Denver Summer Open: Positional Data Dive
June 25, 2023
On June 20th, the PBR Colorado staff hosted the Denver Summer Open at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado. This event featured around 28 uncommitted prospects from the 2024 - 2027 classes and allowed our staff an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players in attendance.
Today, we conclude our deep dive into the data collected at this event within this Positional Data Dive article. Earlier this week we broke down the pitching data with our Pitching Data Dive and Stat Leaders with our Statistical Analysis article.
For complete event results, click here.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)
BATTED BALL DISTANE (AVG)
SWEET SPOT %
Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.
BLAST MOTION
HAND SPEED (AVG.)
Hand Speed: The observed speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.
BAT SPEED (AVG.)
Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.
ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVG.)
Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.
UPCOMING EVENTS
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| NOCO Summer Open | CO | 06/27 | Fossil Ridge High School - Fort Collins, CO |
| Western Slope Open | CO | 07/11 | Colorado Mesa University - Grand Junction, CO |
| Pueblo Summer Open | CO | 07/18 | Colorado State University Pueblo - Pueblo, CO |
| PBR Junior Future Games | NATIONAL | 07/25 | LakePoint |
| 2023 PBR Future Games (Colorado Invite) | CO | 07/26 | LakePoint Sports - Cartersville, GA |
| 2023 PBR West Coast Games | CO | 08/04 | UNLV & College of Southern Nevada |
| Colorado State Games (Invite-Only) | CO | 08/08 | Regency Athletic Complex at Metro State University (Denver) |