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South Mississippi Preseason ID: Blast Motion Board

January 22, 2026
Prep Baseball Mississippi Staff

POPLARVILLE, MS — The South Mississippi Preseason ID was held on Sunday, January 18th at Pearl River CC in Poplarville, MS that featured top talent from the 2027-2030 classes. Players went through a pro-style workout with TrackMan and VALD Performance tech, while pitchers threw in a bullpen setting and were able to get data and metrics on our TrackMan unit.

Some prospects built on past showings, while others made strong first impressions.

We continue our post-event coverage with a look at some of the Blast Motion leaderboards from the event, with more breakdowns and full scouting reports coming soon.

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HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Landon Worsham MS Ocean Springs 2030 1B 25.7 mph
2 Jasper Moran MS st patricks 2027 OF 25.5 mph
3 Eli Herring MS Greene County 2027 1B 24.4 mph
4 Slade Bullock MS Seminary 2027 RHP 23.8 mph
5 Mitch Caldwell MS Sumrall 2030 3B 22.9 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Jasper Moran MS st patricks 2027 OF 23.9 mph
2 Landon Worsham MS Ocean Springs 2030 1B 23.9 mph
3 Slade Bullock MS Seminary 2027 RHP 22.9 mph
4 Eli Herring MS Greene County 2027 1B 22.3 mph
5 Drake Cox MS Cathedral catholic Natchez 2027 1B 22.1 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 Eli Herring MS Greene County 2027 1B 75.4 mph
2 Jasper Moran MS st patricks 2027 OF 74.1 mph
3 Gage Dalferes MS Biloxi 2027 C 71.8 mph
4 Jack Hunt LA Westminster Christian Academy 2027 SS 71.4 mph
5 Drake Cox MS Cathedral catholic Natchez 2027 1B 70.7 mph
6 Slade Bullock MS Seminary 2027 RHP 70.7 mph
7 Landon Worsham MS Ocean Springs 2030 1B 70.4 mph
8 Jase Schultz MS Sumrall 2028 C 70.3 mph
9 Mitch Caldwell MS Sumrall 2030 3B 70.3 mph
10 Lee Roberts MS Forrest County 2028 3B 70.2 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 Jasper Moran MS st patricks 2027 OF 22.2 g
2 Tyler Spencer MS North Forrest 2027 OF 21.7 g
3 Myles Prince MS Ridgeland 2027 C 21.4 g
4 Jase Schultz MS Sumrall 2028 C 21.2 g
5 Mitch Caldwell MS Sumrall 2030 3B 21.1 g

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Jasper Moran MS st patricks 2027 OF 19.4 g
2 Mitch Caldwell MS Sumrall 2030 3B 18.6 g
3 Jase Schultz MS Sumrall 2028 C 18.3 g
4 Myles Prince MS Ridgeland 2027 C 18.1 g
5 Gage Dalferes MS Biloxi 2027 C 17.7 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. 

UPCOMING 2026 EVENTS ⤵️

SHOWCASE DATE LOCATION
Mississippi Preseason All-State 01/25 Mississippi State University - Starkville, MS
North Mississippi Rising Stars ID 04/05 Elevate - Hernando, MS
Central Mississippi Rising Stars ID 04/19 Clinton HS - Clinton, MS

 

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