Thu February 2, 2023
On Saturday, January 28th, the PBR Missouri staff traveled to Kennett, MO, to host the annual Bootheel Preseason ID. A staple on our showcase calendar, a handful of players from the surrounding areas performed in a pro-style workout in front of our staff, capturing unrivaled measurables in the process with the help of our tech partners.
To see a full list of the players that attended Saturday's event, click HERE.
Shortly after the event our staff published our 'Quick Hits' and 'Stat Story' from the day, touching on a few players that stood out as well as shining light on the day's stat leaders. You can find that story by clicking HERE.
We then spotlighted a few players that stood out from a batted ball standpoint within our 'Hitting Leaderboards', which you can find HERE, as well as on the mound within our 'Pitching Leaderboards', found HERE.
Today we'll wrap up our tech stories from this event with our 'Blast Board'. Below you'll see which players put up the highest, both at average and peak, swing metrics from the Bootheel Preseason ID.
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Jathan Spain | MO | Cape Central | 2026 | RHP | 83.2 mph |
| 2 | Ashton Williams | MO | Kennett | 2024 | RHP | 81.3 mph |
| 3 | Trey Gardner | MO | Kennett | 2023 | OF | 78.4 mph |
| 4 | Nolan Alford | MO | Dexter R-XI | 2025 | OF | 76.1 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Jathan Spain | MO | Cape Central | 2026 | RHP | 78.3 mph |
| 2 | Ashton Williams | MO | Kennett | 2024 | RHP | 75.8 mph |
| 3 | Trey Gardner | MO | Kennett | 2023 | OF | 74.7 mph |
| 4 | Nolan Alford | MO | Dexter R-XI | 2025 | OF | 72.5 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
| 1 | Ashton Williams | MO | Kennett | 2024 | RHP | 26.5 mph |
| 2 | Jathan Spain | MO | Cape Central | 2026 | RHP | 24.4 mph |
| 3 | Trey Gardner | MO | Kennett | 2023 | OF | 24.3 mph |
| 4 | Nicholas Massey | MO | Oran | 2023 | C | 23.9 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Ashton Williams | MO | Kennett | 2024 | RHP | 24.9 mph |
| 2 | Jathan Spain | MO | Cape Central | 2026 | RHP | 22.8 mph |
| 3 | Trey Gardner | MO | Kennett | 2023 | OF | 22.2 mph |
| 4 | Nicholas Massey | MO | Oran | 2023 | C | 22.2 mph |
To find all of the statistics from this event, click HERE.