Central Arkansas Preseason ID: Blast Board

Tue January 24, 2023
Scott Hood
OK/MO/KS/ARK Assistant Scouting Director

Prep Baseball Report Arkansas hosted the Central Arkansas Preseason ID on January 21st featuring 25 players mostly from the Little Rock area.  The event consisted of a pro-style workout with laser timed 60's, BP with Trackman readings and Blast Motion, defensive evaluations, and bullpens on the Trackman.  Today we take a look at some of the top swings from the Blast Motion sensors with more to come on the event in the coming days throughout the week.

MAX HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Blade Dykes AR Conway 2026 OF 25.5 mph
2 William Svoboda AR Pulaski Academy 2026 RHP 24.7 mph
3 Mason Chambers AR Catholic 2025 RHP 23.3 mph
4 Jackson Givens AR Little Rock Catholic 2025 SS 22.5 mph
5 Driftin Ladd AR Robinson 2024 OF 22.2 mph
6 Blake Burford AR Crossett 2024 OF 22.1 mph
7 Nathan Corbitt AR Harding Academy 2026 RHP 21.6 mph
8 Ethan Hirons AR Wynne 2023 2B 21.4 mph

AVERAGE HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 William Svoboda AR Pulaski Academy 2026 RHP 23.2 mph
2 Mason Chambers AR Catholic 2025 RHP 22.5 mph
3 Blade Dykes AR Conway 2026 OF 22.1 mph
4 Driftin Ladd AR Robinson 2024 OF 21.4 mph
5 Jackson Givens AR Little Rock Catholic 2025 SS 21.0 mph
6 Blake Burford AR Crossett 2024 OF 20.8 mph
7 Grant Allmendinger AR Catholic 2024 LHP 20.4 mph
8 Ethan Hirons AR Wynne 2023 2B 20.3 mph

PEAK BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Bowman Stein AR Little Rock Catholic 2026 OF 74.0 mph
2 Calan English AR Rose Bud 2026 1B 73.5 mph
3 Driftin Ladd AR Robinson 2024 OF 73.1 mph
4 Mason Chambers AR Catholic 2025 RHP 70.8 mph
^ William Svoboda AR Pulaski Academy 2026 RHP 70.8 mph
5 Ethan Hirons AR Wynne 2023 2B 70.7 mph
6 Grant Allmendinger AR Catholic 2024 LHP 70.1 mph
7 Blade Dykes AR Conway 2026 OF 69.5 mph
8 Bentley Hawks AR Harding Academy 2026 1B 67.6 mph

AVERAGE BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Bowman Stein AR Little Rock Catholic 2026 OF 71.0 mph
2 Driftin Ladd AR Robinson 2024 OF 70.2 mph
3 Mason Chambers AR Catholic 2025 RHP 68.5 mph
4 William Svoboda AR Pulaski Academy 2026 RHP 68.5 mph
5 Ethan Hirons AR Wynne 2023 2B 68.0 mph
6 Michael Sullivan AR Mena 2025 C 65.1 mph
7 Blake Burford AR Crossett 2024 OF 64.9 mph
8 Nathan Corbitt AR Harding Academy 2026 RHP 64.0 mph

PEAK ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 William Svoboda AR Pulaski Academy 2026 RHP 30.3 g
2 Jackson Givens AR Little Rock Catholic 2025 SS 26.8 g
3 Maddox Hampton AR Nettleton 2025 RHP 25.1 g
4 Mason Chambers AR Catholic 2025 RHP 23.4 g
5 Driftin Ladd AR Robinson 2024 OF 23.0 g
6 Blake Burford AR Crossett 2024 OF 22.8 g
7 Luke Bradford AR Harding Academy 2026 RHP 19.1 g
8 Blade Dykes AR Conway 2026 OF 18.8 g

AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 William Svoboda AR Pulaski Academy 2026 RHP 24.1 g
2 Jackson Givens AR Little Rock Catholic 2025 SS 21.0 g
3 Driftin Ladd AR Robinson 2024 OF 20.2 g
4 Maddox Hampton AR Nettleton 2025 RHP 19.5 g
5 Mason Chambers AR Catholic 2025 RHP 18.8 g
6 Blake Burford AR Crossett 2024 OF 17.0 g
7 Luke Bradford AR Harding Academy 2026 RHP 16.0 g
8 Daylon Glass AR Magnolia 2026 2B 15.1 g

ON PLANE PERCENTAGE

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Myles Ramer AR Little Rock Catholic 2025 2B 83 %
2 Grant Allmendinger AR Catholic 2024 LHP 79 %
3 Daylon Glass AR Magnolia 2026 2B 78 %
4 Calan English AR Rose Bud 2026 1B 78 %
5 Levi Driggs AR Bentonville West 2025 C 78 %
6 Eric Carpenter AR Hamburg 2024 2B 75 %
7 Mason Chambers AR Catholic 2025 RHP 75 %
8 Ethan Hirons AR Wynne 2023 2B 74 %

 

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