Preseason All-State: Blast Analytics
February 10, 2022
The Preseason All State Showcase took place on Sunday Jan. 30th at the P27 Baseball Performance Center along with Lexington Ballpark in Lexington, South Carolina. Prospects from the event came from around the Palmetto state on what turned out to be a wonderful winter afternoon.
A premier event for premier talent in South Carolina, we have seen a lot of very talented prospects workout at this event prior to their spring season. Coming off each individual player's preseason workout, this event tends to see players blow up their numbers, giving coaches and scouts a reason to take notice as they prep their spring schedules for evaluation.
The event began with pitcher bullpens with each pitch tracked by Trackman, along with Pitch AI. A pro-style workout for all the position players followed that included the 60 yard dash, BP with TrackMan ball flight analysis, and a defensive evaluation.
Below we will look at Offensive statistics and leaderboards for the event.
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BLAST LEADERBOARD
Max Peak Hand Speed (mph)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
| 1 | J.R. Struk | SC | P27 Academy | 2025 | RHP | 25.1 mph |
| ^ | Jake McCoy | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2023 | LHP | 25.1 mph |
| 2 | Shemar Simes | SC | Darlington | 2023 | RHP | 24.7 mph |
| 3 | Ben Rehkow | SC | South Pointe | 2022 | RHP | 24.3 mph |
| 4 | Ethan Clinton | SC | Clover | 2022 | 1B | 24.1 mph |
| 5 | Parker Winfield | SC | South Florence | 2022 | OF | 23.9 mph |
| 6 | Trevor Testerman | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2022 | OF | 23.7 mph |
| 7 | Austin Howard | SC | Florence Christian | 2023 | C | 23.6 mph |
| 8 | Jack Coletti | SC | Chapin | 2024 | 2B | 23.5 mph |
| 9 | Briggs Richards | SC | Palmetto | 2022 | C | 23.4 mph |
| 10 | Landon Kahl | SC | Dutch Fork | 2023 | 1B | 23.3 mph |
| ^ | Cooper Queen | SC | York Comprehensive | 2024 | LHP | 23.3 mph |
Average Peak Hand Speed (mph)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Jake McCoy | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2023 | LHP | 23.7 mph |
| 2 | Shemar Simes | SC | Darlington | 2023 | RHP | 23.2 mph |
| 3 | Parker Winfield | SC | South Florence | 2022 | OF | 23.1 mph |
| 4 | Ben Rehkow | SC | South Pointe | 2022 | RHP | 23.1 mph |
| 5 | Trevor Testerman | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2022 | OF | 22.9 mph |
| 6 | Jack Coletti | SC | Chapin | 2024 | 2B | 22.7 mph |
| 7 | J.R. Struk | SC | P27 Academy | 2025 | RHP | 22.6 mph |
| 8 | Landon Kahl | SC | Dutch Fork | 2023 | 1B | 22.2 mph |
| 9 | Austin Howard | SC | Florence Christian | 2023 | C | 22.1 mph |
| 10 | Ty Stanford | SC | Boiling Springs | 2023 | OF | 22.1 mph |
Max Peak Bat Speed (mph)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Landon Kahl | SC | Dutch Fork | 2023 | 1B | 81.3 mph |
| 2 | Cooper Queen | SC | York Comprehensive | 2024 | LHP | 79.2 mph |
| 3 | Jake McCoy | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2023 | LHP | 78.0 mph |
| 4 | Shemar Simes | SC | Darlington | 2023 | RHP | 77.7 mph |
| 5 | Drake Amick | SC | P27 | 2023 | C | 77.2 mph |
| 6 | Ben Rehkow | SC | South Pointe | 2022 | RHP | 77.1 mph |
| 7 | Briggs Richards | SC | Palmetto | 2022 | C | 76.5 mph |
| ^ | Bryce Coulter | SC | Sumter | 2027 | 3B | 76.5 mph |
| 8 | Parker Winfield | SC | South Florence | 2022 | OF | 75.2 mph |
| 9 | Caleb Gipson | SC | Dreher | 2023 | 3B | 74.8 mph |
| 10 | Andrew Stephens | SC | AC Flora | 2022 | OF | 73.8 mph |
Average Bat Speed (mph)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Landon Kahl | SC | Dutch Fork | 2023 | 1B | 74.4 mph |
| 2 | Ben Rehkow | SC | South Pointe | 2022 | RHP | 74.1 mph |
| 3 | Drake Amick | SC | P27 | 2023 | C | 73.8 mph |
| 4 | Bryce Coulter | SC | Sumter | 2027 | 3B | 73.6 mph |
| 5 | Briggs Richards | SC | Palmetto | 2022 | C | 72.0 mph |
| 6 | Jake McCoy | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2023 | LHP | 71.9 mph |
| 7 | Shemar Simes | SC | Darlington | 2023 | RHP | 71.8 mph |
| 8 | Cooper Queen | SC | York Comprehensive | 2024 | LHP | 71.7 mph |
| 9 | Caleb Gipson | SC | Dreher | 2023 | 3B | 71.4 mph |
| 10 | Parker Winfield | SC | South Florence | 2022 | OF | 71.2 mph |
Max Rotational Acceleration (g)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
| 1 | Briggs Richards | SC | Palmetto | 2022 | C | 29.2 g |
| 2 | Jack Coletti | SC | Chapin | 2024 | 2B | 26.5 g |
| ^ | Jake McCoy | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2023 | LHP | 26.5 g |
| 3 | Jarren Metcalf | SC | Chapman | 2023 | SS | 26.2 g |
| 4 | Landon Kahl | SC | Dutch Fork | 2023 | 1B | 25.4 g |
| 5 | Corbin Wright | SC | Airport | 2023 | 1B | 23.6 g |
| 6 | Harper Gosnell | SC | Landrum High | 2025 | C | 23.1 g |
| ^ | Paul Solari | SC | Nation Ford | 2023 | 1B | 23.1 g |
| 7 | Andrew Stephens | SC | AC Flora | 2022 | OF | 22.2 g |
| 8 | Samuel Czyz | SC | Clover | 2023 | RHP | 21.2 g |
| 9 | RJ Groomster | SC | Georgia Premier Academy | 2025 | OF | 20.6 g |
| 10 | Shemar Simes | SC | Darlington | 2023 | RHP | 20.4 g |
Average Rotational Acceleration (g)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Briggs Richards | SC | Palmetto | 2022 | C | 25.6 g |
| 2 | Jarren Metcalf | SC | Chapman | 2023 | SS | 22.2 g |
| 3 | Jack Coletti | SC | Chapin | 2024 | 2B | 21.8 g |
| 4 | Landon Kahl | SC | Dutch Fork | 2023 | 1B | 21.4 g |
| 5 | Jake McCoy | SC | Catawba Ridge | 2023 | LHP | 20.4 g |
| 6 | Corbin Wright | SC | Airport | 2023 | 1B | 19.8 g |
| 7 | Paul Solari | SC | Nation Ford | 2023 | 1B | 19.7 g |
| 8 | Caleb Gipson | SC | Dreher | 2023 | 3B | 18.0 g |
| 9 | Harper Gosnell | SC | Landrum High | 2025 | C | 17.7 g |
| 10 | Samuel Czyz | SC | Clover | 2023 | RHP | 17.6 g |