Eastern Wisconsin Open: Blast Motion Board
August 19, 2021
On Monday, Aug. 16, the PBR Wisconsin team will host its final event on the summer slate: the fourth annual Eastern Wisconsin Open, coming to you from Wildwood Baseball Park in Sheboygan. Every year, the state’s staff reconvenes in Sheboygan where we get a closer look at prospects in the state that we don’t often get to see, and there are plenty of new faces we’re set to see for the first time.
Earlier in the week, our scouting staff collaborated to highlight several standouts and performances from Monday’s showcase inside our Quick Hits piece, which you can find HERE. We then started our deep dive into the data collected by highlighting those who topped our statistical leaderboards and put up noteworthy numbers inside our Stat Story, found HERE.
Today, with the help of our Blast Motion sensors, we're analyzing the swing metrics measured on Saturday at this high-caliber showcase. We also looked at the batted ball data and pitch metrics from this event inside our TrackMan Files earlier today, which you can find HERE.
Hand Speed (Peak & Average)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
| 1 | Hayden Konkol | WI | Denmark | 2022 | OF | 27.2 mph |
| 2 | Brett Sommer | WI | Hortonville | 2023 | 2B | 26.8 mph |
| 3 | Trenton Feucht | WI | Freedom | 2023 | C | 25.9 mph |
| 4 | Andrew Thom | WI | Mayville | 2022 | OF | 25.8 mph |
| 5 | Ty Cramer | WI | Cedarburg | 2023 | UTILITY | 25.5 mph |
| 6 | Nicolas Luebstorf | WI | Waukesha Engineering Preparatory | 2022 | 2B | 24.6 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Hayden Konkol | WI | Denmark | 2022 | OF | 25.4 mph |
| 2 | Trenton Feucht | WI | Freedom | 2023 | C | 24.5 mph |
| 3 | Brett Sommer | WI | Hortonville | 2023 | 2B | 24.1 mph |
| 4 | Andrew Thom | WI | Mayville | 2022 | OF | 24.1 mph |
| 5 | Ty Cramer | WI | Cedarburg | 2023 | UTILITY | 24.0 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 | Christopher Wiesman | WI | DC Everest | 2022 | SS | 71.2 mph |
| 2 | Hayden Konkol | WI | Denmark | 2022 | OF | 70.7 mph |
| 3 | Brandon Kerns | WI | Oregon | 2022 | LHP | 69.7 mph |
| 4 | Brett Sommer | WI | Hortonville | 2023 | 2B | 69.5 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 Sommer | WI | Hortonville | 2023 | 2B | 34.9 g |
| 2 | Luis Serrano | WI | Jefferson | 2022 | SS | 28.0 g |
| 3 | Ty Cramer | WI | Cedarburg | 2023 | UTILITY | 24.6 g |
| 4 | Trenton Feucht | WI | Freedom | 2023 | C | 23.6 g |
| 5 | Dylan Costello | WI | New Berlin Eisenhower | 2022 | 3B | 22.9 g |
| 6 | Samuel Mommer | WI | St. Thomas More | 2024 | C | 22.8 g |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Brett Sommer | WI | Hortonville | 2023 | 2B | 23.4 g |
| 2 | Ty Cramer | WI | Cedarburg | 2023 | UTILITY | 19.0 g |
| 3 | Samuel Mommer | WI | St. Thomas More | 2024 | C | 19.0 g |
| 4 | Luis Serrano | WI | Jefferson | 2022 | SS | 18.9 g |
| 5 | Andrew Thom | WI | Mayville | 2022 | OF | 18.5 g |
| 6 | Luke Schwenn | WI | Waupaca | 2022 | RHP | 18.1 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.
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.
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