Central Arkansas Preseason ID: Blast Board

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	Mayflower	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	Mayflower	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 HIGH SCHOOL	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	Mayflower	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	Mayflower	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 HIGH SCHOOL	2026	RHP	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 HIGH SCHOOL	2026	RHP	78 %
4	Calan English	AR	ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL	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 %