Charleston Preseason Open ID: Blast Analytics
February 1, 2022
The Charleston Preseason ID took place on Saturday Jan. 22th at the Shipyard Park outside of Charleston in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Prospects from the event came from around the Palmetto state on a cool winter afternoon.
The event began with pitcher bullpens with each pitch tracked by Trackman, along with Pitch AI. A pro-style workout for all the position players followed that included the 60 yard dash, BP with TrackMan ball flight analysis, and a defensive evaluation.
Below we will look at Offensive statistics and leaderboards for the event.
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BLAST LEADERBOARD
Max Peak Hand Speed (mph)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
| 1 | Connor Berry | NC | Reagan | 2024 | 3B | 26.1 mph |
| 2 | David Stallworth | SC | West Ashley | 2024 | 3B | 25.7 mph |
| 3 | Andrew McLaughlin | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2024 | RHP | 25.0 mph |
| 4 | Zach Russell | SC | West Ashley | 2024 | SS | 24.6 mph |
| 5 | Derrick Layton | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2024 | SS | 24.2 mph |
| 6 | Dominic Camacho | SC | Beaufort | 2024 | SS | 23.7 mph |
| 7 | Dylan Dampier | SC | Oceanside Collegiate | 2023 | OF | 23.4 mph |
| 8 | Rylan Priester | SC | West Ashley | 2024 | 1B | 22.9 mph |
| 9 | Logan Kolesha | SC | Wando | 2024 | OF | 22.8 mph |
| 10 | Luke Palyok | SC | Wando | 2024 | CF | 22.4 mph |
Average Peak Hand Speed (mph)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | David Stallworth | SC | West Ashley | 2024 | 3B | 23.3 mph |
| 2 | Connor Berry | NC | Reagan | 2024 | 3B | 22.9 mph |
| 3 | Dylan Dampier | SC | Oceanside Collegiate | 2023 | OF | 22.4 mph |
| 4 | Dominic Camacho | SC | Beaufort | 2024 | SS | 22.2 mph |
| 5 | Andrew McLaughlin | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2024 | RHP | 21.9 mph |
| 6 | Derrick Layton | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2024 | SS | 21.9 mph |
| 7 | Zach Russell | SC | West Ashley | 2024 | SS | 21.8 mph |
| 8 | Luke Palyok | SC | Wando | 2024 | CF | 21.3 mph |
| 9 | Logan Kolesha | SC | Wando | 2024 | OF | 21.2 mph |
| 10 | Brady Gold | SC | Wando | 2025 | SS | 20.6 mph |
Max Peak Bat Speed (mph)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (max) |
| 1 | Dylan Dampier | SC | Oceanside Collegiate | 2023 | OF | 75.9 mph |
| 2 | Reid Baxley | SC | Johnsonville | 2024 | 2B | 74.5 mph |
| 3 | Dominic Camacho | SC | Beaufort | 2024 | SS | 73.7 mph |
| 4 | Andrew McLaughlin | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2024 | RHP | 73.4 mph |
| 5 | Rylan Priester | SC | West Ashley | 2024 | 1B | 72.9 mph |
| 6 | David Stallworth | SC | West Ashley | 2024 | 3B | 72.2 mph |
| 7 | Logan Kolesha | SC | Wando | 2024 | OF | 70.6 mph |
| 8 | Brady Gold | SC | Wando | 2025 | SS | 70.2 mph |
| 9 | Chase Miller | SC | Bishop England | 2023 | OF | 69.5 mph |
| 10 | Luke Palyok | SC | Wando | 2024 | CF | 68.6 mph |
Average Bat Speed (mph)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | Dylan Dampier | SC | Oceanside Collegiate | 2023 | OF | 72.3 mph |
| 2 | Reid Baxley | SC | Johnsonville | 2024 | 2B | 69.4 mph |
| 3 | Dominic Camacho | SC | Beaufort | 2024 | SS | 69.2 mph |
| 4 | Andrew McLaughlin | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2024 | RHP | 68.3 mph |
| 5 | Rylan Priester | SC | West Ashley | 2024 | 1B | 66.9 mph |
| 6 | Brady Gold | SC | Wando | 2025 | SS | 66.4 mph |
| 7 | Logan Kolesha | SC | Wando | 2024 | OF | 65.8 mph |
| 8 | David Stallworth | SC | West Ashley | 2024 | 3B | 65.6 mph |
| 9 | Bergen Fitzsimmons | SC | West Ashley | 2024 | 2B | 65.5 mph |
| 10 | Luke Palyok | SC | Wando | 2024 | CF | 64.5 mph |
Max Rotational Acceleration (g)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
| 1 | Reid Baxley | SC | Johnsonville | 2024 | 2B | 21.9 g |
| 2 | Andrew McLaughlin | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2024 | RHP | 21.0 g |
| 3 | Zach Russell | SC | West Ashley | 2024 | SS | 20.8 g |
| 4 | Connor Berry | NC | Reagan | 2024 | 3B | 20.7 g |
| 5 | David Stallworth | SC | West Ashley | 2024 | 3B | 20.5 g |
| 6 | Rylan Priester | SC | West Ashley | 2024 | 1B | 19.9 g |
| 7 | Dominic Camacho | SC | Beaufort | 2024 | SS | 19.7 g |
| ^ | Derrick Layton | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2024 | SS | 19.7 g |
| 8 | Braxton DeCamps | SC | Johnsonville | 2024 | OF | 18.9 g |
| 9 | Luke Palyok | SC | Wando | 2024 | CF | 17.2 g |
| 10 | Bergen Fitzsimmons | SC | West Ashley | 2024 | 2B | 16.2 g |
Average Rotational Acceleration (g)
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Reid Baxley | SC | Johnsonville | 2024 | 2B | 17.8 g |
| 2 | Zach Russell | SC | West Ashley | 2024 | SS | 16.7 g |
| 3 | Andrew McLaughlin | SC | Ashley Ridge | 2024 | RHP | 16.5 g |
| 4 | Connor Berry | NC | Reagan | 2024 | 3B | 16.3 g |
| 5 | David Stallworth | SC | West Ashley | 2024 | 3B | 15.5 g |
| 6 | Rylan Priester | SC | West Ashley | 2024 | 1B | 15.3 g |
| 7 | Braxton DeCamps | SC | Johnsonville | 2024 | OF | 14.4 g |
| 8 | Derrick Layton | NC | Charlotte Christian | 2024 | SS | 13.7 g |
| 9 | Bergen Fitzsimmons | SC | West Ashley | 2024 | 2B | 12.9 g |
| 10 | Luke Palyok | SC | Wando | 2024 | CF | 12.8 g |