Prep Baseball Report

Georgia Future Games: Blast Motion Swing Quality


Phil Kerber
Georgia Scouting Director

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One of the important tools Prep Baseball Report is starting to implement at its events is the use of Blast Motion sensors. During batting practice, the Blast Motion sensors measure Swing and Impact Metrics across several categories. Swing metrics measure pre-impact mechanics centered around plane, connection, and rotation while Impact metrics measure pre-impact performance outcomes based on ball contact.

At the 2020 PBR Future Games, all hitters were hooked up to blast sensors for there on the field BP rounds during their individual showcases workouts. We were able to collect valuable swing & impact metrics on many of the top uncommitted players in the country. We will be able to share this data with coaches & scouts from around the country as well as help players identify areas of development.

*Blast Motion swing quality scores are calculated on a 20-80 scale.

Plane Score
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.

Name FGs Team School Class Pos Plane Score
Colin Houck Team Georgia Parkview 2023 SS 67
Tanner Knowles Team Georgia Perry 2022 MIF 65
Tai Peete Team Georgia Trinity Christian 2023 3B/RHP 64
Luke Boone Team Georgia Richmond Hill 2022 OF 60
Cale Stricklin Team Georgia North Oconee 2023 C 59
John Long Team Georgia Glynn Academy 2022 OF 56
Chandler Pollard Team Georgia Woodward Academy 2022 SS/OF 54
Jay Murdock Team Georgia Terrell Academy 2022 1B 49
Luca Perriello Team Select Greenbrier 2024 C/RHP 48
Gavin Black Team Select 2 North Oconee 2022 C/3B/RHP 48
Justin Thomas Team Georgia Benedictine 2022 OF 42
Daniel Kerrigan Jr Team Missouri Lowndes 2022 C 41
Matthew Hoskins Team Select 2 Peachtree Ridge 2022 OF/RHP 36
Jonathan Vigoa Team Georgia Rome 2022 C 35
Tyler Triche Team Georgia North Forsyth 2022 3B 31
Jamie Felix Team Georgia Camden County 2022 OF 29
David Bell Team Georgia Greenbrier 2022 C 26
Connection Score
Measures the relationship between your body tilt and vertical bat angle at impact. Maintaining good connection (90 degrees) for all pitch locations is an indicator of dynamic adjustability.

Name FGs Team School Class Pos Connection Score
Chandler Pollard Team Georgia Woodward Academy 2022 SS/OF 63
Justin Thomas Team Georgia Benedictine 2022 OF 61
Daniel Kerrigan Jr Team Missouri Lowndes 2022 C 60
John Long Team Georgia Glynn Academy 2022 OF 56
Luca Perriello Team Select Greenbrier 2024 C/RHP 56
Colin Houck Team Georgia Parkview 2023 SS 56
Gavin Black Team Select 2 North Oconee 2022 C/3B/RHP 55
Cale Stricklin Team Georgia North Oconee 2023 C 55
Luke Boone Team Georgia Richmond Hill 2022 OF 52
Matthew Hoskins Team Select 2 Peachtree Ridge 2022 OF/RHP 50
Tai Peete Team Georgia Trinity Christian 2023 3B/RHP 47
Tanner Knowles Team Georgia Perry 2022 MIF 46
Jay Murdock Team Georgia Terrell Academy 2022 1B 44
Jonathan Vigoa Team Georgia Rome 2022 C 44
Tyler Triche Team Georgia North Forsyth 2022 3B 43
David Bell Team Georgia Greenbrier 2022 C 40
Jamie Felix Team Georgia Camden County 2022 OF 38
Rotation Score
Measures how quickly your bat accelerates into the swing plane. Rotation is a good indicator of how you build bat speed by sequencing properly. The quicker your rotational acceleration, the more power you will have and the more time you have to adjust to pitch locations.

Name FGs Team School Class Pos Rotation Score
Tanner Knowles Team Georgia Perry 2022 MIF 80
Tyler Triche Team Georgia North Forsyth 2022 3B 80
John Long Team Georgia Glynn Academy 2022 OF 70
Tai Peete Team Georgia Trinity Christian 2023 3B/RHP 70
Luke Boone Team Georgia Richmond Hill 2022 OF 65
Gavin Black Team Select 2 North Oconee 2022 C/3B/RHP 63
Jay Murdock Team Georgia Terrell Academy 2022 1B 63
Justin Thomas Team Georgia Benedictine 2022 OF 57
Matthew Hoskins Team Select 2 Peachtree Ridge 2022 OF/RHP 51
Luca Perriello Team Select Greenbrier 2024 C/RHP 50
Jonathan Vigoa Team Georgia Rome 2022 C 46
Cale Stricklin Team Georgia North Oconee 2023 C 45
Jamie Felix Team Georgia Camden County 2022 OF 45
Chandler Pollard Team Georgia Woodward Academy 2022 SS/OF 43
David Bell Team Georgia Greenbrier 2022 C 39
Colin Houck Team Georgia Parkview 2023 SS 36
Daniel Kerrigan Jr Team Missouri Lowndes 2022 C 35
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