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West TN Preseason All State: Blast Breakdown


Colton Provey
Tennessee Scouting Director

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Key Terms

Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. For more info: Blast Bat Speed*MLB Avg: 66-78 mph   MiLB: 63-75 mph   College: 66-75 mph

 

Rotational Acceleration: Measures how quickly your bat accelerates into the swing plane. Rotation is a good indicator of how you build bat speed by sequencing properly. The quicker your rotational acceleration, the more power you will have and the more time you have to adjust to pitch locations. Measured in Gs.  For more info: Rotational Acceleration 
*MLB Avg: 16.8 g MiLB Avg: 12.6 g College Avg: 12.9 g

 

On-Plane Efficiency: Measures the percentage of your swing where the bat is on the swing plane. Your vertical bat angle at contact establishes the plane for that swing. Plane is a great indicator for making more consistent contact on the barrel of the bat. For more info: On Plane Efficiency 
*Ideal Efficiency %: 70% or Higher    Range: 65%-85%


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. For more info: Peak Hand Speed *MLB Range: 23-29 mph MiLB Range: 22-28 mph College Range: 21-27 mph

*Per Blast Motion

 

Max Bat Speed

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Bo Culver TN Fayette Academy 2022 3B 74.6 mph
2 Seth Brown TN Collierville 2021 2B 74.3 mph
3 John Nichols TN Evangelical Christian 2022 3B 74.0 mph
4 Jace Littlefield TN Hardin County 2022 3B 73.5 mph
5 Eli Whittington TN Briarcrest 2021 RHP 73.3 mph
6 Charlie Horne TN St. George's Independent 2022 LHP 72.2 mph
7 John Webb TN Christian Brothers 2022 RHP 71.4 mph
8 Aiden Bolling TN St. Benedict at Auburndale 2022 C 70.1 mph
9 Walt Sieggreen TN Houston 2021 RHP 69.6 mph
10 Walker Enck TN Houston 2022 OF 69.0 mph

 

Average Bat Speed

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Bo Culver TN Fayette Academy 2022 3B 71.7 mph
2 Seth Brown TN Collierville 2021 2B 70.5 mph
3 Jace Littlefield TN Hardin County 2022 3B 70.4 mph
4 John Nichols TN Evangelical Christian 2022 3B 69.4 mph
5 Eli Whittington TN Briarcrest 2021 RHP 68.8 mph
6 John Webb TN Christian Brothers 2022 RHP 68.4 mph
7 Charlie Horne TN St. George's Independent 2022 LHP 68.1 mph
8 Walker Enck TN Houston 2022 OF 66.9 mph
9 Aiden Bolling TN St. Benedict at Auburndale 2022 C 66.8 mph
10 Connor McCaslin TN Arlington 2022 RHP 66.1 mph

 

Max Rotational Acceleration

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 John Nichols TN Evangelical Christian 2022 3B 30.1 g
2 Ethan Williams TN Greenbrier 2023 C 23.3 g
3 Walt Sieggreen TN Houston 2021 RHP 22.9 g
4 Bennett Stutts TN Brighton 2023 SS 21.7 g
5 Connor McCaslin TN Arlington 2022 RHP 19.6 g
6 Carson Todd TN Evangelical Christian 2023 2B 19.3 g
7 Jace Littlefield TN Hardin County 2022 3B 17.3 g
8 Joseph Cowell TN Arlington 2023 LHP 16.7 g
9 Seth Brown TN Collierville 2021 2B 16.4 g
10 Jonathan Odom TN Hendersonville 2022 OF 16.3 g

 

Average Rotational Acceleration

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 John Nichols TN Evangelical Christian 2022 3B 26.3 g
2 Walt Sieggreen TN Houston 2021 RHP 18.4 g
3 Ethan Williams TN Greenbrier 2023 C 16.6 g
4 Jace Littlefield TN Hardin County 2022 3B 15.6 g
5 Bennett Stutts TN Brighton 2023 SS 15.3 g
6 Carson Todd TN Evangelical Christian 2023 2B 14.7 g
7 Connor McCaslin TN Arlington 2022 RHP 13.6 g
8 Jonathan Odom TN Hendersonville 2022 OF 13.6 g
9 Walker Enck TN Houston 2022 OF 12.7 g
10 Joseph Cowell TN Arlington 2023 LHP 11.5 g

 

On-Plane Efficiency

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Walt Sieggreen TN Houston 2021 RHP 93 %
2 Brandon French TN Dyer County 2022 OF 89 %
3 Bennett Stutts TN Brighton 2023 SS 89 %
4 Jonathan Odom TN Hendersonville 2022 OF 85 %
5 John Webb TN Christian Brothers 2022 RHP 78 %
6 James Saxon TN Christian Brothers 2023 C 74 %
7 John Nichols TN Evangelical Christian 2022 3B 71 %
8 Eli Ramsey TN Tipton Rosemark 2023 OF 71 %
9 Walker Enck TN Houston 2022 OF 70 %
10 Seth Brown TN Collierville 2021 2B 69 %
^ Aiden Bolling TN St. Benedict at Auburndale 2022 C 69 %

 

Peak Hand Speed

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 John Nichols TN Evangelical Christian 2022 3B 25.9 mph
2 Walt Sieggreen TN Houston 2021 RHP 25.3 mph
3 Jonathan Odom TN Hendersonville 2022 OF 24.2 mph
4 Connor McCaslin TN Arlington 2022 RHP 23.7 mph
5 John Webb TN Christian Brothers 2022 RHP 23.0 mph
^ Bennett Stutts TN Brighton 2023 SS 23.0 mph
6 Charlie Horne TN St. George's Independent 2022 LHP 22.7 mph
7 Carson Todd TN Evangelical Christian 2023 2B 22.5 mph
^ Joseph Cowell TN Arlington 2023 LHP 22.5 mph
^ Eli Whittington TN Briarcrest 2021 RHP 22.5 mph
8 Ryan Casimier TN Battle Ground Academy 2022 2B 22.4 mph
9 Seth Brown TN Collierville 2021 2B 22.3 mph
10 Brandon French TN Dyer County 2022 OF 22.0 mph
^ Jace Littlefield TN Hardin County 2022 3B 22.0 mph
^ Walker Enck TN Houston 2022 OF 22.0 mph

 

Average Peak Hand Speed

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 John Nichols TN Evangelical Christian 2022 3B 24.9 mph
2 Walt Sieggreen TN Houston 2021 RHP 24.4 mph
3 Connor McCaslin TN Arlington 2022 RHP 22.5 mph
4 Jonathan Odom TN Hendersonville 2022 OF 22.0 mph
5 John Webb TN Christian Brothers 2022 RHP 22.0 mph
6 Eli Whittington TN Briarcrest 2021 RHP 21.9 mph
7 Joseph Cowell TN Arlington 2023 LHP 21.5 mph
8 Bennett Stutts TN Brighton 2023 SS 21.3 mph
9 Bo Culver TN Fayette Academy 2022 3B 21.0 mph
10 Carson Todd TN Evangelical Christian 2023 2B 21.0 mph

 

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