On Sunday, March 10th, the Prep Baseball Nevada staff hosted it's first Rising Stars ID of the season with the Las Vegas Rising Stars ID at Desert Oasis in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event featured roughly 28 players from the Las Vegas area in the 2028 and 2029 classes with all players running through a full workout alongside our tech partners TrackMan, Blast Motion and Swift Performance.

Rising Stars events serve as an introductory showcase for players and also serves as an identifier for Team Nevada in the Jr. Future Games Tournament in late July at Lakepoint Sports (Emerson, GA).

Earlier this week, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis and Pitching Data Dive articles. Now, we will take a further in-depth look at the top position players and metrics with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:

For complete event results, click here.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.

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SYNCRO ATHLETIC TESTING

60-YARD DASH

10-YARD SPLIT

30-YARD SPLIT

PEAK RUNNING SPEED

TRACKMAN

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)

Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)

HARD HIT %

SWEET SPOT %

Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.

BLAST MOTION

HAND SPEED (AVG.)

Hand Speed: The observed 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.

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

BAT SPEED (AVG.)

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.

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

ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVG.)

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.

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

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE	DATE	LOCATION
Reno Rising Stars ID	03/30	Reed High School - Sparks, NV
Idaho Rising Stars ID	05/05	Middleton High School
Las Vegas Top Prospect Games (Invite-Only)	05/21	College of Southern Nevada
Reno Top Prospect Games (Invite-Only)	06/12	University of Nevada - Peccole Park

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