Prep Baseball Report

2023 FL Preseason All-State: Blast Leaderboard


PBR Florida
PBR Florida Staff

The 2023 FL Preseason All-State took place Saturday, January 21st and Sunday, June 22nd at Lake Brantley HS in Altamonte Springs, FL. The event featured players from the 2023-2027 classes participating in a pro-style workout on Day 1 followed by gameplay on Day 2 in front of the PBR Florida Scouting Staff.

To view all the stats from the event, check out our Stats Story. Today we will highlight the different Blast Motion metric leaders from the 2023 FL Preseason All-State.

TOP BLAST HAND SPEED (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Jake Turer FL Wharton 2024 2B 26.0 mph
2 Tyler MacPherson FL Durant 2024 OF 24.9 mph
^ Ty Kennedy FL East River 2025 SS 24.9 mph
3 Hunter Carns FL First Coast 2024 C 24.7 mph
^ Akhil Nimmala FL Strawberry Crest 2024 3B 24.7 mph
4 Luke Labbe FL Bartram Trail 2026 C 24.6 mph
5 Turner Gross FL Northside Christian 2025 C 24.3 mph
6 Sebastian Hichez FL TNXL Academy 2024 OF 24.1 mph
7 Kaiden Lopez FL Oviedo 2024 OF 23.8 mph
8 Marco Gonzalez FL Oviedo 2024 3B 23.7 mph
9 Cooper Riley FL Clearwater Central Catholic 2026 RHP 23.5 mph
10 Ryley Chapman FL Lake Brantley 2024 SS 23.4 mph

Hand Speed: The observed maximum 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.

TOP BLAST HAND SPEED (AVG)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Jake Turer FL Wharton 2024 2B 24.6 mph
2 Hunter Carns FL First Coast 2024 C 23.1 mph
3 Ty Kennedy FL East River 2025 SS 23.1 mph
4 Kaiden Lopez FL Oviedo 2024 OF 23.0 mph
5 Gavin Dicks FL Lake Wales 2023 LHP 22.5 mph
6 Sebastian Hichez FL TNXL Academy 2024 OF 22.4 mph
7 Marco Gonzalez FL Oviedo 2024 3B 22.3 mph
8 Cooper Riley FL Clearwater Central Catholic 2026 RHP 21.8 mph
9 Brian M Perez FL ABF Sports Academy 2023 C 21.7 mph
10 Lucas Cinnante FL Tampa Catholic 2025 RHP 21.6 mph


TOP BLAST BAT SPEED (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Akhil Nimmala FL Strawberry Crest 2024 3B 79.7 mph
2 Ty Kennedy FL East River 2025 SS 79.1 mph
3 Conrad Burch FL Martin County 2024 OF 79.0 mph
4 Jake Turer FL Wharton 2024 2B 78.6 mph
5 Parker Loew FL IMG Academy 2026 SS 77.7 mph
6 Braden Rosenthal FL Calvary Christian Academy 2025 RHP 77.1 mph
7 Dominick Patruno FL Englewood 2025 1B 77.0 mph
8 Andrew Tess FL Calvary Christian 2024 C 76.9 mph
9 Michael Senay FL East River 2025 RHP 76.3 mph
^ Hunter Carns FL First Coast 2024 C 76.3 mph
10 Brady Harris FL Trinity Christian Academy (JAX) 2026 OF 75.4 mph

Bat SpeedBat Speed is 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.

 

TOP BLAST BAT SPEED (AVG)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Jake Turer FL Wharton 2024 2B 75.6 mph
2 Parker Loew FL IMG Academy 2026 SS 72.8 mph
3 Braden Rosenthal FL Calvary Christian Academy 2025 RHP 72.6 mph
4 Andrew Tess FL Calvary Christian 2024 C 72.3 mph
5 Justin Orridge FL Montverde Academy 2024 OF 72.2 mph
6 Ty Kennedy FL East River 2025 SS 72.2 mph
7 Akhil Nimmala FL Strawberry Crest 2024 3B 71.9 mph
8 Ignacio Gonzalez FL Tampa Preparatory 2024 SS 71.7 mph
9 Hunter Carns FL First Coast 2024 C 71.3 mph
10 Keane Hyer FL Jesuit 2025 LHP 71.2 mph


TOP BLAST ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Blake Guarnieri FL Clearwater Central Catholic 2024 C 33.7 g
2 Jake Turer FL Wharton 2024 2B 32.0 g
3 Ty Kennedy FL East River 2025 SS 31.6 g
4 Hunter Carns FL First Coast 2024 C 28.3 g
^ LeRoy Olan PR Eugenio Maria de Hostos 2024 1B 28.3 g
5 Luke Labbe FL Bartram Trail 2026 C 28.2 g
^ Zachary Cairns FL NSU University School 2025 SS 28.2 g
6 Parker Loew FL IMG Academy 2026 SS 28.1 g
7 Kaiden Lopez FL Oviedo 2024 OF 26.4 g
8 Kolby Batten FL Fletcher 2025 3B 25.6 g
9 Drew Gerber FL East Lake 2026 3B 25.0 g
10 Andrew Tess FL Calvary Christian 2024 C 24.7 g

Rotational Acceleration: Rotation measures how quickly your bat accelerates into the swing plane. Rotation is a good indicator of how you build bat speed by sequencing properly vs. pulling the bat with your hands. The quicker your rotational acceleration, the more power you will have and the more time you have to make a decision at the plate.


TOP BLAST ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVG)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Jake Turer FL Wharton 2024 2B 26.8 g
2 Ty Kennedy FL East River 2025 SS 24.2 g
3 Blake Guarnieri FL Clearwater Central Catholic 2024 C 23.0 g
4 Kaiden Lopez FL Oviedo 2024 OF 22.8 g
5 LeRoy Olan PR Eugenio Maria de Hostos 2024 1B 22.5 g
6 Zachary Cairns FL NSU University School 2025 SS 22.4 g
7 Kolby Batten FL Fletcher 2025 3B 21.8 g
8 Hunter Carns FL First Coast 2024 C 21.6 g
9 Parker Loew FL IMG Academy 2026 SS 20.7 g
10 Drew Gerber FL East Lake 2026 3B 20.4 g


TOP BLAST ON PLANE EFFICIENCY%

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Ethan DeJesus FL Sumner 2026 RHP 86 %
2 Joshua Quezada FL McKeel Academy of Technology 2023 SS 85 %
3 Robert Perera FL Westminster Christian High School 2024 C 83 %
4 Joel Cooper FL Palm Harbor University 2025 C 82 %
5 Sebastian Hichez FL TNXL Academy 2024 OF 80 %
6 LeRoy Olan PR Eugenio Maria de Hostos 2024 1B 79 %
7 Xavier Terrell FL Lakewood 2025 OF 79 %
8 Wilfredo Ortiz FL George Jenkins 2024 1B 79 %
9 Brayden Spink FL East Lake 2026 OF 78 %
10 Kolt Myers FL St. Johns Country Day 2024 3B 78 %

On Plane Efficiency: Measures the percentage of your swing where the bat is on the swing plane. Your vertical bat angle at contact establishes the plane for that swing. Plane is a great indicator for making more consistent contact on the barrel of the bat.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
Super 60 Pro Showcase NATIONAL 02/05 The MAX - McCook, IL
2023 PBR Canada Spring Training Showcase FL 03/11 Launchpad Sports Complex
FL 14U State Games FL 03/11 Launchpad Sports Complex - Cocoa, FL
FL 13U State Games FL 04/08 Launchpad Sports Complex - Cocoa, FL