Top Prospect Games: Positional Data Dive
August 14, 2026
On Wednesday, August 12th, the Prep Baseball Ontario staff hosted it's first Top Prospect Games since 2018, hosted at the Ajax Sportsplex.
This event featured roughly 65 prospects in the 2027 - 2029 classes and featured a slew of high-profile players, as well as a the majority of the event being comprised of Top 100 prospects within their respective classes. The event allows top players within their classes to compete in live game-action, as well as update their profiles during an important recruiting window heading into the fall.
All players ran through a full workout that included batting practice captured on TrackMan and Blast Motion, in-game TrackMan data for pitchers, 60-yard sprints and splits via VALD Performance, vizual testing through Vizual Edge, positional velocities and updated height/weight. Over the next several days we'll be highlighting top performers from the event within our post-event analysis. Stay locked into our social media channels over the next several days as we continue to push out video, leaderboards and more.
Earlier this week, we began our post-event coverage within our Statistical Analysis and Pitching Data Dive articles. Today, we will continue our post-event coverage within this Positional Data Dive as we bring you the top TrackMan, Blast Motion, VALD Performance and Vizual Edge data from Wednesday's event.
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TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)
HARD HIT %
LINE DRIVE %
SWEET SPOT %
Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.
BLAST MOTION
AVG. HAND SPEED
Hand Speed: The observed 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.
AVG. BAT SPEED
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.
AVG. ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION
Rotational Acceleration: Rotational Acceleration measures how quickly your bat accelerates into the swing plane. Rotational Acceleration is a good indicator of how you build bat speed by sequencing properly vs. pulling the bat with your hands. The quicker your rotational acceleration, the more power you will have and the more time you have to make a decision at the plate.
AVG. ON-PLANE EFFICIENCY
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 of making consistent contact and barreling balls.