Prep Baseball Report

Blast Motion Board - Pacific Northwest Preseason ID


By: Isaiah Glidden
Staff Writer, Associate Scout

On Feb. 5th, the PBR Washington team hosted its second event of 2023, the Pacific Northwest Preseason ID, at the NW Sports Hub in Centralia, Was. This was an open event for all high school classes (2023-26) and gave our staff an ample look at the area's top players.

If you missed us in Centralia, check out our showcase page to see when we’re in the neighborhood next.

Earlier this week we published Quick Hits highlighting the top prospects of the event by class. We also rolled out a Statistical Analysis pointing out the top recorded stats by category followed by our TrackMan Files story where we dove even deeper into all the data we collected in-event. Now we'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our Blast Motion devices. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy swing metrics.

HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Jackson Bell WA Liberty 2025 OF 24.9 mph
2 Ryan Tobler WA Skyline 2024 OF 24.8 mph
3 Noah Apiado OR Tualatin 2024 OF 24.5 mph
4 Henry Pearson OR Sunset High School 2026 OF 24.4 mph
5 Wyatt Bugher OR Sherwood 2023 1B 24.3 mph
^ Jayden Costa WA Meadowdale 2025 OF 24.3 mph
6 Sawyer Enderle OR Silverton 2025 3B 23.9 mph
7 Gabriel Coltman OR Lincoln 2025 OF 23.7 mph
8 Manny Ehinger OR Lakeridge 2027 SS 23.6 mph
9 Nate Merritt WA Prairie 2024 1B 23.3 mph
10 Clay Pecore WA West Seattle 2025 2B 23.2 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Ryan Tobler WA Skyline 2024 OF 23.8 mph
2 Noah Apiado OR Tualatin 2024 OF 23.7 mph
3 Wyatt Bugher OR Sherwood 2023 1B 22.5 mph
4 Jayden Costa WA Meadowdale 2025 OF 22.5 mph
5 Gabriel Coltman OR Lincoln 2025 OF 22.4 mph
6 Jackson Bell WA Liberty 2025 OF 22.0 mph
7 Nate Merritt WA Prairie 2024 1B 21.9 mph
8 Henry Pearson OR Sunset High School 2026 OF 21.8 mph
9 Drew Stevens WA University 2023 C 21.3 mph
10 Spencer Coots WA Shelton Highclimbers 2023 SS 21.3 mph

BAT SPEED (AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Gabriel Coltman OR Lincoln 2025 OF 76.6 mph
2 Wyatt Bugher OR Sherwood 2023 1B 74.6 mph
3 Nate Merritt WA Prairie 2024 1B 73.9 mph
4 Caden Fredericks WA Cascade Christian 2024 SS 73.9 mph
5 Luca Morales WA Everett 2025 C 73.0 mph
6 Carter Hess OR Summit 2025 RHP 71.6 mph
7 Derek Thompson WA Tumwater High School 2025 OF 71.3 mph
8 Noah Apiado OR Tualatin 2024 OF 71.2 mph
9 Ryan Tobler WA Skyline 2024 OF 70.4 mph
10 Zach VandenBrink OR West Linn 2026 OF 69.7 mph

ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Ryan Tobler WA Skyline 2024 OF 30.6 g
2 Noah Apiado OR Tualatin 2024 OF 30.1 g
3 Enzo Tosoni OR Lake Oswego 2025 2B 27.1 g
4 Deacon Meller WA WF West 2025 C 23.1 g
5 Teddy Wieczorek WA Seton Catholic 2026 SS 23.0 g
6 Jackson Bell WA Liberty 2025 OF 22.8 g
7 Wyatt Bugher OR Sherwood 2023 1B 22.7 g
8 Austin Williams WA Shelton 2024 3B 22.0 g
9 Dakota Chun OR Sunset 2025 C 21.7 g
10 Elym Young OR Base 2024 OF 21.4 g

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Ryan Tobler WA Skyline 2024 OF 25.3 g
2 Enzo Tosoni OR Lake Oswego 2025 2B 20.4 g
3 Noah Apiado OR Tualatin 2024 OF 19.0 g
4 Austin Williams WA Shelton 2024 3B 18.2 g
5 Deacon Meller WA WF West 2025 C 18.2 g
6 Teddy Wieczorek WA Seton Catholic 2026 SS 18.0 g
7 Jackson Bell WA Liberty 2025 OF 17.7 g
8 Wyatt Bugher OR Sherwood 2023 1B 17.5 g
9 Manny Ehinger OR Lakeridge 2027 SS 16.9 g
10 Dakota Chun OR Sunset 2025 C 16.6 g

+ For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
Central Washington Preseason ID WA 02/11 The SIX Athletic Training Facility - Moses Lake, WA
Seattle Preseason ID - Session 2 WA 02/18 EL1 Sports - Puyallup, WA
2022 Scout Day - Baden Baseball WA 02/20 EL1 Tacoma
Pacific Northwest Preseason All-State (Invite-Only) WA 02/21 NW Sports Hub - Centralia, WA
Oregon Preseason ID WA 02/25 PK Park - Eugene, OR
Portland Rising Stars ID WA 03/05 Sherwood High School - Sherwood, OR
Hillsboro Rising Stars ID WA 04/08 Field in the Forst - Hillsboro, OR
Boise Rising Stars ID (2027-2028) WA 05/07 Capital High School - Boise, ID