Prep Baseball Report

Future Games: Team NC BLAST Analytics


Brandon Hall
NC / Mid-ATL Director of Scouting

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From Wednesday, July 24, through Sunday, July 28, Prep Baseball is hosting the next edition of its prestigious Future Games at LakePoint Sports Complex in Emerson, Ga., featuring the country's best uncommitted talent. And, for the first time ever, the Future Games is hosting not just its typical set of incoming juniors and freshmen, but also a 17U division of uncommitted Class of 2025 players who will participate in the inaugural Senior Future Games.

On the first day of the 2024 Future Games, all players representing grad classes 2025, 2026, and 2028 will be participating in a pro-style workout in front of a fleet of Division I coaches alongside fellow prospects representing nearly every state in the nation.

Today we take a look at some of the top performances from workout day, from within Team NC.  Several players put up eye popping numbers.  North Carolina was well represented atop the national leader boards with their day at LakePoint..

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BLAST Analytics: Team NC BP

HIGHEST AVERAGE HAND SPEED

Rank   Name State School Class Pos. Avg Hand Speed 
1 Chase Kiker NC Metrolina Christian 2026 RHP/INF 24.9
2 Riley Cuddy NC Grace Christian 2026 OF 23.7
3 Maximus Wearing NC Palisades 2026 1B 23.1
4 Preston Smith NC Hoggard 2026 3B 22.2
- Harrison Ailshie NC East Rowan 2026 OF 22.2
5 Tanner Pope NC Garner 2026 1B 22.0

About Hand Speed: The observed 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.

HIGHEST AVERAGE BAT SPEED

Rank   Name State School Class Pos. Avg Bat Speed (mph)
1 Riley Cuddy NC Grace Christian 2026 OF 79.9
2 Chase Kiker NC Metrolina Christian 2026 RHP/INF 78.0
3 Addison Rowland NC Palisades 2026 C 77.8
4 Maximus Wearing NC Palisades 2026 1B 74.6
- Tanner Pope NC Garner 2026 1B 74.6
5 Brady Marconi NC Ardrey Kell 2026 C 74.3

About 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.

HIGHEST AVERAGE ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank   Name State School Class Pos. Avg Rot. Accel (g)
1 Riley Cuddy NC Grace Chrsitian 2026 OF 30.4
2 Landon Church NC West Forsyth 2026 MIF 19.4
3 Cason McGinnis NC North Lincoln 2026 SS 17.8
4 Maximus Wearing NC Palisades 2026 1B 17.7
4 Xander Sutton NC Gaston Christian 2026 C 17.5
5 Chase Kiker NC Metrolina Christian 2026 RHP/INF 17.4

About 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.

AVERAGE ON-PLANE EFFICIENCY%

Rank   Name State School Class Pos. OPE (%)
1 Colton Haire NC Pro5 Baseball  2026 RHP/OF 84
2 Riley Cuddy NC Grace Christian 2026 OF 80
3 Landon Church NC West Forsyth 2026 MIF 79
4 Xander Sutton NC Gaston Christian 2026 C 72
5 Jacob Cesarz NC Cary Christian 2026 SS 71

About On-Plane Efficiency: This is how consistently a player maintains their arm and wrist throughout the swing, or the percentage of the swing where the bat is on-plane. If a player’s on-plane% is high, that means the player will be able to place the barrel to where he feels the point of impact will be more consistently.


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