prep 2027 3B 24.9 mph
4 Cole Prosek MS Magnolia Heights 2026 3B 24.5 mph
^ Nash McCrary MS Heritage Academy 2026 RHP 24.5 mph
5 Dylan Lamb MS St. Stanislaus 2024 OF 24.3 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Jackson Moore MS Tishomingo County 2025 3B 23.8 mph
2 Samuel Miller MS Jackson Prep 2027 3B 23.7 mph
3 Dylan Lamb MS St. Stanislaus 2024 OF 23.4 mph
4 Nash McCrary MS Heritage Academy 2026 RHP 23.1 mph
5 Parker Thames MS Clinton 2025 OF 23.0 mph

Peak Hand Speed: The 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.

BAT SPEED (AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Jackson Moore MS Tishomingo County 2025 3B 81.5 mph
2 Brody Roberts MS Manchester Academy 2025 RHP 75.1 mph
3 Jason Neal MS Bayou Academy 2024 SS 74.7 mph
4 Stone Crain MS Clinton 2026 C 74.1 mph
5 Gardner Young MS Jackson Prep 2025 LHP 74.0 mph
6 Sawyer Bates MS Canton Academy 2025 LHP 73.8 mph
7 Aiden Peets MS MADISON RIDGELAND ACADEMY 2026 2B 73.2 mph
8 Tre Bryant MS Jackson Prep 2025 3B 73.0 mph
9 Eli Hinton MS Kossuth 2025 3B 72.8 mph
10 Chase Peeples MS Northwest Rankin 2025 2B 72.6 mph

Bat Speed: The 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.

ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Samuel Miller MS Jackson Prep 2027 3B 29.0 g
2 Stone Crain MS Clinton 2026 C 28.9 g
3 Parker Thames MS Clinton 2025 OF 27.3 g
4 Dylan Lamb MS St. Stanislaus 2024 OF 26.0 g
5 Grant Walendzik MS LEWISBURG HIGH SCHOOL 2026 C 25.2 g

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Parker Thames MS Clinton 2025 OF 24.5 g
2 Stone Crain MS Clinton 2026 C 23.6 g
3 Samuel Miller MS Jackson Prep 2027 3B 22.5 g
4 Ryder White MS PISGAH HIGH SCHOOL 2026 OF 21.2 g
5 Brayden Johnson MS Hartfield Academy 2025 OF 20.7 g

Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.

 

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