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Chattanooga Open: Blast Motion Board

July 18, 2023
Colin Chamblin
Manager, Deep South Operations / Area Scout

CHATTANOOGA, TN - The Chattanooga Open was held on Wednesday July 12th at Chattanooga State CC in Chattanooga, TN. This event was an open event that consisted of players from the 2024-2027 classes from Volunteer state. Players went through an extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman, ran the 60-yard dash using Swift Performance, and much more. Pitchers were able to get numbers and metrics on TrackMan. There were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing on Wednesday.

Kicking off our post-event coverage for this event, we take a look back at some of the top performers and standouts from Wednesday. Continuing over the course of the next week or so, we will release different statistical leaderboards for the event along with other pieces of content.

Click HERE to view all position stats from the event.

 

HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Devin Dobson TN CCS 2025 C 24.6 mph
2 Gabriel Byrd GA Homeschool 2025 OF 22.5 mph
3 Braiden Meredith TN Farragut 2027 OF 22.4 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Devin Dobson TN CCS 2025 C 22.6 mph
2 Braiden Meredith TN Farragut 2027 OF 21.2 mph
3 Gabriel Byrd GA Homeschool 2025 OF 20.1 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 (AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Gabriel Byrd GA Homeschool 2025 OF 71.5 mph
2 Devin Dobson TN CCS 2025 C 66.9 mph
3 Braiden Meredith TN Farragut 2027 OF 63.8 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 Devin Dobson TN CCS 2025 C 34.6 g
2 Jack Spence TN Science Hill 2028 SS 22.6 g
3 Gabriel Byrd GA Homeschool 2025 OF 21.3 g

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Devin Dobson TN CCS 2025 C 28.9 g
2 Jack Spence TN Science Hill 2028 SS 14.3 g
3 Gabriel Byrd GA Homeschool 2025 OF 10.0 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.

 

Upcoming Events

SHOWCASE DATE LOCATION
PBR Junior Future Games 7/25 LakePoint Sports (Emerson, GA)
2023 PBR Future Games 7/26 LakePoint Sports (Emerson, GA)

 

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