Prep Baseball Report

Las Vegas Fall Open: Blast Leaderboards


Brett Harrison
Nevada Scouting Director

The Las Vegas Fall Open is in the books and now we move into the post event coverage, breaking down and highlighting the standouts from the event with Quick Hits, Stat Leaderboards, Blast Motion Leaderboards and Pitching Leaderboards. The immediate takeaway from this past weekends event was impressive overall offensive performance that saw a number of balls leave the yard with multiple 100 mph Exit Velocities and mature, line drive filled rounds coming from players in each high school class.

At the Las Vegas Fall Open, we retrieved a significant amount of data on each player including: 60 Times measured by Swift Syncro, Batting Practice measured by TrackMan, Catch Pop Time and Velocity, Outfield Evaluation and Velocity, Infield Evaluation and Velocity and Pitcher Bullpens analyzed and assessed by TrackMan. We pride ourselves on utilizing the latest technology in the game to provide the most accurate data for both the player and those recruiting/evaluating the player.

To view the full event stats click HERE.

Next, in our post event coverage by highlighting the top in-swing metrics collected using out Blast Motion system from the Las Vegas Fall Open with the Blast Leaderboards.

LAS VEGAS FALL OPEN: blast LEADERBOARDS

About Blast Motion:

The Blast Motion sensors measure 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.

HERE ARE THE TOP METRICS OF THE EVENT:

Top Peak Bat Speed: 73.8 mph | Kentin Grantz - SECTA | 2025 | Uncommitted
Top Average Bat Speed: 71.5 mph | Kentin Grantz - SECTA | 2025 | Uncommitted
Top Peak Hand Speed: 23.4 mph | Kentin Grantz - SECTA | 2025 | Uncommitted
Top Average Hand Speed: 22.5 mph | Kentin Grantz - SECTA | 2025 | Uncommitted
On-Plane Efficiency: 85% | Landon Baker - Boulder City | 2024 | Uncommitted
Rotational Acceleration: 19.6 g | Gustavo Crawford - Shadow Ridge | 2025 | Uncommitted

Below will you find the swing & impact metrics from the event in four different categories (Top-10 listed):

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PEAK BAT SPEED

Bat Speed is the observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. For more info: Blast Bat Speed 

MLB Avg: 66-78 mph   MiLB: 63-75 mph   College: 66-75 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Kentin Grantz NV Southeast Career Technical 2025 2B 73.8 mph
2 Alex Jang NV Faith Lutheran 2025 SS 73.7 mph
3 Vandon Welter NV Cy-Fair 2025 C 73.5 mph
^ Donnell Petite NV Silverado 2023 OF 73.5 mph
4 Dallas Keller NV Palo Verde 2023 OF 72.8 mph
5 Brenden Perry NV Palo Verde 2023 RHP 72.0 mph
6 Gavin Lajda NV Las Vegas 2023 C 71.8 mph
7 Joshua Belton NV Durango 2024 OF 71.3 mph
8 Tyson Pettingill NV Moapa Valley HS 2025 SS 68.3 mph
9 Gustavo Crawford NV Shadow Ridge HS 2025 RHP 68.2 mph
10 Landon Baker NV Boulder City 2024 OF 67.9 mph

TOP AVERAGE BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Kentin Grantz NV Southeast Career Technical 2025 2B 71.5 mph
2 Donnell Petite NV Silverado 2023 OF 70.9 mph
3 Alex Jang NV Faith Lutheran 2025 SS 70.7 mph
4 Dallas Keller NV Palo Verde 2023 OF 70.2 mph
5 Brenden Perry NV Palo Verde 2023 RHP 68.2 mph
6 Joshua Belton NV Durango 2024 OF 68.0 mph
7 Vandon Welter NV Cy-Fair 2025 C 67.3 mph
8 Gavin Lajda NV Las Vegas 2023 C 67.1 mph
9 Tyson Pettingill NV Moapa Valley HS 2025 SS 66.2 mph
10 Gustavo Crawford NV Shadow Ridge HS 2025 RHP 65.9 mph

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PEAK HAND SPEED

Peak Hand Speed is 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. For more info: Peak Hand Speed

MLB Avg: 23-29 mph MiLB Avg: 22-28 mph College Avg: 21-24 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Kentin Grantz NV Southeast Career Technical 2025 2B 23.4 mph
2 Gustavo Crawford NV Shadow Ridge HS 2025 RHP 23.2 mph
3 Donnell Petite NV Silverado 2023 OF 23.0 mph
^ Alex Jang NV Faith Lutheran 2025 SS 23.0 mph
4 Brenden Perry NV Palo Verde 2023 RHP 22.9 mph
5 Dallas Keller NV Palo Verde 2023 OF 22.4 mph
6 Vandon Welter NV Cy-Fair 2025 C 22.2 mph
7 Landon Baker NV Boulder City 2024 OF 21.6 mph
8 Nicholas Fitzgerald NV Faith Lutheran 2026 C 21.2 mph
9 Joshua Belton NV Durango 2024 OF 21.1 mph
10 Tyson Pettingill NV Moapa Valley HS 2025 SS 19.9 mph

TOP AVERAGE HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Kentin Grantz NV Southeast Career Technical 2025 2B 22.5 mph
2 Alex Jang NV Faith Lutheran 2025 SS 22.2 mph
3 Donnell Petite NV Silverado 2023 OF 22.1 mph
4 Gustavo Crawford NV Shadow Ridge HS 2025 RHP 21.6 mph
5 Brenden Perry NV Palo Verde 2023 RHP 21.4 mph
6 Dallas Keller NV Palo Verde 2023 OF 21.4 mph
7 Landon Baker NV Boulder City 2024 OF 20.2 mph
8 Vandon Welter NV Cy-Fair 2025 C 20.1 mph
9 Joshua Belton NV Durango 2024 OF 19.7 mph
10 Nicholas Fitzgerald NV Faith Lutheran 2026 C 19.4 mph

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ON PLANE EFFICIENCY

Measures the percentage of your swing where the bat is on the swing plane. Your vertical bat angle at contact establishes the plane for that swing. Plane is a great indicator for making more consistent contact on the barrel of the bat. For more info: On Plane Efficiency

Ideal Efficiency %: 70% or Higher    Range: 65%-85%

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Landon Baker NV Boulder City 2024 OF 85 %
2 Donnell Petite NV Silverado 2023 OF 77 %
^ Keisean Ellzy NV Las Vegas 2024 OF 77 %
3 Teagan Payne NV Durango 2025 SS 75 %
4 Gustavo Crawford NV Shadow Ridge HS 2025 RHP 74 %
5 Brenden Perry NV Palo Verde 2023 RHP 73 %
6 Kentin Grantz NV Southeast Career Technical 2025 2B 70 %
7 Nicholas Fitzgerald NV Faith Lutheran 2026 C 68 %
8 Dallas Keller NV Palo Verde 2023 OF 65 %
9 Vandon Welter NV Cy-Fair 2025 C 64 %
10 Gavin Lajda NV Las Vegas 2023 C 64 %

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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. The quicker your rotational acceleration, the more power you will have and the more time you have to adjust to pitch locations. For more info: Rotational Acceleration

MLB Avg: 16.8 g   MiLB Avg: 12.6 g   College Avg: 12.9 g

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Gustavo Crawford NV Shadow Ridge HS 2025 RHP 19.6 g
2 Donnell Petite NV Silverado 2023 OF 19.0 g
3 Dallas Keller NV Palo Verde 2023 OF 17.6 g
4 Gavin Lajda NV Las Vegas 2023 C 17.0 g
5 Kentin Grantz NV Southeast Career Technical 2025 2B 15.8 g
6 Alex Jang NV Faith Lutheran 2025 SS 14.6 g
7 Nicholas Fitzgerald NV Faith Lutheran 2026 C 14.4 g
8 Tyson Pettingill NV Moapa Valley HS 2025 SS 14.0 g
9 Brenden Perry NV Palo Verde 2023 RHP 12.5 g
10 Vandon Welter NV Cy-Fair 2025 C 12.0 g

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UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
2022 PBR Scout Day: Desert Oasis NV 11/16 Desert Oasis High School
2022 PBR Scout Day: Legacy NV 12/03 Legacy High School
2023 PBR Scout Day: Centennial NV 01/10 Centennial High School
2023 Scout Day: Faith Lutheran NV 01/25 Faith Lutheran High School
Super 60 Pro Showcase NATIONAL 02/05 The MAX - McCook, IL
Southern Nevada Preseason ID NV 02/08 UNLV

 

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