Hoosier Holiday Showcase: Blast Leaderboard - Bat Speed
January 6, 2021
On Saturday, December 12th, we hosted the annual Hoosier Holiday Showcase at Roundtripper Sports Academy in Westfield, IN. Hitters at the event were analyzed using Blast, a bat sensor placed on the knob of the bat and analyzes the swing, providing multiple metrics for every swing taken. Blast captures the data by the sensor picking up the vibration of the bat at impact when the hitter makes contact with the baseball. If there's no contact, the sensor won't read the swing.
Today, we look at the top bat speed performers from the showcase. To view the complete statistical breakdown from the Hoosier Holiday Showcase click here.
BAT SPEED
Bat speed is the velocity of the barrel at impact measured in miles per hour (mph). The ideal ranges for bat speed at each level are:
● MLB: 66-78 mph
● College: 66-75 mph
● HS Varsity: 60-70
Bat speed is one of the most important metrics because it correlates very strongly to exit velocity (EV, the speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat when the hitter makes contact, measured in mph) and on-field performance. The faster the bat is moving through the hitting zone, the more capable a player is of hitting the ball harder and producing higher EV and a higher wOBA (weighted on-base average, a statistic that measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance).
Peak Bat Speed
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
1 | Jacob White | IL | Mount Carmel | 2022 | 3B | 76.9 mph |
2 | Vince Hoover | IN | Tipton | 2024 | RHP | 76.1 mph |
3 | Joe Huffman | IN | Avon | 2022 | SS | 75.7 mph |
^ | Connor Ostrander | IN | Edwardsburg | 2022 | SS | 75.7 mph |
4 | Mikey Gentile | IL | St. Laurence | 2022 | SS | 75.2 mph |
5 | Riley Bennett | IN | Tri West | 2021 | OF | 73.9 mph |
6 | Jonathan Stroh | IN | Carmel | 2022 | 1B | 73.7 mph |
7 | Landon Godsey | IN | Southport | 2021 | C | 73.6 mph |
8 | Pryce Rucker | IN | Franklin Community | 2023 | 1B | 73.2 mph |
9 | Caden Whitehead | IN | Danville | 2022 | SS | 73.1 mph |
10 | Adam Lehmann | IN | Penn | 2023 | C | 71.9 mph |
11 | Jackson Michko | IN | Lake Central | 2024 | 1B | 71.8 mph |
^ | Clay Patton | IN | Guerin Catholic | 2022 | SS | 71.8 mph |
12 | Paul Birkmeier | IN | Bishop Luers | 2022 | 1B | 71.5 mph |
13 | Cameron Bryant | OH | Cincinnati Country Day | 2022 | SS | 71.4 mph |
14 | Isaac Bair | IN | Lapel | 2023 | C | 71.1 mph |
15 | Max McCammon | IN | Bloomington South | 2023 | C | 70.9 mph |
Average Bat Speed
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Jacob White | IL | Mount Carmel | 2022 | 3B | 73.9 mph |
2 | Connor Ostrander | IN | Edwardsburg | 2022 | SS | 73.7 mph |
3 | Mikey Gentile | IL | St. Laurence | 2022 | SS | 73.2 mph |
4 | Vince Hoover | IN | Tipton | 2024 | RHP | 72.8 mph |
5 | Landon Godsey | IN | Southport | 2021 | C | 71.4 mph |
6 | Pryce Rucker | IN | Franklin Community | 2023 | 1B | 71.1 mph |
7 | Joe Huffman | IN | Avon | 2022 | SS | 70.5 mph |
8 | Caden Whitehead | IN | Danville | 2022 | SS | 70.4 mph |
9 | Clay Patton | IN | Guerin Catholic | 2022 | SS | 69.8 mph |
10 | Jonathan Stroh | IN | Carmel | 2022 | 1B | 69.7 mph |
11 | Cameron Bryant | OH | Cincinnati Country Day | 2022 | SS | 69.6 mph |
12 | Riley Bennett | IN | Tri West | 2021 | OF | 69.2 mph |
13 | Isaac Bair | IN | Lapel | 2023 | C | 68.8 mph |
14 | Jackson Michko | IN | Lake Central | 2024 | 1B | 68.0 mph |
15 | Paul Birkmeier | IN | Bishop Luers | 2022 | 1B | 67.9 mph |