Prep Baseball Report

Nevada State Games: Blast Motion Leaders


Cam Black-Araujo
PBR Nevada Operations

This past week PBR Nevada hosted its annual Nevada State Games at the College of Southern Nevada in Henderson, Nevada. The event is geared towards top players in the State from the 2024 - 2027 classes and allows our staff get a look at these prospects before the travel season begins.

We had roughly 120 players in attendance with six Division I commits on-hand, as well some of high-end talent who are still uncommitted. There were several standout players who are heading into their senior year and have yet to sign, along with some of the top 2025, 2026 and 2027 players in the State who will be on the scene for years to come.

At this event, we retrieved a significant amount of data on each player including: 60 Times and running splits measured by Swift Performance, Batting Practice measured by TrackMan and Blast MotionVizual Edge for visual testing, Catch Pop Time and Velocity, Outfield Evaluation and Velocity, Infield Evaluation and Velocity and Pitching in-game analysis assessed by TrackMan. We pride ourselves on utilizing the latest technology in the game to provide the most accurate data for both the player and those recruiting/evaluating the player.

Below, we conclude our post-event coverage with a look at the top Blast Motion metrics collected on our sensors at the Nevada State Games.

To view complete event results, click here.
To view upcoming event schedule, click here.

NEVADA STATE GAMES | BLAST MOTION LEADERBOARD

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Top Blast Motion Performers in each swing category

Max Bat Speed - 81.8MPH | MIF Evan Noble - 2026, Shadow Ridge | Houston commit
Avg. Bat Speed - 75.3MPH | MIF Evan Noble - 2026, Shadow Ridge | Houston commit
Max Hand Speed - 24.0MPH | INF Brock Barlow - 2024, Southeast Career Tech | Uncommitted
Avg. Hand Speed - 23.0MPH | C/OF Tyler Jackson - 2025, Centennial | Uncommitted
Max On-Plane Efficiency - 98 % | C/OF Brayden Sakowski - 2025, Coronado | Uncommitted
Avg. On-Plane Efficiency - 89 % | C/OF Brayden Sakowski - 2025, Coronado | Uncommitted
Max Rotational Accel. - 27.5 G | MIF Evan Noble - 2026, Shadow Ridge | Houston commit
Avg. Rotational Accel. - 24.4 G | MIF Evan Noble - 2026, Shadow Ridge | Houston commit

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MAX BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Evan Noble NV Shadow Ridge 2026 2B 81.8 mph
2 Lincoln Evans NV Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS 2026 RHP 77.6 mph
3 RL Chandler NV Palo Verde 2024 OF 76.9 mph
4 Jhett Ohira NV Bishop Gorman 2026 SS 76.3 mph
5 Kurt Felix NV Virgin Valley 2024 C 75.9 mph
6 Michael Castillo NV Arbor View 2024 OF 75.6 mph
7 Burke Mabeus NV Bishop Gorman 2024 C 75.5 mph
8 Jet McNelis NV Green Valley 2026 OF 75.4 mph
9 Nicholas Blakeney NV Liberty 2025 LHP 75.2 mph
10 Vandon Welter NV Cy-Fair 2025 C 74.9 mph

AVG BAT SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Evan Noble NV Shadow Ridge 2026 2B 75.3 mph
2 Lincoln Evans NV Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS 2026 RHP 74.5 mph
3 Bryce McKnight NV Foothill 2024 RHP 72.8 mph
4 Kurt Felix NV Virgin Valley 2024 C 71.4 mph
5 Jet McNelis NV Green Valley 2026 OF 71.4 mph
6 Drake Kajioka NV Bishop Gorman 2024 OF 71.2 mph
7 Jhett Ohira NV Bishop Gorman 2026 SS 71.1 mph
8 Michael Castillo NV Arbor View 2024 OF 71.0 mph
9 Burke Mabeus NV Bishop Gorman 2024 C 70.9 mph
10 Jace Jefferies NV Palo Verde HS 2025 OF 70.7 mph

MAX HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Brock Barlow NV Southeast Career Technical 2024 SS 24.0 mph
2 Tyler Jackson NV Centennial HS 2025 C 23.7 mph
3 Kurt Felix NV Virgin Valley 2024 C 23.4 mph
4 Anthony Montesanti NV Shadow Ridge 2026 3B 23.3 mph
5 Matthew Szymarek NV Foothill 2025 3B 23.2 mph
^ Konner Brown NV Liberty 2024 SS 23.2 mph
6 Kingston Kela NV Faith Lutheran High School 2026 3B 23.0 mph
^ Drake Kajioka NV Bishop Gorman 2024 OF 23.0 mph
7 Cameron Dahlgren NV Liberty 2025 OF 22.9 mph
8 Bryce McKnight NV Foothill 2024 RHP 22.8 mph

AVG. HAND SPEED

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Tyler Jackson NV Centennial HS 2025 C 23.0 mph
2 Brock Barlow NV Southeast Career Technical 2024 SS 23.0 mph
3 Anthony Montesanti NV Shadow Ridge 2026 3B 22.4 mph
4 Bryce McKnight NV Foothill 2024 RHP 22.4 mph
5 Kingston Kela NV Faith Lutheran High School 2026 3B 22.3 mph
6 Drake Kajioka NV Bishop Gorman 2024 OF 22.1 mph
7 Matthew Szymarek NV Foothill 2025 3B 21.8 mph
8 Jace Jefferies NV Palo Verde HS 2025 OF 21.8 mph
9 Jordan Watkins NV Faith Lutheran 2025 RHP 21.7 mph
10 Gavin Rogers NV Coronado 2025 3B 21.7 mph

MAX ON-PLANE EFFICIENCY

Rank Name State School Class Pos MaxOnPlaneEfficiency
1 Brayden Sakowski NV Coronado 2025 C 98
2 Nate Lemieux NV BISHOP MANOGUE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 2026 1B 94
3 Anthony Carrasquillo NV Shadow Ridge 2024 RHP 90
4 Grady Montoya NV Bishop Manogue 2025 2B 89
5 Jayzic Matos NV Liberty 2026 SS 88
6 Noah McConnell NV LIBERTY BAPTIST ACADEMY 2026 RHP 87
7 Jon Carlos Lampas-Gormley NV Coronado 2025 SS 86
8 Ivan Fernandez NV Bishop Gorman 2026 OF 85
^ Hudson Jones NV Liberty 2026 RHP 85
9 Kyler Avila NV Legacy 2025 SS 84

AVG. ON-PLANE EFFICIENCY

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Brayden Sakowski NV Coronado 2025 C 89 %
2 Nate Lemieux NV BISHOP MANOGUE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 2026 1B 86 %
3 Anthony Carrasquillo NV Shadow Ridge 2024 RHP 86 %
4 Noah McConnell NV LIBERTY BAPTIST ACADEMY 2026 RHP 80 %
5 Hudson Jones NV Liberty 2026 RHP 80 %
6 Jayzic Matos NV Liberty 2026 SS 79 %
7 Jon Carlos Lampas-Gormley NV Coronado 2025 SS 78 %
8 Grady Montoya NV Bishop Manogue 2025 2B 76 %
9 Parker Lueck NV Green Valley 2026 OF 74 %
10 Brock Morrow NV Shadow Ridge 2024 SS 74 %

MAX ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Evan Noble NV Shadow Ridge 2026 2B 27.5 g
2 Brayden Sakowski NV Coronado 2025 C 26.8 g
3 Bryce McKnight NV Foothill 2024 RHP 24.5 g
4 Parker Lueck NV Green Valley 2026 OF 24.4 g
5 Jordan Watkins NV Faith Lutheran 2025 RHP 24.2 g
6 Randall Riley III NV Basic Academy 2026 C 23.2 g
7 Burke Mabeus NV Bishop Gorman 2024 C 22.9 g
8 Jayson Schmeisser NV Sierra Vista 2024 OF 22.3 g
9 Jayzic Matos NV Liberty 2026 SS 21.7 g
10 Kane Barber NV Centennial HS 2026 LHP 21.4 g

AVG. ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Evan Noble NV Shadow Ridge 2026 2B 24.4 g
2 Brayden Sakowski NV Coronado 2025 C 22.5 g
3 Bryce McKnight NV Foothill 2024 RHP 22.0 g
4 Parker Lueck NV Green Valley 2026 OF 21.0 g
5 Jayson Schmeisser NV Sierra Vista 2024 OF 20.0 g
6 Jayzic Matos NV Liberty 2026 SS 19.8 g
7 Tyson Owens NV Bonanza 2024 C 18.7 g
8 Randall Riley III NV Basic Academy 2026 C 18.2 g
9 Gavin Rogers NV Coronado 2025 3B 17.5 g
10 Noah McConnell NV LIBERTY BAPTIST ACADEMY 2026 RHP 17.4 g

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
Rising Stars of Northern Nevada (2027/2028) NV 06/12 TBD
PBR Junior Future Games NATIONAL 07/25 LakePoint
2023 PBR Future Games (Nevada Invite) NV 07/26 LakePoint Sports - Cartersville, GA
2023 PBR Montana State Games NV 08/13 Bozeman, MT


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