Fall Upperclass: Blast Motion Board
October 20, 2021
On Sunday, Oct.17, the annual Fall Upperclass Showcase was hosted at Grand Canyon University. An open event for class of 2022 and 2023 graduates in Arizona. Talents were on display in front of the PBR Arizona staff, while data was being recorded by state-of-the-art technology.
Today, we take a look at the data recorded for hitters on Blast Motion sensors. Our Blast Analysis contains data such as: hand speed, bat speed, rotational acceleration, and on plane efficiency.
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Hand Speed (Peak & Average)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | AJ Nava | AZ | Thunderbird | 2022 | 2B | 29.6 mph |
2 | Jack Ellsworth | AZ | Highland | 2022 | RHP | 27.2 mph |
3 | Max Slavin | CO | Rock Canyon | 2022 | OF | 26.3 mph |
4 | Ruben Villaescusa | AZ | Tucson | 2022 | OF | 25.5 mph |
5 | Dante Turgeon | AZ | Benjamin Franklin | 2022 | 1B | 25.4 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Max Slavin | CO | Rock Canyon | 2022 | OF | 24.7 mph |
2 | Jack Ellsworth | AZ | Highland | 2022 | RHP | 24.1 mph |
3 | Ruben Villaescusa | AZ | Tucson | 2022 | OF | 23.8 mph |
4 | Wyatt Graham | AZ | Mountain Pointe | 2023 | C | 23.1 mph |
5 | Dante Turgeon | AZ | Benjamin Franklin | 2022 | 1B | 23.1 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 (Peak & Average)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Bat Speed (max)
1
Max Slavin
CO
Rock Canyon
2022
OF
80.5 mph
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Dante Turgeon
AZ
Benjamin Franklin
2022
1B
80.5 mph
2
Jack Ellsworth
AZ
Highland
2022
RHP
80.3 mph
3
Wyatt Graham
AZ
Mountain Pointe
2023
C
78.3 mph
4
Jake Willerup
AZ
Higley
2022
OF
76.5 mph
5
Ruben Villaescusa
AZ
Tucson
2022
OF
76.0 mph
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Bat Speed (avg)
1
Max Slavin
CO
Rock Canyon
2022
OF
76.6 mph
2
Dante Turgeon
AZ
Benjamin Franklin
2022
1B
76.2 mph
3
Ruben Villaescusa
AZ
Tucson
2022
OF
73.4 mph
4
Wyatt Graham
AZ
Mountain Pointe
2023
C
73.0 mph
5
Jake Willerup
AZ
Higley
2022
OF
71.6 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
Dante Turgeon
AZ
Benjamin Franklin
2022
1B
29.1 g
2
Hunter Cline
AZ
Desert Vista
2023
C
23.7 g
3
Wyatt Graham
AZ
Mountain Pointe
2023
C
23.3 g
4
Gabriel Torres
AZ
Mountain Pointe
2022
2B
22.8 g
5
Max Slavin
CO
Rock Canyon
2022
OF
22.3 g
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (avg)
1
Dante Turgeon
AZ
Benjamin Franklin
2022
1B
20.2 g
2
Gabriel Torres
AZ
Mountain Pointe
2022
2B
19.5 g
3
Hunter Cline
AZ
Desert Vista
2023
C
19.1 g
4
Marshall Mastrantuono
AZ
Sunnyslope
2022
2B
18.8 g
5
Max Slavin
CO
Rock Canyon
2022
OF
18.6 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.
On Plane Efficiency
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
On Plane Eff (avg)
1
Matthew Ramsdell
AZ
Eastmark
2022
SS
89 %
2
Max Slavin
CO
Rock Canyon
2022
OF
83 %
3
Logan Miller
AZ
Salpointe Catholic
2023
C
80 %
4
Logan Schminke
AZ
Thunderbird
2024
1B
79 %
5
Dylan Moir
AZ
Estrella Foothills
2023
C
79 %
On-Plane Efficiency: how consistently a player maintains their arm and wrist throughout the swing, or the percentage of the swing where the bat is on-plane.
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