Prep Baseball Report

Memphis Open: Blast Motion Board


Colin Chamblin
Manager, Deep South Operations / Area Scout

MEMPHIS, TN - The Memphis Open was held on Wednesday, June 28th at FedEx Park on the campus of the University of Memphis. This event was an open event that consisted of players from the 2024-2028 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 Brett Whitten MS NorthPoint Christian 2024 1B 25.5 mph
2 Carson Allen MS Bayou 2024 OF 24.0 mph
3 Collin Tobin TN Christian Brothers 2025 OF 23.8 mph
4 Eli Hinton MS Kossuth 2025 3B 22.8 mph
5 Jacob Matthews MS Booneville 2026 C 22.2 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Brett Whitten MS NorthPoint Christian 2024 1B 24.0 mph
2 Carson Allen MS Bayou 2024 OF 22.8 mph
3 Collin Tobin TN Christian Brothers 2025 OF 22.5 mph
4 Eli Hinton MS Kossuth 2025 3B 21.5 mph
5 Jacob Matthews MS Booneville 2026 C 21.3 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 Brett Whitten MS NorthPoint Christian 2024 1B 74.8 mph
2 Deandrae Rimmer MS Grenada 2025 OF 70.2 mph
3 Landon Holmes MS Hernando 2025 1B 67.8 mph
4 Carson Allen MS Bayou 2024 OF 66.5 mph
5 Jordan Gaskin MS East Webster 2026 1B 65.7 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 Brett Whitten MS NorthPoint Christian 2024 1B 34.3 g
2 Collin Tobin TN Christian Brothers 2025 OF 24.1 g
3 Tyler Brown TN Christian Brothers 2025 C 21.3 g
4 Eli Hinton MS Kossuth 2025 3B 19.8 g
5 Brady Adams MS Independence 2024 OF 17.8 g

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Brett Whitten MS NorthPoint Christian 2024 1B 25.5 g
2 Collin Tobin TN Christian Brothers 2025 OF 17.0 g
3 Tyler Brown TN Christian Brothers 2025 C 17.0 g
4 Rishi Bhavaraju TN Lausanne Collegiate 2026 LHP 15.0 g
5 Brady Adams MS Independence 2024 OF 13.9 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
Murfreesboro Open 7/11 Riverdale High School (Murfreesboro, TN)
Chattanooga Open 7/12 Chattanooga State CC (Chattanooga, TN)
PBR Junior Future Games 7/25 LakePoint Sports (Emerson, GA)
2023 PBR Future Games 7/26 LakePoint Sports (Emerson, GA)

 

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