Valley Open: Blast Motion Board
August 22, 2022
On August 20, Prep Baseball Report Arizona held the 2022 Valley Open at South Mountain Community College. The Valley Open is an open event showcase accessible to the class of 2023-2026 players in the state of Arizona, granting players the opportunity to be evaluated by the PBR Arizona staff while their tools were analyzed by state-of-the-art technologies on-site.
Below, our post event-event coverage continues as we take a look at the top metrics collected from our Blast Motion sensors. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for more post-event coverage.
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MAX BAT SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Mason Ulm | AZ | Mesquite High School | 2023 | 3B | 77.2 mph |
| 2 | Cooper Sobeck | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2024 | OF | 76.9 mph |
| 3 | Matthew Kovach | CA | Lompoc | 2024 | C | 74.3 mph |
| 4 | Carter Jacobson | AZ | Corona Del Sol | 2026 | RHP | 74.1 mph |
| 5 | Tyler Cram | AZ | Williams Field | 2023 | 2B | 73.9 mph |
| 6 | Kevin Hoffmaster | AZ | Desert Mountain | 2024 | 3B | 71.7 mph |
| 7 | Gavin Crellin | AZ | Centennial | 2024 | OF | 71.5 mph |
| 8 | Jackson Schultz | AZ | Paradise Valley | 2024 | RHP | 71.0 mph |
| ^ | Nick Snider | AZ | Hamilton | 2026 | OF | 71.0 mph |
| 9 | Brock MacDonald | AZ | Desert Vista High School | 2026 | RHP | 70.9 mph |
| 10 | Cody Croxford | AZ | Liberty | 2025 | OF | 70.5 mph |
MAX HAND SPEED
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
| 1 | Dennis Gregory III | AZ | Brophy College Prep | 2025 | OF | 26.1 mph |
| 2 | Tyler Cram | AZ | Williams Field | 2023 | 2B | 23.4 mph |
| 3 | Nick Snider | AZ | Hamilton | 2026 | OF | 22.9 mph |
| 4 | Brayden Higby | AZ | Notre Dame Prep | 2025 | 3B | 22.8 mph |
| ^ | Cody Stoller | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2025 | RHP | 22.8 mph |
| 5 | Gavin Crellin | AZ | Centennial | 2024 | OF | 22.7 mph |
| 6 | Kevin Hoffmaster | AZ | Desert Mountain | 2024 | 3B | 22.6 mph |
| ^ | Cody Croxford | AZ | Liberty | 2025 | OF | 22.6 mph |
| 7 | Cooper Sobeck | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2024 | OF | 22.5 mph |
| 8 | Brock MacDonald | AZ | Desert Vista High School | 2026 | RHP | 22.4 mph |
| ^ | Matthew Kovach | CA | Lompoc | 2024 | C | 22.4 mph |
| 9 | Camden Tripi | AZ | North West Christian | 2023 | OF | 22.3 mph |
| 10 | Mason Ulm | AZ | Mesquite High School | 2023 | 3B | 22.2 mph |
MAX ROTATIONAL ACCEL.
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
| 1 | Dennis Gregory III | AZ | Brophy College Prep | 2025 | OF | 36.3 g |
| 2 | Cody Croxford | AZ | Liberty | 2025 | OF | 24.4 g |
| 3 | Tyler Cram | AZ | Williams Field | 2023 | 2B | 22.8 g |
| 4 | Cooper Sobeck | AZ | Desert Ridge | 2024 | OF | 22.0 g |
| 5 | Cody Stoller | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2025 | RHP | 21.8 g |
| 6 | Hunter Cline | AZ | Desert Vista | 2023 | C | 20.8 g |
| 7 | Tyler Burr | AZ | Gilbert Christian | 2025 | C | 19.6 g |
| 8 | Brayden Higby | AZ | Notre Dame Prep | 2025 | 3B | 19.2 g |
| 9 | Colton Planeta | AZ | Shadow Ridge | 2026 | 3B | 18.5 g |
| 10 | Kevin Hoffmaster | AZ | Desert Mountain | 2024 | 3B | 18.3 g |
| ^ | Gavin Crellin | AZ | Centennial | 2024 | OF | 18.3 g |
ON-PLACE EFFICIENCY
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | MaxOnPlaneEfficiency |
| 1 | Cody Croxford | AZ | Liberty | 2025 | OF | 95 |
| 2 | Dennis Gregory III | AZ | Brophy College Prep | 2025 | OF | 91 |
| 3 | Gunner Bryant | AZ | Campo Verde | 2024 | OF | 90 |
| ^ | Hunter Cline | AZ | Desert Vista | 2023 | C | 90 |
| ^ | Tyler Burr | AZ | Gilbert Christian | 2025 | C | 90 |
| 4 | Colton Planeta | AZ | Shadow Ridge | 2026 | 3B | 89 |
| 5 | Cody Stoller | AZ | Sandra Day O'Connor | 2025 | RHP | 88 |
| 6 | Peyton Pollman | AZ | Gilbert | 2024 | 2B | 85 |
| ^ | Matthew Kovach | CA | Lompoc | 2024 | C | 85 |
| 7 | Jackson Schultz | AZ | Paradise Valley | 2024 | RHP | 83 |
| ^ | Gavin Crellin | AZ | Centennial | 2024 | OF | 83 |
| 8 | Colten Figueroa | AZ | Horizon High School | 2025 | C | 82 |
| 9 | Kevin Hoffmaster | AZ | Desert Mountain | 2024 | 3B | 81 |
| 10 | Mason Ulm | AZ | Mesquite High School | 2023 | 3B | 79 |
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| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| Tucson Open | AZ | 08/27 | University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ |