East Arkansas Open: Blast and Trackman Hitting Leaderboards
July 5, 2023
Prep Baseball Report Arkansas hosted the East Arkansas Open at Max Velocity in Jonesboro that saw 31 prospects ranging from the 2024 class to a couple 2028 grads. The players went through the showcase running laser timed 60's, BP rounds with Trackman and Blast Motion, defense with radar gun readings and timed pop times, and bullpens with data captured by Trackman. Today we take a look at some the leaders in data collected by Trackman and Blast Motion with eyes on the top exit velocities, max distances, bat speed metrics, hand speed metrics, rotational accelerations, and top on plane percentages.
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TOP EXIT VELOCITIES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
| 1 | Kendall Reed | AR | Wynne | 2025 | 1B | 94.5 mph |
| 2 | Jace Ruffner | AR | Bryant | 2024 | 3B | 92.4 mph |
| 3 | Owen Roach | AR | Valley View | 2026 | OF | 91.7 mph |
| 4 | Clayton Weatherford | AR | Dardanelle | 2024 | C | 90.3 mph |
| 5 | Rogan Tyler | AR | Brookland | 2027 | C | 90.1 mph |
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITIES
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
| 1 | Kendall Reed | AR | Wynne | 2025 | 1B | 83.9 mph |
| 2 | Owen Roach | AR | Valley View | 2026 | OF | 82.6 mph |
| 3 | Kannon Ring | AR | Greene County Tech | 2026 | C | 80.7 mph |
| 4 | Brooks Robinson | AR | Greene County Tech | 2028 | RHP | 80.0 mph |
| 5 | Rogan Tyler | AR | Brookland | 2027 | C | 79.9 mph |
MAX DISTANCE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
| 1 | Jace Ruffner | AR | Bryant | 2024 | 3B | 343 ft |
| 2 | Conner Hubbs | AR | Prairie Grove | 2024 | LHP | 337 ft |
| 3 | Clayton Weatherford | AR | Dardanelle | 2024 | C | 331 ft |
| 4 | Rogan Tyler | AR | Brookland | 2027 | C | 329 ft |
| 5 | Kannon Ring | AR | Greene County Tech | 2026 | C | 327 ft |
PEAK BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Jace Ruffner | AR | Bryant | 2024 | 3B | 73.7 mph |
| 2 | Rogan Tyler | AR | Brookland | 2027 | C | 72.9 mph |
| 3 | Kendall Reed | AR | Wynne | 2025 | 1B | 72.4 mph |
| 4 | Conner Hubbs | AR | Prairie Grove | 2024 | LHP | 71.0 mph |
| 5 | Tucker Beasley | AR | Green County Tech | 2026 | RHP | 70.8 mph |
PEAK HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
| 1 | Noah Ragsdale | AR | Valley View | 2026 | 2B | 25.2 mph |
| 2 | Owen Roach | AR | Valley View | 2026 | OF | 24.6 mph |
| 3 | Jace Ruffner | AR | Bryant | 2024 | 3B | 24.4 mph |
| 4 | Kendall Reed | AR | Wynne | 2025 | 1B | 23.6 mph |
| 5 | William Ferguson | AR | Westside | 2026 | 3B | 22.9 mph |
PEAK ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
| 1 | Rogan Tyler | AR | Brookland | 2027 | C | 32.3 g |
| 2 | Owen Roach | AR | Valley View | 2026 | OF | 31.5 g |
| 3 | Noah Ragsdale | AR | Valley View | 2026 | 2B | 30.3 g |
| 4 | Jace Ruffner | AR | Bryant | 2024 | 3B | 27.7 g |
| 5 | William Ferguson | AR | Westside | 2026 | 3B | 27.3 g |
TOP ON PLANE PERCENTAGE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
| 1 | Ethan Bales | AR | Brookland | 2027 | OF | 86 % |
| 2 | Luke Weatherley | AR | Jonesboro | 2027 | C | 84 % |
| 3 | Luke Cancilla | AR | Greene County Tech | 2028 | SS | 83 % |
| 4 | Owen Roach | AR | Valley View | 2026 | OF | 83 % |
| 5 | William Ferguson | AR | Westside | 2026 | 3B | 82 % |
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