Prep Baseball Report

Fox Cities Preseason I.D.: Blast Motion Board


By Andy Sroka
Illinois and Wisconsin Assistant Director

On March 6, the PBR Wisconsin team hosted the annual Fox Cities I.D. at the Players Choice Facility in Appleton, Wis. This was an open event for all high school classes (2021-24), and gave our staff an ample look at the area's top players.

Shortly after the event, our staff collaborated to highlight the biggest takeaways and highlights from Saturday's showcase and published them within our Quick Hits piece. We then analyzed the traditional statistics we measured at that day and published our findings within this Statistical Analysis. Today, with the help of our TrackMan unit, we're diving a little deeper into the data to see what we can find.

And finally, today, we're assessing the Blast Motion data captured by the sensor worn by players during their round of batting practice. Check out the leaderboards below.

HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Hunter Buschke WI Notre Dame Academy 2022 C 28.2 mph
2 Noah Hanson WI McDonell Central 2022 OF 27.3 mph
3 Ethan Hoops WI De Pere 2022 RHP 25.8 mph
^ Chance Jampole WI Cedarburg 2022 3B 25.8 mph
4 Nathan Vela WI Hortonville 2023 RHP 25.6 mph
5 Owen Deprez WI Luxemburg-Casco 2022 LHP 25.5 mph
6 Isaiah Grimm WI Bay Port 2022 C 25.2 mph
7 Trenton Feucht WI Freedom 2023 C 25.1 mph
^ Bryce Duszak WI Menasha 2024 C 25.1 mph
8 Joe Fischer WI Hortonville 2023 1B 24.8 mph
9 Nick Wagner WI Mishicot 2022 3B 24.7 mph
10 Brandon Bates WI Seymour 2024 RHP 24.6 mph
11 Jacob Narvaez WI Penn Foster 2024 3B 24.5 mph
^ Ian Dohms WI Menasha 2024 2B 24.5 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Noah Hanson WI McDonell Central 2022 OF 25.9 mph
2 Hunter Buschke WI Notre Dame Academy 2022 C 25.9 mph
3 Nathan Vela WI Hortonville 2023 RHP 24.5 mph
4 Isaiah Grimm WI Bay Port 2022 C 24.1 mph
5 Ethan Hoops WI De Pere 2022 RHP 24.0 mph
6 Brandon Bates WI Seymour 2024 RHP 23.8 mph
7 Trenton Feucht WI Freedom 2023 C 23.8 mph
8 Chance Jampole WI Cedarburg 2022 3B 23.8 mph
9 Bryce Duszak WI Menasha 2024 C 23.5 mph
10 Lucas Koskey WI De Pere 2025 3B 23.5 mph
11 Owen Deprez WI Luxemburg-Casco 2022 LHP 23.4 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.

BAT SPEED (AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Jacob Narvaez WI Penn Foster 2024 3B 73.2 mph
2 Nathan Vela WI Hortonville 2023 RHP 73.2 mph
3 Eli Zollar WI Ashwaubenon 2023 1B 73.0 mph
4 Jaeden LeCapitaine WI Freedom 2022 C 72.5 mph
5 Carson Flugaur WI Franklin 2022 SS 72.0 mph
6 Brandon Black WI Bay Port 2022 1B 71.4 mph
7 Abe Coronado WI Kimberly 2024 1B 71.0 mph
8 Easton Plachetka WI Hortonville 2022 RHP 70.3 mph
9 Chance Jampole WI Cedarburg 2022 3B 70.2 mph
10 Wendell Waukau Jr. WI Menominee Indian 2022 1B 69.9 mph
11 Trenton Feucht WI Freedom 2023 C 69.9 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.

ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Ethan Hoops WI De Pere 2022 RHP 30.8 g
2 Nathan Vela WI Hortonville 2023 RHP 30.0 g
3 Brandon Bates WI Seymour 2024 RHP 29.6 g
4 Ian Dohms WI Menasha 2024 2B 29.0 g
5 Bryan Gerbers WI De Pere 2023 C 28.9 g
6 Noah Hanson WI McDonell Central 2022 OF 28.7 g
7 Chance Jampole WI Cedarburg 2022 3B 27.6 g
8 Bryce Duszak WI Menasha 2024 C 27.5 g
9 Zac Jurmu WI Shawano 2022 OF 27.3 g
10 Nick Wagner WI Mishicot 2022 3B 27.1 g
11 Owen Deprez WI Luxemburg-Casco 2022 LHP 26.5 g
12 Lucas Koskey WI De Pere 2025 3B 24.7 g

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Ethan Hoops WI De Pere 2022 RHP 25.7 g
2 Brandon Bates WI Seymour 2024 RHP 25.6 g
3 Bryce Duszak WI Menasha 2024 C 24.8 g
4 Noah Hanson WI McDonell Central 2022 OF 23.8 g
5 Ian Dohms WI Menasha 2024 2B 23.8 g
6 Nathan Vela WI Hortonville 2023 RHP 23.1 g
7 Chance Jampole WI Cedarburg 2022 3B 22.9 g
8 Zac Jurmu WI Shawano 2022 OF 21.9 g
9 Nick Wagner WI Mishicot 2022 3B 21.1 g
10 Bryan Gerbers WI De Pere 2023 C 20.7 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.

ON-PLANE EFFICIENCY PERCENTAGE

Rank Name State School Class Pos On Plane Eff (avg)
1 Logan Hochevar WI Pulaski 2022 C 90 %
2 Cam Kelly MI Gladstone Area 2022 OF 86 %
3 Zac Jurmu WI Shawano 2022 OF 86 %
4 Cullen Pennings WI DePere 2025 RHP 85 %
5 Bryson Webb WI De Pere 2022 SS 84 %
6 Bradyn Bezanson WI Hudson 2024 LHP 84 %
7 Evan Mahan WI Hortonville 2023 CF 83 %
8 Easton Arendt WI De Pere 2024 OF 83 %
9 Brandon Bates WI Seymour 2024 RHP 83 %
10 Bryan Villwock WI Two Rivers 2023 RHP 82 %
11 Aaron Heyroth WI Notre Dame Academy 2024 2B 82 %

On-Plane Efficiency: This metric measures the percentage of your swing that the sweet spot of the bat is considered to be On Plane. The reference plane is defined at the moment of impact. The percentage of your swing On Plane is determined by the amount of speed generated within that reference plane.

For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at Monday's showcaseCLICK HERE.

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