Prep Baseball Report

2022 Utah All-State Games: Upperclass Blast Motion Board


PBR Utah Staff

The Utah All-State Games was held on October 30th at Snow Canyon High School. This event was an open event that consisted of prospects from the 2023-2027 classes. These players went through extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman and Blast Motion, participated in defensive evaluations, ran the 60 yard-dash using Swift Performance, and much more. Pitchers were able to throw in simulated bullpens and were able to get numbers and metrics off of our Trackman unit, such as pitch velocity, spin rate, horizontal & vertical movement & much more. 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 at the event.

Continuing off our post-event coverage for this event, we take a look back at some of the leaders from Blast Motion recorded from the showcase. Please continue to check back over the next week, as we will release individual scouting reports on each player present at the event. 

View all event stats HERE

View event roster HERE.

 

HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Ike Pickle UT Skyridge 2024 3B 26.8 mph
2 Coleman Bobb UT Green Canyon 2023 RHP 26.2 mph
3 Paxton Mobley UT Park City 2023 OF 26.0 mph
4 Cole DeCastro UT Desert Hills 2023 SS 25.9 mph
5 Isaac Roberts UT Lone Peak 2023 LHP 25.8 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Ike Pickle UT Skyridge 2024 3B 25.2 mph
2 Paxton Mobley UT Park City 2023 OF 25.0 mph
3 Cole DeCastro UT Desert Hills 2023 SS 24.6 mph
4 Coleman Bobb UT Green Canyon 2023 RHP 24.2 mph
5 Bridger Slade UT Bingham 2023 OF 23.9 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 Bridger Slade UT Bingham 2023 OF 81.0 mph
2 Paxton Mobley UT Park City 2023 OF 77.2 mph
3 Dax Watts UT American Fork 2024 OF 75.8 mph
4 Ike Pickle UT Skyridge 2024 3B 75.0 mph
5 Makaio Swensen UT Snow Canyon 2024 RHP 74.9 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 Ike Pickle UT Skyridge 2024 3B 26.0 g
2 Cole DeCastro UT Desert Hills 2023 SS 24.1 g
3 Trey Jacobsen UT Canyon View 2023 1B 22.2 g
^ Coleman Bobb UT Green Canyon 2023 RHP 22.2 g
4 Austin Ellis UT Mountain Ridge 2024 C 21.0 g
5 Talan Kelly UT Snow Canyon 2024 3B 20.9 g

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Ike Pickle UT Skyridge 2024 3B 20.6 g
2 Cole DeCastro UT Desert Hills 2023 SS 20.5 g
3 Talan Kelly UT Snow Canyon 2024 3B 19.9 g
4 Coleman Bobb UT Green Canyon 2023 RHP 18.7 g
5 Trey Jacobsen UT Canyon View 2023 1B 18.3 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.