Prep Baseball Report

Fall Campus Tour: UGA - Blast Motion Boards


Phil Kerber
Georgia Scouting Director

The Fall Campus Tour: University of Georgia was held on Sunday, November 6th at the University of Georgia. 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 the event. Please continue to check back over the next week, as we will release individual scouting reports on each player present. 

View entire event stats HERE

HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Carson Tomlin GA Georgia Connections Academy 2025 C 25.7 mph
2 Sean Cooper GA Norcross Blue Devils 2026 2B 24.9 mph
3 Brock Holcombe GA Lakeside High School 2027 OF 24.6 mph
4 Troy Ford GA Homeschool 2025 OF 24.2 mph
5 Dalton Gergen GA Thomson 2025 LHP 24.1 mph
6 Jarin Johnson GA Archer 2024 OF 23.8 mph
7 Frankie Boyle GA Winder-Barrow 2026 3B 23.6 mph
^ Jonathan Chastain GA Habersham Central 2024 OF 23.6 mph
8 Noah Brocklebank GA Druid Hills 2025 SS 23.5 mph
9 Landon Kemp GA Cherokee Bluff 2025 SS 23.3 mph
^ Mitchell Garnto GA Greenbrier 2025 OF 23.3 mph
10 Judd Puckett GA Crawford County 2023 3B 23.2 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Brock Holcombe GA Lakeside High School 2027 OF 23.4 mph
2 Jarin Johnson GA Archer 2024 OF 22.8 mph
3 Carson Tomlin GA Georgia Connections Academy 2025 C 22.8 mph
4 Jonathan Chastain GA Habersham Central 2024 OF 22.6 mph
5 Mitchell Garnto GA Greenbrier 2025 OF 22.2 mph
6 Judd Puckett GA Crawford County 2023 3B 22.2 mph
7 Troy Ford GA Homeschool 2025 OF 22.1 mph
8 Alec Waller GA Tucker 2025 OF 22.0 mph
9 Marcus Ward GA Kings Ridge Christian 2026 OF 22.0 mph
10 Noah Brocklebank GA Druid Hills 2025 SS 21.8 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 Judd Puckett GA Crawford County 2023 3B 80.6 mph
2 Marcus Ward GA Kings Ridge Christian 2026 OF 74.7 mph
3 Jonathan Chastain GA Habersham Central 2024 OF 70.5 mph
4 Mitchell Garnto GA Greenbrier 2025 OF 70.4 mph
5 Owen Primm GA Jefferson 2024 OF 70.3 mph
6 Joseph Reed GA Colquitt County 2023 1B 69.4 mph
7 Parker Bryant GA West Laurens 2025 RHP 69.3 mph
8 Mel Begnaud GA North Oconee 2025 OF 69.1 mph
9 Jake Zehner GA Etowah 2024 OF 69.1 mph
10 Noah Brocklebank GA Druid Hills 2025 SS 69.1 mph
11 Landon Moore GA Walnut Grove 2024 SS 68.0 mph
12 Alec Waller GA Tucker 2025 OF 67.8 mph
13 Cameron Kenney GA Denmark 2024 3B 67.8 mph
14 Landon Kemp GA Cherokee Bluff 2025 SS 67.1 mph
15 Dalton Gergen GA Thomson 2025 LHP 66.7 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 Julian Wright GA Woodland 2023 OF 30.0 g
2 Tyler Kennedy GA Harris County 2023 OF 28.6 g
3 Michael Hunter Stonecipher GA East Cobb Baseball Academy 2025 C 28.2 g
4 Mel Begnaud GA North Oconee 2025 OF 26.6 g
5 Jake Zehner GA Etowah 2024 OF 26.0 g
6 Carson Tomlin GA Georgia Connections Academy 2025 C 25.7 g
7 Noah Brocklebank GA Druid Hills 2025 SS 24.3 g
^ Dalton Gergen GA Thomson 2025 LHP 24.3 g
8 Owen Primm GA Jefferson 2024 OF 23.9 g
9 Judd Puckett GA Crawford County 2023 3B 23.5 g
10 Jarin Johnson GA Archer 2024 OF 23.0 g

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Tyler Kennedy GA Harris County 2023 OF 23.1 g
2 Julian Wright GA Woodland 2023 OF 22.2 g
3 Jake Zehner GA Etowah 2024 OF 21.5 g
4 Owen Primm GA Jefferson 2024 OF 21.3 g
5 Michael Hunter Stonecipher GA East Cobb Baseball Academy 2025 C 20.5 g
6 Mel Begnaud GA North Oconee 2025 OF 20.1 g
7 Judd Puckett GA Crawford County 2023 3B 19.2 g
8 Brenden Morrison GA Harlem 2026 3B 19.1 g
9 Tyler Rothell GA Gainesville High School 2026 1B 18.1 g
10 Layton Sowinski GA Harlem High School 2027 C 17.8 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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