Sat July 2, 2022
Our PBR Tennessee Staff continues to display data from our Middle Tennessee Open + Rising Stars event that was held at Columbia State Community College in Columbia, TN on June 28th. Today we take a glance at the players who topped our leaderboards using our Blast Motion technology during batting practice.
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| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
| 1 | John Douglass | TN | Battle Ground Academy | 2023 | C | 26.4 mph |
| 2 | Cameron Harris | TN | Page | 2024 | RF | 23.8 mph |
| 3 | Elijah Verge | TN | Lipscomb Academy | 2023 | OF | 23.3 mph |
| 4 | Holden Armstrong | TN | Monarchs baseball | 2023 | 2B | 23.0 mph |
| 5 | Jacob Woodward | TN | Columbia Academy | 2025 | OF | 22.6 mph |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
| 1 | John Douglass | TN | Battle Ground Academy | 2023 | C | 24.0 mph |
| 2 | Cameron Harris | TN | Page | 2024 | RF | 21.5 mph |
| 3 | Jase Kincaid | TN | Columbia Academy | 2025 | 3B | 21.5 mph |
| 4 | Colie Reynolds | TN | Clarksville | 2026 | RHP | 20.9 mph |
| 5 | Holden Armstrong | TN | Monarchs baseball | 2023 | 2B | 20.9 mph |
Peak Hand Speed: The observed maximum 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.
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
| 1 | John Douglass | TN | Battle Ground Academy | 2023 | C | 70.5 mph |
| 2 | Bryson Jones | TN | Spring Hill | 2024 | C | 70.4 mph |
| 3 | Chip Shelton | TN | Christian Academy of Knoxville | 2025 | OF | 68.5 mph |
| 4 | Elijah Verge | TN | Lipscomb Academy | 2023 | OF | 68.1 mph |
| 5 | Carter Miller | TN | Summit | 2025 | C | 66.9 mph |
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.
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
| 1 | Elijah Verge | TN | Lipscomb Academy | 2023 | OF | 29.0 g |
| 2 | Jacob Woodward | TN | Columbia Academy | 2025 | OF | 26.7 g |
| 3 | Jase Kincaid | TN | Columbia Academy | 2025 | 3B | 21.5 g |
| 4 | Cameron Harris | TN | Page | 2024 | RF | 21.2 g |
| 5 | John Douglass | TN | Battle Ground Academy | 2023 | C | 21.0 g |
| Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
| 1 | Elijah Verge | TN | Lipscomb Academy | 2023 | OF | 25.1 g |
| 2 | Jacob Woodward | TN | Columbia Academy | 2025 | OF | 21.2 g |
| 3 | John Douglass | TN | Battle Ground Academy | 2023 | C | 18.1 g |
| 4 | Jase Kincaid | TN | Columbia Academy | 2025 | 3B | 17.9 g |
| 5 | Cameron Harris | TN | Page | 2024 | RF | 17.3 g |
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.
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