Prep Baseball Report

Fall Campus Tour: Kennesaw State - Blast Motion Boards


Phil Kerber
Georgia Scouting Director

The Fall Campus Tour: Kennesaw State was held on Sunday, November 20th at Kennesaw State University. This event was an open event that consisted of prospects from the 2023-2027 classes. These players went through extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman and Blast Motion, ran the 60 yard dash using Swift Performance, and much more. Pitchers were able to throw in simulated bullpens during the workout and were able to get numbers and metrics off of our Trackman unit, such as pitch velocity, spin rate, horizontal & vertical movement & much more. There were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing on Sunday.

Continuing off our post-event coverage for these events, we take a look back at some of the leaders from Blast Motion recorded from both events. Please continue to check back over the next week, as we will release individual scouting reports on each player present at both events. 

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HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Turk Williams GA North Paulding 2026 RHP 23.7 mph
2 Andrew Doherty GA North Gwinnett 2024 C 23.6 mph
3 Will Lumpkin GA Creekview 2024 LHP 22.4 mph
4 Matthew Lee MA St. John's 2025 OF 22.3 mph
5 Abhay Raheja GA Forsyth Central 2024 SS 21.9 mph
^ Aidan Larkin GA Cartersville 2024 SS 21.9 mph
6 Carter Van Orden GA North Cobb Christian 2024 OF 21.6 mph
7 Andrew Gable GA Whitewater 2024 OF 21.2 mph
8 Cesar Rodriguez GA Jonesboro 2023 SS 21.0 mph
9 Luke Sims GA Calhoun 2024 C 20.9 mph
10 Kip ONeal GA Brookwood 2025 3B 20.8 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Andrew Doherty GA North Gwinnett 2024 C 22.8 mph
2 Will Lumpkin GA Creekview 2024 LHP 21.5 mph
3 Aidan Larkin GA Cartersville 2024 SS 20.8 mph
4 Carter Van Orden GA North Cobb Christian 2024 OF 20.6 mph
5 Kip ONeal GA Brookwood 2025 3B 20.4 mph
6 Abhay Raheja GA Forsyth Central 2024 SS 20.0 mph
7 Luke Sims GA Calhoun 2024 C 20.0 mph
8 Matthew Lee MA St. John's 2025 OF 19.8 mph
9 A.J. Lowe GA Alatoona 2025 OF 19.7 mph
10 Chris Vecchio GA Inspiration Academy 2023 3B 19.6 mph

Peak 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.

BAT SPEED (AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Aidan Larkin GA Cartersville 2024 SS 70.0 mph
2 Will Lumpkin GA Creekview 2024 LHP 69.7 mph
3 Matthew Lee MA St. John's 2025 OF 69.3 mph
4 Christopher Ahrens NJ Shawnee 2025 CF 67.1 mph
5 Andrew Gable GA Whitewater 2024 OF 66.5 mph
6 Chris Vecchio GA Inspiration Academy 2023 3B 66.5 mph
7 Kip ONeal GA Brookwood 2025 3B 66.1 mph
8 Andrew Doherty GA North Gwinnett 2024 C 66.1 mph
9 Davis Hancock GA Centennial 2023 SS 65.4 mph
10 Cesar Rodriguez GA Jonesboro 2023 SS 64.6 mph
11 Walter Sholar GA Starrs Mill 2026 3B 64.3 mph
12 Carter Van Orden GA North Cobb Christian 2024 OF 64.2 mph
13 Colin Jones FL A3 Academy 2024 SS 63.8 mph
14 Abhay Raheja GA Forsyth Central 2024 SS 63.3 mph
15 Turk Williams GA North Paulding 2026 RHP 62.4 mph

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 (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Matthew Lee MA St. John's 2025 OF 37.8 g
2 Colin Jones FL A3 Academy 2024 SS 27.7 g
3 Seth Geter GA Maynard Jackson 2025 2B 22.0 g
4 A.J. Lowe GA Alatoona 2025 OF 20.9 g
5 Turk Williams GA North Paulding 2026 RHP 19.4 g
6 Jason Cox GA Wheeler 2024 2B 19.1 g
7 Kip ONeal GA Brookwood 2025 3B 17.8 g
^ Walter Sholar GA Starrs Mill 2026 3B 17.8 g
8 Gunner Fokken GA Carrollton 2027 C 17.4 g
9 Abhay Raheja GA Forsyth Central 2024 SS 16.4 g
10 Noah Willis GA Johns Creek 2027 OF 16.1 g

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Colin Jones FL A3 Academy 2024 SS 21.0 g
2 Matthew Lee MA St. John's 2025 OF 18.3 g
3 Seth Geter GA Maynard Jackson 2025 2B 18.0 g
4 Kip ONeal GA Brookwood 2025 3B 15.2 g
5 A.J. Lowe GA Alatoona 2025 OF 15.0 g
6 Abhay Raheja GA Forsyth Central 2024 SS 12.8 g
7 Jason Cox GA Wheeler 2024 2B 12.2 g
8 Andrew Gable GA Whitewater 2024 OF 12.0 g
9 Noah Willis GA Johns Creek 2027 OF 11.8 g
10 Lucas Balzer GA Sprayberry 2026 OF 11.4 g

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.

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