Top Prospect Games: Blast Board
July 18, 2022
Our PBR Utah Staff continues to display data from our Top Prospect Games event that was held at Pleasant Grove High School in Pleasant Grove, UT on July 12th. Today we take a glance at the players who topped our leaderboards using our Blast Motion technology during their round of batting practice.
HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Nolan Miller | UT | Salem Hills | 2023 | OF | 27.3 mph |
2 | Owen Miller | UT | Orem | 2024 | RHP | 26.4 mph |
3 | Ethan Iacono | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2025 | RHP | 26.1 mph |
4 | Sage Strayer | UT | Westlake | 2023 | OF | 26.0 mph |
5 | Sam Johanson | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | OF | 25.6 mph |
6 | Naulivou Lauaki Jr. | UT | Springville | 2024 | RHP | 25.1 mph |
7 | Brayden Marx | UT | Pleasant Grove | 2023 | RHP | 24.9 mph |
^ | Andrew Lombana | UT | Juan Diego Catholic | 2024 | LHP | 24.9 mph |
8 | Casey Robinson | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | 3B | 24.7 mph |
9 | Jett Walker | UT | American Fork | 2024 | SS | 24.3 mph |
10 | Gavin Schoonover | UT | American Fork | 2023 | 3B | 24.0 mph |
^ | Chett Wilson | UT | Wasatch | 2023 | 3B | 24.0 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Nolan Miller | UT | Salem Hills | 2023 | OF | 25.2 mph |
2 | Sage Strayer | UT | Westlake | 2023 | OF | 24.6 mph |
3 | Ethan Iacono | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2025 | RHP | 24.2 mph |
4 | Andrew Lombana | UT | Juan Diego Catholic | 2024 | LHP | 24.1 mph |
5 | Owen Miller | UT | Orem | 2024 | RHP | 24.0 mph |
6 | Sam Johanson | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | OF | 23.9 mph |
7 | Naulivou Lauaki Jr. | UT | Springville | 2024 | RHP | 23.7 mph |
8 | Casey Robinson | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | 3B | 23.5 mph |
9 | Austin Taylor | UT | Copper Hills | 2023 | SS | 22.9 mph |
10 | Gavin Schoonover | UT | American Fork | 2023 | 3B | 22.8 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 (max & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
1 | Sam Johanson | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | OF | 82.8 mph |
2 | Gavin Schoonover | UT | American Fork | 2023 | 3B | 79.2 mph |
3 | Bridger Slade | UT | Bingham | 2023 | OF | 78.9 mph |
4 | Owen Miller | UT | Orem | 2024 | RHP | 78.5 mph |
5 | Luke Affleck | UT | Olympus | 2023 | SS | 77.9 mph |
6 | Noah Gatti | UT | Jordan | 2025 | 2B | 77.4 mph |
7 | Nolan Miller | UT | Salem Hills | 2023 | OF | 77.2 mph |
8 | Casey Robinson | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | 3B | 77.1 mph |
9 | Cade Nalder | UT | Jordan | 2023 | C | 77.0 mph |
10 | Sage Strayer | UT | Westlake | 2023 | OF | 76.7 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Sam Johanson | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | OF | 75.3 mph |
2 | Casey Robinson | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | 3B | 74.9 mph |
3 | Bridger Slade | UT | Bingham | 2023 | OF | 74.9 mph |
4 | Nolan Miller | UT | Salem Hills | 2023 | OF | 74.8 mph |
5 | Owen Miller | UT | Orem | 2024 | RHP | 73.8 mph |
6 | Gavin Schoonover | UT | American Fork | 2023 | 3B | 73.4 mph |
7 | Luke Affleck | UT | Olympus | 2023 | SS | 73.3 mph |
8 | Cade Nalder | UT | Jordan | 2023 | C | 73.3 mph |
9 | Sage Strayer | UT | Westlake | 2023 | OF | 73.3 mph |
10 | Easton Gunn | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2023 | C | 72.7 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 | Sam Johanson | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | OF | 27.4 g |
2 | Cole DeCastro | UT | Desert Hills | 2023 | SS | 26.1 g |
3 | Cade Nalder | UT | Jordan | 2023 | C | 24.8 g |
4 | Casey Robinson | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | 3B | 24.2 g |
5 | Grant Scholzen | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | SS | 23.9 g |
6 | Noah Bird | UT | Skyridge | 2025 | 3B | 23.8 g |
7 | Josh Heaton | UT | Lone Peak | 2023 | LHP | 22.9 g |
8 | Ethan Iacono | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2025 | RHP | 22.3 g |
9 | Nolan Miller | UT | Salem Hills | 2023 | OF | 22.0 g |
10 | Trey Jacobsen | UT | Canyon View | 2023 | 1B | 21.3 g |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Cade Nalder | UT | Jordan | 2023 | C | 22.2 g |
2 | Sam Johanson | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | OF | 22.1 g |
3 | Cole DeCastro | UT | Desert Hills | 2023 | SS | 21.8 g |
4 | Casey Robinson | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | 3B | 19.9 g |
5 | Grant Scholzen | UT | Hurricane | 2023 | SS | 19.5 g |
6 | Nolan Miller | UT | Salem Hills | 2023 | OF | 18.9 g |
7 | Josh Heaton | UT | Lone Peak | 2023 | LHP | 18.8 g |
8 | Ethan Iacono | UT | Mountain Ridge | 2025 | RHP | 18.2 g |
9 | Trey Jacobsen | UT | Canyon View | 2023 | 1B | 17.6 g |
10 | Brandon Upham | UT | American Fork | 2025 | 1B | 17.1 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.
ON PLANCE EFFICIENCY
(MAX & AVERAGE)
On-Plane Efficiency is how consistently a player maintains their arm and wrist throughout the swing, or the percentage of the swing where the bat is on-plane. The score shows you where you fall within your skill level, so both of them matter.
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
MaxOnPlaneEfficiency
1
Teigan Scott
UT
Spanish Fork
2024
SS
95
2
Bridger Slade
UT
Bingham
2023
OF
94
^
Brayden Marx
UT
Pleasant Grove
2023
RHP
94
3
Sawyer Leifson
UT
Maple Mountain
2025
3B
93
4
RJ Wilson
UT
Pleasant Grove
2025
SS
89
5
Braxton Hermansen
UT
Herriman
2023
OF
88
6
Noah Gatti
UT
Jordan
2025
2B
87
7
Dominic Fassio
UT
Cyprus
2025
SS
86
^
Cayman Sanchez
UT
Olympus
2026
SS
86
^
Brayden Petersen
KS
Blue Valley
2024
SS
86
^
Owen Miller
UT
Orem
2024
RHP
86
8
Austin Park
UT
Juab
2025
SS
85
^
Garrett Downing
UT
Corner Canyon
2026
OF
85
9
AJ Jones
UT
Skyline
2023
OF
84
10
Brandon Upham
UT
American Fork
2025
1B
83
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
On Plane Eff (avg)
1
Brayden Marx
UT
Pleasant Grove
2023
RHP
90 %
2
Teigan Scott
UT
Spanish Fork
2024
SS
86 %
3
Bridger Slade
UT
Bingham
2023
OF
85 %
4
Braxton Hermansen
UT
Herriman
2023
OF
82 %
5
Noah Gatti
UT
Jordan
2025
2B
81 %
6
RJ Wilson
UT
Pleasant Grove
2025
SS
80 %
7
Owen Miller
UT
Orem
2024
RHP
80 %
8
Dominic Fassio
UT
Cyprus
2025
SS
77 %
9
Chett Wilson
UT
Wasatch
2023
3B
77 %
10
Brandon Upham
UT
American Fork
2025
1B
77 %
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