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We take a look at the Blast leaderboard from our Nova Scotia Preseason Open ID. With all our PBR Atlantic events, players will be getting blast motion results added to their profile for personal feedback as well as metrics that will be a helpful tool for college coaches during the recruitment process.

Read quickly some insight on the key terms from our partners Blast motion

BLAST KEY TERMS:

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.

Bat Speed: Bat Speed is 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.

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.

Rotational Acceleration: Rotation measures how quickly your bat accelerates into the swing plane. Rotation is a good indicator of how you build bat speed by sequencing properly vs. pulling the bat with your hands. The quicker your rotational acceleration, the more power you will have and the more time you have to make a decision at the plate.

MAX HAND SPEED

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hand Speed (max)
1	John Decoste	NS	Cobequid	2022	RHP	23.6 mph
2	Kole Miller	NS	Prince Andrew	2022	LHP	23.1 mph
3	Evan Gibbons	NS	Horton	2022	3B	23.0 mph
4	Ryan MacDonald	NS	Auburn	2022	C	22.9 mph
5	Carter Higgins	NS	Cobequid	2023	2B	22.8 mph
6	Nolan Cheeseman	NS	Sir John A MacDonald	2022	OF	22.5 mph
7	Logan Cole	NS	Hants East Rural	2024	LHP	22.2 mph

AVG. HAND SPEED

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Hand Speed (avg)
1	Evan Gibbons	NS	Horton	2022	3B	22.2 mph
2	John Decoste	NS	Cobequid	2022	RHP	21.9 mph
3	Carter Higgins	NS	Cobequid	2023	2B	21.7 mph
4	Ryan MacDonald	NS	Auburn	2022	C	21.6 mph
5	Kole Miller	NS	Prince Andrew	2022	LHP	21.4 mph
6	Nolan Cheeseman	NS	Sir John A MacDonald	2022	OF	21.3 mph
7	Breton Button-Sibley	NS	Glace Bay	2020	1B	20.8 mph

PEAK BAT SPEED

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Bat Speed (max)
1	John Decoste	NS	Cobequid	2022	RHP	74.6 mph
^	Evan Gibbons	NS	Horton	2022	3B	74.6 mph
2	Keegan Wade-Parker	NS	Parkview	2022	1B	72.8 mph
3	Kole Miller	NS	Prince Andrew	2022	LHP	71.6 mph
4	Breton Button-Sibley	NS	Glace Bay	2020	1B	69.3 mph
5	Nolan Cheeseman	NS	Sir John A MacDonald	2022	OF	66.8 mph
6	Jacob Pitre	NS	Auburn High School	2024	C	66.7 mph
7	Carter Higgins	NS	Cobequid	2023	2B	66.3 mph

AVG. ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Rot. Acc (avg)
1	Carter Higgins	NS	Cobequid	2023	2B	19.3 g
2	Evan Gibbons	NS	Horton	2022	3B	19.0 g
3	Logan Cole	NS	Hants East Rural	2024	LHP	15.4 g
4	Kole Miller	NS	Prince Andrew	2022	LHP	12.9 g
5	Breton Button-Sibley	NS	Glace Bay	2020	1B	12.8 g
6	Nolan Cheeseman	NS	Sir John A MacDonald	2022	OF	11.2 g
7	Ryan MacDonald	NS	Auburn	2022	C	11.1 g

ON PLANE EFFICIENCY

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	On Plane Eff (avg)
1	Patrick Dobbin	NS	East Hants Rural	2024	3B	93 %
2	Derek Apa	NS	Lockview	2024	RHP	91 %
3	Evan Gibbons	NS	Horton	2022	3B	85 %
4	Matthew Mackenzie	NS	Vauxhall	2022	RHP	84 %
5	Jack Laws	NS	Parkview	2022	RHP	81 %
6	Lucas Taylor	NS	Lockview	2023	RHP	80 %
7	Nolan Cheeseman	NS	Sir John A MacDonald	2022	OF	79 %