Prep Baseball Report

Nashville Preseason ID: Blast Motion Board


Prep Baseball Tennessee Staff

GALLATIN, TN — The Nashville Preseason ID was held at the Liberty Creek HS Indoor Facility on Sunday, January 11th that featured some of the top talent in the 2026-2030 classes. Players went through a pro-style workout with TrackMan, Blast Motion, and VALD Performance tech, while pitchers threw in a bulllpen 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 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 Connor McGarr TN Hume - Fogg 2026 C 23.6 mph
2 Wyatt Jones TN Christian Academy of Knoxville 2028 OF 22.8 mph
3 Eli Whelan TN University School of Nashville 2028 1B 21.8 mph
^ Sam Hetzer TN White House Heritage 2028 C 21.8 mph
4 Jaxon Whaley TN Lipscomb Academy 2028 OF 21.5 mph
5 Landon Wiseman TN Battle Creek High School 2029 3B 21.4 mph
6 Calvin East TN Oak Ridge 2030 C 21.3 mph
7 Vince Kane TN Father Ryan 2028 OF 21.0 mph
^ Nate Proctor TN Valor Flagship Academy 2026 RHP 21.0 mph
^ JP Chupp TN Liberty Creek 2027 OF 21.0 mph
8 Knox Rogers TN East Robertson 2029 1B 20.7 mph
^ DASH LONG TN MLK Jr magnet 2028 C 20.7 mph
9 Timmy Spears TN Portland 2028 OF 20.3 mph
10 Wyatt Davis TN McCallie 2029 OF 20.2 mph

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Connor McGarr TN Hume - Fogg 2026 C 22.2 mph
2 Wyatt Jones TN Christian Academy of Knoxville 2028 OF 21.1 mph
3 Eli Whelan TN University School of Nashville 2028 1B 21.0 mph
4 JP Chupp TN Liberty Creek 2027 OF 20.6 mph
5 Sam Hetzer TN White House Heritage 2028 C 20.5 mph
6 Calvin East TN Oak Ridge 2030 C 20.3 mph
7 Jaxon Whaley TN Lipscomb Academy 2028 OF 20.2 mph
8 Landon Wiseman TN Battle Creek High School 2029 3B 19.8 mph
9 DASH LONG TN MLK Jr magnet 2028 C 19.5 mph
10 Vince Kane TN Father Ryan 2028 OF 19.5 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 Jaxon Whaley TN Lipscomb Academy 2028 OF 70.9 mph
2 Landon Wiseman TN Battle Creek High School 2029 3B 69.8 mph
3 DASH LONG TN MLK Jr magnet 2028 C 69.5 mph
4 Philip Pence TN Green Hill 2028 C 68.5 mph
5 Vince Kane TN Father Ryan 2028 OF 67.5 mph
6 Kyle Hinch TN Stone Memorial 2027 1B 67.4 mph
7 Knox Rogers TN East Robertson 2029 1B 66.6 mph
8 Connor McGarr TN Hume - Fogg 2026 C 66.1 mph
9 Eli Whelan TN University School of Nashville 2028 1B 66.1 mph
10 Bishop Vines TN Middle TN Monarchs Baseball 2027 OF 65.6 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 Bishop Vines TN Middle TN Monarchs Baseball 2027 OF 20.3 g
2 Eli Whelan TN University School of Nashville 2028 1B 20.0 g
3 Calvin East TN Oak Ridge 2030 C 19.4 g
4 Sam Hetzer TN White House Heritage 2028 C 17.9 g
^ Connor McGarr TN Hume - Fogg 2026 C 17.9 g
5 Timmy Spears TN Portland 2028 OF 16.8 g
^ JP Chupp TN Liberty Creek 2027 OF 16.8 g
6 DASH LONG TN MLK Jr magnet 2028 C 16.5 g
7 Keegan Rees Slaughter TN Rossview 2028 C 14.3 g
8 Jaxon Whaley TN Lipscomb Academy 2028 OF 14.2 g
9 Wyatt Jones TN Christian Academy of Knoxville 2028 OF 12.2 g
10 Kameron Nicholson TN Hampshire Unit School 2028 C 12.1 g

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Bishop Vines TN Middle TN Monarchs Baseball 2027 OF 17.1 g
2 Calvin East TN Oak Ridge 2030 C 16.0 g
3 Eli Whelan TN University School of Nashville 2028 1B 16.0 g
4 JP Chupp TN Liberty Creek 2027 OF 15.4 g
5 Timmy Spears TN Portland 2028 OF 13.8 g
6 Sam Hetzer TN White House Heritage 2028 C 13.4 g
7 Connor McGarr TN Hume - Fogg 2026 C 12.5 g
8 Keegan Rees Slaughter TN Rossview 2028 C 11.9 g
9 DASH LONG TN MLK Jr magnet 2028 C 11.0 g
10 Jaxon Whaley TN Lipscomb Academy 2028 OF 10.3 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.

 


UPCOMING 2026 PRESEASON EVENTS ⤵️

SHOWCASE DATE LOCATION
Knoxville Preseason ID 01/24 BC Athletics (Knoxville, TN)
Memphis Preseason ID 01/31 Collierville HS Indoor (Collierville, TN)
TN PAS: Underclass 02/07 Liberty Creek HS Indoor (Gallatin, TN)
TN PAS: Upperclass 02/08 Liberty Creek HS Indoor (Gallatin, TN)

 

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