Wed February 8, 2023
Our final stop on the Preseason ID tour took us to Jonesboro featuring a loaded roster of 33 players from the 2023 class to a handful of 2027's including 6 already committed prospects. The event saw multiple guys put up big numbers on the day and turned into one of the stronger events PBR Arkansas has run. The event featured a pro-style workout with 60 times, exit velos, positional velos, and bullpens with data capture. Today we take a look at the leaders from the event in the swing metric data captured by Blast Motion. We go into to the top hand speeds, bat speeds, rotational acceleration, and on plane %.
Full event stats and details can be found by clicking here
MAX HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
| 1 | Noah Roberson | AR | Benton | 2026 | OF | 25.6 mph |
| 2 | Jace Ruffner | AR | Bryant | 2024 | 3B | 24.6 mph |
| 3 | Major Jackson | AR | Pulaski Academy | 2026 | OF | 23.8 mph |
| ^ | Nolan Belcher | AR | Walnut Ridge | 2024 | C | 23.8 mph |
| 4 | Jayde Taylor | AR | Valley View | 2025 | OF | 23.7 mph |
| 5 | Slade Caldwell | AR | Valley View | 2024 | OF | 23.5 mph |
| 6 | Easton Dickson | AR | Gosnell | 2027 | OF | 22.5 mph |
| 7 | Mark Brissey | AR | Batesville | 2025 | RHP | 22.4 mph |
| ^ | Maddoxx Bradley | AR | Valley View | 2026 | LHP | 22.4 mph |
| 8 | Drew Gartman | AR | Valley View | 2025 | SS | 22.3 mph |
AVERAGE HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Jace Ruffner | AR | Bryant | 2024 | 3B | 22.9 mph |
| 2 | Noah Roberson | AR | Benton | 2026 | OF | 22.8 mph |
| 3 | Nolan Belcher | AR | Walnut Ridge | 2024 | C | 22.3 mph |
| 4 | Jayde Taylor | AR | Valley View | 2025 | OF | 22.3 mph |
| 5 | Major Jackson | AR | Pulaski Academy | 2026 | OF | 21.8 mph |
| 6 | Mark Brissey | AR | Batesville | 2025 | RHP | 21.6 mph |
| 7 | Easton Dickson | AR | Gosnell | 2027 | OF | 21.5 mph |
| 8 | Slade Caldwell | AR | Valley View | 2024 | OF | 21.3 mph |
PEAK BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Mark Brissey | AR | Batesville | 2025 | RHP | 77.6 mph |
| 2 | Robert Hall | AR | Marion | 2026 | 3B | 77.5 mph |
| 3 | Jayde Taylor | AR | Valley View | 2025 | OF | 76.6 mph |
| 4 | Slade Caldwell | AR | Valley View | 2024 | OF | 76.1 mph |
| 5 | Noah Roberson | AR | Benton | 2026 | OF | 75.7 mph |
| 6 | Jace Ruffner | AR | Bryant | 2024 | 3B | 75.1 mph |
| 7 | Nolan Belcher | AR | Walnut Ridge | 2024 | C | 74.4 mph |
| ^ | Aiden Jones | AR | Cedar Ridge | 2025 | C | 74.4 mph |
| 8 | Conner Vaughn | AR | Rivercrest | 2024 | OF | 72.4 mph |
AVERAGE BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Mark Brissey | AR | Batesville | 2025 | RHP | 73.5 mph |
| 2 | Slade Caldwell | AR | Valley View | 2024 | OF | 70.9 mph |
| 3 | Noah Roberson | AR | Benton | 2026 | OF | 70.7 mph |
| 4 | Nolan Belcher | AR | Walnut Ridge | 2024 | C | 70.0 mph |
| 5 | Jace Ruffner | AR | Bryant | 2024 | 3B | 69.6 mph |
| 6 | Jayde Taylor | AR | Valley View | 2025 | OF | 69.3 mph |
| 7 | Aiden Jones | AR | Cedar Ridge | 2025 | C | 69.1 mph |
| 8 | Conner Vaughn | AR | Rivercrest | 2024 | OF | 68.0 mph |
PEAK ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
| 1 | Major Jackson | AR | Pulaski Academy | 2026 | OF | 30.1 g |
| 2 | Jayde Taylor | AR | Valley View | 2025 | OF | 30.0 g |
| 3 | Easton Dickson | AR | Gosnell | 2027 | OF | 27.6 g |
| 4 | Cannon Driskill | AR | Green County Tech | 2026 | SS | 27.0 g |
| ^ | Noah Roberson | AR | Benton | 2026 | OF | 27.0 g |
| 5 | Jace Ruffner | AR | Bryant | 2024 | 3B | 26.7 g |
| 6 | Hudson Rodgers | AR | Valley View | 2025 | 3B | 24.0 g |
| 7 | Chase Perkins | AR | Gosnell | 2026 | 1B | 23.2 g |
| 8 | Slade Caldwell | AR | Valley View | 2024 | OF | 23.1 g |
| ^ | Rogan Tyler | AR | Brookland | 2027 | C | 23.1 g |
AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Jayde Taylor | AR | Valley View | 2025 | OF | 25.4 g |
| 2 | Major Jackson | AR | Pulaski Academy | 2026 | OF | 24.9 g |
| 3 | Noah Roberson | AR | Benton | 2026 | OF | 23.8 g |
| 4 | Easton Dickson | AR | Gosnell | 2027 | OF | 23.8 g |
| 5 | Cannon Driskill | AR | Green County Tech | 2026 | SS | 22.3 g |
| 6 | Jace Ruffner | AR | Bryant | 2024 | 3B | 21.8 g |
| 7 | Rogan Tyler | AR | Brookland | 2027 | C | 19.9 g |
| 8 | Slade Caldwell | AR | Valley View | 2024 | OF | 19.6 g |
ON PLANE PERCENTAGE
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
| 1 | Easton Dickson | AR | Gosnell | 2027 | OF | 88 % |
| 2 | Rogan Tyler | AR | Brookland | 2027 | C | 81 % |
| 3 | Coleman Barnett | AR | Marion | 2026 | OF | 79 % |
| 4 | Mark Brissey | AR | Batesville | 2025 | RHP | 78 % |
| 5 | Major Jackson | AR | Pulaski Academy | 2026 | OF | 77 % |
| 6 | Taylor Hyneman | AR | Jonesboro | 2027 | SS | 77 % |
| 7 | Hudson Rodgers | AR | Valley View | 2025 | 3B | 76 % |
| 8 | Chase Perkins | AR | Gosnell | 2026 | 1B | 75 % |
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